Photography Club

This is a club for OLLI members who are curious about or have a genuine love for photography – the best of all possible hobbies!

Please see the Photography Club Overview page to learn more.

OLLI Photo Club - Facebook Group

January 14, 2018 by George Bradshaw

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This private Facebook group is specifically for members of the OLLI Photo Club (OPC) -- associated with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute affiliated with George Mason University. The OPC welcomes all OLLI members, whether they use a basic camera or specialized equipment, whether they are new to photography or have had many years of experience. This Facebook group is intended to serve as a resource for OPC members to share useful photography information with other members who are "on Facebook" -- or who wish to learn about the value of Facebook as an easy-to-use resource for posting and viewing videos, photo tips, photographs, upcoming events, questions (and answers), and links to useful photography websites. If interested, please request being added to this Facebook group at any OPC meeting, and the group administrator will invite you to join. Or you may send an email request to the administrator Bob Baker at rbaker_va@msn.com.

Access the OPC Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/OLLIPhotoClub/ .

Note: The above link will work once you have been added to the Group membership roster.

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OLLI Photo Club - Photography Blog Index

January 13, 2018 by George Bradshaw

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Reverse Chronological Order

23	E&T - Photoshop Elements Layers and Masks
22	Solar Eclipse, 20170821
21	Solar Funnel Imager
20	International Space Station
19	Critiquing Photographs
18	Antares Launch from Wallops, Photo Op (Revised)
17	Photo Management: A Million Memories
16	Want to Capture a Blazing, Flaming Sunset Photo?
15	Stage Photography, Post-Processing Trick
14	Perseids, Anyone?
13	Moonrise over Hernandez, Ansel Adams
12	Depth of Field Graphs
11	The Passing of Time, Caught in a Single Photo
10	Focus Stacking with Photoshop
9	Metalenses: Photo Revolution
8	Course Books in Photography
7	How to Give and Take a Critique
6	Lucid Dreaming
5	Nik Collection Free
4	Emmanuel Lubezki
3	Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
2	Cube Box Solargraphy
1	Monochromatic Images

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OLLI Photo Club - Fairfax County's 275th Commemoration

January 13, 2018 by George Bradshaw

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A Photographic Look at Fairfax County: Then and Now

Ms. Gretchen Bulova, the Fairfax County 275th Commemoration Committee Chairwoman, asked the OLLI Photo Club to participate in the celebration of Fairfax County's 275th anniversary. We enthusiastically agreed and established a project to photograph the current appearance of historical structures. The photos were exhibited at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton as "A Photographic Look at Fairfax County: Then and Now."

20170407 - OPC's 275th Gallery ("Then" Photos next to "Now" Photos).

20170530 - OPC's Slideshow of the 30 Historic Sites (YouTube).

20170603 - Muse Gallery Photos

20170607 - Muse Gallery Reception (Photos taken from Fairfax County's 275th Facebook feed)

20170617 - Celebration

20180110 - Closing Ceremony

L to r: Chris Barbuschak (Librarian who provided “Then” photos), Dan Feighery, George Bradshaw, Angie Talaber, Dave Talaber, Bob Baker, Ed Marion, Gretchen Bulova (275th Committee Chairwoman). Photo Credit: Ed Marion.

Timeline with key OLLI activities.

20170203	275^th Birthday	The official celebration of Fairfax County's historic 275th anniversary was held on June 17, 2017 from 10 am to 4 pm on the grounds of the Historic Fairfax Courthouse! https://goo.gl/NNwqfH
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20170412	OLLI Lecture	Join lecturer Jenee Lindner as she details the background of the Fairfax family, from California to Maryland, and back to England. Also learn about researching records in Fairfax County through the Fairfax County Circuit Court historic records.Program is in conjunction with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University.
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20170606	Then & Now	Join the Fairfax County 275th Steering Committee and the volunteer photographers from the Olli Mason program (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University) TONIGHT as we open the "Fairfax, Then and Now" Photography Exhibit at Workhouse Arts Center, Building 16! This exhibit will showcase historic photographs of sites around Fairfax County, with their modern equivalent! The exhibit will be open through Labor Day. Exhibit opening and reception from 6 pm - 8 pm! Reservation for this FREE event is encouraged. https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/fairfax-county-275th-then-and-… https://www.facebook.com/Fairfax275/posts/319063451863498
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20170607	T&N Reception	Last night, the "Fairfax: Then and Now" photography exhibit opened at Workhouse Arts Center, Building 16! We had a fantastic turnout. Special thanks to the volunteer photographers from Olli Mason who put in the hard work to make this exhibit a success, as well as Workhouse Arts for hosting! https://www.facebook.com/Fairfax275/posts/324442457992264
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20170628	T&N Publicity	The "Fairfax: Then and Now" exhibit is still going strong at Workhouse Arts Center! You can view the exhibit in building W-16 through Labor Day! Check out the photos to see how Fairfax County has changed in so many ways -- but how in others, it has stayed the same! Volunteer photographers from Olli Mason traveled throughout the county, capturing fantastic "Then and Now" photos! Can't make it to Workhouse Arts Center but want to see the slideshow? Check it out on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9YwC22yVQ8 https://www.facebook.com/Fairfax275/posts/344524735984036
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20171231	275^th Thanks	On this last day of 2017, we'd like to thank everyone who participated in this milestone 275th celebratory year for Fairfax County. Although our 275th year has come to an end, we encourage everyone to go out and continue to embrace the county’s magnificent history – either by visiting an historic site, attending a local history lecture, or even reading one of the county’s many history books. Here’s to a very prosperous 276th year – Happy New Year! https://www.facebook.com/Fairfax275/photos/a.209373002832544.1073741828.171673453269166/409740336129142/?type=3&theater
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OLLI Photo Club - GMU School of Theater

