Date: Wednesday, April 5th @ 7PM

Location: On Zoom (Link will be emailed to members) 

Description: 

Hazel Meredith will explore some of her favorite apps for creative processing including: Snapseed, DistressedFx+, Image Blender, Retouch, and the JixiPix suite of apps. (Many apps are both iPhone/Android).

Biography

Hazel Meredith is an award-winning photographer and a sought-after teacher, speaker, and competition judge. She began teaching in 2007, and now does seminars at camera clubs and conferences across the U.S. – both in-person and virtual. She offers her own workshops and webinars, and has done webinars for several software companies. She has written two eBooks, and released her first course, “Creating Your Own Textures”. Hazel loves the creative aspect of photography and post-processing, especially the use of textures and software to create unique images. She and her husband, Dave, produce the “Virtual Creative Photography Conference” twice a year to attendees around the world. She is actively involved with the photographic community, and has held leadership roles and received honorary distinctions from several organizations.

See more of his work on his website at https://meredithimages.com/

Date: Wednesday, May 3rd @ 7PM

Location: On Zoom (Link will be emailed to members) 

Description: 

Traveling to a new and exotic location can be fun and sometimes a little intimidating. There is so much to see and do, and people to meet, and food to eat, that we can get caught up in just making a quick snapshot of the interesting people that we meet. That’s great for the memories, but with a few guidelines in mind, your portraits can really evoke a sense of the people and places that will have more meaning for you over time. 

In her presentation, Bobbi covers the simple steps to approaching strangers, communicating with them, and setting them up in appropriate light with backgrounds that help tell their story. This requires several things as a photographer: awareness of place, light, color and letting go of your fear. Remember that no matter where you are in the world, we have a shared humanity and a smile is universal.

Biography

Bobbi is a Fujifilm “X” Photographer and an award-winning commercial photographer specializing in creative portraits on location and in the studio. Lane's multi-faceted approach to photography incorporates over 40 years of technical experience with innovative artistic interpretation. Her corporate and editorial work includes corporate websites, annual reports and hundreds of environmental portraits for a wide variety of magazines. As a dedicated photo educator, she brings insight and enthusiasm to her students in workshops held worldwide. She is widely known as the “Mistress of Light”, teaching portrait lighting techniques with both natural and artificial light. Combining her love of travel, photography and teaching, Bobbi also leads international photo travel workshops with her husband Lee Varis, such as Venice Carnival and Iceland. Her dynamic workshops are always both educational and entertaining!

For more information about Bobbi, please see the following links:

https://www.bobbilane.com/

https://bobbiandleesphotoadventures.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bobbilane

https://www.instagram.com/bobbilanephoto/

https://twitter.com/blanephoto