SEPTEMBER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 10 – JOHN WAKEFIELD SPEAKER – BERGEN PARK FIRE STATION 7PM, SOCIAL TIME 6:30PM

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September Speaker – John Wakefield – www.wakefieldphoto.com
John Wakefield has been a portrait photographer in Colorado for over 30 years. He has owned and operated Wakefield Photography, Inc., since 1982. He is past president of a four-state chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers. He has won several national awards for his work presented by the Professional Photographers of America.

SEPTEMBER ASSIGNMENT

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September Assignment – Portraiture in a Natural Environment
Looking to John Wakefield’s website for inspiration, create your own portraits, using the endless backdrops found in your own neighborhoods and parks. John does a wonderful job using natural shapes and textures in composing an image – the settings tell a story, pull the eye in and help to define the space.

ANNOUNCEMENT – PLEASE HELP WITH SURVEY ABOUT CLUB’S ACTIVITIES

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Hello Members,

It is that time of the year again. We ask you for your input on the club’s activities for the first half of the year. If you would like me to e-mail you either a PDF or Word file, please let me know, otherwise you can access both files on-line here at our Yahoo Groups site:
http://tech. groups.yahoo. com/group/ EvergreenCameraC lub/files/ 2009%20Mid- Year%20Survey/

Please take your time with these and let us know your opinions for the first half of the year and your thoughts and ideas for the second half of the year and beyond.

August 12 – Roland McEldowney presents “Exploration in Africa” Bergen Park Fire Station 7pm, 6:30 pm social time

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Roland McEldowney is a geologist, and spent ten years exploring for base and precious metals in Ghana and Burkina Faso . He began his career out of college in 1963. He joined the Peace Corps and lived with the Ashanti Tribe in the mountains near Kibi , Ghana , exploring a mountain top for bauxite, the ore of aluminum. In 1990, he returned to Ghana to start a company exploring for gold. Along the way, he was attacked by a town and charged by an elephant, eventually discovering two and a half million ounces of gold at Bibiani. He left Africa in 1996, and has returned only as a tourist.

JULY ASSIGNMENT – SUMMERTIME

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Do what you will with that – we have more light in our days, more green in our hills and more wildflowers than I have seen in a long time. People are out enjoying the warmth, playing in the lakes and fields. Have fun with it!

JUNE CONTEST – MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY

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Photo Competition Theme: “Macro Photography” Please submit photos that fit the theme.
For those who would rather not do this assignment, you may submit in the Open Category.
Submit your photos to Brad Davidson at contest@evergreencameraclub.com by 8 am, Mon., June 8
One Photo per Email. Photos no larger than 5 mb. Please do not send as an embedded image – send as an e-mail attachment.
Maximum of three submissions per member in any combination of Theme or Open category.

TIPS & TECHNIQUES MEETING -WED., MAY 27 – PHOTOSHOP – 7PM

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We are pleased to announce a very special treat for tomorrow night’s Tips & Techniques Meeting. Evergreen resident Barb Binder, an Adobe Certified Instructor and Principal of Rocky Mountain Training will take us through some of the basics of retouching with Photoshop. She will focus on layers (and adjustment layers and masking). She will teach us how to do this without destroying the photo. (I didn’t know this was possible!! 🙂 )Please join us for this special training session. Bring your laptop and follow along as Barb teaches.

Here is a bit more about Barb:
Barbara Binder, ACI, CTT+

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