The Kingwood Photo Club has now officially entered the virtual world! This was a tremendous feat of accomplished by our IT Guru – Chuck Dugand! This was a formidable task and I’m sure I tried Chuck’s patience many times during the practices leading up to the meeting. As the meeting went very smoothly all the trial runs with Chuck definitely paid off. Thanks, Chuck! We are forever in your debt.
Chuck told me after the meeting that we had about 33 members at one time so a really good showing for our first virtual. I’ve attached the agenda for your reference and if you were not able to attend you can checkout the club’s activities.
A quick summary of activities and notices, past and present, that were noted in the agenda.
Please use our Website and Facebook to keep up with club events between meetings. With so much uncertainty, Anne Mullins, Activities Chair, is not formally planning any outings. However, as we learn more about how Texas will phase in a restart of our economy there will be pop-up activities posted on our Web page and Facebook. Hopefully, by the May meeting, Anne will have some ideas for the remainder of the year and she can have her activities group meet for a planning session soon after our May meeting.
Our Special Interest Groups are on hold. Chuck has conducted one virtual Post Processing SIG. Portraiture SIG is waiting till we can again meet in the Kings Point Community Pool Room. For the portraiture we are in need of models. Our model from last year has left Kingwood so if you have a suggestion please let us know at treasurer@kwphotoclub.com.
Chuck is still planning our Library workshops with signups on our Website. Jim Schepens is presenting a virtual workshop on iPhonography in May. In June I’ll be doing one on Macro Photography that we think can be held in the Library, if not we’ll make it a virtual workshop. In October Chris Summers will present Children’s Portraiture. There are still 3 months that need a presenter; August 1, September 5, and November 7. If you’d like to share a photography skill with the public please contact Chuck at Admin@kwphotoclub.com. He will be most appreciative.
If you’ve been reading the articles that come out in our Monday’s e-blast you have read about our recent project: Front Steps. There is so much enthusiasm in our community for these photos. Chuck (our hardest-working member wearing many hats) still can use additional photographers to cover areas not currently covered. Our project will be featured on the Tribune’s Website and possibly in their Tuesday paper so we are looking for more appointments and don’t wish to disappoint any Kingwood resident. The time involved is minimal so please consider joining our group and bring some smiles to your neighbors. Go to our Home Page on the web site, click on the Front Steps Project button, and scroll down to see the photos that we’ve already taken. I think Bill Beard and Chris Summers are one and two with the number of photos they have already posted.
Our May program was originally all about members selling, swapping, giving away photography equipment they no longer use. That will be impossible with a virtual meeting in May so we are postponing this event. We also need input from you to gauge participation. Chuck has put together a small survey that he will post with a few questions. Once we get the results of this survey will be back with more information regarding this event.
Finally, our next meeting is on May 19th. We are planning another virtual meeting and our speaker, Kathy Adams Clark, has agreed to do a zoom presentation. She was our speaker for April and that meeting was canceled so we are very pleased that she could make time for us in May. Her topic “Lessons Learned in Isolation”.
I don’t know about you but I have cabin fever and looking at past vacations brings visions of future vacations. This leads me to the Share and Learn assignment for May: ” Vacation Visions”, where you’ve been, and where you’d like to go! More on that in another post. Stay well enjoy getting outside in our beautiful spring weather and an early Happy Mother’s Day to all our moms in the club!
The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
Ansel Adams
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