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2024 Club Activities

On behalf our your club activities committee, please see the great calendar of daytime and overnight trip options listed below. As day trips and overnight trips are scheduled, there will be posts which include registration to join in the great photography opportunities.


December– Club Christmas Party for the next club meeting. Get your Christmas fun with our wonderful club members and enjoy a fun evening of fellowship.

December 1st – December 7th-KWPC Birding Adventure Trip to Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Chris has put together a great adventure with travel details. If you are not signed up and still interested contact Chris Summers directly at Chris@chrissummers.net.

Spring- San Antonio (TBD)

Pop-Up Trips

Committee encourages club members to organize pop-up events. Since there is no planned activity for July and August, that would be a great time to plan as well.

Houston Mural Hunt
Seismique Art Museum in Katy
TGR Exotic Wildlife Park in Spring
Elinor Tinsley Park-Skyline photography
College Station/Bush Library
Huntsville Prison Museum/Sam Houston Exhibits

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Members – Did you Know? (12)

We’re getting close to the end of this series of DYK articles. Promise.

Did you know – our club has had a couple of “Special Interest Groups” over the years. We currently have only one group; our Post Processing SIG. This group meets monthly to talk about what you do to your images after (post) you’ve taken them. Some photographers do nothing, we’re not a group for those people. If you do anything from editing, to culling and organizing, to printing, to posting then this group might be for you. We’re not a workshop series to teach post processing but we will dive into all sorts of different software and techniques. We get together to discuss and teach each other. Most meeting are online (Zoom).

The join our PP SIG contact admin@kwphotoclub.com.

If you’d like to see another SIG form bring it up to our president. ((President@kwphotoclub.com). SIG’s can be almost anything photography related. Birding, travel, camera (Canon, Nikon …), studio, etc. We’ll help you try to get your SIG rolling.

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November 19 Program: Precision Camera & Video

Join us for an exciting presentation from Precision Camera & Video in The Woodlands! Learn about the wide range of services they offer, including:

  • Camera & Equipment Rentals
  • Hands-On Gear Demos
  • PhotoLab Printing & Film Developing
  • Expert Repair Services
  • Educational Workshops and much more!

This is a great opportunity to discover how Precision Camera can support your photography needs, whether you’re a hobbyist or a seasoned pro. Plus, special discounts will be available for Kingwood Photo Club members!

Come meet Jacob Emery

Manager – The Woodlands

Precision Camera & Video

This is a great opportunity to discover how Precision Camera can support your photography needs, whether you’re a hobbyist or a seasoned pro. Plus, special discounts will be available for Kingwood Photo Club members!

Great time to get some ideas for your Christmas wish list. See you tomorrow night!

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The Club needs help for a Santa Shoot

We have a request from Woodspring Forest HOA near Kingwood to photograph their Meet Santa Event on Sunday, Dec 1 from 1:30 pm to 5 pm. This is a local event that we photographed last year and are invited back again this year. The club enjoys helping our community by participating in these seasonal events. It would be very sad if we couldn’t find a few members to help.

What we need is a photographer or two and a few members to help set up, direct the children and families, and take down. We had a blast last year but unfortunately several of us are not in town for this event and we could use your talents to make this a memory for some young families.

For the photographers, we need you to bring your camera, tripod, extra camera batteries, and strobes or flash attachments. The club has a backdrop and Emily Murphy has a stand. For helpers, no additional equipment is needed but bring your camera if you want to get some candid photos. We’ll have a Dropbox for you to upload the photos. If you are not comfortable with post-processing that can be done after you upload your raw files. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please contact me at:

President@kwphotoclub.com or talk to me at Tuesday’s meeting.

Be a Santa Elf for a few hours and share the joy of the season!

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Tuesday, Nov 19, Monthly Meeting Last Call for Share and Learn

Tuesday’s meeting is coming up quickly and the last assignment for 2024 is “Pick a Color”! I’ll be in town so your Share and Learn need to be uploaded by 3 pm Tuesday.

