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Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night @ Zoom

May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for our Monthly Critique Night via Zoom!

Our judge for May is Michelle Pennings.

Members will be emailed with Zoom meeting information. If you’d like to attend as a guest, please contact us to be added to the guest list.

Image critiques are 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 Michelle:

Michelle is an International Award-Winning Fine Art Photographer located in San Diego, CA. She is the Director of West Coast School of Photography and has served as secretary of Professional Photographers of California. Michelle has earned her CPP (Certified Professional Photographer) and is currently working to earn her Masters in Photography from PPA. Michelle specializes in themed portrait sessions for children. When she isn’t busy creating new sets and painting backdrops she can be found photographing underwater.

Michelle’s recent distinctions:

2020 PPA Bronze Medalist Photographer of the Year
2020 PPC High School Photographer of the Year
2020 PPSDC Pet Photographer of the Year
2019 Western District 2nd Place Senior Portrait
2018 PPSDC Photographer of the Year
Associate of WPPI
Associate of The Portrait Masters

www.designsbychelle.com

https://www.facebook.com/designsbychellephotography/

IG @designsbychellephotography

IG @familyphotosandiego

Jun

2

Wed

Darkroomers Monthly Meeting @ Photographic Arts Building

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Jun 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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).

My Journey as a Landscape Astrophotographer with Stephen Bay @ Zoom

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Jun 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Darkroomers members will be sent Zoom log in info via email. If you’d like to attend as a guest, please contact us so we can add you to the guest list.

Although I’ve been a photographer for many years, I’ve only recently started photographing the night sky and trying to capture the Milky Way and other celestial bodies. In this talk, I’ll go over my journey as a landscape astrophotographer. Starting from the very beginning where I fumbled around in the dark and couldn’t operate my camera properly to the point where I am doing shoots that require hours of planning and fieldwork. I’ll go over how I choose my subjects and why I strive to remain local even when sky conditions are not the best.

Presenter Bio

Stephen Bay is a landscape photographer living in San Diego. His focus has been on photographing our beautiful city with its amazing coastlines, cityscapes, and inland mountain & desert regions. His carefully planned and executed photos have attracted the attention of local media and he has won several awards from the San Diego County Fair. Previously, he focused on travel stock and published a photo book of Los Angeles with Twin Lights Publishers. He is regularly involved with photography education through workshops & presentations, and he is an admin for the Light Chasers community.

Originally Stephen was from Canada and came to the U.S. for graduate school in Computer Science. He then met his wife and permanently settled in California. After leaving a career as a data scientist, he now pursues photography full-time.

stephenbayphotography.com

Jun

16

Wed

Darkroomers Monthly Critique Night @ Zoom

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Jun 16 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for our Monthly Critique Night via Zoom!

Our judge for June is Larry Vogel.

Members will be emailed with Zoom meeting information. If you’d like to attend as a guest, please contact us to be added to the guest list.

Image critiques are 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 Larry

Larry Vogel describes himself as an artist who uses the medium of photography as well as sculpture, painting and ceramics. He has been an exhibiting artist for over thirty years. His work is included in numerous private and corporate collections. Vogel is currently represented by the Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach, CA.

Vogel teaches his popular online webinars throughout the year. Workshop, webinar and private one-on-one sessions are detailed on his website, www.lavogel.com.

In addition to his busy workshop schedule, Larry is founder and director of the Digital Photo Exchange – DPX. Monthly meetings centered around a critique format are held online, twice a month. More information can be found at: https://www.lavogel.com/DPX.html

Vogel is a well sought-after juror and presenter for many art and photo events, which include the San Diego Fair, Orange County Fair, San Clemente Art Association and many photo groups throughout Southern California. Be sure to check his website for his schedule of events and workshops.

www.lavogel.com/workshops