ENVISAGE
Newsletter of the Photography Guild
Paso Robles Art Association January 12, 2016
CONTENTS
Page 2 Member’s Show and Tell: TEXTURE OF LIFE
Page 3
Minutes of meeting, January 12, 2016 Discussion: What is Art
HINT: ADOBE CAMERA RAW AND DMG
1. A RAW file isn’t an image.
For those photographers who want the best
image quality and greater control over the
finished image, RAW is the only choice,
because in-camera process with JPEGs means
that much of the data collected by the sensor is
discarded at the time of shooting. A RAW file is
the unprocessed information your camera’s
sensor creates. It contains the building blocks
of an image. Because RAW files hold so much
data, not all of those building blocks end up
being used. For example, RAW files have a
greater dynamic range than JPEGs, so there’s
more detail in highlight and shadow areas.
2 Digital negatives are the best choice
The great thing about RAW files is that they’re
untouchable, so you can’t accidentally save
over the original, and any changes you make
are always editable. The problem is, there’s no
industry-standard RAW format, with every
camera maker using its own proprietary files.
The DNG (or digital negative) is Adobe’s attempt
to standardize RAW into a format that can be
edited in its software. There are a couple of
advantages to converting to DNG (which can be
done in ACR’s Save Image dialog, or in
Lightroom).
First, DNGs are a bit smaller, so they’ll take up
less room on your hard drive.
Second, there’s no xmp sidecar file for the
edited data. All the editing data is stored within
the file, while remaining endlessly editable.
Third, they future-proof your images, in case the
camera’s own format becomes obsolete.
3 Choose your color space
Another big reason to shoot in RAW is the
control it gives you over color. Not only can you
correct white balance after the shoot, you can
also choose a color space in the Camera RAW
workflow settings. Set sRGB for web, Adobe
RGB (1998) for images for clients, and Pro
Photo RGB for the widest range of colors.
PASO ROBLES ART ASSOCIATION’S
PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in the Showroom at the
rear of Studios on the Park.
Enter at the yellow rear door on Railroad Street
Visitors and Guests are Welcome
OFFICERS FOR 2016
Chairman: RON JOHNSON at <[email protected]>
Vice Chair: DEAN CRAWFORD at <[email protected]>
Secretary: JEFF JONES at <[email protected]>
Publicity: MELINDA MARTIN at <[email protected]>
Accommodations: DAVID PITTAWAY at
<[email protected]>
Field Trips: PETER BOONISAR at <[email protected]>
Programs: TIM BRYAN at <[email protected]>
Social Media for Flickr: TIM BRYAN at <[email protected]>
Social Media for Facebook: MELINDA MARTIN at
<[email protected]>
PRAA Take in Rep: JAMES MARX at <[email protected]>
Projectionist: JOSEPH AMANZIO at <[email protected]>
Envisage Editor: JOSEPH AMANZIO at
<[email protected]>
Photography Guild Membership
The PRAA Photograph Guild is open to all photographers, new and old,
experienced and not so experienced. This is an opportunity to engage with the
Paso Robles community of photographers to develop and share knowledge and
skills in digital photography. To join the Guild, one must first become a member of
the Paso Robles Art Association. To join, contact the PRAA Membership Director,
Bob Lata at for information and a membership application:
<[email protected]>
Next Photography Guild Meeting:
Tuesday, January 26, 7pm
PHOTO CHALLENGE: Members 10 Best Images of 2015
Next PRAA EXHIBIT
February 28 - April 3, 2016
AGES OF ART
Jim Marx
Bob Lata
Tim Bryan
Dean Crawford
Nancy Quaid
Melinda Martin
Becky Silva
Bruce Cook
Ann Lyman
Joseph Amanzio
Jeremiah Hansen
David Pittaway
Jeff Jones
Minutes for Photo Guild Meeting
January 12, 2016
18 Photo Guild members and visitors attended
1. Newly elected Chairman Ron Johnson opened the
first meeting of the new year. There were no new
members or visitors attending. In addition, there were
no corrections or changes to the minutes of the
N o v e m b e r 8th m e e t i n g . R o n a n n o u n c e d
congratulations to Tim Bryant for 3rd place and Jim
Marx for Honorable Mention for the PRAA “All About
Me” Exhibit in the Showroom gallery.
2. Bob Latta discussed the April Auto Arts Show to be
held April 23 from 9am until 3 pm, In the Park. Bob
would like feedback from the members on “Why to do
this?” and “Why not to do this?” Time is moving fast
and we need to make decisions. Bob stated that for
more information, please read the back of the
November 8th Envisage Newsletter. Also needed are
photographers to shoot on site photos of exhibiter’s
cars and or motorcycles and print and sell the same
day. Preferably, 8x10’s at $20 each. Please contact
Bob at [email protected] to leave feedback. Bob
also mentioned the need for Docents to sit for the
Paso Robles Art Association exhibits in the Showroom.
3. Melinda Martin announced new ideas for recruiting
younger members under 50. She suggested was a
using twitter accounts to share where they are
shooting at, what the conditions are like, useful tips,
etc., to use as a marketing tool. A brief discussion
about twitter followed and Melinda ended by stating
more info to follow and to see or contact her for more
ideas on this topic at [email protected].
4. Joseph Amanzio explained the next Photo
Challenge for January 26th: “Your 10 Best Images of
2015”. Joseph also emailed a form to all members to
list their accomplishments of 2015. This would include
exhibited pieces, images sold, etc. Joseph would like
completed forms emailed to him by January 20
(deadline extended to January 30) at
[email protected].
5. Dean Crawford is currently working on local events
and field trips. Dean is also working on a program in
which members can sell and or trade equipment with
each other. Several ideas were discussed: a swap
meet and equipment rental between members. Any
other ideas will be welcome. Dean can be reached at
[email protected].
6. Tim Bryan gave a lively presentation on new ways
the Guild can do Photo Presentations and also Skills
and Knowledge Presentations. Tim stated, “It’s time
we started learning from each other”. He began the
presentation by talking about ideas and common
issues we all are doing such as; planning a trip, where
to go, what type of gear is needed, how to plan, what
type of software to use, etc. The other area discussed
was the Photo Challenge Presentation format. Tim
and a few other members talked about different ways
other photo clubs do their presentations. Some use
outside judges some did not.
7. Tim also discussed was paying for judging. Tim’s
survey resulted in an even 50/50 split on having judges
that require payment. Different types of the Photo
Challenge were discussed, from keeping it the same,
to having a completely open type format, or eliminating
it all together. This will be an ongoing discussion.
8. Break Time – Snacks furnished by Time Bryan
9. The meeting concluded with the showing of the
member’s Photo Challenge Images, “Textures of Life”
presented by Joseph Amanzio. The meeting was
adjoined at 9:10 pm.
What is Art?
The main recent sense of the word "art" is roughly as
an abbreviation for creative art or "fine art." Here we
mean that skill is being used to express the artist's
creativity, or to engage the audience's aesthetic
sensibilities, or to draw the audience towards
consideration of the "finer" things. Often, if the skill is
being used in a functional object, people will consider
it a craft instead of art, a suggestion which is highly
disputed by many Contemporary Craft thinkers.
Likewise, if the skill is being used in a commercial or
industrial way it may be considered design instead of
art, or contrariwise these may be defended as art
forms, perhaps called applied art. Some thinkers, for
instance, have argued that the difference between fine
art and applied art has more to do with the actual
function of the object than any clear definitional
difference.[66] Art usually implies no function other
than to convey or communicate an idea.