Program: TBA

Group Coordinators:
Jack Speaker- jjspeaker@hotmail.com
Paula Stapley- paulastapley@gmail.com
Bruce McLaren- Bruce.McLaren@indstate.edu
Shine Rominger- shinycoral@comcast.net
Zolt Levay - zgl@me.com

Our Photo Critique Focus Group will be a hybrid meeting at the library and on Zoom. The goals of this group are to provide honest peer reviews in a supportive environment, as well as to sharpen photography skills through discussion and feedback. 

It is optional to submit images for critique, although it is encouraged.  For those who want to participate, images for critiquing (limit of 2) should be sent, using Dropbox by midafternoon on the day of the meeting. Images should be jpegs, with the longest side 1400 pixels.

Dropbox:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/89bzzfrn86znj2t7abl4s/h?rlkey=9b5obpazot6b49r6n1jih8b6r&dl=0

We will send an email and post to the Facebook group if there are any changes to the schedule.

Group Coordinators
Jaime Gonzalez higonzilla@gmail.com
Kate Melvin catherinemelvinphotography@gmail.com

We are planning to conduct our SPUDS Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. All SPUDS focus group members who have paid their BPC dues for this year will be invited to join this Zoom meeting at 7:00 pm.

As most of you know, with each meeting we have a photo share - if you have some images that you would like to share with the group, that would be great.  Our focus group subject matter consists of Street, Photojournalism, Urban, Documentary and Sports (hence the name SPUDS). 

Please send your images (up to 10) to Juliet Frey (jstarkfrey@comcast.net) by 3:00pm on the day of the meeting. Files should be jpeg or tiff and the longest side of the photos should be 1400 pixels in length.

Group Coordinator
Allan Yates herrbarnack@gmail.com

All BPC paid members will receive the Zoom invitation to this informal get-together hosted by Sarah Slover. A chance to ask photo-related questions! Wide-ranging conversations! Interesting discussions!

For more information contact Sarah Slover sarahjensvold@gmail.com

Please join me for a Zoom Point and Shoot Focus Group photo share at 7 pm. If you wish to share images that you have taken with your point and shoot camera., please send them to me (max. 10 images). Deadline is noon the day of the photo share. All Point and Shoot focus group members who have paid their BPC dues for this year are invited to join this online meeting.

I will send out the Zoom link to each of you on my Point and Shoot Focus Group list the day of the photo share. If you know someone who wishes to participate and has not yet signed up for the group, please advise me and I will happily include them.

If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 812-345-0142.

Looking forward to virtually seeing each of you.

Group Coordinator:
Kip May kipmay2@icloud.com
Kip May Photography
141 N. Adams St
Bloomington, IN 47404
812-345-0142

Program: We will have our usual photoshare. Send no more than 6 photo files to Matthew Hicks (matthewhicks@me.com) by noon today so I can get them into the file I use for sharing with everyone. Images should be jpegs, with the longest side 1400 pixels. The ppi (resolution) does not matter. Please label them: Your name-01.jpg with the number indicating the order that you want the photos presented.

We are planning to conduct our Macro Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. If you are a paid BPC member and would like to be invited to join this online meeting, please send me an email.

Group Coordinator:
Matt Hicks matthewhicks@me.com

Photoshare:  Just a reminder that we’d like you to limit the number of your photos for the photoshare to 6. Please size the photos to 1400 pixels on the long side and numbered in the order you would like them shown. Email your photos to both Zolt Levay (zgl@me.com) and Walt Sterneman (walt@sterneman.net) by noon on Monday.

This will be a hybrid meeting. You may attend the meeting in person at the Monroe County Public Library, Room 2A, or join us on Zoom. All LAWN focus group members who have paid their BPC dues for this year are invited to join this meeting.

Group Coordinators:
Zolt Levay zgl@me.com
Walt Sterneman walt@sterneman.net

We are planning to conduct our Film Users Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. All focus group members who have paid their BPC dues for this year will be invited to join this online meeting at 7:00 pm.

Photoshare: Please send your images (any reasonable number) to Jaime. Images should be jpegs, 1400 pixels on the long side; the ppi doesn't matter. You'll have an opportunity to tell us what camera, film and processing you used.

