Micron Photo Club Agenda December 3rd 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Thankful"
2. New Photoshop update. Is it worth it? 
3. Next Months Assignment "Holiday"
4. Next Photo Walk will be at Indian Creek Plaza Caldwell December 26th 5:30pm
1. Sunset is at 5:14. This will allow us to meet and get set up with a little light. 
2. We will be there for a few hours, so if you want to show up late that is OK.

For this months presentation Glen Hush, our resident Photoshop and Lightroom Master, will be sharing some of the newly added features to Photoshop CC 2020 and Lightroom. Abode had a major release last month with a lot of very cool features. There is even a little AI available. I know that Glen welcomes questions and active participation. It will be very inspiring. 

Neural Filter 

   Micron Photo Club Agenda November 5th 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Fall Color"
2. New Photo shop update. Is it worth it? 
3. Next Months Assignment "Thankful"

Janell Martin will be giving us a presentation on Lifestyle Cultural Photography this month.  Janell has been a member of our Micron Photo Club for many years. She recently retired from Micron but her journey in Photography continues. 

Cultural Photography is the art of taking photos to tell about people, daily life, architecture, and anything that makes a people unique. It's about life!

 

What I love about cultural photography is that every picture is a story.

 

I'll be presenting tips and other ideas I've learned through the years on how to achieve meaningful photographs reflecting the culture of a place.

 

            

  Micron Photo Club Agenda October 8th 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Green Belt"
2. Ideas for Fall Photo Walks
1. Albertsons Park
2. Foothills above Boise "skyline"
3. Boise River
4. Lucky Peak
5. Idaho Shakespeare Festival
3. Next Months Assignment "Fall Color"

For This Months Presentation 

Derek Ford

Just a bozo with a camera happily wallowing in mediocrity and obscurity.

Derek was a member of our Micron Photo Club for another of years before he left Micron Last year. An observation of many in the club was how his photography had improved over the years. We saw him transform from a GWC (Guy with Camera) into his self-proclaimed JBC (Just a Bozo with a Camera). But he is much more than that. His travel Photography encompasses much of the northwest. He also has a very unique approach to abstract photography. His Flicker site is great eclectic example of his capabilities. https://www.flickr.com/photos/185612761@N02/

 Micron Photo Club Agenda September 3rd 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Food"
2. Discuss ideas for future Photo Walks
1. Most likely Fall will be the next Photo Walk
3. Next Months Assignment "Green Belt" take a picture from the green belt

For this months Presentation, we have requested members of our club share some of their favorite locations near Boise for taking pictures. We have several presentation to be given by our members with some great information about new places to visit and some great tips to help make a successful photographic journey. 

Centennial Marsh

Oreana Church

South Fork Boise River

Micron Photo Club Agenda August 6th 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Creative Water"
2. Talk about future Photo Walks
1. Most likely Fall will be the next Photo Walk
3. Next Months Assignment "Food" 

For this months Presentation, Glen Hush, our own PhotoShop and Lightroom expert will be sharing some of the changes to Lightroom and PhotoShop with the latest software update. I know that Glen is also willing to discuss and demonstrate any questions the club may have.

Micron Photo Club Agenda June 4th 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Spring Wildflowers"
2. Talk about future Photo Walks
1. The last walk was Friday May 8th @6:00PM at The Crow Gliding area. 
2. The next Photo Walk we will try night Milky Way. Right now we are looking for August 14th. 
3. Next Months Assignment "Creative Water" 

For this months presentation Chris Clark. Chris got involved in his older daughter’s ballet dance company as a volunteer photographer, which then turned into a side-business of selling the images to the families. From there it grew into working with several dance companies, taking headshots, poster pictures, performance pictures, class portraits, senior pictures, weddings, backstage pictures and individual dance-themed portraits on location and in studios. Chris ended up working with the some dance companies continuously for about 15 years – but he still can’t dance! When Chris moved to Boise last June, he had at least temporarily paused his photography business while he settle into the area.

I believe the most interesting photographs are about people. My favorite images reveal something about a person and have an emotional impact.

I am a part-time photographer specializing in high school senior and dance photography. I've been taking pictures since joining my junior high yearbook photography staff and setting up my own darkroom in the basement of my childhood home. My dance specialty began by photographing my daughters in ballet class and performances and has continued now for over 10 years. For whatever reason, I do have an ability to capture dance images right at the peak of the movement; which may be because of the connection dance has with music and timing since I play the guitar. Or it could just be because I've practiced dance photography so much!

Micron Photo Club Agenda May 7th 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Night Photography"
2. Discuss Photo Club Calendar of events
3. Talk about future Photo Walks
1. Next Photo walk is this Friday May 8th @6:00PM at The Crow Gliding area. See E-mail for directions
4. Next Months Assignment "Spring flowers" 

For this months presentation Glen will be demonstrating advanced techniques for editing night Photography. There are several techniques that will help to improve the quality of your images. This will be a live demonstration using Lightroom Photoshop Sequator and Starry Night.  

Micron Photo Club Agenda April 2nd 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months months Assignment "Make it Pop"
2. Discuss Photo Club Calendar of events
3. Talk about future Photo Walks
1. April Photo Walk will be to Grandview (about 1 hr. from Micron)
4. Next Months Assignment "Night Photography

This months presentation is will be on Night Photography given by Glen Hush and Chuck Knowles. Glen and Chuck last year took a workshop from David Swindler on Night Photography. While they both have done Night Photography for a number of years, there were some things they learned that they will be sharing with the club. This will be our first Zoom Meeting, and they will be sharing their screen for the presentation. There will also be time for questions.

Below are 3 examples of different ways to photograph stars.

Milky Way over Devils Arch Utah

Toadstools Night Sky

Toadstools star trails 1 hour exposure

Micron Photo Club Agenda March 5th 2020

     Agenda

1. Review This months months Assignment "Around the House"
2. Discuss Photo Club Calendar of events
3. Talk about future Photo Walks
4. Next Months Assignment "Make it POP"

This months presentation is " Lightroom Demonstration by the one and only Mr. Glen Hush"

If you have not been to one of Glen's Picture editing sessions, they are a real treat. For this months presentation; 

1. Glen will start by demonstrating what all of the sliders do. 
2. He will also show an efficient way to use presets
3. He also likes it when the club asks questions. When that happens you never know the direction his session will take.
4. By the end Glen hopes we will all better understand how to "Make it Pop"

Micron Photo Club Agenda February 6th 2020

     Agenda
Review This months months Assignment "Black and White"

This months Presentation is Cheep vs Expensive lens comparison
          Scott Croswell and Chuck Knowles have done their own comparison of a large variety of lenses, some considered to be cheep and some expensive. They will be presenting their findings.

 What is considered a Cheep/expensive Lens

 Sweet Spot of the Lens

◦Focal Length

◦Fstop

 What is a Crop Sensor?

◦Depth of Field

◦Field of view

◦Lens selection

Next Months assignment is;