The March meeting of the Digital Photography Special Interest Group
will feature a discussion of Adobe Photoshop Elements 6. We'll pay
special attention to the new features that were added in the upgrade
from version 5. Charles Burkett will do the presentation.

WHEN: Thursday, March 20th at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Cuyahoga County Library, Maple Heights Branch
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio 44137-1291
Map: http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Branch.aspx?id=616

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www.gcpcug.org. To reach the website for the group, visit
www.digitalphotosig.org.

The roads are clear and you've got a chance to see photographer Chris
Jordan talk about his work today at Oberlin College.

Chris Jordan's photographs investigate contemporary American culture
through the austere lens of statistics. The themes of environmental
stewardship, mass consumption, waste, public health and social justice
are explored through haunting, large-scale images, which cause the
viewer to directly confront numbers through a visual medium. Each work
portrays a specific quantity of a particular item: 15 million sheets
of office paper (five minutes of paper use), 426,000 cell phones (the
number retired every day), 106,000 aluminum cans (30 second of
consumption).

Date: Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2008, 5:00 pm
The work will be on display from March 11 - June 8, 2008

Location: Allen Memorial Art Museum,
Oberlin College
87 N Main St, Oberlin, OH
(440) 775-8665

Cost: Free

For images of Chris Jordan's work, links to his website, and a map to
Oberlin College, visit the Digital Photo SIG blog at
http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/.

Charles Burkett

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www.gcpcug.org. To reach the website for the group, visit
www.digitalphotosig.org.

Dear SIG Members,

The items below are all events or deadlines that are described in the
digital photo SIG blog. You can find information on all of these
activities by visiting: http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/

Charles Burkett

February 28: CDPUG Presents Google Applications
Want to know more about the wide world of Google applications? Attend
the next meeting of the CDPUG (Cleveland Digital Publishing Users Group)

Deadline February 29: Apply for the JCC Photo Exhibit

Feb. 29th: Artist's Reception for "Let All God's People Say Amen" by
Helen Liggett

March 6th: Photography Lecture at the Akron Art Museum-Photobiography
with Martin Parr

Deadline: March 14: Win a Trip to Cancun, Mexico in Plain Dealer
Travel Contest

March 20: Digital Photo SIG meeting-topic to be announced

April 12-13:Rocky Mountain School of Photography In Cleveland

Reminder: Wedding photographer Jack Ulman will share the techniques of
portrait photography that he has developed from taking 40 years of
wedding photographs.  He will do a demonstration of portrait
photography and share photographs from his extensive portfolio.

Jack has attended a number of our meetings in the past and is a good
example of the wealth of experience that exists in our Digital Photo
SIG group. Jack is a member of the Cleveland Photographic Society and
is responsible for telling me about the group and encouraging me to join.

I hope to see you there!

WHEN: Thursday, February 21st at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Cuyahoga County Library, Maple Heights Branch
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio 44137-1291
Map: http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/Branch.aspx?id=616


Charles Burkett
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www.digitalphotosig.org.

For more DIRECTIONS and other information on the group or its
meetings, visit www.digitalphotosig.org.

Digital Photography SIG Meeting--Taking Better Portraits: Secrets of a
Wedding Photographer.

WHEN: Thursday, February 21st at 6:30 p.m.

WHO: Jack Ulman
local wedding photographer and past participant in our group. He will
share photographs from his portfolio of over 40 years of wedding
photography.

WHERE: 5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio  44137-1291

We hope to see you then.

Charles Burkett
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www.gcpcug.org. To reach the website for the group, visit
www.digitalphotosig.org.

For more DIRECTIONS and other information on the group or its
meetings, visit www.digitalphotosig.org.

The next meeting will be: Thursday, February 21st at 6:30 p.m. The
topic will be Taking Better Portraits: Secrets of a Wedding
Photographer. The speaker is Jack Ulman, local wedding photographer
and past participant in our group. He will share photographs from his
portfolio of over 40 years of wedding photography. Our meeting
location is at the Maple Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library.

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the public. For more information on the GCPCUG, please visit
www.gcpcug.org. To reach the website for the group, visit
www.digitalphotosig.org.

For more DIRECTIONS and other information on the group or its
meetings, visit www.digitalphotosig.org.

If this email was forwarded to you by a friend and you would like to
join the mailing list, please visit www.digitalphotosig.org and
click on the "sign up" link.

