Upcoming 2010 Presentations

BELLA SERENA IMAGES PRESENTS FIJI, DOMINICA AND BEYOND.

Virginia Bria is a past President of NCUPS and has prepared an interesting program for us: “Bella Sirena Images Presents Fiji, Dominica and Beyond”

Virginia has a fine arts background; has studied at the Pratt Institute in New York, and has taught art professionally. She has been scuba diving for 31 years and actively taking underwater photographs since 1977. She uses a Nikon D2x in a Nexus housing with dual Sea and Sea strobes.

Virginia worked several years as dive master and dive instructor in the Sea of Cortez aboard the dive boat Don Jose, and has photographed in Indonesia, Africa, Palau, Hawaii, Europe, Greece, French Polynesia, Bonaire, Turks and Caicos, Cozumel, Philippines, Thailand, Galapagos, and our own Northeast and California coasts.

Virginia was president of the NCUPS in 2001. She is a docent for Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Virginia is a financial planner and is President of Virginia Bria Associates, an investment company in Marin County, California. We welcome Virginia back to NCUPS and look forward to seeing her beautiful images.

Premeeting Seminar: Social Hour

Minicomp: Mellow Yellow

TO BE ANNOUNCED

Premeeting Seminar: To be announced.

Minicomp: Silhouettes

Minicomp: Minicomp Winner of the Year Super Competition!

PAST 2010 PRESENTATIONS

JANUARY
8-9, 2010

FEATURED PRESENTER: BERKLEY WHITE

Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS), Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo, and Wallin's Dive Center present a free two-day underwater photo and video weekend seminar with world-renowned underwater photography expert Berkley White.

Snorkelers to novice and advanced scuba divers who participate will come away with a wealth of knowledge that will have them shooting better pictures to helping them make the right equipment choice for their specific shooting needs.

Berkley White is a leading internationally published professional photographer, instructor and expert in the field of underwater photography and videography and the founder of Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo in Monterey, California. Berkley shares his in-field photographic techniques and digital methods through a series of select international travel events each year, such as the Digital Shootout.

Agenda:
Friday January 8, 2010
7:15 p.m.: Pre-presentation open discussion on the latest imaging equipment.
8:00 p.m.: NCUPS meeting featuring an underwater imaging presentation by Berkley

Saturday January 9, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Hands on, in-pool seminar with product training, tips and pointers. Bring your mask and snorkel, dive gear, towels, bathing suit, and lots of questions. Bring your existing underwater camera equipment or sign up Friday night to try out Backscatter demo gear. This portion of the seminar will be held at Wallin's Dive Center.

Wallin's Dive Center
1119 Industrial Road #7
San Carlos, CA 94070
650-591-5641

Here is your opportunity to check out all the new underwater photography gear!

FEBRUARY 12

FEATURED PRESENTER: LYNN FUNKHOUSER
The Philippines - Everything and More!

Lynn Funkhouser was inducted into the inaugural Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF). She is an internationally published photographer, author, lecturer, environmentalist, adventuress, and leader in dive travel. She specializes in underwater, nature, travel, and environmental images.

In 2008, Lynn was inducted into the Society of Women Geographers. SWG members are women who love adventure and have added to the world's knowledge. Members include Amelia Earhart, Eugenie Clark, Sylvia Earle, Jane Goodall, Margaret Mead, and Pearl Buck.

She has been diving & photographing in the Philippines for two-months each year since 1976, and has visited and dived over 250 islands. Lynn was a consultant to the John G. Shedd Aquarium of Chicago's spectacular Wild Reef exhibit, a $49 million, 15,000 new sq. ft., eight-years in the planning, permanent exhibit on Apo Island in the Philippines. Visit Lynn's website www.lynnfunkhouser.com for more information on Lynn and her travels to the Philippines.

As an environmentalist, Lynn is committed to making a difference on this planet through her images and lectures.

