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Brunch and Cameras December Meeting ReCap

Greeting Fellow Shutterbugs,

Our last meeting of the year at K&J Steakhouse was terrific with 22 in attendance!

Welcome to our new members.

Congratulations to our December Photo Contest (Black & White)

We had 28 entries!  Here are the Winners:

1st Place Linda Bailman:

Tied for 2nd Jay Saks and Paul McKenney   Tied for Third Christ Stratton and Sam Arnold

All 28 entries can be viewed in the Meet Up Album Section

 Upcoming Meet Up Events:

December:

7th Brunch & Cameras

10th Video Bugs

14th Christmas Lights Canal Cruise

21st Collaborative Photography With Kevin

21st ON1 Session 4

29th Photo Contest Due – Holiday Lights

January:

4th Brunch & Cameras

11th Babcock Ranch Eco Tour -Need Final Headcount by December 31st!

14th Video Bugs

18th Lakes Park Annual Picnic – Need Final Headcount by January 4th!

25th Basic Class with Jim DeLuco

26th Photo Contest Due – Take A Walk on the Wild Side (Undomesticated Animals & Birds)

 How to Post Your Photos to a Meet Up Album

Go to SWFL Shutterbugs Meet Up Page https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/

1.Select the Photos Tab

2.Select the Meet Up Event where you want to post your photo

3.Click on Add Photos in top Left-Hand Corner

4.Window Opens – Add Photos from your PC, Cell, Camera etc.

5.These photos must be in JPEG, GIF, or PNG format, be less than 10MB in size, and adhere to Meetup’s Terms of Service.

6.You can upload up to 10 photos per screen Hit Upload (Red Button) Bottom Left of Screen

New Members Album Added to Meet Up Site

1.We have added a new photo album where you can share your favorite photo(s) with the group outside of the meet up events.

2.Same process and rules apply as posting photos in any other album

3.Showcase your favorite photo(s) to the group 4.Selections will be showcased at our monthly meeting!

Thanks again for your attendance and your participation.  Look forward to seeing you at our Meet Up events.  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Your Organizer Team

Linda, Deb, Sam, Doug Chris and John

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Meeting Recap November Brunch & Cameras

Good Day Fellow Shutterbugs!

We had a terrific meeting with 25+ members and guests in attendance!  The agenda was ambitious as always.  Recognized our October Photo Contest Winners – Chris Stratton, Tami Reece and Fran Pastore.

Congratulations to this months winners – November Contest Portraits

1st Place – Doug McNames:

2nd Place Katherine Hofmann:

3rd Place Scott Bowen

There were 18 entries for the contest!  Thank you all that participated.  Photos can be seen on our Facebook page and will also be in the Meet Up Photo Gallery.

We had a busy October with  numerous Meet Up opportunities and November is just as good if not better:

November Meet Ups

2nd Brunch & Cameras

3rd Florida Intl Air Show Punta Gorda

12th Video Bugs

13th Dinner & A Print

16th Chalk Festival Venice FL

16th Collaborative Photography

22nd Naples Balloon Glow

23rd ON1 Session 3 10-12Noon

23rd PM – Clyde Butcher Gallery Venice FL

30th Photo Contest Due –Black & White

A new item on the monthly calendar will be the Advanced Photo Course – Collaborative Photography taught by Kevin Bolen – please see the Meet Up announcement for this course at our web page for more details:

https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/events/jfptkryzpbvb/

Meet Ups in December and January which need advanced RSVP!

December 14th – the Christmas Lights Boat Tour out of Fisherman’s Village in Punta Gorda, order your ticket for the boat tour TODAY!  These tours fill up fast and we don’t want you to miss out.  See the meet up web page: https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/events/265745025/

January 11th – the Babcock Ranch Eco Tour – Please RSVP by January 1st so we can advise the venue of how many will be attending and to insure we receive a group tour price. See the meet up web page:

https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/events/265566237/

Our next meet up in December – December 7th At K&Js   See You There!

Happy Thnaksgiving to you and your family

Your Organizer Team

Linda, Deb, Sam, Doug Chris and John

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Meeting Highlights – Brunch & Cameras Oct 2019

Greeting Fellow Shutterbugs – Had a great meeting Saturday at K&Js!