The link for the material we discussed at tonight's meeting is as follows:

http://clevelandtailgate.googlepages.com/CreatingeCardsontheInternet.pdf

Shortened version:
http://tinyurl.com/3xp8on

I hope to see you at the next meeting.

Charles Burkett

Don't forget today's meeting on Photo Ecards.

Here is a link to show how one of these products can be used for
business purposes.  The author does auctions and used smilebox.com to
showcase her services. http://tinyurl.com/2xulo6

The meeting will cover how to create free photo ecards using 4 websites:
Phreetings.com
Webshots.com
JibJab.com
Smilebox.com


When:
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 6:30 - 8:30

Where:
Maple Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library 5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, OH 44137-1242

Speaker:
Charles Burkett

Here is an example of the kind of ecards you will learn to make with your photos
at the next Digital Photography Special Interest Group Meeting on Thursday
1/17/08:

http://tinyurl.com/2opyey

This is a link to a video slide show of photos I took at Cleveland
Browns Tailgating Events. It was made using Smilebox.com, one of the
products which I will be demonstrating at the meeting.  I picked the
images, the template and the music.

In total, we'll cover how to create free photo ecards using 4 websites:
Phreetings.com
Webshots.com
JibJab.com
Smilebox.


When:
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 6:30 - 8:30

Where:
Maple Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library 5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, OH 44137-1242

Speaker:
Charles Burkett

The holidays are over. You intended to get your cards sent earlier.
Maybe you got them done on time. Maybe you didn't get to them at all.
You think there must be a better way to send personalized greetings
to your friends and family.

At this month's Digital Photo Special Interest Group meeting we'll
cover how to create free photo ecards using 4 websites:

Phreetings
Webshots.com
JibJab.com
Smilebox

These sites allow you to put your photographs in greeting cards that
can be emailed to your friends and family. All four sites are free or
have free offerings.

When: Thursday, January 17th, 2008
6:30 - 8:30

Where: Maple Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, OH 44137-1242
MAP

Speaker: Charles Burkett, SIG Leader

Here are the latest postings from the digital photo SIG blog:

  *Panoramic Photography Class Offered At Lakeland Community College
  *Put Your Pictures in Video Greeting Cards With Jibjab.com
  *Cleveland Photographic Society Photo Classes Start January 9 & 12
  *January 30th Exhibition of Work By Alternative Process Photographers

Please visit http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com for details.

Charles Burkett

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www.gcpcug.org. To reach the website for the group, visit
www.digitalphotosig.org.

For more DIRECTIONS and other information on the group or its
meetings, visit www.digitalphotosig.org.

If this email was forwarded to you by a friend and you would like to
join the mailing list, please visit www.digitalphotosig.org and
click on the "sign up" link.

Please visit the blog for the Digital Photo SIG
(http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/) . Here are the subjects we have
covered in the last several weeks. Several of the posts feature videos
that you can watch.

# Create Post-It Art with Photoshop Elements
# Learn from 87 Different Photography Blogs
# Learn About Composition in Less Than Five Minutes
# Make Your Own Holiday Cards from Stock Photos
# Take Pictures of Christmas Lights

I wish you a peaceful and prosperous new year.

Charles Burkett

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www.gcpcug.org. To reach the website for the group, visit
www.digitalphotosig.org.

For more DIRECTIONS and other information on the group or its
meetings, visit www.digitalphotosig.org.

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In the market for a new digital camera but don't know what to look
for? Have a new digital camera and want to learn how to use it? Join
the Cleveland Photographic Society on Saturday, December 15 from 1 to
4 pm to learn about CPS and to get your camera questions answered!

They will also preview the Photography Classes that start in January:
Fundamentals of Good Photography
Introduction to Digital Photo Editing
Basic Digital Photography (new class)

Stop by, get to know the group and bring your cameras and questions.
Refreshments will be served.

Date:  December 15, 2007
Time:   1:00 PM
Ends:  4:00 PM
Location: 9543 Broadview Rd, Broadview Heights, OH
map:    http://www.clevelandphoto.org/meetings.cfm
Cost:   FREE

Don't forget that the November meeting will be tomorrow, 11/15, at the
Maple Heights Library. The topic will be Photographic Show and Tell.
Bring prints, or photos on CD, memory card, or flash drive. We'll
reserve time to talk about the pictures presented based on how many people want
to present.

We'll also spend some time talking about the new blog (and how to post
get questions answered.

