2022-05-17 Fine Art Photography SIG meeting notes

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

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

ATTENDEES
Mike Barry
Judy Cannon
Heather Coe
Rich Ernst
Michael Hohol
Jim Limburg
Ed Ogle
Rich Roberts
Joan Sayre
Albert Wang

GYM PHOTOSHOOT STATUS
We have been invited by Brad and Natalie, the gym's owners to take pictures of their gym. We will be shooting on Thursday 5/26 from 1pm-3pm, because there will be fewer customers there.
They want some pictures that they can use for their new website and advertisements. We can take pictures of the trainers using the gym equipment, the facilities and their new equipment. We can bring strobes or shoot natural light, whichever you like.

TheGymForEveryBody.com
The Gym for Every Body
1293 Main Street Suite 2
Windsor, Colorado

OUR MAIN DISCUSSION TOPIC WAS "DISCOVERING YOUR ARTISTIC VISION" part II class by Blake Rudis.

2.1 CATALOGING STRATEGIES
2.2 - 2.6 ON LOCATION DISCUSSIONS
3.1 ELEMENTS OF A PHOTO
3.2 WHAT IS ARTISTIC VISION
3.3 OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
3.4 WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH
3.5 Activate Your Senses
3.6 Deliberate Practice Techniques
3.7 What's Next - F64 Workflow (More training by Blake Rudis)

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT - RESEARCH "Photoshop AI Selection Techniques"

RESOURCES
Lightroom Classic Selection Tools - https://youtu.be/cRGdi85tikU
Photoshop Virtual Summit 2022 had several sections about AI Selections
Adobe - https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/making-quick-selections.html
YouTube

SIG Project - FINISH-IT-PHOTO
Albert and Michael shared their interpretations of Jack's image "Utah Waterfall".

The FINISH-IT-PHOTO for June will be "View in Arches N.P." by Jack Lipscomb.

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.

Constructive Critiques/What Project Are You Working On?
We looked at several members' current projects.

AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY SIG MEETING - Tue 06/21/2022 @6:00pm
1. The main topic will be "Photoshop AI Selectin Techniques". 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.