The Flatirons Photo Club will be holding our annual year-end competition at the December meeting on Thursday, December 12th, at 7:00 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.

Darin Reed will be our judge. Darin is a Long Island (NY) based professional photographer. His lifelong passion for the art has led him down a variety of photographic paths. From the simple and timeless family photographs many of us begin with, to sports, dance, travel, landscape, event, nature, and photographic philanthropy, he’s done, and loved it all! Darin is a long-time member, and two-time President, of the Huntington Camera Club. He is a member of Nikon Professional Services, a member of the Professional Photographers of America, and a workshop instructor at Crossroads Photographic Workshops. He teaches photography to children who have cancer and their siblings, at the Sunrise Day Camp. He is the “Official Photographer” for the Huntington School District and is also a long-time contributor to the Huntington Arts Council, covering their Summer Arts Series of shows and concerts. Photography has been the steady and happy drumbeat of Darin’s life. He is thrilled to be behind his camera but is equally happy to share the knowledge he’s gained with his fellow photographers, to help them capture compelling, storytelling images! Darin believes helping others with their photography, or through his own photography, is one of life’s great joys!

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 will have only digital entries in the following categories:
C: Open: traditional style images without obvious creative filters.
B: Nature/Wildlife: also traditional style, but no human or human made content
D: Creative Special Effects: images that begin with the maker’s photograph, but have special effects applied in digital post-processing. For example, they may look painterly, abstracted, or non-photographic. It is photographic based digital art.
E: Black & White: traditional style images that are rendered in black & white

We will have 1st, 2nd, 3rd and honorable mention(s) awards in each category.
Plus one overall “best in show” winner. There are no physical awards or ribbons, but of course the winners will be posted on our website.

Please come early to socialize!

The November meeting of the Flatirons Photography Club will take place next Thursday, November 14th 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 Cary Wolfson will make a presentation on iPhoneography. After Cary’s presentation we will have a member image critique session.

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’.

Please come early to socialize!

The October meeting of the Flatirons Photography Club will take place next Thursday, October 10th 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.

The October meeting will be a member image display/critique session as we do not have a presenter this month.

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’.

Please come early to socialize!

The Flatirons Photo Club will meet on Thursday, September 12, at 7 pm. The meeting will be held in the Frasier retirement community’s movie theater. Frasier is located at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder.

We will also have a Zoom option for those who choose not to attend in person. 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’.

Hot Springs, Arkansas-based photographer Eli Vega will be doing a Zoom presentation to the club on Street Photography. Eli is a multi-faceted photographer, whose specialties are instruction/training; writing; landscapes/scenics, commercial photography work, and stock photography. You checkout Eli’s work and learn a bit about him at: http://www.elivega.net/

After Eli’s presentation he will critique members submitted images.
Please come early to socialize!

The Flatirons Photo Club will meet on Thursday, June 13, at 7 pm. The meeting will be held in the Frasier retirement community’s movie theater. Frasier is located at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder.

We will also have a Zoom option for those who choose not to attend in person. 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’.

Durango, Colorado based photographer Brad Polt-Jones will be doing a presentation to the club on the AI tools in Lightroom and Photoshop. You checkout Brad’s work and learn a bit about him at https://www.bradpoltjones.com/. After Brad’s presentation he will critique members submitted images.

Please come early to socialize!

Here’s a link to member images shown at the May 9 meeting: https://flatironsphotoclub.org/may-2024-member-images

At our May 9 meeting, Club member Mike Goss gave an excellent presentation on photographing the Milky Way.

The Flatirons Photo Club will meet on Thursday, May 9, at 7 pm. The meeting will be held in the Frasier retirement community’s movie theater. Frasier is located at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder.

We will also have a Zoom option for those who choose not to attend in person. 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’.

Club member Mike Goss will be doing a presentation on photographing the Milky Way at this meeting. After Mike’s presentation, members will present submitted images for members’ comments and critiques. Members will be provided time to give a short summary on their submitted images before or after the member comments and critiques.

Please come early to socialize!

The Flatirons Photo Club will meet on Thursday, April 11, at 7 pm. The meeting will be held in the Frasier retirement community’s movie theater. Frasier is located at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder.

We will also have a Zoom option for those who choose not to attend in person. 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’.

Local Boulder photographer David Tisue will be doing a presentation on Food Photography. You can check out some of his work at https://davidtisue.com. After David’s presentation he will review and critique the images submitted by paid club members.

Please come early to socialize!

The Flatirons Photo Club will meet on Thursday, March 14, at 7 pm. The meeting will be held in the Frasier retirement community’s movie theater. Frasier is located at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder.

We will also have a Zoom option for those who choose not to attend in person. 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’.

Club member Steve Wilton will be doing a presentation titled “The road to finding a personal style”. Steve describes this presentation as follows:

The presentation centers on my disciplined effort to discover my personal style. The majority of the presentation will describe the radar I employ to scan for unusual photo opportunities via six subject areas listed below. If time permits I will list my recommended influences beyond the world of Photography: Painting, Poetry, Music, and Video Games.

1) —Juxtapositions: contrasting, complementary, and ironic.
2) —Blind Spots: using a phone camera and selfie stick
3) —The Uncommon Common
4) —Easter Eggs
5) —Everyday Oddities
6) —Humor

Relative to his ongoing efforts to learn the deep skills of photography, Steve describes himself as an, “old man in a hurry”.

After Steve’s presentation, members will present their two (2) submitted images for members’ comments and critiques. Members will be provided time to give a short summary on their submitted images before or after the member members comments and critiques.

Whether you are attending in person or joining via Zoom, please come early to socialize!