Barbara Wilder and Dave Burgess The SaddleBrooke Photography Club enjoyed the September program presented by one of our members, Dave Burgess, about night skies photography. Most people think taking pictures on a very dark night would be difficult, but as Dave explained it, just follow some simple instructions and you will be pleased with the…
Michael Caryl On Wednesday, November 21 Byron Cotter, a noted local photographer, will present “Photographing Nature on a Hike.” The talk will focus on opportunities and techniques for photography on a hike. Topics will include options for equipment, some basics of camera use and what elements to consider when composing shots. The talk will also…
Barbara Wilder Our speaker at the August meeting was Eric Peffer, a Renaissance man of many talents. He is a photo guru, adventurer, teacher, biologist documenting wildlife and more. When asked to be our speaker, he chose the topic, “What makes me excited to go out and take pictures.” During his slide show we saw…
Barbara Wilder and Bob Garner As our speaker for the Photography Club’s general meeting in July, Bob Garner led us along his path beginning as an amateur picture taker, to where he is now, a competent and thoughtful photographer. What was unusual in his presentation was that he didn’t mind showing some of his…
Barbara Wilder and Bob Koblewski When you ask for suggestions, sometimes you get a great one. At our last general meeting when President Roddy Wilder asked for ideas to make the monthly meetings more interesting, a member suggested that we could have a featured photographer give a slide show of their pictures on any topic.…
Barbara Wilder On Friday mornings during the open studio time in the SaddleBrooke TWO Agate Room, the SB Photo Club shows YouTube videos featuring classic photographers and then an instructional video on photography tips. In the past, photographers used black and white film, so our field trip leader, Bernie Nagy, thought it would be…
Bernie Nagy On April 9, 2018 a group of ten members of the local SaddleBrooke Photography Club visited the Holy Grounds of Saint Anthony’s Monastery in the Sonoran Desert near Florence, AZ. This was the day after the Orthodox Easter Weekend which is considered to be one of the most important holidays on the…
LaVerne Kyriss While Tom Costner got his first camera when he was eight, he didn’t get interested in photography until he was in high school and joined the school newspaper staff. His job was to take photos to support advertisements from local businesses. In college, he took those same skills and served as a…
Linda Nagy On Tuesday, March 20 the SaddleBrooke Photography Club ventured to the Tucson Botanical Gardens to explore the plants and nature combined with the ancient art of Japanese Origami. Twelve members of the club strolled the Gardens looking for unique shots while following an assignment. From the day of photographing as if there wasn’t…
Barbara Wilder After you have mastered the intricacies of your camera, lighting and composition, you still need a creative eye to make that “WOW” photograph. In the SaddleBrooke Photography Club we have a creative special interest group to help you go outside your usual comfort zone and try something new. The group meets once…