Photographic Frontiers Study Group Meeting This Wednesday, April 6—Post-Processing Videos

Oaken Beeson will follow up his well-attended and enthusiastically received talk last month with another overview of videography for photographers. Those who attended last month know that Oaken is very knowledgeable and excellent at explaining. It’s time you hit that record video button on your cameras, folks. Come learn how to proceed after the initial capture. As usual, we will meet at Boulder Digital Arts in Boulder, at 1600 Range St., from 7 to 9 p.m. Oaken’s announcement:

“Editing and Encoding: What to do with those video files!

“In the next chapter of our DSLR video course we’ll go over transferring those files off of your camera, into an editing program, and exporting out a completed video. We will use Premiere Pro CC and Adobe Media Encoder to go over basic editing techniques, basic coloring, and encoding file types. Feel free to bring your laptop and go though the process on hand if you have an Adobe subscription, but most of what will be covered is also applicable to other editing programs. Keeping in line with the previous DSLR class, everything will be kept simple and easy, making your own videos does not need o be a complicated and lengthy process, with a few simple tricks you can import, edit and export out a completed video in 15 minutes. So bring your cameras, bring your laptops or just bring a notebook, and let’s finally get those video files out there for everyone to see!”

March 2016 Competition Results

Robert Morrissey was the featured speaker and competition judge. The special topic was the Flatirons.

: Award, Digital Realism, “Crooked Doors to the Past,” Kent Copeland

: Award, Digital Special Effects, “Aspens and Waves,” Cal Whitehall

: Award, Digital Special Effects, “Dinosaur Among Us,” Mia Mestdagh

: Award, Digital Realism, “Close Encounter,” Mia Mestdagh

: Award, Print Special Topic, “The Formation of the Flatirons,” Bruce Henderson

: Award, Digital Special Topic, “April Snowfall in the Flatirons,” John Harmon

: Award, Digital Realism, “Artichoke Sun Bather,” Kent Copeland

: Award, Digital Realism, “Italian Pasta,” Vandy Vandervort

: Award, Print Special Effects, “Chinatown Vendor,” Cary Wolfson

: Award, Digital Realism, “Whatcom Park Bridge,” Cary Wolfson

: Award, Digital Special Topic, “Flatirons,” Richard Smith

: Award, Print Realism, “Good Grass,” Cal Whitehall

: Award, Print Special Effects, “Water is the Domain of Ducks,” Bruce Henderson

: Award, Digital Realism, “Kauai Sunrise,” Ilene Meyers

: Award, Digital Realism, “Analog Fashion,” Tricia Rubio

: Award, Digital Realism, “Touch and Go,” Cal Whitehall

: Award, Print Special Effects, “A Peeling Abstraction,” Vandy VAndervort

: Award, Digital Realism, “Prairie Smoke Portrait,” Kent Copeland

Robert Morrissey speaker March 10

Robert Morrissey, director and executive photographer of Morrissey and Associates, a Longmont-based commercial photography organization, will be the featured speaker at the Flatirons Photo Club meeting and competition at 7 p.m. this Thursday, March 10, at Har HaShem Synagogue in Boulder.
Morrissey is the recipient of numerous awards from Canon and Kodak and is a Phase One featured photographer. Published internationally more than 100,000 times, he holds a degree in photography from the Kansas City Art Institute and has more than 25 years experience in the field. He has been published in almost every photographic genre and style there is.
Morrissey also is the author of iPhoneography Pro: Techniques for Taking Your iPhone Photography to the Next Level; Commercial Photographer’s Master Lighting Guide; and Master Lighting Guide for Commercial Photographers.
His company specializes in product photography, medical photography, 4K video production, portrait photography, fashion photography, catalog photography, advertising photography and food photography. His national clients include: FDC Chassis, Golite, Albertsons, Kraft Foods, Horizon Dairy, Pearl Izumi, Celestial Seasonings, Case Logic, Devilbiss Medical, Novocol, Sunrise Medical, Longmont Dairy, Ultimate Electronics, Sony, Olympus Cameras, Chimera Lighting, Schneider Optics, GE, Disney, Kyocera, AJA, University of Colorado-Denver, University Colorado-Boulder, University of Missouri, KACI, and more.
His company website is at http://www.morrisseyphoto.com and his Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/Robert-Morrissey-Collection-62327716796/.

Photographic Frontiers Study Group Meeting this Wednesday, March 2—Videography for Photographers

Folks, if you haven’t yet hit that “Record Video” button on your camera, the time has come. This Wednesday’s Photographic Frontiers Study Group will be a great opportunity to see and hear an overview from basics to some advanced techniques. Oaken Beeson of Seed Design and Production will give a presentation on videography for photographers using DSLRs. As usual, we will meet at Boulder Digital Arts in Boulder, at 1600 Range St, from 7 to 9 p.m. Here’s Oaken’s announcement:

ANNOUNCEMENT:
From Photographer to Videographer: Using your DSLR to take professional quality video

We will discuss opening up your DSLR to another range of possibilities. Going over everything from settings to proper frame rates to the equipment used in professional videography. The worlds of photo and video are completely different but it doesn’t need to be difficult to switch between the two. We will simplify and compare how the two are alike to make it an easier transition for the mind of a photographer. This is not intended to teach composition and basic photography, the class is directed towards photographers who have already learned the basic principles; aspect ratios, shutter speed, framing, etc. Feel free to bring in your cameras for hands on instruction!

February 2016 Competition Results

The judge was Bob Maynard. The special topic was snow.

