Important news: In 2026, the Flatirons Photo Club will be meeting only via Zoom. Please see https://flatironsphotoclub.org/about-2 for more information about this change.

Our January meeting will be on January 8 at 7:00 PM. This meeting will follow our new format:

If you would like a Zoom link to the meeting, email flatirons@flatironsphotoclub.org.

There’s no speaker at this meeting, so we’ll devote the whole two hours to member sharing. At the start we’ll count the number who want to share and calculate the time for each member.

If you haven’t yet paid your dues for 2026, please do so by clicking on this link:
https://flatironsphotoclub.org/flatirons-photo-club-dues-payments

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.

Clyde Berger will serve as our judge. Clyde first became interested in Photography as a preteen taking photos of family and friends with a Brownie Camera and later a Kodak Instamatic. Always ready for the photos that are now part of the many photos in the family photo albums. Keeping that interest into his teen years and college, Clyde was always ready to photograph the silliness on college campus or be present for the seriousness of a group assembled after the Kent State Shooting in 1970. Clyde first studied engineering and moved on to a Business Degree, but always wished he had pursued a career as a Photojournalist. During college Clyde learned Darkroom skills and was happy to disappear in the darkroom for hours at a time.

Clyde has had many wonderful photographic opportunities in his life: having a portrait studio on Long Island near his home in Huntington, doing wedding photography, beauty pageants, teaching photography to Veterans (which culminated in an amazing gallery show of these mostly Viet Nam Veterans), teaching and running a photography program for children impacted by (or having ) cancer, taking photos for and managing a program of photography of the summer stage performances of the Huntington Arts Council, traveling extensively for both pleasure and work and doing photography in cities both internationally and domestically, 7 time president of the Huntington Camera Club (joined the group in 1983), having many of his images on the covers of musicians CD’s and doing publicity photographs for emerging and established musicians, doing photography for a very special project (the John Lennon Real Love Project) (check it out on line) ,establishing a high school photo contest decades ago and continue running and judging this contest, and having a general love for sharing both his images and his exuberance for this art form.

He also runs his club’s community outreach programs that happily include a vast array of volunteer efforts by his energetic and giving club members.

His personal photographic mantra is ‘photograph everything.’ That said his main interests include landscape / travel photography, sunrises and sunsets, ocean scenes, lighthouses, candid portrait work, moody / dramatic scenes and documenting local events. But if something interests him in front of his lens ,,, there will photos taken. He uses both Nikon and Fuji cameras and is not a huge user of post processing. He tries very hard to get the image right in the camera.
His most recent cherished photographic experience includes teaching photography to two twin 8-year-old boys. He says that their unabashed unafraid enthusiasm has rekindled his photographic passion and reminds him of when he first got interested in this art form.

He says that “I am very happy to view your work and look forward to providing my comments about your photographs. Keeping in mind that all of us sought out this hobby for different reasons and each of us may have a particular specialty; I am appreciative of all photographic styles and virtually all topics. See you on the 11th of December. “

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 FPC will take place on Thursday, November 11th 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. Brandon Hodges (brandonhodgesphotography.com), our featured presenter for the meeting, has shared the following details about his upcoming presentation:

My presentation, Souvenirs of Light, will explore my creative process and showcasing both my wildlife and landscape photography.

Following Brandon’s presentation, he will provide a critique of images submitted by members for the November 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 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.

The April meeting of the Flatirons Photo Club will take place on Thursday, April 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.

FPC member Marc Rochkind will be doing a presentation on his Black and White and Infrared Photography. “Every shot I take involves a basic decision: color or B&W? Sometimes before I press the shutter, and sometimes in post. I’ll present a dozen or two photos and explain why I decided what I did (e.g., essential color, distracting color, very little color, ugly color). This talk will be about WHY I convert, not HOW.”

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 March meeting of the FPC will take place on Thursday, March 13th 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.

Local Boulder photographer Colin Johnson will doing a presentation about photographing the abandoned places out on the eastern plains of Colorado titled “Solemn Photography – A Journey into the Eastern Plains of Colorado.” After Colin’s presentation, he will critique the images submitted by members for this month’s meeting.

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 February meeting of the FPC will take place on Thursday, February 13th 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.

Local Boulder photographer Matt Lancaster mattlancasterart.com will be presenting on his use of Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) in photography. After Matt’s presentation, he will critique the images submitted by members for this month’s meeting.

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.