The Art of Photography - NYC

 
 
 

The Art of Photography NYC invites you to enter our "Best Photograph of New York" Contest. The winning photographer will receive a $250 cash prize. All TAOP-NYC members, including organizers, are eligible.

The winning image will be displayed as the cover photo of this site, as well as all other pages for the entire month of July.

The contest will begin on June 1 ending on June 30 @ 9PM
PLEASE NOTE: This Contest Will Be Open For The Entire Month of June.
Add your submissions to the Meetup album associated with this event on the Photos page. (Click here to go there.)

Post up to three (3) of your best photos from the event before 9 PM (ET) on Friday, June 30. We'll choose the best photo from the Meetup album to become the permanent cover for the event and the site cover for July. There will be no honorable mentions. Eligible photos must meet the following criteria:

• Must be taken in New York City between 6/1/23 8 am and 6/30/23 9 pm (ET).
• Must be posted before the deadline.
• Must have a title for your photo.

Subject matter is completely open to your consideration, as is your choice of color, black and white and decisions on post processing. Images must comply with Meetup policy which excludes overly suggestive or sexually explicit images.

We look forward with great interest to seeing exceptional imagery.

Thank you for your participation.
Your leadership team.

 
 
 

The Art of Photography (TAOP) Network will be hosting an exhibition of the most outstanding images taken by members of TAOP from our International, NYC, Tampa/
St. Pete and Art of Seeing Sites. This year, the show will be online. We are dedicating it to and curating it for TAOP founder Jack Wild. (No, it’s not a surprise.) Save the date for our Zoom Meetup event on Saturday, August 5 between 7-9 PM ET. It will combine the gala show opening and early celebration of Jack’s 80th birthday (on August 8).

TAOP is now calling for entries to our “A Wild Celebration of Fine Photography Exhibition” Every member of TAOP may submit a maximum of three (3) of your best photos exemplifying the principals of craft and art . You are free to choose the genre, theme, color or monochrome, aspect ratio, etc. All entries must be titled for consideration, but need not be current work.

Members should look for the Entries for “A Wild Celebration of Fine Photography Exhibition” album and begin uploading photos at only one of the following locations:
· The Art Of Photography International (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | Meetup
· The Art of Photography - NYC (New York, NY) | Meetup
· The Art Of Photography - Tampa/St. Pete Chapter (Tampa, FL) | Meetup
· The Art of Photography / The Art of Seeing (Delray Beach, FL) | Meetup

As a courtesy to our TAOP organizer/curators, please upload all of your photos consecutively.

IMPORTANT: Please follow these guidelines when preparing photos for upload:

• Submission deadline: June 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET
• Resolution: 72 ppi
• Longer side: 2048 pixels
• Color space: sRGB
• Aspect ratio: any
• File type/quality: JPG at maximum quality
• Photo title/captions: Photo Title – Firstname Lastname.jpg
• Use only uppercase (A-Z) & lowercase (a-z) letters, numbers (0-9) and spaces in the filename. Do not use accented or special characters such as \ | / ? : “ * < > in the filename.

Valid Example: Pines by Moonlight – Peter Barnick
The first and last names that you provide will be the names published with your photo. If you wish to provide only a single name, or an alias, please do so accordingly.

Disqualifiers:

• No images with any embedded marks, logos, names or borders.
• No sexually explicit or suggestive photos.
• No photos exhibited in our 2018 and 2019 Broward Library exhibitions or at our 2021 online exhibition/gala.

TAOP organizers will select at least one and a maximum of two of each entrant’s best photos. They will group images into galleries and organize the sequence of photographs.

The virtual exhibition will appear on the currently locked gallery website The Art of Photography (TAOP) network Exhibition This allows for an element of surprise for our members and Jack about which images were selected and how curation can give a flow to randomly submitted images by a multitude of photographers. The first and/or last names you provide when naming your photo, as above, will be used on the gallery website. The Zoom gala opening of the gallery website will take place on Saturday, August 5, 2023 between 7-9 PM ET.

Copyright remains with the owner at all times. Submitted photos may be used to promote the TAOP Meetup Group. The photographer’s name will always be credited with an image.

On behalf of the organizers, we look forward to seeing your fabulous work for another great TAOP showcase!

 
 
 

FREE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS - SESSION 2 of 2
“INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY... AND MORE” is a free series that runs for TWO consecutive Wednesdays. The class is held in a virtual setting using Zoom. The link to the class is available once you register for the class.