: Award, Digital Realism, Gliding, Cal Whitehall

: Award, Print Special Effects, St. Francis of Assisi Cloister, Vandy Vanervort

: Award, Digital Special Topic, Lone Pine and Aspen, John Kieffer

: Award, Digital Realism, Foreign Horns, Vandy Vandervort

: Award, Digital Special Topic, Snow on the Thumb, Vandy Vandervort

: Award, Digital Special Effects, Guanajuato, Gail Dohrmann

: Award, Digital Realism, Beartooth Falls, Kent Copeland

: Award, Digital Special Topic, Winter is Here, Mia Mesdagh

: Award, Digital Realism, Dive!, Peter Bandurian

: Award, Digital Realism, Blissful Dream, Chris Gimbel

: Award, Digital Special Topic, Snow Mountain, Ning Mosberger-Tang

Bob Maynard to talk about new book Thursday, Feb. 11

Bob Maynard, an award-winning nature photographer who has chaired the Louisville National Juried Photography Show for a number of years, will talk about his new book, “A Photographer’s Guide to Colorado’s National Parks and Monuments,” at the Flatirons Photo Club monthly meeting and competition at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, at Har HaShem synagogue.
Maynard offers photo tours, photography workshops and corporate wall art services in Colorado, the Everglades and Utah.
His book offers help to photographers who want to do their own exploring of scenic Colorado locations without the help of a tour guide.
More information is at http://www.coloradoplateauphototours.com/

January 2016 Competition Results

John Kiefer was the judge. The special topic was “Hands.”

“Franciscan Courtyard,” Print Special Effects, Vandy Vandervort

“Rodeo Queens,” Print Realism, Bruce Henderson

“The Rice Planter,” Digital Special Effects, Vandy Vandervort

“Rolling Stones,” Digital Special Effects, Gail Dohrmann

“Stock Show Competition,” Print Special Topic, Bruce Henderson

“Artist Hands,” Digital Special Topic, Cary Wolfson

“Vik Church,” Digital Realism, Ilene Meyers

“Sailor’s Kiss,” Digital Realism, Cary Wolfson

“Highland Window Washers,” Digital Realism, Cary Wolfson

“Moon Over Santa Fe,” Digital Realism, Mia Mestdagh

“Great Smokies Big Creek,” Digital Realism, Ilene Meyers

“Flying Low,” Digital Realism, Cal Whitehall

“Urban Silhouettes, NYC,” Print Realism, Daniel Joder

“Self Portrait,” Digital Special Effects, Maria Rosa Fuste

“Cello Fury,” Print Special Effects, Cary Wolfson.

“La Danza,” Digital Special Topic, Maria Rosa Fuste

“Checking for a Predator,” Print Realism, Cal Whitehall

John Kieffer is the featured photographer Jan. 14

John Kieffer, a photographer who leads tours throughout Colorado and has written five books on photography, will give a presentation entitled “Beyond Nature” at the Flatirons Photo Club’s monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 14, in the south building at Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Road .
“Over the past 25 years, I’ve been involved in most aspects of professional photography. Like many, I began as a nature photographer, but soon became exposed to editorial and advertising photography as a photographer’s assistant working in New York and Colorado,” Kieffer wrote in an email.
“One of my favorite ideas to discuss is Beyond Nature,where I show how to use basic nature techniques and composition to photograph more than nature, especially people, man-made subjects and travel.
“This shooting style also plays into social media, which has changed how pictures are taken, what images people want to show, and more importantly, what your viewers wants to see. Top priority: have fun and explore.”
Kieffer, who also is a member of the Flatirons Photo Club, leads private photo tours throughout Colorado. He also is represented by Getty Images. His website is at http://OutsideImagery.com.
His five books are: Boulder, Colorado, a Photographic Portrait; Denver, Colorado, a Photographic Portrait; Mastering Nature Photography; and two versions of A Photographer’s Assistant,onerevisedfordigitaladvancements.

Photographic Frontiers Study Group. Wednesday January 6, 2016.

Photographic Frontiers Study Group, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 7-9 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder

First Hour
Our presenter will be Flatirons Photo Club’s former president, Thomas Walsh. While much of Thomas’s photography income comes from capturing the heart and soul of people at work, he also concentrates on glamour photography and the creation of composites. This Photographic Frontiers Study Group talk will be on composites, with particular attention given to making and refining selections in both Photoshop and Topaz Remask 5.
Please come to the talk with both questions and suggestions. Compositing is a subject Thomas is somewhat new at, and he would like to learn as much from you as you learn from him.

Second Hour
Feel free to bring an image or two on a thumb drive for discussion. Whether you’d like a critique, or help with post-processing, or just general feedback about your approach — it’s an open forum, so bring it on!

IMPORTANT REMINDER: New venue. The Mike’s Camera location is no longer available to us (they will be renting it out), so we will now be meeting at Boulder Digital Arts (BDA). BDA is located on the northeast corner of Range and Arapahoe, at 1600 Range St,. Boulder, CO 80304. Our times and dates will remain the first Wednesday of each month from 7-9 p.m. Also, this meeting is open to all with an interest in things photographic–no membership required, no experience required — just enthusiasm. Come and join us!

2015 Year End Competition

The judges were Maureen Ruddy Burkhart, Max Seigel and Bruce Henderson.

Scoring sheets for Black & White Print competition are missing for 2nd Place, 3rd Place, and Honorable Mention. Please email bruce.henderson@colorado.edu if you won an award in these categories or if you have not received your award ribbon.