Join us for our Year End competition. Refreshments are provided and is open to the publi c.
\n9am Cleaning starts. (Donuts will be provided for the crew)
bring your own coffee
\n11:30am Lunch reception (Sandwiches will be p
rovided)
\n12 Noon Competition begins
Don’t miss out on our first out-of -area trip in 2024!
\nHighlights will include:
\nThis trip is for members only and more in formation will be announced soon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240219 GEO:+36.171563;-115.139101 LOCATION:Las Vegas\, NV\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers On Location: Las Vegas URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-on-location-las-vegas/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/12/131A4085_HDR2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroo mers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/131A4085_HDR2-300x240.jpg\;300\;240\;1 \,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/131A4085_H DR2-1024x819.jpg\;756\;605\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2023/12/131A4085_HDR2.jpg\;1280\;1024\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9238@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180225Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
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Darkroomers i s heading to California’s Eastern Sierra Mountains to photograph the fall colors! Join the #eastern-sierras-fall-colors Slack channel for the most u p-to-date info.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241015 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers On Location: Eastern Sierra Fall Colors URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/eastern-sierra-fall-colors-2024/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 016/09/DK_16_Aug_08_Cynthia_Parnell_Autumn-Window-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1 \,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DK_16_Aug _08_Cynthia_Parnell_Autumn-Window-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https:/ /www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DK_16_Aug_08_Cynthia_Parne ll_Autumn-Window-1024x683.jpg\;756\;504\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DK_16_Aug_08_Cynthia_Parnell_Autumn-Window. jpg\;1620\;1080\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9463@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180225Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Celebrate a year of stunning photogr aphy with us at our Year-End Competition\, a highly anticipated eve nt that showcases the best work from our talented members. This event is < b>open to the public\, and refreshments will be provided.
\nS chedule of Events:
\nWe look forward to seeing you there for an inspiring and fun-filled day!< /p> DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250112 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2024 Year-End Competition URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/2024-year-end-competition/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/11/Events-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.co m/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Events-300x169.png\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https ://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Events-1024x576.png\;756 \;425\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Eve nts.png\;1200\;675\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9797@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180225Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
Celebrate a year of stunning photography with us at our Year-End Competition\, a highly anticipated event that showcases the best work from our talented members. This event is open to the public\, and re freshments will be provided.
\nSchedule of Events:
\nWe look forward to seeing you there for an inspiring and f un-filled day!
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260111 GEO:+32.733362;-117.147034 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ Photographic Arts Building\, 1780 Vil lage Pl\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2025 Year End Competition URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/2025-year-end-competition/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/09/Events.png\;1200\;675\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-conte nt/uploads/2025/09/Events.png\;1200\;675\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.c om/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Events.png\;1200\;675\,full\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Events.png\;1200\;675 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9815@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180225Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Ralph Vasquez\; ralph@scacc.us DESCRIPTION:
The Horseless Carriage Club will be putting on an event in January 11th 2026. The vehicles are early 1900 vintage. The event will start from the San Diego Auto Museum\, through Mission Hills and down thr ough Presidio Park\, over to Shelter Island\, Point Loma and will have abo ut a two-hour display event in Liberty Station before ending.
\nSCAC C is collaborating with the Horseless Carriage Club on this event by encou raging SCACC photographers to participate at the start of the event and al ong the route to Liberty Station. SCACC photographers are needed from the various camera club to participate in this event. It should be a great opp ortunity for our club members to photograph vintage vehicles and the drive rs in period costumes. Particularly while vehicles are in motion along var ious location of the route.
\nI would like a response from those int erested so we can cover may of the route locations. An idea SCACC and Hors eless Carriage Club are thing about is to have a photo contest with the wi nner or winners’ photo being hung at the Balboa Auto Museum. This has not been approved as yet. We are hoping to get approval and we are in the proc ess of find judges if this contest takes place.
\nPlease forward you r response of participation to me at ralph @scacc.us\, The sooner the better. I think it will be an exciting even t which SCACC looks forward to being a part of. I will provide more inform ation to the photographers as I get it.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260112 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SCACC – Horseless Carriage Club Event URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/scacc-horseless-carriage-club-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/12/Untitled-2.jpeg\;1920\;1080\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp -content/uploads/2025/12/Untitled-2.jpeg\;1920\;1080\,large\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Untitled-2.jpeg\;1920\;1080\,ful l\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Untitled-2.jpeg\ ;1920\;1080 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9884@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180225Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
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Come out and represent Dar kroomers at the San Diego County Fair Exhibition of Photography! On Photo Club day\, we’ll have a session where the community can come together and learn about various photography clubs in the San Diego area. We’ll have a table for Darkroomers and need volunteers to represent the club. Volunteer s will receive free fair tickets\, so come for the day and stay to help ou t at the evening reception. If you’re interested\, reach out to Angela for more info.
\nTickets: < a class='ai1ec-ticket-url-exported' href='https://www.sdfair.com/p/partici pate/entry/photography'>https://www.sdfair.com/p/participate/entry/photogr aphy.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260620 GEO:+32.976901;-117.262749 LOCATION:Del Mar Fairgrounds @ 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd\, Del Mar\, CA 92014 \, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:San Diego County Fair Exhibition of Photography Club Day URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/san-diego-county-fair-exhibition-of-p hotography-club-day/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/03/4-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2026/03/4-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/4-1024x576.jpg\;756\;425\;1\,full\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/4.jpg\;1920\;1080\ ; X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.sdfair.com/p/participate/entry/photography END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9044@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
Once aga in\, we are photographing potholes around Hospitals Reef in La Jolla.
\nDon’t forget to bring Wide Angle lenses\, tripod\, cable release\, an d filters to get silky smooth water at sunset.
\nArrive around 6 Sun set at 7pm\; Parking is a challenge
\nDinner afterward at Mandarin H ouse in Bird Rock
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T200000 GEO:+32.84174;-117.281096 LOCATION:Hospitals Reef @ 364 Coast Blvd\, La Jolla\, CA 92037\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers On Location: La Jolla Tidepools URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-on-location-la-jolla-tide pools/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 018/11/DK_18OCT_03_Jeff_Booher_Abstract-Surfer-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,m edium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DK_18OCT_03_ Jeff_Booher_Abstract-Surfer-300x204.jpg\;300\;204\;1\,large\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DK_18OCT_03_Jeff_Booher_Abstract -Surfer-1024x697.jpg\;756\;515\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2018/11/DK_18OCT_03_Jeff_Booher_Abstract-Surfer.jpg\;1586\;1 080\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9030@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setu p and social hour.
Our judge for May will be Jennifer Wolf.
\nOn the th ird Wednesday of each month\, members bring in prints for critique. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Ar ts Building gallery.
\n\nImage critiques are available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us< /a> if you have any questions.
Jennifer Wolf comes from a science background with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in marine biology and ecology. After a cou ple decades working with sea urchin fisheries and wetland restoration\, sh e now spends more time engaging with the photography community.
\nShe has spent the past 6 years as the program co ordinator for the North County Photographic Society. In 2014\, after many years of entering the International Exhibition of Photography at the San D iego Fair\, she decided to move to the other side of the table and become a judge. She has continued to enjoy judging since then and has been a gues t judge at other local clubs as well.
\nIn 2021 and 2022 she applied for and was accepted as an official photograp her for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. In addition to photo graphing balloons\, she holds a commercial balloon pilot license.
\n\nHer balloon photography can be seen at h ttps://wolfharttimages.com
\nJenny and Sandy Zelasko host bi-monthly photo critiques on their Yo uTube channel @chickstalkingpics
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Have you ever wanted to mak e amazing nightscape images with the Milky Way galaxy? In this talk\, Step hen will discuss all the basics necessary to get started including what ca mera gear and lenses are recommended\, how to plan an outing\, how to thin k about composition\, how to photograph in the field\, and how to edit you r images. Time permitting\, we will do demos of planning apps and editing of images in Lightroom and Photoshop.
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Stephen Bay is a landscape photographer living in San Diego. His wo rk focuses on capturing local scenes in both the natural and urban environ ments. He works in an intentional manner and carefully plans his images in advance which may require waiting for the right environmental conditions to materialize. He is deeply involved with photography education and the l ocal community. He regularly holds workshops\, gives presentations on phot ographic technique and vision\, and does tutoring and individual coaching. Stephen came to the U.S. from Canada for graduate school in Computer Scie nce. He then met his wife and permanently settled in California. After lea ving a career as a data scientist he now devotes his full attention to pho tography.
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Join us for an evening with Anto ine Didienne as he discusses and presents his amazing style of portrait ph otography mixing both street and photojournalism to create amazing imagery .
\n\n\nI realized that I prefe rred to capture real\, intimate and honest moments of life rather than pos ing my kids and get them in their most favorable pose. Taking a photo of m y youngest stuck under a chair while my oldest is getting mad at me becaus e I am laughing while taking the photo is much more fun than taking a phot o of them in their Sunday clothing flashing a toothy grin. There are absol ute moments of beauty in everyday life and we are so busy looking our best on social media that we forget how precious these fleeting moments are. W ith the crazy lives we live\, we often forget how special it is to have a family with their own traditions\, weird rules and quirks that we create f or ourselves inside of our homes. I personally find great beauty in the mu ndanity of our lives.\n
At the intersection of street photography and studio portraiture… In the genres of photography that we all enjoy to dabble in\, it is close to an indisputable fact that photojou rnalism and documentary photography are the hardest forms of this art to d o well and beautifully. It is so easy to fall into the mundane or to car e only about the aesthetics of the photo that to create a beautiful photo that is emotional and tells a good story is very very hard. The same goes for studio portraiture. Becoming a good street photographer will make you a better studio portrait artist.
\nJoin us!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230607T203000 LOCATION:Zoom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Meeting URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-meeting-32/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/06/750_9901-copy-2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkr oomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/750_9901-copy-2-272x300.jpg\;272\;30 0\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/750_99 01-copy-2-929x1024.jpg\;756\;833\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2023/06/750_9901-copy-2.jpg\;1218\;1343\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9031@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start prom ptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social ho ur.
Our judge for June will be Mickey Strand.
\nOn the third Wednesday of each month\, members bring in prints for critique. Prints accepted by t he Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building ga llery.
\n\nImage critiques are available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check o ut our membership page and email us if you hav e any questions.
Mickey is a retired Navy Photographers Mate\, Chief Petty Officer\, and the Lead ing Chief of the Navy’s elite Combat Camera Group Pacific. Mickey’s curre nt focus is the Veterans Portrait Series\, which documents veterans’ stori es of service. He is focused on our World’s Greatest Generation. The veter ans of World War II.
\nMickey interviews each Veteran\, collecting a nd writing their service stories\, archiving these amazing historic figure s and their stories for generations to come. Mickey has collected and disp layed images and stories from over 100 warriors that at one point\, signed the dotted line when our country needed their sacrifice of service most.< /p>\n
Mickey continues to collect Veterans from all services for the Vet erans Portrait Series. In 2019 the work was displayed at the Palm Beach P hotographic Centre Museum from Nov 11\, 2019 – to March 1\, 2020.
\nMickey and the project were in the national spotlight\, featured on the Su nday Today show with Harry Smith Today Show Link to YouTube.
\nIn 2022 Mickey has p hotographed over 25 more WW2 Veterans and will be hosting a print show in San Diego in November with an open house on Veterans Day.
\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-79 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/64591025-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/64591025-214x300.jpg\;214\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/64591025-730x1024.jp g\;730\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015 /03/64591025.jpg\;913\;1280\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9032@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start prom ptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social ho ur.
Our judge for July will be Jacqueline Ramirez.
\nOn the third Wedne sday of each month\, members bring in prints for critique. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Buildi ng gallery.
\n\nImage critiques are available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please ch eck out our member ship page and email us if yo u have any questions.
Jacqueline Ramirez is a San Diego-based artist and educator who has been photographing since high school when she receiv ed her first Kodak Instamatic camera. She received a BA in Journalism (Pho tojournalism emphasis) from SDSU. Inspired by the work of Robert Frank and the creative energy of early punk rock culture\, she pursued a spontaneou s documentary style which led to further experimentation with pictorial or ganization\, content\, and alternative printing and process techniques. Sh e has photographed many notable punk rock artists including the Ramones\, Patti Smith\, and Richard Hell. Several of her photographs and issues of S ubstitute\, San Diego’s first alternative music zine (which she co-edited) are included in I’m Not Like You: Notes from the San Diego Underground at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park\, an –exhibit with celebrates the independent\, uniquely creative spirit that distinguished skate\, pun k and hip- hop culture from the 1970s through the 1990s in San Diego.
\nShe received her MFA in Creative Photography from California State Un iversity\, Fullerton in 1997. Her images are characterized by continual ex perimentation as well as examination and analysis of ordinary\, unremarkab le moments and sites which characterize contemporary society. Her cameras of choice include several vintage Diana cameras\, Nikon FM\, Holga\, and i Phone.
\nShe is an educator who believes a beautiful thing is never perfect and “the best teacher is also a student” (fortune cookie message).
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/phtoj/
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\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we ’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Judges vary monthly .
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the P hotographic Arts Building gallery.
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EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241218T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T190000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=3WE SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9092@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Jeff Booher\; jeff@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Visitors are welcom e\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only . If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you ha ve any questions.
Join us as Lightroom Classic Ex pert\, Paul Shilling\, guides us through the Develop module in Adobe Light room Classic. Paul will demonstrate how the many buttons\, dials\, and sli ders in the Develop module can be used to bring your raw images to life. H e will also review some tips and tricks that even advanced Lightroom Class ic users may not be familiar with. Since the editing tools in the Develop module are almost identical to those in Adobe Camera Raw\, this presentati on should also be of interest to Photoshop users.
\nPaul retired fro
m the UCSD Department of Psychiatry after a productive 30-year career inve
stigating the brain mechanisms underlying schizophrenia and the antipsycho
tic drugs used to treat this severe brain disease.
\nPaul’s passion f
or photography began when he was a graduate student. He loves to capture n
ature stories with his camera and is especially passionate about creating
artistic images of birds\, as well as a variety of macro subjects. Creatin
g macro images of subjects such as insects and flowers has allowed him to
share interesting details and patterns in nature that usually go unnoticed
.
\nPaul has exhibited his award-winning photography in numerous loca
l shows and competitions. He most recently was awarded first place in the
San Diego Floral Association/Museum of Photographic Arts contest “The Powe
r of the Single Flower” and his winning image is displayed on the cover of
the July/August 2023 edition of California Garden. His images have also b
een published in the book\, San Diego’s North County Coast: A Photographic
Portrait\, and Nature’s Best magazine.
\nPaul has developed expertis
e in image post processing using a combination of Lightroom Classic\, Phot
oshop\, and Topaz filters. He currently trains photographers how to bet
ter organize\, manage and edit their images in Lightroom Classic. You can
learn more about Paul’s Lightroom Classic training sessions at shillingphotojewelry.co
m/lightroom-training
Paul lives in Encinitas\, California with
his wife Lesley\, a retired special education teacher\, who is now a jewe
lry maker and painter.
\nYou can see more of his photography at shillingphotojewelry.com
This event will be held live via Zoom
\nTickets: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8801986 1377?pwd=eExNaEw0Wk5CK1ptZUR4aWhybmJ4UT09.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230830T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230830T220000 LOCATION:Zoom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Revealing the Power of Lightroom Classic’s Develop Module URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/lightroom-develop-module-with-paul-sh illing/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/08/PaulShilling-PhD-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.dark roomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PaulShilling-PhD-212x300.jpg\;212\; 300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Paul Shilling-PhD-722x1024.jpg\;722\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com /wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PaulShilling-PhD.jpg\;846\;1200\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88019861377?pwd=eExNaEw0Wk5CK1ptZUR 4aWhybmJ4UT09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9102@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeti ng will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for s etup and social hour.
Join us as award-winning photog rapher\, Paulette Donnellon\, takes us on a photographic journey to some o f our state and federation recreational lands. She will share her favorite subjects to photograph within a day’s drive from San Diego\, an overnight trip outside of San Diego County\, and a quick plane ride for a weekend e xcursion.
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Paulette is an award-winning photographer who enjoys taking pictures of nature and wildlife as a hobby. Her image o f an Eastern Collared Lizard will be on the 2024 America the Beautiful Nat ional Park Pass. When she isn’t taking pictures\, she is employed by LEGO® Education and\, in her spare time\, serves as a trustee for the San Diego County Board of Education. Paulette also served nine years in the U.S. Ar my and was deployed during Desert Storm.
\n\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230906T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230906T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:National and State Parks with Paulette Donnellon URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/national-and-state-parks-with-paulett e-donnellon/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/08/Paulette-Camera-Head-shot-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https: //www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Paulette-Camera-Head-shot -214x300.jpeg\;214\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/ uploads/2023/08/Paulette-Camera-Head-shot.jpeg\;457\;640\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9111@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meetin g will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for se tup and social hour.
Our judge for September is Duane Murphy .
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the P hotographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcom e\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only . If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you ha ve any questions.
Duane started Great American Portraits to change people’s li ves by creating custom photography based on the unique experiences of each person’s life.
\nI want to help make peo ple’s lives better by allowing them to see themselves and what respect\, l ove\, comfort\, and more all look like in their own lives by creating fun\ , loving custom portraits that take them to a special emotional time in th eir lives.
\nWhen not photographing peopl e\, I help photographers become better at the business and the art of phot ography to make their own lives better! There is so much to the art and sc ience of photography we all learn best by learning hands-on from those who have already traveled this road before us. I love to share this journey w ith you!
\nGreat Am erican Portraits change the world one person\, one pet\, one family at a t ime. We look forward to making your world a better place!
\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230920T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230920T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-81 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/09/DuaneMurphyHeadshotHiRes--150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https:/ /www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DuaneMurphyHeadshotHiRes-- 240x300.jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/up loads/2023/09/DuaneMurphyHeadshotHiRes--819x1024.jpg\;756\;945\;1\,full\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DuaneMurphyHeadshotH iRes-.jpg\;1080\;1350\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9094@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
Join us as the creative genius St ephen Burns shows us abstract art and photography and how to be an abstrac tion.
\n
Sign up at https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/best- of-balboa-park-with-darkroomers-photographic-club/
\nJoin the Da rkroomers Photographic Club members for a photo walk around Balboa Park. W e’ll share our favorite spots to capture the park’s amazing architecture a nd the best places for people-watching and street photography. The walk wi ll last approximately two hours\, starting and ending at the Photographic Arts Building next to Spanish Village (NOT the Museum of Photographic Arts ).
\nAt a minimum\, you’ll want to bring a camera (Phone\, DSLR\, Mi rrorless\, you choose!). If you have interchangeable lenses\, keep it simp le with gear you’re comfortable walking with and carrying. Tripods are opt ional.
\nTickets: https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/best-of-balboa-park-with-d arkroomers-photographic-club/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T110000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Best of Balboa Park Photo Walk | WWPW 2023 URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/best-of-balboa-park-photo-walk/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/08/Untitled-1-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomer s.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Untitled-1-300x300.png\;300\;300\;1\,larg e\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Untitled-1-1024x 1024.png\;756\;756\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/upload s/2023/08/Untitled-1.png\;1080\;1080\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/best-of-balboa-park-with- darkroomers-photographic-club/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9112@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and socia l hour.
Our judge for October will be Susan Hill.
\nMembers bring print s for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by th e Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gal lery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting imag es for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more informat ion about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
\nAbout Susan
\nSusan Hill is a n award-winning commercial and fine art photographer and co-owner of Photo Darkroom. Her commercial work has appeared in national and international trade journals and publications\, including AD\, Sun Valley Magazine\, and the Nature Conservancy Magazine. Her architectural photography work is al so housed at the Smithsonian.
\nSusan is among a small group of photographers who avidly continue to shoot film\, p referring black & white medium format. Her fine art photography is collect ed by individuals and corporations across the country. Presently\, much of her fine artwork is commission-based\, giving her creative freedom from c oncept to completion of her work.
\nAs co -owner of Photo Darkroom\, Susan manages the custom printing digital lab. She combines film-based printing techniques with digital technologies to a chieve professional printing results.
\nS usan has curated numerous photographic exhibits and is a founding member o f the Photographers Eye Collective.
\n“I am so fortunate to work in a craft I love alongside a wonderful human bein g\, my husband.”
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231018T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231018T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-82 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/09/Hill_Susan-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroom ers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Hill_Susan-1-240x300.jpg\;240\;300\;1\, large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Hill_Susan-1 -819x1024.jpg\;756\;945\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/u ploads/2023/09/Hill_Susan-1.jpg\;1920\;2400\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9050@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
Join us for our First Wednes day Monthly Meeting presented by Craig Strong from Lensbaby.
\nThis meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams. Members will be sent login information via email. If you’d like to attend as a guest\, please email us at info@darkroomers.com so we can add you to the guest list.
< /blockquote>\nWith stories from your photographic journey and the signi ficant milestones that have defined your creative vision\, Craig will lead us in exploring ways to expand our vision of the world in ways that are c onsistent with your journey\, ways that bring you closer to who you are an d what you see.
\nPlease prepare for our discussion by consi dering the following questions:
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\n- What’s your first cherished memory?\n
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\n- Do you see it:\n
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\n- From your eyes?
\n- From someone else’s perspective?
\n- With a wide lens/telepho to lens?
\n- Crystal clear/hazy?
\n- What is the quantity and quality of the light?
\n- How has your w ay of seeing this cherished memory affected your vision of the world aroun d you?\n
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\n- What might you do to portray the world in ways more cons istent with this early vision?
\n- How has your photog raphic vision of the world grown in ways that have surprised or delighted you?\n
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\n- Is there an event that led to you seeing a subject matter in a new\, unique way?
\n- What/how do you see now that you didn’t s ee before that event occurred?
\n- What would you like to portray in your photographs that you see but have a hard time capturing?
