With spring and summer approaching, some of our thoughts may turn to entering photography competitions and shows, such as the annual Indiana State Fair competition.

At Thursday’s meeting, longtime Photo Venture member Eric Schoch will discuss Printing for Competitions.

The presentation will focus on producing quality prints, and on producing successful prints. Eric has received multiple awards at the fair and other competitions over the years, and last summer printed the images for the club’s state fair entry, which won first place in the club competition.

Click here to download Eric’s presentation

About Eric:

”I am a lens-based visual artist exploring shapes, line, color and tone in images of the city and the countryside, and in portraits, presented in various levels of abstraction.

I am self-taught in photography, and have been influenced by workshops and seminars with John Paul Caponigro in Maine, Sam Abell on Whidbey Island, Wash., Art Wolfe in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Olympic Peninsula, and Thom Hogan in Patagonia and South Africa.

I have shown work at the Indiana Landmarks Center, Five Seasons Studio and M10 Studio in Indianapolis, the Clark Gallery at the Honeywell Center in Wabash, Ind., the Opera House Gallery of Contemporary Art in Delphi, Ind., and in Black and White magazine. I am a member of the Full Circle Nine artist cooperative in Indianapolis.”

You can view Eric’s work at https://www.ericschochphotography.com/index