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Mike Berenson on Post Processing Night Images

April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Join us for an evening of night photography training from award winning photographer, Mike Berenson (http://www.coloradocaptures.com). Back by popular demand, Mike will be returning on Monday, May 20th for a training session that focuses on the post-processing side of night photography. And as a real treat, this training session is free to LTPC members and guests.

Mike will show the key steps he uses in bringing his straight-out-of-the-camera captures to life in post-processing. Watch and learn as Mike demonstrates several of the key steps he uses in working with his images using his favorite post-processing tools. Take away lots of helpful new resources for getting more information later on. Then, take advantage of your chance to ask your own questions in the Q&A session at the end.

 

Join members and guest of the Lone Tree Photography Club as we welcome Mike Berenson as he presents “Post Processing Night Images”
Date: Monday, May 20,  2013
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
Location: Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO. (Meeting is downstairs to the rear.) There is an elevator for anyone who prefers to use it. Guests are welcome!

 

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Image Review & Analysis

March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment

For our LTPC meeting on April 15th, Doug & Laura Bennett will be back with us. They will be providing an Image Analysis and Critique Session now that photography shows season is upon us.

Whether you have participated in shows before or are considering doing so someday, you won’t want to miss what promises to be an enlightening evening. Doug & Laura will offer their analysis and suggestions that hopefully will help you select your most competitive entries, what improvements you could consider and suggestions on presentation (matting and framing).

Doug & Laura are convinced print competitions are loaded with learning opportunities particularly when critique is provided. In fact, Doug has been competing aggressively in PPA District competitions lately learning more and more on the keys to successful competition prints and he promises to be sharing all he has learned.

So even if you believe you are not quite ready to enter into a show, please come on out to this review session as they will strive to help you further down that path to better imagery and confidence to enter.

 

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES:

- Select up to 3 images you would like to have reviewed during the meeting and email them to BennettPhotography@ymail.com (note that is “ymail” and not “gmail”) NLT 6:00 am Sat morning, April 13th. (OPEN TO LTPC Members only!)

- Because Laura and Doug will be analyzing the images prior to the meeting, images brought to the meeting on thumb drives can’t be accommodated.

- Submit your images in JPEG format resized to 1000 pixels on the longest side (width or height) saved at quality level 8 to 10. Name your files in this format: your name-mage title.jpeg

GAME PLAN FOR THE REVIEW/CRITIQUE SESSION:

Depending on the number of images submitted, Doug & Laura will decide how many images can be reviewed in the time available. If they cannot do all three images each person submits, they will select images that best demonstrate the instructional objectives.

Dabbling with photography back in the ‘70s, Doug didn’t really begin to pursue photography until 2003 when he bought a disposable film camera to photograph his tulips. With a rekindling of his passion for photography, he began a pursuit to learn how to capture images of the landscape that is all around us.

His love for landscape photography can be traced back to his childhood and family sightseeing vacations touring the western U.S. and Canada by car. These early experiences were further fueled by his father’s “Arizona Highways” magazines, which always left him in awe with its beautiful scenic images, particularly those of Josef Muench.

Bennett Awards:

- “Photographer of the Year” – Professional Photographers of Colorado for 2011 & 2012

- “Best of Show” in the 2011 & 2012 Professional Photographers of Colorado annual print competition

- Professional Photographers of America “Loan Collection Print” – 2011 & 2012 International Print Competition

- “Best of Show” at the Louisville Art Association National Juried Photography Show in 2011 & 2012

- “Best of Show” and “1st Place” at the Lone Tree Photography Show, Lone Tree, Co in 2010 &1st Place in 2012

- “Best of Show” at the Tri-Lakes Art Center’s “Visions of Light” Photography Show, Palmer Lake, Co, in 2010 & 2012

 

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Taking Stock Images – Creating a Home Based Photography Business in a Snap! – Teri Virbickis

March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Green ApplesWant to make money with your photography?
Thought about getting into selling stock images, but don’t have a clue how?
Wondering what it takes to sell your images with stock agencies?

This presentation will give you a high level overview of what stock photography is and isn’t, trends in the industry, how getting involved in stock agencies can be a profitable way to sell your images and create a home-based photography business.

ABOUT TAKING STOCK IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHY
Taking Stock Images Photography will assist you in learning the in’s and out’s of selling your images on stock photography agencies. Not long ago, I made the leap into selling my images on stock photography agencies for profit.  As I dove into this venture, I have learned, and continue to learn, that there is A LOT TO KNOW about selling images on stock agencies!

The Taking Stock Images plan is simple, I “hold your hand” and share with group members, the things I have learned along the way to building my portfolios and stock photography business.  I continue to grow my portfolio, as I learn more and more about how to be successful in this business.