\nAbout Craig Strong
\nCraig Strong’s career as a photographer grew from a staff photographer position at his college newsp aper to photographing for The Oregonian\, Associated Press\, Los Angeles T imes\, New York Times\, Sports Illustrated and numerous other magazines an d newspapers. Having learned on-the-job as a photojournalist\, especially from staff photographers Greg Anderson\, Karen Tapia and Keith Durflinger\ , during an internship at the Whittier Daily News\, Strong learned to reco gnize moments and apply his creative vision to capturing those moments in increasingly unique ways. Over nearly two decades as a professional photog rapher\, the lack of ideal\, affordable tools to realize Strong’s creative vision turned his efforts more and more toward making the photographic to ols he needed\, eventually leading him to cofound Lensbaby\, Inc. in 2003. For nearly 20 years\, he’s served as the Chief Creative Officer at Lensba by\, heading up their R&D efforts to bring unique creative effects lenses and filters to visual artists all over the world.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231101T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231101T203000 LOCATION:Microsoft Teams SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Expand Your Vision by Craig Strong URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/expand-your-vision-by-craig-strong/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/20190123_2381_1080x-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20190123_2381_1080x-300x300.jpg\ ;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/0 3/20190123_2381_1080x-1024x1024.jpg\;756\;756\;1\,full\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20190123_2381_1080x.jpg\;1080\;1080\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9113@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start prom ptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social ho ur.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for November will be Will Gibson.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building galle ry.
\nMEMBER NOTICE: Since we will not be holding a n image critique in December\, you can submit up to six (6) images for the November 2023 critique.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, howeve r\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any que stions.
About Will
\nI turned my hobby into a vocation in 1979. By the next year\, I had opened my own commercial studio in San Marcos. When I closed the studi o 20 years later\, I had a full wet lab for film and printing and became a one-stop shop for digital pre-press\, including drum scanning. After a th ree-year sojourn to Ohio\, where I traveled the art fair circuit\, I retur ned to California. I became a photo teacher at Palomar College and UCSD Ex tension and continued my personal work in a wide range of techniques and s tyles. I currently show my work in Studio 3\, 317 E Grand Ave in Escondido \, and teach tintype workshops at the Photographer’s Eye across the street .
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-83 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/09/1ddd589e-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1ddd589e-294x300.jpg\;294\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1ddd589e.jpg\;756\;7 70\;\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1ddd589 e.jpg\;991\;1010\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9144@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
Darkroomers members may drop o ff their print entries in preparation for the January 13\, 2024 Year End C ompetition.
\nEntry Categories
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\n- Architecture & Citys capes
\n- Animals and Insects
\n- People
\n- Landscapes and Waterscapes
\n- Other
\n- Still Life
\nMembe rs may submit up to 10 images each. Entries must be submitted online at submissions.darkroomers.com between December 1-31\, 2023\, before pri nt delivery on January 3\, 2024.
\nThe 2023 Year End Competition jud ges will be Larry McDaniel\, Judith Preston\, and Oliver Asis.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240103T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Year End Competition Print Drop-Off URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/year-end-competition-print-drop-off/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 017/08/print_submissions-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/print_submissions-224x300.jpg\;224 \;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pr int_submissions.jpg\;716\;960\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9125@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will start prom ptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social ho ur.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for January is Dave Veit.
\nMembers bring prints for crit ique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge wi ll hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for cr itique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
About Dave\n Raised with a pack of dogs in the forest somewhere i n the Northeast\, award-winning photographer Dave Veit has owned a camera since 1979. After college\, including a year studying art and photography in Kyoto\, Japan\, and 15 years in corporate America\, Dave began to combi ne his passions as an “Environmental Dog Photographer”\, leveraging positi ve reinforcement-based dog training principles\, his inborn dog whispering ability and his artistic vision\, to “beautifully and whimsically capture the personalities of dogs doing what they love to do”. In recent years Da ve has broadened his commercial offering to include portraiture (for other pet species\, but) mainly for humans\, be it environmental\, executive\, boudoir\, family\, fine art\, or lifestyle portraiture. To enrich his own soul\, in his spare time\, he enjoys landscape photography\, chasing sunse ts\, camping\, and often all of the above\, all at the same time.
\nDave lives in San Diego\, where he is a solopreneur and manager of David V eit Photography since 2009. A seasoned world traveler and linguist\, Dave is available for commissions globally. Please contact him through his webs ite to book a session.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240117T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-84 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/IMG_2959-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2959-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2959-1024x683.jp g\;756\;504\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/ 03/IMG_2959.jpg\;1600\;1067\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9169@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Join your fellow Darkroomers for a day trip to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris\, CA!
\nThis is a members’ only event\, but members are allowed to bring immediate family members (e.g.\, spouse\, kids) as guests . Not a member? Cl ick here for more info and to join Darkroomers!
T his incredible museum features the West’s largest collection of railway lo comotives\, passenger and freight cars\, streetcars\, interurban electric cars\, buildings\, and other artifacts dating from the 1870s. Ride streetc ars\, interurban electric cars\, and trains on the Museum railway on our 1 00-acre campus.
\nWe’ll meet at the museum at 9 AM and explore for a few hours with our cameras. Bring a tripod\, wide-angle lens\, and cable release. Around noon\, we’ll regroup and head to Caffe Mercato (30141 Ante lope Rd) in Menifee for lunch.
\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T130000 GEO:+33.760148;-117.231834 LOCATION:Southern California Railway Museum @ 2201 S A St\, Perris\, CA 925 70\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers On Location: Southern California Railway Museum URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-on-location-southern-cali fornia-railway-museum/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/12/scrm_@2x-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/scrm_@2x-300x213.png\;300\;213\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/scrm_@2x.png\;334\;2 37\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9157@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
Our 5th Wednesday meetings ar e member spotlight presentations. Hob-knob with some of the area’s experts in amateur photography and enjoy delicious Hors d’oeuvres!
\nJoin u s for Iceland: 2 weeks\, 2300 miles\, and 3400 images pr esented by Michael and Mary Peddecord.
\nThe Land of Fire and Ice is rightly on many photographers’ bucket lists. In June 2022\, we embarked o n a two-week trip that would cover 2290 miles\, including the 830-mile Rin g Road. Side trips off the Ring Road took us to Gullfoss and Geysir Hot Sp rings\, the Westfjords\, Vatnsnes Peninsula\, and Lake Myvatn. The ever-ch anging landscapes and weather conditions provided endless photographic opp ortunities.
\nThe trip was planned using travel and photography book s as well as the internet – especially Google Maps. All lodgings were book ed online\, including B&Bs\, farms\, apartments\, and small hotels. Drivin g ourselves allowed us to stop at the unexpected – be it a motorcycle muse um\, shark museum\, or simply the sun breaking through the clouds. Now tha t we have compiled our lists of dos and don’ts that might be useful for fu ture travels\, our one burning question – should we go back in the winter for the Northern Lights?
\nFollowing a short presentation\, we invit e others who have visited Iceland to share their experiences.
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DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER\, WE ARE CANCELLING THIS MEETING AND LO OK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SATURDAY FOR OUR WEEKEND WORKSHOP.
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Join us for our First Wednesday Monthly Meeting. Fi rst Wednesday Meetings are lectures\, talks\, discussions\, or presentatio ns.
\nThis meeting will be held in person at the Photographic Arts B uilding in Balboa Park (next to Spanish Village).
\nOwner-operator of PhotoMonkey grip and lighting in San Diego\, CA\, a n equipment rental house specializing in lighting\, grip\, and production support for still photographers with a minor in video.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240207T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CANCELLED – Presentation by Rob Stephen from PhotoMonkey URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/presentation-by-rob-stephen-from-phot omonkey/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/1517246960989-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1517246960989-300x300.jpeg\;300\;300\ ;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/15172469 60989.jpeg\;360\;361\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9172@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
One of the things that makes Darkroomer s unique is that we print our photos and submit them for critique and exhi bition each month. Matting and mounting prints\, especially if you plan to cut your mats\, can be its own art form\, and takes practice to master. T o help members with this process\, we hold an annual matting and mounting workshop where members can bring in their mat cutters and show some of the available tools. We’ll walk you through cutting a custom mat and how to m ount your print using archival tools processes.
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\nWe ask that both new and longer-term members pla n to attend. This is a great way for those who have been involved for a wh ile to share their knowledge with our newer members.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T120000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Weekend Workshop: Matting & Mounting Prints URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/weekend-workshop-matting-mounting-pri nts/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 019/02/matting1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/matting1-225x300.jpg\;225\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/matting1.jpg\;720\;9 60\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9156@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:N OTE: Weekend workshops are members’ only events. Not a member? Click here for more info and to join Darkroomers!
\nThe meeting will start p romptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Our judge for February is Roy Ang.
\nMembers bring prints for c ritique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.\n
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information abo ut joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
Roy has been a professional photographer since the mid-1980s. He has done portrait\, wedding\, event\, commercial\, and lands cape photography. His clients have included NBC Studios\, the US Coast Gua rd\, and airports. Due to his level of security clearance\, he has been on e of the few photographers with access to airport runways and lighthouses throughout the US. Recently\, Roy has been engaged with overseas wildlife conservation organizations by providing hybrid source imagery. He is an ex perienced photography instructor and enjoys teaching surf imaging techniqu es.
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Join us for our First Wednesday Monthly Meeting. Our March 2024r top ic will be All About Entering the Photography Exhibitio n at the San Diego County Fair with Lois Fong-Sakai.
\nWith a nod to no stalgia and a focus on fun\, the 2024 Fair will give our yesteryears anoth er moment in the San Diego sun. Bop your way around the happy days of the ‘50s. Twist\, shout\, and shake it into the bewitching ‘60s. Move and groo ve through the disco nights of the ‘70s. Moonwalk it back to the gnarly ag e of big hair\, shoulder pads\, and parachute pants of the ‘80s. And enjoy the era of flannel and floppy drives of the ‘90s – or whatever\, nevermin d. When we look back on today\, what will stand the test of time to be con sidered “retro” to future San Diegans?
\nThe 2024 season run s from June 12 – July 7.
\nThe San Diego County Fair began in 1880. One of the treasured traditions and key components that continues to set the fair apart from other events and amusement venues is its parti cipatory element. The community is the star of the show\, and the public i s encouraged to take part in the Fair by performing center stage as a comm unity entertainer or submitting arts and hobbies through the fair’s compet itive exhibition program. Entry materials and applications for public part icipation programs will be available starting in January\, and admission a nd ticketed concerts and festivals are expected to go on sale in March.
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Join your fellow Darkroomers as we explore one of San Diego’s m ost colorful neighborhoods\, Barrio Logan. We’ll meet up for coffee\, expl ore for a few hours\, then regroup at a brewery. This neighborhood is grea t for street photography\, murals\, and architecture\, so come ready to wa lk. Bring as much gear as you’re willing to carry\, but we recommend trave ling light – one camera\, one lens.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T113000 GEO:+32.700487;-117.142867 LOCATION:Chicano Park @ 1986 Logan Ave\, San Diego\, CA 92113\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers On Location: Barrio Logan URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-on-location-barrio-logan/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/01/210313_barrio-logan_1505_AuroraHDR2019-edit_LuminarAI-edit-150x150. jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/01/210313_barrio-logan_1505_AuroraHDR2019-edit_LuminarAI-edit-300x240. jpg\;300\;240\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/210313_barrio-logan_1505_AuroraHDR2019-edit_LuminarAI-edit-1024x819. jpg\;756\;605\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/202 4/01/210313_barrio-logan_1505_AuroraHDR2019-edit_LuminarAI-edit.jpg\;1280\ ;1024\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9150@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start prom ptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social ho ur.
Our judge for March will be Amethel Parel-Sewell.
\nMembers bring p rints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted b y the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more info rmation about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Amethel Parel-Sewell\n
Amethel Parel-Sewell has over 30 years of multidisciplinary experie nce as an editor-in-chief\, creative director\, photography editor\, photo grapher\, multimedia producer\, graphic designer\, and educator. She’s a P rogram Coordinator for the International Exhibition of Photography at the San Diego County Fair\, where she has also served as a judge and a speaker before joining as a coordinator.
\nShe has a Bachelor of Arts in Ph otojournalism and currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief/Creative Directo r of Brilliant Star\, an award-winning international publication encouragi ng world citizenship\, social justice\, and using the Arts to make the wor ld a better place. She’s the founder of Light Chasers\, a vibrant photogra phy community-based in San Diego\, where she and a leadership team host co mpetitions\, group exhibits\, workshops\, meet-ups\, and other opportuniti es for learning and community-building. Amethel also works as a photograph y mentor when she’s not chasing the moon\, the stars\, the sun\, and other beautiful light.
\nThe best way to contact Amethel is in Light Chas ers: https://www.fa cebook.com/groups/LightChasers
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240320T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240320T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-85 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 022/04/Amethel-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Amethel-200x300.jpeg\;200\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Amethel-683x1024.jpe g\;683\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022 /04/Amethel.jpeg\;1365\;2048\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9178@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:From Little League to the O lympics\, from city council to Presidents of the United States and everyth ing in between\, K.C. Alfred has photographed it all in San Diego during a 20-plus year career as a staff photographer at The San Diego Union-Tribun e. K.C. specializes in a variety of photography disciplines ranging from portraiture to sports to aerial and underwater. K.C. will show his photos from the U-T\, such as Padres\, Comic-Con\, and life around town\, as well as personal projects\, such as his favorite subject\, his world-famous sk ateboarding cat Comet.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Photographer of all things San Diego with K.C. Alfred URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/photographer-of-all-things-san-diego- kc-alfred/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/KC_Alfred_headshot-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www. darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/KC_Alfred_headshot-1-300x200.jp g\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015 /03/KC_Alfred_headshot-1-1024x683.jpg\;756\;504\;1\,full\;https://www.dark roomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/KC_Alfred_headshot-1.jpg\;1920\;128 0\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9211@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; 619-948-5464\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
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\nJoin us for a day trip to Temecula. We’ll start by meeting at Ricardo Breceda’s Art Gallery in Agu anga at 10 AM – the artist who created the monumental metal sculptures in the Anza-Borrego Desert. The entrance fee is $10/person.
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After the gallery\, we’ll drive to Robert Renzoni Vineyar ds\, with breathtaking De Portola Valley views\, for wine tasting and lunch at noon at Mama Rosa’s Trattoria.
\n< p>After lunch\, we can drive to western-themed Old Town Temecula to explo re the shops and grab a few more photos.\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T140000 GEO:+33.446614;-116.887451 LOCATION:Ricardo Breceda Art Gallery @ 44450 CA-79\, Aguanga\, CA 92536\, U SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers On Location: Temecula URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-on-location-temecula/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/03/131A1335_AuroraHDR2019-edit-Edit-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\; https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/131A1335_AuroraHDR2 019-edit-Edit-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com /wp-content/uploads/2024/03/131A1335_AuroraHDR2019-edit-Edit-1024x682.jpg\ ;756\;504\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03 /131A1335_AuroraHDR2019-edit-Edit.jpg\;1280\;853\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9155@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start prom ptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social ho ur.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for April will be John Watts.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judg e will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.< /p>\n
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information ab out joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About John Watts
\nJohn Watts from Watts Digital Imaging in San Diego is a photographic post-processing specialist who’s been privi leged over the last 35+ years to work in printing partnership with some of the world’s finest photographers\, both professional and serious amateur.
\nJohn’s motto is\, you take the perfect shot\, & I help you get th e absolute most out of it – your printer or mine.
\nJohn has now tak en that expertise and applied it to the world of Digital Imaging Education \, particularly as it relates to Photoshop\, Digital Printing\, and Color Management for Photographers.
\nHis seminars and Meetups are widely attended and always fun & educational. John is also a frequent judge for m any prestigious photo contests\, including the San Diego County Fair Photo Exhibition and the Orange County Fair Photo Exhibition.
\nYou can f ind out more about John and his products & services at his website: https://wattsd igital.com
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240417T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-86 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/59473559-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/59473559-244x300.jpg\;244\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/59473559.jpg\;480\;5 91\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9209@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThis meeting will be held online via Microsoft Teams.
Join us for a presen tation on Janet Sternburg’s “Looking at Mexico / Mexico Looks Back\,” whic h combines a visually stunning collection of photographs and a thought-pro voking conversation with José Alberto Romano Romero\, a local friend of St ernburg’s. This bilingual collaboration in photography and words across th e Mexican/USA border will take you on a journey of transformation and unde rstanding. Renowned for her evocative work\, Sternburg’s unique perspectiv e\, shaped by over two decades in Mexico\, captures its essence authentica lly. Her refusal of digital manipulation adds rawness to her imagery\, com plemented by a poetic bilingual dialogue. A brief Q&A will follow the pres entation.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240501T203000 LOCATION:Microsoft Teams SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Looking at Mexico | Mexico Looks Back by Janet Sternburg URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/looking-at-mexico-mexico-looks-back-b y-janet-sternburg/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/MAIN-HEADSHOT-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MAIN-HEADSHOT-203x300.jpeg\;203\;300\ ;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MAIN-HEA DSHOT.jpeg\;578\;856\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9232@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Join Darkroomers me mbers for a lovely evening at Windandsea! We’ll be focusing on WAVES for o ur 2nd Quarter Theme.
\nWe’ll meet at 4:30 PM above the tiki hut\, t hen have ample time to explore and take photos before sunset (7:37 PM). Lo w tide is at 4:03 PM\, so the tide will be on its way back in (high tide i s at 10:23).
\nDinner at Mandarin House to follow.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T193000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers on Location: Windandsea URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-on-location-windandsea/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/03/20140314_la-jolla_13844-Edit-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;http s://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20140314_la-jolla_13844 -Edit-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-cont ent/uploads/2024/03/20140314_la-jolla_13844-Edit-1024x683.jpg\;756\;504\;1 \,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20140314_la -jolla_13844-Edit.jpg\;1920\;1280\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9202@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for May will be Stephen Burns.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Pr ints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographi c Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, howeve r\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any que stions.
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About Steph en
\nStephen Burns (www.chromeallusion.com) is a digital artist and a uthor of books on being creative with your digital tools. He is an Adobe AEL (Adobe Educational Leader) as well as an Adobe Community Expert and has taught digital creativ ity internationally. He is an Instructor at Goldenwest College\, Santa Mon ica College\, Coast College\, and Studio Arts of Los Angeles. He worked as a Pro-Artist for WACOM Technologies and is the president Of Photoshop Use rs Group (www.sdphotoshopusers.com)\, currently the largest Adobe Photosho p Users group in the country. You can view the Facebook section at https://www.faceboo k.com/groups/photoshopusersgroup.
\nH e is a guest writer for a number of magazines\, including the feature arti cle and front cover of Photoshop User Magazine (http://www.chromeallusio n.com/articles_index.htm). In addition\, Stephen is the author of the following books (http:/ /www.chromeallusion.com/books.htm):
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\n- “3D Photoshop For C reative Professionals”
\n- “Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX”
\n- “ The Art Of Poser & Photoshop”
\n- “Advanced Photoshop CS4 Trickery & FX”
\n- “Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX”
\n- “Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX”
\n- “Photoshop CS Trickery & FX”
\nHe has discovered the same passion fo r the digital medium as he has for photography as an art form. His backgro und began as a photographer 28 years ago and\, in time\, progressed toward the digital medium. His artistic influences include the great Abstraction ists & the Surrealists\, including Jackson Pollock\, Wassily Kandinsky\, P ablo Picasso\, Franz Kline\, Mark Rothko\, Mark Tobey\, and Lenore Fini\, to name a few.
\nStephen Burns has been a corporate instructor and lecturer in the application of digital art and d esign for the past 29 years internationally. He has been exhibiting digita l fine art around the world at galleries such as the Durban Art Museum in South Africa\, the Citizens Gallery in Yokohama\, Japan\, and the CECUT Mu seum Of Mexico\, to name a few. Part of his exhibiting won him 1st place i n the prestigious Seybold International digital arts contest.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-88 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/self-portrait-with-transparency2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\; https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/self-portrait-with- transparency2-260x300.jpg\;260\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/self-portrait-with-transparency2-886x1024.jpg\ ;756\;874\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03 /self-portrait-with-transparency2.jpg\;1010\;1167\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9228@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Jeff Booher\; jeff@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Our 5th Wednesday meetings are member spotlight presentations. Hob-knob with some of the area’s experts in amateur photography and enjoy delicious Hors d’oeuvres!
\nJoin us for Panama: More Than Just a Canal\, presented by Janie Anderson.
\nAbout Janie and Traveling to Panama
\nFollowing her career in nonprofit management and fundraising\, Janie Anderson has ha d more time to combine her passions for photography and foreign travel. A member of Darkroomers since 2017\, Janie will share photos and experiences from her 2024 trip to Panama\, including some reflections on differing st yles of photo guides\, as well as the challenges and opportunities of smal l-group travel with photographers. The Panama trip included birding\, stre et photography\, and visits to a coffee plantation\, a beekeeping and hone y enterprise\, a racehorse breeding farm – and\, of course\, the Panama Ca nal.
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\nThis meeting wil l be held in person at the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park (next to Spanish Village).
There are only 2 ways to show y our art – prints and online. The Darkroomers are experts at printing\, but let’s face it: it’s expensive to print\, and limited by the people you ca n show your prints to in-person. On the other hand\, sharing your work onl ine offers you a tried and true way to reach greater audiences and open yo ur work up to the entire world – which\, by the way\, could lead to print sales!
\n\nScott Kelby once said that your Portfolio website can mak e you a better photographer. And\, Bob DiNatale said that you’re not known by what you shoot\, but by what you show!
\n\nSince 2010\, SlickPic has provided a user-friendly\, professional-caliber platform for easily c reating private/secure Galleries with which to share your images AND inclu des a modern Portfolio website builder that is genuinely powerful as any o ther and easy to use. Join folks like Scott Kelby\, Lindsey Adler\, Joe Ed elman\, Serge Ramelli\, Matt Suess\, Deb Sandidge\, Tony Sweet\, Rick Samm on\, and tens of thousands more in showcasing your best work online with S lickPic!
