Please join us for this special presentation on March 28, 2024, for a look into the day of a professional sports photographer. This will be a great prep for our upcoming monthly assignment in April, Action Sports Photography!
Summary of Presentation
Road to becoming a professional from self-taught amateur
A day in the life – gameday
Technique
Workflow and editing
Q&A
Kevin’s Bio
Kevin Sabitus is currently a photographer for the National Football League.
During their 2020-21 seasons, Kevin served as an interim photographer for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Toronto Raptors, and Toronto FC in Tampa Bay. He was a staff photographer for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2018-2020 as a member of the first full-time photography team in the organization’s history.
Before working at the Tampa Bay Rays, he was a Seasonal Photographer at Kansas City Chiefs for the 2017-18 NFL season. As a 2015 graduate of The University of Notre Dame, he worked for Fighting Irish Media and The Observer daily newspaper, covering athletic and social events.
In 2023, Kevin’s photo was used in ESPN the Magazine’s Super Bowl LVII edition cover.
Kevin received first place in the 2022 World Sports Photography Awards for American football.
Some Examples of Kevin’s Photos
Who Should Attend
Anyone interested in any kind of action photography. Sports photography is a great place to learn how to think on your feet, see the shot, and shoot quickly!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2024) members a few days before 03/28/2024.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation for our Exhibit/Comments Night only. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our Exhibit/Comment Night on March 21st, and our Education Night on March 28, 2024, for this special presentation.
Join us on Thursday, February 22, 2024, for a dive into the photographer’s must-have app, PhotoPills, and some moon photography, with our great friend, Joshua Cripps!
Presentation Summary
Do you have a folder of blurry, out-of-focus, overexposed blob, and boring photos of the moon? You are not alone! In fact, I have more of those than I can count. The moon is one of the most beautiful sights in the natural world, and yet it is frustratingly difficult to photograph well. However, by understanding the 4 main challenges of moon photography you can create spectacular photos of our moon. In this talk, I will teach you to overcome the challenges of moon photography, as well as demonstrate how to use the PhotoPills and PeakFinder apps to plan breathtaking moon shots. I will demystify the complexity of PhotoPills and show you exactly which tools you need and how to use them to create extraordinary images.
Joshua’s Bio
Joshua Cripps is a wilderness landscape photographer who has garnered widespread acclaim for his strong compositional style and dramatic use of light and color. His images have been published by National Geographic, NASA, CNN, BBC, Nikon, Outdoor Photographer Magazine, and many others. He is one of today’s most sought-after photography educators, speaking at conferences and leading photo tours in North and South America, Europe, and the Pacific.
Josh grew up in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada and has been exploring the Range of Light for most of his life. Since 2015 Josh has made his home in the Eastern Sierra, one of the most spectacular and photogenic mountain landscapes in the world.
In 2023, Josh founded The Mount Whitney Gallery as a way to share his passion for the stunning landscapes of the Sierra Nevada and beyond. Located at the base of stunning Mount Whitney in the small town of Lone Pine, California, the gallery features fine art prints of Josh’s signature photographs. The gallery also serves as a classroom where Josh teaches other photographers how to capture their own spectacular photos.
Examples of Joshua’s Images for which he used PhotoPills
Who Should Attend
Anyone who wants to get a great image of the moon and learn how to use PhotoPills! And we all know Joshua is a fun presenter!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2024) members a few days prior to 02/22/2024.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation for our Exhibit/Comments Night only. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our first outing in 2024 at Bok Tower Gardens on Feb 3rd, at our rescheduled January Education Night on February 8th, Exhibit/Comment Night on February 15th, and our Education Night on February 22, 2024, for this special presentation. It is a busy month!
Join us on Saturday, February 3, 2024, for a visit to the iconic Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd, Lake Wales, FL 33853 (map below).
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This time of year, we can not only make images of Bok Tower and listen to the carillon within but also the camellias and maybe some azaleas and other cool weather flowers.
This place is perfect for infrared images since there is so much green!
An upcoming monthly assignment is ICM! That is another great technique to try in a botanical garden!
If you have any Lensbaby optics, that is another creative way to utilize what Bok Tower Gardens has to offer.
This is a great place to just have some photographic fun and practice our skills!
