P H O T O N E W S
MARCH 2006

Special Events You Won't Want to Miss...

February Activities
At our regular meeting on February 13:

* Mike Guidry talked about Macro Photography, equipment, techniques, composition, etc. His presentation has been very interesting and educational. Thank you, Mike, for sharing your knowledge.

* Private Antique Car Collection field trip. Around twenty WPC members enjoyed taking pictures from the wonderful private car collection. Great camaraderie among members and beautiful cars to photograph.

* Special thanks go to Fred Vogt and Dot Mullinax for the snacks and refreshments.

MONTHLY MEETING & PRESENTATION

Monday, March 13 -- 6:30 - 9 P.M.

SPEAKER Jim Fife, professional photographer, will be our speaker presenting different perspectives for photography "Focusing From Another Angle". Vision, intuition, creativity, and much more... Jim's expertise is on commercial photography such as advertising, catalogs, etc. for over twenty years. Do not miss this presentation.

FIELD TRIP:  
Saturday, March 25th. -- 8 AM - 1 PM Wild Flowers - Brenham area and Rose Emporium. We will meet at 12:30 PM at Southern Flyer Diner at Brenham Municipal Airport for a good hamburger lunch More info

MINI MEMBER SLIDE SHOW: Bring your slides to share with the group. We have 15 minutes to share pictures.

MINI CONTEST THEME: CARS Bring any two images for the mini contest.

BE PREPARED FOR SPRING PHOTO SHOW & COMPETITION

Rules are now available - so let's get shooting! Time to start working on your pictures for our Spring competition. We need volunteers to help receive and hang entries. Click here to see the competition rules and procedures.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

March 25-26 -- Tomball German Fest photo opportunity in downtown Tomball. Tomball celebrates its rich German heritage during this two-day event of live music, food and fun. Call Barbara Tague at 713-851-0737 for information.

March 24-April 2nd. -- 49th Annual Montgomery County Fair
Conroe, Texas. Celebrate a Texas tradition! PRCA Rodeo, Livestock/Jr. Non-Livestock show, carnival, entertainment, PHOTO COMPETITION & more. Estimated attendees-80000 936-538-7112

SPRING 2006 PHOTO SHOW & COMPETITION

Saturday, April 1st. -- 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. - SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES -- Please notice the time 1 PM until 3 PM at the South Branch Library in The Woodlands. Late entries cannot be accepted.

Monday, April 10 -- 6:30 - 9 P.M.

MONTHLY MEETING & AWARDS CEREMONY. Prior our meeting, Joe Baraban and Gerard Vacca will judge our exhibit and during the meeting will give us a photo critique.

Saturday, April 8, 2006 -- 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - EARTH DAY 16th annual Woodlands Earth Day Festival on Saturday, to celebrate Preserving Our Natural Environment. The event at Millennium Forest Dr. from 9 AM - 2:00 PM. Bring your pictures, share your hobby, photography, and have fun meeting all kind of people interested in photography. Please sign in as a volunteer.

Saturday, April 29, 2006 -- 9:00 AM-11:00 AM - PICK UP YOUR ENTRIES at the South Branch Library in The Woodlands. If you cannot be there, please make arrangements with somebody to pick up your entries.

NO MINI CONTEST

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

April 1st. -- Grand opening of the new Town Center Park, next to the South Branch Library in The Woodlands. We encourage members to take photos of the activiites

April 1st.-2nd -- Houston Children's Fest Photo opportunity. There is so much to do in two fun-packed days! Activities and entertainment will appeal to the whole family. Set in beautiful downtown Houston on April 1 & 2, the festival is expected to draw over 65,000 guests http://www.houstonchildrensfestival.com

April 8 -- 16th annual Woodlands Earth Day Festival on Saturday, to celebrate Preserving Our Natural Environment. The event is at Millenium Forest Dr. Center from 9 AM - 2 PM

April 8-9 -- 13th Houston Japan Festival at Japanese Garden in Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Japan with activities that represent traditional entertainment, sport, food and art. Free admission. http://www.jashouston.org

April 22nd. - 23rd. -- The BP MS 150 Bike Tour from Houston to Austin is a fund-raising event for the National MS Society, Lone Star Chapter. Check maps

April 22-23 & 29-30 -- Jamaica International Fest Photo Opportunity. Downtown Houston. http://www.ifest.org

MAY

MONTHLY MEETING

Monday, May 8 -- 6:30 - 9 P.M.

SPEAKER Randy Brewer, the presentation will be a general presentation on CCD Astro Photography. A little on DSLR photography. There is little difference between the two, but Randy is primarily skilled in pure CCD. This will cover how the photos were taken and processed.

FIELD TRIP:  
DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED

MINI MEMBER SLIDE SHOW: Bring your slides to share with the group. We have 15 minutes to share pictures.

MINI CONTEST THEME: FLOWERS Bring any two images for the mini-contest.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

May 20 - 21 -- The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival event which will be held May 20-21, 2006 along The Woodlands Waterway.

