Program Schedule
The Westchester Photographic Society generally meets every Friday evening throughout the year with the exception of major holiday weekends. The meetings feature diversified programs such as talks by experts, workshops, demonstrations, model shoots, member showcases, critiques, and monthly competitions. Our weekly meetings are held on Fridays at 7:30 P.M. in Northern Westchester at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Building located at 236 S. Bedford Road (a.k.a. NY Route 172) in Mt. Kisco, New York. You can find us by taking Interstate 684 to Exit 4 (Rte. 172-Mt. Kisco). Then turn toward Mt. Kisco (west) and drive 1 mile. We are on the left (south side of the road). Once each month we hold a Mentoring Session and a Birthday Celebration beginning at 7:00 P.M. Click here for travel directions and a map of the area. Come and visit – Guests are welcome at all meeting with the exception of the model sessions. Only members may enter work into exhibits, competitions and critique sessions.
January, 2022
7 Chris Paulis, Restoring Photographs
14 Competition 3b - Separate contests for Digital B&W images and for Digital Theme Images.
21 Members 5/20 minutes Presentations. Mentoring Session
28 Simon Tolzmann, Macro to Micro: Photography with Bridge Cameras (sponsored by Hunt's)
February, 2022
4 Competition 4a - Separate contests for Digital Color images and for Digital Open Mind Images.
11 Liza Margulies – Capturing Emotion in Photography
18 Judy Handcock Holland - Minimalist Photography
25 Members Process the same picture in B&W and color. Mentoring Session
March, 2022
4 Competition 4b - Separate contests for Digital B&W images and for Digital Theme Images.
11 Laurie Klein and Shelly Vandegrift - Infrared Photography
18 Members Critique Your Images. Mentoring Session
25 Competition 5a - Separate contests for Digital Color images and for Digital Open Mind Images.
April, 2022
1 Arnold Breisblatt, Update Cell Phone Photography. Mentoring Session
8 Alison Mees - Living the African Dream
15 No Meeting - Easter weekend
22 Competition 5b - Separate contests for Digital B&W images and for Digital Theme Images.
29 Annual Members Meeting
May, 2022
6 Members 5/20 minutes Presentations. Mentoring Session
13 Competition 6a - Separate contests for Digital Color images and for Digital Open Mind Images.
20 Mike Harris - Now You Can Take My Picture
27 No Meeting - Memorial Day weekend
June, 2022
3 Competition 6b - Separate contests for Digital B&W images and for Digital Theme Images.
10 Arik Gorban, Bad Weather Photography.
17 End Of Year Competitions - Separate contests for Digital Color images, Digital Open Mind Images and Digital B&W images.
24 Lewis Bogaty - Photographing Action In The City
July, 2022
1 No Meeting - July 4th weekend
8 Arnold Breisblatt, Great Local Spots to Shoot..Mentoring Session
15 No Meeting - NECCC Conference Weekend at Amherst, MA
22 Members' Presentations:
Dennis Thornton - Review of Competition Rules and Regs
Rob Dublin - How I prepared theme 5B "Roller Bladers" for competition
29 Video of Lynsey Addario - Photojournalist - It Is What I Do
August, 2022
5 Arnold Breisblatt, Preparing Competition Photos. Mentoring Session
12 Members Process the Same Stock Photos
19 Members Critique Your Images. Mentoring Session
26 Ron Landis - What the Judge looks for: Disruptions of judging
September, 2022
2 Labor Day weekend
9 Mark Battista - Still Life Photography
16 Competition 1a
23 Meeting Cancelled - New Member Introductions / Pot Luck
30 Members' Presentations, 5-20 minutes, New Member Introductions
October, 2022
7 Andrea Modica - Platinum Prints
14 Competition 1b
21 Members Presentations - How I Did It
28 Competition 2a
November, 2022
4 Jennifer Dooley - My Multiple Exposure Evolution
11 Competition 2b
18 Clifford Pickett - Lightroom a Visual Roadmap
25 Thanksgiving weekend - no meeting
December, 2022
2 Peter Baumgarten - Seeing Differently: Creating More Interesting Compositions
9 Noah Buchanan - Hunt's - Upcoming New Cameras and Equipment
16 Competition 3a
23 Christmas weekend - no meeting
30 New Year's weekend - no meeting
January, 2023
6 Competition 3b
13 Michael Clark, Other Side of Fear
20 JP Stones, Aztec Dancers, Improve your emotional connection
27 Members' Critique
February, 2023
3 Competition 4a
10 Chris Keeley, How to Use Off Camera Flash
17 Cole Thompson, Why Black and White
24 Members' Showcases (5 - 20 minutes)
March, 2023
3 Competition 4b
10 Irene Sacilotto, A Passion for Wildlife Photography, the Story Behind the Images
17 Dennis Thornton, Birefringence - Photographic Art
24 Competition 5a
31 Susan Magnano, Getting Unique Images with Long Exposures
April, 2023
7 Easter Weekend, no meeting
14 Peter Lekos, How to Take Award Winning Nature Images
21 Competition 5b
28 Annual Members Meeting
May, 2023
5 Silvie Epperly & Arnold Breisblatt, Preparing Images for Exhibitions
12 Competition 6a
19 Dawn Wilson, Nature Photography on the Road - a Year in an RV
26 Memorial Weekend - no meeting
June, 2023
2 Brooke Shaden ?
9 Competition 6b
16 Members Process the Same Image in Color and B&W
23 EOY Competitions
30 How I Did It
July, 2023
7 Caleb Hoover, Urban Wildlife
14 Members Critique
21 Members Showcases
28 Kenny Salzman
August, 2023
4 Members Process Stock Photo
11 You Tube Videos
18 How I Did It
25 Matthew Christopher, Abandon America
September, 2023
1 Labor Day, No Meeting
8 Chris McGinnis, The Little Things
15 Outside Speaker
22 Competition 1a
29 Dennis Thornton
October, 2023
6 Competition 1b
13 Outside Speaker
20 Members Critiques
27 Competition 2a
November, 2023
3 Arik Gorban, Street Photography
10 Competition 2b
17 Outside Speaker
24 Thanksgiving weekend, No Meeting.
December, 2023
1 Competition 3a
8 Outside Speaker
15 Members Showcases
22 Christmas weekend, No Meeting.
29 New Year's weekend. No Meeting
January, 2024
5 Competition 3b
12 Outside Speaker
19 Members Critiques
26 Competition 4a
February, 2024
2
9
16 Competition 4b
23
March, 2024
1
8 Competition 5a
15
22
29 No Meeting, Easter Weekend
April, 2024
5 Competition 5b
12
19
26 Annual Members Meeting
May, 2024
3 Competition 6a
10
17
24 Competition 6b
31
June, 2024
7
14 End of Year Competitions
21
28
July, 2024
4 No Meeting, Independence Day Weekend
11
18
25
August, 2024
2
9
16
23
30 No Meeting,, Labor Day weekend
September, 2024
6
13
20
27