sa·lon n. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)
a. a hall for exhibiting works of art
b. such an exhibition, esp one showing the work of living artists
Part of MVPC’s general meeting is devoted to salons. Each meeting has 6 salons: Novice Topic, Novice Open, Monochrome Topic, Monochrome Open, Color Topic, Color Open. The monthly salons alternate between prints and projected digital images. The topics are determined the previous year by club vote.
For more detailed information on entering salons, see the links listed below.
Image sizing for MVPC digital submissions using LightroomR
Image sizing for MVPC digital submissions using Faststone
How To Resize and Sharpen With PhotoShop
Resizing Photos with IrfanView
How to Resize A Digital Image with Picasa
Resizing Photos with Picasa – doc
Resizing Photos with Corel Photo Paint – pdf
Resizing Photos with Corel Photo Paint – doc
2012 – 2013 Salon Topics
| Meeting Date | Salon Topic | Entries Due by | Topic Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/6/12 | Print – Wildflowers | 9/6/12 | Flowers as they are found in the wild. No hand of Man. |
| 10/4/12 | Digital – Motion Blur | 9/6/12 | Images that depict the apparent streaking of the primary subject due to its motion or motion of the camera. |
| 11/1/12 | Print – Nostalgia | 10/4/12 | Images that evoke a wistful or sentimental yearning for some past period or irrecoverable condition. |
| 1/3/13 | Digital – People at Work | 12/9/12 | Images showing people performing some kind of “work” task. |
| 2/7/13 | Print – Weathered | 1/3/13 | Subject must be altered in color, texture, composition or form by exposure to weather or the passage of time. |
| 3/7/13 | Digital – Silhouttes/Shadows | 2/7/13 | A view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. |
| 4/4/13 | Print – North Shore | 3/7/13 | Images captured on the north shore of Lake Superior (Minnesota or Canada) |
| 5/2/13 | Digital – Song Title | 4/14/13 | The title of your photograph is the title of a song. The subject depicts the title of the song. There need be no relation to the song lyrics, only the song title. |
| 6/6/13 | End of Year Competition |
2013 – 2014 Salon Topics
| Salon Month | Salon Topic | Entries Due by | Topic Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | Digital – Relationships | 8/1/13 | Images that envoke a connection either between people or between a person and some other entity. |
| October | Print – Doors/Windows | 9/5/13 | Images in which door(s) and/or window(s) are a key part of the image. |
| November | Digital – Machinary | 10/3/13 | Image of a machine or machines or the part(s) of a machine or machines. |
| January | Print – Urban Nature | 12/5/13 | Image must feature flora or fauna in a non-traditional urban setting. “Hand of man” must be present. |
| February | Digital – Night Photography | 1/3/14 | Images captured at night with available light. |
| March | Print – Waterfalls | 2/6/14 | A steep or perpendicular decent of a stream or river. |
| April | Digital – Humor | 3/6/14 | Images that attempt to evoke humor or amusement to the viewer. |
| May | Print – Rain or Bad Weather | 4/3/14 | An image taken outdoors during inclement weather; rain, fog, snow, sleet is the key element of the image. |
| June | End of Year Competition |