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May 2022 Monthly Meeting (via Zoom)

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, May 12th, held via Zoom starting at 7:00 PM MDT. A link to the meeting will be sent in advance via email 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’.

Our presenter will be Court Whelan, a expedition leader and a professional photographer who has a specialty in conservation travel. He will present a program on travel photography, just in time for our summer break. Take a look at his portfolio at his website: https://www.courtwhelan.com/.

For the second hour of our meeting, Court will be the judge of a monthly competition. As has been our practice, each member may submit up to 2 images in any of the 4 categories, Nature, Realism, Special Effects, or Special Topic. The special topic for May is “Playtime.” For specific requirements for image submittal please see our webpage: https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition. Only members may participate in the competition. The deadline to submit images is Monday, May 9th at noon.

March 2022 Monthly Meeting (via Zoom)

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, March 10th, held via Zoom starting at 7:00 PM MST. A link to the meeting will be sent in advance via email to members and interested non-members. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send an email to flatironsphotoclub[at]gmail.com with the subject line ‘Mailing list’. Please note that this is our new email address!

Our presenter will be Daniel Gregory, who is a fine-art photographer and photographic educator. He resides on beautiful Whidbey Island just north of Seattle, Washington where he runs Silly Dog Studios with his partner Lori, an herbalist. In addition to co-running the studio, he is a core faculty member of the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle. Daniel also hosts a weekly podcast called The Perceptive Photographer, which focuses on the challenges and day-to-day aspects of living as a photographer. You can find his classes on CreativeLive, KelbyOne, and various in-person and online conferences and workshops.

His current work focuses on our relationships to time and place attempting to understand how we connect in meaningful ways to places and people of importance. You can view his portfolio, see his blog and learn about his podcast on his website: https://www.danieljgregory.com/.

For our monthly competition, Daniel will critique and score images according to our regular categories and the special topic “Blue”. Members may submit up to two images. Details of the submittal requirements are at https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition. The deadline to submit images is Monday, March 7th at noon.

We encourage all members to participate. It’s a great opportunity to learn.

As always, to share images, members must have paid their dues. Single member dues are $20 and families are $25 per calendar year. You can now pay Club dues via PayPal at https://flatironsphotoclub.org/flatirons-photo-club-dues-payments.

February 2022 Monthly Meeting (via Zoom)

Our February meeting on Thursday, February 10th, will be held via Zoom starting at 7:00 PM MST.

Our presenter will be Carol Walker, a wildlife photographer who specializes in wild horses. She will present a program on wild horses. See more about her at her website:
www.LivingImagesCarolWalker.com

We will hold a competition. Carol will critique and score images according to our regular categories and the special topic “character studies”. Members may submit up to two images. Details of the submittal requirements are at https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition. The deadline to submit images is Monday, February 7th at noon.

We encourage all members to participate. It’s a great opportunity to learn.

As always, to share images, members must have paid their dues. Single member dues are $20 and families are $25 per calendar year. You can now pay Club dues via PayPal at https://flatironsphotoclub.org/flatirons-photo-club-dues-payments.

January 2022 Monthly Meeting (via Zoom)

Our next monthly meeting is on Thursday, January 13, starting at 7 PM via Zoom. This meeting will be a member critique. Join a bit early to assure your connectivity and socialize. A link to the meeting will be sent in advance via email to members and interested non-members. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send an email to flatirons [at] [email protected] with the subject line ‘Mailing list’.

Each member may submit up to 2 images to share and talk about and to receive member feedback. Details of the submittal requirements are at this link. The deadline to submit your images is Monday the 10th at noon.. The special topic is ‘Shooting through a surface (like steamy glass or other translucent material)’. (A list of special topics for 2022 is at https://flatironsphotoclub.org/competition-special-topics.) Images will be shown individually and not categorized into topics and of course, no awards. Just a lot of talk about pictures.

We encourage all members to participate. It’s a great opportunity totalk about our work and learn from each other.

And as always, if you wish to share images, you must have paid your dues. Single member dues are only $20 and families are just $25 per calendar year. You can now pay Club dues via PayPal at https://flatironsphotoclub.org/flatirons-photo-club-dues-payments. If you would prefer to pay by check or cash, please email our treasurer at flatirons[at]flatironsphotoclub.com.

Flatirons Photo Club Annual Competition and Meeting (via Zoom)

As is our tradition, we will have an annual competition at our December meeting on Thursday, December 9 at 7 PM (held via Zoom). Members will submit their best work for us to see. The judge this year will be Rob Lantz, photographer and owner of R Gallery.

If you are interested in receiving our email notices and a link to our meetings, please send a request to flatirons[at]flatironsphotoclub.org.

Members: Dues for 2022 are now due. Single member dues are $20 and families are $25 per calendar year. You can now pay Club dues via PayPal at https://flatironsphotoclub.org/flatirons-photo-club-dues-payments.

Club Officers for 2022

At the November 2021 meeting, the Club elected officers for 2022:

President – Donna Coleville
Vice-President/Program Chair – Chip Blach
Treasurer – Ilene Meyers
Secretary – Marianne Weingroff

The Club Steering Committee includes Officers and:

Vandy Vandervort
Mike Goss
Larry Trilling
Preston Newell
John Harmon (webmaster)
Peter Bandurian (projectionist)

November 2021 Monthly Meeting (via Zoom)

Our next monthly meeting is on Thursday, November 11th, starting at 7 PM via Zoom. This will be a member critique. We will also have our annual meeting and officer elections.  Join a bit early to assure your connectivity and socialize.

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

As a reminder, members may enter up to two images for the critique, in any of the categories outlined on the website. This link gives instructions on the categories and how to submit: https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition . The Special Topic for the meeting is “motion”.