DROP BOX LINK
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fo69sd3ap083qrn63rbk4/h?rlkey=r0ud47na3e468stftopl4eosk&dl=0

Group Coordinators
Jaime Gonzales higonzilla@gmail.com
Allan Yates herrbarnack@gmail.com

Photoshare: Please send your images to Juliet (jstarkfrey@comcast.net) by noon on the day of the meeting. No set limit on the number of images--just common sense. It is interesting to see the originals of images on which you have worked your magic. And if you can remember how you created them :-) that is always great to hear! Images should be jpegs, 1400 pixels on the long side; the ppi doesn't matter. Number them in the order you would like them shown. 

Group Coordinator
Juliet Frey: jstarkfrey@comcast.net

Tech Tip: Off-Camera Flash by Matt Hicks

Photoshare: “Inspired by Lyrics” and “Inspired by a Famous Photographer or Workspace”. Images must be jpegs, 1400 pixels on the longest side, numbered in the order you would like them shown. Limit is 6 images per person. Please email your images to Juliet Frey (jstarkfrey@comcast.net) by the afternoon of the meeting. HERE is the PDF file of the slides from this presentation.

We are planning to conduct our monthly Bloomington Photography Club Meeting as a hybrid meeting. We will be meeting at 7:00 pm in person in Room 2A at the Monroe County Public Library. The meeting is open to all members and non-members. If you can’t join us in person, you can participate via Zoom. All paid members will automatically receive a Zoom invitation. If you are not a paid member, you may request a link from Juliet Frey (jstarkfrey@comcast.net).

Our History of Photography Focus Group will be a hybrid meeting at the library and on Zoom. The goals of this group are to review the history of photography, famous photographers, photographic styles, and media. This focus group is open to all paid members of the Bloomington Photography Club.

This is our first meeting and I plan to cover a significant piece of this history during the first part of the meeting, but I don't want this meeting to be a lecture. The rest (and hopefully most) of it will be to share and discuss samples of historical photos that we will share.

It's not hard to search for historic photographs by Googling things like: Greatest or most famous photos in history. You can also zero in and look for the greatest street, nature, wildlife, abstract, or other genre.

Below is a button to a long list of photographers. I'm sure I missed many, but this list should include work you've seen before and plenty that you haven't. It might be a good place to find those photos.

For those who are so inclined, please find no more than four photos in this search process and send me a copy (or link to the photo) so that we can discuss them during the meeting.

There is no limit on the size, and if all you can find is a small version, I will try to find a larger, but we can still work with a small one (I think).

If you find something you want to share, think about some of the things below. You don't have to answer or talk about any of these things, but maybe these bullet points will get the juices flowing:

• Why do you like, and/or how do you feel about this photo?

• What's the first thing you noticed?

• Is the location important?

• Is the time when it occurred important?

• Did you notice the use of any rules or tools of composition that the photographer might have employed?

• How do you imagine the photographer decided to frame this photo?

• Do you think that analyzing this photo, or the photographer's work, help you improve your own work?

• If the same photo were shot today by the same photographer with modern equipment, how do you think it would change and if it would be improved or not?

• Are there any odd things about the photo that add value to the image or reduce its value?

• Or anything else you might have to say.

One of my goals with this group is to allow photographers to gain perspective on their craft and enhance their way of seeing, but I'm wide open to other goals!

I think the way the first meeting goes will help me to determine the best path forward for future meetings, and feel free to give me feedback on what you think should be covered. There's a LOT of photographic history out there, so we're kind of in the "Wild-West."

If you are not on our mailing list, please send me an email.

Group Coordinator
Teddy Alfrey teddyalfrey@gmail.com

We are planning to conduct our SPUDS Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. All SPUDS focus group members who have paid their BPC dues for this year will be invited to join this Zoom meeting at 7:00 pm.

We will have an image share and a short video or two to watch that will address aspects of our focus group's endeavors - Street, Photojournalism, Urban, Documentary and Sports photography. 

