Meetings are held at 7:00 P.M. on the 2nd Thursday of each month (except December). See the Calendar page for dates of future meetings and events.
Next Meeting:
February 9, 2012 at 7:00 P.M.
Main Program:
"Bali and Indonesia"
by Michael Doliveck
Professor Michael Doliveck and his wife, Maryam, will show photos from Bali and Indonesia and will cover considerations for travel photography in general and for Bali and Indonesia specifically. Topics will include pre-planning checklists, gear and equipment, know your location, shooting people, shooting in bad weather and challenging conditions, avoiding tourists, capturing the big shots uniquely, file management, Balinese culture, Tips and Tricks, and more including a slide presentation to illustrate the topics.
Other topics include blogging, book making, and video production. Professor Dolivek has been teaching for over 15 years and his artwork has been exhibited and is in collections around the world. He lives in Morro Bay and Bali, Indonesia where he and his wife offer photography and cultural tours of the islands. More information is available at www.balifornia.com
Technical Presentation:
Michael Mariant, a travel and documentary visual journalist, will be making a short (10 min) presentation on DSLR Video in which he will discuss why, how and the marketing of videos. Michael will be teaching a class on DSLR Video during the Morro Photo Expo Pre-Con.
Field Trip Show:
For February 2012: "Oceano Dunes" will be presented by Peggy Jansson.
For March 2012: Bring up to 20 images taken during the Orchid Greenhouse field trip and, at the February 2012 meeting, give to Bob Mihelic who will be putting that show together.
For March 2012: Bring up to 20 images taken during the Orchid Greenhouse field trip and, at the February 2012 meeting, give to Bob Mihelic who will be putting that show together.
Show and Tell Monthly Challenge: February 2012
"Love"
Every meeting showcases a Main Program and a Field Trip Show featuring photos taken by our members at a recent outing. "Show and Tell" follows, where each member may bring up to 3 images on the subject of our Monthly Challenge or any subject, whether to ask for some ideas on how to make them better or just to show us what you've been up to.
Every meeting showcases a Main Program and a Field Trip Show featuring photos taken by our members at a recent outing. "Show and Tell" follows, where each member may bring up to 3 images on the subject of our Monthly Challenge or any subject, whether to ask for some ideas on how to make them better or just to show us what you've been up to.
Submissions For "Field Trip Shows" & "Show and Tell"
Please be sure to include
Your Name on all CD's & Flashdrives submitted. Images should
be in the sRGB color space and sized to at least 1024x768 pixels and
no larger than 1800 pixels on the longest side of the image. Please
use your name as the filename. An example of naming your image files
submitted for "Fields Trip Shows" or for "Show and Tell" would be as
follows: If your name is Mary Smith, then you would name your files:
marysmith1.jpg, marysmith2.jpg, etc.
For more assistance, see our tutorial on How to Prepare Digital Images for Projection.
Meetings generally conclude by 9:30 P.M.
Visitors are welcome at our meetings!
Meeting Location:
Veteran's Memorial Hall
801 Grand Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA
Directions:
The Vets Hall is on Grand Ave between Monterey and Mill Streets. There is a large parking lot next to the building. Our meeting room is the lounge to the right of the main entrance, not the main auditorium.