Opportunity

The normal Governor Volunteer Awards volunteer event photographer is not going to be able to take photos at the event on Wednesday, June 15 from 3:00 to 5:30. If you are interested in stepping in for this person, contact Amy Mueggenberg at [email protected] for details.

May Meeting Minutes

Linn Area Photo Club Monthly Meeting  May 1, 2022 Julie Coder, Secretary, and Patti Sampson Sue Biederman, President, called the meeting to order.  Keith Sutherland, Treasurer, reported that we have about $5500 in treasury, approximately $1500 of which is for HELP portrait.  Pam Olson, Program Committee Chair, said Kerry Lawrence has been working on collecting photos for a comparison of…

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Iowa State Fair Photography Salon

The Iowa State Fair will begin accepting entries for the Photography Salon postmarked May 16th. (Note typo on web page. Correct info for mail and drop off is in the entry materials). We have some fantastic photographers in LAPC who have never entered. Take a risk, step out of your comfort zone! It’s a thrill to see your photo on…

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May Contest Winners

Congratulations to the May contest winners! The theme was The Open Road. (You may need to read in your browser to see photos). First place: Chris Kardos Second place: Steve Thompson Third place: Bill Schoon

Linn County Fair

Need one volunteer to help judge the photo contest at the Linn County Fair on June 21st at 10:00 am. Judging takes approximately 2 hours.If interested or you have questions please contact Rick Boots at 319-360-7332 or by email at [email protected] 

Help needed!!

Fellow club members….      A visitor and potential member is seeking help with Lightroom this Sunday.   She owns a PC, understands Lightroom pretty well and is coming to the May 1st meeting.  Below is what she is asking help on.  She says…. “I’ve been using Lightroom for a long time…. With upgrades and the like, I have lost about 6000 pictures….

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May 1 Meeting Reminder

Remember we meet this Sunday, May 1! 1:30-4:00 at the IBEW hall. The presentation is by former club president Justin Tedford, who will be speaking on flash photography. Have you ever bought a flash and have no clue what you are doing? Flash doesn’t  need to be overly complicated! Learn the basics of on camera and off camera flash, why…

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Minutes from the April 10 Meeting

Linn Area Photo Club Monthly Meeting April 10, 2022 Julie Coder, Secretary Sue Biederman, president, called the meeting to order. Julie Coder, secretary, asked if there were objections to any of the proposed bylaw changes which were discussed at a prior meeting. No one objected. Members voted unanimously to accept the revised bylaws. Pam Olson motioned to accept the changes;…

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April Winners

Congratulations to April contest winners! The category was Repetitive Shapes/Leading Lines.  Mike Schoon took first place, Ron Ginther 2nd, and Pam Olson 3rd. May’s category is The Open Road (state fair theme).  If you’ve never entered the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon, maybe this is your year to step out of your comfort zone a bit.  Find entry information here: https://storage.googleapis.com/bgd-sites/isf/22_photo_rules_form_2022-04-04-140101_jdjc.pdf

Presentation on Night Sky Photography at April Meeting

New Moon / Jupiter & Saturn Evening Skies Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids, IA December 16th 2020 Night Sky Imaging Presentation Tools, Testing, Timing & Locations Linn Area Photography Club When: April 10th, 2022 / 1:30 – 2:30 Presenter: Carl Bracken LAPC & Cedar Amateur Astronomer member Synopsys: A basic presentation to share lessons learned over the years developing experience using…

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