PODS is proud to be a part of the current A Smith Gallery Photography Exhibit “America” showing at the East Main Grill in Johnson City. This show is comprised of photographs from members of the Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS), the Hill Country Photo Club and the Austin Shutterbugs. The exhibit will be running from July 26th to November 05th, 2017. The East Main Grill is located at 209 E. Main Street in Johnson City, Texas.
*****FREE INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS*****
FREE PUBLIC ENROLLMENT, BUT CLASS SIZE LIMITED
Photographers of Dripping Springs
Introduction to Photography Class
Instructors: Michael Penn Smith, Doug Gephardt
Mentors: Other PODS Veterans
Date: July 29, 2017
Time: 10am – 4pm, with a lunch break
Location:
Dripping Springs Community Library – back meeting room
501 Sportsplex Drive
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Class Description:
Section 1: Basic Digital Photography
Basics of photography, using any camera you have (camera-phone, point&shoot, dslr, etc). Building a solid foundation in technique, but also composition. Emphasis on refining and sharing your photography, and increasing your enjoyment.
Lunch, 1 hour, no eating in library classroom
Section 2: Moving to Mastery
We’ll start from where we are as a class, and look to identify steps to greater mastery of photography. Getting conversant with manual camera settings, seeing and using lighting, refining composition, challenging ourselves w/ shooting assignments. We’ll explore photography as a skillful and rewarding way of being in the world.
Requirements / What to Bring:
A digital camera! Anything will work for Section 1. To maximize what you can get from Section 2, you’ll need a camera with aperture and shutter priority modes as well as full manual mode (P/S/A/M on mode dial, or P/Av/Tv/M): this would be a DSLR, Mirrorless camera, or advanced point and shoot.
MANUAL: the manual for your camera. Paper version if possible, otherwise PDF downloaded on something you can view easily
A laptop with card reader if you’d like to make it easier to view photos. **This is optional** If you don’t have a laptop – don’t worry you can still participate without one.
How to Register:
Please email Doug Gephardt (mailto:douggep@gmail.com) if you’d like to attend, with:
name
good email address
contact phone number
make/model of your camera
Subject line should be “Intro Class Registration”. You’ll be told via email if you landed a spot or if you were put on the waiting list.
About PODS:
http://photographersofds.us
PODS, aka the Photographers of Dripping Springs, is an organization of local community members from Dripping Springs and the surrounding areas. PODS is banded together for business, networking, and education.
PODS July Meeting-July 27, 2017 6:30pm
The PODS July meeting will be held on Thursday, July 27th starting at 6:30pm. The meeting is located at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. Meetings are free and open to the public- all ages are welcome.
This month we will be joined by local film photographer and instructor Joyce Kang.
She is a teacher, a workshop instructor for Embrace The Grain Workshops and a film photographer living in Austin Texas. She first fell in love with photography when her uncle, a retired Kodak employee, gifted her a professional SLR Nikon camera and lenses in the 1990s. In 2010, she rekindled her love of film photography and started her business as a professional portrait photographer in Austin, Texas. Although she still shoots with an oldie but goodie DSLR, a Nikon D700, and a brand new mirrorless Fujifilm X-E2, her first love will always be film. Film is soft, luminous, beautiful, nostalgic and romantic. It’s like a Jane Austen novel or a timeless black dress that will never go out of style! In addition to teaching, her work has been featured and published in several international photography blogs and magazines such as Let the Kids Dress Themselves (best of 2014), NAPCP, Clickinmom, Click Magazine, In Beauty and Chaos, Light Inspired and Lemonade and Lenses, and taught Intro to Film at Click Away Conference 2015.
For more information about Joyce Kang you can visit her website at:
https://www.embracethegrainworkshop.com/
PODS June Meeting-June 22, 2017 6:30pm
The PODS June meeting will be held on Thursday, June 22nd starting at 6:30pm. The meeting is located at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. Meetings are free and open to the public- all ages are welcome.
This month we will be joined by local portrait photographer, Tim Babiak, for a mini-workshop on using off-camera flash for outdoor portraiture. Bring your camera because we will have a professional model to photograph using the techniques Tim covers with professional flash equipment.
Tim serves as Chairman of the Austin Professional Photographers Association and has served on the Board of Directors for five years in various roles. Tim is a two-time recipient of the “Photographer of the Year” award from the Austin PPA and has twice been awarded the Bronze Medal in the PPA’s International Print Competition.
For more information about Tim Babiak, please visit his website at : http://www.exquisite.photo/
PODS May Meeting- May 25, 2017 6:30pm
The Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS) is definitely the place to be to get ready for your summer vacation! PODS Vice President Doug Gephardt will be presenting at this week’s meeting. The topic is “Travel Photography-tips and sampler”.He’ll be offering lots of tips to help you capture wonderful memories from your summer travels.
Come on out to our meeting this Thursday, May 25th at 6:30pm. We meet at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. Meetings are free and open to the public.
PODS April Meeting- April 27,2017 6:30pm
The PODS April Meeting will be held on Thursday April 27th at 6:30pm – Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Dripping Springs. Our guest speaker will be Jeff Parker and the topic is Wildlife and Nature Photography. Wildlife & nature photographer, Jeff Parker, was captivated by nature’s big screen long before he developed a passion for capturing it with the camera.
He thoroughly enjoys helping other nature-lovers improve their photography techniques and also showing them great places to do so. How much luckier could he be? — Jeff gets to talk photography with others who love the natural world!
Jeff’s photographs have appeared in many publications and websites including: Audubon Magazine, NANPA’s Expressions, American Profile, American Airlines’ Celebrated Living, American Profile Magazine, Texas Journey Magazine,Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine,Texas Wildlife Magazine, and Cenizo.
For more information about Jeff Parker check out his website at: http://exploreinfocus.com/
PODS March Meeting- March 23, 2017 6:30pm
The PODS March meeting will be held on Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30pm. Meeting is located at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) – 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. Our guest speakers this month will be PODS members Warren Capps and Tom Hausler. They will be regaling us with their recent escapades in Iceland after one of the biggest snowstorms in that country’s history. They will fill us in on the challenges of shooting photos in arctic conditions.
PODS February Meeting-February 23, 2017 6:30pm
The PODS February meeting will be on Thursday, February 23rd at 6:30pm. Our meetings are held at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd right off of Highway 290. Our guest speaker for February is Don Couch. He will be speaking on Underwater Photography/ Xibalba-The Mayan Underworld. It promises to be a very exciting presentation! To check out Don’s work, please visit his website DON COUCH PHOTOGRAPHY at:
http://www.dcphotos.com/
PODS 2017 Print Show Reception in Johnson City-February 04, 2017
PODS in conjunction with the A Smith Gallery will be hosting a reception for the PODS Print Show in Johnson City. It will be held on Saturday, February 04th at 4:30pm – East Main Grill in Johnson City. The print show is exhibiting 27 images from 12 of our photographers.
PODS 2017 Print Show in Johnson City- January 04th to April 05th
The Photographers of Dripping Springs are proud to announce our photography show in Johnson City, Texas. In conjunction with the A Smith Gallery, we are currently exhibiting 27 images from 12 of our photographers. The show is located at the East Main Grill at 209 E Main Street right in the heart of Johnson City. The show will be running until April 05th, 2017 so there’s plenty of time for you to go see it. There will be an artist’s reception in February- details will be announced later.We would like to extend a huge Thank You to the A Smith Gallery and the East Main Grill for hosting this show for us. For more details please visit :
http://asmithgallery.com/art-wall-pecan-street-brewing/