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Paul J. Richards
Washington Chief Photographer/Assignment Editor
Agence France-Presse
** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NIKON - INAUGURATION 2009**
In support of credentialed media photographers for the 2009
Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, Nikon
Professional Service (NPS) will operate a limited loaner depot Saturday, Jan. 17 and Sunday, Jan. 18 (10am to 5pm) at the Washington
Post newspaper located 1150 15th Street NW, in Washington, DC.
NPS is tentatively scheduled to operate from the Dirksen Senate Office
Building on Monday, Jan. 19 for photographers credentialed for the
U.S. Capitol. Both locations will have a Nikon service tech for
cleaning and checking Nikon cameras and lenses.
Due to the anticipated increased traffic and security measures
associated with the Inauguration, Nikon has a limited the amount of
loaner gear for this event. READ MORE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 INAUGURATION PARTY (by invitation only)
Thank you for your interest in the WHNPA and the Inauguration party.
Unfortunately, we have reached our capacity and we are no longer
accepting additional guests.
Admission to the event has a security checkpoint that does require your
name to be on the guest list and a WHNPA membership card or Inauguration
credentials issues by the PIC. Thank you for your understanding and
have a safe and productive Inauguration week.
photo/David Kleber
January 20, 2009 - Inauguration Day
January 31- Extended Deadline for the New Media Contest
THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2009
EXHIBIT - QUILTS FOR OBAMA
This exhibit is free and open to the public. No invitations are being sent. Come when you can!
Quilts for Obama: An Exhibit Celebrating the Inauguration of our 44th President
Roland L. Freeman, Guest Curator
Through January 31, 2009
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
801 K Street, NW (at Mount Vernon Square); Washington, DC 20001 202.882.7764
Gallery Hours: 10 AM-5 PM, Tuesday-Sunday (Closed Inauguration Day, 1/20/09)
EXHIBITION OPENING - DAVID JOLKOVSKI - Thursday, February 5 from 5 - 8 PM
DAVID BURNETT - SOUL REBEL - EXHIBITION OPENING FEBRUARY 6 - GOVINDA GALLERY (GEORGETOWN)
David Burnett (member in long standing!) invites members and guests to the Opening Reception for "Soul Rebel" - An Intimate Portrait of Bob Marley, an exhibit of photographs at Govinda Gallery, 1227 34th St. NW (Georgetown) Washington DC from 6-9 PM Friday February 6th
Friday, February, 20, 2009, General Membership meeting at National Geographic featuring presentations by the 2009 Stills Contest judges.
Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22, 2009, Stills, TV, and New Media Contest judging at National Geographic. Further details and information will be posted on the site and blog as they are available.
Student contest entry deadline will be March 1st at midnight, and the judging will be on Saturday, March 7.
LOCATION: The Associated Press, 1100 13th St., NW Washington, DC
An ID is required and observers will be escorted to he judging by a WHNPAmember.
March 1st at midnight is the entry deadline. March 7 - Student Contest Judging
And you thought the contests for the year were over—WAIT, there is still
Fotobama Week!
This is a contest sponsored by DC FOTOWEEK and the Newseum. The photos can
be ANY aspect of the campaign or inauguration (in any city anywhere in the
world), they can be of people or objects. Basically, the image should
capture the spirit of this election and inauguration.
The winning photographs will be in an exhibit at the Newseum and there will
be a reception and a limited edition book of the best 100 images.
BUT you must hurry the deadline is March 15th. (Discounted rate if you enter by March 8)
Wednesday April 29th 2009, 6:00 PM, Zenger Room
National Press Club, 529 14th St. N.W. Washington DC
Come early and have drinks with fellow WHNPA members.
**** WHNPA EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS ****
SPECIAL PROGRAM
New Steadicam Information from Peter Abraham, a Steadicam® Operator for 21 years, has worked for The Tiffen Company as Steadicam Workshops coordinator and instructor, salesman and contributor to Steadicam design. He will be demonstrating the latest rigs from Steadicam that work with today’s compact HD cameras or latest generation DSLR cameras offering HD video as well.
Orlando Luna, Senior Systems Engineer from Apple Inc. will present Tiffen Dfx Software on the Macintosh Platform with Apple Aperture and Final Cut Pro as part of your convergent workflow process. Orlando is a photographer, filmmaker, and educator, whose photography credits include the New York Times, Nike, Newsweek, and MTV. He previously directed Luna Studio, a multimedia organization established in 1987 in Miami, Florida.
Eric Druker, Lowel Light has been in the Motion Picture/Television/Image Creation industry for over 23 years and has been Manager of Eastern Sales at Lowel-Light Mfg. Inc. since 1996. He will be demonstrating the latest innovations in lighting including the new Lowel Blender that mixes Daylight and Tungsten LED’s to perfectly match the lighting of your location.
Saturday, May 30, 2009. The 2009 ‘ Eyes of History’ Awards gala at the Ritz Carlton in Washington.
We expect an early sell out. Visit the TICKETS page for full ticket/reservation info.
