February 2013 Monthly Meeting

This month’s meeting of the Flatirons Photo Club will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 7:00 PM. We will be meeting at 391 Pinon (the red brick building behind Har Hashem Synagogue which is at 3950 Baseline Road).

February’s topic will be “Using an iPhone Camera to Create Composite Images” by Karen Divine . See more at: https://flatironsphotoclub.org/category/blog/monthly-programs and at her web site, www.karendivinephotography.com.

This month’s Special Topic for the member competition is: Faces.

January 2013 Competition Results

: Award – Print Realism – Cal Whitehall, Caribou Barn

: Honorable Mention – Digital Special Topic – Russell Dohrmann, Clearing Taos Snowstorm

: Award – Digital Realism – Charlie Anderson, High Key Maples

: Award – Digital Special Effects – Fee Chin, Rays Over Rocks

: Award – Print Special Topic – Gail Dohrmann, Feather Cloud

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Cary Wolfson, Coils

: Honorable Mention – Digital Special Effects – Bruce Henderson, Frontier Gas

: Award – Digital Realism – Margie Robinson, Water Lily

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Lori Clayton, Venice Canal

: Honorable Mention – Digital Special Effects – Gail Dohrmann, Ancient San Giorgio

: Award – Digital Realism – Fee Chin, Girls

: Award – Print Special Topic – Peter Bandurian, Storm A Brewin’

: Award – Print Realism – Gail Dohrmann, Lock and Wire

: Award – Print Realism – Jim Downs, Rooftops

: Award – Digital Realism – Margie Robinson, Dragonfly

Prints submitted to club competitions

This post is a reminder of the size limits on prints entered into the monthly and year-end photo club competitions. During the last few months, several entries may have been larger than the size limit set in the competition guidelines. No measurements were taken, so this might in fact not have been the case. The board has discussed the matter, however, and, due to concerns that sizes greater than the set limits might give entries a greater impact than smaller photos, in the future prints that are not within the allowed limits will not be entered into competition.

Please note the club’s guidelines for print sizes: “26 inches is the tallest object that will fit in the light box. Glass and frames are NOT ALLOWED. Prints should have the maker’s name, title and indication of the UP direction on the back of the print. The minimum print size is 8” x 10”.” To keep prints comfortably within the light box, the 26″ size includes the mount/matt. So that judges can easily see prints, the minimum size of 8″ x 10″ is the size of the exposed print itself, without the mount/matt (of course not to exceed 26″ in height).

Here’s looking forward to another great year for Flatirons Photo Club!

Thomas Walsh, Flatirons Photo Club President

February 14, 2013-Photoshop Composites with Karen Divine

The iPhone is not only a powerful tool for documenting your life through single imagery, but also an excellent means of creating stunning composite images. Karen has been a photographer for 40 years, compositing in Photoshop for 13 years she now transfers this process using the iphone. She will begin with her Photoshop Composites and carry you up to today’s work with the Iphone.

Karen Divine was first introduced to photography in the early 1970’s and went on to study painting, drawing, and alternative photographic processes. While she finds that creating a beautiful single image is crucial to being a fine-art photographer, it is the multi-image that speaks to her heart. She has won numerous awards from international organizations, including the 2011 Discovery of the Year Nominee from International Photography Awards(NYC), the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, the Prix de la Photographie Gold Award, and a first place WPGA Pollux Award. Karen was one of four photographers selected for eyephoneography #3 (eyephoneography is a project of exhibits and activities around mobile photography touring Spain in 2013.) Her web site is www.karendivinephotography.com.

January 10, 2013 Program-The Art of Creating A Powerful Image, Dan Ballard

In this exciting presentation Dan Ballard will share his thoughts and techniques on creating inspired and powerful images from conception to print. Based around the idea of “shooting like painter” Dan will explain his process for finding and creating his images. Dan will showcase images from his travels around the world and the U.S. as examples.
Internationally known photographer Dan Ballard will be presenting on January 10th! Dan speaks around the word at trade shows, symposiums and workshops to rave reviews and just returned from a speaking event in Moscow. This high energy presentation will take you though Dan’s thought process and methods for finding and creating powerful photographs. BlackRapid and ThinkTank are officially sponsoring this event and Dan will be raffling off gear from each. Don’t miss it!

