Sunday, February 9, 2014

February Meeting

Our next meeting is on Thursday, February 20th. Please mark your calendars!
7:00 - 7:15: Introduction of New Members/Guests, Announcements, Member News
7:15 - 8:15: Presentation - "Nik Software Tools" - Larry Alford
8:15 - 9:00: Image Reviews - Topic: Red.

The color red is closely linked to Valentine's Day and is also associated with fire, emotions and passion. This is your chance to be creative and explore the possibilities!

Don't forget to send your review images (jpg 800 pixels wide) by Tuesday, February 18th via email to:hcphotoclub@gmail.com.

Reminder about our image review process:
When we display your image we'll ask you to select one of these reviews:
  1. Critique - You have specific questions you'd like to ask about your image and you want feedback from the other photographers at the meeting. Come prepared with your questions.
  2. Show and Tell - You'd simply like to share information about this image with us such as technique or location.
More about our image review process here:
Meeting Location: Horizon Bay (formerly Merrill Gardens) in San Marcos. Map and directions available on our club website. When you enter the building, stay on the first floor and walk to the back and turn left. We're in the first room on the right.

About our Program

Long-time club member, Larry Alford, will show us the Nik Software Tools.

Larry is a self-taught photographer who has been photographing nature and landscapes for over 40 years. Larry lives the in the beautiful hill country of Texas between Austin and San Antonio with his wife Rebecca. They love traveling the back roads of central Texas photographing the magnificent Hill Country scenes. Larry's creative eye has lead to his photographs being selected for calendars, greeting cards and he has won numerous local, state and international awards. In 2003, Larry began developing his skill as a digital artist, and has worked to increase the dynamic range of his photographed subjects, but retaining his ability to capture the spirit of the subject which is prevalent in his photographs.

Be sure to check out his site:  http://larryalford.net.