DOWNLOAD PDF FLYER for full info, payment details, and sponsorship opportunities
2009 White House News Photographers Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, May 29th 2009 8:30AM Shotgun Start
(4-player scramble)
Location:
Eisenhower Golf Course
1576 Generals Highway
Crownsville, MD 21032
ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE
$90 per golfer covers greens fees, cart, lunch, soda & BEER!
Golf, Food, Fun, & Fabulous prizes
Are you meta-smart?
If you create, distribute or use digital photos, you'd better be!
To protect your copyrights ... To make money licensing photography ... To smooth your workflow ... To track image use ... To find images you need ... To find them again ... You need to understand and use photo metadata.
We can help.
The Stock Artists Alliance invites all to the launch of our getMETAsmart! tour and PhotoMetadata.org website.
Working under an award from the Library of Congress and supported by industry partners, the SAA Photo Metadata Project is on a mission to promote industrywide use of standard photo metadata in every digital image file.
Our goal: Help all photographers - and everyone working with digital images - become meta-smart. Photographers need to embed metadata in their images, while stock distributors, users, archivists and software developers need to ensure that this information is preserved - and read correctly - as files are processed, copied, licensed, published online, reproduced and archived.
No matter how meta-smart you think you are, you'll learn better metadata practices to help your business - and protect your legacy. Our MetaSurvey showed too few images on the web have identifying metadata.
With free live events and online resources, we'll show you the many benefits of embedding and reading standard metadata. We'll help make it easy for you to populate and preserve metadata in your image files. This knowledge is essential for you to protect your copyrights, support your licensing efforts, improve your workflow and better manage your digital assets.
Date: Thursday, 25 June 2009
Time:
4:15pm - 9:30pm
Location: The Washington Post, 1150 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20071
THE EYES OF HISTORY 2009 EXHIBITION AT EDISON PLACE GALLERY
Opening reception, awards presentation, and private viewing
July 16, 2009 at 7 pm
EDISON PLACE GALLERY (700 Block of 8th St NW, between G and H Sts)
Washington, DC
The Opening of the Edison Place Gallery Exhibit.
President John Harrington presents cherished WHNPA member June Lockhart with
a WHNPA photograph of President Harding and Thomas Edison. June Lockhart
told the opening of the WHNPA Edison Place Gallery a wonderful story about
how Thomas Edison introduced her mother and father to each other.
Visit the Edison Place Gallery to see The Eyes of History 2009 Exhibition
701 Ninth Street (entrance on 8th Street) NW, Washington, DC
telephone 202 872 3396.
Hours: Tuesday - Friday from noon to four pm.
The exhibition runs through August 27th
AUGUST 15th, 11 AM - 4 PM - EDISON PLACE GALLERY
“ Dealing with Digital and producing prize-winning Photographs”
Photographers from the White House News Photographers Association will talk
about the winning images of the 2009 “Eyes of History” Contest and
demonstrate how to deal with your digital images rapidly and efficiently.
Saturday, August 15, 2009. Eleven AM to Four PM
Edison Place Gallery 701 Ninth Street NW (entrance on Eighth Street)
202 872 3396
Mark Suban from Nikon shows how to save time and find images during the WHNPA "Eyes of History" exhibition and workshop. Photograph by Bill Auth
Looking back through The Eyes of History™
WHNPA General Membership Meeting, Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Featuring, Orlando Luna and a Final Cut Pro seminar.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Apple: Capture, Edit and Deliver from a single frame to multiple frames per second
The capability of shooting HD high quality video on a DSLR have thrown the film, video and still photography industries into a frenzy. The advantages of using superior optics in conjunction with the familiar DSLR form factor has created a new "hybrid" photographer. Still photographers are often now expected to capture both still photos and video at events. Add to this the variety of acquisition options including iPhone's, iPods and other small footprint systems. Explore how to Capture, Edit and Deliver your images incorporating Apple's Aperture software with the newest version of Final Cut Studio regardless of how your image is acquired.
BIO
Orlando Luna is a Sr. Systems Engineer with Apple's Pro Video Group. Prior to to coming on with Apple, Orlando Luna owned and operated Luna Studio for 15 years. He produced photo and film work for Nike, NYTimes, Newsweek and MTV among others. Orlando has also served an Apple Mentor Trainer with Apple's Certification and Training program certifying trainers on Apple's Professional applications. Orlando authoring credits include various interactive CD's and DVD's on Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro and Aperture. Orlando co-authored the Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 publications on Peachpit Press. Most recently Orlando has been at the center of the convergence of still photography and video production delivering several presentations on the subject.
LOCATION:
Washington Post Newsweek Interactive
1515 N. Courthouse Rd.
Arlington, Va. 22201
It's on the corner of Wilson Blvd. and N. Courthouse Rd., in Arlington, VA, above an Office Depot. The conference room is on the 11th floor. Someone will escort everyone to the conference room
Thanks to Pierre Kattar for arranging meeting space.