When and Where
The ticket booth is near the main entrance as you drive in. Admission is $20 per person. Once you are through that gate, drive onto the main parking area at the Visitor Center. We will meet on the plaza in front of the entrance to the Visitor Center at 9:30 AM on February 3, 2024. We will wait until 9:45am at the plaza and then head into the gardens. So, please arrive on time!
We will walk around and shoot throughout the gardens until around Noon. They have a very nice cafe right at the entrance so if it is not too crowded we will have lunch there. If crowded, we will find a place outside of the gardens to eat lunch.
What to Bring
Per the descriptions above, you can shoot just about anything here so the equipment depends on what you want to create! There can be a lot of walking involved so I would recommend a light kit. Remember your phone is a pretty good camera as well!
I hope you will join me and other members for our first official TBCC outing for 2024!
If you have any questions, please let me know. We will go over everything at our two Zoom meetings in January!
Join us on Thursday, October 26, 2023, for a special presentation by renowned photographer, Alan Shapiro.
Summary of the Presentation
Alan Shapiro is a lifelong storyteller and a story gatherer. These days, he just happens to always carry a camera. Some days, when he isn’t roaming around some foreign city or garden, he likes to putter at home in his kitchen and studio. A walk around a farmer’s market can turn into a weekend adventure capturing his treasures both raw and cooked. A walk over to the refrigerator for a snack can have him grabbing “something from the door, something from the crisper and something from the pantry” and running into his studio to create for a few minutes or a few hours. This is all quite fun for him but also has become a sort of constant “creative exercise.” And as you will hear…it’s ridiculously easy. Join Alan for an evening of stories, tips, and techniques about his experiences making art with food and props and a spontaneous idea or two.
Alan’s Bio
Alan grew up on the creative side of the advertising world, working with clients around the world; telling their unique stories in very unique ways. He had the pleasure of collaborating with many, talented photographers and film directors. He became envious of their art and craft. At first, he saw it as a means of reducing his stress-filled life.
As a Chief Creative Officer at the world’s largest Advertising Agency Network Omnicom, he needed a distraction. A friend gave him a camera. Then he bought another and another. His new hobby and daily “creative exercise regimen” turned into a joy-filled and all-consuming passion. Then, his first photo client called, followed by many more. His work can be seen throughout the entire hospital set on ABC’s The Good Doctor, in launch campaigns for the Apple iPhone and Nikon as well as for Cadillac, OnStar, Lockheed Martin, Die Zeit, Ricoh, Cotton Incorporated, Scholastic, and numerous others. His work fills entire walls in Bose stores and Ritz Carlton Hotels worldwide and hangs in numerous private and corporate art collections. His macro, food, and still-life work can be seen in countless editorial publications and products from housewares to clothing to puzzles. As much as Alan loves creating images, he genuinely loves to teach; sharing his workflow from capture through post-processing and printing. He is a super high-energy instructor with a knack for getting people out of their comfort zone as well as helping them discover and capture beautifully simple things in beautifully unexpected ways.
Everyone! Alan will get you seeing thing in your kitchen in a whole new way! These techniques can to used on food, but other small subjects as well!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2023) members a few days prior to 10/26/2023.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation for our Exhibit/Comments Night only. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our Exhibit/Comment Night on 10/19/2023 and at our Education Night on 10/28/2023, for this special presentation.
Please join us on Thursday, July 27th, 2023 at 7 PM EDT for our next special presentation, Abstract Architecture Photography- Creativity in Composition by Angie McMonigal!
I hosted Angie McMonigal’s session at the 2023 Out of Chicago Live Online Conference earlier this year and knew immediately that she would be an amazing addition to our roster of special speakers!
Angie’s Bio
I’m a fine art and commercial architecture photographer based in Chicago striving to bring a detailed, thoughtful perspective to my work, whether for clients or through the workshops I lead. Having grown up surrounded by nature yet fascinated by the big city I’ve called home for more than two decades; I bring the meditative calm of my upbringing to a terrain that’s always transforming. Drawing from my education in the micro sciences (molecular biology, microbiology, virology) my focus is more frequently on bold architectural details rather than sweeping cityscapes, creating images that celebrate those unexpectedly iconic elements hiding in plain sight.
Presentation Summary
Join Angie for a discussion focusing on creative approaches to architectural subjects. Emphasis will be on architectural details and creating abstracts of the built environment. She’ll share how to uncover creative viewpoints and how to best utilize compositional tools to create more compelling images.