Contest winners – we had ten entries in the Motion Photo Contest.  Congratulations to our 1st and 2nd place Winners:

1st Place Chris Stratton:

2nd Place Tie   Tami Reece and Fran Pastore

All entries are available for viewing at the meet up link:

https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/photos/30425471/485616178/#485616178

We had a blast at our September Meet Up – Everglades Wonder Gardens! Thank you Chris for the great video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd67y3qgsck

See all the photos from the Meet Up here:  https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/photos/30353609/

Upcoming Meet Ups October

October 5th Scott Kelby Photo Walk – Downtown Fort Myers

October 8th Video Bugs Meet Up 5PM Lakes Regional Park

October 12th – Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

October 19th – ON1 Training Fort Myers Library Downtown

October 20th – Everglades Wonder Gardens  Redo!

Oct 27th Photo Contest entries due by 9PM via email swflshutterbugs@gmail.com – Portraits

November:

2nd Brunch & Cameras

3rd Florida Intl Air Show Punta Gorda

9th Babcock Ranch Eco Tour

12th Video Bugs

13th Dinner & A Print

16th Chalk Festival Venice FL

23rd ON1 Session 3

30th Photo Contest Due –Black & White

Good Bye – Richard Evans – Thank you Richard for sharing your  presentation on your Photography Journey!  And thank you for your kind words regarding your positive experience with our SWFL Shutterbugs Community.  We are sad that you have to leave us, however, we wish you the best for your move to Fayetteville, North Carolina

November Photo Contest:  Portraits

A good portrait photo projects emotions that draw in viewers. The key to capturing an outstanding portrait is to focus on your subject. The image should reflect the subject’s personality, style and interests.  Remember the portrait has to be of a person or people!

Photo Contest Aids:

On Line Web Link:

https://photography.lovetoknow.com/How_to_Take_a_Good_Photo_Portrait

You Tube Video:

Our next Brunch and Cameras Meeting is Saturday, November 2nd 2019 at 10AM at K&Js

Best Regards and Happy Shooting,

Your Organizer Team

Linda, Deb, Sam, Doug Chris and John

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Videobugs – Lakes Park

#3 Parking Lot

Tuesday 8 October 2019

1. Camera options
   1. 1080 @ 24fps (60/120 or higher for slow motion)
   2. Auto White balance is okay
   3. ISO – as low as possible
   4. In a perfect world, shutter speed number should be twice fps
   5. Manual exposure has its place, say when walking in a room past a bright window
2. Stabilize the camera
   1. Hand held – quick review of techniques
   2. Tripod – ideally with ‘fluid head’
   3. Gimbal (3 axis )
   4. In body image or in lens stabilization is great to have
3. Shooting
   1. Change camera angles SLOOOWLY, moving in one direction, not back and forth
   2. Get one of each, if possible
      1. Wide – establishing (where are we)
      2. Medium – who or what is the subject
      3. Close – fill the screen with the action
      4. Extreme closeup – lets see the dots in the “i”’s
   3. Consider transitions
      1. Person or thing leaves the scene
      2. Thing moves behind something big in the foreground
      3. Pull up from looking down at ground
      4. Traveling into, out of small openings
   4. Perspectives
      1. Shoot living things at eye level, example “worms eye view”
      2. 3rd person and point of view
4. Possible subjects
   1. Fountains shooting water up (play area)
   2. Peoples faces and activities
   3. Trains/peddle boats/etc
   4. Flowers
   5. Alligators?

Once you begin working with videos in earnest – a couple of things will become crashing-ly clear: it takes time to process, and yikes – that is a lot of file size. To get to the first thing – how to save time when editing photos. There are all sorts of articles, like this one, or this video or this one from f-stoppers.

• Did you know that you have the right to photograph anything in public sight with very few exceptions? Read more . However, it is suggested that you don’t be stupid – smile and show your camera before taking someone’s image. You’ll quickly learn if that person might respond very negatively.
• Who owns the Wedding Photograph rights? Read more
• What about copyright for Drone Photography? Read more
• May I sell that photograph of the pretty building? and what do the years 1900 and 1990 have to do with anything? Read more
• What if I make a SLIDESHOW and add music – do I need a license for the result? Read more.
• Okay – here’s one – what about a homemade recording of the cover song played for the first dance, used in a slideshow of the couple’s wedding photos? Read more
• Cover bands are usually “covered” in their right to perform by the VENUE’s license. Recording and distributing cover songs requires a MECHANICAL license, which is not necessarily prohibitive. Read more or more or even more or even more(YouTube) . This might be a solution: read more

Fort Myers Downtown Photo Walk October 5th

If you would like to register for the Scott Kelby Photo Walk Now is the time!

