Cameras have been constantly improving their capabilities over the last several years. In addition to providing new features that help us capture our images, the video capabilities in most DSLRs, mirrorless cameras and even cell phones also keep improving and expanding giving us new tools to work with. While an image often tells a story,...
November 21, 2022: Rodger Elliot will speak to us via Zoom on Landscapes, Plants, Flowers & Patterns of Australia. This presentation will cover many aspects of what one can come across as you explore the vast Australian continent with the main concentration on its amazing plant life. Australia is regarded as a biological hot spot...
“There is no such thing as art. There are only artists.” -- The Story of Art, E.H. Gombrich Photography IS art! Per Merriam-Webster, art is “the conscious use of skill and creative imagination...”. There are countless decisions that photographers make every time they create a photograph. In studio photography you may control EVERYTHING! But when...
January 16, 2023: Mollie Isaacs will do a hybrid Zoom presentation titled “Abstracts with Impact”. Abstracts are the poetry of photography. They allow your imagination & your creativity to soar. Abstracts allow you to incorporate line, shape, form & color to create images that are unique & artistic. And, it allows you to be completely free of...
February 20, 2023: Matt Payne will present “Methods for Tapping Into Your Creativity” in a hybrid Zoom session. By focusing on what speaks to us as a person in the field, we can hone in on what makes photography an incredible creative pursuit in a more consistent way without using rules or tropes. Using some of Matt's own...
March 20, 2023: Alan Ross will do a hybrid Zoom presentation titled “The Magic of Black-and-White”. Alan feels that black-and-white, by its very nature, is an abstraction of “reality”. A sky can be light or dark without looking wrong. Colors can be skewed without anything looking wrong. But with color, unless doing something clearly wild, there is...
April 17, 2023: John Barclay will do a hybrid Zoom presentation titled “Dream - Believe - Create”. John states: There was a time when I felt I could not create anything. My self-talk was - I am not a creative person, I’m not smart enough, I can’t do this. After seeing images projected at the first workshop...
May 15, 2023: Oliver Wright comes to BPS from England & will do a hybrid Zoom presentation titled “What I’ve Been Doing in the Last 12 Months”. During his talk, Oliver will take us through his last year or so of photographic travels, projects & adventures. There will be a mix of wildlife & macro from the...
May 22 at 7:00 PM is BPS Member Photo Competition & Critique Night. This will be a LIVE, IN-PERSON session with our judge, R. Anthony Hoff, present at the GoggleWorks to give his critiques & then show a few submitted examples of his image edits with actionable suggestions. Refreshments will be served. Let’s have a big turnout....
September 18, 2023 at 7 PM: Xuan Hui Ng will present “In Nature’s Embrace” from Japan details to follow