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PHOTO INFO

Visit WPC resources to ask our Consulting Photographers
Basic Photography · Digital Photography · Matting & Framing · Nikon Capture · Photoshop · Underwater Photography · Website Design ·

CLASSIFIED ADS

BOOKS

Book for sale Barbara Edmondson has a book "Photographers Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Tetons" by Joseph K. Lange. Like new, list price $16.95, her price &9.00

CAMERA EQUIPMENT

1) Medium format 4X5 Sinar camera. Sinar camera body with complete system....excellent condition, great price. $1500
Contact Robert Mathias If interested, will email pictures of each component.
*One 210mm Schneider lens in lens board
*One focusing magnifying hood
*One wide angle bellow bag
*One focusing loupe
*One Polaroid film back
*One 4x5 camera bag
*One filter holder or call 281-350-5292

2) Canon EOS Digital Rebel 6.3 Megapixel, $1,200. This camera was bought because of a job I was taking w/ a newspaper. I ended up not getting it, so it has been waiting for someone to use it. It works great and comes with TWO lenses: The 18mm-35mm and Canon Zoom lens EF, 75-300mm, f4-5.6 with image stabilizer. This is a great camera. Contact Gabriel García for details.

STUDIO FOR RENT

STUDIO FOR RENT Clark Lara has a full studio with Norman Lights, High Key white wall, as well as 3 different muslins. No props you would have to supply your own. SPECIAL PRICE $50 an hour. The high key is great for everything from product shots to high fashion.

LOCAL EXHIBITS:

Seeing the work of other artists and photographers can give new insights and ideas for our own work. Check out the following local exhibits:

MARCH - For Several Months -"Window Shopping on Main Street, 1920-1930," uses historic photography from the Story Sloane Collection to give visitors a glimpse of downtown's heyday as a shopping destination. http://www.ghpa.org/windows2.html

THROUGH MARCH 3rd, 2006 Jackson Street Gallery, Florals, Photography by Paul Ziegler, from Jan 21-March 3, 06, at 800 Jackson St., Richmond, TX 77469 More info 281 232 2900

MARCH 1st. through March 25th, 2006 - Peter Brown Photo Exhibit "High Plains" at Harris Gallery, is the first exhibition of the photographs made by Peter Brown for the Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize that was awarded in 2005. ph.713 522 9116 www.harrisgalleryhouston.com

MARCH 1st.THROUGH 29, 2006 - See new and outstanding photographs by Yates Magnet School students at Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, at the Caroline Wiess Building. http://www.mfah.org

MARCH 1st. THROUGH APRIL 1st. -- University of Houston presents Girl's Night Out Photo Exhibit, brings together the work of an international and intergenerational group of women artists whose works in photography and video reflect a new approach to issues of femininity and identity. These artists-Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Elina Brotherus, Dorit Cypis, Reneke Dijkstra, Katy Grannan, Sarah Jones, Kelly Nipper, Daniela Rossell, Shirana Shahbazi, and Salla Tykkä. More info

MARCH 10 THROUGH MARCH 19, 2006 - FotoFest’s portfolio review program for photographers, is one of the Biennial’s most important and popular programs. The twelve day Meeting Place presents an unparalleled opportunity for artists using photography to have their work seen by some of the most important people in the field of photography. FotoFest brings photography professionals-museum curators, gallery owners, magazine editors, representatives of photography agencies, collectors and publishers from around the world to meet with photographers and review their work http://www.fotofest.org/

MARCH 11-16, 2006 - De Santos Gallery Photo Exhibit presents María Martínez Cañas/Kim Brown "Dustograms". Unique prints of dust placed directly on photographic paper and exposed to light, dust then stiched onto paper resulting a sculptural photographic object. www.desantosgallery.com ph 713 520 1200

MARCH 17 - APRIL 16 -- HCP Photo Exhibit El Llano Estacado: Island in the Sky featuring work by Peter Brown, Rick Dingus, Steve Fitch, Miguel Gandert, Tony Gleaton, and Andrew John Liccardo. 713 529 4755

APRIL 1st. - 29th. -- WPC SPRING 2006 PHOTO SHOW & COMPETITION at the South Branch Library in The Woodlands .

HELP US SHOOT OUR ACTIVITIES

We need club members who have digital cameras to volunteer to document our field trips and special events. Our friends John Masters and Nolan Braud have been providing digital images of our meeting presenters and other activities but could use some help.  If you are willing to help, please email to our newsletter editor.

YOUR GALLERY AWAITS YOU

Each member of our club gets a free online gallery of your favorite images. For details on how to get yours set up, contact Nolan Braud (njbraud@hotmail.com)

WE WANT YOUR IDEAS!

Help us continue to have the most interesting and informative activities by sharing your ideas for the best experiences you've had. Email your ideas for each activity below to the club officer in charge of that activity:

Presentations - Brett Rodríguez
Other Activities - Dianna Montoya
Web Site, Newsletter - editor@woodlandsphoto.org