THE PHILIPPINES - EVERYTHING AND MORE will take you to six different areas of the Philippines. The first is Tubbataha - the 1st UNESCO World Heritage Marine Park Site with huge schools of fish, turtles, sharks, mantas, etc.; second is Dumaguete - where you can dive Apo Island which is the model marine sanctuary to the world as well as the inspiration for the $49 million Wild Reef exhibit at Shedd Aquarium; third is Anilao - a hotbed of evolution & the model for the Philippine exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences; fourth is Donsol - the whale shark capital of the world; fifth is Subic Bay - where you can swim with false killer whales; and sixth is Puerto Galera which was a port to the Spanish Galleons in the 1400's and is now a diving mecca. The presentation will include topside images from these areas.

FEATURED PRESENTER: MARY LYNN PRICE
VIDEO ON LOCATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA!!

Mary Lynn Price is an innovator in the world of underwater videography, video editing, production and distribution.

Her work is everywhere on the web and here are a few sites that may be of interest:

http://www.mlptravelvideo.com
http://twitter.com/MaryLynnPrice
http://www.divefilm.com

FEATURED PRESENTER: ERIC CHENG
UNDERWATER ENDOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY - WIDE ANGLE MACRO

Eric Cheng is a prolific photographer and shoots a wide range of subjects and locations. His underwater photography is magnificent and is featured in a variety of online and print publications.

He is currently the publisher and editor of several publications including Wetpixel.com and the Wetpixel Quarterly magazine. His website is quite interesting and educational. Through his website, you can follow his tweets and blogs on a wide variety of topics.

Eric will be speaking on the subject of wide angle macro endoscopic photography.

Here are some websites to check out:

http://www.echeng.com
http://www.wetpixel.com
http://www.wetpixelquarterly.com

FEATURED PRESENTER: CLARK MILLER
AROUND THE WORLD WITH CLARK MILLER

Clark Miller has been diving since 1982 and is passionate about underwater photography.  He is a past President of NCUPS and makes his primary living as a financial advisor. Clark has traveled all over the world compiling a library of film and digital images both on land and above and below the surface of the world’s oceans.  Many of these images can be found on his website www.aquaterraimagery.com
 
Although Clark is constantly upgrading his camera equipment, his current camera system of choice is Nikon.  Combining black and white with color has become his signature style.  Clark typically incorporates three to four light sources underwater, and uses specialized light diffusers he designed.  This gives him the structure of lighting he likes to create true works of art.
 
Please join us at the NCUPS meeting on May 14 to view a compilation of Clark’s favorite images from around the world.

FEATURED PRESENTERS: Special Group Presentation by NCUPS Members Brad and Susan Brown, John Trone, Derek Emmet and Art Hazeltine.

FIVE VISIONS OF THE MALDIVES.

Last year, a group from NCUPS toured the Maldives on a Backscatter trip. Those of us on that trip will present our photos and videos taken on that trip and share a few stories and tips on how we got the shots from that trip.

A PHOTO COMPETITOR'S FLOW OF WORK.

Professional nature & marine photographer and digital workflow instructor Jason Bradley will discuss the tips and tricks needed for a quick and effective workflow when working within a competition environment. Jason will demo image ingestion, organization, sorting and basic development using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop Lightroom. Don't miss this talk at the NCUP's monthly meeting on July 9th in time for the Beach & Boat Dive Competition in Monterey. See you there!

Biography:
Jason initially wanted to be a marine scientist, so he started his quest as a student of marine science at Santa Barbara. Photography was an afterthought. While attending school in Santa Barbara, he was particularly taken with marine mammals, and to fuel his interest he worked with marine mammal biologists and at Santa Barbara's Marine Mammal Center. As an aspiring field researcher, the camera was as much of an essential tool as the notepad when observing subjects and collecting data. Over time, his interests shifted from the library and the lab to the lens and the darkroom. Although he still really likes marine science, he loves nature and marine related photography most. Jason’s home office and studio are in Monterey Bay. His work has been published and exhibited both locally and abroad, including being featured on National Geographic Television and the Fine Living Network. You also might have viewed his photos in Nature’s Best, National Wildlife, and Scuba Diving magazines just to name a few.

Visit Jason's website www.bradleyphotographic.com for samples of his work.

DAY IN THE LIFE AND WINNERS SHOW FROM THE CALIFORNIA BEACH AND BOAT DIVE PHOTO/VIDEO COMPETITION