Our July meeting will be held on Thursday July 23, 2015 at 6:00pm -Dripping Springs Library. Our guest speaker will be photographer J. Griffis Smith. Smith is the former photo editor of the Texas Highways magazine. He will have autographed copies of his book “On the Road with Texas Highways” available for sale at the meeting.
PODS June Meeting- June 25, 2015 6:00pm
Our June meeting will be held on June 25, 2015 at 6:00pm – Dripping Springs Library. We will be doing a show and tell this meeting. Bring your favorite lens, camera/lens combo, filter, gadget, tripod, etc… whatever you would like to share with the group and why you love it. You can also take a couple of images demonstrating what the lens does or the filter etc… Email the images to Dave Wilson : dave@davewilsonphotography.com before the meeting and he will make a mini slideshow to go along with the presentation. It should be a lot of fun seeing what everyone loves to use and why.
PODS May Meeting- May 28,2015
Our May meeting will be held on May 28, 2015- 6:00pm at the Dripping Springs Library. Our guest speaker this month will be photographer Rose Epps. She will speaking about Macro Photography which is one of her passions. She recently won the 2014 Award of Excellence in the Annual Naturescapes Photography Contest. She has also published several photography books.To see some of her work please visit http://www.rosekrohneppsphotography.com/Index.html
PODS April Meeting-April 23, 2015
Our April meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23rd at 6:00pm – Dripping Springs Library. We will be welcoming guest speaker Laurence Parent. His photos can be seen in publications such as National Geographic Traveler, Newsweek, Travel & Leisure just to name a few. He has also published 39 books. To view some of his work check out: http://laurenceparent.com/
PODS Spring Show – Announcement
Here it is, the official announcement of the spring show that we’ve been hinting about for over a month now.
Quick Summary
- The theme is water, your photos should address this in some manner.
- Our judge is Chase Fountain, who recently presented at our monthly meeting.
- Submissions due by April 17.
- Show reception will be Saturday, May 23 at Mazama.
The Details
- “Water” theme – photos can must deal with water in some fashion.
We’d like to interpret this somewhat liberally, so anything from landscapes of rivers to macro photos of dewdrops to ice and snow to clouds should be acceptable, but pushing it to “the human body is mostly water, so this portrait should count” is clearly out of bounds. The judge will have the final decision. - You must be a member of PODS to enter. New members can join for pro-rated dues.
- Please make images family-friendly.
- Photos that have been shown in past PODS shows are not eligible.
- Entries must be received by the deadline given above.
- Fees:
– $3 per entry up to 5 entries.
– Each additional entry is $5
– Submit your entry fee to
John Hoag, Treasurer
1013 Windmill Rd.
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Make check to “Photographers of Dripping Springs” - By your submission, you authorize PODS to display your image(s) and otherwise promote the show and the club, including possible distribution a video-resolution image in a slideshow video and photobook of the show, but of course you retain your full copyright.
- In general, producing a print is optional. But for any images chosen for specific awards, you agree to provide a framed print(s) for the Show/Sale.
- All artists entering are guaranteed to have at least one photograph chosen for exhibition.
Specs for Entry
Note that these specs have changed since past shows to allow us to produce better quality photobook commemorating the show.
Submit digital files for judging.
- JPEG format
- You only need to submit one image, up to 3000 pixels on the largest edge. But if you’re concerned with sharpness at different resolutions, you may submit up to two sizes – we’d like a higher-resolution image for printing, and a smaller one for screen display. Submitting a single image is fine, but if you’d like a second copy that’s sharpened specially for screen or print, you may send that as well.
- Suggested for screen display: 1000 pixels maximum dimension on any side. Since this is the digital show, this screen-optimized version is what the judge will be given.
- Suggested for print: 3000 pixels maximum dimension on any side.
- If your image doesn’t conform to these specs, we’ll try to convert it for you, but PODS is not responsible for the result.
- Submit via email as attached files, to PODS.Show@gmail.com
Naming standards
FirstInitialLastName–Name-of-Image–small.jpg
FirstInitial is the first letter of your first name
Lastname is your last name
dash (-) separates your name from image name and size
Examples:
prummell-Waterfall-small.jpg
msmith-Branches-of-Heaven-large.jpg
About our judge
Our judge will be Chase Fountain, recent speaker out our monthly meeting. Mr. Fountain is one of the official photographers of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and founder of Plum Creek Photography club. With over 25 years of professional experience his work has been published in hundreds of publications and media outlets including: Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine, Texas Monthly, Southern Living, National Geographic Explorer, Austin American Statesman, Dallas Morning News and Houston Chronicle, NY Times, and many published books. Chase lives in Kyle, TX with his wife, Laura, of 19 years, and his two daughters Haley 15 and Hannah 13.