SPC 2008 Workshop Calendar

In response to many requests we will revisit the procedures to be followed and factors to be considered when preparing images for digital competitions. The goal is to keep things as simple as possible while ensuring that submitted pictures are displayed at their best when projected with the club projector. All requirements will be reviewed and special effort will be devoted to clarifying and simplifying the often confusing resolution issues.

Signup sheet at the February meeting or call Bill Matthews 949-3714 for more information.

March 29, Saturday

with Betty Hendrix

10 a.m. to Noon

Betty’s Studio at her home in Whispering Pines

For new members who wish to learn how to mat & mount their photographs for competitions as well as frame for exhibition and home displays. In addition to two print competitions this year we have a major exhibition in July at the Campbell House. Learn various options for getting your prints ready for these events.

Sign up at the club meetings or call Betty Hendrix at 949-4131. There will be outlines of the presentation, a signup sheet and maps/directions at the February and March meetings.

Saturday, May 17, 9:30 to 11:30 AM

Sandhills Community College Horticultural Center

Mike Stratil has developed a step-by-step method for producing photomontages with strong artistic impact. It is based on a number of ideas from the psychology of creativity, which is an area that Mike has studied and taught.

Briefly, the method begins by asking oneself what general message about life one would like to communicate to others through photography. It then uses free association to stimulate one's imagination in finding images relevant to this message. Finally, it uses a combination of additional free association and formal logical analysis to integrate one's images into a cohesive artistic theme. In the workshop the audience will be invited to work through these steps in a practice run during the presentation and to discuss their experiences. It is suggested that attendees may find it helpful to bring a pad of paper to use for sketching and writing down their ideas. This workshop will be somewhat psychological, but not overly technical. It will be mostly experiential--with an emphasis on self-exploration and discovery.

June 28, Saturday

with Len Barnard

9:00 to 11:00

Sandhills Community College Horticultural Center

This workshop will cover the various steps in doing a slide show from photo folder preparation, transferring photos to ProShow Gold, adding transitions, slide motion, and music to burning your DVD for presentation. The signup sheet circulated at the May meeting will be circulated again at the June meeting.

September 13, Saturday

 In his workshop in May, Mike Stratil presented a step-by-step method for producing photomontages with strong artistic impact, based on a number of ideas from the psychology of creativity which Mike has studied and taught. This workshop was very well received and now, by popular demand, Mike has agreed to do another session, this time presenting the photographic and digital techniques used in the creation of photomontages. Details will follow in a later Newsletter.

November 8, Saturday

Special Paid Local Workshop

Nature photographer Mark Buckler, our guest speaker at the November 10 general meeting, will conduct a special paid workshop in the Sandhills area the previous Saturday, November 8. Details will be coming soon in an upcoming Newsletter.

This year we hope to also offer a Photoshop workshop at the Sandhills Community College with Bob Biamonte at a date yet to be determined.

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