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.
PODS March Meeting- March 28, 2019 6:30pm
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.
PODS February Meeting- February 28, 2019 6:30pm
Our next meeting of PODS will feature a book signing and presentation by David K. Langford and Rusty Yates. This special event is Thursday, Feb 28, 6:30pm at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. Meetings are free and open to the public- all ages are welcome.
David and Rusty collaborated to shoot and document the images for the book Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve. The book celebrates what 50 years of land rehabilitation and conservation can accomplish.
In 1969, J. David Bamberger bought what he described as “the sorriest piece of land” in the Texas Hill Country for the specific purpose of restoring the degraded landscape. Today, Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve is one of the largest habitat restoration projects in the state—5,500 acres—and serves as a model for land conservation and environmental education.
Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve chronicles Bamberger’s dedication to ethical land stewardship and conservation education through stunning photographs of the land, plants, and wildlife he has devoted his time and resources to protect. Photographers Rusty Yates and David K. Langford capture each season at Selah and offer an intimate glimpse into the day-to-day management and operations of the ranch as well as some of the challenges it faces.
RUSTY YATES is a former featured photographer in Texas Highways and Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine. His work is held in private collections throughout the United States and has appeared in numerous publications, exhibits, and galleries. He lives in Houston, Texas.
DAVID K. LANGFORD owns and operates Western Photography Company, and is published and exhibited worldwide. He is the author of Fog at Hillingdon and co-author of Hillingdon Ranch: Four Seasons, Six Generations, both published by Texas A&M University Press. After more than 30 years serving in the leadership of Texas Wildlife Association, including as CEO, Langford and his wife Myrna now live on their family’s seven-generation ranch near Comfort, Texas.
Books will be for sale at $45. Check, cash or invoicing only. No credit cards.
PODS January Meeting- January 24, 2019 6:30pm
Please join us for our first monthly meeting of the year on Thursday, January 24 at 6:30 p.m. to find out what’s planned for 2019 and for our first speaker of the year, Bella Kirchner. We meet at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs, TX. Meetings are open to the public and all ages are welcome!
Seeing the Everyday in New Light
So often we think that in order to take interesting photographs we have to go to interesting places or meet interesting people or have interesting equipment. Bella will be discussing how picking up her camera after being away from it for many years has taught her to find inspiration and beauty in the places, spaces, and people closest to her.
PODS November Meeting- November 14 ,2018 6:30pm
The Photographers of Dripping Springs Meeting will be on Wednesday, November 14th, 6:30 pm at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (Parish Hall) located at 301 Hays Country Acres Rd in Dripping Springs. (Date moved to accomodate Thanksgiving). All of our meetings are open and free to the general public and all ages are welcome.
This month will be having our general election for Secretary and then we’ll open the meeting for a Show and Tell/Swap Meet. For all the new members this is the meeting where you can bring your favorite and/or new piece of photography related equipment or other photographic technique to share with the group. It can be anything like a favorite website, camera bag, software, camera lens, etc…. We will also have a swap meet so if you have any equipment you’d like to sell/trade/ giveaway – now’s your chance! Great opportunity to pick up some bargains.