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G R E G T H O M A S O NF R I E N D S H I P S A N D A D V E N T U R E S O N T H E R O A D

Greg is a commercial headshot and portrait photographer.

When not shooting for clients, he coaches headshot photog-

raphers as part of Peter Hurley’s Headshot Crew. In addition

to his headshot work, Greg teaches travel lighting workshops and

leads photography tours overseas. He has upcoming tours and proj-

ects in India, Chad, Nepal, and Cuba.

Greg’s photography is greatly influenced by his years spent as a

Special Agent with the FBI. Dealing with people, reading responses,

and being in tune with human emotions over the course of a 26 year

career laid the foundation for photographing people. Working over-

seas fed an interest for cultures and an empathy for the human condi-

tion around the world. An attention to detail was developed in the FBI

as well, and fostered during eight years as a member of the Evidence

Response Team (ERT), where much of his time was spent as a crime

scene photographer.

Greg’s presentation will examine the relationship between the

photographer and subject in travel photography. Particularly, how a

photographer affects a scene, and how developing a rapport with your

subjects results in portraits that better express the personalities of

your subjects.

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Calendar of Events

C L U B M E E T I N G

Tuesday, April 16, 6:30pmWatkins College of Art, Design & Film 2298 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee SPEAKER: Greg Thomason • GregThomason.com

Developing Rapport With Your SubjectsPHOTO OF THE MONTH THEME: A Path

D I G I T A L F O C U S G R O U P

Thursday, April 25, 6:00pm • Goodlettsville Public Library, 205 Rivergate Parkway, Goodlettsville, Tennessee

C L U B M E E T I N G

Tuesday, May 21, 6:30pmWatkins College of Art, Design & Film 2298 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee SPEAKER: Tom Ventress • Ventress.com • Use or Abuse?

How Your Photos Might Be Treated by a Designer PHOTO OF THE MONTH THEME: A Flower

D I G I T A L F O C U S G R O U P

Thursday, March 28, 6:00pm • Goodlettsville Public Library, 205 Rivergate Parkway, Goodlettsville, Tennessee

A N N U A L C L U B P I C N I C

Saturday, June 8, 2019, 11:00am – 2:00pmLong Hunter State Park, 2910 Hobson Pike, HermitageBring Dessert To Share

C L U B M E E T I N G

Tuesday, June 18, 6:30pmWatkins College of Art, Design & Film 2298 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee SPEAKER: Rich Seiling • RichSeiling.com PHOTO OF THE MONTH THEME: Sunshine

D I G I T A L F O C U S G R O U P

Thursday, June 27, 6:00pm • Goodlettsville Public Library, 205 Rivergate Parkway, Goodlettsville, Tennessee

NPC meets at 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month January through November, at Watkins College of Art. The Digital Focus Group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, March through October, at the Goodletsville Public Library.

Nashvil lePhotographyClub.com

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E L E C T E D O F F I C E R S

Pat Hollander, President

Tom Ventress, President-Elect

Susan Macchia, Secretary

Frank Hayes, Treasurer

Louann Dyer, Assistant Treasurer

B O A R D M E M B E R S

Dana Barrett, Tony Beasley,

Myron Williams, and Steve Choatie

V O L U N T E E R O F F I C E R S A N D C O M M I T T E E S

Charity Event Leader

Steve Mabry

Exhibit Coordinator

Tony Beasley

Hospitality Committee

Adraine Mealor

Membership

Frank Hayes

Newsletter

Tom Ventress

Webmaster

Shelly Rosenberg

F O C U S G R O U P S

Basics

Bill Kotas, Joe Fizer, Jim Bruner,

Roger Pruitt & Rod Shean

Digital

Steve Choatie

Photo Outings Group

Dorothy Swiegoda

S P O N S O R E D B Y

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H I T T I N G T H E L I N K S

NPC T-shirts are available on AmazonFour designs—each

available in five different colors

Click on the bright blue letters to link to the design on Amazon. Or find all four with a search of “Nashville Photography Club t-shirt” on the Amazon site.

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order and will arrive about 7 days after

you order.

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FIRST PLACE: Claudia Richardson

P H O T O O F T H E M O N T HR U L E S1 You must be a member with dues paid

up to date.2 Photograph must pertain to the Monthly

Theme (January’s theme is Night Lights).3 Image size limits: Minimum 4”x 6” to

Maximum 12” (long side).4 Place ONE photo on the table provided

for judging. 5 Photograph needs to be taken within the

12 months prior to the contest month.

