Agenda for Meeting on Oct. 16, 2008

The meeting of the Hill Country Photography Club will be on our regular third Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 pm at Virtual Backgrounds Demonstration and Learning Center located at 101 Uhland Road, Suite # 206.  101 Uhland Road is the large building right next to the railroad tracks with the antique train cars parked next to the building.  Members can part in front since there will be no one else using the building at that time, so don't worry about the "One Hour" parking spaces.  Go in the front door and walk straight back to almost the end of the hall and the Demonstration and Learning Center will be on the right side.  Jim Wilson will be your host and talk with you and give an overview of the different Virtual Backgrounds Systems that are available and how they can be used.  Jim will also have a Virtual Backgrounds System set up for members to actually use and take images of each other.  There will be refreshments available too! 

Agenda for Meeting on Sep. 18, 2008

Here's the agenda for our upcoming meeting on Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008:

7:00 - 7:15 : Announcements, Introduction of new members/guests, Member News

7:15 - 7:40 : Web Sites of the Month - we'll visit member-recommended web site resources. Don't forget to recommend your favorite website!

7:40- 8:30: Guest Speaker -  Dan Gauthier - 3D Stereo Photography

8:30 - 9:00: Formal critiques. This month's Volunteer Critic: TBD. Topic: Textures and Texture Overlays. Don't forget to send your 3 critique images (jpg 800 pixels wide) by Tuesday, September 16th 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 the Guest Speaker - Dan Gauthier

Dan's presentation will explore the artistic importance of 3-D stereo imagery and it's history. Several forms of 3-D stereo imagery will be used to both entertain and inform about this fascinating visual art.

Agenda for Meeting on August 21, 2008

Here's the agenda for our upcoming meeting on Thursday, August 21, 2008:

7:00 - 7:15 : Announcements, Introduction of new members/guests, Member News

7:15 - 7:40 : Web Sites of the Month - we'll visit member-recommended web site resources. Don't forget to recommend your favorite website!

7:40- 8:30: Knowledge Share - Carol Watson - Photoshop Tricks

8:30 - 9:00: Formal critiques. This month's Volunteer Critic: TBD. Topic: Recent Work. Don't forget to send your 3 critique images (jpg 800 pixels wide) by Tuesday, August 19th 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.

Shootabout: Blanco County Fair and Rodeo

This weekend will be an opportunity to shoot images from a carnival and rodeo at the Blanco Country Fair and Rodeo this coming weekend (Aug. 14-17). More information can be found on the chamber web site.

If you plan on attending, sign up by adding a comment with your name and the dates you plan on attending the fair. If you want to join a car pool for transportation to the event, mention this in your comment.

To add a comment, just press the underlined comments link near the little pencil icon at the bottom of this entry.

Members Only Exhibit at Walker's Gallery - Call For Entries

See below the details for submitting to the Walker's Gallery Exhibit - World in Motion which will run alongside the Naturescapes exhibit in San Marcos. This Call for Entries is for current Hill Country Photography Club paying members. Jurors will be Carol Watson and Joseph Walsh.

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The exhibit will run from September 5th to October 31st. We will need approximately 30 images for the exhibit. We may use more, depending on the sizes of the images selected. Each club member wishing to participate will be able to have at least one image in the exhibit. Participation will be limited to paid HCPC members. Visit our website for instructions on how to join: www.hcphotoclub.org.

Deadline to submit images: Tuesday, August 12th midnight!

Theme:
World In Motion: People, places and things in motion -- slow exposures, pan shots, actions shots. Anything goes - from dancers to cars to rivers. Images must be family friendly.

Process for Participation:

• Select up to six images for submission. Images chosen should be consistent with the theme.
• Digital images must be high quality jpeg measuring 600 pixels on the longest dimension at resolution of 72 ppi.
• Digital files should be named with the last name, underscore, first name, underscore image number (e.g., jones_john_1.jpeg)
  

• Email image titles, frame size, sale price and files to hcphotoclub@gmail.com by Tuesday, August 12th, midnight. Make sure that the image numbers correspond with the image information in your email.

Sample of image information:
1 - Blue Window, 20x16 (horizontal), $125
2 - Orange Gate, 16x20 (vertical), $125

• Let me know how many images you are willing to place in the exhibit. this will be considered as a commitment on your part to provide the images. For example you submit 6 images for consideration, but you want to only exhibit 3, then only 3 images will be selected from your group of six.
• You will be notified by August 16th as to which of your images have been accepted for the exhibit. Specific information regarding the images will be requested at that time.
  

Images selected for exhibition:

• Exhibition quality prints must be received at City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department, 401 E. Hopkins, San Marcos, TX 78666 no later than 5:00 pm, Friday, August 29th, 2007.
• Prints should be mounted, matted and framed; wired ready to hang; and labeled on the back with the name of the photographer and title of the image. We recommend at least a two-inch mat border on each side of the print and a simple frame. There are no restrictions on mat color or on framing materials or color.
• The screw eyes for hanging should be as close to the top of the frame as possible so that the picture will not lean out from the wall when it is hung. You do not need to provide wire for hanging.
• The outside dimensions of the frame must be at least 8"x10" and no more than 30" in any dimension.
• Photographers will pay a 30% sales commission for prints sold during the exhibition, which will be used to help defray exhibition costs.
• You may retrieve your work from the San Marcos Activities Center at 501 E. Hopkins between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 1st. If you prefer to have your entry mailed or shipped to you, you must provide a prepaid, pre-addressed shipping case.
• Warning: any work without a prepaid, pre-addressed shipping case that is not picked up on time will be sold, with the proceeds going to benefit the San Marcos Area Arts Council.
  

Agenda for Meeting on July 17, 2008

Here's the agenda for our upcoming meeting on Thursday, July 17, 2008:

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 - George Krause

8:20 - 9:00: Formal critiques. This month's Volunteer Critic: TBD. Topic: Unique Perspectives. Don't forget to send your critique images (jpg 800 pixels wide) by Tuesday, July 15th 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: George Krause
George Krause was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1937 and received his training at the Philadelphia College of Art. He received the first Prix de Rome and the first Fulbright/Hays grant ever awarded to a photographer, two Guggenheim fellowships and three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Krause's photographs are in major museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. In 1993 he was honored as the Texas Artist of the Year.

He recently retired from the University of Houston where he created the photography program and now lives in Wimberley, Texas.

Naturescapes competition deadline nearing!

Hi everyone,

This is a gentle reminder that the Naturescapes deadline will be here in two weeks, on July 21st. This year you may enter up to 8 photos made anywhere in Hays county, and there are no restrictive categories. You may enter online, by mail or in-person. Complete information is available at http://hcphotoclub.org/naturescapes.html.

Naturescapes is cosponsored by the Hill Country Photography Club and the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance. We're very pleased that this year's juror is renowned landscape photographer Laurence Parent.

During the past 3 competitions club members have done very well, winning a good share of the awards. I hope that we have a repeat this year.

I look forward to seeing your entries.

Thanks,
Herb Smith

Naturescapes Coordinator
Hill Country Photography Club
http://hcphotoclub.org
512-847-2006