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

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

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.

Program: TBA

Photoshare:  Please submit images for the photoshare using Dropbox. Using the link https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/rv6enkcqs6ab5e251wxdq/ACZZxSPnHaDM331J67_N3NA?rlkey=2q0epzbyia9t3zml7hfy3jh5e&st=htr9c0et&dl=0 create a folder and upload your photos there. 

If you prefer you can still email images to Zolt Levay (zgl@me.com) or Don Waters (donwaters98@yahoo.com) or Don Thompson (donaldthompson@indy.rr.com)

In either case, send up to six photos of moderate size (recommended 1400x1400 pixels maximum dimension) photos by mid-day Monday so we have time to assemble them for the meeting. Remember to name them so that they can be shown in your preferred order, with a number prefix, for example.

Group Coordinators:
Zolt Levay zgl@me.com
Don Thompson donaldthompson@indy.rr.com
Don Waters donwaters98@yahoo.com

This is the Annual Planning Meeting where the club's entire calendar of events for the coming year is determined. Photoshare topics, guest speakers, field trips, tech tips, exhibits, workshops, and special events are proposed, discussed, and selected.

All paid club members are welcome! Everyone's input is important, and we would love to have all members of the BPC participate in this annual brainstorming session. Everyone is invited and it won’t be the same without you! We need your suggestions.

If you cannot attend in person, please send your ideas in advance to Kip May: kipmay2@icloud.com In fact, even if you are planning to attend, sending your ideas to Kip beforehand will help with preparations.

We are excited to announce the opening reception for the BPC 2024 Juried Exhibit will be held on November 1, 2024, from 5-8 pm. 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!

This exhibit will be open to the public from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, November 1, 2024 through November 30, 2024.

A second exhibit will be open to the public from from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, December 3, 2024 through December 31, 2024 with an opening reception on December 6th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Photoshare: “Extreme Strong Emotions or Joie de Vivre (joy of Life)”. 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.

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 1C 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 or you can go HERE to get the link. If you are not a paid member, you may request a link from Juliet Frey (jstarkfrey@comcast.net).

You may view a recording of this month’s meeting HERE. Passcode: ^0os.wd$

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 “OctoberFest”.

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

This exhibit will be open to the public from October 2024 through March 2025.

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 by midafternoon on the day of the meeting. Images should be jpegs, with the longest side 1400 pixels.

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

Group Coordinator
Jaime Gonzalez higonzilla@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

This will be a hybrid meeting. You may attend the meeting in person at the Monroe County Public Library, Room 1B, 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.

Program: TBA

Photoshare:  Please submit images for the photoshare using Dropbox. Using the link https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/rv6enkcqs6ab5e251wxdq/ACZZxSPnHaDM331J67_N3NA?rlkey=2q0epzbyia9t3zml7hfy3jh5e&st=htr9c0et&dl=0 create a folder and upload your photos there. 

If you prefer you can still email images to Zolt Levay (zgl@me.com) or Don Waters (donwaters98@yahoo.com) or Don Thompson (donaldthompson@indy.rr.com)

In either case, send up to six photos of moderate size (recommended 1400x1400 pixels maximum dimension) photos by mid-day Monday so we have time to assemble them for the meeting. Remember to name them so that they can be shown in your preferred order, with a number prefix, for example.

Group Coordinators:
Zolt Levay zgl@me.com
Don Waters donwaters98@yahoo.com

Join us for the Annual John Sanders Memorial Fall Picnic

Pack your camera and head out to the rolling hills of Brown County during the peak of vibrant fall colors.   

On Sunday, October 13th we have the Strahl Lake Shelter House in Brown County State Park reserved for the day.  Show up early morning or arrive late.  Lunch is scheduled for 1:00 pm.

Bring your own plates, drinks and utensils.  Bring your lunch, better yet, pack a covered food dish to share with others.  It’s a good old fashioned pot luck event.   The club will provide items for making S’mores.  Fun!

This is an opportunity to bring your dog for a walk, other friends or family members and meet and chat with some of your fellow club members.  Amazing photographic opportunities await you in Brown County that day.  See you there.

You can enter by either of the two entrances to Brown County State Park and there will be signs for Strahl Lake. Unless you have a season pass, entry fee per car (with Indiana license plate) is $7.00.

https://www.browncountystatepark.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.

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

Photoshare: “Monochrome: B and W, White on White, Green on Green)” or “Complementary Colors”. 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.

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 1C 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 or you can go HERE to get the link. If you are not a paid member, you may request a link from Juliet Frey (jstarkfrey@comcast.net).

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 “Fall is In the Air”

Please send your photo files to Joyce Byrer (jkbyrer@icloud.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

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.

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.

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

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 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

Pridefest Walk-a-Bout

Want to photograph Bloomington’s 11th annual Pridefest Festival?  A colorful, flamboyant, lively, celebration of diversity.  East Kirkwood will be blocked off for several blocks to accommodate the activities.  Witness thousands of people, costumes, entertainment, music and over 150 vendors. There will be a vibrant ton of rich photographic opportunities and all are welcome. 

Show up anytime on Saturday, September 14, events begin around 2:00 pm and go into the night. Check the Pride web site for updated details https://bloomingtonpride.org.  For those wishing to gather to chat and order food and drink, we will gather outside in front of the Trojan Horse on the corner of Walnut and Kirkwood at 5:00 pm.  Restaurants are reluctant to hold tables for a large group on a Saturday and so far I’ve not been able to secure reservations.  Let’s see who shows up at 5:00 pm and together we’ll find a place that will accommodate all of us. Questions: call Kip (812) 345-0142.

Kip May

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

812-345-0142

www.kipmay.com
kipmay2@icloud.com