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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- Atlanta Roller DerbyWoodruff Athletic Complex, Decatur, GA
REGISTER FOR EVENT HERE
DO NOT RSVP using the red MEETUP button. Signing up on this Meetup page does NOT make you an SPS Member or register Members or Guests for this Event.To RSVP for this Event, use the link above.
Skate over to the Agnes Scott College Woodruff Athletic Complex to photograph the rough and tumble action of women’s roller derby!
About The Roller Derby
Roller derby is a roller-skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States. A 60-minute roller derby game, or bout, is a series of two-minute timed jams. (from Wikipedia).Venue
It is conveniently located in Decatur. Seating is general admission, meaning first-come-first-served to get the best seats. We have limited bleacher seating and the remaining is floor seating. We will be able to move around but you must stay off the track and out of any referee lanes, which are marked by caution tape. (They do have a photographer who is allowed inside the track, but they are pre-approved and know where to go to avoid the officials.)Bouts
There are two bouts scheduled:
5:00pm - Toxic Shocks vs Glamma Rays
7:30pm - Apocalypstix vs Black Water ReapersWe will meet at the entrance (inside) at 7pm and photograph Bout 2. If you would like photograph both bouts, feel free to do so, just meet us by the entrance at 7pm.
Tickets
- Single Game: $20 Advance
- Double Header: $35 Advance
Please print the e-ticket that is sent to you via email and have it ready to present at the door. If you lose your printed ticket, please go to Will Call.
Purchase TicketsA Word of Caution
Roller Derby is a rough and tumble sport. Look out for flying derby skaters!Risk Factors: The holder of the ticket assumes all risk incidental to the game before, during or after a bout by any participant or anyone in connection with the event. Including, but not limited to the danger of property damage or risk of bodily injury. The holder understands and acknowledges that the ARD, the facility and/or any individual players are not liable for any personal injury or property damage that may occur as a result of attending one of the events or practices.
More information about the Atlanta Roller Derby
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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 - Using Natural and Artificial Lighting for Beautiful Portraits with Paulo NaddeoUnitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Please join us IN PERSON for this informative Learnshop where SPS member and past SPS Vice President Paulo Naddeo will share his techniques for beautiful portrait photography. Paulo has honed his skills in portrait work shooting performers, models, teens and others. He will share some of the important concepts of using natural and artificial lights combined with posing techniques to produce flattering results. He will demonstrate different setups and discuss gear including basic to advanced lighting equipment, as well as the different lighting arrangements to achieve the best results.
Paulo Naddeo is an amateur photographer who has explored many different genres of photography. He's had a passion for photography from an early age when he accompanied his father (who at one time had a small photography business) into shooting adventures including events, landscape and travel. As a software engineer, his purchase of a digital DSLR in 2000 (a Nikon D100) reignited his old passion for photography. In 2007 he moved from Brazil to the US and joined SPS in 2016. For the last several years, Paulo has ventured heavily into portrait photography using both natural and artificial light.
You can find Paulo's beautiful work at his website:
https://www.paulonaddeophotography.comPlease note:
This month's Learnshop will be IN PERSON.
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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:
https://form.jotform.com/spsatlanta/club-membership-registration-formTo find out more about SPS visit:
www.spsatlanta.org - Members' Showcase Exhibit - Call for EntriesDekalb County Public Library, Reid H. Cofer Library, Tucker, GA
Member's Showcase Exhibition at Tucker Public Library
Dates: 10/4/25 – 12/3/25
Opening Reception: 10/4/25, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Submission Deadline: 9/14/25, MidnightThe Southeastern Photographic Society (SPS) is pleased to announce an open, members’ showcase exhibition featuring photographs by SPS members. It will take place at the Tucker Public Library.
Entries are being accepted now. Entry deadline is Midnight on 9/14/25 (or until we receive 34 entries).
We especially want to encourage individuals who have never participated in an SPS exhibition. We would love to see your work and have you represented in this Members’ Showcase. If you’re not sure which of your images is best to submit, you can send up to 3 images to exhibits@spsatlanta.org (sized to SPS digital submission specifications), and a panel of our more experienced members will provide a recommendation to you within 24 to 48 hours. Of course, this is completely voluntary and what you ultimately enter is completely up to you.
For all exhibit information, requirements, and entry instructions, please click here to access the Call for Entries. Please read this document carefully. It includes the link for online submission and payment of the $30 entry fee.
Please note the following:
· You must be a paid SPS member to submit images for consideration for this exhibition. Please click here for information about how to become an SPS member.
· Detailed requirements for gallery presentation of framed images are included in the Call for Entries. These requirements are designed to ensure an overall uniform and cohesive look for the exhibition.
· This is an open (not juried) exhibition. As such, it will be open only to the first 34 members who enter.
· Cash prizes, certificates, and ribbons will be awarded to the top 8 exhibited images as follows: 1st Place - $150, 2nd Place - $100, 3rd Place - $75, 4 Honorable Mention Awards - $25 each, and Participants' Choice - $100. The judges select the winning images. The participants will select the Participants' Choice Award.
· You do not need to RSVP to this meetup. It is posted only for information and a link for the Call for Entries. In September, we will be posting a Meetup for the reception, and hope you will RSVP to that!Questions? Please contact David Woolf at exhibits@spsatlanta.org.
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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://spsatl.smugmug.com/
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