On Wednesday, June 28 BPS will hold a Photoshoot at the Blaschak Coal Fields in Mt. Carmel, PA from 10 AM to approximately 1 PM, rain or shine. We will meet at the mine property entrance and then be driven to various spots to photograph the activity and the huge earth moving equipment in action. This is a BPS member only event and...
Ellis Island Hard Hat Tour private insider’s 3 hour photoshoot - filled but accepting names for waitlist.
"Creative Use of Flash" presented by BPS member (and president) Bob Gross
September 18, 2023 at 7 PM: Xuan Hui Ng will present “In Nature’s Embrace” from Japan details to follow
"Film is not dead, in fact it is very much alive and growing!!" A discussion of the many aspects of shooting film: where to buy film and cameras, the types of film you can use, developing equipment and chemicals for both B&W and color, slide and motion picture film. Also, how to get your negatives...
Annual Halloween Photoshoot October 14th 4PM - 8PM At the GoggleWorks - Room 326 “MEMBERS ONLY” Hosted by Richard Shay, Kim Sweimler and Tim Huey. You’re not going to want to miss our annual Halloween Photoshoot! The theme this year is “MEDUSA”. Our lovely model Martha will be our Medusa for the studio part...
Simon d'Entremont will present “Taking your Bird and Wildlife Photography to the Next Level” via Zoom from Canada in a hybrid session. This talk is thanks to a major donation from Dr. and Mrs. Leigh Reeves. Simon will go over some of his top tips about wildlife photography, including gear, settings, field techniques & strategies for pretty pictures....
Join us on Saturday Oct. 28, from noon to 3:00 at the GoggleWorks (free to any BPS member) This three-hour session is a follow up of the talk on Flash Photography given at our September member’s meeting. During this workshop we’ll be experimenting with the techniques discussed in Bob’s presentation: rear-curtain sync, highspeed...
October 30 at 7:00 PM is the last BPS Member Photo Competition & Critique Night of 2023. This will be a recorded, hybrid meeting using Zoom for those who decide not to join us at the GoggleWorks. The theme for this competition is Tranquility, Peace, Calm, Contemplative, Quiet in both Pictorial & Nature categories. As our world...
November 6, 2023 at 7 PM: “Gear Night” Special guest, Steve Miller, an expert equipment specialist at Dan's Camera City in Allentown, will be our guest speaker for "Gear Night". Steve will share : 1) How to best use newer technology and gear and the advantages/solutions that particular piece of gear provides from different brands . 2) A comparison to...