7:00 - 7:15 : Announcements, Introduction of new members/guests, Member News
7:15 - 7:35 : Web Sites of the Month - we'll visit member-recommended web site resources. Don't forget to recommend your favorite website!
7:35 - 8:20: Guest Speaker - David Keenan - Topic: Street Photography and Toy Cameras
8:20 - 9:00: Formal critiques. This month's Volunteer Critic: TBD. Topic: Reflections. Don't forget to send your critique images (jpg 800 pixels wide) by Tuesday, June 17 via email to: hcphotoclub@gmail.com. View the new critique process here:
http://hillcountryphotographyclub.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-critique-process.html
Location: Merrill Gardens in San Marcos. Map and directions available on our club website.
About this month's speaker: David Keenan
David Lykes Keenan (Dave) is a fine art and documentary photographer residing in Austin, Texas.
He was born in 1954 outside of Detroit, grew up in Michigan and North Carolina, and graduated college from Michigan State University in 1976 with a degree in computer science. Through his high school years, he dreamed of being a newspaper sports photographer for one the Detroit dailies. This aspiration faded as his college education progressed and career opportunities in the emerging high-tech sector presented themselves.
After a fairly long and relatively successful run as a software entrepreneur, four years ago he embarked on a path to reinvent himself as a fine art/documentary photographer. Since then, Dave’s projects have included street photography throughout western and central Europe (particularly in Italy and the Czech Republic); New York City street panoramics; a photo essay on the war ravaged Croatian city of Vukovar (featured in a gallery show during the Fotoseptiembre 2007 International Photography Festival); month long frame-a-day projects in Austin; an ongoing Picture A Week (PAW) project now well into its second year; an exploration of color infrared pinhole photography; and most recently a dive into photographic freedom offered by Lomography – photography with simple, toy cameras where vision is emphasized over technology.
Dave straddles the traditional and digital photography realms. He prefers film cameras but has embraced the process of digital print making. He finds the appeal of vintage Nikon and Leica cameras almost irresistible.
He actively seeks additional avenues to expand his photographic experience and portfolio, and to share his vision with appreciative eyes.
David's website:
http://www.david-keenan.com/