Special Topics 2013

Introducing the Special Topics for 2013. Let the creativity continue! Enjoy!

January- Weather

February-Faces

March-Windows

April-Water

May-Treescapes

June-Shadows

July-No Meeting

August-No Meeting

September-Member Show

October-Action

November-Wabi Sabi (defined as the beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional – we will provide some examples)

December- Year-end Competition

2012 Annual Competition Results

: First Place – Color Print Realism – Bruce Henderson, Sea Horse

: First Place – Digital Special Effects – Maria Rosa Fuste, Untitled

: Second Place – Print Black and White – Caroline McLean, Cottonwood Florets

: Honorable Mention – Digital Special Effects – Maria Rosa Fuste, Metamorphosis in Brown

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Cary Wolfson, Bagatell Rose

: Third Place – Print Black and White – Caroline McLean, Naked in Dream Canyon

: Second Place – Digital Special Effects – Maria Rosa Fuste, Awakening from Darkness

: First Place – Print Black and White – Cal Whitehall, Longs Peak

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Farzin Montazeradgh, Genuine Hardwood at Packard Plant

: Third Place – Color Print Realism – Cal Whitehall, Red Tailed Hawk Landing

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Cal Whitehall, Pasque Flowers

: First Place – Digital Realisim – Farzin Montazeradgh, Orange Splash

: Second Place Place – Digital Realisim – Neal Zaun, Bring in the Hay

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Farzin Montazeradgh, Abandoned Elevator Pulley Room

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Amy Christensen, Golden Eagle

: Award – Digital Special Topic – Peter Bandurian, Siuslaw Cathedral

: Third Place – Print Special Effects – Daniel Joder, Born on the Mediterranean

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Fee Chin, People and Nature

: Third Place – Digital Realism – Bruce Henderson, Bees

: Second Place – Color Print Special Effects – Maria Rosa Fuste, Fragrant Dream #5

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Cal Whitehall, Red Tailed Hawk

: Third Place – Digital Special Effects – Richard Holmes, Snowy Road

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Cary Wolfson, Pilgrimage

: Second Place – Color Print Realism – Peter Bandurian, The River Runs Through It

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Brad Clayton, Sunrise Nov. 29

: First Place – Color Print Special Effects – Bruce Henderson, Utah Rest Stop

: Honorable Mention – Digital Realism – Brad Clayton, Maui Blow Hole

November Competition Results

: Award – Digital Realism – Jim Downs, Lijiang Rooftops

: Award – Digital Special Effects – Maria Rosa Fuste, Nietche’s Blond Beast

: Award – Digital Realism – Daniel Joder, Man Versus Nature

: Award – Digital Special Effects – Gail Dohrmann, Pixelated Leaves

: Award – Digital Special Topic – Peter Bandurian, Stream of Gold

: Award – Digital Realism – Bruce Henderson, Untitled

: Award – Digital Realism – Caroline McLean, St. Francis of Assisi Basilica

: Award – Digital Realism – Brad Clayton, Sand Dune

: Award – Print Special Topic – Bruce Henderson, Portrait of a Potter

: Award – Digital Realism – Jeff Hassett, Teton Morning

: Award – Print Realism – Jim Downs, Tulou Architecture

: Award – Digital Realism – Jeff Hassett, Havasu Falls

: Award – Digital Special Topic – Russell Dohrmann, Camel Herder

: Award – Digital Special Effects – Ginger Zukowski, Nice Motor

January 10, 2013 Program-The Art of Creating A Powerful Image, Dan Ballard

Internationally known photographer Dan Ballard will be presenting on January 10th! Dan speaks around the word at trade shows, symposiums and workshops to rave reviews and just returned from a speaking event in Moscow. This high energy presentation will take you though Dan’s thought process and methods for finding and creating powerful photographs. BlackRapid and ThinkTank are officially sponsoring this event and Dan will be raffling off gear from each. Don’t miss it! www.danballardphotography.com

December-Year-End-Competition

The December meeting is the culminating competition for 2012 for the Flatirons Photo Club. We are grateful to the following past presenters for their time and willingness to judge this event: Michael Lightnen, David Bahr, Glenn Randall. There will be no guest presentation due to the expected volume of member entries. For specifics about entries, click Year-End-Competition on the club home page. Members are asked to bring a treat/snack to share with the group.