Tom and Meg Stoeri “A Photographing Experience from Scotland to Iceland"
2025-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Long time BPS members Tom and Meg Stoeri say, “Join us as we present our experience as photographers on an expedition small ship cruise exploring the North Atlantic from the Orkney islands of Scotland through the Faroe Islands and on to circumnavigate Iceland by sea. From a neolithic settlement, through isolated but enduring small island villages, to new land being created in Iceland, we encountered challenging and unique photographing opportunities. All with the North Atlantic weather as a backdrop. It was memorable and we would love to present it to you.”

Ray Schneider “Visual Time Travel”
2025-11-17 19:00 - 21:00
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM: Ray Schneider will present “Visual Time Travel:How to Take Your Viewers on a Trip”

Explore how to compose pictures that draw the viewer in and that conjure a story in the mind.
Storytelling is a popular genre in the visual arts, but Ray Schneider will help participants do more than just tell stories with photographs. In addition to reviewing the core tenets of composition he will explore how composing pictures that are relatable, that evoke emotions, engage the viewer empathically and contain classic visual archetypes, dramatically increases the likelihood that the picture will take the viewer on a trip through their consciousness, past, present and future. The stronger this connection can be the more interesting and memorable the photograph will be.
During this presentation Ray will share pictures from a variety of genres including landscape, street photography and more. And he will offer ideas which come from the world of composition, perception, and cognitive psychology, for creating more impactful pictures.
Ray Schneider is a freelance photographer whose images span numerous genres including portrait, street, landscape, garden, animals, and events. An avid traveler, his images come from over 30 countries. He has published a book entitled What the Photographer Sees, available on Amazon and recently received a Portfolio Merit Award from Black and White Magazine. He teaches photography workshops and is also a speaker at camera clubs across the country.
Prior to becoming a professional photographer, Ray travelled the country as an operations management consultant. He is a recognized expert in process, quality and operations improvement consulting, with deep experience across a broad range of industries.
For Ray, seeing like a photographer is to perceive well. It’s creating images that are more than pretty pictures — hopefully — and that trigger the viewer’s inner-voice, that suggest a story, that evolve in the consciousness as they’re viewed, that invite a sense of curiosity, that cause one to pause and maybe take a closer look. www.rayschneiderphotography.com

This will be a paid event for non-members with a $10 donation. For non-members interested in attending, please register by making your $10 donation at https://store.berksphotographic.org/product/club-donation/.

Leigh Reeves hosts “How Would You Edit This?”
2025-12-01 19:00 - 21:00
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM: EDITING NIGHT with Leigh Reeves

Our member from Australia, Leigh Reeves, will host a special evening where several BPS members will show their own take on how they would edit an image he presents them with.

Annual Members’ Meeting
2025-12-15 18:00 - 21:00
12/15/25 Annual Members’ Meeting