\n\nKevin La Rue is a long-time photography and software en thusiast who will show you the essential knowledge you need to get started with your own website utilizing the SlickPic platform! You’ll learn key e lements for a successful portfolio website\, how to create\, work with and share galleries (privately or publicly)\, and finally we’ll build a websi te from scratch in just a few minutes!
\n\nDon’t miss this fast-pace d meeting – it will change the way you present your amazing images online\ , even if you’re on alternative platforms or – perish the thought – social media! Join Kevin and learn the modern way to put your images online – ta ke control of your online destiny!
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Kevin La Rue is a senior mana ger whose 35+ year background in consumer software and entrepreneurship be gan with one of the early leading independent Mac software developers\, tr aversed through many early-stage start-ups (including one of his own) and ultimately led in 2006 to Nik Software and later Skylum Software\, both le ading photo editing developers.
\n\nIn his career\, La Rue held many product-related and senior management roles\, including Product Manager\, VP of Marketing\, Head of U.S. Operations and International Business Deve lopment and Partnerships. Recently\, these influences led him back to phot ography and the many amazing feats that can be accomplished in the “digita l darkroom.” Currently he is an independent Crypto investor\, and works wi th Radiant Imaging Labs (Radiant Photo) and SlickPic.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Creating an Online Photography Portfolio with SlickPic by Kevin La Rue URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/creating-an-online-photography-portfo lio-with-slickpic-by-kevin-la-rue/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/03/LaRue-headshot-Levi-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LaRue-headshot-Levi-300x300.jpg\ ;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/0 3/LaRue-headshot-Levi-1024x1024.jpg\;756\;756\;1\,full\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LaRue-headshot-Levi-scaled.jpg\;2560\ ;2560\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9256@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
Join us to learn how to create uniqu e and textured images using Polaroid emulsion lifts. Our experienced instr uctors will guide you through the process of working with instant photogra phy and transferring your image onto watercolor paper. With the opportunit y to experiment with different techniques\, receive personalized guidance\ , and collaborate with fellow photography enthusiasts\, this workshop is p erfect for anyone looking to unleash their creativity. Come join us and di scover the endless possibilities of instant photography!
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T123000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Weekend Workshop: Polaroid Emulsion Lifts with Willow Parker URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/weekend-workshop-polaroid-emulsions-w ith-willow-parker/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/04/Willow-Headshot-1-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Willow-Headshot-1-1-200x300.jpg\ ;200\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/0 4/Willow-Headshot-1-1-683x1024.jpg\;683\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Willow-Headshot-1-1.jpg\;1281\;1920\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9303@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Darkroomers’ workshops are open to members only. Click here for membership informatio n.
Let’s celebrate the Darkroomers members whose photos are displayed at the San Diego County Fair! This get-together is open to all members\, eve n if you didn’t enter the fair this year.
\nWe’ll meet for happy hou r at the Brigantine in Del Mar at 5:30 p.m. for a light dinner and libatio ns (the happy hour menu is available from 3-6 p.m.)\, then make our way to the fairgrounds for the art reception\, which starts at 7 p.m.
\nYo u may also want to bring your camera and a walk-around lens. The evening b efore the fair opens is quite interesting to capture!
\nPlease RSVP to Angela if you plan to attend the h appy hour portion. We hope to see you there!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T210000 GEO:+32.979397;-117.268775 LOCATION:Brignatine Del Mar @ 3263 Camino Del Mar\, Del Mar\, CA 92014\, US A SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Happy Hour & SD Fair Artists Reception URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/happy-hour-sd-fair-artists-reception/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/SDCF-2024-Logo-LETS-GO-RETRO-theme-CMYK-2000x14291-1-150x150.png\;1 50\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03 /SDCF-2024-Logo-LETS-GO-RETRO-theme-CMYK-2000x14291-1-300x300.png\;300\;30 0\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SDCF-2 024-Logo-LETS-GO-RETRO-theme-CMYK-2000x14291-1.png\;450\;450\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9257@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Join Darkroomers members for a l ovely evening at the La Jolla Potholes! We’ll be focusing on WAVES for our 2nd Quarter Theme.
\nWe’ll meet at 5:30 PM on the bluff and have am ple time to explore and take photos before sunset (7:58 PM). High tide is at 4:08 PM (3.74 ft) and will be on its way out when we arrive (low tide a t 9:04 PM\, 2.85 ft).
\nDinner (location TBD) to follow.
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\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building a t 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Our judge for June will be Sam Chen.
\n< p>Members bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photograp hic Arts Building gallery.\n\nVisitors are welcome\, howe ver\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you ’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any q uestions.
Sam Chen first became intrigued with photogra phy at the tender age of 5 when he picked up his father’s vintage Minolta rangefinder camera. But it wasn’t until high school and after years of sav ing his allowance money that he was able to finally afford his very own SL R film camera – a Minolta Maxxum 5000. It was love at first sight.
\nBut like any good\, obedient Asian son\, he abandoned his dream s of shooting for NatGeo and spent the first 10 years of his young adult l ife working as a Creative Director for a Fortune 500 company in Silicon Va lley. Sam then dove headfirst into animation filmmaking and taught his ski lls as an adjunct professor at the Art Institute of CA.
\nIt was then that Sam stumbled upon drone aerial photography which led him to found Aloha PhotoVideo with early commissions shooting for Port of San Diego\, Pacific Sotheby’s\, Berkshire Hathaway\, and Compass. Aloha PhotoV ideo has grown to be the leading provider of photo/video services for the luxury real estate market in San Diego.
\nSam currently st ays active in several local and international photographic groups and regu larly contributes as a Judge for the annual San Diego County Fair Photo Co ntest. When not slaving away in front of Lightroom & Photoshop\, Sam is an avid music lover and enjoys slurping ramen\, strumming his Les Paul guita r\, and cruising San Diego in his new eBike.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240619T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240619T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-89 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/2024-Sam-Chen-Headshot-FOR-DARKROOMERS-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,me dium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2024-Sam-Chen -Headshot-FOR-DARKROOMERS-300x271.jpg\;300\;271\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2024-Sam-Chen-Headshot-FOR-DARKROO MERS.jpg\;756\;682\;\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads /2015/03/2024-Sam-Chen-Headshot-FOR-DARKROOMERS.jpg\;913\;824\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9304@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Come to the San Diego County Fair and represent Darkroomers! We’ll pr omote our club at the Exhibition of Photography’s Photography Club Mixer. Members who attend and are willing to help at the mixer will receive compl imentary fair tickets (7 are available\, first come\, first serve). Come e arlier in the day to enjoy the fair and then mingle with photography enthu siasts in the evening.
\nIf you’d like to attend and receive complim entary tickets\, please RSVP to Angela.
\nTickets: https://www.sdfair.com/p/tickets.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240621T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240621T210000 GEO:+32.973118;-117.260633 LOCATION:San Diego County Fair\, East Grandstand @ 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd\ , Del Mar\, CA 92014\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Photography Club Mixer at the San Diego County Fair URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/photography-club-mixer-at-the-san-die go-county-fair/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/SDCF-2024-Logo-LETS-GO-RETRO-theme-CMYK-2000x14291-1-150x150.png\;1 50\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03 /SDCF-2024-Logo-LETS-GO-RETRO-theme-CMYK-2000x14291-1-300x300.png\;300\;30 0\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SDCF-2 024-Logo-LETS-GO-RETRO-theme-CMYK-2000x14291-1.png\;450\;450\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.sdfair.com/p/tickets END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9206@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
The meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the bu ilding at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
\nOur judge for July will be Greg Kla mt.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of ea ch month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welc ome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members on ly. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please chec k out our membersh ip page and email us if you have any questions.
Our 5th Wednesday meetings are member spotlight presentations. Hob-knob with some of the area’s exper ts in amateur photography and enjoy delicious Hors d’oeuvres!
\nJoin Lisa as she discusses her photo essay on Antarctica
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T220000 GEO:+32.733298;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Place\, San Diego\, CA 9 2101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Member Spotlight – Antarctica: There and Back by Lisa Miller URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/member-spotlight-lisa-miller/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/03/LisaMiller_headshot-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www. darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LisaMiller_headshot-300x300.jpe g\;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024 /03/LisaMiller_headshot.jpeg\;480\;480\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9321@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow Darkroomers for a sunset and Milky W ay photo shoot at the Motor Transport Museum in Campo! The cost is $23/person\, payable in CASH at the event. This covers the $20/p p admission plus the cost of the museum docent ($30). We need a mi nimum of 10 people (max attendance\, 20).
\nThis ev ent is open to guests on a space-available basis\, with priority given to Darkroomers members.
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Also\, our picnic area is a great spot for consuming your meal or you are welcome to eat at the tables supplied inside the Mill as well. El Paso Mexican food i s located at the dead-end of Buckman Springs Rd to the right on Hwy 94 nex t to Cameron Corners gas station\, Pit Stop Deli is located across from El Paso in the entranceway of Sinclair Gas\, and on the street behind us is Campo Cafe’ with a scrumptious variety of good eats\, drinks and variety o f drinks! They tend to be busy at weekends so arrive early or call your or der in ahead to save the wait. Their link is https://www.thecampocafe.com/ . We will also have complimentary water available in our refrigerator.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T234500 GEO:+32.630069;-116.461366 LOCATION:Motor Transport Museum @ 31949 CA-94\, Campo\, CA 91906\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: Motor Transport Museum Milky Way URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/on-location-motor-transport-museum-mi lky-way/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/07/milky-way-photography-meetup-invite.png\;1200\;628\,medium\;https:/ /www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/milky-way-photography-meet up-invite.png\;1200\;628\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/up loads/2024/07/milky-way-photography-meetup-invite.png\;1200\;628\,full\;ht tps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/milky-way-photography -meetup-invite.png\;1200\;628 X-COST:$23 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9335@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nT his meeting will be held in person at the Photographic Arts Building in Ba lboa Park (next to Spanish Village).
The workshop wil l present the concept of “Looking.” Looking is the practice of noticing wh at is interesting in a photograph. It is centered on how you see with the mind’s eye and on understanding how a photographer looks for a desired ima ge.
\nA flâneur is a French noun referring to a person\, literally m eaning “stroller lounger” or loafer.” A flâneur is an ambivalent figure of urban affluence and modernity\, representing the ability to wander detach ed from society with no other purpose than to be an acute observer of (Loo king At) industrialized\, contemporary urban life.
\nI will present numerous images from photographers like Eugene Atget\, Walker Evans\, Robe rt Frank\, Gary Winogrand\, Josef Koudelka\, and many more. The talk will be about their concept of looking and the life they spent searching with t heir Urban eye. I will also bring a portfolio of my current work\, both in slides and prints. I also invite attendees to bring their work for discus sion.
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Cra ig Carlson became interested in photography in his early teens and subsequ ently worked at student publications from High School through his Universi ty studies. Craig received his Bachelor of Arts in Editorial Journalism in 1973 from San Diego State University and his Master of Arts in Studio Art s with an emphasis in Photography from Humboldt State University in 1976.< /p>\n
Craig has worked professionally for editorial\, advertising\, and commercial clients for over 35 years. He has also taught photography for o ver 40 years in several colleges throughout San Diego County\, including c reative photography and digital imaging in the School of Art\, Design\, an d Art History at San Diego State University for 26 years.
\nHe is th e author of “Look Before You See\,” a self-published photography text\, an d a manuscript and book proposal reviewer for Focal Press. Craig has exhib ited his photographs since 1970 and is included in numerous corporate and private collections. Recent projects include Sunset Boulevard and Downtown Los Angeles. Currently\, he is photographing the urban streets of East Sa n Diego.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240807T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240807T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Looking with Craig Carlson URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/looking-with-craig-carlson/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Headshot_Craig-Carlson-Tokyo-Japan-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium \;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Headshot_Craig-Ca rlson-Tokyo-Japan-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers .com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Headshot_Craig-Carlson-Tokyo-Japan-1024x76 8.jpg\;756\;567\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Headshot_Craig-Carlson-Tokyo-Japan.jpg\;1200\;900\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9342@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will sta rt promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and so cial hour.
Our judge for August is Anthony Washington.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Buildin g gallery.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more inf ormation about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Tony
\nTony Wash ington is an award-winning digital artist and photographer renowned for hi s vibrant matte paintings and captivating composites in the realm of enter tainment properties. With a dynamic style that infuses energy into his cre ations\, Tony’s work stands out for its bold colors\, intricate details\, and imaginative storytelling.\nHis expertise lies in crafting i mmersive worlds and scenes that transport viewers into fantastical realms and narratives. Tony’s skillful use of digital techniques and mastery of c omposition result in visually striking artworks that leave a lasting impre ssion.\n\nAs an accomplished artist\, Tony Washingto n has garnered recognition and awards for his contributions to the enterta inment industry\, showcasing his talent and innovation. His portfolio show cases a diverse range of projects\, from epic landscapes to dynamic charac ter illustrations\, each piece reflecting his passion for creating compell ing visual experiences.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240821T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240821T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-94 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Headshot-2022-2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkr oomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Headshot-2022-2-200x300.jpg\;200\;30 0\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Headsh ot-2022-2.jpg\;666\;1000\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9318@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThis meeting will be held in person at the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park (next to Spanish Village).
Join us for a captivating presentat ion by Peter Liebig on photographing drag races. You’ll learn what gear to bring\, camera settings for success\, safety tips\, and more! Peter will also showcase some of his popular photographs and share some of the post-p rocessing techniques he uses to get his signature look.
\nFor intere sted Darkroomers members\, this presentation will be followed in September with opportunities to photograph with Peter at the Barona Drag Strip!
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About Pete r
\nPeter Liebig is a San Diego-based co mmercial photographer who specializes in cars\, motorcycles\, drag racing\ , and other motorsports. A top photo artist\, Peter specializes in creativ e\, artistic\, and digital paintings of multiple venues. He owns Peter A. Liebig Photography.
\nHis wife\, Wanda\, is his partner and an accomplished professional photographer. They make a dynamic duo.
\nPete Liebig Photography’s owner is also the official track photographer for Barona 1/8th Mile Drags\ , El Cajon Classic Cruise\, San Diego Cops\, and Rodders. Pete Liebig and Wanda also travel around the USA\, photographing Old Cars\, Trains\, Tract ors\, and Planes. Check out his Website Peteliebigphotography.com.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240904T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240904T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Photographing Drag Racing with Peter Liebig URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/photographing-drag-racing-with-peter- liebig/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/PAL_4219bd26_24-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkr oomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PAL_4219bd26_24-300x240.jpg\;300\;24 0\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PAL_42 19bd26_24-1024x819.jpg\;756\;605\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2015/03/PAL_4219bd26_24.jpg\;1500\;1200\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9398@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
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Join the Darkroomers Photographic Club for an exciting day trip “On Location” to the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano. This outing offers a fantastic opportunity to capture the stunning architecture\, lush garden s\, and rich history of one of California’s most iconic landmarks. Bring y our cameras and your creative eye as we explore this beautiful mission and the surrounding historic downtown.
\n– 9:00 AM – Mission Sa n Juan Capistrano Opens:
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\nWe’ll begin our day at the Missio n San Juan Capistrano\, which opens its doors at 9:00 AM. You’ll have the morning to wander through the mission’s grounds\, photographing its beauti ful arches\, fountains\, and gardens. Take your time to explore and captur e the essence of this historic site at your own pace.– 11 :30 AM – Regroup for Lunch at Tavern at the Mission:
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\nAt no on\, we’ll regroup and head over to the nearby Tavern at the Mission for a relaxing lunch. Enjoy a delicious meal while sharing your favorite shots and photography tips with fellow club members. This is a great time to con nect\, exchange ideas\, and get to know each other better.– 1:30 PM – Explore Historic Downtown San Juan Capistrano:
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\nAfter lunch\, we’ll take a leisurely stroll through the historic downtow n of San Juan Capistrano. The downtown area is full of charming shops\, ca fes\, and historical sites\, providing endless opportunities for street ph otography and more. Whether you’re interested in capturing the vibrant str eet scenes or the quaint architectural details\, there’s something for eve ryone.What to Bring:
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- Admission Fee $18 adult | $15 senior 60+
\n- Your camera gear (including extra batteries and memo ry cards)
\n- Comfortable walking shoes
\n- A hat and sunscree n for sun protection
\n- A sense of adventure and creativity
\n< /ul>\nThis day trip promises to be a fun and inspiring experience\, per fect for honing your photography skills in a beautiful and historic settin g. We look forward to seeing you there!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240914T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240914T140000 GEO:+33.502005;-117.662691 LOCATION:Mission San Juan Capistrano @ 26801 Old Mission Rd\, San Juan Capi strano\, CA 92675\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: Mission San Juan Capistrano URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/on-location-mission-san-juan-capistra no/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/09/Darkroomers-On-Location-2.png\;1280\;720\,medium\;https://www.darkr oomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Darkroomers-On-Location-2.png\;1280\ ;720\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Darkro omers-On-Location-2.png\;1280\;720\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-c ontent/uploads/2024/09/Darkroomers-On-Location-2.png\;1280\;720 X-COST:$15-18 + Lunch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9227@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will start prom ptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social ho ur.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for September will be Heidi Short.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gall ery.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting image s for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more informati on about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Heidi
\nAfter retiring from a career as a Research Scientist in Biotech\, I decided to explore my creative side and take up photography as a hobby. I had already collected B&W prints for man y years. It was challenging but exciting to transition to being the one be hind the lens\, creating my own photographs. My passion for travel became a way to get more and more photo ops. Over the years\, I have focused prim arily on shooting wildlife and landscapes\, but I also dabble in street ph otography and am known to play a bit in LR and PS to create artsy abstract s. As an admin for Light Chasers\, I am an advocate for the exchange of id eas in shooting and processing with my fellow photographers. Photography i s a passion\, involves a lifetime of learning\, and is often a humbling ex perience. I look forward to it every day.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-91 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/03/IMG_9064-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9064-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9064-1024x1021.j pg\;756\;754\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024 /03/IMG_9064.jpg\;1179\;1175\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9379@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
\nThis meeting will be held in person at the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park (next to S panish Village).
Join us for an insightful presentati on by Gary Kemper\, a seasoned photojournalist with 24 years of experience working for major news wires like UPI\, Reuters\, and the European Pressp hoto Agency. With his extensive background\, including serving as the Phot o Chief for the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics and as a Photo Exper t on the IOC Press Commission from 2001 to 2021\, Gary will share his expe rtise and firsthand experiences in capturing some of the world’s most sign ificant sporting events.
\nIn this session\, Gary will showcase a se lection of 60-70 images from the Paris Olympics\, captured by various news agencies. He will provide commentary on the planning and challenges invol ved in photographing the Olympic Games\, offering a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to document these iconic moments.
\nThe title “F8 and Be There” reflects an old wire service saying that underscores the ess ence of great news photography: being in the right place at the right time and making it sharp. Gary’s presentation will delve into this philosophy\ , illustrating how it has guided his work and continues to be relevant in the fast-paced world of sports photography.
\nDon’t miss this opport unity to gain valuable insights from a true expert in the field!
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241002T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:F8 and Be There with Gary Kemper URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/f8-and-be-there-with-gary-kemper/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/GK-portrait-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroom ers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/GK-portrait-200x300.jpeg\;200\;300\;1\, large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/GK-portrait- 683x1024.jpeg\;683\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/ uploads/2015/03/GK-portrait.jpeg\;724\;1086\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9410@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com\; https://worldwidephotowa lk.com/walk/golden-hour-in-balboa-park/ DESCRIPTION:
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\n\nThe famous La Jolla Cove is a bea con for photographers of all skill levels to hone their skills and come aw ay with incredible images. In early October\, hoist your cameras and pleas e join Kevin La Rue and the Darkroomers Photographic Club for a relaxing p hoto walk around this lovely destination and the surrounding area. This is a wonderful opportunity to capture the early morning coastline.\n
Tickets: https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/scenic-la -jolla-cove/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T110000 GEO:+32.850389;-117.272943 LOCATION:La Jolla Cove @ La Jolla Cove\, San Diego\, CA 92037\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Worldwide Photo Walk – Scenic La Jolla Cove URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/worldwide-photo-walk-scenic-la-jolla- cove/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/08/WWPW_Social_1080X1350-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www .darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WWPW_Social_1080X1350-240x300. jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/20 24/08/WWPW_Social_1080X1350-819x1024.jpg\;756\;945\;1\,full\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WWPW_Social_1080X1350.jpg\;1080\ ;1350\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/scenic-la-jolla-cove/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9380@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com\; https://worldwidephotowa lk.com/walk/golden-hour-in-balboa-park/ DESCRIPTION:
Join Angela Andrieux and the Darkroomers Photographic Club for a photo walk in beautiful Balboa Park! T his is a fantastic opportunity for photographers of all skill levels to ca pture the magic of golden hour and sunset in one of San Diego County’s mos t picturesque locations.
\n 4:30 PM Meet-Up: Photog
raphic Arts Building\, Balboa Park (next to Spanish Village\,
NOT the Museum of Photographic Arts)
\n5:00 PM
Photo Walk Start
\n6:27 PM Sunset
\n7:00 PM End: Photographic Arts Building
We’ll begi n our journey at the Photographic Arts Building for a brief orientation to help you make the most of the walk. Angela Andrieux and members of the Da rkroomers Photographic Club will be available to offer tips and guidance a s we explore the park’s stunning landscapes\, historic architecture\, and vibrant gardens.
\nWhether you’re looking to enhance your photograph y skills or simply enjoy a leisurely walk with fellow photography enthusia sts\, this event promises an unforgettable experience.
\nBring your camera\, a tripod for long-exposure or low-light shots\, water\, a light j acket\, and comfortable walking shoes. We look forward to capturing the be auty of Balboa Park together!
\nTickets: https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/golden-hour-in-balboa-park/ .
