Header Photo Courtesy Jake Pratt: Title – Strung Out 
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HAPPENINGS

PROGRAMS 2024

Joe Houde – Vice President/Programs

November – Joe Houde
December – Holiday Dinner & Slide Show

November

Speaker: Joe Houde

“Snapshot to Fine Art Without Using AI, Part II”

In October, we saw part one and in November we will see the second half of the presentation “From Snapshot to Fine Art without using AI,” Joe Houde will conduct a live demonstration, showcasing a detailed workflow using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. He will guide participants through advanced techniques for enhancing images without relying on AI tools. This segment will focus on refining key aspects and subtle adjustments to bring out the artistic qualities in a photograph. Attendees will learn how to transform ordinary snapshots into visually compelling fine art through thoughtful post-processing techniques.

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

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

Please state the titles of your photos in the text of your email.
 Current Paid Club Members – please submit 2 photos in the
Golden1.yourname.jpg / Golden2.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.

November – SPARKLE

December – NO PHOTOSHARE- CLUB HOLIDAY DINNER & MEMBER SLIDESHOW