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September 2009

Our photo assignment for Septemer is "Something taken with a flash". Take some photos of the "Flash" theme and bring them to the next membership meeting in September to share. Photos will be displayed at the meeting and you can also upload them to the Monthly Assignment Photo Gallery.

October 2009
Our photo assignment for October is "Smiles". Take some photos of the "Smiles" theme and bring them to the next membership meeting in October to share.

In this area we will be posting information about upcoming events relating to photographic opportunities.

We will have field trips, organized events, festivals, etc. listed here. Any member may send post information relevant to the subject in this area.

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DWLake — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:20:41 CDT

Notes from our August 12, 2009 meeting
Reviewed membership guidelines and mission of the club
Welcomed new members.

We had a great turn out at the Rendezvous Cafe'. 31 members. It was a packed room. Gary Rose did a wonderful presentation on "Modern Flash Photography". We're sure everyone picked up a few tricks to try out or came away with something new they didn't know. Thanks,Gary, for taking the time to put together a great presentation for all of us.

Do you love Hummingbirds? Saturday August 22, is the Hummingbird Celebration at Cape Girardeau Nature Center from 8:00am - 4:00pm. No registration is required. Cathie Hutcheson, Master Bander, will band Hummingbirds throughout the day beginning at 8:00am. Location: Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center located at North Cape county Park off Kingshighway just east of interstate 55 at exit 99. Call 573-290-5218 or visit www.mdc.mo.gov/area/cnc/cape for more information.

If you are interested in volunteering your time for the Life Is Good fundraiser on October 17, please let Pam know. Last year we were there from around 9:00am until 5:00pm shooting photos. We had all the photos burned to a CD, then donated them to the event. Maybe you can't do a whole day, but could volunteer a few hours. Pam's e-mail is palirish@sbcglobal.net .

Here is the link for David Ziser's workshop in case you would like to attend. www.digitalwakeupcall.com

Click on St. Louis, MO..... it's at the Airport Hilton; Promo code is DWCDPT09 for a $20. discount. The ticket comes with a package of gifts that is well worth the cost of admission alone. If you are planning to go and want to car pool, send Pam an email, and she will coordinate where we will meet. The program is from 5:00pm until 10:30 pm. The mini-trade show is at 5:pm and the seminar begins at 6:00pm.
This workshop is the same night as our monthly meeting; however Gary Rose will come to our rescue again. He will host the September meeting for us. Your assignment is to take pictures using flash photography, and bring them to the September meeting with your camera and flash.

Take lots of pictures.
Cathee Bresnahan for the O'Fallion Photo Club.

DWLake — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:21:36 CDT

August:
Aug. 22, The Hummingbird Celebration at the Cape Girardeau Nature Center from 8:00am thru 4:00pm. No registration is required. Call the center at 573-290-5218 or visit www.mdc.mo.gov/areas/cnc/cape

September:

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DWLake — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:02:31 CDT

DWLake — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:42:34 CDT

The O’Fallon Photo Club

The O'Fallon Photo Club is a group of photographers, both professional and
non-professional, who share a passion for photography. They are a non-competitive group and believe that by sharing with each other, each individual grows as a better photographer.

The group meets at the Renaud Spirit Center on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. The meetings are open to anyone interested in attending or joining the group. Please check calendar.

Each month they do "assignments" as an exercise to just get out and shoot. Projects they've worked on in the past include a Calendar for the O’Fallon Historical Society, and over 90 3' x 5' Photo Banner’s displayed in O'Fallon's City Parks in celebration of the 175th anniversary of O'Fallon. This year they are working on Project 23, which depicts life in O’Fallon over a 9 day period. Joe Meier of O'Fallon's Cable Channel 21 followed some of the members while they were shooting and documented this project as well. All members are invited to participate in these projects.

An upcoming activity will utilize the book “Understanding Exposure” by Brian Peterson. Every chapter will have an assignment, and each participant will take their shots and post them to the club’s website. This activity will give each member an opportunity to expand their knowledge, practice, and understand exposure settings better.

The O'Fallon Photo Club also has educational meetings on studio lighting, portrait photography, macro photography, nature photography, several Photoshop workshops, and have enjoyed guest speakers invited to the meetings. They have recently developed a "sharing library" of various photography books and magazines. There is a committee in place to coordinate photo shoot field trips; and another to update members on activities and events going on in and around the area that would be interesting to photograph.

For 2008 we worked on something we call Project 23. Documentation through photojournalistic style of life in O'Fallon, Mo over a nine day period beginning at midnight on May 31, 2008. Please click on the link for more information and be sure to visit the gallery set up for this project.

Photo above: This was a group project the photo club did in celebration of O'Fallon's Sesquicentennial in 2006
photos by Eric Geise
Photo below: Project 23 - Maggie Moo's on a Sunday afternoon.

There is a committee in place to coordinate photo shoot field trips; another to update members of activities and events going on around the area that would be interesting to photograph.

