2022-10-18 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.
The Fine Art SIG is a place where artists support each other and nurture creativity in others.
Unrequested criticism can feed an artist's fear of failure and stifle their creative growth.

ATTENDEES
Mike Barry
Heather Coe
Rich Ernst
Jim Fellion
Tim Leaman
Jim Limburg
Ed Ogle
Rich Roberts
Albert Wang
Barry Zuroski

OUR MAIN DISCUSSION TOPIC WAS "Mandalas and Kaleidoscopes".
Our members showed off lots of fantastic mandalas.

We also discussed "Level Up Your Composition" by Blake Rudis.

RESOURCES (Where you can find sources of inspiration)
Rich's templates - https://fcdcc.com/docs/richs-kaleidoscope-resources.zip
Ed's templates - https://fcdcc.com/docs/eds-kaleidoscope-resourcess.zip
Jeanie's presentation to the club in August 2022 - https://youtu.be/FoPWooYbhbU
Google "Designing Pictorial Composition with Thomas Keglar"
Adobe Max started today - 3 days of free training from Adobe - https://max.adobe.com/pricing/

FINISH-IT-PHOTO
Please send me images for the FINISH-IT-PHOTO.
If I don't have any images we won't have a FINISH-IT-PHOTO.

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUES AND PERSONAL PROJECTS
Albert showed his "Pittsburg Man" and Mike showed "Cowboy and Horse".

PICK A TOPIC FOR THE NEXT MEETING
Our topic for next month is "Abstract Art Photography". Figure out what "Abstract Art Photography" means to you, and show us some of your own abstract art photograph at the next meeting.

AGENDA FOR OUR NEXT FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY SIG MEETING - Tue 11/15/2022 @6:00pm
1. The main topic will be "Abstract Art Photography".
2. 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.
3. 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.