Loudoun Photo Club

Newsletter

A Quarterly Publication

Newsletter Editors: Kenn Weir and Sue Irish

Feedback appreciated @ LPCnews@icloud.com

Fall 2025

Highlights:

  • A letter from the club president, Jan (pronounced “yawn”) Mul

  • Photo trip write ups: Photographing bears in Alaska, a landscape photo trip to the northern part of Ireland

  • Education: an introductory article about long exposure in photography

  • Club News: Summary of MAPV 2025,

Winter/Spring 2025-26

Highlights:

  • Photo trip write ups: Bird photography in Bosque del Apache, Mayfair in London, photographing skimmers in Lido Key, Florida.

  • Education: A thought-provoking summary about AI in photography, a useful tutorial about how to use Photo Pills to plan a trip, iPhone focusing tip.

  • Regular Features: Calendar of upcoming events, Photo competition winners, tally of the points members have earned this year for their photographs.

Summer 2026

Highlights:

  • Letter from the Treasurer

  • Patagonia Photography Workshop by Colby Brown

  • Florida Photo Retreat by Sheilla Hampton

  • Competition Winners

  • End-of-Year Meetup information

  • “How to Photograph Horsetail Fall, Yosemite” by Gary Hart

  • Portrait Photography: “Learning to See People, Not Just Pictures” by Samantha Marshall, Studio 151 Photography

  • Information about this year’s Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions Conference

August 2026

Highlights:

  • Letter from the President

  • Travelogue from Italy by Cecelia M. Laurendeau

  • 2025-2026 Competition Winners/Photos

  • 2026-2027 Competition Schedule

  • Article: Wildlife Photographer (and LPC speaker/judge)-”Why Authenticity Matters in the Age of AI”

  • Article: “LEARNING TOGETHER Why We Never Stop Growing as Photographers” By Samantha Marshall, Studio 151 Photography

  • Article: “Editing Isn’t Cheating — It’s How You Tell the Truth” By Doug Mattice, LPC Club Member and Photography Business Owner

  • Education Article: Landscape Photography - “Tips for the Perfect Shot” -Text and Photography by Keenan Hursh, published December 27, 2022.

  • MAPV News

  • Education Article: “HOW TO: Photo Editing for Beginners” by MPB