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T190000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Worldwide Photo Walk – Golden Hour in Balboa Park URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/worldwide-photo-walk-golden-hour-in-b alboa-park/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/08/WWPW_Social_1080X1350-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www .darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WWPW_Social_1080X1350-240x300. jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/20 24/08/WWPW_Social_1080X1350-819x1024.jpg\;756\;945\;1\,full\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WWPW_Social_1080X1350.jpg\;1080\ ;1350\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/golden-hour-in-balboa-par k/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9400@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we ’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Our judge for Octob er is Judith Preston.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the thi rd Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is availa ble for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroo mers\, please check out our membership page and em ail us if you have any questions.
Judith Preston is a photographer who grew up in the wilds of New England and now can hardly believe she lives in Southern California. Recen tly retired\, she spends her days catering to her 8-yr old rescue dog\, Ri ley (I’ll give you a cookie if you will please stop howling)\, practicing backing up into the driveway (is it straight now??)\, dog-watching (did yo u see the size of that Huskey’s feet?!)\, working on improving her posture \, being outdoors (at the beach\, the mountains\, the desert)\, and\, abov e all else\, making photographs.
\nAbout her photography\, Judith sa ys she is interested in low-tech approaches to image-making such as the Ho lga plastic camera\, as well as black & white and infrared film\, and alte rnative processes.
\nJudith received her BFA in English at Keene Sta te College in New Hampshire and her MFA in Photography at Ohio University\ , Athens. Until her retirement\, she taught darkroom and digital photograp hy at several local community colleges.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-95 / X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9424@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Attention Darkroomers! Get ready for an exhilarating photogr aphy experience at the Barona Dragstrip on Octobe r 19! This members-only event offers a rare chance to capture the intensity and speed of drag racing up close. With exclusive acces s to the track\, you’ll have prime spots to photograph the action as it unfolds.
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Bring yo ur camera\, ear protection and creative energy\, and get ready for an unforgettable day of high-speed photography!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241019T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241019T140000 GEO:+32.979976;-116.836617 LOCATION:Barona Dragstrip @ 1750 Wildcat Canyon Rd\, Lakeside\, CA 92040\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: Barona Drag Races URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/on-location-barona-drag-races/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/10/Darkroomers-On-Location-2.png\;1280\;720\,medium\;https://www.darkr oomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Darkroomers-On-Location-2.png\;1280\ ;720\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Darkro omers-On-Location-2.png\;1280\;720\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-c ontent/uploads/2024/10/Darkroomers-On-Location-2.png\;1280\;720 X-COST:$15 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9403@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Jeff Booher\; jeff@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
Our 5th Wednesday meetings are member spotlight presentations. Hob-knob with some of the area’s experts in amate ur photography!
\nJoin us as our President takes on a journey of us his creative talents and Photoshop Mastery through photography.
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From t he crowded streets of California to the continent-spanning routes of human migration\, Don uses the camera to preserve story-telling moments that of ten pass in the blink of an eye. All of us who appreciate the medium know that there is no better evidence of a fleeting moment than the still phot ograph. Some can make us smile\; some make us weep. Over his 52-year caree r on the road as a newspaper photojournalist\, he occasionally found himse lf focusing on things that made him wonder\, “How can such things be?”. H e’s happy to share some of those photos and stories that might make you fe el the same.
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\nWeekend Workshops are for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers \, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
Join us for a hands-on Photoshop Workshop with digital artist Stephen Burns. Bring yo ur laptop and creative energy!
\n“Toning it down” will share techniques used to manage the extremes of shadow and highlight details\, e nsuring a balanced image with preserved details. This process typically in volves using adjustment layers like Curves or Levels\, and contrast maskin g techniques to reduce the intensity of bright highlights and deep shadows . By carefully moderating these areas\, the image achieves a more nuanced contrast\, maintaining texture and detail across the tonal range\, which r esults in a more visually pleasing and natural-looking photograph.
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\nThe meeting will start pr omptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Our judge for November is Sandy Zelasko.
\nMembers bring prints f or critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the J udge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building galler y.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Sandy
\nSandy Zelasko is an award-winning and published nature photographer presently working i n the field of conservation photography. She devotes her attention to wild life conservation through land acquisition and unselfishly shares her wild life experiences to educate others. Her curiosity to study environmental i ssues where wildlife preservation is a key factor adds to her success. Zel asko is a well-respected wildlife photographer\, educator\, and presenter and hosts a number of learning workshops across the U.S. throughout the ye ar. She invests herself in student success by listening to participant nee ds so she can best deliver solutions for student understanding and achieve ment. https://www.investinnature .org/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-92 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/07/Zelasko-11-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomer s.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Zelasko-11-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,larg e\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Zelasko-11.jpg\; 756\;756\;\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Z elasko-11.jpg\;1024\;1024\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9462@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n\n< p>Join award-winning macro photographer Monica Royal for an inspiring and imaginative presentation as she unveils the magic of seeing the world up c lose. From frost on a windowpane to oil floating in a margarita glass\, Mo nica’s images turn everyday objects into breathtaking works of art that sp ark curiosity and wonder.\nThis meeting will be held in person at the Photographic A rts Building in Balboa Park (next to Spanish Village).
Monica shares her journey from casual fa scination to mastery\, revealing how macro photography became her creative playground. Learn how she captures intricate details\, transforms the ord inary into extraordinary\, and engages viewers with the simple question: < i>What is it?
\nWhether you’re a seasoned photographer or simply love stunning imagery\, this session will leave you inspired to lo ok closer\, think creatively\, and find beauty in the world around you. Do n’t miss this chance to explore the art of macro photography with Monica R oyal!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Discovering Hidden Worlds Through Macro Photography with Monica Roy al URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/discovering-hidden-worlds-through-mac ro-photography-with-monica-royal/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Monica_Royal_sml-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.dark roomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Monica_Royal_sml-300x300.jpg\;300\; 300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Moni ca_Royal_sml.jpg\;756\;756\;\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content /uploads/2015/03/Monica_Royal_sml.jpg\;809\;809\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9314@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will sta rt promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and so cial hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!\n
Our judge for December will be Jim Selkin.
\nMembers bring p rints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted b y the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more info rmation about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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\n< h2>About Jim\n
I was in photographic dia pers when I was handed a Brownie Instamatic by my dad at the age of 4 and never looked back.
\nAt 6\, I was being t aken to photo conventions in NYC.
\nStill have the camera today!
\nIn college\, I was fortunate to study under Walter Rosenblum\, who coalesced my photograp hic vision. https://www.ros enblumphoto.org/about
\nWhile doing g raduate work in architecture at Columbia University\, I ventured to Tahiti to study where my favourite Impressionist artist\, Gauguin\, lived and wo rked. Returning from that trip\, my photo eyes were opened to the world. T hrough fortuitous opportunities\, I was hired as a contract photographer f or Air France based in New York. I handled a variety of assignments\, incl uding being the official AF photographer for the inauguration of the Conco rde. A 3-month international assignment brought me to Japan\, the Philippi nes\, Thailand\, and Paris\, with subsequent trips through France.
\nMy travel work was represented at first by the Image Bank and subsequently became a member of Getty Images. My images ha ve also appeared in Travel & Leisure\, Nat Geo Traveler and for a number o f Japanese agencies.
\nSwitching roles\, I worked as an art director with major agencies in New York\, concentratin g on travel and cosmetic accounts. I also served as a judge for the One Sh ow in photography and commercials. I had the privilege of working with suc h luminaries as Henry Wolf\, Hiro\, Anthony Edgeworth and Pete Turner.
\nA subsequent move to the west coast led to work with Tourism Fiji\, Tourism New Zealand\, throughout SE Asia and ful l circle\, back to Japan. I lived and worked in Saigon for 3 years [pre an d during the Pandemic] where I created photo-stories covering various aspe cts of life in the city through the eyes of an ex-pat. I am sent on assign ments to capture images “in real time” for tourism boards and travel relat ed companies.
\nI have judged for photo a ssociations around California including PPA\, PSA\, County Fairs and local photo groups but put more emphasis on helping photographers develop their vision.
\nI was a Canon Pro but have sub sequently switched to Fuji\, where I mentor photographers across different countries. I also have led photo tours to France and Vietnam and am
\nplanning trips to photograph both Indigenous cultures and off-the-beaten-track places in Japan in 2025 [more on that a s it is finalized].
\nI have learned many valuable lessons. One that always resonates is:
\n“Photography teaches patience.” Be at one with your camera.< /em>
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241218T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241218T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-93 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Jim-and-Brownie-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkr oomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Jim-and-Brownie-201x300.png\;201\;30 0\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Jim-an d-Brownie.png\;237\;354\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-32@darkroomers.club DTSTAMP:20260504T180226Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Join us for our First Wednesday Monthly Meeting. First Wedne sday Meetings are lectures\, talks\, discussions\, or presentations.
\nThis meeting will be held in person at the Photographic Arts Building i n Balboa Park (next to Spanish Village).
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250101T203000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200801T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200912T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201202T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220406T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220504T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220601T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220706T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220803T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220907T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221008T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221102T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230104T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230201T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230301T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230405T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230503T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230607T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230705T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230802T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230906T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230906T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231004T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231101T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240103T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240207T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240403T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240501T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240605T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240703T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240807T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240904T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241002T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241204T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250102T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250205T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250604T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250702T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250806T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250903T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260107T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260204T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260401T190000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T190000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=1WE SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Meeting URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/32/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9466@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Darkroomers members may drop off their print entries in pr eparation for the 2024 Year-End Competition which will be held on January 11\, 2025.
\nEntry Categories
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\n- Abstracts
\n- A rchitecture & Cityscapes
\n- Animals and Insects
\n- Landscape s and Waterscapes
\n- People
\n- Still Life
\n- Other\n
Members may submit up to 10 images each. Entries must be sub mitted online at submissions.darkroomers.com no later than 11:59 PM \, December 21\, 2023.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250102T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250102T200000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2024 Year-End Competition Print Drop Off URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/2024-year-end-competition-print-drop- off/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Art-Reception-October-2024-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https: //www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Art-Reception-October-202 4-300x169.png\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/ uploads/2015/03/Art-Reception-October-2024-1024x576.png\;756\;425\;1\,full \;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Art-Reception-Oct ober-2024.png\;1200\;675\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9483@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe m eeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm f or setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Cr itique Night!
\nOur judge for January will be Don Bartletti.
\n< p>Members bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photograp hic Arts Building gallery.\n\nVisitors are welcome\, howe ver\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you ’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any q uestions.
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About Don
\nFrom the crowded streets of California to the continent-spanning rout es of human migration\, Don uses the camera to preserve story-telling mome nts that often pass in the blink of an eye. All of us who appreciate the medium know that there is no better evidence of a fleeting moment than the still photograph. Some can make us smile\; some make us weep. Over his 52 -year career on the road as a newspaper photojournalist\, he occasionally found himself focusing on things that made him wonder\, “How can such thin gs be?”.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250115T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-96 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Bartletti_On_The_Road_Headshot-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;ht tps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bartletti_On_The_Road _Headshot-216x300.jpg\;216\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2015/03/Bartletti_On_The_Road_Headshot-736x1024.jpg\;736\; 1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bart letti_On_The_Road_Headshot-scaled.jpg\;1840\;2560\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9476@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Join the Darkroomers for a delightful morning of photography and camaraderie at Old Poway Park! This historic site offe rs a variety of picturesque settings\, from vintage trains to charming lan dscapes.
\nWe’ll meet at the park entrance at 8:30 AM to kick off the outing. Take your time exploring the park and capturing its u nique charm. At 11:30 AM\, we’ll regroup for lunch at the nearby Hambur ger Factory to share stories and review our morning’s captures.
\n< p class='p1'>Location:\nOld Poway Park
\n14134 Midland Rd\, Poway\, CA
\nLunch:
\nHamburger Factory
\n14122 Midland Rd\, Poway\, CA
\nBring your camera gear\, comfor table shoes\, and an appetite for both photography and great food! See you there!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250125T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250125T113000 GEO:+32.9703;-117.036641 LOCATION:Old Poway Park @ 14134 Midland Rd\, Poway\, CA 92064\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers On Location: Old Poway Park URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-on-location-old-poway-par k/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/01/Document-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers .com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Document-300x240.jpeg\;300\;240\;1\,large\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Document.jpeg\;756 \;605\;\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Docu ment.jpeg\;900\;720\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9474@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Join us for a special Member Spotlight featuring Dennis Miller\ , an award-winning toy photographer whose artistry brings small-scale illu sions to life through visual storytelling with action figures.
\nDen nis’s journey into photography is as unique as his creations. Growing up a s an only child with Cerebral Palsy\, he found joy and inspiration in the toys and stories of the ’80s and ’90s. Today\, he channels that love into creating high-quality toy art designed to reconnect us with the magic of p lay and the child within.
\nAn active member of the Articulated Comi c Book Art community since 2015\, Dennis has made significant contribution s to the toy photography world\, including co-creating the 50-week online contest Figure Photo Fight in 2020. His work is a staple in local a rt scenes\, showcased in juried exhibitions like the San Diego County Fair and the Small Image Show at Gallery 21\, as well as themed art events at venues such as the San Diego Japanese Friendship Garden\, Thumbprint Galle ry\, and the Comic-Con Museum. Dennis has also proudly displayed his work at the Official Comic-Con Art Show for the past two years.
\nDennis’ s commitment to inclusivity and creativity extends to his partnerships wit h organizations like Art Hang and Mal Bicho Collective\, and his workshops for Revision San Diego and Outside the Lens\, which empower artists with developmental disabilities.
\nPrepare to be captivated by Dennis’s e xtraordinary ability to blend nostalgia\, humor\, and inclusivity into his toy art creations. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the artist behind the magic and experience his work firsthand.
\nwww.dennismiller.photography | @DENXMEDIA
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T220000 GEO:+32.733298;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Place\, San Diego\, CA 9 2101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Member Spotlight: Dennis Miller URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/member-spotlight-dennis-miller/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/SP-Smile-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SP-Smile-240x300.jpg\;240\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SP-Smile-819x1024.jp g\;756\;945\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/ 03/SP-Smile-scaled.jpg\;2048\;2560\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9479@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP (MEMBERS ONLY)
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Join the Darkroomers Photographic Club for an exciting day of actio n photography at the Galway Downs Horse Trials\, where you’ll captu re the elegance\, precision\, and thrill of the Olympic sport of eventing.
\n\nSIGN-UP REQUIRED (CLICK HERE) – This event is for Darkroomers members only\, with a maximum of 10 attendees.
What is Eventing?
\nEventing is an equestrian triathlon that combines three discipli nes:
\n•Dressage: Showcasing the graceful partners hip between horse and rider.
\n•Show Jumping: Demo nstrating precision over a course of fences.
\n•Cross Country: Testing bravery and endurance through solid obstacles and var ied terrain.
\nTentative Schedule for the Day
\n•8:00 AM: Meet at Galway Downs entrance for o rientation.
\n•8:00 AM: Dressage (M\, T\, N\, BN\, S).
\n•10:30 AM: Show Jumping (A CT\, M\, T\, N\, BN\, S).
\n•1:00 PM: Cross-Country (I/P).
\nLevels of Difficulty (easiest to hardest):
\n•BN: Beginner Novice
\n•N: Novice
\n•T: Training
\n•M: Modified
\n•P: Preliminary
\n•I: Intermediate
\n•A: Advanced
\nWe’ll photograph a variety of events througho ut the day\, so bring your camera gear and be ready to move around the gro unds to capture the best angles. Please be respectful of the onsite pho tographer\, Tina Fitch\, and avoid interfering with her work.\n
Location:
\nGalway Downs< /p>\n
38801 Los Corralitos Rd\, Temecula\, CA
\nPrepare for a day filled with action\, beauty\, and the challenge of p hotographing these incredible athletes. Don’t miss this opportunity to pra ctice your skills and experience the thrill of equestrian eventing!
\n< p>Tickets: https://www.darkroomers.com/sheet /galway-downs-horse-trials. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T140000 GEO:+33.483739;-117.031435 LOCATION:Galway Downs @ 38801 Los Corralitos Rd\, Temecula\, CA 92592\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers On Location: Galway Downs Horse Trials URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-on-location-galway-downs- horse-trials/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/01/JXB_1101-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JXB_1101-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JXB_1101-1024x1024.j pg\;756\;756\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025 /01/JXB_1101.jpg\;1667\;1667\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/sheet/galway-downs-horse-trials END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9489@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:J oin us for our First Wednesday Monthly Meeting with San Diego-based photog rapher Krisztina Scheeff!
\nCalled the ‘Grebe Whisperer’ by many of her students and fellow photographers\, professional wildlife and nature p hotographer Krisztina Scheef has spent years studying and photographing
\ngrebes on Lake Hodges in San Diego County. The unique mating behavior of grebes\, rushing\ , is one of the most photographed of all animal behaviors. Krisztina will take you on a photographic journey into the world of grebes and provide details on why and how they ‘walk on water’ to find a mate. Krisztina will also share stunning photographs of some of her other wildli fe favorites.\n
About Krisztina:
\nBased in San Dieg o\, CA\, Krisztina Scheeff is an award-winning and professional nature pho tographer. Recognized for her photographic work in the National Audubon So ciety as well as a finalist in the prestigious Wildlife Photograph of the Year competition\, Krisztina’s photos have been published in magazines and articles around the world\, including National Geographic\, Wild Planet P hoto Magazine\, California 101\, San Diego Audubon Society\, American Wild Magazine\, Birders Digest\, Marine Conservation Magazine – UK\, North Ame rican Nature Photography Association\, and more. They have also been featu red in Art Shows and Galleries around the country.
\nKrisztina opera tes a successful business leading Photography Workshops and tours to Scotl and (Puffins)\, Ireland\, the Galapagos Islands\, Costa Rica\, Ecuador\, H ungary\, Bosque del Apache\, Grand Teton NP\, and more. She also leads wor kshops for Bird Festivals around the country and presents at various event s.
\nKrisztina spent years studying and photographing the Rushing Gr ebes. She now guides her clients at Lake Hodges in San Diego to experience this amazing behavior and capture their own photos. She is known as the “ Grebe Whisperer\,” as their clients like to call her. In 2023 she was the Field Assistant and Grebe Expert filming the Courtship of Grebes with the BBC Natural History Unit. The show titled “The Secret Lives of Animals” ep isode #8 features her and her work\, streaming on Apple TV.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250205T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Grebes Walk On Water to Find a Mate with Krisztina Scheeff URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/grebes-walk-on-water-to-find-a-mate-w ith-krisztina-scheeff/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/HeadShotKSNaturePhotographyCreditMichaelNies-3-150x150.jpg\;150\;15 0\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HeadS hotKSNaturePhotographyCreditMichaelNies-3-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\,large\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HeadShotKSNaturePh otographyCreditMichaelNies-3-1024x769.jpg\;756\;568\;1\,full\;https://www. darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HeadShotKSNaturePhotographyCred itMichaelNies-3.jpg\;2048\;1537\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9490@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; angela@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
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One of the unique features of Darkroomers is our commitment to printing and sharing our photographs for monthly critique and exhibition. A beautifully matted and mounted print c an elevate your work\, but mastering this skill\, especially if you plan t o cut your own mats\, takes practice and the right tools.
\nTo supp ort our members in this process\, we host an Annual Matting and Mountin g Workshop\, where you’ll learn the art of creating custom mats and mo unting your prints using archival tools and techniques. Whether you’re a s easoned pro or just starting out\, this workshop offers valuable hands-on learning and an opportunity to connect with fellow members.
\nWhat to Bring:
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- Mat Cutter (if you own one): If you don’t have a mat cutter\, this is the perfect chance to explore what others use and try before you invest.
\n- Uncut Mat Board (16×24 recommende d): Bring enough to practice and complete your project.
\n- P rinted Photograph: Ready to mat and mount.
\n- Adhesives and Tools: Any supplies you typically use or want to learn with.
\n\nThis workshop is a must for all members\, both new and exper ienced. It’s a great way for long-term members to share their expertise an d for newer members to gain confidence in matting and mounting.
\n\n NOTE: This is a members-only event. N ot a member? Click here for more information and to join Darkroomers!
\nLet’s refine our craft together and ensure our prints are exhibition-ready!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T120000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Weekend Workshop: Matting & Mounting Prints URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/weekend-workshop-matting-mounting-pri nts-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 019/02/matting1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/matting1-225x300.jpg\;225\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/matting1.jpg\;720\;9 60\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9508@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Michael Peddecord\; michael@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Members and their guests along with Ju dges from our year end competition look back on the year and celebrate our accomplishments and recognize those that have excelled in individual cate gories and hand out awards to those who have won ribbons in our annual eve nt. This is a gala event not to be missed.
\nThis is a pre-paid RSVP in advance event. Members must RSVP no later than February 12th and there is a strict limit of 30 at this event.Entree selections will be made at d inner service.
\nSocial activities begin at 1p in the Bar while lunc heon will begin at 2p
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250215T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250215T170000 GEO:+32.708504;-117.161212 LOCATION:Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar San Diego - Gaslamp @ 380 K St\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Year End Awards Ceremony and Banquet URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-year-end-awards-ceremony- and-banquet/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/08/awards_76-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers .com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/awards_76-300x240.jpg\;300\;240\;1\,large\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/awards_76-1024x818 .jpg\;756\;604\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/20 15/08/awards_76.jpg\;2000\;1597\; X-COST:68 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9515@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and soci al hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for Feburary will be Stephen Burns.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Buildin g gallery.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more inf ormation about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Stephen
\nStephen Burns is a digital artist\, photographer\, educator\, and autho r who has spent over 30 years exploring the intersection of photography an d digital art. With a deep passion for creativity\, his influences range f rom the great Abstractionists and Surrealists—including Jackson Pollock\, Wassily Kandinsky\, Pablo Picasso\, and Mark Rothko—to the evolving world of digital media.
