October 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM: Ginnie Lodge will present ideas on “Still Life Photography” Still Life images have been around for centuries. A fresco found in the ruins of Pompeii depicts a still life of food items on a platter. Of course, ancient still life images were made with paint and brush. We’ll be talking about...
October 11, 2025 (SATURDAY) at 9:30 - 11:30AM: Hands on follow-up workshop at the GoggleWorks shooting Still Life subjects Come to the GoggleWorks to try your hand at creating still life images. We will have objects, lighting, backdrops, and ideas. You bring your camera and your creative eye!
October 11, 2025 (SATURDAY) Noon - 3 PM: Hands on follow-up workshop at the GoggleWorks shooting Still Life subjects Come to the GoggleWorks to try your hand at creating still life images. We will have objects, lighting, backdrops, and ideas. You bring your camera, tripod, and your creative eye! For members, a donation to the...
October 12, 2025 - Deadline to submit images for the October 27th Competition
October 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM: “How AI is changing Photography!” by Bert Sirkin Bert Sirkin describes his presentation this way, “Photography is undergoing a paradigm shift. AI changes everything – from camera capabilities to editing to generative AI. The future of photography as an artform is open to those who learn to use...
Halloween Photoshoot October 25th 1pm-5pm Room 326 Members are free and non-members will be $10.00 We invite you to attend our annual Halloween photoshoot event. This year's themed photoshoot will feature the Addams Family. You will meet Morticia, Gomez, and Wednesday. They are characterized by distinct personalities and unique traits. Our models will be...
October 27, 2025 - October Competition: See the images and hear the critiques for the theme "Celestial Bodies." See details elsewhere in this newsletter. Our judge is David Fokos https://www.davidfokos.net/
Long time BPS members Tom and Meg Stoeri say, “Join us as we present our experience as photographers on an expedition small ship cruise exploring the North Atlantic from the Orkney islands of Scotland through the Faroe Islands and on to circumnavigate Iceland by sea. From a neolithic settlement, through isolated but enduring small island villages, to...
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM: Ray Schneider will present “Visual Time Travel:How to Take Your Viewers on a Trip” Explore how to compose pictures that draw the viewer in and that conjure a story in the mind. Storytelling is a popular genre in the visual arts, but Ray Schneider will help participants do...
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM: EDITING NIGHT with Leigh Reeves Our member from Australia, Leigh Reeves, will host a special evening where several BPS members will show their own take on how they would edit an image he presents them with.