Examples of Angie’s Art
Who Should Attend
Everyone! Angie will get you seeing things where you never saw them before! This is not only a great exercise for shooting architectural abstracts, but it will also help with seeing more intimate scenes everywhere!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2023) members a few days prior to 07/27/2023.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation for our Exhibit/Comments Night only. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our Exhibit/Comment Night on 07/20/2023 and at our Education Night on 07/27/2023, for this special presentation.
A couple of years ago when Adobe first changed things up with LrC, Lr, and Lr Mobile Jim did a presentation but I think it was too soon! Most of us were just trying to figure out why there were so many Lightroom apps. Well, we are all a bit more used to all this Lr stuff and our phone cameras are comparable to our DSLR and Mirrorless cameras, so syncing what we shoot on our phones makes more sense being processed in LrC and stored on our home external drives and not cluttering up the phone’s storage.
Also, the Photoshop developers have been dabbling in the AI world lately and their latest update to regular Ps has added a new tool that is amazing. If you want to play even more, you can download Ps Beta (it’s free with your Adode subscription) and play with the new Generative Fill Tool. It is magic! We will spend some time with these new Ps tools.
Jim has some other tips and tricks up his sleeves to share as well!
Who Should Attend
If you use LrC and want to sync Lr with your phone or are curious about it, this is for you! If you want to see the latest magic that is in PS, this is for you! Jim may throw in some tips from other post-processing apps as well.
If you have questions about any of the Lr apps or PS be ready to ask them!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2023) members a few days prior to 06/22/2023.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation for one meeting only. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our Exhibit/Comment Night on 06/15/2023 and at our Education Night on 06/22/2023.
You are invited to a special presentation to get you ready for our July assignment, Telephoto Landscapes, and make your future landscape images so much better!
Presentation Summary
“7 Secrets of Outstanding Telephoto Landscapes”
Ask a random photographer what lens to use for landscape photography and 90% of the time they will answer, “a wide-angle, duh!!” Wide-angle lenses and landscapes are so closely connected it sometimes feels like “thou shalt use a wide angle” is the first commandment handed down from the landscape photography gods. But in my opinion, the BEST lens for landscapes is actually the telephoto! What?! Heresy!! I know, I know… You see, photography is all about telling visual stories. And every complete story needs to do at least three things:
Establish the environment.
Provide storytelling moments that showcase what unique things happen at a place.
Show intimate details about the subjects/places/things in your story to help your viewers understand the place more deeply.
Telephoto lenses can do all of these things, and they are particularly good at numbers 2 & 3. Which means telephoto lenses allow you to be a clearer, more personally expressive storyteller since the specific moments and details you notice are very likely to be unique to you and you alone. However, shooting landscapes with a telephoto lens is extremely challenging. There are compositional challenges, technical challenges, and visualization challenges, just to name a few. But fear not. In this talk, I will cover 7 secrets that will allow you to harness the power of your telephoto in order to tell more effective visual stories and become a more complete photographer.
Joshua’s Bio
Joshua Cripps is a wilderness landscape photographer who has garnered widespread acclaim for his strong compositional style and dramatic use of light and color. His images have been published by National Geographic, NASA, CNN, BBC, Nikon, Outdoor Photographer Magazine, and many others. He is one of today’s most sought-after photography educators, speaking at conferences and leading photo tours in North and South America, Europe, and the Pacific. Josh grew up in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada and has been exploring the Range of Light for most of his life. Since 2015 Josh has made his home in the Eastern Sierra, one of the most spectacular and photogenic mountain landscapes in the world. In 2023, Josh founded The Mount Whitney Gallery as a way to share his passion for the stunning landscapes of the Sierra Nevada and beyond. Located at the base of stunning Mount Whitney in the small town of Lone Pine, California, the gallery features fine art prints of Josh’s signature photographs. The gallery also serves as a classroom where Josh teaches other photographers how to capture their own spectacular photos.
A Few Examples of Joshua’s Art
Who Should Attend
If you shoot landscapes (which is pretty much all of us!) then this presentation will help you narrow your point of view. This seems counter-intuitive but believe me, I shot landscapes with an 80-200mm lens for many years. I still use my 70-200mm lens a lot. I needed that very narrow view to start to see the landscape in smaller bits. Now I am much better at using my wide-angle lenses and eliminating what the telephoto lens did for me.
