Evaluating Your Own Images

SANP's June Speaker is Dan Thompson                                                                  Dan Thompson was born and raised in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and began exploring the art of photography in a high school art class. Over the years Dan dabbled with photography as a hobby, until finally getting serious with it in 2003, when he and his wife got bitten by the travel bug, and saw refining his skills behind the camera as a means to better capture their experiences together. Dan now works as an industry analyst for a technology research firm, which sends him all over the world to meet with up and coming businesses, and simultaneously scratches the travel itch while also affording him the opportunity to photograph some interesting places. His work could be broadly categorized as travel photography, with a particular focus on night and nature photography, but he sincerely loves the process of taking pictures, regardless of the subject. Dan's work can be seen on his and his wife's website, www.danandholly.com.

As Dan has worked with workshop participants and compared notes with other photographers, he noticed that folks typically struggle to understand what makes a great image great, and how to pick those great images out of a pile of images taken over a weekend, or a lifetime.  In this presentation he will go over the elements of a great image, discuss how to identify those qualities in your own work, and perhaps most importantly, how to steer clear of common logic traps that may lead you to believe an image is better than it really is (or worse than it really is!).  Dan will also demonstrate how to bring these concepts into Lightroom, such that you can "grade" your own images, and quickly retrieve your best work within seconds (these practices can be used in other photo library applications as well).  Dan wants this to be a very interactive session (we'll evaluate an image together as part of the program), so bring your own thoughts and questions!

You will not want to miss out on this presentation.

See you at our June Club meeting. We are in a new meeting room in the Goins Auditorium.  Straight back when you enter.  Remember to arrive early and socialize with other club members.  If you ordered a cap/hat that you have not picked up you can pick it up at the June meeting.  We have two caps for sale.

Dale Potter