I hope to see you there.

Charles Burkett
http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com
http://www.digitalphotosig.org

The November meeting of the Digital Photography SIG will be Thursday,
November 15th at the Maple Heights Library, the usual meeting location.

The topic will be Photo Show and Tell. Please bring you photos in any
of the following formats: prints, CD ROM, flash drive, or SD/XD memory
cards. Time will be allocated based on the number of people who want
to share photographs. Please bring work that has not been seen before
by the group.

In addition, I will demonstrate the weblog for the digital photo SIG
and show how to post comments (http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/).

Where:
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio 44137-1291
Off Libby Road between Broadway & Lee
Phone: 216-475-5000

When:
Thursday, November 15, 2007, 6:30 p.m.

Thanks for the October Meeting:
Special thanks to Maureen Ryan of Utrecht art supplies for her
demonstration, refreshments, and gifts at the last meeting. Several of
the Logan mat cutters she demonstrated are now on sale. Contact her at
the store for details ((216) 371-3500).

Charles Burkett

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the Greater Cleveland PC User's Group that is dedicated to sharing
information about digital photography. Meetings are free and open to
the public. For more information on the GCPCUG, please visit
www.gcpcug.org. To reach the website for the group, visit
www.digitalphotosig.org.

For more DIRECTIONS and other information on the group or its
meetings, visit www.digitalphotosig.org.

If this email was forwarded to you by a friend and you would like to
join the mailing list, please visit www.digitalphotosig.org and
click on the "sign up" link.

Tonight's Digital Photo SIG Meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.

The Indians opening pitch will be at 8:21 p.m.

You'll be home (or at your destination of choice) in time for the
opening pitch.

Topic: Matting and Mounting Your Photographs

Where:
Cleveland Heights Utrecht Store
1798 Coventry Rd
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-1630 map
Phone: (216) 371-3500

For a map and more information, visit:
http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/2007/10/sig-meeting-mounting-your-photograph\
s.html
(If that link doesn't work, use http://tinyurl.com/28k9rv)

Go Indians!

Charles Burkett

The October meeting of the Digital Photography SIG will be Thursday,
October 18th at the Cleveland Heights Utrecht Store. For a map to the meeting
location and more photography related news, visit the blog:
http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATIONS FOR THIS MONTH.

The topic will be matting and mounting your photographs. Store manager
Maureen Ryan will do a demonstration of how to mat photographs for
display. She will cover

     * how to cut double and single mats
     * ways to mount photos to backing board
     * how to hinge mats
     * use of several mat cutting tools

Ms. Ryan will demonstrate using actual photographs. Bring a photo with
you if you'd like to have it mounted. We will chose from the photos
that people bring.

Where:
1798 Coventry Rd
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-1630
Phone: (216) 371-3500

When:
Thursday, October 18, 2007, 6:30 p.m.

About Utrecht:
Utrecht is a national art supply store that sells over 15,000
professional quality art materials and supplies from over 500 of the
world's leading brands. The store was founded in New York city in 1949.

Thanks to all of the people who responded to the survey. This meeting
topic was chosen based on your responses.

Please aware of the following photography related meetings in the
region: our SIG meeting on October 18th, the Rick Sammon presentation
on October 12th, and the Gigi Clark presentation on October 21st.

A brief description is below. Detail can be found in the blog I'm
doing for the Digital Photography Special Interest Group. If the links
for each individual event below don't work, go to the blog to find
postings for all three events: http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/.


October SIG Meeting: Matting & Mounting Your Photographs

The October meeting of the Digital Photography SIG will be Thursday,
October 18 at the Cleveland Heights Utrecht Store.  The topic will be
mounting your photographs. Store manager store manager Maureen Ryan
will do a demonstration of how to mat photographs for display.
http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/2007/10/sig-meeting-mounting-your-photograph\
s.html


Hear Rick Sammon at OSU on Friday, October 12th

Cord Camera is sponsoring a talk by photographer, author, and world
traveler, Rick Sammon at OSU. He will share pictures from around the
world, discuss the business side of being a freelance photographer,
and share his favorite Photoshop techniques.
http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/2007/10/hear-rick-sammon-at-osu-on-friday.ht\
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October SIG Meeting: Matting & Mounting Your Photographs


Creative Oxygen for Your Soul: A Presentation by Gigi Clark

On October 21st, the Society of Northern Ohio Professional
Photographers (SONOPP) presents a seminar by Gigi Clark entitled
Creative Oxygen for Your Soul. Gigi Clark is a professional
photographer who specializes in teaching others how to tap into their
creative potential as artists.
http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/2007/10/creative-oxygen-for-your-soul.html

Keep taking pictures!