6 You must be present to win.

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Phoenix here in foster care for well over a year. His hind legs were deformed so surgery was performed. A very shy dog, none wanted him.

He came to our house twice while his foster parents were on vacation. On his second visit I had a corner in the living room set up with a black backdrop and with two speedlights in soft boxes. I got this photo and a few others of him. It was not long after, he was adopted by a really good family that is taking great care of him now.

Thank you for voting for my image!

— Claudia Richardson

SECOND PLACE: Betty Cowart

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U P C O M I N G T H E M E SAPRIL : A PathM A Y : A FlowerJ U N E : SunshineJ U L Y : High KeyA U G U S T : BluesS E P T E M B E R : Low KeyO C T O B E R : On the StreetN O V E M B E R : CountryJ A N U A R Y : In the DetailsFEBRUARY : Gray MatterMARCH : Music Makers

SCHEDULE (subject to change)

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 Meet and Greet Dinner—6:30pm at The Local Goat in Pigeon Forge, TNOrder from the menu. They have a large room that can hold 60 people.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Times to be determinedCHOOSE FROM:1. Oconoluftee Overlook for Sunrise. Then visit Mingus Mill and

Oconoluftee Visitor & Pioneer Farmstead2. Clingman’s Dome for Sunrise3. Greenbrier (flowing water, rocks, beautiful stream) can be

visited after sunrise.4. Elkmont—Model Shoot + stream with large boulders, troll

bridge, historic cabins.5. Tremont—on your way to Cades Cove, so some may want to

do Cades Cove first and then stop by Tremont for some water photography. Nice rocky stream and a roadside waterfall.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28 Times to be determinedCHOOSE FROM: 1. Clingman’s Dome parking lot or Oconoluftee Overlook for sunrise2. Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail (cabins, streams, waterfalls, flowers)3. Cades Cove is an 11-mile loop road that can be driven at your own pace.

Take short hikes or visit historic cabins, churches, a mill and the visitor center.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Greystone Lodge on the River and Zoder’s Inn & SuitesMention LeConte Photographic Society when making your reservation to receive the special rates.You are welcome to make reservations at these hotels or make other arrange-ments. These hotels are offered due to the good prices they offered and location.

The Greystone Lodge GreystoneInnSuites.guestreservations.com 800-451-9202 or 865-436-5621559 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738They will be holding 15 rooms, Executive queen/Queen non-smoking until March 26, 2019Special rate for the event—• Friday and Saturday—$106 plus 12.75% tax each night• If you plan to stay over on Sunday night the rate is $85 plus 12.75% tax.• All room prices are for up to 4 people.Rooms include free wireless internet and deluxe continental breakfast featuring biscuits and gravy each morning.

Zoder’s Inn & Suites Zoders.com • 865-436-5681402 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738They will be holding 15 rooms at a rate of $93 per night plus tax. This rate is good up to 3 days before check-in.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:Cindy Mitchell, President, LeConte Photographic Society865-654-8606 • cindymit8920@bellsouth.net

3CT 2019 Spring EventAPR I L 26 – APR I L 28 , 2019 Great Smoky Mountains National ParkHOSTED BY THE LECONTE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

All activities except Friday night’s Dinner will be based out of Gatlinburg since all the activities are planned to be held in the Park.

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DUNNTony Beasley and Wayne Wilkerson hung the

Spring NPC exhibit at Dunn Chiropractic on March

26. Twelve members participated in the exhibition,

showing twenty photos. Three exhibits go up each

year. The next one goes up in mid-summer, so let

Tony know if you’d like to participate.

EXHIBIT ING MEMBERS:

Rebecca Martin

Claudia Richardson

Dotty Swiegoda

Wayne Wilkerson

Brent Wright

Trudy Wright

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Anthony Beasley

Kenna Dossett

Bob Ellis

Laurie Gibbs

Frank Hayes

Pat Hollander

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Organized by the Oakland Museum of California, which

houses Lange’s personal archive, Dorothea Lange: Politics

of Seeing examines a broad range of the artist’s work

through the lens of social and political activism.

Dorothea Lange is recognized as one of the most

important photographers of the twentieth century, and

her insightful and compassionate work has exerted

a profound influence on the development of modern

documentary photography. With hardship and human

suffering as a consistent theme throughout her career,

Lange created arresting portraits with the aim of sparking

reform. Politics of Seeing encompasses approximately

130 vintage and modern photographs and personal

memorabilia.