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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.
We use Meetup to announce all of our events, so please look below to see what is coming up.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Printing Workshop at Digital PictureDigital Picture, Atlanta, GA
**Communication with participants will be through the list generated from the link above and will include information about schedule and plan changes, weather updates, etc. We will not be communicating using RSVPs through the Meetup Site. **
PLEASE READ THE ABOVE AGAIN CAREFULLY.PLEASE NOTE: This event is full, but we are taking names on the waitlist:
https://form.jotform.com/spsatlanta/2024-07-27-digital-picture-waitlist.
If you have RSVP'd to this Meetup but did not fill out the jotform, please feel free to put you name on the waitlist.You've heard the expression: A photograph is only real when it's printed on a piece of paper. Wherever you fall on this philosophical line, we can all agree that a high quality print is a beautiful thing and getting to a final print is its own skill set.
Owen Thompson, the owner of Digital Picture, has graciously arranged a print workshop for SPS members. This two-hour session will cover everything you need to know about printing. This will include: analyzing the image, processing the image for print, and discussion of how to translate the image from a computer screen to a paper print. He will also go over various papers and how to pick the best paper for a particular image. This event is for everyone interested photographic printing, whether or not you have your own printer. If you don't print yourself and you're looking for good options, this would be a great time to check out Owen's shop.
Each participant is encouraged to bring an image on a thumb drive. Owen will suggest a paper and make an 8x10 print for you. In addition, at the end, he will do a random drawing of the thumb drives, and the winner will go home with a 16x20 acrylic print.
Digital picture is a 30-year-old digital imaging and wide format digital art and ink jet printing company. They specialize in fine art and exhibit printing and mounting for museums and galleries, as well as individuals.
This event is for SPS members only and is limited to 12 people. If the demand is high, we may schedule a second visit.
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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!
To pay your SPS dues, visit:
https://form.jotform.com/spsatlanta/club-membership-registration-form
To find out more about SPS visit:
www.spsatlanta.org***************************************************************************
- Architecture: Capturing Personality with Kevin AmesUnitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Please join us for August's First Friday meeting featuring accomplished photographer Kevin Ames, and enter our digital image competition, "MACRO/CLOSE-UP" (more information below).
Kevin says: "Buildings, like people, have personalities. Making photographs of architecture that work means understanding each structure’s personality. Every building has its best time of day — even its perfect time of year. Understanding those times is as important as finding just the right camera location. I love discovering and capturing a building’s personality."
To learn more about Kevin, visit:
www.kevinamesphotography.comPlease note:
- This month's meeting will be IN-PERSON at our regular meeting location, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, at 2650 N. Druid Hills Road.
- Entries are limited to TWO per paid member - one color and one B&W.
- Please see competition rules for more information.
- The deadline for submissions is 9:00PM on Wednesday, July 31.
- Competition entries are to be sized appropriately, and files are to be re-named using the SPS naming convention: Firstname Lastname - Title of Image
- Images are to be uploaded to the links found on our SPS website.
- All are welcome for the presentation, but competition entries will be limited to paid SPS members only.
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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.
To find out more about SPS visit:
www.spsatlanta.org
To become a member, visit:
www.join.spsatlanta.org - Colorchrome - The Art of Printing Art, Production TourColorchrome, Norcross, GA
USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER
**Communication with participants will be through the list generated from the link above and will include information about schedule and plan changes, weather updates, etc. We will not be communicating using RSVPs through the Meetup Site. **
LIMITED TO 15 ATTENDEES
PLEASE READ THE ABOVE AGAIN CAREFULLY.Did you ever wonder how photographs are printed on acrylic, metal, wood, fabric and other materials?
By printing on specialized materials, Colorchrome has grown to be one of the most successful commercial and photographic printers in the country.
Our tour will be hosted by Colorchrome's President and/or COO to provide a first hand background of the company and their production cycle. You can view their services at this link. Please note -- this is NOT a "how to print" workshop, but a behind-the-scenes look at a large-scale commercial photo printing operation.
Due to the special characteristics of the tour, there will be a firm MAX attendee limit of 15 persons. This is a WEEKDAY event and registration details are below.
THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO SPS MEMBERS ONLY.
USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER
**Communication with participants will be ONLY through the list generated from the link above. We will not be communicating using RSVPs through the Meetup Site. **
PLEASE READ THE ABOVE AGAIN CAREFULLY.
PLEASE NOTE: Once this event becomes full, we will be taking names on a waitlist.******************************************************************************
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.org
To find out more about SPS visit:
www.spsatlanta.org
*** - Coffee & Critique - Digital EditionLink visible for attendees
Please join us for our August 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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