Charles Burkett

The October meeting of the Digital Photography SIG will be at the
Cleveland Heights Utrecht Store. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATIONS.

For a map as well as links to the Utrecht website, please visit the
blog for SIG:

http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/2007/10/sig-meeting-mounting-your-photograph\
s.html
if that link doesn't work, use this shortcut: http://tinyurl.com/28k9rv

The topic will be mounting your photographs. Store manager store
manager Maureen Ryan will do a demonstration of how to mat photographs
for display. She will cover

     * how to cut double and single mats
     * ways to mount photos to backing board
     * how to hinge mats
     * use of several mat cutting tools

Ms. Ryan will demonstrate using actual photographs. Bring a photo with
you if you'd like to have it mounted. We will chose from the photos
that people bring.

Where:
1798 Coventry Rd
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-1630 map

When:
Thursday, October 18, 2007, 6:30 p.m.

About Utrecht:
Utrecht is a national art supply store that sells over 15,000
professional quality art materials and supplies from over 500 of the
world's leading brands. The store was founded in New York city in 1949.

Thanks to all of the people who responded to the survey. This meeting
topic was chosen based on your responses.

Charles Burkett
SIG Leader

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www.gcpcug.org. To reach the website for the grouop, visit
www.digitalphotosig.org.

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click on the "sign up" link.

Dear SIG members,

I've been working on setting up a web log where I can present
information about digital photography in a richer way (using graphics,
sound and video.)  Please visit the site that I've created:

http://digitalphotosig.blogspot.com/

By using a blog, I can share information more often and answer
questions without having to email members for each and every posting.  In
addition, this approach will allow me (and eventually other
members) to answer questions posed by the members.  Eventually, the
web address www.digitalphotosig.org will point to the blog rather than
the Yahoo Group.

I would welcome your comments. Feel free to email me at
sigleader@....

Charles Burkett

This is a reminder that the Digital Photography Special Interest Group
will not meet this month. The next meeting will be Thursday, October 18th.

If you have not done so already, please complete our survey to give
your opinion as to what the topic for the October meeting will be:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YGhCRKUDTsVCjqL_2fxfB9tA_3d_3d

If that link doesn't work, use this short cut:

http://tinyurl.com/27hvlg

Thanks,

Charles Burkett

The September meeting originally scheduled for this Thursday (9/20)
has been canceled. The next meeting will be October 18th.

Please complete our survey to give your opinion as to what the topic for the
October meeting will be:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YGhCRKUDTsVCjqL_2fxfB9tA_3d_3d

If that link doesn't work, use this short cut:

http://tinyurl.com/27hvlg

I hope to see you in October.

Charles Burkett

The Cleveland Photographic Society is holding a FREE "Digital Photo
Workshop and Open House" this coming weekend.

This is an opportunity to learn more about the group's upcoming
photography classes. You may recall that our last two speakers, Rob
Erick and Kolman Rosenberg, are both instructors in CPS courses. (I
took the "Digital Imaging" course that in the spring and found it to
immensely helpful.)

Charles Burkett

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CLEVELAND PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

     The Cleveland Photographic Society is presenting a FREE "Digital
Photo Workshop and Open House" this coming weekend, August 25-26.  The
event will run from 1 to 4 PM and will be held at the CPS Clubroom:
9543 Broadview Road, in the Broadview Heights Municipal Center.  Bring
your digital camera and any questions you may have - CPS Photo School
Instructors will be on hand to help.

     In addition, a short program on "Enhancing Your Photos by
Computer" will be presented each day at 3PM, and a Photo Flea Market
will be held offering new and old cameras, lenses, filters, books,
gadgets and much more.

     Photos by CPS members will be on display and information on the
Club and Photo School courses will be available.  Refreshments will be
served and all are invited!

http://www.clevelandphoto.org

Tom Hinson, Curator of Photography, the Cleveland Museum of Art, will
speak on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 6pm in the Recital Hall of the
Cleveland Museum of Art. His topic will be the current photography
exhibition and is entitled: American Icons: The Building of a Collection.

The talk is free and open to the public.