ABOUT TERI VIRBICKIS
Teri has over 25 years experience as a Marketing/Graphic Design professional who has worked her entire career helping large corporations and individuals create impact with their marketing campaigns. She is very passionate about helping people and companies learn how to generate buzz about their products and services, especially these days when budgets and economic resources are always under fire. When people ask her what she does, she will smile and add a little chuckle, then tell them she is an Impactologist! Naturally people ask “what the heck is an Impactologist”? Teri then will tell you, it’s simple, she practices IMPACTOLOGY:  The Art of Creating Impact!

Her entire career, she has always been on the buying end of the stock photography world, until about 3 years ago.  She has a vast knowledge and many years of experience, in the purchasing of  images, for a wide range of usages in marketing campaigns, collateral and various other graphic design applications. She have come to know, that the purchase and usage of photographic images is not only big business, but also a very misunderstood business by most people. It wasn’t until she began to sell her own images, and learned the struggles photographers have when embarking on making a living with their photography.  THERE IS SOOOOO MUCH TO KNOW, about the licensing/purchasing of photographic images.  This is one of the reason why Taking Stock Images Photography was created, to assist photographers in learning about the in’s and out’s of the business of selling your images.

To learn more about Taking Stock Images Photography, visit their Website and Meetup:

http://www.takingstockimages.com
http://www.meetup.com/TakingStockImages

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Small Strobes Big Results ~ David Tejada

March 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Lone Tree Photography Club is pleased to welcome professional photographer and strobe light wizard, David Tejada in June.  David’s outstanding work is well-known in the corporate world.  He is sought after for his strikingly creative images.  His mastery of lighting is one most photographers only dream of having!  Don’t miss this session which will focus on yet another niche specialty in the world of photography.

_DXT1138 by David Tejada

This presentation will show participants that we no longer have to except reality for what it is, but rather create our own using small speed lights. This will be a fun and Information packed presentation… I will also have several give a ways for a few lucky people in attendance. ~ David Tejada

About David Tejada:

David Tejada is one of Colorado’s most highly regarded location corporate photographers. He is recognized for his dramatic and innovative photographic lighting techniques and graphic style.

David shoot both domestic and international assignments for graphic design firms and Fortune 500 companies nationwide. With 30 years of annual report photography experience, David is equally at home hovering in a helicopter over a drill rig in the Andes, or shooting a CEO portrait in New York City.

Besides his busy schedule shooting corporate assignments, David is also an educator. He’s a Mentor for Popular Photography’s Mentor Series Worldwide Treks, and he also teaches a popular lighting workshop called “Small Strobes, Big Results” David has taught at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops in Santa Fe, NM, Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai, UAE, Maine Media Workshops, and private workshops in Saudi Arabia, Manila, Austria and many other locations.

Here are a 3 links to videos that I did for Nikon last year.

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/h0ndz2b3/speedlight-tutorial-bounce-technique.html

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/h0ndz29s/speedlight-tutorial-artificial-sunlight-technique.html

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/h0ndz2bw/speedlight-tutorial-day-to-night-technique.html

For more information please visit David Tejada’s website.

Join members and guest of the Lone Tree Photography Club as we welcome David Tejada as he presents “Small Strobes Big Results”
Date: Monday, June 17,  2013
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
Location: Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO. (Meeting is downstairs to the rear.) There is an elevator for anyone who prefers to use it. Guests are welcome!

 

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February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The Lone Tree Photography Club consists of a group warm and friendly people who enjoy photography.  Our skills cover a broad range from beginners to seasoned professionals.

If you are interested in visiting the Club, please feel free to do so.  Come see if you like what we do and then join us!

We meet twice a month of the 1st and 3rd Monday.  Please check the calendar above to confirm we are meeting, occasionally during the year we might go on a field trip or not meet on a holiday.

In addition to regular meetings we sponsor workshops on a variety of photographic topics.  It is not a requirement to be a member to participate in our workshops, so if you find something that interests you, by all means sign up!

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Art Ballah, Mat, Mounting and Framing Photography

February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment

event_196442552Art Ballah, LTPC member will go over the basics of matting, mounting and framing options for displaying your photography.

With the photography show season in full swing, the information to be presented in this session will be invaluable for those looking to learn about how to take their photographs and get them ready for competitive shows. Even if you aren’t interested in competing in photography shows, the information planned for this presentation will assist you in framing, matting and mounting options to display your photos in your home and/or office.

Join members and guest of the Lone Tree Photography Club as we welcome Art Ballah on “Mat, Mounting and Framing Photography”
February 18, 2013 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
Location: Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO. (Meeting is downstairs to the rear.) There is an elevator for anyone who prefers to use it. Guests are welcome!

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Nancy E. Meyer – Making Your Own Dreamscapes

January 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Autumn-DreamwalkI first learned about “Surreal Dreamscapes” and “Mirror Dreamscapes” in a workshop in New Brunswick taught by Freeman Patterson and André Gallant. The workshop was pivotal to my further photographic development because it reinforced the idea that not ALL photography has to be “realistic”. Since then, I’ve explored quite a few ways of altering the renditions of my subjects–at first with film and, later, with digital files.