If you have images to share with the group, please send them to Juliet by 5:00 p.m Tuesday.  Juliet's email address is jstarkfrey@comcast.net  Guidelines for sharing images can be found here:  http://bloomingtonphotoclub.org/photoshare-image-guidelines  If you have up to 10 images that you would like to share with the group, that would be great.

Group Coordinator
Allan Yates herrbarnack@gmail.com

The Serendipity Meeting Has Been Cancelled
Go IU Women’s Basketball!

We are planning to conduct our Serendipity: Perfect or Not Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. All paid members for the BPC are welcome to attend. This month’s theme is “Lucky” or “Women”.

Please send your photo files to Becca Cambridge (becca.cambridge@gmail.com ) by noon today. Images should be jpegs, with the longest side 1400 pixels. The ppi (resolution) does not matter. Please label them: Your name-01.jpg with the number indicating the order that you want the photos presented.

Group Coordinators:
Becca Cambridge becca.cambridge@gmail.com
Joyce Byrer jkbyrer@icloud.com

Please join me for a Zoom Portrait Focus Group photo share at 7:00 pm. If you wish to share images that you have taken, please send them to me (max. 8 images). Deadline is noon the day of the photo share. All Portrait focus group members who have paid their BPC dues for this year will be invited to join this online meeting.

A reminder that our understanding of “Portraits” is broad and inclusive.  Your images may be formal, casual, set up or candid, planned or spontaneous, individuals, couples or groups.  Let’s see what folks have been up to since we last met.  I will send you the Zoom link next week, on the day of our meeting.

If you know someone who wishes to participate and has not yet signed up for the group, please advise me and I will happily include them.

If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 812-345-0142.

Looking forward to virtually seeing each of you.

Group Coordinator: Kip May kipmay2@icloud.com 
Kip May Photography
141 N. Adams St
Bloomington, IN 47404
812-345-0142

Program: We will have our usual photoshare. Send no more than 6 photo files to Matthew Hicks (matthewhicks@me.com) by noon today so I can get them into the file I use for sharing with everyone. Images should be jpegs, with the longest side 1400 pixels. The ppi (resolution) does not matter. Please label them: Your name-01.jpg with the number indicating the order that you want the photos presented.

We are planning to conduct our Macro Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. If you are a paid BPC member and would like to be invited to join this online meeting, please send me an email.

Group Coordinator:
Matt Hicks matthewhicks@me.com

All BPC paid members will receive the Zoom invitation to this informal get-together hosted by Sarah Slover. A chance to ask photo-related questions! Wide-ranging conversations! Interesting discussions!

For more information contact Sarah Slover sarahjensvold@gmail.com

We are excited to share the opening for the Monroe County Airport exhibit will be held on March 15th, 2024, from 5-8pm. Please join your fellow BPC club members and enjoy the wonderful photography on display.

Please share the announcement with your friends and family and invite them to attend as well. We hope to see a great turnout of both members and the community!

Photoshare: Please send your images to Juliet (jstarkfrey@comcast.net) by noon on the day of the meeting. No set limit on the number of images--just common sense. It is interesting to see the originals of images on which you have worked your magic. And if you can remember how you created them :-) that is always great to hear! Images should be jpegs, 1400 pixels on the long side; the ppi doesn't matter. Number them in the order you would like them shown. 

Group Coordinator
Juliet Frey: jstarkfrey@comcast.net

Program:  Walt Sterneman will present a slide show on a recent trip to Ireland and there will be the usual photoshare. Just a reminder that we’d like you to limit the number of your photos for the photoshare to 6. Please size the photos to 1400 pixels on the long side and numbered in the order you would like them shown. Email your photos to both Zolt Levay (zgl@me.com) and Walt Sterneman (walt@sterneman.net) by noon on Monday.

This will be a hybrid meeting. You may attend the meeting in person at the Monroe County Public Library, Room 1C, or join us on Zoom. All LAWN focus group members who have paid their BPC dues for this year are invited to join this meeting.

Group Coordinators:
Zolt Levay zgl@me.com
Walt Sterneman walt@sterneman.net

Arik Gorban’s website: https://agorban.myportfolio.com/ariks-portfolio

You may watch a recording of the presentation HERE.

