Chairman: (925) 254-8338
rphelon@juno.com
The Digital Photography Group meetings begin at 10:00 AM on the third Friday of the month on Zoom. All levels of photographers are welcome, from point and shooters to sophisticated mirrorless & DSLR users. We even entertain phone photos!
To provide some structure to our meetings, we assign “themes” for our photos. Each Theme runs for at least two meetings, giving us more opportunities to get the shots we want. Thus, each meeting will have a new Theme as well as photos from the Theme for the previous month or months. Monthly photos may be divided in any manner between the two Themes – i.e., you don’t have to split your photos 50-50. Another benefit of including shots using a previous month’s Theme is that you can take photos using ideas or techniques learned from others the previous month.
Your photo limit for showing is 12 shots on a flash drive. Although we have “theme assignments,” we also strive for flexibility – you may bring photos you think the members would enjoy or learn from, whether or not they support the current Themes. Or, if things are not working out, you may skip showing your photos in any month.
During the photo showings, we do encourage you to discuss both your photos and those of others – what you liked, what you didn’t like. The goal is to help each of us improve our photography.
JULY 2023 update.(updated on 06/01/2023 by SM.)
Our subject for the June 16th meeting was Wilde Flowers.
Member’s managed to get out early while there were plenty of examples.
We had a substitute leader as my PC managed to go off line the day before.
Thanks to Derek Southern, our meeting went on as planned.
The subject for the July 21st meeting is “The Power of Color.” Dave, of course, has supplied us with resources on the subject.
And remember, when presenting your results, please explain your camera and photo setup in each of your (up to) 12 photos.
The Digital Photo group meets at 10:00 AM on the third Friday of the month in a Zoom
“virtual” meeting. We have found this to be the most effective (and least costly) method for
sharing our photos. Additionally, we are planning for the occasional “in-person” gathering
where we will be meeting together at a photo “subject,” or gathering to just socialize.
Our July meeting is 10:00 AM Friday the 21st.
Photo group members will be sent a Zoom link (maybe even the day before the meeting!). Any SIR Branch 8 member interested in digital photography should email the chairman to be placed on our emailing list.
And remember, guests are always welcome!
Bill Phelon, Chair, rphelon@juno.com
Dave Davis, Vice Chair dav.davis@comcast.net
925-254-8338 (lv msg)
925-838-1753
JUNE 2023 update.
Our subject for the May 19th meeting was Aquarium Photography/Macro Photography.
Why two subjects? Well, not everyone would likely visit the Monterey Aquarium, so this gave them another option. I was hoping that someone would take a macro photo at the aquarium, but as it was, the members posted some pretty fishy results.
The subject for the June 16th meeting is Wilde Flowers. Members were encouraged to get out early while there were plenty of examples. Dave, of course, has supplied us with resources on the subject. And remember, when presenting your results, please explain your camera and photo setup in each of your (up to) 12 photos.
The Digital Photo group meets at 10:00 AM on the third Friday of the month in a Zoom
“virtual” meeting. We have found this to be the most effective (and least costly) method for
sharing our photos. Additionally, we are planning for the occasional “in-person” gathering
where we will be meeting together at a photo “subject,” or gathering to just socialize.
Our June meeting is 10:00 AM Friday the 16th . Photo group members will be sent a Zoom link (maybe even the day before the meeting!). Any SIR Branch 8 member interested in digital photography should email the chairman to be placed on our emailing list. And remember, guests are always welcome!
Bill Phelon, Chair
Dave Davis, Vice Chair
rphelon@juno.com
dav.davis@comcast.net
925-254-8338 (lv msg)
925-838-1753
