The October meeting of the FPC will take place on Thursday, October 9th at 7 PM. As is usual, we will hold the meeting in person at the Frasier Retirement Community Theater at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder and via Zoom.

Linda Donaho (https://www.lindadonaho.com/), a talented nature photographer, will be giving a presentation on composition. Based in Dallas, Linda will be joining us via Zoom. Linda kindly sent over some details about herself and what she’ll be presenting at our meeting:

I studied photography at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara with a focus on portraiture. I spent 9 years in the fashion industry in NYC, representing top fashion photographers, stylists, and hair and makeup artists.

I moved to Dallas and went into business with family photography on the side. During the pandemic, I focused more on nature photography. I sell my work through my website and fine art festivals.

My favorite topic to share is about composition. Composition can make or break a photograph – and it’s not about rule of thirds. I discuss landscape, flower, and some animal work. I overview my simple post production processes to achieve my photographic vision. You can see my work on my website lindadonaho.com. I’m @lindadonaho on IG and FB.

Following Linda’s presentation, she will provide a critique of the images submitted by members for the October meeting.

As is usual, member images can be submitted in the Nature, Open, Special Effect categories and in October’s Special Topic of “Shadow Play”. See https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition for details on submissions.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting or via Zoom.

The September meeting of the FPC will take place on Thursday, September 9th at 7 PM. As is usual, we will hold the meeting in person at the Frasier Retirement Community Theater at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder and via Zoom.

We’re excited to announce our first meeting of the 2025–2026 season, where we’ll come together to reconnect, share ideas, and shape the future of our club.

Agenda Highlights:

   •     Discussion of proposed changes to the club’s leadership structure
   •     Open call for volunteers to fill upcoming leadership roles
   •     A member image display/critique session

As we continue to grow and evolve, your input and involvement are more important than ever. Whether you’re a longtime member or new to the club, this is a great opportunity to help guide our direction and contribute to a vibrant, collaborative community.

If you’re interested in volunteering or have ideas to share but can’t attend the meeting, feel free to email us at flatirons[at]flatironsphotoclub.org. we’d love to hear from you.

Each dues-paying member can submit three (3) images and will be given five (5) minutes to ask for other members feedback and/or tell the story behind the inspiration for these images. See https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition for details on submissions.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting and enjoying a wonderful evening of photography.

The June meeting of the FPC will take place on Thursday, June 12th at 7 PM. As is usual, we will hold the meeting in person at the Frasier Retirement Community Theater at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder and via Zoom.

Our guest speaker Bob Dean will talk about Photographing Colorado’s Mountain Towns. Bob is a freelance and travel photographer with extensive experience in the western U.S., especially Colorado and California.

Colorado has less than four hundred official towns and cities today. In the heyday of mining in the late 1800s there were actually a few thousand towns in our state. Most of these towns were in the mountains, although the eastern plains had their share. The mountain towns in Colorado mostly started from mineral discoveries, but many have evolved into much more. Some mining still occurs but tourism, outdoor recreation and summer residency are now the main draws. Others have faded into ghost town status (defined as having few, if any residents, and abandoned for economic reasons). Our program will “focus” on the location, history, and photo ops for a number of these towns. You’ll come away with information to help you “see” these towns in a new light.

A Zoom link to the meeting will be emailed in advance to members and interested non-members. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send an email to flatirons[at]flatironsphotoclub.org with the subject line ‘Mailing list’.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting and enjoying a wonderful evening of photography.

The May meeting of the FPC will take place on Thursday, May 8th at 7 PM. As is usual, we will hold the meeting in person at the Frasier Retirement Community Theater at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder and via Zoom.

Club member Steve Wilton will be showing and discussing a video he has produced with members Preston Newell and Donna Colville for the city-sponsored “Eyes on Longmont” project about local artists. The title of the video is “What We Notice — Finding Story Elements in Photography”. Update: This excellent presentation is now available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmF4EOQkdKI

Since this is a member presentation meeting, we will have a member critique for this month’s member-submitted images.

A Zoom link to the meeting will be emailed in advance to members and interested non-members. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send an email to flatirons[at]flatironsphotoclub.org with the subject line ‘Mailing list’.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting and enjoying a wonderful evening of photography.