Wide Angle Photo Club February Meeting Agenda - February 13, 2012; 6:30PM
Location: 3932 N. 10th Ave., Pensacola (Corner of 10th & Fairfield) 1st building on right – enter doorway under canopy. We are looking forward to an action packed meeting this month. Be sure to mark your calendars and get to the meeting early.
6:30 PM Gathering Activities
- Membership renewal and visitor check in – Bob Farroll ($24 individual; $36 family)
- Turn in your 17th St Bridge photos for critique and judging
- 6:30 – 6:45 PM How to use our Facebook page and website to keep up with club activities – Billie Nicholson
- 6:45 – 700 PM Power of Photography progress report – Carol Langston
- FREE sensor check – Rob Kepko
7:00 PM – Meeting
- Welcome to new members and visitors
- Program: Hands On Activities: Bring your camera, tripod, manual and know where your sync plug is on your camera.
- Portrait Photography – We will have a model to pose for us to practice portrait lighting. Directed by “The Roberts”
- Lightroom® Introduction – Jim McKinley will present an introduction to using the new version of this software. If you have it, bring your computer so you can follow along.
- Making Digital Mattes – Harry Purcell will demonstrate how to create finished art images by the addition of a “digital matte”.
- Critiques and judging and awards – Your personal impression of the 17th St. Graffiti Bridge.
- Details on a photo opportunity during the Mardi Gras Parade coming up on February 18.
Wide Angle Photo Club January Meeting Agenda - January 9, 2012; 6:30PM
Location: 3932 N. 10th Ave., Pensacola (Corner of 10th & Fairfield) 1st building on right – enter doorway under canopy. We are looking forward to an action packed meeting this month. Be sure to mark your calendars and get to the meeting early.
6:30 PM Gathering Activities
- Free sensor checks
- Tips on Taking Food Photos
- Membership renewal
- Turn in your night light photos from the November meeting for review and discussion
7:00 PM – Meeting
- Welcome to new members and visitors
- Program: Photographer Rachael Pongetti – The Graffiti Bridge Project. This has been a photo a day project since Jan. 1, 2011, photographing the changes that take place daily on the 17th St. Railroad bridge in Pensacola. Come learn how this has evolved and some history of graffiti. You’ll be surprised who is writing about their lives on the bridge! Rachael will also discuss some details on how to manage such a project.
- November Night Photography – Review and Discussion Be sure to bring your prints. There will be a prize for the best image.
- Door Prizes
Announcements
- Po10tial Magazine Call for Entries – Katherine Quarles, publisher, has invited WAPC Members to submit photos to be considered for publication in the monthly magazine, Po10tial.
- F3C conference (Florida Camera Club Council) This Photography Conference will be held March 23, 24 & 25, 2011 at the Naples Hilton in Naples, FL. Details: F3C.org
Date: September 12, 2011, 6:30 PM
Location: 3932 N. 10th Ave., Pensacola (Corner of 10th & Fairfield) 1st building on right – enter doorway under canopy. We are looking forward to an action packed meeting this month. Be sure to mark your calendars and get to the meeting early.
6:30 PM – Gathering activities:
Demo of Artsy Couture products – (note all POP participants received a $25 off coupon which expires 9/30/2011)
Digital camera sensor cleaning
Turn in your Picnic Shoot-out Images for judging
7:00 PM – Meeting
Greet visitors & new member introductions
Presentation of donation to ARC Gateway
Harry Mills – Photo competition at Interstate Fair
Program – Hands On Photo Activities
Bring your camera, manual and tripod
There will be six stations set up for members to create images
- Shutter speed – Carol with table top waterfall
- Aperture – Rob
- White Balance – Charles
- ISO – Dick Weaver
- Action – Billie/ Robert – the water tank
- Manual Settings – Jim
We would also appreciate members that will volunteer to assist people with changing their settings at each station.
Awards for Shoot-out Winners
SAVE THE DATE: October 10, 2011 Larry Becker from Kelby Training, Guest Speaker
When: July 15 10AM – 9 PM with an evening reception (product demos)
July 16 10 AM 10AM – 5 PM with Trade expo (product demos and seminars)
July 17 12AM – 4 PM with silent auction and raffles
Where: 80 Wright Place, Pensacola, FL
The 18th Annual Power of Photography Show exhibit and Trade Expo will take place this weekend. One hundred and sixteen artists contributed eight hundred prints for this year’s competition. A panel of three photography professionals were the official judges. ARC Gateway is the beneficiary of this event. Three hundred of the top scoring prints will be on display plus prints contributed by thirty-five youth. Photography related products have been contributed for the trade expo. These items will be available for purchase and through benefit raffles. A Members Show of framed prints is on display at the Wright Place also.
In addition, Saturday: 10AM OnOne Software will be demonstrating their Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 which includes resizing, focal point, changing backgrounds, portraits, and color.
11AM Buttonology by Billie Nicholson going over the buttons on your camera
12N OnOne Software will be demonstrating their Perfect Photo Suite 5.5
1PM What’s on Your Camera’s Menu by Billie Nicholson
2 PM OnOne Software Perfect Layers
3 PM Old Lenses/ New Cameras by Rob Kepko
4 PM OnOne Software will be demonstrating their Perfect Photo Suite 5.5
Saturday at 11:15 is a demo Portrait Professionals by Paula Jernigan
Other Product Demos:
There will be still life items (and a live model) to photograph using a Wescott lighting set, Lensbaby lenses and creative apertures, Logan Mat Cutter, Lowe Pro, Kelly Moore, and Think Tank Bags; Lumiquest Lighting items, NAPP DVDs; Paper by Red River and Moab; camera straps and systems by UpStrap and Cotton Carriers; and a lot of other cool products to check out.
Sunday – 12N closed silent auction bids for trade show items will be opened for final bids; winners will be announced beginning at 2PM
Show breakdown will begin at 4 PM; participants can pick up images and awards after 4 PM; any non-member entrants who would like to acquire their print scores may do so for a fee of $2 per image. Prints that did not make the show can be picked up any time after the show opens on Friday morning and must be picked up by Sunday 6PM. Wide Angle Photo Club, Inc. appreciated the participation of all the artists who have contributed to this show.
Wow, Club Members,
The Power of Photography Show is almost here. Thanks to all those members who have helped so far.
We have four days of activities coming up and need to make sure we have helpers for the time. Going over the calendar will be our primary event at this month’s meeting. Bring yours so we can syncronize. If you want to get a lesson in what makes an award image, come help during the show.
Date: July 11, 2011, 6:30 PM
Location: 3932 N. 10th Ave., Pensacola (Corner of 10th & Fairfield) 1st building on right – enter doorway under canopy. We are looking forward to an action packed meeting this month. Be sure to mark your calendars and get to the meeting early.
July Meeting: 6:30 Gathering activities:
- New members, bring your cameras and your questions.
- Experienced members will be available to answer your Most Burning Questions
7:00
- Greet visitors & new member introductions
- Update on Power of Photography Show
- Coordinating times for workers during the POP Show. Many hands make light work and you can be flexible
- Upcoming events announcements – Save the Date of August 27!
Tip of the Month – Tripods
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