Southeastern Photographic Society

 
 
 

Join us this month and explore the many photographic possibilities offered by table top photography! SPS member Roger Easley will present a brief overview of table top photography and then a team of SPS photographers will be your guides through a series of interesting table top subjects where you can try your hand at creating your own unique images. We will provide the props, backdrops and lights, so you just need to bring your camera and lenses (macro or anything that focuses relatively close). While not necessary, feel free to bring a tripod, a cable release and a flash. And if you’re just using your phone’s camera, that’s okay too. We want to emphasize that this is a hands-on Learnshop, so come ready to shoot and get your creative juices flowing!

Please note:
This month's meeting will be IN-PERSON! Consistent with church policy and current CDC guidelines, masks will be optional. Of course, we encourage all attendees to take whatever precautions they deem appropriate to protect their health, including the personal decision to wear a mask.

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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

 
 
 

Please join us for our very special April First Friday program with Andrew Feiler, a photographer, author and fifth generation Georgian. Having grown up Jewish in Savannah, he has been shaped by the rich complexities of the American South. Feiler has long been active in civic life, and his art is an extension of his civic values. His presentation will focus on his award-winning photography book, A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America.

Feiler was named “Book Photographer of the Year” by Prix de la Photographie Paris in 2022 for his book, which also won the Prix de la Photographie Paris 2022 gold medal for documentary book as well as the International Photography Awards 2022 first place for documentary book. It has been honored with a BarTur Photography Award, an Eric Hoffer Book Award, and a Book, Jacket, and Journal Award from the Association of University Presses. Photolucida named Feiler’s Rosenwald school images a 2020 Top 50 portfolio, and Photoville selected them for the 2020 edition of The Fence, an outdoor exhibition displayed internationally in eleven cities. The solo exhibition of this work is now on tour.

Feiler’s photographs have been instrumental in the campaign to create a new US national historical park and inspired the composition of a symphony. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, L’Œil de la Photographie, Architect, The Forward, as well as on CBS This Morning and NPR. His prints have been displayed in galleries and museums including solo exhibitions at such venues as the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, and the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro, NC. His photographs are in public and private collections, including that of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

More of his work can be seen at andrewfeiler.com

Andrew’s books can be purchased here:
https://www.andrewfeiler.com/books--a-better-life-for-their-children
He will also have copies of the book available for purchase at the meeting.

Please note:

• This month's meeting will be IN-PERSON! Consistent with church policy and current CDC guidelines, masks will be optional. Of course, we encourage all attendees to take whatever precautions they deem appropriate to protect their health, including the personal decision to wear a mask.
• The presentation will be recorded and made available after the meeting to SPS members unable to join us in person. This recording will be posted as soon as practically possible after the meeting and a link will be emailed to all SPS members.
• This month's SPS members' competition is DIGITAL and the theme is "STREET."
• 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, April 5.
• 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

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Please join us for our April 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 [masked] no later than 9:00 pm on the Thursday before the meeting. Please put “C&C” or “critique” in the subject line. I will acknowledge receipt of submissions, so if you don’t hear back from me, it means I 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 me.

Jeff

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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:
https://form.jotform.com/spsatlanta/club-membership-registration-form

To find out more about SPS visit:
https://sites.google.com/view/spsatlanta

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LIABILITY NOTICE: By signing up and attending a Meetup sponsored by the Southeastern Photographic Society, I acknowledge that these activities can be hazardous and that I could be injured or my property damaged. I agree that I am voluntarily participating in these activities and assume any risk of physical injury or damage to my property.

 
 
 

Join us for a hands-on Learnshop on mats and mat cutting, which will also be our very first meeting in our new home at the Unitarian Universalist Church! Whether you want to save some money and cut your own mats or just want to learn more about the different kinds of mat boards available (economy, archival, conservation, etc.) and the different mounting techniques ("float", "fake float" or "overlap"), this Learnshop is for you!

For the first part of the program, Jeff Milsteen will do a presentation on mats, backing boards, and the different ways you can mount your photographs. Learn how to properly prepare your images for mounting and to effectively cut mats to meet your own personal preferences. After the presentation, we'll have a number of mat cutters set up with experienced members standing by to help you try your hand at cutting your own mats. And to sweeten the deal, we’ll have one 16x20 inch mat and backer board set available free to each of our paid SPS members in attendance! (Guests are welcome to join us, and to bring their own mat board.) Bring a print in the 8 1/2 x 11 or 11x14 range (doesn't have to be exact) and you’ll take home a matted print ready for framing! This is a great way to learn the best way to cut mats and prepare your images for presentation.

We hope to see you on April 25th at our new meeting location!

Please note:
This month's meeting will be IN-PERSON! Consistent with church policy and current CDC guidelines, masks will be optional. Of course, we encourage all attendees to take whatever precautions they deem appropriate to protect their health, including the personal decision to wear a mask.
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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

 
 
 

This is the Savoy Museum's first classic car show, to be held outside on the Showgrounds of the museum. Event hours are 8 AM to 5 PM. Tripods are not allowed, but you can bring your camera bag with you. Admission to the event is with your regular general admission to the museum, which is $15/person.

Your admission gets you access to the outside show as well as the museum. Please note however that camera bags and flash photography are not allowed inside the museum. Lockers are available inside the museum to store your camera bags. Museum hours are 10 AM to 5 PM.

For those who want to meet beforehand to share ideas, tips, and techniques we'll be sending out a meeting location at the museum prior to the event to members who sign up using Jot Form link below.

Keep these upcoming First Friday competition themes in mind as you are photographing.

May - Reflections
June - Food
September - Minimalism
October - Rides
November - Flowers

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.

NOTE: RSVPing through Meetup does NOT sign you up for this event. Please sign up through the link below.

[https://form.jotform.com/spsatlanta/2023-05-06-savoy-museum](Savoy Field Trip Jot Form)

Any questions? Contact Josh Earhart at [masked]

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:
www.join.spsatlanta.org

To find out more about SPS visit:
www.spsatlanta.org

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