Below is the month by month schedule of VPS speakers and judges. Where available you can click on the date for more information on the event or a bio of the speaker or judge. All Wednesday meetings start promptly at 7:30 pm. On competition evenings, competitors should be there no later than 7:15.

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May  2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 Speaker 2 3 4
     

Newcomers
Meeting 6:45

Speaker
7:30

David Luria

Luria David

"Washington D.C.
a
Photographer's
Paradise"

 

      
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
             
12 13 14 15 Competition 16 17 18
     
Judge:

Bill Prosser

Bill Prosser

Extra Theme:
'Scenes of the Season'
      
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
     

FORUM

Field Trip Images
show and Tell

7:30

 

 

      
26 27 28 29 30 31  
             

June  2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
             
2 3 4 5 Speaker 6 7 8
     

Newcomers
Meeting 6:45

Shooting pictures at 17,000 mph and 438 miles up

Speaker
7:30
Spencer
Douglas Spencer

 

 

Spencer arial

    
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
             
16 17 18 19 Competition 20 21 22
     
End of Year
Competition
and
Party
      
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
             
30            
             






 

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September  2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
             
4 5 6 7 SPEAKER 8 9 10
     
Tuan Pham
Tuan
Zen Through
the Lens
      
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
     
BOARD MEETING
7:30
Thoreau
   
FIELD TRIP

Old Town Alex.

National Harbor
18 19 20 21 COMPETITION 22 23 24
     

EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Nautical"
CANCELLED
Check back for reschedule date

 

      
25 26 27 28 29 30  
DEADLINE PSA
- Nature Division
Interclub Entry

PSA Rules:
    
FORUM

Matting Workshop
Preparation for
Nature's Vision
     

October  2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
             
2 3 4 5 SPEAKER 6 7 8
     
Josh Taylor
josh T

Topic:
What's New?
      
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
     
BOARD MEETING
7:30
Thoreau
   
FIELD TRIP

Chestertown MD

Nikhil Bahl
16 17 18 19 COMPETITION 20 21 22
FIELD TRIP

Chestertown MD

Nikhil Bahl
    

EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Nautical"
(extended from last month's cancellation)

Judge:
Jim Steele

   
FIELD TRIP

National Cathedral
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
     
FORUM
"How I Spent My Summer Vacation"
Slide show and photos from members showing what they did on vacation this year
      
30 31          
             

November  2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1 2 SPEAKER 3 4 5
     
Anne Owen.com

Anne Owen

presentation:
"Traveling With An Underwater Camera"
      
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
     
BOARD MEETING
7:30
Thoreau
  <-- Nature's Visions- ----- N. V cont.-------
13 14 15 16 COMPETITION 17 18 19
----N. Vision ------>   PSA - Travel Division
Interclub Entry Deadline

Theme
(all submissions)
"Houses of Worship"

Judge:
Josh Taylor

      
20 21 22 23 FORUM 24 25 26
      There is no forum this month.  
FIELD TRIP

Wild Ponies
FIELD TRIP
Assateaque /
Chincoteaque VA
27 28 29 30      
FIELD TRIP
            

December  2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
             
4 5 6 7 SPEAKER 8 9 10
     
Jim Guzel
JIM

DECEMBER PROGRAM

JIM GUZEL

“COMMON SENSE PORTRAITURE: ‘LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION’ ”

Portraiture
    

 

Holiday Party
reaf

Click for Flyer

Acceptance Form (doc)

Complete and email to Patricia
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
           
FIELD TRIP

Gaylord National
Resort
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
     

No competition in December

The Forum scheduled for this
evening has also been canceled.

Happy Holidays and we
will see you next year!

      
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
           
Deadline to upload PSA 'Nature' themed images.
Info and rules!!!

Interclub Entry

PSA Rules:

January  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 SPEAKER 5 6 7
     
Joe Miller

Abstract Photography
      
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
             
15 16 17 18 COMPETITION 19 20 21
     
EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Rust"

Judge:
Hiltz
Cory Hilz
    
FIELD TRIP

Library of
Congress
22 23 24 25 FORUM 26 27 28
     

VPS FORUM TO DISCUSS RECENT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP SURVEY

Results of Survey


      
29 30 31        
             

February  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 SPEAKER 2 3 4
     
Bob Bills
Bob Bills

Reflections of a U. S. Army still photographer
      
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
             
12 13 14 15 COMPETITION 16 17 18
     
Theme
(all submissions)
"Portraits"
Judge:
Frank VanRiper
Frank Van Riper
    
FIELD TRIP

Union Station
and
Building Museum
19 20 21 22 FORUM 23 24 25
     
FORUM

Turning a Digital Image into a Painting


Sara Howell
      
26 27 28 29      
             

March  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
             
4 5 6 7 SPEAKER 8 9 10
     
Chuck Veatch

Winners of
Windland Smith Rice
Awards
    
FIELD TRIP

Occoquan
Workhouse

Women's
Sufferage
Memorial
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
           
EXHIBIT

Vienna
Community
Center
Photo Show
18 19 20 21 COMPETITION 22 23 24
FIELD TRIP
    

EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Photojournalism"
Judge:
M Setton
Mary Ann Setton

      
25 26 27 28 FORUM 29 30 31
     

Equipment:

Our favorites
Show and Tell

 

      

April  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 SPEAKER 5 6 7
Nominations committee announces nominess for elected offices
PSA - Nature Division
Interclub Entry Deadline
  

Newcomers Introduction to VPS
6:45 pm

Speaker Program
7:30 pm

Marty Lavor

“The Stumbling Photographer”