My presentation will describe and, on a basic level, demonstrate, these two techniques learned in the workshop. I will also distribute detailed handouts with instructions for making these dreamscapes.

A “Surreal Dreamscape” (now often called an “Ortonization” after Michael Orton, a Canadian photographer who first used the technique) involves combining an in-focus image and a defocused image of the same subject, both shot from the same vantage point.

“Mirror Dreamscapes”, in the digital age, involve copying the original image onto another layer and flipping it horizontally or vertically atop the original image. Then, manipulation of the Blending Modes and/or Opacity slider produces an image in which one half of the image “mirrors” the other half.

http://distinctive-photoimages.com/

Date: Monday,  January 21, 2013
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
Location: Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO. (Meeting is downstairs to the rear.) There is an elevator for anyone who prefers to use it. Guests are welcome!

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Annual Holiday Potluck Dinner

December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year when we gather together socially to share fun, our photographic stories of the year, and see some of our great work.

This is a more relaxed meeting, one in which we all bring a dish to share that would feed 6 to 8 people. The club will provide a large ham. If that isn’t appealing to you, there will be plenty of other food or feel free to bring another type of meat. We’ll eat first and during that time we will share some of everyone’s best photos of 2012. If you could send 10 or fewer photos to Don Casper (via the exhibition link), we can watch everyone’s work while we eat and visit.

Of course, this is an excellent time to invite your special “other” to join us in the celebration of another year of learning more about photography.

Please also be thinking about what you would like to learn more about or whom you would like to be a speaker next year. We would like some honest input regarding this year’s programs and how to best plan for next year. By the way, nominations and elections will be held for next year’s Board of Directors and all seats are open.

We encourage members to participate as board members in order to advance the agenda of the Lone Tree Photography Club. We would sincerely appreciate it if you would RSVP so we have enough for everyone. Please RSVP using the form below.

THE FACTS

DATE:             December 17th:  Pot Luck Dinner at the Lone Tree Civic Center (regular meeting building).
TIME:              7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. or whenever we’re done
BRING:            A Dish to Share for 6 to 8 people
                        Your Sweetie (or you can leave them home if that works better for you)
                        Holiday Cheer
PROVIDED:    Ham
                        Paper Plates
                        Sodas
                        Large Cups
                        Ice
                        Holiday Music

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How to Get Your Images Into a Gallery

November 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

November 19, 2012 we shall be having our regular meeting off-site at the John Fielder Gallery.

THIS EVENT IS FULL YOU CAN SIGN UP TO BE WAIT LISTED IF YOU LIKE BELOW

Tony Eitzel of Art Print Denver will present a program on printing, framing, and what it takes to get one’s work in a gallery. The program will be held at 7 – 9 pm at the John Fielder Gallery at 833 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. Tony’s studio is located in the back of the gallery and the program will include a tour of the gallery as well as his studio. Tony prepares John Fielder’s work, as well as many other photographers, for exhibition in the gallery. He is also a photographer with some of his images on exhibit as well.

The gallery is normally closed on Mondays, so our group will be able to follow Tony around the gallery for a private discussion on the types of printing and framing that he has utilized in the gallery.

This meeting is limited to 40 members.  RSVPing is required.  Please use the sign up form below to register.  Also, if you RSVP and discover you cannot attend, please let me know at least 24 hours in advance so we can let the next person in line attend in your place. Thank you!

THE EVENT IS FULL YOU CAN REGISTER BELOW TO BE PUT ON A WAIT LIST.

There should be ample parking available on the street since many of the galleries will also be closed.

 

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New and Noteworthy Lightroom 4 Features ~ George Jardine

October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Join us for our October meeting for a casual romp through the new and noteworthy features in Lightroom 4, with George Jardine. In this presentation George will show how to get the most out of the new Develop controls (for Lightroom AND Adobe Camera Raw…), all about the new process version, using your GPS with the Map module, using Lens Corrections with panoramas, and more.

Read more about George’s work on his Mulita Blog.

About George

George Jardine took his degree in commercial photography and worked as a professional photographer for 10 years. He has photographed food, fashion, architecture and sports, including work for the NFL and NBA, before “going digital”. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Better Homes and Gardens, Interior Design magazine, and many other publications. Following that, George joined the digital revolution, working in digital color prepress and then joining Adobe Systems in 1993. As Digital Video Evangelist, George taught seminars and workshops in Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop. Re-joining Adobe in 2002, he began work on the Shadowland project, which is now Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. George currently consults with professional photographers, teaches workshops, and runs his online video tutorial business.

Join members and guest of the Lone Tree Photography Club as we welcome George Jardine as he presents “New and Noteworthy Lightroom 4 Feaqtures”
Date: Monday, October 15,  2012
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
Location: Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO. (Meeting is downstairs to the rear.) There is an elevator for anyone who prefers to use it. Guests are welcome!

 

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