Schedules
In the event of date conflicts, Schedule dates on this page are the Primary Source and should be considered correct. Within this page the Programs table is the Primary Source. Conflicts should be reported to the noted chair.
Programs Schedule
| 2024 Program Schedule | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program # 2024 Date | Program Title | Presenter | Business Comment | Attendance | |
| January 4 | Auto Bracketing and HDR / Why I also Shoot Film | Bill McSherry / Robert Clark | |||
| January 18 | Antarctica | Dan Robusto | |||
| February 1 | Reading the Story | Craig Shier | |||
| March 7 | Bird Photography | Mark Hodgson | |||
| March 21 | T1 Print Resutls | ||||
| April 4 | Birds and Lightroom | Jim Angelo | |||
| April 18 | D1 Digital Results | ||||
| May 2 | Portrait Photography | Michael Hayward | |||
| May 16 | Cancelled | ||||
| June 6 | African Safari | Julius Dean | |||
| June 20 | T2 Print Results | ||||
| July 11 | Water Droplets Workshop | Bob Richardson | |||
| July 18 | Multiple Exposures | Jennifer Dooley | |||
| August 1 | D2 Digital Results | ||||
| August 15 | Phone Photography | Jenn Samsel | |||
| September 5 | Art of Photography | Robert Chaplin | |||
| September 19 | Mono Results | ||||
| October 3 | Presentation | Sharon Farmer - Former WH Photographer | |||
| October 17 | Australia | Bronwyn Horvath | |||
| October 26 | SOTW Party in the Patch | ||||
| November 7 | D3 Digital Results | ||||
| November 21 | Jennifer Dooley | ||||
| December 5 | T3 Print Results | ||||
| December 19 | Dinner Social |
Outings Schedule
| 2024 | Date | Title | Location | Leader | Contact Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January 13,2004 | Color of the Wild lantern exhibit at the Jacksonville Zoo | 370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville FL 32218 | Dave Wholey | 904 322 4004 |
| 2024 | January 27,2024 | Hoggetown Medieval Faire | Depot Park,874 SE 4th St, Gainesville FL | Anita Fanic | 215 317 7663 |
| 2024 | February 17 & 18 2024 | Battle of Olustee Renactment | Olustee Battlefield State Park | Dave Wholey | 904 322 4004 |
| 2024 | March 9, 2024 | St Augustine Celtic Festival | Francis Field 29 W. Castillo Dr. St. Augustine. FL | Anita Fanic | 215 317 7663 |
| 2024 | March 23, 2024 | Okeefenokee Preserve Daylight Flower Cruise | 2700 Suwannee Canal Road (7 Miles Southwest Of Folkston Georgia Highway 121/23 | Anita Fanic | 215 317 7663 |
| 2024 | April 19, 2024 | Alligator Farm All Day Bird Shoot experience | 999 Anastasia Boulevard St Augustine FL | Mark | 904 322 4004 |
| 2024 | May 10. 2014 | Washington Oaks Sunrise Coastal and Roses Outing | 6400 N Oceanshore Blvd. Palm Coast FL 32137 | Dave Wholey | 904 322 4004 |
| 2024 | June 8th,2024 | Beluthahatchee Park Author Stetson Kennedy guided home tour and photo senic photo opportunities | 1523 State Rd 13 Fruit Cove, FL 32253 | Anita Fanic | 215 317 7663 |
| 2024 | June 15th 2024 | 2nd Annual Wings N’ Wheels | Mark | ||
| 2024 | June 22, 2024 | Royal Tern Nesting Outing | 10980 Heckscher Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32226 | Dave Wholey | 904 322 4004 |
| 2024 | September 28, 2024 | Falling Creek Falls | Falling Creek Rd {CR 131) Lake City, FL | Dave Wholey | |
| 2024 | December 10th 2024 | Deck The Chairs | Latham Plaza corner of 1st Vve N and 1st St. N Jax Beach | Anita Fanic | 215 317 7663 |
Digital Contest Schedule
| Year | Triannual Digital | Theme | Submit Dates | Result Date | Judge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1st - D1 | General | Feb 9 - March 15 | April 18 | ||||||
| 1st - D1 | Sun and/or Sky | |||||||||
| 1st - D1 | Human Portrait - One Person | |||||||||
| 2024 | 2nd - D2 | General | Jun 1 - July 6 | Aug 1 | ||||||
| 2nd - D2 | Birds | |||||||||
| 2nd - D2 | Human Hand Landscapes | |||||||||
| 2024 | 3rd - D3 | General | Sep 6 - Oct 11 | Nov 7 | ||||||
| 3rd - D3 | All Creatures (Except Humans and Birds) | |||||||||
| 3rd - D3 | Dusk 'til Dawn |
Print Contests Schedule
| Year | Period | Collect Dates | Result Date | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||
| 2024 | 1st - T1 | Feb 4, Feb18 | Mar 28 | Linda Burek |
| 2024 | 2nd - T2 | Apr 4, Apr 18 | Jun 20 | Kevin floyd |
| 2024 | 3rd - T3 | Oct 3, Oct 17 | Dec 5 | TBA |
| 2025 | Annual | Annual Banquet in 2025 | TBA |
Monochrome Print Contest Schedule
| Year | Collect Dates | Result Date | Judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jun 20, Jul 11 | Sep 19 | TBA |
People's Choice Schedule and Themes
| Year | Month | Theme | Theme Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | September | Street Photography | |
| 2024 | October | Bokeh or Blur | |
| 2024 | November | Weeds | |
| 2024 | December | Shadow or Silhouette | |
| 2025 | January | General | |
| 2025 | Feruary | Emotions - examples: Happiness, Love, Fear or Anger |
Please visit the People's Choice Contest page (Contests > All Contests > People's Choice) to participate in a competition. Please visit the People's Choice Gallery page (Galleries > Contest Galleries > People's Choice) to view past contest entries and winners.