Thanks to the members who have already uploaded their photos: Chris Summers, Ellen Taylor, Emily Murphy, Jim Schepens, John Gray, and Michelle Henley.

Chris asked me to remind anyone who has participated in an activity in 2024 to upload their photos for the Annual Social Photo Reel to be played at the Christmas Social. Please use the following naming convention:

Date Event Name Photo# – 202410CaddoLakeChrisSummers1

With this information, he can group events.

This year has flown by. Plans are already in place for our December social. Ron Fovargue has the food ordered and is looking for additional people besides Elena and Richard Gonzallas to help setup, serve, and take down. If interested in helping please text Ron at (405) 714-2347. Group photo from 2022.

Hope to see many of you attend in person or online and your “Colorful” photos too!

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Members – Did you Know (11)

Eleventh DYK .. if you’re a member and this isn’t getting you super excited, I can’t imagine what would! I’m thinking of making a full length movie out of these.

Did you know– as a member you are able to share some of your pictures each month with the other members. Every month our illustrious club president picks a theme and you’re invited to upload three images to be shown at the monthly meeting. The session is called share and LEARN. When your time comes to share you can say whatever you want about your images especially if it includes information others might find illuminating. Keep it “G” rated.

To upload your share and learn images use either the link on the Monday morning email or sign into the website where you should see a link on the welcome page.

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November 19 Program: Precision Camera & Video

Jacob Emery

Manager – The Woodlands

Precision Camera & Video

Join us for an exciting presentation from Precision Camera & Video in The Woodlands! Learn about the wide range of services they offer, including:

  • Camera & Equipment Rentals
  • Hands-On Gear Demos
  • PhotoLab Printing & Film Developing
  • Expert Repair Services
  • Educational Workshops and much more!

This is a great opportunity to discover how Precision Camera can support your photography needs, whether you’re a hobbyist or a seasoned pro. Plus, special discounts will be available for Kingwood Photo Club members!

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Members – Did you Know ? (10)

Our tenth DYK and still more out there. Did you know we could go this long?

Did you Know – if you log in and go to the Members Only tab you will find a page for club Mentors. These kind folks are willing to spend time with other members like yourself who may want help to improve their skills. Our names and contact info on that page are there for a reason…we want to help.

You too can become a mentor. Just let me know.

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Members – Did you Know? (9)

Now I know that you don’t know this one. I’ve been managing our website for about ten years and I’ve only seen this done a couple of times. What is this mysterious member benefit that so few are taking advantage of?

Did you know – As a member, if you sign in, you can comment on posts! Yes, that feature exists and would allow you to stand out among this membership group by being one of the very few who have tried this… and who doesn’t want to stand out!

To comment on a post you first have to “isolate” the post on its own page. If the post is in the News section, for example, you can click on the post title and it will appear on its own page. Scroll to the page bottom and you’ll see a box to comment. Say something nice. Remember the sage words of the baby goose, “What would mother say?”

Posts you click on from the list of recent posts on the front page also appear isolated on their own page.

.Looking forward to see if we have any takers.

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Q&A Follow-up with Dave Clements / October Program Speaker

After Dave left the meeting on Tuesday, October 15, I received a few questions from our members for him. I reached out to Dave:

1) Are you going to be shooting the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans?  

2) What is the general lead time given to you by the wire service that hired you? 

3) Never going mirrorless?  Why not?  

Below are Dave’s answers in bold:

1) Are you going to be shooting the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans?  

I was set to shoot in Tampa Bay and Covid hit and that changed everything….sadly. I had a good run…four was fun.  Another would be good but unlikely….you just wait to see if someone calls!

2) What is the general lead time given to you by the wire service that hired you? 

The lead time was about four months as I recall. 

3) Never going mirrorless?  Why not?  

Regarding mirrorless….nothing against it ….I just have really good equipment that gives me the type of images that I want and/or need and can’t justify a reinvestment at my age.  

And he added, thanks for having me!

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