What Happened and What's Happening: Meetings, Exhibits, and Schedules

Last night was fun. We had a small group, but some great learning and conversation about HDR, photo editing software, and workflow with editing. We also talked a bit about backing up our photos and how we do it.

Thank you to Terry and Lucio for putting together a presentation on HDR. I am hoping to get a copy of that presentation to post here on the blog for people who what to refer back to the meeting and for those who were not able to attend.

We will be hanging a new exhibit in the middle of December. The theme is Bokeh. If you want to show your work, please bring a framed print (suggested 11x14) or larger to add to the exhibit. Also, bring or even better, email a little bio of you and description of your work. Submit work for inclusion in the exhibit by Dec. 18th to Sarah at the library. I could use a couple of helpers to hand the exhibit on the 18th.

A little example of Bokeh

We will be meeting on December 4th for our Show-and-Tell.  At this time, there is not a plan to meet on the 18th. We will keep you posted if that changes. The assignment this month is Huskies. We also learned about HDR. Are you trying it? What have you learned, what do you want to know? Need help? At the library, we have the book Practical HDR: A complete guide to creating High Dynamic Range images with your digital SLR by David Nightingale. Call number: 775 NIG. Stop by and check it out.

Another book you may find of interest is Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques by Harold Davis. Call #: 778.324 DAV.  This book will give you ideas for using the Bokeh effect and for photographing colorful water drops.

In January, we will not be meeting on January 1st. At our January 15th meeting, we will be taking colorful water drops photos. A fun hands-on learning night so be sure to bring your camera and tripod.

November Assignment and . . .

This month's assignment: Huskies. Take that anyway you want to. There's a cool Huskie Rescue place in the area, The NIU Huskies are 9 and 0 this season, and don't forget about all those Huskie statues.

Next meeting Terry and Lucio will give a presentation on HDR photography. (November 20 at 7:00 pm in the Meeting Room)

Thanks to everyone who shared their images last night. We also have 6 photographs on display in our Autumn exhibit. There's room for more. Feel free to bring one in for us to add to the exhibit.

30 Day Photography Challenge

At Photo Club, we pick an assignment each month so that we have something to keep us focused in this busy world. As much as we all love photography, sometimes the world gets in the way and our cameras sits unused. So, with a monthly assignment, we have one small thing to strive for beyond the daily grind.

There are many 30 day photo challenges available to keep us occupied as well. On occasion, several of my photography friends and I have taken a list to jump start our motivation and keep our mind focused on photography. Five days ago, several members of the group embarked on a new 30 day challenge.

Photo Challenge List from Pinterest

I invite you to join the challenge. You can start with day one or start today with Day 5 and work your way back around. I put my photos up on my Facebook page where I have created a photo album for the challenge so that all the images will be in one place. You can create a set on Flickr, Facebook, or Pinterest. You can do it from home and share a few next month at our meeting. It's up to you.

If you are not into photo challenges, that is OK too. No requirements here. Just an invitation.

This is my Rule of Thirds image for Day 2. For me, I am not sure that I would have made it out to get the shot, if I had not been doing this challenge.

Side Note: I am only sharing my images at this time because I need permission from you to share your images. I would love to show off photo club members work on this blog. Please email me with images if you would like to share them.