February 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM: Sharon Tenenbaum will give a presentation on “Architectural Photography as Fine Art” Sharon will share her transitioning journey from engineering to photography with an overview of the variety & scope of her work throughout her career. She will then move into a presentation on Architectural Photography as Fine Art. Sharon will delve...
With over 25 years behind the lens, Bill Vitiello, a new member to BPS, is a photographer whose work bridges the past and present of photographic art. A true craftsman, he works across all film formats — from 35mm and medium format to large format — and is also an accomplished wet plate collodion photographer, keeping...
March 15, 2026 at midnight: Entries are due for the March member photo competition. Dual themes: Still Life for Pictorial and Winter Scene for Nature.
In the era of film, we knew that the perfect exposure was not accomplished at the negative alone, but in a combined effort of pre-visualization, camera exposure, negative development, the choice of paper, chemistry, exposure at the enlarger & finally the processing time in the chemistry. This end to end approach to exposure allowed us to...
March 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM: March Member Competition - Dual Themes - with judge Gail Bisson
April 11, 2026 Green Hills Nature Preserve Sunrise - meet in the parking lot at 6:00 AM for 6:31AM sunrise. Rain date April 18, 2026 meet at 5:50 AM for 6:21 AM sunrise. Led by Vince Pellegrini
Why do certain images grab attention, make us think or make us feel emotion in a deep way? Often, it is due to the underlying compositional structure within an image. Mark Battista, artist and fine art photographer, will share his insight on composition to create images that tell a story, effectively communicate an idea...
Intro to Digital Photography Workshops Once again BPS will be offering a two-part "Intro to Digital Photography" learning experience. These two workshops are designed to give the participants a full understanding of both how their camera works and how to use their camera to capture fabulous images. The workshops will be held on Saturday, May 2...
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