Header Photo Courtesy Jake Pratt: Title – Strung Out 
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HAPPENINGS

PROGRAMS 2024

Joe Houde – Vice President/Programs

September – Clif Hunt – “A Sense of Place”
October – Joe Houde “From Snapshot to Image – Digital Tools to Create Impact”
November – Amanda Smith & Kevin Tully of A. Smith Gallery
December – Holiday Dinner & Slide Show

SEPTEMBER

Speaker: Clif Hunt
Presentation: 

“A Sense of Place”

Artist –  Clif Hunt  Title – Venice Sunset On The Grand Canal

Details: Clif will explore techniques and approaches for capturing the essence of a location through photography, and creating compelling images that convey a strong sense of place.

“A photograph that imbues a ‘sense of place’ captures the unique atmosphere, culture, and character of a location, allowing the viewer to experience and feel the essence of that place without being there.”

This type of photograph goes beyond just depicting a scene; it tells a story and evokes emotions associated with the location. A photographer combines the following elements of a scene (as needed for a particular image) to create a image that transports the viewer there, allowing them to experience the place’s unique essence “

Composition and Perspective
Lighting and Time of Day
Color and Mood
Details and Textures
Human Element
Cultural and Historical Context
Environmental Atmosphere

OCTOBER MEETING
Speaker: Joe Houde
Presentation: “From Snapshot to Image – Digital Tools to Create Impact”
Details: Joe will guide us through transforming ordinary snapshots into impactful images using various digital tools and techniques. This session promises to enhance our post-processing skills and creative vision.

NOVEMBER MEETING
Speakers – Amanda Smith & Kevin Tully, A SMITH GALLERY
Presentation- What is Fine Art Photography? “In our presentation we will discuss what fine art photography is, giving visual examples of the work of well-known, successful photographers. We will talk about the importance of technique, style, bodies of work and an artist statement in addition to discussing shooting with intention and the power of a personal aesthetic. The current trend towards work that has been amended in some way by the hand of the artist will also be discussed.” Amanda Smith

December ‘Holiday Dinner Program’

For those who don’t know, the club has traditionally chosen for many years to present a review of members’ photos at the annual Holiday Dinner. Each member who wishes to participate is asked to submit no more than 10 appropriately sized images which will be incorporated within a silently played ‘slide show’ during the dinner. The show will be designed to loop and will thus continue to play throughout the evening (commercial free! LOL). There will be no sound, other than the typical background holiday music. Each member’s photos will be displayed in alphabetical order, with an introductory slide featuring the artist’s name. The member’s name will also appear at the base of each photo. The photos are not limited to ‘holiday’ subjects but may be any personal work that the artist chooses. The member does not need to be present for his/her work to be included. Appropriately sized photos should be jpgs, 1500 pixels on the longest side, at 300 dpi, and no larger than 5MB.

The deadline this year will be November 1^st to submit your 10 photos

Photoshare

Bobby Ward – PhotoShare Chair

Please state the titles of your photos in the text of your email.

Current Paid Club Members – please submit 2 photos in the
NOBODY1.yourname.jpg
NOBODY2.yourname.jpg

Paid members may also submit 1 photo for the OPEN category
Label Photo as Open.yourname.jpg

Image size should be small enough to send by email – usually
1500-2400 pixels on the long side.

PHOTOSHARE TOPICS 2024

The following is a list of the remaining Photo Share Topics for 2024.
This list is subject to change, so please check the newsletter each month.

October – GOLDEN HOUR

November – SPARKLE

December – NO PHOTOSHARE- CLUB HOLIDAY DINNER & MEMBER SLIDESHOW