Gallery Talks

If you would like to attend a Gallery Talk about the American Icons
exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art or the Ansel Adams exhibition
at the Cleveland Institute of Art, it is not too late.

These Gallery Talks are FREE and will meet at the entrance to the
Ansel Adams: A Legacy exhibition at the Cleveland Institute of Art's
Reinberger Gallery or at the entrance to the American Icons: A Century
of Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art exhibition.

Ansel Adams:
Thursday, August 16 @1:30
Saturday, August 11@1:30

American Icons:
Wednesday, August 22, September 5 @ 1:30
Sunday, August 12, August 26, September 3, September 16 @ 1:30

For more information  about events organized by the Cleveland Museum
of Art, visit http://www.clevelandart.org/Events/

Charles Burkett
SIG Leader
Digital Photography SIG

The Cleveland Photographic Society is offering a free Digital Camera
Clinic on the last weekend in August. If you attend, you'll have an
opportunity to see the work of some very talented photographers who
are members of the group, as well as learning about the group's upcoming
courses.

I recently joint the CPS and took the Digital Imaging Workshop that
teaches you how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements. It was well worth the
investment of time and money.

Charles Burkett


----A Message from the Cleveland Photographic Society----

The Cleveland Photographic Society is conducting a free Digital Camera
Clinic, Saturday August 25, and Sunday August 26, from 1 – 4 PM
at the club room in Broadview Heights. We are located at 9543
Broadview Road next to the Police Station.

Anyone with a digital camera question is invited to come to CPS where
our instructors will sit down with you and answer your questions about
your camera.

There will also be a presentation explaining How to "Use your Computer
to Enhance Your Pictures".

A Photo Flea Market will be outside offering used digital cameras,
lenses, filters, books and etc. Refreshments will be served.
CPS members' photos will be on display and information about the club
and our "Digital Imaging Workshop"  and  "Fundamentals of Good
Photography" courses will be available.

CPS, founded in 1887,  has over 150 members from NE Ohio. All are
welcome.  For more information, please visit our website at
www.clevelandphoto.org.

The Cleveland Digital Publishing Users Group his holding the event below. They
are a great group with good meeting content. I plan to be there!

You can visit the speaker's website for some Photoshop Elements
Tutorials:
http://www.graphicreporter.com/tutorials/elements_tutorials.html

Charles


Stock that Rocks! Communicating through Imagery
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Speaker: Lesa Snider King
Location: Dodd Camera & Video (Downtown)
2077 East 30th Street
Phone: (216) 361-6805
Map & Driving Directions
Reception starts at 6:00 PM,
Meeting starts at 6:30 PM
Cost: Free for members. $10 for non-members
Raffe Prize(s): 3 gift certificates of 20 iStockphoto credits.
http://www.cdpug.org/

Learn how to use stock imagery to make your designs rock! Creating a
stellar design doesn't have to mean building all the art from scratch.
In this session, you'll learn how to use imagery from iStockphoto, the
world's most popular resource for stock imagery, in conjunction with
your own art to create truly world-class designs.

Get the most out of your "stock" dollars by learning how to use the
same image twice creatively, easily add grunge elements to any design,
glean ideas for creative composites, learn advanced image search tips,
and more!

About Lesa Snider King:

As the founder of the free creative tutorial web site,
GraphicReporter.com, and chief evangelist for iStockphoto.com, Lesa is
on a mission to teach the world to create better graphics. She's a
regular columnist for Photoshopuser.com, PlanetPhotoshop.com, Elements
Techniques, Layers, and Macworld Magazines, plus she teaches at many
conferences. Lesa is also New York Times technology columnist David
Pogue's personal assistant, and the production editor/graphics goddess
of his Missing Manual book series.

You can catch her Graphics Tip of the Week live each Wednesday night
on YourMacLifeShow.com and subscribe to her podcast, Graphic Secrets
for Business, via the iTunes MusicStore.

Tomorrow, the Digital Phogotgraphy SIG will have Kolman Rosenberg
speak on "How to Take Better Vacation Photos." This email provides
additional background on Kolman. We hope to see you there!

