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Presenters and Agendas 2025-26
October 14 Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Library
Photo Sharing and Member Spotlight with Bob Schmitt - Memories of Saudi Arabia
October 28 Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Library
Robert Vanelli
Vanelli is a diverse and accomplished professional with global influence in photography, education, writing, martial arts, and poetry.
Holding the prestigious Triple Crown in martial arts, he applies this disciplined approach to his sports and portrait photography. As the Director of Education for Skylum Software, creators of Luminar Neo, Vanelli enhances educational resources for photographers worldwide and is a sought-after speaker at major photography conferences.
November 11 Tuesday via Zoom ONLY!
Erik Kuna
Erik is the Vice President of Operations for KelbyOne, and a passionate rocket launch photographer. His goal is to create images that help educate people about the space industry, and inspire them to learn more about the beauty of space exploration. His passion was ignited in 2015 by seeing the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster land successfully. He felt like from that moment, he had to be part of documenting and capturing the beauty and inspiration of spaceflight and has never looked back. He has recently pushed his work farther by working with Plotaverse to heighten his images with motion.
Topic: Mobile Phone Photography
November 25 Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
December 9 Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
Lou Manna - "Looking for some fresh new photography with New York Style?" Food Photography
Lou Manna is an award-winning "Olympus
Visionary" photographer whose work has
appeared in national advertising
campaigns, major magazines, and more
than 40 books.
After photographing for the New York Times for 15 years, Lou
established his Fifth Avenue studio in New York City where he
produced unique digital images for a wide range of corporate,
advertising, and public relations clients.
He now resides in Reno/Tahoe, NV and is working as a Photo
Editor for various clients and photographing for edible RENO-
TAHOE magazine and for numerous restaurants.
Lou brings a natural sense of style, color and composition to his
photographic work. He is especially well-known for his ability to
make food sparkle through his advanced lighting set-ups,
prompting world-renown Chef Eric Ripert to comment that his
images are "exquisite and mouthwatering."
Many of Lou’s techniques and secrets are revealed in his book,
Digital Food Photography. Unlike any other publication, this
highly acclaimed book covers digital technology, composition,
lighting, food and prop styling, among other related topics.
Lou teaches group and private digital food photography
workshops at schools, photography associations, camera stores,
online, and other venues.
Website: www.loumanna.com
Email: loumanna@icloud.com Phone: 917-886-3193
GOOGLE SEARCH for Lou Manna Photography:
https://tinyurl.com/LouMannaPhotography
January 13 Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
Lisa Cuchara, from Lisa and Tom Photography is back! She has a PhD, Master Craftsman* (PPA), Master Photographer* (PPA), Master Artist* (PPA), HonNEC*, and Tom Cuchara, Master Craftsman* (PPA), HonNEC*, are passionate about photography, both behind the lens and in the digital darkroom. They are also OM SYSTEM Ambassadors and Wildside Nature Tour leaders. They have diverse creative interests ranging from Nature, Macro and Night photography to Urban exploration, people, and creative editing.
Light Painting
January 27th Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
Dr. Christina Cook
Dr. Cook’s interest in photography began with a pinhole camera she made for a science project in elementary school. Her photography was influenced by the film and darkroom era, Visual Perception training, and the study of how the brain learns, while she was earning a doctorate in Education. Her images have earned awards nationally and internationally. She has taught photography at the Naples Art Association, Artis-Naples, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples Botanical Garden and Jackie Kramer’s Masters of Artistic Photography and Phlorography programs, reaching a world-wide audience. She continues to provide presentations to clubs around the country on various subjects, such as Color Harmony, Composition, Monochrome and Image Critique. Answering a need for credentialed judges in Florida, she developed a judges certification program in photography that helps to supply qualified judges for local and state competitions. Dr. Cook serves on the board of the Florida Camera Club Council, where she is the Director of Digital Competition and Chair of the F3C Competition Committee.
She will do an Image Critique.
February 10th Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
Roman Kurywczak
Roman Kurywczak is a professional nature photographer for over 18 years who conducts lectures and workshops across the globe. His boutique tour company, Roamin' with Roman Photo Tours, caters to small groups to provide the ultimate learning experience for participants. Whether he is out in Tanzania or standing before a roaring waterfall in Iceland, Roman's energy and passion for nature photography are clearly evident. You can often find him out in Arches or Yellowstone national park late at night photographing the nighttime landscapes and calling it fun!
How to Shoot Macro - In Person at the Library!
February 24 Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
March 10th Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
Hazel Meredith - Textures and Overlays
Hazel Meredith is an award-winning photographer and a sought-after teacher, speaker, and competition judge. She began teaching in 2007, and now does seminars at camera clubs and conferences across the U.S. – both in-person and virtual. She offers her own workshops and webinars, and has done webinars for several software companies.
She has written two eBooks on working with textures, and released two creative courses. She and her husband, Dave, produce the “Virtual Creative Photography Conference” with attendees from around the world. Hazel loves the creative aspect of photography and post-processing, especially the use of textures and software to create unique images.
She is actively involved with the photographic community, and has held leadership roles and received honorary distinctions from several organizations. In the Fall of 2020 she was the recipient of the Ashbrook Award for Digital Imaging Instruction from the Photographic Society of America.
www.MeredithImages.com
www.MeredithImages.wordpress.com
www.Facebook.com/MeredithImages
March 24th Tuesday - End of Season Luncheon
April 14 Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
April 28th Tuesday via ZOOM and Live in Elsie Quirk Library
End of Season Photo Sharing...your best of the year!
