The Flatirons Photo Club will meet on Thursday, September 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 must check-in at the main reception desk at Frasier before proceeding to the theater.

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’.

Our speaker will be Greg Holden, giving a talk on ‘Learning to See Creatively.’ Greg will discuss how he sees the world around him and how he captures that through his photographs. He’ll discuss his approach for finding different viewpoints in common scenes and how he creates interesting abstract images by isolating a part of a scene. Whether it is iPhone photos taken in his kitchen or DSLR images from local parks, Greg’s photos will demonstrate that you do not have to travel to exotic locations or spend hours using software manipulation to make creative images.

After Greg’s presentation, members will share some of their photos. Greg will pick favorites to post on our website, but with no scoring and no “Winners”.

Whether you join via Zoom or are attending in person, please come early to socialize.

The Flatirons Photo Club will meet on Thursday, June 8 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 must check-in at the main reception desk at Frasier before proceeding to the theater. Masks are required.

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

Bob Dean will present a program on Wildflowers, a perfect set-up to our Colorado wildflower season. You can learn more about Bob and see some of his work at his website: https://www.viewsofnaturephoto.com/home.html

After Bob’s program, we will review members’ images. There is no competition.

Whether you join via Zoom or are attending in person, please come early to socialize.

The Flatirons Photo Club will meet on Thursday, May 11 at 7 pm. The meeting will again be held in the Frasier retirement community’s movie theater. Frasier is located at 350 Ponca Place in Boulder. We must check-in at the main reception desk at Frasier before proceeding to the theater. Masks are required.

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

Ilene Meyers, club member, will present a program entitled “No sunrise, no sunset, no problem!” This program is about her trip to Bosnia and Montenegro where she encountered unusual lighting conditions.

After Ilene’s program, we will review members’ images. There is no competition.

Whether you join via Zoom or are attending in person, please come early to socialize.

We will meet in person and via Zoom this month on Thursday, April 13 at 7pm. The meeting will again be held at the theater in Frasier retirement community. The address is 350 Ponca Place, Boulder. We must check-in at the main reception desk at Frasier before proceeding to the theater. Masks are required.

For the first half of our meeting, our guest presenter is freelance photographer and writer, Stephen Collector. He has many years of experience doing editorial and commercial photography focusing primarily on the western United States. As well as his decades as a photographer, Stephen is the author of several photography books including The Law of the Range; Portraits of Old-Time Brand Inspectors. He also writes feature magazine articles specializing in hunting and fishing. Stephen’s program is about his film work, past to present, a retrospective of sorts. You can see some of Stephen’s work and read more about him on his website at stephencollector.com.

For the second half of our meeting, Stephen will critique member photographs. This is a critique only, no competition.

Please join us early to socialize. We will start the meeting promptly at 7pm.

A Zoom link to the April 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’.

It’s March! Can you see the light at the end of the dark tunnel of winter? I know we’re probably due for several more snow events, but we’re heading out of it into Spring.

We will meet in person and via Zoom this month on March 9, at 7pm. The meeting will be held at the theater in Frasier retirement community, where we held our annual competition in December. The address is 350 Ponca Place, Boulder. We must check-in at the main reception desk at Frasier before proceeding to the theater. Masks are required.

Our program for March will be presented by member Harry Schuessler. After his program, we will have a group critique. Please join us early to socialize. We will start the meeting promptly at 7pm.

A Zoom link to the October 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’.

Please join us for a Zoom-only meeting on Thursday, February 9 at 7pm. Join early to 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]flatironsphotoclub.org with the subject line ‘Mailing list’.

Our February program presenter is Doug Johnson, a photographer and workshop leader based in Montana. He will present a program on black and white photography. Take a look at his portfolio at his website: https://www.dougjohnsonphotography.com/

For the second hour of our meeting, Doug 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 Feb is “Black & White.” For specific requirements for image submittal please see our webpage: https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition. Only members may participate in the competition.

Deadline for image submittal is Monday noon, February 6.

We have photographers of all abilities in the club and all of us have been beginners and shy about sharing our pictures. So members, one and all, please plan to share. We want to see your work.

Please join us for a Zoom-only meeting on Thursday, January 12 at 7pm. Join early to 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]flatironsphotoclub.org with the subject line ‘Mailing list’.

This will be a members’ meeting, with Steve Wilton doing an opening presentation and then we’ll have a member critique as is usual for a members meeting. Steve’s presentation will be “The road to finding a photography niche, and how I intend to use story-telling within that niche during 2023“. Steve recently won an award in the 2022 Paris Street Photo Awards: https://www.streetphotoawards.art/site/winners-gallery/spa-2022/single/black-white/honorable-mention/3697

Every dues-paying member may share up to 2 images for group feedback. We will do a share screen from members’ computers rather than project them as we do for competition, but if you need that help from Peter, submit your images to him by noon on Monday, January 9. We won’t need to categorize the images for this meeting.

We have photographers of all abilities in the club and all of us have been beginners and shy about sharing our pictures. So members, one and all, please plan to share. We want to see your work.

Please join us for our 2022 Annual Competition, which will be held both in-person and via Zoom, on December 8 at 7:00 PM

The in-person meeting will be held in the theater at Frasier Retirement Community. The address is 350 Ponca Place, Boulder. We must check-in at the main reception desk at Frasier before proceeding to the theater. Masks are required.

A Zoom link to the October 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’.

Please come early to socialize. We will start promptly at 7pm.

The judge for the competition will be Stephen Collector. He is a long-time professional photographer and author based in the Boulder area. His work can be seen at stephencollector.com.

This will be a totally digital competition (no prints). You must be a member to submit images. A maximum of 3 images are allowed. They may be all in one category, or distributed among any of the categories

There are 4 categories for the annual competition (Note that there is no Special Topic for this meeting!):

For image submittal, use the protocol that is posted on our website: https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition

The deadline for submittal is noon on Monday, Dec 5. This is a strict deadline to allow for advance review of the images by our judge. Late submittals may not be included in the competition.

We look forward to seeing you on the 8th!

We will again meet via Zoom in November, due to scheduling issues. The meeting is Thursday, November 10 at 7pm. Join early to socialize. A link to the October 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 November presenter, Greg Holden, is a photographer based in Denver https://www.imagesunderfoot.com/about-us/. He will present a program called “Pairings”. Greg hopes this presentation inspires you to investigate your own portfolio and to discover common threads in your style.

Greg will do a critique of member images in the 2nd half of the program. Please use the process found on our website to submit your images: https://flatironsphotoclub.org/monthly-members-competition.

Every dues-paying member may share up to 2 images for the critique. Please also submit your images to [email protected] by noon on Monday the 8th.

We have photographers of all abilities in the club and all of us have been beginners and shy about sharing our pictures. So members, one and all, please plan to share. We want to see your work.

Just like that, it’s fall!

Our next meeting is Thursday, October 13 at 7pm. One more Zoom meeting – join early to socialize. We’re aiming to start in person meetings in November. A link to the October 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’.

The October meeting will be a members’ meeting. Every dues-paying member may share up to 2 images for group feedback. We will do a share screen from members’ computers rather than project them as we do for competition, but if you need that help from Peter, submit your images to him by noon on Monday. We won’t need to categorize the images, but if you are looking for a theme our October special topic is Landmarks.

We have photographers of all abilities in the club and all of us have been beginners and shy about sharing our pictures. So members, one and all, please plan to share. We want to see your work.

For your information here is a list of the remaining special topics for 2022:
October: Landmarks
November: Cultural Celebrations
December will be our annual competition.