On the first Saturday of October each year, photographers and enthusiasts around the world get out their cameras and meet up at a designated location in their town to walk around and take photographs, socialize, make new friends, win prizes, and be a part of a great cause during Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk™. It is free to participate!Deb will be the Walk Leader for our group.  Downtown Fort Myers with the Shutterbugs — Fort Myers, FL, (US)

https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/shutterbugs-adventure/

Click on Register for the walk and fill out the application! You will receive an email with confirmation and a temporary password for your account.  Your account will allow you to submit one photograph taken on the day of the walk for the contest.  There are many prizes see the website and FAQ page for more information. Try THIS LINK

Sign up today.  Will have a formal Meet Up invite for the October timeframe.

October Photo Contest – Motion

Hello SWFL Shutterbugs – get ready for our next photo contest!  Due September 29th by 9PM – send your jpeg files to swflshutterbugs@gmail.com  Note:  there is NO location for this event!  Photos are collected and then judging will take place the following Saturday at our monthly Brunch & Cameras Meeting!

Here is a recap of the slides we viewed at the meeting for this contest.  This will require a bit of attention and study on your part.  Motion photography is rarely a slam dunk one shot affair!  Tip:  Read the website material, view the videos, take notes, practice practice practice, take your prize winning masterpiece and then submit by September 29th

Website : https://digital-photography-school.com/a-beginners-to-capturing-motion-in-your-photography/

Videos:

Happy Shooting!

Your Organizer Team

Linda, Deb, Sam, Doug Chris and John

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September Brunch & Cameras Recap

https://youtu.be/mm_gLWrqY08

Greetings SWFL Shutterbugs!

Great meeting turnout 26 members!  Welcome to our new prospective members trust you have found value with our meet up group and you will return for future meetings and meet ups.

Congtaulations – Winner of the September Photo Contest – Stormy Weather

1st Place Scott Bowen

2nd Place John Kapusta 3rd Place John Lyell

Video Bugs – Film Festival Submission overview – Thank you Chris Stratton for the “road map” to guide us to submission of a video from the SWFL Shutterbugs to the Fort Myers Film Festival in 2020.  We have until February 2020 to submit video clips from our cell phones, cameras etc. depicting the great things we like about SW Florida.  Your film clips can be summited to chris@strattons.us  Please use your name to identify the clip.  For more  information see the following web link:

Fort Myers Film Festival Entries

Upcoming September Meet Ups:

All September events are posted on the SWFL Meet Up site – you may RSVP to any event that is posted.

Upcoming October/November Meet Ups

Next Months Photo Contest – Motion Photography – separate message will follow with helpful hints and web and video links!

IMPORTANT NOTE

Your Organize Team will be meeting in mid October to begin the 2020 Planning Calendar – our goal is to bring high value Meet Up Venues, Photo Contests and Teaching Opportunities to the group.  We need YOUR input!!!   If you have a meet up venue you’d like to forward, a photo contest you’d like to see and/or a class room teaching you’d like to attend please send your request to us by October 10th via email to swflshutterbugs@gmail.com In the subject space please type in 2020 Planning Request.  Thank you!

Thanks again for attending and we look forward to seeing you all at our future meet ups and Brunch!  Next Brunch & Cameras Meeting is Saturday October 5th 2019

Best Regards and Happy Shooting,

Your SWFL Organizer Team

Linda, Deb, Sam, Doug Chris and John

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Meeting Recap – August 3 2019

Hello Fellow SWFL Shutterbugs!

Great meeting at K&J yesterday!  We had 22 members in attendance!  Welcome to our new prospective members Don, Marina, Linda, Peter and Janet!

Photo Contest Results – Heat Aug Theme

1st Place Terry Carver ( Terry has captured the Number 1 spot three months in a row!  The heat is on!)

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