Good Morning Shutterbugs,
Looks like a quiet Sunday out there and the tropical storm/possible hurricane is a non even for our area. That is good news!
We had our first on line meeting yesterday August 1st with 15 members on line. Thank you for attending. Our first attempt at using the on line meeting technology was pretty good, a few hiccups; however, with practice we will get better at it. Also found out that Skype Meet is a new service available. Will give it a test run with Deb later in the month and see if that is better than Jitsi Meet. A recap of our meeting:
We viewed a video compilation of a selection of photos from all our photographers for the Virtual Photo Meet Ups we conducted 1 thru 6. You can view the video on the SWFL Shutterbugs You Tube Channel or on our Facebook Page. Here are the links:
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxuIyI9_QNEmUmvnbd_LCw?view_as=publicVirtual Photo Meet Ups 1-6
- We will continue to use the Virtual Photo Meet Up process through out the pandemic:
- Meet Up Guidelines suggest virtual meet up scenarios. This ensure compliance to CDC Guidelines as to social distancing and the spread of the virus.
- Each month we will have a Virtual Meet Up Photo Opportunity
- Each member will be able to participate in taking their photo(s) of the subject matter and posting them to the Meet Up Photo Album.All members can participate even our Snowbird Friends!
- We will produce a video of all submissions and post to Facebook page and You Tube Page
- Links will be provided in an email to all members.
Here is a step by step on “How To” add your Virtual; Meet Up Photos to the photo album on the Meet Up page:
- Go to SWFL Shutterbugs Meet Up Page https://www.meetup.com/fortmyersshutterbugs/
- Select the Photos Tab
- Select the Meet Up Event where you want to post your photo
- Click on Add Photos in top Left-Hand Corner
- Window Opens – Add Photos from your PC, Cell, Camera etc.
- These photos must be in JPEG, GIF, or PNG format, be less than 10MB in size, and adhere to Meetup’s Terms of Service. You can also add a caption up to 250 characters
- You can upload up to 10 photos per screen. Hit Upload (Red Button) Bottom Left of Screen
Next Virtual Photo Meet Up Challenge- Tell Your Story!
- A way to challenge your creative thinking process! Tell Us A Story through a photograph or a series of photographs (up to 3)
- ¨You will have three weeks to compose your story-may be one photograph or up to three photos -Due by August 23rd
- Post your photograph or series of photographs on the Meet Up Album site ¨Leave a brief description of your story in the caption – (Allows up to 250 characters)
- Will submit a video of all stories via Facebook and our You Tube Channel by the beginning of our next on line meeting (September 5th)
- Stay tuned – ¨Video Tutorial and Tutorial Web Page will be sent to you via email to help you with the project. Meet Up Invite TBA this coming week.
Thanks again to all our photographers who have participated in the Virtual Photo Meet Ups!
For those that haven’t yet participated, dust off your cameras and prepare to tell your story for the next Virtual Photo Meet Up!
Best Regards and Happy Story Telling!
Your Organizer Team
Linda, Deb, Sam, Doug, Chris, and John