Southeastern Photographic Society

What: Its been awhile that we have done a night shoot, so this month we'll head off to Lake Lanier Island for the evening to capture this falls Balloon Festival. It's amazing to capture balloonists inflating their balloons and you may even get a chance, if you are wearing tennis shoes, to go inside a balloon to capture the inflation process.

When: Our field trip is currently scheduled for September 19th. Unless it's extremely windy, this will be a fun night to capture the balloon glow from the ground and even maybe from above.

Where: This year, the Balloon Festival will be at Lanier Islands and it will cost $22.75 Saturday night. This years event will be located at
7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford, GA 30518.

What to bring: You'll need both your camera strap ( for early shooting flexibility ) and a tripod, and cable release as the night gets darker. A wide 16-15mm and a medium 24-70mm lenses should be all you will need. We'll start at 6:00 at the ticket gate. Bring a flashlight or your mobile phone for walking around in the dark. Also, bring water unless you want to purchase a beverage while you are there.

Additional Notes:

This event is open to SPS members only. 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.

While we’d all love to get our images perfect “in camera,” there are many reasons why cropping them after the fact is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to make them better. Fortunately, cropping requires no specialized post-processing expertise and is something anyone can easily do. This Learnshop will explore when and how you should crop your images and whether you should use standard aspect ratios. We’ll also offer specific tips for using crops to enhance your images. Regardless of your level of photographic expertise, join Jeff Milsteen for a fun and informative and look at the Art of the Crop!

Jeff is a long-time member, past president and five-time Photographer of the Year of the Southeastern Photographic Society. He is also a frequent speaker and judge for photography groups in the greater Atlanta metro area. His work can be seen on his website at milsteen.smugmug.com.

Please note:

The September Learnshop will be IN PERSON at our usual meeting place.

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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 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.

Please join us for our First Friday meeting on October 2. Our guest speaker, "Professor Kenneth Hines, the Ambassador of Light" — is an Atlanta/New York-based photographer, ZEISS Ambassador, and Adobe Lightroom educator whose work spans street, cityscape, and landscape photography, video production, and creative education. Professor Hines will highlight the power of invisibility in photography, emphasizing its role in allowing photographers to move unnoticed through public spaces and capture authentic, compelling street imagery.

Please consider entering our Print Competition - The theme this month is "Get In Close" - Closeup detail of subject using close focus or magnifying focal length. (See below for more information.)

Kenneth “Professor” Hines, Jr. is the definition of a multi-hyphenate creative—photographer, educator, industry ambassador (ZEISS Photo & Vision), and all-around visual powerhouse. Based between Atlanta and New York City, he’s partnered with some of the biggest names in the business, including ZEISS, Sony, Google and Adobe, where he’s an instructor and a speaker at the prestigious Adobe MAX conference. His work has been featured everywhere from Brides and Life & Style Weekly to Professional Photographer Magazine and The Weather Channel, proving his talent knows no creative bounds. Kenneth also serves as the JIB Camera Operator for the dynamic Change Church, led by Pastor Dharius Daniels in Atlanta.