Alan Ross is an internationally respected master photographer and educator who worked side-by-side with Ansel Adams as his photographic assistant. He knows Adams’ approach and technique perhaps better than any other photographer today. As an artist, Alan is best known for his tonally exquisite black-and-white photographs of the American West; his photographs hang in collections […]
Jack will demonstrate uses of Lightroom adjustment brushes
You will receive an email on Sunday with a link and instructions for joining this zoom meeting.
What's new in camera's this year WHAT’S NEW IN PHOTOGRAPHY? Every September we begin the photo club year with a meeting to talk about the latest in cameras, equipment, software, and so on. This year we are proposing to do it differently. We would like people who have bought new equipment or acquired new gear […]
A team of club members will review all camera buttons & settings ( aperture, shutter speed, ISO) to get us off to the right start this seasonoom
"Wide Open Spaces: Tips and Techniques for Better Landscape Photography" Kenny will cover equipment for landscapes, composition, shooting HDR and panoramas, night time photography, long exposures, and some post-processing techniques. This will include a photo shoot on Tuesday, Oct 13 at a location to be determined. There is a small fee for this shoot. Social distancing & […]
Wildlife Photography Tips Award-winning wildlife photographer, Kathleen Reeder, will discuss composition and the technical aspects of photographing wildlife while showcasing many of her spectacular images! Kathleen has led over 140 Photography Workshops in the United States, Canada, Botswana, Rwanda, and South Africa. Her work has appeared on television, in magazines, on internet sites, and […]
USEFUL APPS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS and USING ADOBE LIGHTROOM ON THE iPAD and iPHONEUSEFUL APPS: There are a number of useful applications for the phone and iPad for photographers, among them TPE (The Photographers Ephemeris) and PhotoPills. Both provide information on the transit of sun and moon for a given location but much, much more. We […]
Kenny will critique member photos from the Oct. 13th photo shoot at the Cassique golf course. He will also show his own processing of the same photos, giving us another perspective on editing each image.
iPhone - Storytelling during Covid with apps to edit pics and video AND Pam Cohen will present images from her 2 wildlife photo shoots at the Ocean Course!!!!!Alice will help us envision new positive connections of storytelling by sharing images through social media, especially Instagram. Alice says “For me, it's a creative and fun outlet […]
Wabi Sabi: Finding Beauty in Imperfection You will receive an email before this event with a link and instruction for joining this ZOOM meeting. Jamie Konarski Davidson will discuss the art of bringing the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi to life in your images. Wabi-Sabi in photography is more than capturing "old" and grungy subjects. It's about being […]
From Jack: Old hands know that for some years we have had a session about this time of year to list all of the photography-related items your best friend can buy you for Christmas that cost under $100. We will generally follow that guide, but there has been some suggestion that we extend the limit […]
Jamie will critique member images submitted after her Nov. 16th session on Wabi-Sabi.
Morris and Dick will lead this workshop on Luminar and Apple Photos. For those of you who have not used either of these editing programs, the meeting will introduce you to their various capabilities. For current users, this will be an update and a good opportunity to ask our presenters specific questions about issues you’ve […]
One Image Edited Different Ways! This workshop will present one image edited in six different ways! We have a panel up for the challenge, each will use different software. They will all work on a photo straight out of camera (SOOC) that Tina donated for the cause. It is certain that the outcomes will all be different! […]
Next month’s subject will be FAVORITE PHOTO FROM 2020. It was a crazy year but hopefully, you took at least ONE image that you absolutely love!! The video will be shown at our monthly meeting on January 18th so please have your photos emailed to Tina no later than Sunday, January 10th. As always, sooner […]
The Nik Collection of 8 programs has been around for some years. Although some of their functionality has been incorporated into programs such as Lightroom, they do have a unique power to enhance color photos and to create stunning back & white photos. The great majority of color or B&W photos I post, print, or […]
Botanicals: Intimate Portraits An introduction to her distinctive, dramatic botanical images Laurie Tennent's photographs capture precise, exquisite detail and expose what is often missed or dismissed. Her striking botanicals are represented in an impressive array of museums, galleries, exhibitions, public gardens, and private collections. Audiences are surprised by the power and form of her large-scale photographs, some of […]
Jack will walk us through editing images in Lightroom. https://jkost.com/blog/lightroom-training-videoshttps://laurashoe.comhttps://www.lightroomqueen.comhttps://mattk.com/tutorials/https://www.anthonymorganti.com
From Dave: I will be collecting the images to send to Laurie for the critique on February 1. I would like you to get your images to me by the end of the day on Thursday, January 28. I will be sending them to Laurie on Friday morning. Remember that you should send an […]
OR possibly Laurie Tennant Virtual Shoot critique The follow up critique to the Laurie Tennant's Virtual Shoot. Check back frequently.
Our subject for February is From Bad To Best - choose one of your less-than-perfect images and do your best editing job to turn it into a masterpiece. Send Tina both the before and after photos to show the improvement. Email both images to Tina no later than Sunday, February 7 at tinaschell@me.com The Feb […]
How To Capture the Moment. Join us for an exciting journey with Bob Ringham, a former Chicago Sun-Times photojournalist during the mid 80’s and beyond with how to capture the front page picture! He’s been in dangerous spots, to superstars coverage and that includes International stars. Bob will share how his images depict a story. […]
Increasing Your Creative Vision Les Saucier, a KIPC favorite, returns, via Zoom! For nearly forty years, Les has been teaching photography workshops in the Adirondack Mountains, the Oregon Coast, Zion National Park, and the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountains. Currently, Les, and his wife, Janet, specialize in photography workshops (and one-on-one Zoom sessions) that […]
MANAGING YOUR PHOTO FILES AND EDITING TIPS AND TRICKS This small group session will cover several topics, but the emphasis is on managing your photo files, particularly in Lightroom. Plus other topics!By now many of us have accumulated hundreds of photos in files spread over hard drives. The main problem is that the hard drives […]
I would like to get the images for Les Saucier's March 1 critique session before the end of the day on Thursday February 25. I will be sending them to Les on Friday the 26th.The assignment is 2 images:1. This is how I celebrate the beauty of the world.2. The smell of water. If you want […]
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SIGNS OF SPRING Our challenge subject for March is SIGNS OF SPRING - let’s hope we have some soon! Please send your images to me at trschell@me.com no later than Sunday, March 7. If it keeps raining on Kiawah feel free to use images from your archives, assuming they haven’t yet floated away!
Topaz: Improving Images and Letting Imagination Run Wild Pam will show us how Topaz Labs software can be used to create beautiful effects and says, “….Topaz artificial intelligence can improve images and the creative software can accelerate creativity.” See the link below to download a pdf that Pam encourages all of us to review before […]
REDISCOVERING WALLACE’S GIANT BEE We will hear how this led to his travels halfway around the world and the opportunity to photograph a remarkable find. How a chance encounter led to the rediscovery of the world’s largest bee on a remote indonesian island. Check out his work at: www.claybolt.com and see A Ghost in the Making: https://vimeo.com/149689195 Plus […]
A pot-pourri of topics Kimberly suggested that others might like to know how I did the water drop photos for a recent workshop. I will show everyone a very simple setup and how to get fun photos even with a phone and iPad. DxO has been aggressively advertising the NIK software package, and they have […]