Please be sure to check all the pages on this site, add your comments in the thread section. I have added a Photo SOS page and another page for our Monthly Assignment Photo Gallery. Check the heading on the Calendar each month for the suggested assignment. You may also find Our Favorite Reads of interest as well as Photoshop Tips.

newphase — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:39:34 CDT

Precious Linda Volz	Natural Light Linda Volz
World Wide Photo Walk Linda Volz	Birds of a Feather Linda Volz
Blue Eyes Linda Volz	Cloudy Chicago Linda Volz
Sisters Linda Volz	Petunias Linda Volz

palirish — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:16:09 CDT

Pam Landolt Photo Gallery pam landolt photography

Pam Landolt Worldwide Photowalk St. Charles, MO 07/18/09	Pam Landolt 2008
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Pam Landolt 2008	Pam Landolt 2008
Pam Landolt 2008	Pam Landolt 2008

broganhm — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:35:59 CDT

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July 4, 2009 Fireworks on the Lake Photo by Debbie Brogan	Hummingbird fight Photo by Debbie Brogan
Close up of Snail Photo by Debbie Brogan	June 13, 2009 Coley's Wedding Photo by Debbie Brogan
July 4, 2009 Jason Wakeboarding Photo by Debbie Brogan	June 13, 2009 Forest Park Boat House Photo by Debbie Brogan

palirish — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:07:18 CDT

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cbresnahan — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:59:36 CDT

Attitude	Macro class
Stopping in for a drink	Thoughts of summer
Spring 2009	Ice Storm
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palirish — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:04:45 CDT

Welcome to our first Study Hall 101.
We will be working with the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. If you click on the title of the book where it is highlighted here, it will take you to a link on Amazon, where you can order the book, or look through it.
You may participate without it, but you will gain a greater understanding if you have the reading material.
If you have any questions about any of the exercises please post them in a thread here. Others may be wondering the same thing as you. We all learn from each other!
You will be posting your exercises in your photo galleries, so make sure that you have one set up. If you need to contact me to set one up for you, or if you have any suggestions on setting up another gallery please let me know.
Okay - here we go!

Understanding Exposure: Exercise 1

Exercise 1: Pages 9-21

Defining Exposure:

What is meant by "Exposure"?

Highlight of this reading:

*The word exposure refers to the amount and act of light falling on the photosensitive material (either film or the digital card)

*Setting and using your camera on manual exposure: follow the instructions in the pink box on page 15. Just as it says, "If you are unsure on how to st your camera to manual exposure mode, read the manual!"

The Photographic Triangle

Highlight of this reading:

*A correct exposure is a simple combination of three important factors: aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.

-Aperture: "Primary function of these lens openings is to control the volume of light that reaches the film or digital media during an exposure. The smaller the f-stop number, the larger the lens opening: the larger the f-stop, the smaller the lens opening."
for example:
f/22 small lens opening, lets in less light
f/1.4 large lens opening, lets in more light

-Shutter speed: "Controls the amount of time that the volume of light coming through the lens (determined by aperture) is allowed to stay on the film or digital media in the camera. The same halving and doubling principle that applies to aperture also applies to shutter speed."

Exercise: Understanding the Effect of ISO on Exposure

Read through this exercise and follow through with the instructions. You must have your camera set in manual mode
or Aperture Priority.

Take one image at ISO 200 f/8 and adjust the shutter until a correct exposure is indicated. Take note of your shutter speed.

Take another image at ISO 400 again at f/8 and adjust the shutter until a correct exposure is indicated. Take note of your shutter speed.

Once again change to ISO 800 and f/8.......

Take note at what has happened to your shutter speed.

To put a little bit of a twist on what the book is requesting, take these three images in both full sunlight and shade. So you will have a total of 6 images.

Challenge!
Push your ISO to 1600 and f/8 again and see what you come up with.

Please remember that the images posted need to be SOCC images (Straight Out Of Camera). No tweaking, only re-sized and saved. Obviously if you shoot raw they must be converted and then re-sized and saved.

Week 2

pages 22 thru 33

Understanding Exposure: Exercise 2
I'm sure you are all doing well with this so far. I know that we haven't been able to really cc your photo's because there really wasn't much to see. The biggest thing to understand with the last exercize was that you noticed that when your ISO went down your shutter speed got faster by 1/2 and vice versa.

Here is the next exercize and please feel free to either ask on this thread or email me if you have questions....

"The Heart of the Triangle: The Light Meter"

*A precalibrated device designed to react to any light source no matter how bright or dim the light source may be."

"Six Correct Exposures vs One Creatively Correct One"

*Most picture taking situations have at least six possible combinations of f-stops and shutter speeds that will all result in a correct exposure. Yet, normally just one of these combinations of f-stops & shutter speeds is the creatively correct exposure.

Exercise: Seeing the Creatively Correct Exposure:

Choose 2 subjects, 1 stationery subject and 1 moving subject
*I suggest you have a small notebook to record your settings for each shot
*with lens mounted on a tripod, set camera to manual mode.
*set aperture wide open (smallest number on your lens)
*do your best to fill the frame with your subject
*Adjust your shutter speed until a correct exposure is indicated and then shoot one frame.

Change your aperture one stop, readjust your shutter speed one stop to maintain a correct exposure and shoot one frame.

Continue to change your aperture and shutter speed to maintain a correct exposure.
Depending on your lens you will have no less than 6 different aperture/shutter speed combinations.

You should have a total of at least 12 images to share.

Pick your most creative exposure from both sets. Tell us why you made these selections.
You all are doing so well with this so far. I know that we havn't been able to really cc your photo's because there really wasn't much to see. the biggest thing to understand with the last exersize was that you noticed that when your ISO went down you SS got faster my 1/2 and vise versa.

hootch38 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:29:57 CDT

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palirish — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:39:41 CDT

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palirish — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:10:58 CDT

Our first Study Hall will begin on October 15, 2008. The first selection is the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. You will be on your own to read the book and do the assignments here. There will be threads for discussion as well as a gallery for you to post your photos.
Assignments will be posted every two weeks.

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Photo Club Mtg.

7:00 pm

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palirish — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:34:20 CDT