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WELCOME to the Southeastern Photographic Society Meetup page.
Click here to join or renew your SPS membership. Note: Signing up on the SPS Meetup page does not make you an SPS member. SPS members pay dues to engage in many activities that are unavailable to guests who simply sign up on the SPS MeetUp page.
Click here to go to the SPS website where you will find everything you need to know about us.
The Southeastern Photographic Society (SPS) is a registered non-profit Atlanta-based community of photographers established in 1976 to help members learn the skills for creating great images and sharing them with others.
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Upcoming events (2)
See all- Coffee & Critique - Digital EditionLink visible for attendees
Please join us for our July Coffee & Critique, which will be a “digital edition” conducted on Zoom.
For newcomers — we meet every month to share images and provide constructive feedback to each other on how to improve our photography. We alternate each month between online digital and in-person print critiques, and the meetings are for beginners and seasoned photographers alike.
For digital months, it is very important that you RSVP on the MeetUp site because only folks who RSVP will be sent the link needed to join the meeting. The link will be sent out the day before the meeting.
For digital C&C’s, participants may submit up to TWO images each for feedback. (A “before” and “after” pair of images will only count as one submission for those who want to “show their work.”) Please size your images as you would for an SPS competition — see instructions here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F0xzqEXvRfPl4T48zNbbasDSZ4beaOEU/view
Even if you don’t submit images, though, we encourage you to join and participate in the MeetUp. Our experience is that the critiques are a valuable learning experience even for folks who don’t submit images.
Digital submissions must be emailed to milsteenphoto@comcast.net no later than 9:00 pm on the Thursday before the meeting. Please put “C&C” or “critique” in the subject line. Jeff will acknowledge receipt of submissions, so if you don’t hear back from him, it means he didn’t get your images.
Your images should be titled with your name and a number showing the sequence of the submissions — e.g., JaneDoe1, JaneDoe2 — with the number reflecting the order in which your images will be shown. We generally show the final image first, and then show the "before" version, so if you don't want it in that order, please let us know.
The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event. If anyone has any questions, feel free to email Jeff Milsteen at milsteenphoto@comcast.net.
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SPS has three standing meetings each month for its members and guests. The First Friday meeting features an outside speaker and a competition. While competition entries at these monthly meetings are restricted to currently paid-up members, we ALWAYS welcome visitors interested in photography to attend. The Learnshops (fourth Tuesdays) and Coffee & Critique (second Saturdays) are intended for members, but again, we welcome visitors. If you attend regularly, we ask that you help support the club (which pays for the rental of the facilities, supplies, and equipment) by becoming a member!To pay your SPS dues, visit:
join.spsatlanta.orgTo find out more about SPS visit:
spsatlanta.org***
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- ONLINE: Mastering Birds-In-Flight: A Simpler Approach - with Annalise KaylorLink visible for attendees
NOTE: Due to the July 4th holiday weekend, we will not have a "First Friday" meeting and competition in July.
We will have a special online Learnshop by wildlife photographer Annalise Kaylor, now based in Alaska.
In this webinar, photographer Annalise Kaylor breaks bird-in-flight photography down into a clear, simplified approach.
You’ll learn how to:
· Master backgrounds so your birds stand out and your photos pop
· Choose the right autofocus area mode for reliable results
· Focus on just one key setting in the field—eliminating guesswork and hesitationAnnalise Kaylor is a wildlife and documentary photographer whose work spans 40 countries, capturing the intersection of conservation, culture, and coexistence. Her images have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Audubon Magazine, and PBS, as well as in exhibitions across North and South America, with permanent collections at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, the World Health Organization, and in the United Nations. She collaborates with NGOs like The Nature Conservancy and Habitat for Humanity to tell critical conservation stories through visual storytelling. As the co-creator and co-host of the PhotoWILD podcast, she, along with her partner Jared Lloyd, explore the art and science of wildlife photography.
To see her work and learn more about Annalise, visit:
annalisekaylor.comPlease note:
This month's Learnshop will be online, and the ZOOM link will be emailed the day before the event to all who RSVP.
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SPS has three standing meetings each month for its members and guests. The First Friday Program and Competition features an outside speaker and a members' image competition. While competition entries at these monthly meetings are restricted to currently paid-up members, we ALWAYS welcome visitors interested in photography to attend. The Learnshops (fourth Tuesdays) and Coffee & Critique (second Saturdays) are intended for members, but again, we welcome visitors. If you attend regularly, we ask that you help support the club (which pays for the rental of the facilities, supplies, and equipment) by becoming a member!Signing up on the SPS Meetup page does not make you an SPS member. SPS members pay dues to engage in many activities that are unavailable to guests who only sign up on the SPS MeetUp.
To pay your SPS dues, visit:
www.join.spsatlanta.orgTo find out more about SPS visit:
www.spsatlanta.org***
