About us
At least once a month at HoustonPhotowalks.com, we drum up some crazy idea for a place to photograph and practice our photo techniques. We're a fun bunch, no pressure, no stress. Come ready to learn and share what you know among other photographers.
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This group is perfect for new camera owners, novice hobby photographers, and old dogs that have been shooting photos for a long time.
Our group has 3 main principles that guide our way:
• Fun and Safe (we want you to have a great time, and not die).
• Honor the amateur photography clubs that came before us. Their enthusiastic interest in photography paved the way for the technology evolution that allows us to capture light today.
• Education, of ourselves, each other and the community. We learn our best techniques from each other, and we teach the community that photographers aren't jerks, criminals or terrorists.
Upcoming events
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Lunch: BBQ Before the Funeral Museum
SouthernQ BBQ, 411 W Richey Rd, Houston, TX 77090, Houston, TX, USJoin us for lunch at SouthernQ BBQ before the group heads over to the National Museum of Funeral History. This is a casual meetup with time to eat, visit, and cool off before the museum portion of the day.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
We’ll meet at SouthernQ BBQ at 11:00 AM for lunch and time to hang out with the group. This is a relaxed chance to visit before the museum photowalk starts later in the day.
SouthernQ BBQ serves Southern-style barbecue and home-style food at their location on West Richey Road in North Houston. After lunch, the group will drive separately to the National Museum of Funeral History, located nearby on Barren Springs Drive.The museum opens to visitors with exhibits about funeral customs, memorial traditions, hearses, caskets, and funeral history from around the world.
Come for lunch, enjoy good company, and then join us for one of Houston’s most unusual museum visits.WHY LUNCH AT SOUTHERNQ BBQ?
SouthernQ BBQ is close to the museum, making it an easy meetup spot before the afternoon event. The restaurant is located at 411 W Richey Rd, Houston, TX 77090, just a short drive from the National Museum of Funeral History.
- SouthernQ BBQ is a North Houston barbecue restaurant known for Southern-style BBQ and home cooking.
- The restaurant has been listed by Houston BBQ Guide as established in 2014.
- The restaurant is about 5 minutes away from the museum.
IMPORTANT INFO
- Lunch: 11:00 AM
- Restaurant: SouthernQ BBQ
- Address: 411 W Richey Rd, Houston, TX 77090
- Museum meetup after lunch: Around 12:30 PM
- Museum: National Museum of Funeral History
- Museum address: 415 Barren Springs Dr, Houston, TX 77090
- For museum info, see their official website: https://nmfh.org/
- Lunch is separate from the museum photowalk payment unless otherwise stated by the organizer.
PARKING
- SouthernQ BBQ: Free parking lot parking is available.
- National Museum of Funeral History: Free parking lot parking is available.
- We will drive separately from lunch to the museum.
16 attendees- $16.00
Photowalk: Inside the Museum of Funeral History (and lunch)
SouthernQ BBQ, 411 W Richey Rd, Houston, TX 77090, Houston, TX, USJoin us for an air conditioned photowalk that starts with lunch at SouthernQ BBQ, then continues at one of Houston's most unique museums, The National Museum of Funeral History.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
After lunch, we’ll drive over to the National Museum of Funeral History at 415 Barren Springs Dr, Houston, TX 77090.
For museum info, see their official website: https://nmfh.org/
Your Photowalk Payment includes entry fee into the museum.
The museum has a large collection of funeral history exhibits, including vintage funeral vehicles, caskets, memorial items, and displays about funeral traditions from around the world. It is a great indoor summer photowalk location, with plenty of quiet details, patterns, textures, and unusual objects to photograph.
All skill levels and camera types are welcome, including smartphones. Come for lunch, stay cool, and enjoy a different kind of museum visit with the group.
WHY VISIT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FUNERAL HISTORY?
The National Museum of Funeral History opened in 1992 and has one of the largest collections of funeral service artifacts in the country. The museum includes 30,500 square feet of exhibit space and 19 permanent exhibits covering funeral customs, memorial traditions, and the history of the funeral industry. It is one of Houston’s more unusual museums, with displays that are both educational and visually interesting.
Look for vintage hearses, detailed caskets, memorial displays, signage, textures, reflections, and exhibit lighting that can make strong indoor photos.
IMPORTANT INFO
- Museum: 12:30 PM
National Museum of Funeral History
415 Barren Springs Dr, Houston, TX 77090 - Photography rule: Please do not use flash photography inside the museum.
PARKING
- Free parking lot parking is available.
WHAT TO BRING
- Camera or smartphone
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Wide Angle and/or Low Light lenses
- A small camera bag, if you need one
- (Note, in the past, sometimes they allowed tripods, and sometimes they asked us to leave them at home. We'll see when we get there.)
Please do not bring:
- Flash photography equipment
- Large or bulky gear that may get in the way inside the museum
- Roller bags or trolleys
RSVP AND PAYMENT INFO
- If you need to change your RSVP, please post a comment below so others know a spot has opened up.
- Rain or shine, no refunds, no transfers.
- See our FAQ webpage for Payment, RSVP, and other questions.
- Organizers may not see emails/texts/comments during events, so get questions in early.
20 attendees - Museum: 12:30 PM
- $18.00
Photowalk - "The Grand" - Galveston Opera House
The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Postoffice St., Galveston Island, TX, USThe Grand - aka Galveston Opera House - is again allowing Houston Photowalks the ability to photograph the interior of the theater.
ABOUT THE GRAND
The Grand is one of the few remaining theatres of its era in Texas and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Grand is one of the few remaining theatres of its era in Texas and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As further recognition of its importance to the citizens of Texas, in 1993 the 73rd Texas Legislature proclaimed The Grand “The Official Opera House of Texas“.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
We are photographing the interior of The Grand.
- No Tripods or Monopods. You can use a Platypod. Please be very cautious in using it so as to not scratch or mar anything.
- No flash, Lumecubes, etc.
- Wide to Short Telephoto is suggested
- Shoot in manual mode. Your shutter speed should be double that of the max focal length of your lens. Shoot in auto ISO.
This event is limited to 20 photographers. No guests.
This is again a real privilege and opportunity for Houston Photowalks.
ABOUT THE EVENT FEE: We will be donating much of the fee as a thank you to Galveston Opera House for their time and courtesy to allowing us to do this photowalk. The balance covers the organizer's costs, Meetup and PayPal fees.
RSVP AND PAYMENT INFO:
- If you need to change your RSVP, please post a comment below so others know a spot has opened up.
- Rain or shine, no refunds, no transfers.
- See our FAQ webpage for Payment, RSVP, and other questions
- Organizers may not see emails/texts/comments during events, so send questions early.
20 attendees
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