Virtual Events Schedule
| Date first uploaded | Instructional Videos for the following photography | Topic covered | Presenter | Event Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-18-23 | *Photography | PhotoPills for Beginners | Rafael Pons | WATCH | If you have never tried this app, it is really a good app, but can be complicated. This is a beginner to Pro video. At least, it will get you started. |
| 12-17-22 | Photography | Photograph lighthouses along with the Milky Way and Star Trails: | Chris Nicholson & Photo Pills | REGISTER | This was a class I missed posting but it is now on YouTube. |
| 11-26-22 | Photoshop | Color curves in PS | Blake Rudis | REGISTER | This is an intermediate to advanced tutorial on using the Color Curves inside the curves adjustment in photoshop. Worth spending some time on it. |
| 11-2-22 | Photoshop | Info Panel - Tips & Tricks | Ben Willmore | Watch | Tips & Tricks from Ben Willmore |
| 9-19-22 | Photoshop | Understanding Color Modes | Ben Willmore | WATCH | this tutorial goes along with several other Ben Willmore tutorials in this list dealing with Color |
| 9-17-22 | Photoshop | How To Resize an Image WITHOUT Stretching It | Jesus Ramirez | WATCH | |
| 9-12-22 | Photoshop | Black Generation in CMYK | Ben Willmore | WATCH | The process of converting from RGB to CMYK is more complicated that you might think. I'll manually convert an image to give you an idea of how black is produced. |
| 08-25-22 | Photoshop | *Wildlife Compose in Photoshop | Matt Kloskowski | REGISTER | a tutorial on focus stacking in Photoshop |
| 08-22-22 | Photoshop | *How RGB & CMYK work in Photoshop | Ben Willmore | WATCH | |
| 08-15-22 | Lightroom | Presets | Tim Grey | REGISTER | If you need some help with presets in LR, this is a good class. |
| 08-11-22 | Photoshop | Improving Quality Using 16-bit Mode in Photoshop | Ben Willmore | WATCH | Have you been confused about bit? 8 bit, 16 bit and 32 bit. This is the best discussion of this topic. |
| 08-02-22 | Lightroom | Streamlined Organization in Lightroom Classic with Tim Grey | Tim Grey | WATCH | this is a replay of the video that was listed on 8/2. |
| 07-28-22 | Photoshop | Blend-If and Vignettes | Blake Rudis | WATCH | interesting method of making vignettes |
| 06-06-22 | Photoshop | Why Layer Effects and Clipped Layers work differently when Applying Blending Modes | Ben Willmore | WATCH | These four tutorials from Ben Willmore plus the July 13 one above deal with Blending modes, groups and other important advanced topics. |
| 06-06-22 | Photoshop | Blending Options: Knockout Deep & Shallow | Ben Willmore | WATCH | |
| 06-06-22 | Photoshop | Advanced Blending -- Fill Opacity | Ben Willmore | WATCH | |
| 05-31-22 | Photoshop | Why Are PS groups Pass Through Instead of Normal | Ben Willmore | WATCH | |
| 05-29-22 | Photography | Waterfall Photography | Mark Denny & PhotoPill | WATCH | |
| 05-15-2022 | Photoshop | Blending Options: RGB Checkboxes | Ben Willmore | WATCH | |
| 04-25-22 | Photoshop | Advanced Blending: Fill Opacity | Ben Willmore | WATCH | |
| 04-24-2022 | Photography | How to Shoot Stunning Night Panoramas | PhotoPills & David Swindler | WATCH | this is a repeat of a video in the list dated 04/18/2022 |
| 04-18-22 | Lightroom Classic | Matching Colors in Lightroom Classic | Ben Willmore | WATCH | a useful technique |
| 04-01-2022 | Photoshop | Magically Change Focus in Photoshop | Colin Smith | WATCH | Change depth of field in Photoshop |
| 03-29-22 | Photography | Capture Hacks and Experimental Photography | Tamron | REGISTER | |
| 2022-02-22 | Wildlife Photography with Kristie Odom | Photography--Wildlife | Kristi Odom & PhotoPills | WATCH | |