FOTOWEEK , DC is nearly upon us and the WHNPA has been asked to showcase the 2009’ Eyes of History’ exhibit. We will need members to volunteer some of their time to spend at the gallery space to greet the public and answer questions about the association and your work. Check out this web site for the week’s schedule: www.fotoweekdc.org
WHNPA EXHIBIT LOCATION:
Central 5
1209 31st Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Winners of the 2009 contest are encouraged to attend, and possibly have a scheduled and advertised Q&A session. What a wonderful way to give back to your colleagues and amateurs who are continually fascinated by your work and daily assignments. Please let me know immediately if your are interested in participating and/or are able to offer a few hours of your time for this outreach opportunity.
The second is the Portfolio Review day at the Corcoran College of Art + Design
November 8th, 9:30 - 5:30
This event is geared for professionals as well as others, and there are still some slots available with such great reviewers as:
Donna DeCesare, University of Texas School of Journalism
Jayme McLellan, Civilian Arts Project
Ricardo Viera, Lehigh University Zoellner Arts Center
Deborah Willis, Chair of Photography & Imaging Dept, New York University
MaryAnn Camilleri, the Magenta Foundation
You can book your own review online at: http://www.fotoweekdc.org/events/reservation.aspx
Volunteers are also needed to install the exhibit, preferably Wednesday, Nov. 4th! Contact John Harrington if you can help. John@johnharrington.com
HOLIDAY PARTY - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
Thursday, December 10th, 2009, from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m., WHNPA Holiday Party on the Hill! You should have received your invitation to the party in the mail. You MUST RSVP by Monday, December 7th, 2009, by 5:00 p.m., in order to attend. Looking forward to seeing you there. Business attire. Photo ID required.
DECEMBER 11
Nikon Professional Services presents a special free seminar for professional photographers featuring award-winning photographer and educator Bill Frakes along with pioneering visual storyteller Laura Heald. During this two hour seminar, they will discuss using the latest in high-definition video equipment to take storytelling to new heights. Frakes, a staff photographer at Sports Illustrated, has garnered many awards including a staff prize for the Pulitzer Prize at the Miami Herald. His commercial clients include Apple, Nikon, Coca-Cola, Nike and many more. Heald is a versatile, multi-faceted story-teller who co-founded Straw hat Visuals, a media company based in Jacksonville, Florida.
This free Nikon sponsored seminar is open to the first 100 signees who register online. This two hour seminar is scheduled for Friday, December 11, 2009 at the Washington Post in Washington, DC.
Washington Post
1150 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20071
Professional Photographers from the following genre of photography are invited to this event: News, newspaper, magazine, government, freelance, multimedia and wedding.
Those attending should have an interest mixing still photography with video capture and editing. This seminar covers techniques that Bill and Laura used to create and publish still, audio and video driven content for multimedia presentations using the latest in Nikon digital cameras. This seminar discusses audio, lighting and techniques used to create quality story telling products.
Refreshments will be served.
Tuition & Fees: Free
Register online at : http://dcnikonpro091211.eventbrite.com/
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Mark Suban, NPS Professional Marketing Representative
Bill O'Leary, The Washington Post "Wind Power"
High winds play havoc with long hair and tall tulips along Independence Avenue.
The Eyes of History 2005
HISTORY OF THE WHNPA
Watch a 3:37 minute video produced for WHNPA "The Eyes of History" 2005 gala, narrated by host Joe Scarborough and hosted by washingtonpost.com. The clip features an overview of the Association's history, along with archival footage of such memorable events as the destruction of the Hindenberg, Harry Truman the morning after he won surprise re-election, President Johnson lifting his dog by the ears, the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, and other once-in-a-lifetime events covered by WHNPA still and video photographers.
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Do you need copies of previous contest books? The 2007 book is available for $20 plus $5 shipping/handling. Visit the online store. Please note: some books/DVDs from previous contests (2006, 2005, 2004,2003,2002...) remain available -- see store for prices and details.
2008 WHNPA Photographer of the Year: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post
2008 WHNPA Political Photo of the Year: Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times
AWARD WINNING 2007 PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS remain online. Thanks to washingtonpost.com for hosting our videos, and to National Geographic Channel for hosting the 2007 Eyes of History contests.
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THE EYES OF HISTORY 2005 GALA PICTURES and VIDEOS REMAIN ONLINE
Videos from The Eyes of History 2005 Gala (May 21, 2005, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC) are also online, courtesy of washingtonpost.com.
View President Bush's speech and his hilarious slide show, "Snapshot of a Presidency," produced by the White House (10:04 mins), and Chick Harrity's Lifetime achievement award presentation (14:24 mins). Linked video requires REAL PLAYER. Thanks to WHNPA members Ed Eaves, and John Poole, Jonathan Forsythe, and Ben de la Cruz of washingtonpost.com for helping us offer these videos online.
If you already have Real Player, view this year's gala videos. If you need to download REAL PLAYER, visit Real.com, click the Premium Video link, then click the FREE PLAYER button at the upper right hand corner.
