Gainesville Photography Club

The suggested themes for 2010 were voted on and approved by those members attending the November Club Meeting and are now the club's official themes for 2010.  Each theme has been assigned a month and the schedule, as well as a detailed discription of each theme, can be found at the "Themes" tab above.      

From time to time, we foster young puppies for Gainesville Pet Rescue until they are adopted into permanent homes. This little fella is called "Bisquick" and he was given up to the Alachua County Animal Shelter when he was only 5 weeks old.

In September, my wife and I visited Red Rocks and Valley of Fire State Parks in Nevada, Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Death Valley National Parks, and Cedar Breaks National Monument.

I'll be posting some links to some unique and notable photography blogs. Hope you enjoy the images and content! These are some great photographers and some of the tips they share are absolutely fantastic! Features are in italics.

Congratulations to Gainesville Photography Club member Val Oppenheim for taking second place in the Butterfly Fest Pollinator Photo Contest with her image "Butterfly with Friend."

The Gainesville Photography Club will have its monthly meeting at 7 PM, Monday, November 16 at the Civitan Regional Blood Center, 1221 NW 13th St., Gainesville (see the map on the Meetings page).  The theme for November is "Autum Glory" (see "themes" page). You can also bring color and monochrome photos in the General category. There will be a short business meeting in which we will hold elections for 2010 club officers.  There may also be a  presentation yet to be determined.

Thought you would be interested in this article. It is a review of the Epson P6000 from WebWorkerDaily

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GuideToArtsSchools.Com ( www.guidetoartschools.com) just published “The 11 Best Free Photo Editing Programs” ( http://www.guidetoartschools.com/tips-and-tools/free-photo-editing”).  Along with a thorough review of each of the top 11 photo editing programs, the article also includes links to tutorials and software. This article is incredibly helpful for both the photo enthusiast as well as the novice just looking to start working with photography. 

The Gainesville Photography Club will have its monthly meeting at 7 PM, Monday, October 19th at the Civitan Regional Blood Center, 1221 NW 13th St., Gainesville (see the map on the Meetings page).  The theme for October is "Places" (see "themes" page). You can also bring color and monochrome photos in the General category. There will be a short business meeting and possibly  presentation yet to be determined. After the program we will share our best theme photos.  Guests are always welcome at club meetings and can show up to 8 digital pictures.  Your work will not be judged, but will be critiqued if you ask for it.

Howdy Folks,

In my surfing, I ran across WorldImages. The site is:

The internationally recognized WorldImages database provides access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It contains almost 75,000 images, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery. WorldImages is accessible anywhere and its images may be freely used for non-profit educational purposes. The images can be located using many search techniques, and for convenience they are organized into over 800 portfolios which are then organized into subject groupings.

Hope you enjoy.