\nAs an Adobe Educa tional Leader (AEL)\, Stephen has dedicated the past 23 years t o teaching and corporate training in digital art and design. He is the
\npresident of the San Diego Photoshop Users Group\, which boasts a membership of over 5\,000 creatives. His expertise ext ends beyond Photoshop\, incorporating 3D animation\, digital video special effects\, and photographic techniques. Stephen’s fine art has been exhibited internationally in prestigious ven ues such as the Durban Art Museum in South Africa\, Citizens Gal lery in Yokohama\, Japan\, and the CECUT Museum in Mexico\, among others. His work has earned top honors\, including 1st place in the Seybold International Digital Arts Contest.
\nAs an educator\, he leads digital manipulation workshops in San Diego and teaches a t institutions like Golden West College and Otis Colle ge of Art & Design. He is also a prominent instructor for Photoshop Café\, producing in-depth educational content on Adobe applications.
\nStephen is the author of multiple books on digital creativity\, including:
\n• 3D Photoshop for Creative Professionals
\n• < i>The Art of Poser & Photoshop
\n• Photosho p CS Trickery & FX (and advanced editions through CS5)
\n• The Art of Poser Pro & Photoshop CS4
\nHis teaching style is known for making complex digital techniques intuit ive and accessible. Whether leading workshops\, writing instructional book s\, or exhibiting his work\, Stephen is committed to pushing the boundarie s of digital creativity and helping others unlock their artistic potential .
\nLearn more about Stephen at chromeallusion.com.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-97 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/10/self-portrait-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroo mers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/self-portrait-244x300.jpg\;244\;300\;1 \,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/self-portr ait-831x1024.jpg\;756\;932\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2024/10/self-portrait.jpg\;1440\;1774\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9521@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://wildlife-research.org/so/3dPHHFbrK?languageTag=en&cid=268a1 159-6561-4ba5-b193-7efeceab5773 DESCRIPTION:
Join Southern California Associate of Camera Clubs (SCACC) member clubs and the community in the Ramona Gras slands on Saturday\, Feb. 22nd\, from 9:30 a.m. The event begins promptly at 10:00 a.m.\, rain or shine. There will be free parking\, free donuts\, and the opportunity to view and interact with hawks and other raptors.\n\nBring your camera\, tripod\, binoculars\, and a folding chair if you would like to sit. For more information about Hawk Watch\, visit Wildlife Research Institute.DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T113000 GEO:+33.025049;-116.928896 LOCATION:18528 Highland Valley Rd\, Ramona\, CA 92065\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SCACC Meetup – Hawk Watch in Ramona URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/scacc-meetup-hawk-watch-in-ramona/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9517@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Join us for our First Wednesday Monthly Meeting. Our March 2025 topic will be All About Entering the Photography E xhibition at the San Diego County Fair with Lois Fong-Sakai.\n
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Summer Pe t-tacular at the 2025 San Diego County Fair
\nHot Diggity Dog (and cat and fish and bird)! Whether you’ve got a furry friend\, a scaly sideki ck or a feathered flock\, we all agree that pets rock! They bring joy\, la ughter\, and a whole lot of love into our lives. They’re our snuggle buddi es\, our adventure partners\, and our loyal companions. This summer we’ll celebrate the special bonds between humans and their pets. Join us as we t urn the dog days of summer into the cat’s meow with thrilling rides\, chal lenging games\, mouth-watering food\, incredible exhibits\, and top-notch entertainment at our Summer Pet-tacular!
\nThe 2025 season r uns from June 11 – July 6\, 2025.
\nThe San Diego County Fa ir began in 1880. One of the treasured traditions and key components that continues to set the fair apart from other events and amusement venues is its participatory element. The community is the star of the show\, and the public is encouraged to take part in the Fair by performing center stage as a community entertainer or submitting arts and hobbies through the fair ’s competitive exhibition program. Entry materials and applications for pu blic participation programs will be available starting in January\, and ad mission and ticketed concerts and festivals are expected to go on sale in March.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:All About Entering the Photography Exhibition at the San Diego Coun ty Fair URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-meeting-33/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Presentations-2025-1.png\;1920\;1080\,medium\;https://www.darkroome rs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Presentations-2025-1.png\;1920\;1080\,la rge\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Presentations- 2025-1.png\;1920\;1080\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2015/03/Presentations-2025-1.png\;1920\;1080 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9535@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Join u s for a vibrant morning of photography at the Carlsbad Flower Fields! This is the perfect opportunity to capture stun ning images for our Quarterly Competition theme: Patte rns in Nature. The expansive fields of blooming ranunculus crea te mesmerizing textures\, colors\, and compositions that will inspire your creativity.
\n🎟 Tickets must be purc hased in advance! Onsite ticket sales are not available.
\n< p class='p3'>💰 Cost:\n\n
- Adults: $27
\n- Seniors/Military: $25
\n\n🔗 Get your tickets here: https://www.theflowerfields.com/
\nDon’t miss this chance to explore the beauty of nature while honing your photog raphy skills. We look forward to seeing you there! 🌸📸
\nTickets: h ttps://www.theflowerfields.com.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250315T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250315T110000 GEO:+33.122998;-117.317608 LOCATION:The Flower Fields @ 5704 Paseo Del Norte\, Carlsbad\, CA 92008\, U SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: Carlsbad Flower Fields – Patterns in Nature URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/on-location-carlsbad-flower-fields-pa tterns-in-nature/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/03/ranunculus-flower-fields-carlsbad_LuminarAI-edit-150x150.jpg\;150\; 150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ran unculus-flower-fields-carlsbad_LuminarAI-edit-300x200.jpg\;300\;200\;1\,la rge\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ranunculus-flo wer-fields-carlsbad_LuminarAI-edit.jpg\;640\;426\; X-COST:$27 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.theflowerfields.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9524@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting wil l start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup a nd social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Nig ht!
\nOur judge is Larry Vogel.
\nMembers bring prints for cr itique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\n< h2>Visitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for c ritique is available for members only. If you’d like more information abou t joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Larry
\nLarry Vogel has been involved in photography since 1976 and in recent years has become a multi-talented artist using se veral mediums to pursue and express his creative explorations\, including\ , photography\, ceramics\, painting and sculpture. Larry has exhibited his work since 1979 and continues to exhibit nationally and internationally\, including exhibitions at The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite\, California \, the Susan Spiritus Gallery in Newport Beach\, California\, and the Afri cus\, Johannesburg Biennale in 1997. Vogel’s work can be found in numerous private and corporate collections. He was awarded a photographic scholars hip from The Friends of Photography for the Ansel Adams Photography Worksh ops in 1983\, which Vogel says he was fortunate to be able to attend\, as it was the last of the workshops that the renowned photographer\, Ansel Ad ams\, was alive to teach.
\nLarry is co-founder and past director of The Photographers’ Exchange\, which has held monthly meetings for members since 1990. After leaving the group in 2011\, Vogel created the Digital P hoto Exchange\, DPX\, an online group which holds monthly critique session s. Additionally\, Larry has created a new DPX-AI online group. This DPX-AI group has been created in order to facilitate the investigation of new Ar tificial Intelligence processing and image creation as it relates to the d igital photographer. More information can be found on the DPX tab in the a bove menu.
\nLarry Vogel has continued to evolve as a creative artis t. He has created several bodies of work\, some traditional in concept and technique\, while others are very experimental and abstract in technique and vision. Because of his evolving approach\, neither he\, nor his works can be successfully categorized or pigeonholed\, which Vogel finds somewha t refreshing and liberating. Vogel recalls a statement by another diverse artist\, one in which he declares\, “My diversity may be my claim to my ob scurity!” Larry says\, sometimes he feels that way too.
\nVogel cont inued his artistic evolution as he entered into the digital age many years ago. And currently explorations have found Vogel wandering into the new A rtificial Intelligence world. Although many of his contemporaries have que stioned and held off making use of AI\, Larry has embraced the new technol ogy and formed new works in collaboration with AI. New collaboritive proje cts have already been been created\, fusing AI created images with his own digital camera files and photo-compositing techniques in Photoshop.
\nVogel has over 35 years experience teaching workshops\, beginning many years ago with his own darkroom series of workshops and now with a full li st of digital processing workshops and location workshops. Check out the l ist of current workshops being offered on the Workshops tab in the above m enu.Vogel continues to offer his expertise in the critique process and has been sought out as a judge and instructor for many camera clubs and count y fair organizers.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T220000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-98 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 021/04/Larry-Vogel-800-pxls-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www. darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Larry-Vogel-800-pxls-262x300.jp g\;262\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021 /04/Larry-Vogel-800-pxls.jpg\;699\;800\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9533@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Black and white photography is more than just removing color—it’s abo ut seeing the world in a different way. Understanding when\, why\, and how to create compelling black and white images requires a trained eye\, a gr asp of tonal relationships\, and an appreciation for how light and shadow shape a scene.
\nIn this presentation\, w e’ll explore the artistic and technical choices behind black and white pho tography in nature\, landscape\, and wildlife imagery. We’ll break down ho w color affects black and white conversions\, how different color tones tr anslate to grayscale\, and the role of post-processing in shaping the fina l image. From raw file interpretation to the nuances of contrast\, texture \, and tonal balance\, we’ll discuss tools and techniques that help refine your vision. Whether you’re looking to strengthen your monochrome work or simply gain a deeper understanding of its impact\, this session will help you develop a more intentional and thoughtful approach to black and white photography.
\nAbout Andrew Her tel
\nAndrew Hertel is a fine a rt photographer specializing in black and white landscapes\, wildlife\, an d nature photography. He is drawn to the way light\, shadow\, shape\, and texture come together to define a scene\, creating images that reflect the quiet beauty of the natural world.
\nBey ond photography\, Andrew has a deep love for adventure and exploring remot e landscapes. Whether on foot\, motorcycle\, or bicycle\, he finds inspira tion in the wild places he visits and the ever-changing conditions that sh ape them. His work has been exhibited at fine art shows and galleries\, an d he leads photography workshops in places like Death Valley and Kyrgyzsta n\, helping others experience and capture the landscapes in their own way.
\nFor Andrew\, photography is more than just creating images—it’s about being out in nature\, embracing the journe y\, and sharing that experience with others.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250402T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Art & Vision of Black & White Photography: When\, Why\, and How to See in Monochrome with Andrew Hertel URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/the-art-vision-of-black-white-photogr aphy-when-why-and-how-to-see-in-monochrome-with-andrew-hertel/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\ ,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Her tel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1-206x300.jpg\;206\;300\;1\,large\;https://w ww.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Br iscoe-02bw2-1-702x1024.jpg\;702\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.co m/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1.jpg \;1316\;1920\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9541@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
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\nThe meeting will sta rt promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and so cial hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!\n
Our judge for April will be Jim Selkin.
\nMembers bring prin ts for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by t he Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building ga llery.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting ima ges for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more informa tion about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Jim
\nI was in photographic diapers when I was handed a Brownie Instamatic by my dad at the age of 4 and never looked back.
\nAt 6\, I was bei ng taken to photo conventions in NYC.
\nStill have the camera today!
\nIn college\, I was fortunate to study under Walter Rosenblum\, wh o coalesced my photographic vision. https://www.rosenblumphoto.org/about
\nWhile doing grad uate work in architecture at Columbia University\, I ventured to Tahiti to study where my favourite Impressionist artist\, Gauguin\, lived and worke d. Returning from that trip\, my photo eyes were opened to the world. Thro ugh fortuitous opportunities\, I was hired as a contract photographer for Air France based in New York. I handled a variety of assignments\, includi ng being the official AF photographer for the inauguration of the Concorde . A 3-month international assignment brought me to Japan\, the Philippines \, Thailand\, and Paris\, with subsequent trips through France.
\nMy travel work was represented at first by the Image Bank and subsequently b ecame a member of Getty Images. My images have also appeared in Travel & L eisure\, Nat Geo Traveler and for a number of Japanese agencies.
\nS witching roles\, I worked as an art director with major agencies in New Yo rk\, concentrating on travel and cosmetic accounts. I also served as a jud ge for the One Show in photography and commercials. I had the privilege of working with such luminaries as Henry Wolf\, Hiro\, Anthony Edgeworth and Pete Turner.
\nA subsequent move to the west coast led to work with Tourism Fiji\, Tourism New Zealand\, throughout SE Asia and full circle\, back to Japan. I lived and worked in Saigon for 3 years [pre and during t he Pandemic] where I created photo-stories covering various aspects of lif e in the city through the eyes of an ex-pat. I am sent on assignments to c apture images “in real time” for tourism boards and travel related compani es.
\nI have judged for photo associations around California includi ng PPA\, PSA\, County Fairs and local photo groups but put more emphasis o n helping photographers develop their vision.
\nI was a Canon Pro bu t have subsequently switched to Fuji\, where I mentor photographers across different countries. I also have led photo tours to France and Vietnam an d am
\nplanning trips to photograph both Indigenous cultures and off -the-beaten-track places in Japan in 2025 [more on that as it is finalized ].
\nI have learned many valuable lessons. One that always resonates is:
\n“Photography teaches patience.” Be at one with your camer a.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250416T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250416T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 0/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/03/Jim-and-Brownie-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkr oomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jim-and-Brownie-201x300.png\;201\;30 0\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jim-an d-Brownie.png\;237\;354\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9544@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Join us as we shine the sp otlight on Darkroomers member\, Haressh Vibhakkar!
\nExploring the built environment in our cities and capturing t he graphic elements that shape its aesthetics is my passion. I seek out in herent patterns in design\, whether they connect with nature or purely app eal graphically. As an architect\, I am fascinated by the choices designer s make—the scale\, intricacy\, facade details\, color\, and texture. These elements collectively create gestures that speak to onlookers.
\nSince the end of the pandemic\, I have been photo graphing architecture in earnest. This journey has been deeply personal\, allowing me to reconnect with places that hold special memories. I have be gun traveling to intriguing destinations\, revisiting locations from past journeys to capture their architectural essence. This presentation will fo cus on London\, UK\, a city where the fascinating mix of historical and co ntemporary elements is woven into its urban fabric. Will be also presentin g some building projects I have been part of and revisited to capture the appealing aspects of design.
\n✨ Explore his work ahead o f time at photovibz.myportfol io.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T220000 GEO:+32.733298;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Place\, San Diego\, CA 9 2101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Member Spotlight: Experiencing Architecture with Haressh Vibhakkar URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/member-spotlight-haressh-vibhakkar/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/12/HARESSH-V-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers .com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HARESSH-V-258x300.jpg\;258\;300\;1\,large\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/HARESSH-V-879x1024 .jpg\;756\;881\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/20 24/12/HARESSH-V.jpg\;1669\;1944\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9543@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nWhat does it take to craft a truly award-winning imag e? Join internationally exhibited digital artist\, Adobe Educational Leade r\, and frequent photo competition judge Stephen Burns for an inspiring and informative session that pulls back the c urtain on professional Photoshop workflows.
\nWith over 3 0 years of experience in photography and digital art\, Stephen will walk y ou through the techniques\, creative thought processes\, and step-by-step workflows that elevate an image from good to extraordinary. You’ll gain in sights into the editing strategies used by top-tier artists\, learn how to approach Photoshop with an artistic mindset\, and discover how to apply t hese tools to your own work—whether you’re preparing for competition or re fining your personal portfolio.
\nThis presentation is id eal for photographers and digital artists looking to push their creative b oundaries and unlock the full potential of Photoshop in their artistic pro cess.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250507T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Photoshop Workflows for Award-Winning Images with Stephen Burns URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/photoshop-workflows-for-award-winning -images-with-stephen-burns/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/10/self-portrait-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroo mers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/self-portrait-244x300.jpg\;244\;300\;1 \,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/self-portr ait-831x1024.jpg\;756\;932\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2024/10/self-portrait.jpg\;1440\;1774\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9564@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setu p and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for May will be Jennifer Wolf.
\nMembers b ring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints acce pted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Bu ilding gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submi tting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like mor e information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Jennifer
\n\n\nJennifer Wolf comes from a science background with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in marine biology and ecology. After a couple decade s working with sea urchin fisheries and wetland restoration\, she now spen ds more time engaging with the photography community.
\n\n\nShe has spent the past 6 years as the program coordinator for the North County Photographic Society. In 2014\, after many years of e ntering the International Exhibition of Photography at the San Diego Fair\ , she decided to move to the other side of the table and become a judge. S he has continued to enjoy judging since then and has been a guest judge at other local clubs as well.
\n\n\nIn 2021 an d 2022 she applied for and was accepted as an official photographer for th e Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. In addition to photographing b alloons\, she holds a commercial balloon pilot license.
\n\n\nHer balloon photography can be seen at https://wol fharttimages.com
\n\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250521T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 1/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/03/Wolf-head-shot-AIBF-011-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://w ww.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Wolf-head-shot-AIBF-011-283x 300.jpg\;283\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/upload s/2023/03/Wolf-head-shot-AIBF-011.jpg\;481\;510\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9551@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Jen ny and Sandy Zelasko host bi-monthly photo critiques on their YouTube chan nel @chickstalkingpics
\nFor more than half a century\, Bernard Mendoza has captured t he beauty and complexity of everyday life through his lens. In Seeing With New Eyes\, Bernard shares the ev olving perspective of a photographer whose world has become smaller in siz e—but deeper in meaning. As his physical mobility has slowed\, his creativ e vision has sharpened\, drawing him closer to the often-overlooked moment s and quiet stories that unfold nearby.
\nThis heartfelt and visually rich presentation will explore how limitations can lead to unexpected inspiration\, and how photography remains a powerful medium for storytelling\, connection\, and reflection. With wisdom shaped by decades of work and recognition from some of the wor ld’s most esteemed institutions\, Bernard invites us to slow down\, look a gain\, and discover the extraordinary in the ordinary.
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About Bernard
\nF or over 55 years\, Bernard Mendoza has used photography as his voice—an ex pressive medium that transcends language and connects people through share d human experience. Growing up in post-World War II England\, Bernard drea med of becoming a writer\, inspired by tales of Roy of the Rovers\, Biggle s\, and Rudyard Kipling. However\, navigating dyslexia at a time when it w as scarcely understood made traditional storytelling difficult. Photograph y became his way of communicating—his tool for telling meaningful\, visual stories that resonate universally.
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Bernard’s work is deeply rooted in the belief that life is composed of fleeting sensations and mome nts of consciousness. His photographs honor the beauty of ordinary existen ce—capturing people and places not for their fame or spectacle\, but for t heir authenticity and individuality. From Hasidic Jewish communities in Ne w York to revitalized neighborhoods in East Los Angeles\, Bernard has chro nicled lives with empathy\, nuance\, and a profound sense of respect.
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His work has been exhibited internationally and honored by institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery (UK and Scotland)\, The Royal Photo graphic Society\, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston\, and Lincoln Center in New York. His photographs are also part of public and private collections including the City of Denver’s Art in Public Places and the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
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Bernard is the recipient of numerous award s\, including two portraiture grants from the John Kobal Foundation\, a fe llowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts\, and support from Steven S pielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation. His work has appeared in publicat ions such as the University of Michigan Quarterly Review\, the M.I.L.K. bo ok series (Family\, Love\, and Friendship)\, and Art Directors Index to Photographers.
\nThrough photographic essays like From Generation to Generation\, Veya en Paz\, The Projects are Dead\, Long Live the Projects\, and
\nBenches\, Bernard continues to do cument the world with curiosity\, compassion\, and an unwavering commitmen t to telling stories that matter. \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250604T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250604T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Seeing With New Eyes with Bernard Mendoza URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/seeing-with-new-eyes-with-bernard-men doza/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/BM-self-Portrait-BW-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BM-self-Portrait-BW-300x224.jpg\ ;300\;224\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/0 3/BM-self-Portrait-BW.jpg\;756\;565\;\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/w p-content/uploads/2015/03/BM-self-Portrait-BW.jpg\;870\;650\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9567@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will start pro mptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social h our.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\n< p>Our judge for June will be Roy Ang.\nMembers bring prints for cri tique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge w ill hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting images for cr itique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Roy
\nRoy has been a professional photographer since the mid-1980s. He has done portrait\, wedd ing\, event\, commercial\, and landscape photography. His clients have inc luded NBC Studios\, the US Coast Guard\, and airports. Due to his level of security clearance\, he has been one of the few photographers with access to airport runways and lighthouses throughout the US. Recently\, Roy has been engaged with overseas wildlife conservation organizations by providin g hybrid source imagery. He is an experienced photography instructor and e njoys teaching surf imaging techniques.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250618T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250618T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/03/IMG_98891-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers .com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_98891-220x300.jpg\;220\;300\;1\,large\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_98891-751x1024 .jpg\;751\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/03/IMG_98891.jpg\;1501\;2048\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9568@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Ready to take control of your lighting and elevate your portrait photography? Join us for a hands-on workshop led by S an Diego Portrait Club member Dan Graham\, covering the
\nfundamentals of Off-Camera Flash (OCF)< /strong>—perfect for photographers who want to shape light and create dyna mic\, professional-quality images. \n
We’ll begin by breaking down the gear—triggers\, strobes\, sync speeds\, and High-Speed Sync (HSS)—and the n move into practical techniques for creating controlled studio-style ligh ting\, even in daylight.
\nYou’ll learn essential lighting patterns including Butterfly\, Loop\, Rembrandt\, Split\, and
\nClamshell\, and how to use key\, fill\, and rim lighting to build depth and dimension. We’ll also explore short vs. broad lighting\, using a higher light angle to mimic natural light< /strong>\, and the classic three -point lighting setup for professional portraiture.Whether you’re brand new to flash or looking to build confidence with your off-camera lighting skills\, this w orkshop is for you.