Our Photo Critique Focus Group will be a hybrid meeting at the library and on Zoom. The goals of this group are to provide honest peer reviews in a supportive environment, as well as to sharpen photography skills through discussion and feedback. 

It is optional to submit images for critique, although it is encouraged.  For those who want to participate, images for critiquing (limit of 2) should be sent, using Dropbox by midafternoon on the day of the meeting. Images should be jpegs, with the longest side 1400 pixels.

Dropbox:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/89bzzfrn86znj2t7abl4s/h?rlkey=9b5obpazot6b49r6n1jih8b6r&dl=0

We will send an email and post to the Facebook group if there are any changes to the schedule.

Group Coordinators
Jaime Gonzalez higonzilla@gmail.com
Kate Melvin catherinemelvinphotography@gmail.com

We are planning to conduct our SPUDS Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. All SPUDS focus group members who have paid their BPC dues for this year will be invited to join this Zoom meeting at 7:00 pm.

As most of you know, with each meeting we have a photo share - if you have some images that you would like to share with the group, that would be great.  Our focus group subject matter consists of Street, Photojournalism, Urban, Documentary and Sports (hence the name SPUDS). 

Please send your images (up to 10) to Juliet Frey (jstarkfrey@comcast.net) by 3:00pm on the day of the meeting. Files should be jpeg or tiff and the longest side of the photos should be 1400 pixels in length.

Group Coordinator
Allan Yates herrbarnack@gmail.com

We are planning to conduct our Serendipity: Perfect or Not Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. All paid members for the BPC are welcome to attend.

As it is LEAP year, let us see your images that LEAP off the page! (or hop, bounce and rebound).

Please send your photo files to Becca Cambridge (becca.cambridge@gmail.com) by noon today. Images should be jpegs, with the longest side 1400 pixels. The ppi (resolution) does not matter. Please label them: Your name-01.jpg with the number indicating the order that you want the photos presented.

Group Coordinators:
Becca Cambridge becca.cambridge@gmail.com
Joyce Byrer jkbyrer@icloud.com

It’s time for our spring Hodge Podge where we explore the world of Macro Photography. There will be a variety of things to photograph. Also, feel free to bring any items from home (doilies, wood chips, marbles, sea shells, flowers, weeds, etc.)

Plan on a fun time! No macro lens is required to participate. We will have equipment to share and demonstrate some techniques for taking macro photographs without a macro lens.

All BPC members are welcome.

Group Coordinator:
Matthew Hicks matthewhicks@me.com

Point and Shoot Walk-a-Bout

The Point and Shoot Focus Group will host a ‘Walk-A-Bout’ on Friday, February 23, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  This in person, fun event is open to any BPC member who wishes to participate.  

 We will gather at 6:00 pm at the South entrance of the Monroe County Courthouse for a brief context and then disperse for walking about downtown Bloomington.  

Perfect weather has been ordered, but we will hold the event ‘rain or shine’.  People may wander solo, in couples or groups.  We will regather at 7:45 pm for a legendary group photo that will be sure to become a family heirloom for all who participate in this fun, casual, in person event.

 But wait, there’s more!  At 8:00 pm for those wishing to chat, share photos or just continue to socialize and get to know your fellow photographers, we will walk to a local restaurant/café for food and beverage (each person responsible for their own tab). 

Contact Person: Kip May (kipmay2@icloud.com) (812) 345-0142.

It is not required to RSVP but if you do plan to attend please let me know for planning purposes.  Thank you.

Kip May Photography
141 N. Adams St.
Bloomington, IN 47404

Program: We will have our usual photoshare. Send no more than 6 photo files to Matthew Hicks (matthewhicks@me.com) by noon today so I can get them into the file I use for sharing with everyone. Images should be jpegs, with the longest side 1400 pixels. The ppi (resolution) does not matter. Please label them: Your name-01.jpg with the number indicating the order that you want the photos presented.

We are planning to conduct our Macro Focus Group Meeting as an online meeting using Zoom software. If you are a paid BPC member and would like to be invited to join this online meeting, please send me an email.

Group Coordinator:
Matt Hicks matthewhicks@me.com