May 18, 2023
Outing - Broadway Square, Downtown Fargo, 6:30 pm
Outing - Broadway Square, Downtown Fargo, 6:30 pm
April 20, 2023
Business Meeting, Election of Officers and April Print Competition.
Business Meeting, Election of Officers and April Print Competition.
March 16, 2023
Back to Basics of Photography.
Bruce Danuser and Gordon Court will focus on getting back to the fundamentals of good photography. Bring your camera!
It's kind of like taking batting practice as a baseball player. Even when you are a professional ball player, you still take batting practice and work on the foundations of your craft.
We will be covering the following areas:
Some of the subjects Bruce and Gordon will focus on are:
Back to Basics of Photography.
Bruce Danuser and Gordon Court will focus on getting back to the fundamentals of good photography. Bring your camera!
It's kind of like taking batting practice as a baseball player. Even when you are a professional ball player, you still take batting practice and work on the foundations of your craft.
We will be covering the following areas:
- the decisions and processes that make a great photo
- Subject selection and how to make it be the focus of your shot.
- Light and shadows,
- Composition
- Camera and tools
Some of the subjects Bruce and Gordon will focus on are:
- People photography,
- Pet photography,
- various other specific areas can be addressed as desired, including:
- Night Sky,
- Vehicles(cars, airplanes etc.)
- Wildlife,
- Architectural
- Others by request
February 16, 2023
John and Gordon will be presenting sessions on Photoshop and Lightroom at our meeting on Thursday. We will split the group into two "breakout rooms" on Zoom so you will need to choose the session that best fits your needs. We will record both sessions so you can watch the other session at a later date.
Please check out the attached informational documents prior to the meeting on Thursday to help you decide which session you would like to attend.
- Introduction To Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Develop Module and AI Masking
Presented by Gordon Court fmcc_education_night_court_march_2023.pdf
- Introduction To Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
Presented by John Calvin fmcc_education_night_calvin_march_2023.pdf
John and Gordon will be presenting sessions on Photoshop and Lightroom at our meeting on Thursday. We will split the group into two "breakout rooms" on Zoom so you will need to choose the session that best fits your needs. We will record both sessions so you can watch the other session at a later date.
Please check out the attached informational documents prior to the meeting on Thursday to help you decide which session you would like to attend.
- Introduction To Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Develop Module and AI Masking
Presented by Gordon Court fmcc_education_night_court_march_2023.pdf
- Introduction To Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
Presented by John Calvin fmcc_education_night_calvin_march_2023.pdf
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September 15, 2022
Let 's get together, have some fun, and plan for the 2022-2023 club year. What: Kickoff Meeting When: September 15, 2022, 7:00 pm Where: In Person Meeting @ First Presbyterian Church, 650 2nd Ave N Fargo |
October 20, 2022
Intro to Extreme Light Painting. We learned about this at one of the sessions from the N4C convention in Duluth and several of our members participated in a hands-on demo. We are lucky that Paul was able to purchase the pixel stick so we can have some fun with this - it is an amazing gadget!!! Paul will have a short educational speech then lots of playing.
Bring your camera, tripod and trigger. Plan on using the camera in Bulb mode. Will have lots of props etc. if anyone wants to participate in the drawing of light, recommend wearing dark clothing. We will be doing Orbs, fire, angels, lots of different things, then will break out the pixel stick.
Here is a link to a post from Paul with examples of what we will be doing, I hope you can view it. hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/160067204516602/permalink/1411455316044445/
Intro to Extreme Light Painting. We learned about this at one of the sessions from the N4C convention in Duluth and several of our members participated in a hands-on demo. We are lucky that Paul was able to purchase the pixel stick so we can have some fun with this - it is an amazing gadget!!! Paul will have a short educational speech then lots of playing.
Bring your camera, tripod and trigger. Plan on using the camera in Bulb mode. Will have lots of props etc. if anyone wants to participate in the drawing of light, recommend wearing dark clothing. We will be doing Orbs, fire, angels, lots of different things, then will break out the pixel stick.
Here is a link to a post from Paul with examples of what we will be doing, I hope you can view it. hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/160067204516602/permalink/1411455316044445/
November 17, 2022
Presenter : Bruce Bernstein
Agenda :
If you are a photographer who is new and less experienced than many of the longer term members in our club you should make an effort to show up for this meeting !! Many of the more experienced photographers will also find interest here but my main focus will be to help the less experienced person understand how to assess and process photos.
