PODS April Meeting-April 26, 2018 6:30pm

The Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS) April meeting will be held this Thursday, April 26. Our meeting will begin at 6:30pm at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hay Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. All of our meetings are open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome!

Our guest speaker this month will be our own distinguished member and vice-president, Doug Gephardt. Doug’s presentation will be “Using Social Media for Your Photography: Whys, Hows, and Workflows”.

Doug is very good at giving a simple but complete explanation of the sometimes confusing aspects of photography, and if you ever get stumped trying to post your photos on FB or Instagram or other social media, you don’t want to miss this meeting.

PODS March Meeting- March 22, 2018 6:30pm

The Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS) March meeting will be held on Thursday, March 22nd. Our meeting will begin at 6:30pm at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hay Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. All of our meetings are open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome!
Our guest speaker this month will be Tim Kasberger. Tim is the owner of Color Inc Pro Photo Lab. His topic will be Creating a Website with unitprints.com It will be a very informative presentation. For more information about Tim and Color Inc please visit his website at www.colorincprolab.com

PODS February Meeting-February 22, 2018 at 6:30pm

Join us for the PODS February Meeting on Thursday, February 22nd starting at 6:30pm. Our meetings are held at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. Meetings are open and free to the public – all ages are welcome!
Our guest speaker this month is Jim Nix. He will be speaking about Luminar (photo editing software) and it’s newest features and editing tools. Jim Nix is a photographer, blogger, writer, poet and educator. He has a fantastic photography blog and many educational videos on his website and YouTube channel. You can visit his website here:
https://nomadicpursuits.com/

PODS January Meeting- January 25,2018 6:30pm

The Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS) January 2018 meeting will be held on Thursday, January 25th at 6:30pm. Meeting location: Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) 301 Hays Country Acres Road in Dripping Springs. Our meetings are open and free to the general public and to all ages. We also welcome all photography skill levels from the person just getting interested in photography for the first time all the way up to professionals.

Our guest speaker this month will by photographer Cindy Dyer who will share tips and tricks on creating beautiful plant portraits, how prolific blogging and social media led to her profile by Nikon in their Learn and Explore series as well as other publishing opportunities, and how she became a repeat USPS stamp artist.
It promises to be a very exciting and interesting presentation!
Her work can be seen at: http://www.cindydyerphotography.com/main.html

PODS Annual Show and Reception- December 03-10, 2017

The artistic talents of Dripping Springs will be on display in photographic form this month from the 3rd of December through the 10th at the Acopon Brewing Company on Mercer Street, where the Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS) are presenting their annual show.

The opening of the show will be celebrated with the artists on the afternoon of Sunday the 3rd, from 4 pm to 6 pm at the Acopon Brewing Company on Mercer Street. Come enjoy the art along with Acopon’s craft brews and conversation at this reception, or stop by Acopon through the following week to enjoy their art.

This year’s show spans the work of twenty-five local artists, as selected by judge Amanda Smith. She is director of the A Smith Gallery in Johnson City, where she promotes the photographic arts through exhibitions, workshops and the facilitating of an active vibrant community of photographers. The show is the largest one to date from the Photographers of Dripping Springs. The genres represented cover a wide spectrum, from nature and landscapes, to portraits and even architecture.

With their motto “Keepin’ Drippin’ Clickin’”, the Photographers of Dripping Springs have been very dynamic, from field trips to workshops, and serving as the city’s official photographers for its many publications. The membership is active and always developing, as the growing quality and diversity of the works selected to show gives testament. Members range from enthusiastic hobbyists to published professionals, and the works on display employ everything from expensive SLR cameras all the way to an iPhone, so there’s a place for anyone with a passionate eye

 

PODS November Meeting- November 15, 2017 7:00pm **Note Date and Time**

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, PODS will hold the November meeting one week (and one day) early. The meeting will be next week – Wednesday, November 15th at 7:00pm at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs, Texas. We will be hosting a photography “show and tell” this month with our members and guests bringing in their favorite piece of photography equipment. Anyone who would like to get up and talk about their equipment will be able to do so and we will allow time for everyone to get a chance to ask questions and see the gear. At the end of the meeting we will also have a swap meet so that anyone that’s looking to sell, trade or buy used (or new) equipment can do so at that time. We’ve done this Show & Tell/Swap Meet several times in the past and it’s always been so much fun! So don’t miss out- mark your calendars now!

PODS October Meeting-October 26, 2017 6:30pm

The Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS) October meeting will be held on Thursday, October 26th at 6:30pm. Meeting location: Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) 301 Hays Country Acres Road in Dripping Springs. There is construction at the church so please follow the signs posted outside which will lead you to the meeting location.Our meetings are open and free to the general public and to all ages. We also welcome all photography skill levels from the person just getting interested in photography for the first time all the way up to professionals.
Our guest speaker will be photographer Jerry Hayes. He will be speaking to us about Pre-Event Photography and will do a demonstration of light painting (weather permitting).
 

PODS September Meeting- September 28, 2017 at 6:30pm

Join us for the PODS September Meeting! Our meeting will be held on Thursday, September 28th starting at 6:30pm. We meet at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. This month we are pleased to have our own PODS members Travis and Carolyn Megason as our guest speakers. They will be presenting their travelogue (with photos, of course!) of Southeast Asia with an emphasis on the beautiful and unique people of that part of the world. Our meetings are open and free to the general public and to all ages!

PODS August Meeting- August 24, 2017 6:30pm

The PODS August 2017 meeting will be held this Thursday, August 24th starting at 6:30pm. The meeting is located at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) 301 Hays Country Acres Rd, Dripping Springs, Texas. Our meetings are open and free to the public- all ages are welcome!
Our guest speaker will be our very own Dave Wilson. He will be talking to us about his experience shooting photos for the Dripping Springs High School Tiger Band for the past 4 years. It promises to be both informative and fun!

For more information about Dave Wilson, please check out his website: http://www.davewilsonphotography.com/