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The 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!
Our judge for January is Dave Veit.
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 Photographic Arts Building gallery.
Visitors 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.
About Dave
Raised with a pack of dogs in the forest somewhere in 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 combine his passions as an “Environmental Dog Photographer”, leveraging positive 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 Dave 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 sunsets, camping, and often all of the above, all at the same time.
Dave lives in San Diego, where he is a solopreneur and manager of David Veit Photography since 2009. A seasoned world traveler and linguist, Dave is available for commissions globally. Please contact him through his website to book a session.
Join your fellow Darkroomers for a day trip to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA!
This is a members’ only event, but members are allowed to bring immediate family members (e.g., spouse, kids) as guests. Not a member? Click here for more info and to join Darkroomers!
This incredible museum features the West’s largest collection of railway locomotives, passenger and freight cars, streetcars, interurban electric cars, buildings, and other artifacts dating from the 1870s. Ride streetcars, interurban electric cars, and trains on the Museum railway on our 100-acre campus.
We’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 Antelope Rd) in Menifee for lunch.
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!
Join us for Iceland: 2 weeks, 2300 miles, and 3400 images presented by Michael and Mary Peddecord.
The Land of Fire and Ice is rightly on many photographers’ bucket lists. In June 2022, we embarked on a two-week trip that would cover 2290 miles, including the 830-mile Ring Road. Side trips off the Ring Road took us to Gullfoss and Geysir Hot Springs, the Westfjords, Vatnsnes Peninsula, and Lake Myvatn. The ever-changing landscapes and weather conditions provided endless photographic opportunities.
The trip was planned using travel and photography books as well as the internet – especially Google Maps. All lodgings were booked online, including B&Bs, farms, apartments, and small hotels. Driving ourselves allowed us to stop at the unexpected – be it a motorcycle museum, shark museum, or simply the sun breaking through the clouds. Now that we have compiled our lists of dos and don’ts that might be useful for future travels, our one burning question – should we go back in the winter for the Northern Lights?
Following a short presentation, we invite others who have visited Iceland to share their experiences.
DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER, WE ARE CANCELLING THIS MEETING AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SATURDAY FOR OUR WEEKEND WORKSHOP.
Join us for our First Wednesday Monthly Meeting. First Wednesday Meetings are lectures, talks, discussions, or presentations.
This meeting will be held in person at the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park (next to Spanish Village).
About Rob
Owner-operator of PhotoMonkey grip and lighting in San Diego, CA, an equipment rental house specializing in lighting, grip, and production support for still photographers with a minor in video.