SAMPLES OF HIS WORK:

http://www.lightstalkers.org/kolman_rosenberg
http://www.clevelandphoto.org/view_gallery.cfm?id=15


ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

Kolman Rosenberg
"My station in life is to capture the action of life, the life of the
world, its humor, its tragedies, in other words, life as it is.  A
true picture unposed and real." W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978)

The camera serves as a portal for me to view common sites in an
uncommon way.  It enables me to see, and point out to others, the
beauty, irony, interest, humor and sometimes the ugliness of the
world we live in.  I hope my images bring a realization to others
that common things in life are often worth more than a glance, they
draw a second glance.

My interest in photography began as a college newspaper and yearbook
photographer during the stormy 1960s and 1970s.  I was influenced by
many of the great photojournalists and documentary photographers such
as W. Eugene Smith, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams,
Margaret Bourke-White and other black and white photographers of Life
Magazine and the earlier Farm Security Administration in its effort
to assist poor farmers during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression.
Though many of these photographers documented the horrors of war and
the plight of poverty, they also showed me the dignity and
adaptability of human beings in their desire to prevail.

My images will provide you with that second glance of the mundane,
humorous, common-place, and sometimes ugly or painful aspects of our
world with the intent of helping you also take the time to notice the
dignity, beauty and adaptability that is evident in each.


WHEN & WHERE:

Digital Photo SIG Monthly Meeting: Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 6:30
p.m.
Maple Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio 44137-1291
Off Libby Road between Broadway & Lee

This Thursday you can learn helpful hints that will enable you to
take vacation photos that your friends and relatives will beg you to
show them. . . .OK, that may be a bit of exaggeration but our
speaker, Kolman Rosenberg, will share helpful hints that will improve
your photographs whether you are on vacation or not.

Kolman Rosenberg is a photojournalist and photographer as well an
instructor with the Cleveland Photographic Society's Imaging
workshops for 2007.

Digital Photo SIG Monthly Meeting: Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 6:30
p.m.
Maple Heights Branch of the Cuyahoga County Library
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights, Ohio  44137-1291
Off Libby Road between Broadway & Lee

I hope to see you there.

Charles Burkett

Sunday, June 10th at 4 p.m., there will be a jazz history panel
discussion and opening of a photography exhibit at the East Cleveland
Library (14101 Euclid Avenue). The event is free and open to the public.

There is a an article in today's Plain Dealer about the photographer,
Frank Kachirchuk. The print version of the paper has photos of Billie
Holiday, Billy Eckstine, Anita O'Day, and Stan Getz.

Here an excerpt from the article followed by a link to the source:

  Last fall, Sandusky Register reporter Tom Jackson was looking to do a
good turn. He saw an ad in the paper from a resident of the Ohio
Veterans Home requesting someone to play jazz albums for him. When
Jackson arrived at the room of retired photographer Frank Kuchirchuk
he was knocked out by what he saw.

"It was like a little jazz museum. He had these big photographs of
these giants of jazz. Then I found out he took them," said Jackson.

"Not only were they rare Cleveland photographs, but it was immediately
obvious that Frank is a very talented photographer," said Jackson.
"These were beautiful, atmospheric pictures. And Frank shot a lot of
them."

The 83-year-old Kuchirchuk told Jackson he was looking for a home for
the collection of photographs taken in the early 1950s at a club
called Lindsay's Sky Bar near East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue.

To read the rest of the article, go to the Plain Dealer website:

http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/other/1181119068798\
50.xml&coll=2
(if that doesn't work, try this: http://tinyurl.com/244jlx

Charles Burkett

Parade the Circle, the annual University Circle celebration of arts
and culture, is here once again. Last year we organized an informal
field trip, encouraging people to take pictures of Parade the Circle
events. This year I am encouraging everyone to go the parade and
take a camera. If there is sufficient interest, we'll do a show and
tell of photos at a future meeting.

Here is a link to pictures I took last year:
http://flickr.com/photos/36743492@N00/sets/72157600027460769/

I hope to see you there.

Charles Burkett

2007 PARADE THE CIRCLE

WHEN:
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Parade at noon
Activities, entertainment and food - 11:00 to 7:00

WHAT:
THIS FREE COMMUNITY ARTS PARADE is presented annually by the Cleveland
Museum of Art. International and national guest artists join Greater
Cleveland artists, families, schools and community groups in a
spectacular display of bright costumes, giant puppets, stilt-dancers,
handmade masks and colorful floats. Circle Village, which includes the
activities, entertainment, and food, is presented by University Circle
Inc.

MORE INFO:
For the official online brochure, links to maps, and a schedule of
events, visit:
http://www.clevelandart.org/educef/parade/html/index.html