      
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
             
15 16 17 18 COMPETITION 19 20 21
     
Theme
(all submissions)
"Humor/Fun"
Judge:
Nikhil Bahl
Nikhil Bahl
    
FIELD TRIP

Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden
22 23 24 25 FORUM 26 27 28
     

CRITIQUE
SESSION

Use upload
'Forum Critique'
to participate

 

      
29 30          
             

May  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1 2 SPEAKER 3 4 5
     
Newcomers Introduction to VPS
6:45 pm

Speaker Program
7:30 pm

Victoria Restrepo

Victoria

"Discovering My Memories"





      
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
     
BOARD MEETING
7:30
      
13 14 15 16 COMPETITION 17 18 19
     

EXTRA DIGITAL THEME:
"Urban/City Scenes"
Judge
Roy Sewall

Roy Sewall

    
FIELD TRIP

Claude Moore
Colonial Farm
20 21 22 23 FORUM 24 25 26
     
TBA
      
27 28 29 30 31    
             

June  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
          1 2
         
Announce Board-appointed officers by June 1 to take office with elected officers on July 1
  
3 4 5 6 SPEAKER 7 8 9
     

Newcomers Introduction to VPS
6:45 pm

Speaker Program
7:30 pm
andarge asfar

Andarge Asfar

www.fstopstudio.com

Ethiopia from
the Heart

      
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
     

Board Meeting

(See Emails for details)

    
FIELD TRIP

Solomons Island

Flag Ponds
17 18 19 20 !! **Party ** !! 21 22 23
     
Year End Competition
and
Party

Bill Prosser
Judge:
Bill Prosser


      
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
             

 

September  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
             
2 3 4 5 SPEAKER 6 7 8
     
Nikhal Bahl

Nikhal

“The Evolution of a Photographer”
      
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
             
16 17 18 19 COMPETITION 20 21 22
     

Judge:
Cory Hilz
Cory Hilz

Extra Theme:
'Blue'

    
Field Trip

Wildlife Center
of
Virginia
23 24 25 26 FORUM 27 28 29
     
Mounting Workshop for
Nature's Visions
      
30            
             


October  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 SPEAKER 4 5 6
     
ALAN SISLEN

Sislen Alan

“The Beauty of Landscape Photography”

     
7 8 9 10 11 12 13

***
DEADLINE TO
UPLOAD PSA
NATURE
CONTEST
***

            
14 15 16 17 COMPETITION 18 19 20
     

Judge:
Sandi Croan

Extra Theme:
'Cemetaries'

    
Field Trip

Lorton
Reformatory
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
             
28 29 30 31 FORUM      
     

Photos from
Summer Vacation
      

November  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
             
4 5 6 7 Speaker 8 9 10

Field Trip
Longwood
Garden		    

Newcomers
Meeting 6:45

Speaker
7:30

Wayne
Wolfersberger

Wildlife Photography

  

Nature's
Vision
Expo

nature

Nature's
Vision
Expo
11 12 13 14 COMPETITION 15 16 17

 

Nature's
Vision
Expo

    

** Note Date Change
Judge:
Don Johnson

* All Entries Theme *
'Animal Portraits'

      
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
     
School Closed for
Thanksgiving
      
25 26 27 28 FORUM 29 30  
     

Photo
Critique
Panel
      

December  2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
             
2 3 4 5 Speaker 6 7 8
     

Newcomers
Meeting 6:45

Speaker
7:30

Bob Meyers

'From News Photography
to
Documentation'

      
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
           
Holiday Party
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
     
No Competition
this month

Stay Tuned for Forthcoming Party
info on Dec 15th.
      
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
             
30 31          
             

January  2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1 2 3 4 5
      ** Date Change **      
6 7 8 9 Speaker 10 11 12
     
Newcomers
Meeting 6:45

Speaker 7:30

Whitney Schefte

'Videography
and
Videojournalism'
      
13 14 15 16 Competition 17 18 19
     

Judge:
Josh Taylor

jOSH tAYLOR

Extra Theme:
'Textures'

      
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
             
27 28 29 30 31    
             

February  2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
          1 2
             
3 4 5 6 Speaker 7 8 9
     
Newcomers
Meeting 6:45

Speaker 7:30

Roy Sewall

Roy Sewall

Architectural Photography

      
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
     

BOARD MEETING

7:30

      
17 18 19 20 Competition 21 22 23 Field Trip
     

Judge:
Andy Jezioro

* All Entries Theme *
'ARCHITECTURE'

     
Glass Blowing
 Field Trip -
Warrenton VA



Viers Studio
 Glass


*** 
Glass Studio Cancelled 

Meadowlark Garden 
still on
see recent email
24 25 26 27 Forum 28    
     

Critique Night
      

March  2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
          1 2
             
3 4 5 6 Speaker 7 8 9
     

Due to weather cancellation
this presentation will be
rescheduled

Newcomers
Meeting 6:45

Speaker
7:30

Irene Sacilotto
Irene

A Passion for Wildlife Photography, the Stories Behind the Images

      
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
             
17 18 19 20 Competition 21 22 23
     
Judge:
Roy Sewall
Roy Sewall

Extra Theme:
'Roads/Paths/Trails'
      
24 25 26 27 Forum 28 29 30
     
******
Forum evening will be rescheduled
School is closed for Spring break
******
      
31            
             

April  2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 Speaker 4 5 6
     

Newcomers
Meeting 6:45

Speaker
7:30

Davidson

Cameron Davidson

Aerial Photography and his Chesapeake Bay

 

      
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
             
14 15 16 17 Competition 18 19 20
     
Judge:
Marti Belcher
Marti Belcher

* All Entries Theme *
'ARCHES/BRIDGES'
      
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
     

"Photo Workshop" Forum

7:30
     
28 29 30