Micron Photo Club Agenda December 2nd 2021"

 

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Something that says Boise"
2. Next Months Assignment "The Holidays"
3. This months Presentation is from Glen Hush "Major Photoshop and Lightroom update"
4. Next Photowalk is at Scentsy on December 17th. 

Glen has always been an inspiration for Adobe photoshop and lightroom. He has taught us all a lot of tips and techniques when it comes to Lightroom and Photoshop. For this months presentation Glen will share and demonstrate some of the new features recently added to both Lightroom and Photoshop. Be ready to take some notes, there is some cool stuff! 

      Micron Photo Club Agenda November 3rd 2021"

 

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Fall Color"
2. Next Months Assignment "Something that says "Boise"
3. This months Presentation is from Darwin Fan "Photography techniques and composition"

Darwin was born in Indonesia and spent his younger years in Indonesia until the time he had to leave for college. He worked in Singapore (Fab7, Fab10) after college and lived in Singapore for 15 years before he moved to Boise in 2009 to join Fab4 TD group. After moving to Boise, he started to take photography more seriously and got his first micro4/3 mirrorless camera in 2010. His subject of interest were city skylines, landmarks, architecture in the beginning and slowly added documentaries, public events to his image collection. Last year during the pandemic, he got his first telephoto (100-400mm) lens and has been shooting wildlife and scenery with people using that lens since. He shoots mostly around Boise while continue to learn the art of photography and post processing.

Darwin will discuss the different subjects he shoots and sharing some tips in between. He will also share what he typically uses in his composition to create a different look for his pictures.

Yes feel free to grab from my Flickr (or I can send you a higher res. version if needed). Not sure if you were finally able to open my presentation slides, let me know if you have any inputs/suggestions.

     Micron Photo Club Agenda October 7th 2021"

 

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Triangles"
2. Next Months Assignment "Fall Color"
3. This months Presentation is from Ceredig Roberts "Photographing the Wildlife of Idaho"
4. Autumn Photo Walk "Camel's Back Park" Oct 23rd. Chuck will send out details later.

Ceredig Roberts was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK and spent his youth enjoying the welsh wilderness and playing soccer.  He then left Wales for Oxford University to study Physics and Materials Science receiving an M.A. and a D. Phil. After working in the Semiconductor Industry in the U.K. for 5 years he moved to Boise, Idaho to work for Micron Technology. Most recently he was a Senior Technical Director responsible for new memory technology developments. Ceredig retired in 2019 and can now focus on his passion for photographing the wildlife of Idaho!

 

Ceredig will discuss how he goes about photographing the wildlife and in particular the birds of Idaho. He will describe what equipment and techniques that he uses, his favorite areas to visit and what species can be expected to be photographed at each location. He will also discuss what species one should expect to see at different times of the year, which ones visit for a few months and those that can be seen all year round. The presentation will include photographs of some well known Idaho birds as well as a few that can be tough to find and capture!

    Micron Photo Club Agenda September 2nd 2021"

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Black and White"
2. Next Months Assignment "Triangle"
3. This months Presentation is from Glen Hush "Black and White Post Processing"

        This month, Glen Hush will be demonstrating how to process Black and White Digital images using software tools. The images we take with our digital camera start out color, there are a few simple steps to converting them into Black and White, then a few additional steps to making adjustments to take your Black and White image to the next level and look spectacular. 

   Micron Photo Club Agenda August 5th 2021"

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Your Best Shot"
2. Next Months Assignment "Black and White"
3. This months Presentation is from Chuck Knowles "Infrared"

        Chuck has recently added to his photography equipment portfolio an Infrared Camera. Over the last few months of shooting Infrared there has been a learning curve. Chuck will discuss camera conversions to IR, some of the post processing techniques, and equipment and technique recommendations. 

  Micron Photo Club Agenda June 3rd 2021"

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Spring"
2. Next Months Assignment "Yellow" Extra points in you include the compliment "Blue" too
3. This months Presentation is from Glen Hush, Scott Croswell, Jeff Black.  "How do you get inspiration"

One of the most valuable tools in photography is inspiration. Inspiration is a means of learning the helps us to push our own boundaries playing off of the experience of others. For this months presentation several of our club members are going to share the ways that they get inspiration for their own work. I think you will find that everyone does get inspired in their own way, and perhaps their inspirations will inspire you too! 

 Micron Photo Club Agenda May 6th 2021"

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Take a Walk"
2. Next Months Assignment "Spring!"
3. This months Presentation is from Glen Hush.  "Mirrored vs Mirrorless"

Glen Hush will be sharing his experience having recently made the move from a DSLR to a Mirrorless system. He will weigh the pros and cons of each and give us some insight to what type of shooting may be roe conducive to Mirrorless. Bring your questions!

Micron Photo Club Agenda April 1st 2021"

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Change a picture"
2. Next Months Assignment "Take a walk"
3. This months Presentation is from Rocco Cuda.  "Climbing 12'ers in Idaho"

Rocco Cuda has worked at Micron since 2000 and he's been a member of the photo club for several years.  He's going to share the experience he's gained while scaling four of Idaho's nine 12,000-ft peaks (aka the 12ers).  He'll present an overview of the peaks and the gear needed, along with information on logistics and resources to help you get started.

  Micron Photo Club Agenda March 4th 2021"

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Smoke"
2. Next Months Assignment "Change a Picture"
3. This months Presentation is from Chuck Knowles.  "New Luminar AI software Demo"

    

    There is a new Luminar AI software package that was released this year. Some say it could replace lightroom. It has some very powerful tools using AI to help with image editing. Chuck will demonstrate some of functionality that this software is capable of. In the example images below, while this is extreme, you can see some of what it is capable of. These adjustments took just a few minutes. We will use Luminar AI to edit some Landscapes and Portraits. 

 Micron Photo Club Agenda February 4th 2021"

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Look to the Heavens"
2. Next Months Assignment "Smoke"
3. This months Presentation is from Glen Hush.  "Smoke"

        Ever hear someone say, "what you smokin'". Well Glen has been smoking something, and taking pictures. Glen is going to share his techniques on how to get some great unique shots of smoke. He will demonstrate how get the shot and how to use post processing to get some very unusual abstract images. Pay close attention, he will give you all the tools you need for the next assignment. 

 

 Micron Photo Club Agenda January 7th 202"1"

     Agenda

1. Review This months Assignment "Holiday"
2. Next Months Assignment "Look to the Heavens"
3. Photo Walk was be at Indian Creek Plaza Caldwell. Photo Walk Gallery has been created
4. This months Presentation is from Josh Perkins.  "Astro"

    Josh Perkins

Hi everyone, my name is Josh Perkins, I’ll be the speaker on the astrophotography. In 2011 I joined the US Navy and served for 6 years as a Nuclear Machinist on the USS John C Stennis. In June 2017 I got hired by Micron in the Photo Mask department and shortly thereafter moved to the Sustaining Engineering in Mask. Just this past October, however, my wife received an offer to work in a position she greatly favored in Salt Lake City – and therefore I separated with Micron and we moved our family amidst the pandemic. Now I’m employed as a Critical Facilities Technician for a data center down here!

While I was employed with Micron I submitted some photos to be hung in one of the buildings that included Astro shots, and that’s where your board spotted my work and looked me up. I am humbled to be asked to talk for your group as I’ve only been astro-imaging for a few years and most people I know that shoot space images have been doing it for decades longer than me. My guest talk is scheduled for the meeting on the 7th of January and I’m excited to give you folks a run down of the basics of the hobby and answer any questions anyone might have!