The final BPS competition for 2022 will be held on October 24, 2022 at 7:30PM ET as a hybrid meeting, in person & via Zoom. The theme is “Hit Us With Your Best Shots, Fire Away” in both Nature & Pictorial. BPS is incredibly fortunate to have as the judge for this event Tony Bramleyfrom...
Cameras have been constantly improving their capabilities over the last several years. In addition to providing new features that help us capture our images, the video capabilities in most DSLRs, mirrorless cameras and even cell phones also keep improving and expanding giving us new tools to work with. While an image often tells a story,...
On Wednesday, November 9, 2022 BPS will hold a Photo Shoot at the Blaschak Coal Fields in Mt. Carmel, PA from 10AM to 1PM with a rain date of November 10. We will meet there & then be driven to various spots to photograph the activity & the huge earth moving equipment in action. ...
This workshop will explore the iPhone as a camera for serious photographers. We will experiment with various shooting possibilities, including portrait mode, slow motion, multiple exposure, etc.
November 21, 2022: Rodger Elliot will speak to us via Zoom on Landscapes, Plants, Flowers & Patterns of Australia. This presentation will cover many aspects of what one can come across as you explore the vast Australian continent with the main concentration on its amazing plant life. Australia is regarded as a biological hot spot...
November 28, 2022: “Best of the Year” with Henry Rowan returning for a third year in a row as judge for this event. Henry is a national award-winning photographer and the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Center for Photography in Doylestown (PCP’s WEBSITE). In addition to being a working, professional photographer, Henry is a frequent lecturer and judge...
“There is no such thing as art. There are only artists.” -- The Story of Art, E.H. Gombrich Photography IS art! Per Merriam-Webster, art is “the conscious use of skill and creative imagination...”. There are countless decisions that photographers make every time they create a photograph. In studio photography you may control EVERYTHING! But when...
PHOTOS WITH SANTA AT BOSCOV'S NORTH It’s that time of the year again and we need your help! On Saturday December 10th Berks Photographic Society will be having our annual Santa Photo-shoot. This year Boscov’s North will be hosting us. We will be meeting in the down stairs auditorium at 10:00 am and the photos will...
How Did You Get That Shot? Get ready for some creativity! Join us as presenter Betsy Wilson shows us how to remove the roadblocks and add that spark to getting great images. A hybrid zoom meeting. Betsy will share a sampling of some before and after images by both her husband Jim and herself and...
January 16, 2023: Mollie Isaacs will do a hybrid Zoom presentation titled “Abstracts with Impact”. Abstracts are the poetry of photography. They allow your imagination & your creativity to soar. Abstracts allow you to incorporate line, shape, form & color to create images that are unique & artistic. And, it allows you to be completely free of...