These are BASIC classes for those starting (or uncertain) of photographic technical principles to develop knowledge and feel more secure capturing the image envisioned. These classes are designed to assist photographers firming-up their photography and developing better knowledge using their camera. The goal is to make you more comfortable with your equipment so that you can capture what "you see." We want you to learn how to go beyond the average snapshot into the world of The Art of Photography.

The class will be taught by a long-time photographer / instructor and graduate from the New York Institute of Photography that has taught many photography courses in Miami-Fort Lauderdale area and will cover the following topics:
• Camera Components and Lenses
• Camera Features and Limitations
• Importance of Lighting
• Light Metering Difference Between Incident & Reflected Light
• Best Practices and Importance of Developing Good Habits
• Exposure Components, Exposure Compensation and Its Image Effects… and Many Other Answers to Beginner Photographers’ Questions

IMPORTANT TO NOTE…
• No specific camera make or model will be covered since each one has its own features
• PLEASE... You must be generally familiar with your camera’s workings [Don't Forget that YouTube is a GREAT resource]
• General “Menus and Controls” will be addressed in the course -not brand / model specific

This class is open to all members who want to elevate their own skills and get better images. Interested? PLEASE REGISTER ……

Please be considerate and join the class early to be ready when it starts / Post your questions in the “Chat” room and they will be addressed throughout the session / Keep your audio muted unless your question is being addressed for clarification.

 
 
 

You are invited to participate in an engaging online event open to the members of The Art of Photography NYC

During this event we will:

• Demonstrate and discuss key principles of the art and craft of photography using examples from our member photographers
• Briefly describe our Free educational materials
• Be pleased to hear your ideas and suggestions on events/activities

The agenda for our session follows.

• Introduction and Presentation by Jack wild
• Brief Overview: The Art of Photography
• Presentation and Q&A: The Art and Craft of Photography
• Open comments
• Conclusion

 
 
 

This presentation is a VERY basic intro to Photoshop. Participants MUST download the handout and possibly (if you have a copy of Photoshop) have an image to explore during the presentation.

Let's take a little journey through the important parts of Photoshop. Photoshop is a huge application and it's easy to become overwhelmed with it at first. But, I don't think you have to know every technical part to begin using Photoshop, so this presentation is designed so you can start using Photoshop immediately, whether you are a technical person or not.

Session Inlcudes:
Photoshop Interface
Pixels, Image Resolution and Sizing
Cropping
History Window
Rotating
Tools, Filters and Adjustment Layers

Download this handout:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13l_Dfd2ill0BFwksvDIlbf1d_lWq9kKl/view?usp=sharing
… and this Addendum:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SCiI_M-7KhYTuem7PboVyxgq8LymkESr/view?usp=sharing

 
 
 

Don't miss this chance to gather with some of your fellow photography enthusiasts for an afternoon of photography and art, as we visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

The Museum currently has three interesting photography-related exhibitions on view. First, we'll visit "Berenice Abbott's New York Album, 1929." It consists of a collection of 266 small black-and-white photos taken from a photo album that Abbott put together after soon after returning to New York City after eight years in Europe. The exhibition also features photos by Eugene Atget, Walker Evans, Paul Grotz, and Margaret Bourke-White.

After that, we'll check out "Richard Avedon: MURALS." In this exhibition, we'll view some of Avedon's huge photomural portraits. (Some of these works are 35 feet wide!) We'll see prominent figures of the twentieth century – members of Andy Warhol’s Factory, architects of the Vietnam war, and demonstrators against that war.

Additionally, we have a final opportunity to view the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" exhibition in The Costume Institute, as the exhibit closes the following day. The exhibit examines Lagerfeld's unique working methodology, and features 150 pieces, accompanied by his sketches.

After the photo exhibitions, members of the group are welcome to explore other galleries and exhibitions in the museum on their own, if they wish to. Tip: Use the following map.

Meeting Location/Event Host
Between 11 AM and 11:30 AM go into the handicapped entrance on 5th Avenue at East 81st Street (lower level). We will meet at the Education area beyond the elevators and the restrooms. Your event host is Arnold Plotnick. You will recognize him by his black Woodstock concert t-shirt.

Parking/Transportation
Because parking is a nightmare in the city, it is highly recommended that you take public transportation to the museum. See Directions & Parking.

Admission
For New York Residents, admission to the museum is FREE or 'Pay what you wish.' For non-New Yorkers, admission is $30 for adults, $22 for seniors.

Acceptable Accessories
Visitors may wear a small backpack on the front or side and carry water in plastic or secure bottles.