| 2022-01-15 | Lightroom Classic and ACR Spot Removal Tool for Dust Spots | Lightroom | Ben Willmore | WATCH | clever technique to remove dust spots |
| 2022-01-15 | Taking Lightroom Classic Labels to the Next Level | Lightroom | Ben Willmore | WATCH | An interesting concept for labeling photos in LR |
| 2022-01-10 | Use Edge Masks to fix Transition Issues | Photoshop | Ben Willmore | WATCH | This was a lesson from December 2021 which is a great concept for post processing. |
| 2021-12-21 | Favorite Settings in Lightroom Classic | Lightroom Classic | Tim Grey | WATCH | Grey goes through most of the settings used most frequently in Lightroom Classic |
| 2021-12-18 | Uncommon Text Effects | Photoshop | Ben Willmore | WATCH | If you want to know some interesting things to do with text, watch this 2022 |
| 2021-12-18 | How to Focus Stack for Tack Sharp Landscapes | Photography & PhotoPills | Isabella Tabacchi & Photopills | WATCH | Focus Stacking in Lanscapes sounds very cool! |
| 2021-12-03 | Quick Actions in Photoshop | Photoshop | Colin Smith | WATCH | Some Clever tips that I never knew existed in PS |
| 2021-11-24 | *Photography & Post Processing: Landscapes & Cityscapes | Photopills & Photoshop | Photopills- Kenneth Hines | WATCH | An almost 2 hour discussion of photography and post processing. |
| 2021-10-23 | Managing Your Photoshop Presets | Photoshop | Colin Smith | WATCH | A very useful video to keep PS presets safe and discoverable. |
| 2021-09-22 | Nikon Z Cameras | Camera Gear | This video is still up, but may be taken down at any time. | WATCH | |
| 2021-09-20 | Camera | Camera Gear | Sony Tips & Tricks | WATCH | For Sony Camera owners |
| 2021-09-14 | Creating Cinemagraphs with Photoshop | Photoshop | Chris Converse | WATCH | I watched this video and found it very interesting. If you like to do social media posts, it may be for you. |
| 2021-08-17 | Fotopro Seminar by Ian Plant: Creative Landscape Photography Techniques | Photography | Ian Plant | WATCH | This is the YouTube video of the landscaping seminar that was live on August 16, 2021 |
| 2021-08-01 | Content Aware Fill | Photoshop | Matt Kloskowski | WATCH | This is a short video on using Content Aware fill in Photoshop |
| 2021-07-22 | I Wish I’d Known That! Photoshop Power Techniques for Photographers | Photoshop | Jesus Ramirez | WATCH | a free and useful tutorial on Photoshop 2021 tips and tricks |
| 2021-07-22 | Mastering the Art of Dodge and Burn | Photoshop | Kristina Sherk | WATCH | This is a YouTube video on Dodging and Burning in skin retouching |
| 2021-07-22 | I Wish I’d Known That! Photoshop Power Techniques for Photographers | Photoshop | Jesus Ramirez | WATCH | YouTube video of tips and tricks |
| 2021-05-27 | Working with Layers-3 tips | Photoshop | Colin Smith | WATCH | This is a free useful tutorial from a very good teacher of Photoshop. |
| 2021-04-14 | Photography: Understanding Landscapes | Photography | Erin Babnik and Photo Pills ap | WATCH | I did not watch this class, but use PhotoPills app on my phone. |
| 2021-03-29 | Get Started with Photo Printing | Printing | Mike Payne | WATCH | I watched this class and found the basic information on printing quite useful. |
| 2021-03-24 | Photography--Composition | Photography | Jose Benito Ruiz | WATCH | This is a YouTube video of the class that was given on March 24 |
| 2021-03-24 | Photography-Portrait & Post Processing: Everyday Headshots: Pro Shooting and Editing Tips | Photography & Post Processing | Kristina Sherk & Adobe | WATCH | This is a YouTube video of the class that was given on March 24 |
| 2021-03-15 | Optimizing Landscape Photos | Photography, Lightroom Classic & Photoshop | Tim Grey | WATCH | This is a YouTube video of the class that Tim Grey hosted |