Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Impressionist Flower Photography


My recent visit to the Longwood Garden in Pennsylvania was a fruitful trip and I came back with full load of flower images. There are unlimited ways to photograph flower and one of my favorite approach is the impressionist photography. By simply pan or zoom the camera over about half a second to a few second (depend on the lighting condition), I was able to get the unique images as shown in this post. It's all about experimentation by varying the shutter speed, direction of panning, speed of panning, speed of zooming in or out, etc. After quite a number of trial and error, here is it - the flowers are now dancing happily! 



Sunday, October 11, 2015

Receiving PPSA at PSA Conference

Photography by Marty Welter

In September 28, 2015, I received the certificate of PPSA (Proficiency, Photographic Society of America) from the PSA president, John Davis Jr, FPSA, PPSA and the ROPA director, Kristina Erin Kaye, FPSA, EPSA, at 77th PSA Conference in West Yellowstone, Montana.

PPSA certificate

The Recognition of Photographic Achievement (ROPA) Distinctions were established in February 1997 for the purpose of recognizing PSA member's photography achievements in PSA-recognized International Exhibitions. Proficiency (PPSA) is awarded when 288 or more acceptances supported by Star Rating certificates from one or more PSA Divisions. For more information about ROPA, please visit the ROPA webpage.