January 11, 2018 by George Bradshaw

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A Note from the Coordinator

To all members, and potential members, of the OPC --

In 2016 the GMU School of Theater (ranked 8th in the nation) asked OLLI if we could provide photographers for head-shots, publicity photos, final dress rehearsals and photo calls. Several members of the OLLI Photography Club (OPC) volunteered for eight of these events in 2016 and 13 in 2017. The OPC is continuing its support for the current theater season (see schedule below).

The School has been very appreciative of our work and impressed by the quality of our images. The School’s production staff and students have used our work for evaluation of the productions and for publicity brochures. As you wander the halls of the GMU Arts buildings you may even see our work displaying in slideshows on the monitors and hanging on walls in print form.

Those photographers who have participated have been treated as professionals, valued for their work and have received complimentary tickets to their productions. In addition to having the opportunity to observe productions in ways no theater subscriber would, each of us has learned a great deal about photography, technically and artistically, as we coped with challenging lighting conditions and unfamiliar subject matter.

I appreciate the dedication of those who have participated and encourage others in our club to join us in the remaining shoots.

Tom Simpson
OPC GMU School of Theater Coordinator

GMU School of Theater, 2019-2020 Season, Shooting Schedule

Play and Type of Shoot	DATE	TIME	PLACE
Student's Head Shots (~40)	Aug 23^rd	TBD	Black Box
Mason Originals Final Dress/Photo Call	Sept 12^th	8-10pm	TheaterSpace
Rags Publicity Shoot NOT SUPPORTING	Oct 12^th	10am or TBD	MTB 1014
Rags Final Dress NOT SUPPORTING	Oct 29^rd	7-10:30pm	CFA Concert Hall
Twelfth Night Publicity Shoot	Nov 2^nd	2-4pm	MTB 1014
Twelfth Night Final Dress	Nov 19^th	7-10:30pm	TheaterSpace
Women of Lockerbie Publicity Shoot	Feb 15^th	10am or TBD	MTB 1014
Women of Lockerbie Final Dress/ Photo Call *	Feb 25^th	7-10:30pm	TheaterSpace
Men on Boats Publicity Shoot	Mar 7^th	10 am or TBD	MTB 1014
Men on Boats Final Dress and Photo Call *	Mar 24^th	7-10:30pm	Harris Theatre
Fringe (2 shows) Publicity Shoot	Apr 11^th	10am or TBD	MTB 1014
Fringe 1 (Last Days of Judas Iscariot) Dress Rehearsal and Photo Call	Apr 20^th	7-10:30PM	TheaterSpace
Fringe 2 (Servant of Two Masters) Dress Rehearsal and Photo Call	Apr 21^st	7-10:30pm	TheaterSpace

* May be split into two depending on length of show. Also, I think we're missing a show... (RY?)

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OLLI Photo Club – Projects

January 11, 2018 by George Bradshaw

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Ongoing/Future Projects

OPC Catalog Covers

GMU School of Theater

National Museum of African-American History and Culture

Other Occasional Projects

Photo Ops

Past Projects

Underground Railroad

Fairfax County 275th Commemoration

GMU Potomac Science Center

GMU Equestrian Club

Communications (Goal of All Art)

Critique Gallery Commenting (See Part 4)

Critiquing Photographs

OPC Photography Blog • Blog Index

OPC Facebook Group

Technical Q&A

Lynda via GMU and Local Libraries

The OPC Online (OBE)

Zoom Help

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OLLI Photo Club - Monthly Themes

March 11, 2017 by Ernestine Meyer

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OPC Themes for 2023

Thematic collections of photographs can help keep conversations about the artwork “on topic.” The collection may then elicit different impressions, identifications of technique, and artistic assessments from each viewer of each photograph. Sharing those impressions, techniques and assessments can be a first step toward improving our technical and artistic skills, as well as helping develop the “art of seeing,” as Freeman Patterson would say.

January Open

February Life at Home, in your Neighborhood.

March Choosing a Color or Two.

April People You Know.

May Flowers.

June Abstracts.

July Long Exposure.

August (No Meeting)

September Street Photography.

October Animals in the Wild, including the Zoo.

November Sports Photography.

December Open.

Themes for Past Years

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Photography Club

Reverse Chronological Order

A Photographic Look at Fairfax County: Then and Now

Timeline with key OLLI activities.

A Note from the Coordinator

School of Theater Galleries

GMU School of Theater, 2022-2023 Season

GMU School of Theater, 2022-2023 Season, Shooting Schedule

GMU School of Theater, 2021-2022 Season, Shooting Schedule

GMU School of Theater, 2019-2020 Season, Shooting Schedule

Ongoing/Future Projects

Past Projects

Communications (Goal of All Art)

OPC Themes for 2023

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

4210 Roberts Rd. Fairfax, VA 22032-1028 Phone: (703) 503-3384 Email: olli@gmu.edu

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

4210 Roberts Rd. Fairfax, VA 22032-1028
Phone: (703) 503-3384
Email: olli@gmu.edu