2021-02-16 Fine Art Photography SIG meeting notes

We met online using ZOOM 6:00pm-8:45pm

The goal of our Fine Art Photography SIG is to help each other to create fine art from our photography.

Attendees
Jim Limburg
Mike Barry
Rich Ernst
Don Harrington
Ken Eis
Ann Yang
Lynne Lewis
Mike Dunetts
Albert Wang
Ed Ogle
Mike Hohol

OUR MAIN DISCUSSION TOPIC WAS "ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS"
We discussed creating fog, clouds, haze, smoke, shadows, brushes and popouts
Mike showed how he creates fog and smoke and stage light effects.
Ann demo'd how to create fog and smoke 3 different ways, ala Nemanja Sekullic.
Rich demo'd fire effects, popouts using clipping masks, and brushes.
Ken showed how he creates shadows based on the drop shadow effects.
Ed showed a color wheel that he got from Amazonhttps://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1TFMK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Jim showed how he created "Screw City".

Please tell Mike Barry if you have anything that you want to discuss at the next meeting so I can add it to the agenda.

OUR MAIN DISCUSSION TOPIC FOR MARCH WILL BE "BRUSHES"
- What are they?
- What are they good for?
- How to use them?
- How to make them?
- Where can you get them?
- How to organize them.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT - RESEARCH "BRUSHES"
Everyone has the homework assignment to research "Brushes", study them and bring back some information for the group to discuss at our next Fine Art Photography SIG meeting. If you find some good "Brushes" information online, tell me where it is and I will put a link to the information on our website.

NEW ITEMS ADDED TO THE RESOURCES PAGE OF THE CLUB WEBSITE
Remember to check the Resources page of our club website for "Brushes" information.
https://fcdcc.com/resources.php
Blake Rudis - video on creating a blending brush
Nemanja Sekulic - How to create Fog and Smoke (https://youtu.be/FIBXXglbYtQ) suggested by Ann
John Paul Caponigro's technique for creating Fog, suggested by Mike Hohol

SIG Project - FINISH-IT-PHOTO
If you haven't already sent in a FINISH-IT-PHOTO, please do send Mike Barry an image in RAW format.
Mike will choose one of the images, send it out to the SIG members, and everyone will create their own interpretation of the image to show at future meetings. The idea is to show how all the members would process the same image in different styles.

Several of our members showed their versions of Mike Dunett's Corvette, talked about their thought process and how they created their images. We swapped backgrounds, changed car colors, added smoke from burning tires...

The FINISH-IT-PHOTO for March will be: Medieval Combat by Mike Barry

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE
David duChemin recommends that The critiquer must understand the intent of an image to offer advice.
We discussed Jim's "Screw City", what his vision was, how he accomplished it, and what else we might do to emphasize the vision.

I would like to see more members submit images for critique.

AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY SIG MEETING - Tue 3/16/2021 @6:00pm
1. The main topic will be "Brushes" Please research on your own so we can all discuss it at the meeting (optional)
2. We will discuss our interpretations of the FINISH-IT-PHOTO Please, everyone send Mike Barry a RAW image file that we can use for this Project.
3. We will hold constructive critiques (optional) Pick as many as 3 images that you would like critiqued, and be prepared to show them by sharing your screen during the ZOOM meeting.
4. We will pick a topic for the next meeting

If you don't have time to research the topic, or you don't have any images that you want to have critiqued, that is OK, you can just attend the meeting and participate when you want.

I would like to see more pictures from our Fine Art SIG in the regular club meeting slideshows.

Jim Limburg will send out the Meeting ID, passcode, and meeting link when we have scheduled the meeting, which will be about a week before the meeting date.

Please email Mike, info@fcdcc.com, when you find mistakes, missing information or if you have suggestions for the Fine Art Photography SIG and I will try to address the issues.