I will be displaying some of the photos that I competed with in the club as well as N4C.
THIS WILL NOT JUST BE A SLIDE SHOW !!
I will be discussing how the photos were both taken and processed.
I will point out problems with otherwise good photos and how I solved those problems
I will be showing numerous before and after photos ( before meaning out of camera : after meaning processed and presented )
Hope to see you Thursday evening, November 17 at 7pm.
Presenter : Bruce Bernstein
Agenda :
If you are a photographer who is new and less experienced than many of the longer term members in our club you should make an effort to show up for this meeting !! Many of the more experienced photographers will also find interest here but my main focus will be to help the less experienced person understand how to assess and process photos.
I will be displaying some of the photos that I competed with in the club as well as N4C.
THIS WILL NOT JUST BE A SLIDE SHOW !!
I will be discussing how the photos were both taken and processed.
I will point out problems with otherwise good photos and how I solved those problems
I will be showing numerous before and after photos ( before meaning out of camera : after meaning processed and presented )
Hope to see you Thursday evening, November 17 at 7pm.
December 15, 2022
Canceled due to weather.
Canceled due to weather.
January 19, 2023
This meeting will be held via Zoom, use the Contact tab to request more information.
- We will watch the video and Steve will lead a discussion on Ian Plant's - Composition Finding your Visual Flow
- World-renowned photographer Ian Plant travels the globe looking for the most amazing places, people, wildlife, and moments to capture with his camera.
- A question on the comments from judges about photos being "soft" was raised offline after the salon last week, John Calvin will lead a discussion on that topic
This meeting will be held via Zoom, use the Contact tab to request more information.
January 26, 2023 - FMCC Annual Awards Banquet (Guest Speaker W. Scott Olsen)
Bonanzaville at 6PM
1351 Main Ave W
West Fargo, ND
W. Scott Olsen is a professor of English at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. He is the author of 12 books of narrative nonfiction, mostly travel books about road trips or flying a small airplane, and for more than 20 years he was the editor of the international literary magazine Ascent. His writing has frequently been cited by the Best American Essays anthology series and has appeared in literary and commercial magazines as widely varied as the Kenyon Review and Pilot magazine, as well as in newspapers such as The Forum, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere.
Scott’s photography has appeared in galleries and museums such as the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, the Kaddatz Gallery in Fergus Falls, the Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis, in a variety of gallery spaces curated by The Arts Partnership, and elsewhere. His work has appeared in online publications and galleries around the world.
Scott also is part of the editorial team for Frames Magazine, an international photography magazine dedicated to photographs on paper. Scott writes the book reviews for Frames as well as hosts the podcast series. In addition, Scott writes a series called “Reading Frames” which, in every essay, unpacks the composition and aesthetics of a single image.
Scott’s photography and critical work have also been featured at LensCulture and other photography publications. He is working on a number of new projects.
https://blog.cord.edu/olsenphotography/
https://www.facebook.com/w.scott.olsen
Bonanzaville at 6PM
1351 Main Ave W
West Fargo, ND
W. Scott Olsen is a professor of English at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. He is the author of 12 books of narrative nonfiction, mostly travel books about road trips or flying a small airplane, and for more than 20 years he was the editor of the international literary magazine Ascent. His writing has frequently been cited by the Best American Essays anthology series and has appeared in literary and commercial magazines as widely varied as the Kenyon Review and Pilot magazine, as well as in newspapers such as The Forum, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere.
Scott’s photography has appeared in galleries and museums such as the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, the Kaddatz Gallery in Fergus Falls, the Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis, in a variety of gallery spaces curated by The Arts Partnership, and elsewhere. His work has appeared in online publications and galleries around the world.
Scott also is part of the editorial team for Frames Magazine, an international photography magazine dedicated to photographs on paper. Scott writes the book reviews for Frames as well as hosts the podcast series. In addition, Scott writes a series called “Reading Frames” which, in every essay, unpacks the composition and aesthetics of a single image.
Scott’s photography and critical work have also been featured at LensCulture and other photography publications. He is working on a number of new projects.
https://blog.cord.edu/olsenphotography/
https://www.facebook.com/w.scott.olsen
Education topics are subject to change. If you have an idea for an education night, please contact one of the officers.