Posts in category: Meetings

Please join us for our first meeting of 2020 on Thursday,January 23rd starting at 6:30pm. Our meeting is located at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall), 301 Hay Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs, Texas. All of our meetings are open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome. Our guest speaker this month will be Ralph Yznaga.  A strong believer in the power of storytelling, Ralph Yznaga worked for international advertising firms in New York and Austin for over 30 years. In 2016, he co-founded an Austin-based marketing firm, ATX Nation, where he currently creates fully integrated marketing campaigns for a diverse range of clients including technology companies, restaurants and schools. In December, 2019, he became Co-owner and Associate Publisher of Edible Austin Magazine. For both companies, he works with photographers and produces his own images. For his talk, Ralph will focus on how storytelling can increase of impact of photography.

Please join us for the PODS November meeting held on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 6:30pm (Please note date and time). Our meetings are located at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs, Texas.  Our meetings are always open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome. This is our meeting for elections so please make an effort to attend. It is also our annual Show, Share, Sell and Swap meeting. Bring something to show (hardware, software) or something to share (technique, new skill) with everybody. If you have photographic equipment that you would like to sell or swap, bring it along as well.

Please join us for the PODS October meeting held on Thursday, October 24th starting at 6:30pm. Our meetings are located at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church – 301 Hays Country Acres Road in Dripping Springs, TX. Our meetings are open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome.

PODS member Tom Hausler will be our monthly speaker. The talk will focus on Tom’s travel experiences both in the U.S. and abroad, with images from recent trips in 2019 to Egypt and New Zealand, and trips in 2018 to Peru, Alaska and Big Bend, among many other places he’s traveled to in recent years.

Please join us for our September meeting held on Thursday, September 26,2019 starting at 6:30pm. Our meetings are held at the Holy Spirit Episopal Church located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs, TX. Our meetings are always free and open to the general public- all ages welcome.

This month our guest speaker is Heather Harris who is an educator, welder, photographer and true artist. Please join us for a fascinating look at how photography can be transformed into a mixed-media work of art.

Please join us for the PODS August meeting held on Thursday, August 22, 2019 starting at 6:30pm. The meeting is held at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Dr in Dripping Springs, TX. Our meetings are open to the public and all ages are welcome.

The  meeting promises to be engaging with photographer David Valdez as our guest speaker. Mark your calendars and don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn some interesting insights about American history from one who was there, and about the craft of photojournalism.

Best known for being the Chief White House Photographer during the presidency of George H.W. Bush, 1989 to 1993, David Valdez is legendary in the world of photojournalism. He has been taking pictures and documenting current events for over fifty years. His photo journey began during his years in the Air Force as a field photographer. Valdez is also a deeply rooted Texan from Alice, Texas, whose family immigrated to south Texas to work on the King Ranch.

Recently Mr. Valdez was the co-host of the first Georgetown Texas Photography Festival this past March. The success of the festival has lead to a second expanded show in 2020.

Please join us for our monthly meeting on Thursday, July 25, 2019 starting at 6:30pm. We meet at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church located at 301 Hay Country Acres Road in Dripping Springs, TX.  Our meetings are always open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome. Our guest speaker this month will be  Tamra Green from Precision Camera . Savvy photographer and Precision Camera sales representative Tamra Green will be bringing all kinds of nifty camera tools, tips, new equipment and up to date knowledge and insights on just about every camera system.

Please join us for our monthly meeting on Thursday, June 27, 2019 starting at 6:30pm. We meet at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church located at 301 Hay Country Acres Road in Dripping Springs, TX.  Our meetings are always open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome. Our guest speaker this month will be Andy ATMTX. Andy is a local Austin photographer with a incredible photography blog and website which he will be speaking about. In his own words, “I believe we can make great photographs with humble gear. Using cameras with limitations makes us stronger. From film, to early digital, to sensible modern cameras — they all have their place.I love capturing the urban life, especially in the evening. I seek color, the glow of lights and reflections. I dabble in street photography, because the city is more than just buildings. I aspire to capture the mundane in an interesting way.”

The PODS May meeting will be held on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:30pm. Our meetings are held at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs, TX.  Our meetings are always open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome. Our guest speaker will be PODS member Lindsey Hagblom and she will be speaking about Natural Light Portraiture. Portraiture is an intense study of human nature and Lindsay Hagblom’s photography is a celebration of human nature. She will teaching us  about helping your subject’s soul to shine through their eyes and the art of catching it. Learn about observation, timing, posing tricks, approach, your unique style, and much more.

Our April meeting will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 6:30pm. We meet at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church at 301 Hays Country Acres Road in Dripping Springs, Texas. Gallery owner Amanda Smith, of A. Smith Gallery in Johnson City, and partner/gallerist Kevin Tully, will be our monthly speakers. The presentation will include tips, insights, recommendations and other engaging information about running a photography gallery and submitting your work for consideration. Our meetings are free and open to the public and all ages/skill levels are welcome.

Join us for our March meeting held on March 28, 2019 starting at 6:30pm. The meeting is held at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs, TX. Our speaker this month will be Warren Capps, PODS current president and all around nice guy. He took a trip of a lifetime last fall to Antarctica and will be sharing his experience from a photographers perspective. All of our meetings are free and open to the public and all ages are welcome.