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Meetings & Announcements

Next Meeting Date, Program & Theme

10 April:

Program: Evolution of a Canon User with Photoscape and Topaz Editing Tools - Lilly Green

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Theme:  Zoo (Open Archive)

Regular Meeting Location

Meeting Location:

The Masonic Lodge,

1329 East 5th Street,

Tyler, TX 75701

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Overflow parking is available at the Boy Scouts of America Building next door on the East side of the Lodge.

Monthly Photo Submission Requirements:

We have two categories, Club Theme & PSA.

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A maximum of 2 images may be submitted each month, being only ONE  Theme and/or ONE  PSA.

 

Editing may be done as desired and the only rule that applies is that if you create a composite image, all images used in the composite must have been taken by you. We also ask that, at the club meeting, members briefly explain editing techniques they used to help other members grow in their photographic journey.

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NOTE: Photo submission SIZE specifications for Club Theme & PSA are now the SAME

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NOTE: Photo naming conventions differ slightly between Club Theme & PSA submissions

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Club Theme Photo Submission Information

  • NO WATERMARKS on images.

  • Unless noted in the Themes list below, Theme photo must have been taken SINCE the last meeting. This is to encourage members to go out and use their cameras.

  • Photo must be in jpg format.

  • Photo must be in sRGB color space

  • Resolution must be 300ppi

  • If in Landscape / Horizontal format: 1920 pixels wide

  • If in Portrait / Vertical or Square format: 1080 pixels in height

  • Image must be named as follows: Your Name - Theme - Your Title.jpg

  • Theme photos must be submitted to Danny Pickens at docdpp@yahoo.com

  • Submissions are due each SUNDAY NIGHT, that occurs BEFORE the Thursday meeting.

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Requirements for PSA Submission

  • PSA photos may have been taken at any time.

  • PSA photos have three skill levels which you choose based on your skill.

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  • PSA Skill Levels:

    • Entry Level - You are still learning basic photography skills. How to use your camera, how to get a proper exposure, how to compose a photo. You have entered very few if any competitions and haven't placed any competitions.

    • Intermediate - You are fairly comfortable with your camera and can use Manual mode if you choose. You may be just starting to sell your photos or enter competitions. You may have placed in a competition.

    • Advanced - You are confident with your photography skills. You sell or have sold your images and/or you have entered many competitions. You have placed in more than one competition.

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  • Following are PSA requirements for the Open submission:

    • NO WATERMARKS on images

    • Photo must be in jpg format.

    • Photo must be in sRGB color space

    • Resolution must be 300ppi

    • If in Landscape / Horizontal format: 1920 pixels wide

    • If in Portrait / Vertical or Square format: 1080 pixels in height

    • Image must be named as follows: Your Level - Your Name - Your Title.jpg
    • PSA  photos are submitted to Fritz Fryer at: etccpsaphotos@gmail.com

    • Photos are due by midnight, on the 15th of each month

​2025 Monthly Themes

NOTE: Click on theme name for link to tips

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January  -  Holiday  Monthly Challenge

February  -  Monochrome:  Open Archive

March  -  Blue Hour:  Quarterly Quest - Taken between 12/11/24 - 3/11/25

April  -  Zoo:  Open Archive

May  -  Birds:  Monthly Challenge - Taken between 4/10 - 5/6

June  -  Minimal:  Quarterly Quest - Taken between 3/11 - 6/10

July  -  Print Competition:  Printed Image submitted on 7/10 at the Lodge - Open Archive

August  -  Backlit:  Monthly Challenge - Taken between 7/10 - 8/12

September  -  Solemn:  Quarterly Challenge - Taken between 6/10 - 9/9

October  -  City SceneOpen Archive

November  -  Golden Hour:  Monthly Challenge - Taken between 10/9 - 11/11

December  -  No meeting nor submission​

​Past Meetings - 2025

13 March

Program: The Basics of Using an AI Image Generation System - Alan Roberts.

Theme:  Blue Hour (Quarterly Quest)

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03 February

Program:  Using Blend Modes to Dodge and Burn in Photoshop - Amy Dumas

Theme Submission:  Monochrome (Open Archive - taken anytime)

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09 January - CANCELLED due to predicted bad weather & rescheduled for March

Program: The Basics of Using an AI Image Generation System - Alan Roberts.

Theme: The Holidays from Thanksgiving through New Year

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