I have had Joshua as an instructor, in-person and online. He is a dynamic teacher and an amazing photographer and he knows more about PhotoPills than anyone else I know!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2023) members a few days prior to 05/25/2023.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation for our Exhibit/Comments Night only. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our Exhibit/Comment Night on 05/18/2023 and at our Education Night on 05/25/2023, for this special presentation.
Yes, the “Godfather of Photography” will be doing a special presentation all about Travel Photography!
This Education Day Zoom meeting will be at 3 PM EDT on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Presentation Summary
In this fun-filled and info-packed presentation, Rick Sammon will take us around the world, from Alaska to Africa and from the High Arctic to Antarctica. He’ll share with us his tricks, tips, and techniques for making images with impact – which is one of Rick’s goals. If you are interested in wildlife, nature, and landscape photography, this meeting is for you.
Rick’s Bio
Award-winning photographer Rick Sammon loves his day job. A tireless, prolific, and inspirational image-maker, Rick, called by some “The Godfather of Photography,” has authored 43 books. His latest are: “Photo Therapy Motivation and Wisdom–Discovering the Power of Pictures” and “Photo Quest–finding your photographic and artistic voice”.
He also has 40 photography classes on KelbyOne.com.
While Rick describes himself as “evolving” and an Explorer of Life, he hesitates to categorize his work. “I’m an A-to-Z type of photographer. I do it all–and I enjoy the freedom of not specializing.”
With nearly 40 years of experience, this self-taught photographer has many accomplishments–and many more anticipated for the road ahead. As Rick suggests, “When you are through changing, you are through.”
Some Samples of Rick’s Photography from His Travels
Who Should Attend
Rick is the ultimate generalist so his presentation is for everyone! This talk is focused on Travel Photography but travel photography in general includes most types of photography!
Rick’s “Sammonisms,” which are his very memorable lines of wisdom on photography, are, to me (who has many of them stuck in my head), one of the main reasons to attend!
We will record the meeting and send the link to our current members in case you can not make the meeting on this special day and time!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2023) members a few days prior to 04/23/2023.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our Exhibit/Comment Night on 04/20/2023 and at our Special Education Day at 3 PM EDT on Sunday 04/23/2023, for this special presentation.
Making a portrait of a person in their environment is not the same as a normal portrait. An environmental portrait requires that you pull back some and show that person in their workspace or other environment that is applicable to that person’s life and/or passion.
Robert Rostick, Jim Sykes, and Lynn Wiezycki take you into the art studio of a local artist and show you his environment and then show you several ways to work with the person in their environment to create a portrait that is about the person and what he/she does!
We have created a video showing the techniques and essence of this type of portraiture. We will answer your questions after the video.
So please think about a person or persons who might fit this assignment. Think about the environment they work in and come up with some questions that will help you make a creative environmental portrait!
Reminder: This is our monthly assignment for June’s Exhibit/Comment Night!
Who Should Attend
This type of portraiture is actually closer to what most folks shoot of friends and family! Sometimes we even attempt this while shooting folks we see in our travels. But there are some tricks to getting that really good environmental portrait! This will take your photos, of this type, to the next level!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2023) members on Tuesday.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our Education Night on 03/23/2023.
Please join us for our June Education Night on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 7 PM. The presentation will be given by our own Robert Rostick and Jim Sykes.
Presentation Summary
Portraits using only Window Light: Robert and Jim will take you through an actual shoot using window light with two beautiful models.
There will be 3 types of images demonstrated: with some slight variations of each included
Side Light
Silhouette
Full light – subject facing the window
Once they have played the shoot (pre-recorded) they will answer any questions and talk about shooting in Monochrome and converting regular color images to Black and White via post-processing.
Why Attend?
The monthly assignment for the July Exhibit/Commentary is “Black and White Portrait using only Window Light”. But beyond that, it is great to know how to get beautiful portraits and not need all those fancy lights!
We will record this presentation but to get the most from the presentation and to get any of your questions answered by Jim and Robert, it is best to attend the Zoom meeting.
The Zoom Invitation will be sent out on Tuesday, June 21st.
Hope that everyone can attend now that we have moved our meetings to Thursday evening.
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