Posts in category: Meetings

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.

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/

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.

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/

Happy 2017! Did you get a new camera for Christmas? Maybe your New Year’s resolution is to learn more about photography. Whatever the reason it’s a great time to come out and meet us. We will be having our January meeting on Thursday, January 26th at 6:30pm. We meet at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. Our guest speaker this month is Andy Heatwole. Andy is a phenomenal photographer and you can see his work at: www.sanmarcosphotos.com
He will be speaking about night photography and this presentation will be a great way to expand your photographic knowledge.
PODS is open to any and all photographers from beginners to pros. It’s a great place to learn, make friends and have fun!

*** Please Note ***  Change of Date for November  ***

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday PODS will hold the November meeting one week (and one day) early. The meeting will be on Wednesday, November 16th at 6:30pm 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!

The PODS October monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, October 27th at 6:30pm. We meet at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Road. Our guest speaker will be Jim Nix and he will be discussing Aurora HDR Pro- Use and Tips. HDR is short for High Dynamic Range and the process to create HDR photos is both fun and interesting. This process will really make your photos stand out! To learn more about Jim and HDR please visit the meeting and his website: http://nomadicpursuits.com/

The PODS September meeting will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 6:30pm. Our meetings are at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs, TX.  Our guest speaker will be Tim Kasberger of Color Inc. and he will be speaking about photo printing. Color Inc. is a professional photography lab specializing in photographic printing , press printing, gallery wrapped canvas, mounting and much more. For more information please visit :  http://www.colorincprolab.com/about/

The PODS August meeting is coming up soon. We will meet on Thursday August 25th-6:30pm at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Dripping Springs Texas.
Our guest speaker this month will be Melody Lytle. Melody is a retired endangered species biologist who spends as much time as possible shooting wildlife photos, especially birds. She is a photo guide at Laguna Seca Ranch and her photos can be seen on Flickr and atwww.karenmelody.com.
We look forward to seeing you on the 25th!

The PODS June meeting will be held on Thursday June 23rd at 6:30pm. Meeting location is the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. Our guest speaker this month is Dustin Meyer. Dustin Meyer is a internationally recognized wedding and portrait photographer based in Austin Texas with over 10 years experience. Sponsored by Nikon, his work has been displayed by Kodak in Times Square NYC and featured in USA Today. Published in numerous magazines, including Southern Weddings, Style Me Pretty, Tribeza, Austin Bride, the Knot, Edible Austin, Austin Monthly, Rangefinder Magazine and more, Dustin’s work has earned him acclaim from clients all across the country. For more information visit his website at http://dustinmeyer.com/