Programs
Past Programs:
2021
January - Lance Lewin, "Fine Art Photography"
February - George Fellner, "Pictures at an Exhibition: A Mindset for Creative Photography"
March - Chris Murray, "Subjective Landscapes"
April - Don McGowan, "Intimate Landscapes"
May - Janice Koskey, "Contemplating Our Fine Art Photography: Looking Behind the Image"
June - Butch Mazzuca, "Travel Wildlife Photography: Africa"
July - Arik Gorban, "Inclement Weather Photography"
August - John Martin, "Cell Phone Travel Photography"
2020
January - Anna Destafano, "It's all in the details"
February - Ben Slaboda, "The art of seeing in photography"
March - Daniel Short, "12 Elements of a Merit Image"
April - April McNiff, "Nature Photography in the Blue Ridge Mountains"
May - Jim Loring, "Critiquing your Images"
June - John Mariana, "Developing the Final Image - Artistic Stages of Image Enhancement"
July- Charles Needle, "Creative Macro Photography"
August - David Noah, "Street Photography"
September- John Martin, "Black and White Photography"
October- Rob Knight, "Travel Photography"
November- Judy Royal Glenn, "Photographing Snowflakes and Soap Bubbles"
December- Tom Wilson, "Story Telling"
2019
January- Wade Sheldon, Mirrorless Cameras
February - Karen Cannon, Portraiture Tips
March - John Martin, National Parks of the West
April - Dylan Lyle, Night Sky Photography
May - Dusty Doddridge, Composition: Art in Landscape
June- Lane Gresham, Clarkesville Cemetery
July- John Deas, Photographing Waterfalls
August - Eric Bowles, Tips for Fall Landscape Color
September- John Seibel, Putting Life into Wildlife Photography
October- John Martin, Photography of Albania
November - Travis Rhoades, Long Exposure Photography
2018
February - Matt King on 'Portrait Pro'
March - Five 10 minute lessons - various subjects
April - Richard Smith, Art Photography
May - Larry Winslett, Nature Photography
June - John Martin on Street Photography
July - Jim Loring, Charitable Photography
August - Richard Hayes, Drone Photography
September - Martin Bozone, Graphic Design
October - Tim Barnwell - author of numerous photo books on Appalachia
November- Tom Wilson, Places to Photograph in Georgia
2017
January - Alberto Patino-Douce, - Using classic lenses with modern mirrorless bodies for great photos.
February - 'Hands On', club members presented stations on Mat cutting, photo resources, studio lighting and iPhoneography
March - Member Matt King on 'Portrait Photography'
April - David Akoubian, Examining where we are in our photography goals
May - Colt Mahana, 'It's all about light'
June - Our founding father, John Martin, on Travel Photography
July - Guest Panel on critiquing photographs
August - Shalabh Sharma, Night photography
September - Rick Stone, Photo Restoration
October - Kenny Simmons, Glass plate negatives and restoration
November - Richard Hayes, Photographic Art
December - Christmas Party
2016
January - Camera maintenance, Berry Smith
February - Tom Vadnais, Photo Gear for Nature Photography
March - Chuck Murphy, "Birds, Bugs, and Blooms"
April - Jeff Gulle, "A Review of Photo Processing Software"
May - Anne Yarbrough "Photographing Pets and Children"
June - Tom Query, "Emotional Photography"
July - John Mariana "Getting Three Dimensions in Landscape Photography"
August - Wingate Downs, "Making Better Candid Photos"
September- John Martin, - Photo essay on the Baltic States
October- Danny Young, - On how selling his photographs at art/craft fairs has influenced how he 'sees'.
November- Tim Rogan of Athens, GA on Event Photography
December - Second Annual Christmas Party!
2015
January - Jim Loring, instructor at North Georgia Tech College, sharing his many years of photojournalism with non-profits around the world. He tells an amazing story on the impact events have on refugees.
February - Jeff Gulle, instructor at North Georgia Tech College on HDR photography
March - Richard Calmes, world-renowned dance photographer
April - John Martin, club president, on street photography
May - Mark Johnson, Photojournalism Professor at UGA. Besides recapping his career, Mark presented a program on Digital Asset Management.
June - Colby Moore, Photo Instructor at NGTC, lead the group on a 'photo walk' around the campus, using Nikon, Canon and Sigma lenses on loan to the school. President John Martin also gave a talk on 'Moving Water'.
July - Christina Santee, news editor at the Northeast Georgian, Joy Purcell owns and publishes Now Habersham, the county's internet newspaper, and Billy Chism, editor and publisher of the White County News.
August - Jim Loring, photo instructor at NGTC, on black and white photography
September - Ed Thompson, professional photographer in Atlanta
October - Jeff Gulle, photo instructor at NGTC, on fall colors and landscapes
November - Holiday Photograpy, by Sharon Alicia and Colby Moore
December - First Annual Christmas Party!