"Exploring the art of Photography"
"Three GLPA Masters-You Hear the Names, Now Meet the Photographers-Image by Jim Brady, MNEC"
by James Brady, MNEC-MA, Frank Forward-FL & NH - Michael Goodman, MNEC-NH
Monday, September 30, 7:30 PMThis presentation is another entertaining night along with a little bit of teaching combined. You hear us announce these three Masters Class Competitors names quite a lot at the club, for winning many of the monthly and end of year awards as well as many NECCC and PSA Interclub awards but you don’t get to see or meet them as they, for various reasons such as Florida in the winter, live in NH, or many family obligations make it difficult for them to get to the club. For that reason, along with the fact that the membership requested we have more entertaining presentations and not as many heavy teaching programs, I decided to ask them to share an hour and talk about their winning images and what made them a winning image. This will be a chance for you to meet them and get to know them.
Our three speakers are all long-time members of the club-
James Brady, MNEC-MA
Jim’s photographic journey started in the 1960s in the red light-Dektol environs of the film darkroom. He states he is self-taught and still learning and throughout his journey he strives to stay abreast of the latest advances in photography. Jim had the privilege of working as the photographer and sports editor of the weekly North Conway newspaper. His images have found their way into numerous newspapers, NH Profiles magazine, and even National Geographic. He enjoys action photography, preferring the excitement of motorsports, equestrian events, and ballet. He states, he doesn’t have the patience for nature photography and has just recently dipped his toes into the waters of landscape subjects. Jim enjoys portraiture and the creative opportunities available with studio lighting. He belongs to three camera clubs and competes fairly successfully in all of them along with his images being used for PSA and NECCC Interclub. The New England Camera Club Council awarded him Master-MNEC for all he has contributed to the annual Photography Conference as a member of the model committee for several years and his work for the New England photographic community. He states he has been very fortunate to find himself in the company of, and be challenged to compete against, some of the best New England photographers.Frank Forward-NH and Florida
Completely self-taught, Frank has been taking photographs since he was given a used Canon K1000 manual camera about 40 years ago. His images have been published in magazines and on the web - www.Smithsonion.com and have been shown in galleries in New England and Florida. Frank is a four-time winner of the Greater Lynn Dan Charbonnet Photograph of the Year Award in Masters Class, plus many first-place finishes in various PSA Interclub competitions, including Image of the Year. He has also won many awards in NECCC Interclub Competitions and he placed first in last year's GLPA masters class competition. Frank is also an active member of the Gateway Camera Club and Lakewood Ranch Camera Club in Florida. He enjoys traveling and attends several workshops every year to pursue his love of photography. A favorite quote from Ansel Adams is ‘There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.’
Michael Goodman, MNEC-NH
Mike began taking pictures as a teenager and has continued ever since. His first camera was a Kodak Brownie. His images have been published in books, calendars, music albums and on the web and have been shown at galleries both in New England and Europe. One of my most favorite activities is delivering multi-media photographic shows for business and photographic groups as well as teaching using images I’ve taken from my travels around the world. He has been fortunate to have won numerous awards for his photography in international exhibitions as well as juried shows throughout New England. Recently, two of his images were selected for inclusion in the New Hampshire Society of Photographic Artists yearlong ‘New Hampshire Now” book project.
He is very active member and competitor of the Gateway Camera Club -now in his 42th year, as well as the Seacoast Camera Club-NH, Greater Lynn and Mass Camera Naturalists, an invitation only nature photography association. Mike regularly judges as at clubs around New England as well as many international photographic exhibits and he has delivered numerous teaching programs throughout the northeast. He was honored with an MNEC -Master Member New England Camera Council for his photographic art as well as his service to the New England photographic community. He currently holds a position on the NECCC- BOD and he is a member of the New Hampshire Artists Association. One of Mike’s favorite quotes is- It’s all about catching the light and catching the moment for us all to appreciate this glorious and amazing world we inhabit. To see more of his work visit his website at- michaelrgoodman.photography