For January we plan to go over lights and lighting for home use, both for portraits as well as ebay product photos. There will be some examples of some inexpensive lights as well as some higher end stuff that we will go over.

Bring your shots from Novembers outing at the lakefront. Feel free to post some samples here as well.

If you have ideas for our February Meetup, send them to me and we can discuss them at the November meeting.

For our November meeting we are temporarily changing our venue to Downtown Milwaukee by the lakeshore. The group will be meeting to get night shots of the city and time exposures of the cars on the highway. Should be an opportunity for some great outdoor night shots.

SE THE MEETING LOCATIONS BELOW IN THE NOTES SECTION!!!

For December we plan to go over lights and lighting for home use, both for portraits as well as ebay product photos. There will be some examples of some inexpensive lights as well as some higher end stuff that we will go over.

From our scout Tim: (also samples from Tim in the photos section)
The location is Mckinley Marina Slip E-P. Drive in and go
> to where the Kite shop is.
> It is down at the end of the road. Park closest to the Kite
> shop. We should all be present by 7pm. It is a bit of a walk -
> but the Marina allows us to meet in a lighted area.
> Suggestions - It is windy. Tripods necessary. It is dark -
> flashlights necessary. Dress warmly as the wind was coming in
> off the lake. Remote shutter triggers are a good idea. Also
> know how to turn on the Long Exposure Noise Reduction on your
> camera.
> Goal of the outing - create a nighttime scenic shot. We scoped
> out the location and it seemed to be the best spot - allowing
> multiple scenes. Recommended lens range - 50mm is good. That's
> what the shots I'll send you were done with. Wider and longer
> would give more creative freedom. The wind will be a big
> factor in our outing - probably 25-30 mph gusts.

This month Michael is going to show us some panoramic techniques. Weather permitting we will practice these techniques at the lakefront in Pewaukee so be sure to bring your camera and tripod.

Homework is to take a look at some of the work and instructional material on panoramas by Max Lyons at www.tawbaware/maxlyons/

Look forward to seeing everyone there.

For our October meetup we hope to have a live model in the studio and will be attempting to recreate the look of vintage photographs. Should be a good time.

This month we are going to look at different methods of product photography so be sure to bring your camera.

As a photo assignment everyone is encouraged to bring an example of a product photograph of a shiney object.

For those who were able to attend the June Meetup, let's see some of your best shots of that awesome sunset we had also!!

Look forward to seeing everyone there.

For the April meetup Jamie went over some of the exposure basics. This month he will continue with a discussion of ISO and exposure. Don't forget to bring your favorite shots to show (and your camera).