See Great Photos and Learn from Their Critique!

See great photographs and improve your own photos by listening to an experienced photographer provide feedback on images submitted by members of the Fremont Photographic Society.

This month’s images will be in the categories of
Projected: Photojournalism, Pictorial Color, Monochrome, Travel
Special category: “Humor”.

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Judge: Chris Cassell
Biography: Chris has been photographing since the late 70's and, in those earlier years, had a home darkroom and experimented with medium-format and 4x5 as well as the standard 35mm film-format. He has since gone all-digital. His photographic interests have focused on landscape, abstract compositions, Photoshop montages, and photojournalism. He has a special fascination with the juxtaposition of human elements with those of nature. Chris is a past-president of the Light and Shadow Camera Club of San Jose and is currently Judge Chair for the Los Gatos- Saratoga Camera Club. He's been judging for camera clubs since 2011. In 2017 Chris became a photographer for Pro-Bono Photo (http://www.probonophoto.org/) through which he's provided free photo services to social justice and environmental organizations in the Bay area since the first San Jose Women's March. Professionally, Chris is a Ph.D. aerospace engineer (semi- retired) and aspiring asteroid miner.
Philosophy of Judging: “Good composition is essential in a strong image, whether it’s an end in itself (pictorial, monochrome, creative) or a means to help convey a story the maker is telling (journalism, nature, travel). I will look for how well the elements in an image work together regardless of whether (or not) they follow the standard "rules" of composition. I have found that many images of value don't grab your attention right away but, rather, grow on you after some time. This, of course, works against them in competition where many images must be viewed in a limited period. Despite time constraints, I will attempt to be alert for these "quieter" images.

FPS follows N4C rules in its competitions. Find the current
rules at:
https://n4c.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/N4C-
Competition-Rules-2023.pdf
Learn how to upload a photo into a competition here:
https://youtu.be/SgXUBZxCUSY