\n📅 Registration opens June 8\, 2025\, at 10:00 AM
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💵 $20 per person (model compensation fee)Tickets: https://www.sdportraitclub.com/sdpc-pab-workshop.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T120000 GEO:+32.733355;-117.147041 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ Photographic Arts Building\, 1780 Vil lage Pl\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Weekend Workshop: Fundamentals of Using Off Camera Flash URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/weekend-workshop-fundamentals-of-usin g-off-camera-flash/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/05/20241023-Dan-Graham-011-Edit3-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;htt ps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20241023-Dan-Graham-01 1-Edit3-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2025/05/20241023-Dan-Graham-011-Edit3-1024x1024.jpg\;756\;75 6\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2024102 3-Dan-Graham-011-Edit3-scaled.jpg\;2560\;2560\; X-COST:$20 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.sdportraitclub.com/sdpc-pab-workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9561@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
From Passion to Profits: How to Easily Sell Your Photographs
\nSelling your photos doesn’t have to be overwhelming or ri sky. In fact\, for many\, it is an enjoyable and achievable way to supplem ent income or even build a sustainable business. The key is knowing certai n creative techniques and specific learnable skills\, which we’ll explore in this session.
\nWhether you’re just curious about selling your wo rk\, considering your first sale\, or looking to expand your existing effo rts\, this session will provide practical\, down-to-earth insights. We’ll explore how to identify the right buyers\, showcase what makes your images unique\, understand the basics of pricing\, and utilize simple tools to s hare your work and profit from your passion.
\nAdditionally\, we’ll delve into effective communication strategies\, helping you connect with p otential buyers and build trust—whether you’re communicating in writing or verbally. Understanding different buyer communication styles can make a s ignificant difference in turning interest into sales.
\nTo support y our progress\, two e-tutorials will be available to attendees: one focused on designing your action plan and the other on mastering effective commun ication. These resources are offered at a special club discount for those interested in furthering their education and enhancing their success.
\nAbout Char Webster
\nChar Webster is an award-winning photogr apher\, digital artist\, author\, speaker\, and trainer. She is known for simplifying complex techniques into clear\, actionable steps\, helping oth ers develop their skills and confidently achieve their goals.
\nAn a vid adventurer\, Char’s photography has taken her to diverse locations—inc luding Alaska\, Africa\, Australia\, China\, India\, and Europe—enriching both her personal journey and professional work. She specializes in artist ic composites\, transforming images into one-of-a-kind works of art that h er clients enjoy.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250702T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250702T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:From Passion to Profits: How to Easily Sell Your Photographs URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/from-fun-to-funds-with-char-webster/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Char-Webster-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroom ers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Char-Webster-283x300.jpg\;283\;300\;1\, large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Char-Webster -966x1024.jpg\;756\;801\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/u ploads/2015/03/Char-Webster.jpg\;1675\;1776\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9597@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will st art promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and s ocial hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!< /h2>\n
Our judge for July will be Monica Royal.
\nMembers bring pr ints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting i mages for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more infor mation about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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Abo ut Monica
\nMonica Royal is an award-winning macro photo grapher known for transforming everyday objects into mesmerizing works of art. Her journey began with a photo of frost on a window—an image so abstr act and beautiful\, viewers couldn’t guess what it was. That curiosity\, t hat moment of wonder\, hooked her.
\nFor Monica\, macro p hotography is more than a genre—it’s a way of seeing. With over a decade o f study and exploration\, she’s mastered the art of revealing the extraord inary in the ordinary. Whether it’s a drop of oil in a margarita glass or a torn piece of plastic\, Monica’s images challenge perceptions and spark imagination.
\nThrough her lens\, the world becomes a pla yground of texture\, light\, and color. Her work invites viewers to pause\ , look closer\, and ask\, “That’s gorgeous… but what is it?”
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250716T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250716T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Monica_Royal_sml-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.dark roomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Monica_Royal_sml-300x300.jpg\;300\; 300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Moni ca_Royal_sml.jpg\;756\;756\;\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content /uploads/2015/03/Monica_Royal_sml.jpg\;809\;809\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9600@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Join us for an inspirin g evening with Darkroomers member Catherine “Cat” Evans as she shares her photographic journey and creative vision in Thru Catz Eyes: Macro and M ore. Best known for her stunning macro water drop photography\, Cat’s work invites viewers to slow down and appreciate the often-overlooked deta ils of the world around us.
\nFrom delicate dewdrops to e arly morning scenes at the beach\, Cat captures fleeting moments with arti stry and heart. Her presentation will explore how she developed her unique style\, her techniques for shooting macro images\, and the stories behind some of her favorite photographs.
\nWhether you’re curio us about macro photography or simply looking for a fresh perspective\, Cat ’s passion and creativity will leave you inspired to see the world through new eyes—Thru Catz Eyes.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250730T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250730T210000 GEO:+32.733362;-117.147034 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ Photographic Arts Building\, 1780 Vil lage Pl\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Member Spotlight: Thru Catz Eyes | Macro and More with Cat Evans URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/member-spotlight-thru-catz-eyes-macro -and-more-cat-evans/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/06/IMG_0750-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_0750-210x300.png\;210\;300\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_0750-717x1024.pn g\;717\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025 /06/IMG_0750.png\;1120\;1600\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9656@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Photo Compositing For The Entertainment Industry\n
In this workshop\, I’ll be sharing my proc ess and techniques behind creating dynamic digital photo composites used a cross the entertainment industry. Drawing from my experience in comics\, v ideo games\, film\, and VR\, I’ll break down how individual photographs\, digital painting\, and matte painting techniques are blended together to c reate cinematic scenes that support storytelling for major entertainment p roperties. We’ll explore how lighting\, perspective\, and visual consisten cy are managed to bring multiple source elements together into a seamless\ , believable image.\n\n\n \nThroughout the session\, I’ll pro vide real-world examples from my professional portfolio\, demonstrating ho w these compositing techniques have been applied to projects ranging from poster art to key art\, concept designs\, and promotional materials. Atten dees will gain insight into the full creative process — from initial conce pt sketches\, photography considerations\, asset gathering\, and compositi ng workflows\, all the way to final color grading and delivery for clients . Special focus will also be placed on how to plan and shoot with composit ing in mind\, helping photographers expand their own creative toolset.\n\n\n\nWhether you’re looking to expand your post-production sk ill set\, collaborate with entertainment clients\, or explore new creative possibilities with your photography\, this workshop is designed to give y ou a behind-the-scenes look at how digital compositing can elevate your wo rk for today’s visual industries.\n\n\nAbout Tony< /h2>\n
Tony Washington is an Eisner Award-winni ng illustrator with over 30 years of experience in the entertainment indus try\, spanning comics\, animated features\, video games\, and VR. His exte nsive credits include work on the Ratchet & Clank and TMNT C GI films\, official poster art for The Crow\, and lead illustrator for the ACLU (SDIC) for 9 years. He is also a New York Times bestselling a rtist for World of Warcraft: Ashbringer and a multiple San Diego Co unty Fair award winner. Tony’s expertise in digital compositing\, concept art\, and matte painting has made him a sought-after artist for major stud ios and publishers. In addition to his studio work\, he is an active membe r of the Adobe Experts Community and regularly leads workshops—both online and in-person—focused on supporting artists and students of all levels. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250806T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250806T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Photo Compositing For The Entertainment Industry with Tony Washingt on URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/photo-compositing-for-the-entertainme nt-industry-with-tony-washington/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/2022-Headshot-lo-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.dark roomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2022-Headshot-lo-200x300.jpg\;200\; 300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2022 -Headshot-lo-683x1024.jpg\;683\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2022-Headshot-lo.jpg\;1280\;1920\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9670@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Angela Andrieux\; programs@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Do your prints truly match wh at you see on your monitor? Are you in control of your printing workflow\, or are you just hoping for the best?
\nCreating gallery- or exhibition-quality inkjet prints isn’t easy and certainly isn’t intuit ive. If it were\, everyone would be doing it—and doing it well.
\nJoin Eric Joseph of Freestyle Photographic Supplies for an in-dep th\, hands-on workshop designed to give you the tools and confidence to ta ke full control of your printmaking process. You’ll learn the six essentia l steps to producing consistently beautiful inkjet prints.
\nThroughout this workshop\, Eric will guide participants through key to pics including:
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\nChoosing the right monitor for print-based editing
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\nMonitor calibratio n: what it is\, how to do it\, and why it matters
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\nSelecting paper that supports your artistic vision
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\nChoosing the best printer for your needs
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\nUnderstanding and using custom printer/paper profiles
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\nEvaluating your prints under proper lighting< /p>\n
Who Can Attend?
\nDarkroomers Wee kend Workshops are typically reserved for current members of the Darkroome rs Photographic Club. However\, this special event is open to all members in good standing of any SCACC (Southern California Ass ociation of Camera Clubs) affiliated club. We welcome our fello w photographers from the SCACC community to join us for this educational o pportunity.
\nAbout Eric Joseph
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Eric Joseph is a photographer and Co-President at Freestyle Photographic & Imaging Supplies. With decades of experience a nd a passion for education\, Eric has traveled the U.S. delivering worksho ps on color management\, inkjet papers\, and digital fine art printmaking. His teaching emphasizes practical\, real-world knowledge that helps photo graphers achieve consistent\, professional-quality output. Don ations Welcome
\nThis workshop is < b>free to attend\, thanks to the generosity of our presenter. E ric Joseph is graciously volunteering his time\, materials\, and expertise —and transporting extensive professional equipment to make this event poss ible. If you find value in the experience and would like to support his ef forts\, donations are welcome and appreciated.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T150000 GEO:+32.733362;-117.147034 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ Photographic Arts Building\, 1780 Vil lage Pl\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Weekend Workshop: Fine Art Printing with Eric Joseph URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/weekend-workshop-fine-art-printing-wi th-eric-joseph/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/07/Headshot_1_BW_small_contrasty-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;htt ps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Headshot_1_BW_small_co ntrasty-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2025/07/Headshot_1_BW_small_contrasty.jpg\;517\;517\; X-COST:Donations Welcome END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9599@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will star t promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and soc ial hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!\n
Our judge for August will be Rob Stephen.
\nMembers bring pri nts for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building g allery.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting im ages for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more inform ation about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About R ob
\nOwner-operator of PhotoMonkey grip and lighting in San Diego\, CA\, an equipment rental house specializing in lighting\, grip\, and prod uction support for still photographers with a minor in video.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250820T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250820T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 4/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/1517246960989-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1517246960989-300x300.jpeg\;300\;300\ ;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/15172469 60989.jpeg\;360\;361\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9675@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
J oin us for a morning of photography at Daybreak at Del Mar. We’ll m eet at 7:30 AM by the Don Diego statue and head to the clubhouse terrace t o watch and photograph the morning workouts. This is a great opportunity t o capture the beauty\, power\, and grace of racehorses and their riders as they train in the early light.
\nEvent Highlights:
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\nFree parking (per the Del Mar webs ite)
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\nAccess to multiple areas: terrace\, f ence line\, and paddock
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\nLive commentary fr om an announcer about horses and jockeys
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\nO ptional breakfast available for purchase\, or bring your own food and drin k
\nPhoto Tips:
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\n\n Bring a versatile lens (such as a 70–200mm f/2.8 zoom)\; wide angles and tripods are not necessary
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\nA jacket and hat are recommended—mornings can be cool\, and the marine la yer may linger or lift quickly
\nAdditio nal Info:
\nLearn more on the Day Break at Del Mar event page
\nCome early\, bring your gear\, and enjoy a beautiful morning trackside!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250823T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250823T090000 GEO:+32.975656;-117.261373 LOCATION:Del Mar Thoroughbred Club @ 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd\, Del Mar\, CA 92014\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: Daybreak at Del Mar URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/on-location-daybreak-at-del-mar/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/07/Daybreak-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers. com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Daybreak-300x131.jpg\;300\;131\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Daybreak-1024x446.jp g\;756\;329\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/ 07/Daybreak.jpg\;1080\;470\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9683@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Imagine starting on a project and thinking you would only do it for a specific time. As soon as you know it\, the project turned into a daily practice that lasted 4\,000 days and counting. In the nearly 10+ years of taking daily photos\, there are a few things about photography t o learn: the experiences\, the new knowledge\, the hardships\, and the ove rall joy of having your life documented by you.
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About The Presenter
\nMy name is Oliver! Nic e to meet you.
\nI am Award Winning Photographer & Filmmaker from Sa n Diego\, CA. I grew up in a Navy family. For most of my life\, I moved a round the Pacific before my family settled in San Diego. Travel is and wil l always be an essential part of my life.
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When I’m not traveling or taking photo graphs\, I work as a civil engineer for the California Department of Trans portation. Photography started as a hobby for me. It was not until I got into college that I took the hobby seriously\, and it was then that I got my first gig as a photographer. I got an opportunity to photograph my fri end’s wedding. However\, I have never shot a wedding before\, so I had to learn quickly. And I learned by doing. I found a couple on Craigslist. After a quick interview and confirmation of dates and times\, I photogra phed my first wedding and was hooked. I have never looked back.
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Over the years\, photography has given me many opportunities and experiences that I could never have imagined. I ha ve competed in Adobe Creative Jam\, winning the judge’s and people’s choic e awards for mobile photography. I have competed and won several times wi th the Professional Photographers of San Diego County monthly image compet itions. I have also been a Photography Judge at the San Diego County Fair for several years. With photography\, I have also been able to photograp h events such as the Long Beach Grand Prix\, the Miramar Airshow\, Hugh O’ Brian Leadership (HOBY) and others. I am also working on a published book of photography work.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250903T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250903T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Documenting Life: A Daily Photo Habit with Oliver Asis URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/documenting-life-a-daily-photo-habit- with-oliver-asis/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Darkroomers-Presentaion-Graphics-1-2-3.png\;1920\;1080\,medium\;htt ps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Darkroomers-Presentaio n-Graphics-1-2-3.png\;1920\;1080\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2015/03/Darkroomers-Presentaion-Graphics-1-2-3.png\;1920\;10 80\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Darkroome rs-Presentaion-Graphics-1-2-3.png\;1920\;1080 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9703@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
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Join Darkroomers and the San Diego Portr ait Club for a collaborative\, hands-on portrait workshop designed to elevate your lighting skills. This session combines classroom-style instru ction with on-location shooting in scenic Balboa Park.
\nWe’ll begin at 9:30 AM on Saturday\, September 6\, 2025\, at the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park< /span>\, where you’ll learn how to use a portable off-camera flash to bala nce natural light and ambient conditions. Afterward\, we’ll head into the park for two hours of guided shooting with a professional model (Anastasia)\, putting your new skills into practice.
\nWhat You’ll Learn:< /b>
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\nHow to balance flash and ambient light for natural-looking results
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\nTechniques for using a one-light setup effectively on location
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\nLighting placement\, modifier use\, and exposure control
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\nHands-on experience with a model in real-world outdo or settings
\nWorkshop Details:
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\n🕤 Registration Opens : Saturday\, August 23\, 2025\, at 10 AM | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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📅 Dat e: Saturday\, September 6\, 2025 at 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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\n📍 Location: Photogr aphic Arts Building\, 1780 Village Place\, San Diego
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\n💵 Fee: $20 per person (fees go d irectly to the model)
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\n👥 < /span>Limited to 10 participants – mark your calendar to sign up when r egistration opens
\nThis small-group wo rkshop offers personalized instruction and valuable shooting time—reserve your spot today!
\nTickets: https://www.sdportraitclub. com/eventsignup.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T123000 GEO:+32.733362;-117.147034 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ Photographic Arts Building\, 1780 Vil lage Pl\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Weekend Workshop: Lighting on Location | Mastering One-Light Portra its Outdoors URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/weekend-workshop-lighting-on-location -mastering-one-light-portraits-outdoors/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/07/Weekend-Workshops-2-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Weekend-Workshops-2-300x300.png\ ;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/0 7/Weekend-Workshops-2-1024x1024.png\;756\;756\;1\,full\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Weekend-Workshops-2.png\;1200\;1200\; X-COST:20 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.sdportraitclub.com/eventsignup END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9686@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our M onthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for September will be Alex Kunz.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Ph otographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome \, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check o ut our membership page and email us if you hav e any questions.
About Alex Kunz
\nOriginally from Germany\, Alexander S. Kunz has called the greater San Diego area hi s home since October 2010. He has been using Lightroom (Classic) to organi ze and develop his photos since 2007\, when version 1 of the software was released\, and now works as a tutor and expert for the software\, with loc al and international clients\, as well as teaching classroom and online wo rkshops on organization\, workflow and developing photos with Lightroom.\n
He also works as a landscape & nature photographer. His prints deco rate local health care facilities\, offices and private residences alike\; his works are licensed to international clients and aide conservation eff orts. His favorite photography subject are intimate landscapes\, but livin g in the rich and diverse environment and topography of San Diego County h as also made him very fond of the desert landscape\, as well as the native flora.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250917T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250917T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 5/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/03/kunz-headshot-150x150.jpeg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/kunz-headshot-200x300.jpeg\;200\;300\ ;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/kunz-hea dshot.jpeg\;427\;640\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9790@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Join Kevin La Rue from SlickPic for a live demo of new tools that make it easy to build pro-level galleries and portfolio websites. See how to share securely\, de liver curated MobiAlbums to phones\, and tap into AI features like MagicFi ll and the Smart Photo Reviewer to spotlight your best work.
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\n\nYou’ve spent countless hours creating amazing photos — but if they’re buried on a hard drive or lost in social feeds\, no one will truly appreciate them.
\n\n\nThe tr uth is\, until your work is displayed in a professional portfolio\, it won ’t get the recognition it deserves — even if your shots rival the pros.
\nJoin Kevin La Rue from Sl ickPic to discover a proven playbook for spotlighting your phot ography\, getting discovered online with our SEO Hive System\, and finally earning the admiration of peers and pros alike.
\nIn this live session\, you’ll see how to:
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\n- Build a custom portfo lio website in minutes.
\n- Create pro galleries th at outshine social media.
\n- Securely share images with different audiences.
\n- Deliver curated Mobi Albums right to phones.
\n- Try NEW tools: MagicFil l AI\, eCO Copyright Helper\, Smart Photo Reviewer\, and more.
\nWe’ll also compare the pros and cons of building your own site versus having SlickPic’s designers craft one for you. If you’ve ever dreamed of having a pro-level portfolio without the tech headaches\, this is your cha nce to make it happen.
About Kevin
\nKevin La Rue ha s spent nearly 40 years in technology and software at big companies and ve ry small\, including the last 15 or so working with photographers and phot ography companies like Nik Software\, Skylum\, and SlickPic.
\nA lif elong photography enthusiast\, he enjoys learning new techniques and shari ng practical tips that help others get more from their images. Kevin lives in San Diego\, where he also enjoys riding motorcycles\, camping\, playin g Pickleball\, and spending time with his wife and three cats. Oh\, and to ss in occasional visits from the kids!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2026 Playbook: Showcase Your Photography Like a Pro URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/2026-playbook-showcase-your-photograp hy-like-a-pro/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/SlickPic-KLR-OccupyMars-650x650-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SlickPic-KLR-Occup yMars-650x650-1-300x300.jpg\;300\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.c om/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SlickPic-KLR-OccupyMars-650x650-1.jpg\;650\; 650\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9793@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com\; https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/stunning -la-jolla-cove/ DESCRIPTION:CLIC K HERE TO REGISTER
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Welcome to another year and another wonderful photo opportun ity with Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk (WWPW) at the fabulous and famo us La Jolla Cove. I’ll be your leader for this walk – my name is Kevin and I’m a passionate photographer\, a member of Darkroomers (an awesome photo club here in San Diego)\, and have worked for several photography softwar e/cloud companies since 2006 – whew\, a long time\, and lots of stories!\n
This year\, we’re going to catch some wonderful early morning sunli ght (if the fog cooperates!) as we stroll from the Cove beach around past the Bridge Club towards Children’s Pool and beyond. Sunrise is at 6:45am a nd high tide is at 8:13am. In past years\, it has been a little on the coo l side at the start\, but heats up nicely as the walk goes on\, so my advi ce would be to bring a light jacket.
\nIf you like to shoot birds an d other critters\, bring your long lens\, but otherwise this is a “target- rich environment” so any lens will be just fine. Seriously\, there’s a lot to look at: Ocean\, swimmers\, rock structures\, sea lions\, birds\, peop le/artists\, street shooting and architecture up in the Village – and I’m sure I’m forgetting a bunch.
\nWe’ll end at a coffee/pastry/breakfas t shop called Better Buzz to “debrief”\, talk about how the WWPW photo con test works and more. Hope to see y’all there! Reach out if you have any qu estions at all!
\nTickets: https://wor ldwidephotowalk.com/walk/stunning-la-jolla-cove/.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T100000 GEO:+32.850254;-117.273394 LOCATION:La Jolla Cove @ 1160 Coast Blvd\, La Jolla\, CA 92037\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: Worldwide Photo Walk | La Jolla Cove URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/on-location-worldwide-photo-walk-la-j olla-cove/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/08/PhotoWalk2025_Logo-150x150.webp\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PhotoWalk2025_Logo-300x99.webp\; 300\;99\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ PhotoWalk2025_Logo-1024x337.webp\;756\;249\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroome rs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PhotoWalk2025_Logo.webp\;2048\;674\; X-TICKETS-URL:https://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/stunning-la-jolla-cove/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9710@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meet ing will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Criti que Night!
\nOur judge for October will be Amethel Parel-Sewell
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each mont h. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photog raphic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, h owever\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out o ur membership page and email us if you have an y questions.
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About Amethel
\n\n\nAmethel Parel-Sewell is a multidisciplinary creative with more than 30 years of experience as an e ditor-in-chief\, creative director\, photography editor\, photojournalist\ , multimedia producer\, graphic designer\, and educator. Her work flows at the intersection of storytelling\, visual art\, and education.
\n\n\nShe currently serves as a Coordinator of the International Ex hibition of Photography at the San Diego County Fair\, the nation’s larges t and longest-running juried print exhibition. With her passion for teachi ng\, she leads the exhibition’s robust educational program. Prior to this role\, she contributed as both a judge and speaker.
\n\n\nAmethel is also the Editor-in-Chief/Creative Director of Brilliant Sta r\, an award-winning international media agency that uplifts youth and the young-at-heart through global citizenship\, social justice\, and the transformative power of the arts.
\n\n\nRooted in communi ty\, she founded Light Chasers\, a vibrant San Diego–based photography col lective that hosts competitions\, workshops\, exhibitions\, and the best p otlucks — all designed to light a path for learning\, connection\, and gro wth.
\n\n\nWhen she’s not mentoring creatives or developi ng educational content\, she’s likely on the road with her husband and the ir beloved campervan\, chasing moonrises and fleeting light.
\n\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 6/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/03/Amethel_PhotoByJerryGhionis-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https ://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amethel_PhotoByJerryGhio nis-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2025/03/Amethel_PhotoByJerryGhionis-1024x576.jpg\;756\;425\;1\,f ull\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amethel_PhotoB yJerryGhionis.jpg\;2048\;1152\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9785@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Connect with Amethel in Light Chasers: facebook.com/groups/LightChasers
\n Or visit her website: amethel.com\n\n
Get to know Darkroomer and commercial photographer Peter Liebig in this Member Spotlig ht presentation. Peter will share his passion for capturing the excitement of motorsports\, classic cars\, and more—along with the creative artistry that transforms his images into unique digital paintings. Joined by his w ife and partner\, Wanda\, Peter will give us a behind-the-scenes look at t heir dynamic journey.
\nAbout Peter
\nPeter Liebig is a San Diego-based commercial photographer specializin g in cars\, motorcycles\, drag racing\, and other motorsports. A top photo artist\, Peter specializes in creative\, artistic\, and digital paintings of multiple venues. He owns Peter A. Liebig Photography.
\nHis wife\, Wanda\, is his partner and an accomplished p rofessional photographer. They make a dynamic duo.
\nPete Liebig Photography’s owner is also the official track pho tographer for Barona 1/8th Mile Drags\, El Cajon Classic Cruise\, San Dieg o Cops\, and Rodders. Pete Liebig and Wanda also travel around the USA\, p hotographing Old Cars\, Trains\, Tractors\, and Planes. Check out his webs ite Peteliebigphotography.com.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T210000 GEO:+32.733362;-117.147034 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ Photographic Arts Building\, 1780 Vil lage Pl\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Member Spotlight: Engines\, Energy\, and Art with Peter Liebig URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/member-spotlight-engines-energy-and-a rt-with-peter-liebig/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/08/pete-and-wanda-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkro omers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pete-and-wanda-300x255.jpg\;300\;255\ ;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pete-and -wanda.jpg\;320\;272\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9701@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Spend an evening learning how to think about painting your images with light. How l ong should your exposure be? What areas do you light first? How do you dea l with shadows? What lens do you use to create the 3D effect that you want ? What gear do you need to get started? Creigh Ryan McIntyre will share hi s Digital Workflow from start to finish.
\n\nAutomotive Light Painti ng is a specialized photographic technique that transforms vehicles into s triking works of art by manipulating light in a controlled\, creative mann er. This process typically involves photographing a car in a dark environm ent using long exposure times to capture the interplay of light and shadow .
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About Creigh Ryan McIntyre
\nCreigh R yan McIntyre\, known professionally as Creigh Photography\, is a Southern California-based freelance photographer celebrated for his unique light-pa inted images of classic cars\, emergency vehicles\, and aircraft. A self-t aught artist who began his journey photographing landscapes and events\, R yan developed a niche in long-exposure photography\, using controlled ligh ting to highlight intricate vehicle details.
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Raised in Los Angeles and San Diego\, his lifelong appreciat ion for automobiles and public service vehicles deeply influences his work . Balancing his creative pursuits with a full-time job\, he maintains phot ography as a passion-driven endeavor\, with clients ranging from car colle ctors to fire and police departments. His distinctive style and community engagement have earned him accolades\, including being named Fstoppers’ Ph otographer of the Month in June 2022.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Illuminating the Machine: Long Exposure Techniques for Automotive A rt with Creigh Ryan McIntyre URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/illuminating-the-machine-long-exposur e-techniques-for-automotive-art-with-creigh-ryan-mcintyre/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/c-PersonalCreighMcIntyre__RyanHeadshot1_1654697528872-150x150.jpg\; 150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/0 3/c-PersonalCreighMcIntyre__RyanHeadshot1_1654697528872-300x200.jpg\;300\; 200\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/c-Pe rsonalCreighMcIntyre__RyanHeadshot1_1654697528872-1024x683.jpg\;756\;504\; 1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/c-Personal CreighMcIntyre__RyanHeadshot1_1654697528872.jpg\;1920\;1280\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9801@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
\nThe meeting will st art promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and s ocial hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!< /h2>\n
Our Judge for November will be Anthony (Tony) Washington.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. P rints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photograph ic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, howev er\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’ d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our < a href='https://www.darkroomers.com/about/membership/'>membership page and email us if you have any qu estions.
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About Tony
\nTony Wa shington is an Eisner Award-winning illustrator with over 30 years of expe rience in the entertainment industry\, spanning comics\, animated features \, video games\, and VR. His extensive credits include work on the Ratc het & Clank and TMNT CGI films\, official poster art for The Crow\, and lead illustrator for the ACLU (SDIC) for 9 years. He is al so a New York Times bestselling artist for World of Warcraft: Ashbringe r and a multiple San Diego County Fair award winner. Tony’s expertise in digital compositing\, concept art\, and matte painting has made him a s ought-after artist for major studios and publishers. In addition to his st udio work\, he is an active member of the Adobe Experts Community and regu larly leads workshops—both online and in-person—focused on supporting arti sts and students of all levels.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 7/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/2022-Headshot-lo-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.dark roomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2022-Headshot-lo-200x300.jpg\;200\; 300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2022 -Headshot-lo-683x1024.jpg\;683\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com /wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2022-Headshot-lo.jpg\;1280\;1920\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9803@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe m eeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm f or setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Cr itique Night!
\nOur judge for December will be Don Bartletti.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photogra phic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, how ever\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If yo u’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Don
\nFrom the crowded streets of California to the continent-spanning routes of human m igration\, Don uses the camera to preserve story-telling moments that ofte n pass in the blink of an eye. All of us who appreciate the medium know t hat there is no better evidence of a fleeting moment than the still photog raph. Some can make us smile\; some make us weep. Over his 52-year career on the road as a newspaper photojournalist\, he occasionally found himself focusing on things that made him wonder\, “How can such things be?”.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251217T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251217T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 8/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Bartletti_On_The_Road_Headshot-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;ht tps://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bartletti_On_The_Road _Headshot-216x300.jpg\;216\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2015/03/Bartletti_On_The_Road_Headshot-736x1024.jpg\;736\; 1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Bart letti_On_The_Road_Headshot-scaled.jpg\;1840\;2560\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9810@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Darkroomers members may drop off their print entries in preparation for the 2025 Year-End Competition which will be held on January 10\, 2026.
\nEntry Categories
\n< ul>\n- Anima ls: https://slickpic.us/Year-End-2025-Animals
\n- Arc hitechture and Cityscapes: https://slickpic.us/Year-End-2025-Arch itecture-Cityscapes
\n- Birds and Insects: https://slickpic.us/ Year-End-2025-Birds-Insects
\n- Landscapes and Waterscapes: https://slickpic.us/Year-End-2025-Landscapes-Waterscapes
\n< li>Monochro me: https://slickpic.us/Year-End-2025-Monochrome\n- Other: ht tps://slickpic.us/Year-End-2025-Other
\n- People: https://slickpic.us/ Year-End-2025-People
\n- Still Life: https://slickpic.us/Year-End- 2025-Still-Life
\n\nMembers may submit up to 10 images in total. Entries must be submitted online at the links above no later than 1 1:59 PM\, December 31\, 2025.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260107T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Print Drop Off – 2025 Year End Competition URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/print-drop-off-2025-year-end-competit ion/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/12/Untitled.jpeg\;1200\;675\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-co ntent/uploads/2025/12/Untitled.jpeg\;1200\;675\,large\;https://www.darkroo mers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Untitled.jpeg\;1200\;675\,full\;https: //www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Untitled.jpeg\;1200\;675 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9814@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and soci al hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for January will be Stephen Burns.
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Members bring prints for c ritique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.\n
\n< h2>About Stephen\nVisitors are welcome\; however\, submitting images for critique is available only to members. If you’d like more information abou t joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
Stephen Burns is a digital artist\, p hotographer\, and educator with nearly three decades of experience in crea tive imaging. He began his career as a photographer and gradually expanded into digital art\, where he is widely recognized for his imaginative comp ositing and visual storytelling. Stephen is an Adobe Educational Leader an d has spent many years teaching digital art and design\, focusing on pract ical\, real-world workflows using tools like Photoshop.
\nIn addition to teaching\, Stephen is the author of multiple books on Phot oshop and digital creativity and is a frequent speaker at workshops\, conf erences\, and photography events. He also leads the San Diego Photoshop Us ers Group and produces educational tutorials that help photographers and a rtists expand their creative possibilities. As a judge\, Stephen brings a thoughtful\, experienced perspective that balances technical skill with cr eative vision.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260121T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-10 9/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/10/self-portrait-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroo mers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/self-portrait-244x300.jpg\;244\;300\;1 \,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/self-portr ait-831x1024.jpg\;756\;932\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2024/10/self-portrait.jpg\;1440\;1774\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9827@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Hiking trails in San Diego and beyond can be great areas for in spiration. I love the iconic areas that all us photographers like to take epic photos at\, the ones that everyone recognizes\, but I also get a kick out of finding a unique scene that has not been over explored. By getting out on to hiking trails you can find a unique perspective on the area whe re you live. All genres of photography can benefit from this. Heading out on the trail can help you find a unique landscape to shoot\, and great bac kdrop for portraits\, a cool place for macrophotography\, a wonderful fore ground for astrophotography\, …the possibilities are endless.
\n\nPhoto Credit: Brad Spiess
In t his workshop I will assume you have some basic knowledge of photography an d focus more on some basics to make your outdoor adventures more enjoyable and rewarding. Such as:
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\n- The best planning practices that c an help you maximize your enjoyment of the adventure and increase your kee pers for your photography.
\n- Some of the better locations around S an Diego for hiking and photography
\n- Best fitness practices to help you get in shape for your h iking adventures
\n- Safety tips to help minimize your risk while ou t on the trail.
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Photo Credit: Brad Spiess
About Brad
\nBrad Spiess is an award-win ning photographer who has spent countless hours on the trails over many ye ars. Brad started hiking with his mother at an early age in the Pacific Is lands. Later on in life after leaving the military he relocated to San Die go and discovered an area rich in hiking trails and diversity. After some time exploring trails in San Diego he started a hiking related website to share his experiences and insight with others. As he started to put more e ffort into building a robust site he started to explore photography as a m eans for better graphics and hiking related information for his audience. It’s at this point that his love for photography started to blossom. When Brad is not out exploring the world for inspiration he makes a living as a personal trainer helping his clients achieve their goals.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260204T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:A Pathway to Inspiration with Brad Spiess URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/pathway-to-inspiration-brad-spiess/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/01/head-shot-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers .com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/head-shot-217x300.jpg\;217\;300\;1\,large\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/head-shot-741x1024 .jpg\;741\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/01/head-shot-scaled.jpg\;1854\;2560\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9825@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Brad Spiess
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One of the unique features of Darkroomers is our commitment to printing and sharing our photographs for monthly critique and exhibition. A beautifully matted and mounted print ca n elevate your work\, but mastering this skill\, especially if you plan to cut your own mats\, takes practice and the right tools.
\nTo suppor t our members in this process\, we host an Annual Matting and Mounting Workshop\, where you’ll learn the art of creating custom mats and moun ting your prints using archival tools and techniques. Whether you’re a sea soned pro or just starting\, this workshop offers valuable hands-on learni ng and an opportunity to connect with fellow members.
\nWhat to Bri ng:
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\n- Mat Cutter (if you own one): If you don’t have a mat cutter\, this is the perfect chance to explore what others use and t ry before you invest.
\n- Uncut Mat Board (16×24 recommended): Bring enough to practice and complete your project.
\n- Printed Photograph: Ready to mat and mount.
\n- Adhesives and Tools: Any supplies you typically use or want to learn with.
\nThis workshop is a must for all members\, both new and experienced . It’s an excellent way for long-term members to share their expertise and for newer members to gain confidence in matting and mounting.
\n\n \nNOTE: This is a members-only event. No t a member? Click here for more information and to join Darkroomers!
\n \nLet’s refine our craft together and ensure our prints are ready for exhibition!
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T113000 GEO:+32.733362;-117.147034 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ Photographic Arts Building\, 1780 Vil lage Pl\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Weekend Workshop: Matting & Mounting Photographs URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/weekend-workshop-matting-mounting-pho tographs/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/01/Weekend-Workshop-1-1.png\;1920\;1080\,medium\;https://www.darkroome rs.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Weekend-Workshop-1-1.png\;1920\;1080\,la rge\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Weekend-Worksh op-1-1.png\;1920\;1080\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/01/Weekend-Workshop-1-1.png\;1920\;1080 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9829@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
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\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Mont hly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for February will be Marshall Willi ams.
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Members bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in t he Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are we lcome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please ch eck out our member ship page and email us if yo u have any questions.
About Marshall
\nMarshall Williams (b. 1965) is a fine art and commercial/advertising ph otographer. He is a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography (1989) an d apprenticed under Dean Collins\, an internationally renowned lighting an d photographic educator and photographer. While working with Collins\, he met fellow apprentice\, Tim Mantoani. The two formed Mantoani-Williams st udio in 1994. Today he is a principle at Studio on Banks/ a production stu dio and collective of photographers and cinematographers\, and President o f Marshall Williams Photography\, Inc.
\nWilliams’ commerci al clients include many of the top food\, healthcare\, hospitality and lan d development corporations nationally including Jack in the Box\, Qdoba\, Hilton\, Marriott\, Loews Hotels\, Cardinal Health\, Sharp Healthcare\, Ho ward Hughes Corporation and Irvine Company to name a few.
\nHis current fine art series is Taco Stand Vernacular— observations and vi sual recordings of the neighborhood taco stand and its iconic presence in the cultural landscape of Southern California. Williams serves on the Boa rd of Medium Photo and is a founding member of the Medium Photo Collective . He is a member of the San Diego chapter of American Photographic Artists and is active in the photography and arts community in San Diego. His p hotographs are held in many corporate and private collections.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-11 0/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/01/Marshall-Williams-Headshot-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https: //www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Marshall-Williams-Headsho t-291x300.jpg\;291\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/ uploads/2026/01/Marshall-Williams-Headshot.jpg\;756\;779\;\,full\;https:// www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Marshall-Williams-Headshot. jpg\;974\;1004\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9841@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
On ce Upon a Fair at the 2026 San Diego County Fair
\nThe San Diego Co unty Fair is the greatest story our community has ever told. It’s a tale o f food\, fun\, friends\, family\, laughter\, tradition\, music\, amazement \, and pure\, unbridled joy. The Fair — the largest and longest-running co mmunity event in San Diego County — makes its triumphant return from Wedne sday\, June 10\, through Sunday\, July 5\, 2026 (closed Mondays and Tuesda ys.) You won’t want to miss your chance to live out your “happily ever aft er” at the 2026 SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.
\nThis presentation\, organiz ed by Lois Fong-Sakai and Amethel Parel-Sewell (exhibition coordinators)\, will provide you with all the essential information required to participa te in the San Diego County Fair. It includes valuable tips on various cate gories\, announcements of new categories\, and other insider information.< /p>\n
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:All About Entering the Photography Exhibition at the San Diego Coun ty Fair URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/all-about-entering-the-photography-ex hibition-at-the-san-diego-county-fair-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/SDFair-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.co m/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SDFair-210x300.png\;210\;300\;1\,large\;https ://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SDFair-716x1024.png\;716 \;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SD Fair.png\;796\;1138\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9856@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Mary Peddecord\; treasurer@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:
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Join us for the Darkroomers’ annual Year-End Brunch Banquet as we gath er to celebrate the images created over the past year and honor the award winners from our Year-End Competition.
\nThis is a relaxe d\, social event\, and a great chance to slow down\, share a meal\, and en joy time together outside of regular meetings. Guests are welcome\, so fee l free to bring a spouse\, partner\, or friend.
\nEven t details
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\n- Date: Saturday\, March 7\, 2026
\n- Time: 10:30 AM
\n- Loca tion: The Farmers Table | 8141 La Mesa Blvd\, La Mesa
\n- Cost: $54 per person
\nRSVP & Payment
\nPlease RS VP by February 27 to Ma ry Peddecord at treasurer@darkroomers.com with the number of people attending.
\nPayment options:
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\n- Use the Zelle QR code in the image abov e
\n- Bring a check or cash to the next Darkroomers meeti ng
\nWe hope you’ll join us to celebrate\, connec t\, and enjoy a fun morning together.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T123000 GEO:+32.763749;-117.02161 LOCATION:The Farmers Table @ 8141 La Mesa Blvd\, La Mesa\, CA 91942\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers 2025 Year End Banquet URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-2025-year-end-banquet/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/02/Gold-Photo-Brunch-Invitation.png\;1920\;1080\,medium\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gold-Photo-Brunch-Invitation.png \;1920\;1080\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/0 2/Gold-Photo-Brunch-Invitation.png\;1920\;1080\,full\;https://www.darkroom ers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Gold-Photo-Brunch-Invitation.png\;1920\ ;1080 X-COST:$54 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9874@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Jason Harmon\; interclub@darkroomers.com\; https://darkroomers.us15 .list-manage.com/track/click?u=7bb9807aab72b163f58f7d353&id=e3dab6f3bf&e=1 075dbbffc DESCRIPTION:\n
Interclub competitions conn ect us with photographers beyond our own club. Selected images represent D arkroomers and are judged alongside work from other camera clubs in the re gion through the Southern California Associatio n of Camera Clubs (SCACC).
\nFor submissi on instructions\, please visit the Darkroo mers Member Handbook.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260317T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260317T200000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SCACC: Interclub Competition URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/scacc-interclub-competition-4/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/03/2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2026/03/2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2-1024x576.jpg\;756\;425\;1\,full\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2.jpg\;1920\;1080\ ; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9843@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will start p romptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for March will be Stephen Burns.
\nMembers bring prin ts for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by t he Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building ga llery.
\nVisitors are welcome\; however\, submitting ima ges for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more informa tion about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Stephen\n
Stephen Burns is a digital artist\, photographer\, and e ducator with nearly three decades of experience in creative imaging. He be gan his career as a photographer and gradually expanded into digital art\, where he is widely recognized for his imaginative compositing and visual storytelling. Stephen is an Adobe Educational Leader and has spent many ye ars teaching digital art and design\, focusing on practical\, real-world w orkflows using tools like Photoshop.
\nIn addition to tea ching\, Stephen is the author of multiple books on Photoshop and digital c reativity and is a frequent speaker at workshops\, conferences\, and photo graphy events. He also leads the San Diego Photoshop Users Group and produ ces educational tutorials that help photographers and artists expand their creative possibilities. As a judge\, Stephen brings a thoughtful\, experi enced perspective that balances technical skill with creative vision.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260318T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260318T210000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building | Balboa Park @ 1780 Village Pl\, San D iego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-11 1/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/steveburns2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroome rs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/steveburns2-200x300.jpg\;200\;300\;1\,la rge\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/steveburns2.jp g\;351\;526\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9863@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Discover the ultimate Photoshop workflow designe d exclusively for professional artists—an award-winning system that transf orms your creative process. This course unlocks insider secrets\, time-sav ing techniques\, and advanced tools used by top-tier designers to elevate your artwork to new heights. Whether you’re aiming to refine your skills\, boost productivity\, or create stunning\, polished projects\, this class will empower you with the knowledge and confidence to excel. Sign up now a nd join a community of passionate artists mastering the art of digital cre ation—because your next masterpiece deserves the best workflow!
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About Stephen Burns
\nStephen Burns (www.chromeallusion.com) is a digital artist a nd author of books on being creative with your digital tools. He is an Adobe AEL (Adobe Educational L eader) as well as an Adobe Community Expert and h as taught digital creativity internationally. He is an Instructor at Goldenwest College and Santa Monica College and Coast College and Studio Arts of Los Angeles.
\nHe worked as a Pro-Artist for W ACOM Technologies and he is th e president Of Photoshop Users Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoshopusersgr oup) which is currently the largest Adobe Photoshop Users group in the country.\n
He is guest writer for a num ber of magazines to include the feature article and front cover of Phot oshop User Magazine (http://www.chromeallusion.com/articles_index.htm). In addition\, Stephen is the author of the following books (ht tp://www.chromeallusion.com/books.htm):
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\n- “3D Photoshop For Creative Professionals”
\n- “Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX” < /span>
\n- “The Art Of Poser & Photoshop”
\n- “Advanced Photoshop CS4 Trickery & FX”
\n< li>“Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX” \n- “Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX”
\n- “Photoshop CS Trickery & FX”
\nHe has discovered the same passion for the digital medium as he has for photography as an ar t form. His background began as a photographer 28 year ago and in time\, p rogressed toward the digital medium. His artistic influences include the g reat Abstractionists & the Surrealists including Jackson Pollock\, Wassily Kandinsky\, Pablo Picasso\, Franz Kline\, Mark Rothko\, Mark Tobey\, and Lenore Fini\, to name a few.
\nStephen Burns has been a corporate in structor and lecturer in the application of digital art and design for the past 29 years internationally. He has been exhibiting digital fine art ar ound the world at galleries such as Durban Art Museum in South Africa\, Ci tizens Gallery in Yokahama\, Japan\, and CECUT Museum Of Mexico to name a few. Part of his exhibiting won him 1st place in the prestigious Seybold I nternational digital arts contest.
\nHe teaches Digital Manipulation Workshops online and privately. He is an instructor on http://training.xtrain.com/faculty/show/Stephen+Burns \, Photoshop Café (http://www.chromeallusion.com /dvd_index.html)\, Layers Magazine (http://www.chromeallusion.com/tutorials_ 3d_layersmag.html).
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T123000 GEO:+32.733362;-117.147034 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ Photographic Arts Building\, 1780 Vil lage Pl\, San Diego\, CA 92101\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Weekend Workshop: Award Winning Photoshop Workflow for the Pros wit h Stephen Burns URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/weekend-workshop-award-winning-photos hop-workflow-for-the-pros-with-stephen-burns/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 024/10/self-portrait-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroo mers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/self-portrait-244x300.jpg\;244\;300\;1 \,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/self-portr ait-831x1024.jpg\;756\;932\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-conten t/uploads/2024/10/self-portrait.jpg\;1440\;1774\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9866@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Join us for a morning of photography in Oce anside as we explore a mix of urban color and historic architecture.
\nWe’ll meet at 8:30 AM at Camp Coffee Company (101 N Cleveland St\ , Oceanside\, CA 92054) for a light breakfast and a chance to connect befo re we head out.
\nFrom there\, we’ll walk through downtow n Oceanside to photograph murals and other interesting sights around the a rea. Once the streets get busier and the light gets harsher\, we’ll drive over to Mission San Luis Rey (4050 M ission Avenue\, Oceanside\, CA 92057) to spend time photographing the miss ion and its beautiful grounds.
\nThis outing offers a nic e mix of street\, travel\, and architectural photography\, with plenty of opportunities to look for color\, texture\, details\, and composition.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T123000 GEO:+33.194215;-117.380647 LOCATION:Camp Coffee Company @ Parking lot\, 101 N Cleveland St\, Oceanside \, CA 92054\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: Exploring Oceanside URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/exploring-oceanside/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/03/Hands-On-Outings-Workshops-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https: //www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hands-On-Outings-Workshop s-300x169.png\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/ uploads/2026/03/Hands-On-Outings-Workshops-1024x576.png\;756\;425\;1\,full \;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hands-On-Outings- Workshops.png\;1920\;1080\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9845@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
A strong portfolio is more t han a collection of good images—it’s a body of work with purpose and inten t.
\nIn this presentation\, Andrew Hertel explores how ph otographers can build clear\, cohesive portfolios across multiple formats\ , including websites\, print portfolios\, books\, and smaller\, goal-speci fic collections. Rather than focusing on trends or specific platforms\, th e talk looks at why portfolios matter\, how galleries and portfolio s serve different roles\, and how thoughtful editing shapes the way work i s seen and understood.
\nThis session is practical\, appr oachable\, and relevant for photographers at many stages. Attendees will l eave with a better understanding of how to evaluate their own work\, make stronger editing choices\, and create portfolios that communicate clearly— no matter the format.
\nAbout Andrew
\nAndrew Hertel is a fi ne art photographer specializing in black and white landscapes\, wildlife\ , and nature photography. He is drawn to the way light\, shadow\, shape\, and texture come together to define a scene\, creating images that reflect the quiet beauty of the natural world.
\nBeyond photography\, Andre w has a deep love for adventure and exploring remote landscapes. Whether o n foot\, motorcycle\, or bicycle\, he finds inspiration in the wild places he visits and the ever-changing conditions that shape them. His work has been exhibited at fine art shows and galleries\, and he leads photography workshops in places like Death Valley and Kyrgyzstan\, helping others expe rience and capture the landscapes in their own way.
\nFor Andrew\, p hotography is more than just creating images—it’s about being out in natur e\, embracing the journey\, and sharing that experience with others.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260401T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Photographic Arts Building @ 1780 Village Pl\, San Diego\, CA 9210 1\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:More Than a Gallery: Building Meaningful Photography Portfolios URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/more-than-a-gallery-building-meaningf ul-photography-portfolios/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\ ,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Her tel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1-206x300.jpg\;206\;300\;1\,large\;https://w ww.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Br iscoe-02bw2-1-702x1024.jpg\;702\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.co m/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1.jpg \;1316\;1920\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9872@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com\; https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23111227729 1909?p=VplhQuKQwvb1eZLTAU DESCRIPTION:Join us for our April Monthly Critique Night\, held online this month via Microsoft Teams.
\nThe meeting w ill begin promptly at 7:00 PM\, and the onl ine room will open at 6:45 PM for social ti me.
\nOur judge for April will be Lar ry Vogel.
\nBecause we are unable to meet in p erson this month\, critiques will be based on digital image submissions rather than prints. Members may submit up to three images total across the two categorie s\, Monochrome and Colo r. Images accepted by the judge may be printed and hung in the Photographic Arts Building gallery at a later date\, assuming we regain ac cess to the building.
\nVisitors are welcome to attend. I mage submission for critique is available to members o nly. For more information about joining Darkroomers\, please vi sit our membership page and reach out with any questions.
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About Larry
\nLarry Vogel has been involved in photography since 1976 and in recent years has become a multi -talented artist using several mediums to pursue and express his creative explorations\, including\, photography\, ceramics\, painting and sculpture . Larry has exhibited his work since 1979 and continues to exhibit nationa lly and internationally\, including exhibitions at The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite\, California\, the Susan Spiritus Gallery in Newport Beach\, California\, and the Africus\, Johannesburg Biennale in 1997. Vogel’s work can be found in numerous private and corporate collections. He was awarde d a photographic scholarship from The Friends of Photography for the Ansel Adams Photography Workshops in 1983\, which Vogel says he was fortunate t o be able to attend\, as it was the last of the workshops that the renowne d photographer\, Ansel Adams\, was alive to teach.
\nLarry is co-fou nder and past director of The Photographers’ Exchange\, which has held mon thly meetings for members since 1990. After leaving the group in 2011\, Vo gel created the Digital Photo Exchange\, DPX\, an online group which holds monthly critique sessions. Additionally\, Larry has created a new DPX-AI online group. This DPX-AI group has been created in order to facilitate th e investigation of new Artificial Intelligence processing and image creati on as it relates to the digital photographer. More information can be foun d on the DPX tab in the above menu.
\nLarry Vogel has continued to e volve as a creative artist. He has created several bodies of work\, some t raditional in concept and technique\, while others are very experimental a nd abstract in technique and vision. Because of his evolving approach\, ne ither he\, nor his works can be successfully categorized or pigeonholed\, which Vogel finds somewhat refreshing and liberating. Vogel recalls a stat ement by another diverse artist\, one in which he declares\, “My diversity may be my claim to my obscurity!” Larry says\, sometimes he feels that wa y too.
\nVogel continued his artistic evolution as he entered into t he digital age many years ago. And currently explorations have found Vogel wandering into the new Artificial Intelligence world. Although many of hi s contemporaries have questioned and held off making use of AI\, Larry has embraced the new technology and formed new works in collaboration with AI . New collaboritive projects have already been been created\, fusing AI cr eated images with his own digital camera files and photo-compositing techn iques in Photoshop.
\nVogel has over 35 years experience teaching wo rkshops\, beginning many years ago with his own darkroom series of worksho ps and now with a full list of digital processing workshops and location w orkshops. Check out the list of current workshops being offered on the Wor kshops tab in the above menu.Vogel continues to offer his expertise in the critique process and has been sought out as a judge and instructor for ma ny camera clubs and county fair organizers.
\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T210000 LOCATION:Microsoft Teams SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-11 2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 021/04/Larry-Vogel-800-pxls-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www. darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Larry-Vogel-800-pxls-262x300.jp g\;262\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021 /04/Larry-Vogel-800-pxls.jpg\;699\;800\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9902@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
We will be meeting at the Torrey Pines State Rese rve Extension this Saturday at 8:30 AM. Free parking for the extension is in the residential areas just outside the preserve. There are trailheads t here\; I believe fairly easy trails. There are also other trailheads at th e other side of the preserver\; if we want we can check those out after. W ith luck there may be some flowers there\, but regardless should be some n ice views and natural features to photograph. Remember our current quarter ly theme is Diptych\, so plan on some 2-frame images! Info and good maps a re here:
\nhttps://www.sdnhm.org/education/canyoneer-hikes/torrey-pine s-extension
\nLets meet where that page suggests:
\nFrom I-5 go west on Carmel Valley Road for 1.2 miles. Turn right onto Del Mar Scenic Parkway. Park at the end of the road. Trailhead GPS: N32.93826 \, W117.25275
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T123000 LOCATION:Torrey Pines State Reserve Extension @ GPS: N32.93826\, W117.25275 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: TBD URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/on-location-tbd/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/04/Hands-On-Outings-Workshops-2-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;http s://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hands-On-Outings-Worksh ops-2-300x169.png\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-cont ent/uploads/2026/04/Hands-On-Outings-Workshops-2-1024x576.png\;756\;425\;1 \,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hands-On-Ou tings-Workshops-2.png\;1920\;1080\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9899@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
In 2023\, Anne and Mark took their second trip to Antarctica\, but this on e was much more than just a quick trip down to the Antarctic Peninsula and back. Leaving from New Zealand\, they spent 4 weeks exploring the Ross S ea\, Amundsen Sea\, and Bellinghausen Sea before finally traveling up the Antarctic Peninsula and ending up in Ushuaia\, Argentina. Along the way t hey experienced record breaking storms in Aukland\, the Austrailian Sub-An tarctic Islands (Including Macquarie Island)\, visited McMurdo Station\, a nd visited many of the Historic Huts in Antarctica along with seeing a wid e variety of Penguins\, Whales\, Seals\, Albatross\, and more. Join us as they relive our tour through some of the most remote areas of our planet.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260429T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260429T210000 GEO:+32.733362;-117.147034 LOCATION:Rancho San Diego Library @ 11555 Via Rancho San Diego\, El Cajon\, CA 92019 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Member Spotlight: From New Zealand to Ushuaia: An Antarctic Journey with Mark & Anne Smith URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/member-spotlight-new-zealand-ushuaia- antarctic-journey-mark-anne-smith/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/04/2023-02-13-CapeRoyds7-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www .darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2023-02-13-CapeRoyds7-300x228. jpg\;300\;228\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/20 26/04/2023-02-13-CapeRoyds7-1024x779.jpg\;756\;575\;1\,full\;https://www.d arkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2023-02-13-CapeRoyds7.jpg\;2048\ ;1557\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9851@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
W hat separates a good photograph from a great one? It isn’t technical skill \, the quality of the camera\, or proficiency in Photoshop. It’s the visio n behind the image – and how effectively the photographer communicates tha t vision. In this talk\, I’ll take a step back to focus on why we make pho tographs. What is the vision behind our work and the message we want each image to convey? How do we communicate that vision through our choice of s ubject\, composition\, and lighting? What emotions and mood do we want to evoke\, and how do we achieve that? Ultimately\, this talk is about creati ng impactful\, meaningful images that resonate with viewers\, not just pho tographs that are sharp and well-exposed.
\n\nPhoto Credit: Stephen Bay
About Stephen
\nStephen Bay is a self-taught landscape photographer based in San Die go. He specializes in creating large scenic prints that capture the city a nd the beauty of the natural landscape. He works intentionally\, carefully planning his images\, sometimes waiting months or years for the perfect e nvironmental conditions to materialize. Stephen is deeply involved in phot ography education and the local community. He regularly teaches classes\, gives presentations on photographic technique and vision\, and provides tu toring and individual coaching. He has also served as a judge for the San Diego County Fair’s Exhibition of Photography.
\n\nPhoto Credit: Stephen Bay
Original ly from Canada\, Stephen came to the U.S. for graduate school in Computer Science. After meeting his wife\, he settled permanently in California. Ha ving left a career as a data scientist\, he now devotes his full attention to photography.
\n\nPhoto Credit: Stephen Bay
You can view Stephen’s work at < a href='https://stephenbayphotography.com'>https://stephenbayphotography.c om
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T203000 GEO:+32.733314;-117.147045 LOCATION:Rancho San Diego Library @ 11555 Via Rancho San Diego\, El Cajon\, CA 92019 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Developing and Achieving Your Vision in Landscape Photography with Stephen Bay URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/developing-and-achieving-your-vision- in-landscape-photography-with-stephen-bay/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 021/04/stephen-bay-portrait-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www. darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/stephen-bay-portrait-225x300.jp g\;225\;300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021 /04/stephen-bay-portrait.jpg\;600\;800\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9886@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Jason Harmon\; interclub@darkroomers.com\; https://us06web.zoom.us/ j/89093402317 DESCRIPTION:Photo C redit: Stephen Bay
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Interclub competitions conn ect us with photographers beyond our own club. Selected images represent D arkroomers and are judged alongside work from other camera clubs in the re gion through the Southern California Associatio n of Camera Clubs (SCACC).
\nFor submissi on instructions\, please visit the Darkroo mers Member Handbook.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260519T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260519T200000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SCACC: Interclub Competition URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/scacc-interclub-competition-may-2026/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/03/2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2026/03/2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2-1024x576.jpg\;756\;425\;1\,full\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2.jpg\;1920\;1080\ ; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9917@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will st art promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and s ocial hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!< /h2>\n
Our judge for May will be Monica Royal.
\nMembers bring pri nts for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building g allery.
\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting im ages for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more inform ation about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Monica< /h2>\n
Monica is a macro photographer known for turning ordin ary subjects into images that stop people in their tracks. Her work often sparks the same reaction: “That’s beautiful… but what is it?” That sense o f curiosity is at the core of what she does.
\nHer path i nto macro photography started with simple experimentation and a natural fa scination with small details. Over time\, that curiosity grew into a focus ed practice. With more than a decade of experience\, she has developed a s trong understanding of light\, texture\, and how her lens interprets the w orld up close.
\nFor Monica\, macro photography is both c raft and play. It’s a way to slow down\, explore\, and reconnect with a se nse of wonder. Whether she’s photographing frost\, a drop of oil in water\ , or a torn piece of plastic\, her goal is the same—to show that beauty ex ists in places most people overlook.
\nHer work invites v iewers to look closer and rethink what they see.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T210000 LOCATION:Spring Valley Library @ 836 Kempton St.\, Spring Valley\, CA 91977 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-11 3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Monica_Royal_sml-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.dark roomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Monica_Royal_sml-300x300.jpg\;300\; 300\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Moni ca_Royal_sml.jpg\;756\;756\;\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content /uploads/2015/03/Monica_Royal_sml.jpg\;809\;809\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9923@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Andrew Patterson\; andrew@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Det ails coming soon!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T123000 LOCATION:Barrio Logan SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:On Location: Barrio Logan URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/on-location-barrio-logan/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/05/5-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2026/05/5-300x169.png\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/5-1024x576.png\;756\;425\;1\,full\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/5.png\;1920\;1080\ ; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9882@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:\n
Head to the fair on opening day a nd stay for the International Exhibition of Photography artist’s reception ! Many Darkroomers members will have their images displayed on the walls\, so please come out and support the photography community.
\nTickets : https://www.sdfair.com/p/participate/entry/phot ography.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T203000 GEO:+32.976901;-117.262749 LOCATION:Del Mar Fairgrounds @ 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd\, Del Mar\, CA 92014 \, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:San Diego County Fair Exhibition of Photography Artists’ Reception URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/san-diego-county-fair-exhibition-of-p hotography-artists-reception/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/03/5-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2026/03/5-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/5-1024x576.jpg\;756\;425\;1\,full\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/5.jpg\;1920\;1080\ ; X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.sdfair.com/p/participate/entry/photography END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9919@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will sta rt promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and so cial hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!\n
Our judge for June will be Jim Selkin.
\nMembers bring print s for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by th e Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gal lery.
\n\nVisitors are welcome\, however\, submitting imag es for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more informat ion about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
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About Jim
\nJim’s life in photography started early. At age four\, his father h anded him a Brownie Instamatic\, and he never looked back. By age six\, he was attending photo conventions in New York City. He still has that first camera today.
\nIn college\, Jim studied under Walter Ro senblum\, whose teaching helped shape and clarify his photographic vision. While doing graduate work in architecture at Columbia University\, Jim tr aveled to Tahiti to study the places where his favorite Impressionist arti st\, Paul Gauguin\, lived and worked. That trip changed the way he saw the world through a camera.
\nSoon after\, Jim became a cont ract photographer for Air France in New York. His assignments included ser ving as the official Air France photographer for the inauguration of the C oncorde. A three-month international assignment took him to Japan\, the Ph ilippines\, Thailand\, and Paris\, followed by additional work throughout France.
\nHis travel photography was represented by The I mage Bank and later by Getty Images. His images have appeared in Travel + Leisure\, National Geog raphic Traveler\, and through several Japanese agencies.
\n< p class='p1'>Jim later shifted into art direction\, working with major New York agencies on travel and cosmetics accounts. He also served as a photo graphy and commercial judge for The One Show. During that time\, he worked with several influential creative figures\, including Henry Wolf\, Hiro\, Anthony Edgeworth\, and Pete Turner.\nAfter moving to t he West Coast\, Jim continued working in travel photography and visual sto rytelling\, with assignments for Tourism Fiji\, Tourism New Zealand\, proj ects throughout Southeast Asia\, and a return to Japan. He also lived and worked in Saigon for three years\, before and during the pandemic\, where he created photo stories about daily life in the city through the eyes of an expat.
\nJim has judged for photography organizations across California\, including PPA\, PSA\, county fairs\, and local photo g roups. While he brings a deep technical and professional background to jud ging\, his greater focus is helping photographers develop their own vision .
\nA former Canon Pro\, Jim now photographs with Fuji an d mentors photographers in several countries. He has led photo tours to Fr ance and Vietnam and continues to develop travel photography opportunities focused on Indigenous cultures and off-the-beaten-path locations.
\nOne lesson continues to guide his work:
\n“Ph otography teaches patience.”
\nFor Jim\, that means slowi ng down\, being present\, and becoming one with the camera.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260617T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260617T210000 LOCATION:TBD SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-11 4/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/03/Jim-and-Brownie-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkr oomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jim-and-Brownie-201x300.png\;201\;30 0\;1\,large\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jim-an d-Brownie.png\;237\;354\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9534@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\nThe meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we ’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nJudges vary by mont h.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of eac h month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T210000 EXDATE;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T190000 LOCATION:TBD RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=3WE SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-99 / X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9888@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Jason Harmon\; interclub@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:Visitors are welco me\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members onl y. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please check out our membershi p page and email us if you h ave any questions.
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Interclub competitions conn ect us with photographers beyond our own club. Selected images represent D arkroomers and are judged alongside work from other camera clubs in the re gion through the Southern California Associatio n of Camera Clubs (SCACC).
\nFor submissi on instructions\, please visit the Darkroo mers Member Handbook.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T200000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SCACC: Interclub Competition URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/scacc-interclub-competition-july-2026 / X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/03/2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2026/03/2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2-1024x576.jpg\;756\;425\;1\,full\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2.jpg\;1920\;1080\ ; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9920@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:info@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:The meeting will start promptly at 7 pm\, but we’ll open the buildin g at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
\nOur judge for August will be Andrew Hert el.
\nMembers bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of ea ch month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
\n\nVisitors are welc ome\, however\, submitting images for critique is available for members on ly. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers\, please chec k out our membersh ip page and email us if you have any questions.
\n
About Andrew
\nAndrew Hertel is a black and whit e nature photographer based in San Diego\, California.
\nHis work is shaped by time spent in wild places. Deserts\, mountains\, coa stlines\, and remote backcountry often explored on foot\, by bicycle\, or by motorcycle. For Andrew\, photography is not just about reaching a locat ion. It is about being immersed in the landscape\, slowing down\, and resp onding to what it feels like to be there.
\nLargely self- taught\, Andrew creates quiet fine art images rooted in contrast\, simplic ity\, and mood. His photographs are less about documenting a place and mor e about translating the emotional weight of the experience. A snow-covered tree. The curve of a sand dune. Fog moving through a forest. Without colo r\, form and feeling come forward.
\nAndrew grew up in th e Midwest\, but the open spaces of the West Coast changed the course of hi s life and his creative work. His ongoing body of work\, Images from Nature\, reflects how he sees and experiences th e wild places that continue to shape him.
\nAlongside his fine art photography\, Andrew leads immersive photography workshops in ex traordinary landscapes\, helping photographers slow down\, connect with th eir surroundings\, and develop their own creative vision.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T210000 LOCATION:TBD SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/darkroomers-monthly-critique-night-11 5/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\ ,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Her tel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1-206x300.jpg\;206\;300\;1\,large\;https://w ww.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Br iscoe-02bw2-1-702x1024.jpg\;702\;1024\;1\,full\;https://www.darkroomers.co m/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Andrew-Hertel-Christopher-Briscoe-02bw2-1.jpg \;1316\;1920\; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9890@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Jason Harmon\; interclub@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Interclub competitions conn ect us with photographers beyond our own club. Selected images represent D arkroomers and are judged alongside work from other camera clubs in the re gion through the Southern California Associatio n of Camera Clubs (SCACC).
\nFor submissi on instructions\, please visit the Darkroo mers Member Handbook.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260922T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260922T200000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SCACC: Interclub Competition URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/scacc-interclub-competition-september -2026/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/03/2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2026/03/2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2-1024x576.jpg\;756\;425\;1\,full\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2.jpg\;1920\;1080\ ; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9892@www.darkroomers.com DTSTAMP:20260504T180227Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Jason Harmon\; interclub@darkroomers.com DESCRIPTION:\n
Interclub competitions conn ect us with photographers beyond our own club. Selected images represent D arkroomers and are judged alongside work from other camera clubs in the re gion through the Southern California Associatio n of Camera Clubs (SCACC).
\nFor submissi on instructions\, please visit the Darkroo mers Member Handbook.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T200000 LOCATION:Online SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SCACC: Interclub Competition URL:https://www.darkroomers.com/event/scacc-interclub-competition-november- 2026/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/03/2-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp- content/uploads/2026/03/2-300x169.jpg\;300\;169\;1\,large\;https://www.dar kroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2-1024x576.jpg\;756\;425\;1\,full\ ;https://www.darkroomers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2.jpg\;1920\;1080\ ; END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR
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