Unique Aspects of Pet Photography
Our next meeting on March 15th will be a lot of fun, and of interest to all who have pets they love.
Our guest speaker, Janet Deltuva, is a pet photographer, and she will let you in on some secrets to getting better shots of your own pets, or perhaps take photos of other people with their furry friends. Get here early – or at least by 7. We will begin the evening with Janet’s program, followed by a short business meeting, and ending with Critiques.
Agenda:
7:00 – 8:00 Program: Unique Aspects of Pet Photography with Janet Deltuva
8:10 – 8:25 Business (we have a short survey for you to take concerning programming)
8:20 – 9:00 Critiques: Cell Phone Photos Before and Afters
Program: Unique Aspects of Pet Photography with Janet Deltuva
Janet Deltuva is a pet photographer and the owner of Ares & Emzy Photography, located in Boerne, Texas. She works with pets & their people primarily on location, with her K9 models, farm friends, or adventurous cats. She offers in-home sessions for indoor pets, as well as Limited Edition Studio Sessions, primarily as fund-raising events for animal charities.
Janet has been “owned” by a multitude of animals in her life to include: parakeets, cats, dogs, ferrets, Guinea Pigs, gerbils and more. She states that she is, “Currently owned by a retired Military Working dog named Ares and two cats named Pixie & Boudreux”. Her military working dog photographs have been featured on the cover and within the book, “Warrior Pups: True Stories of America’s K9 Heroes”, written by Jeff Kamen and published by Lyons Press.
Janet is a volunteer photographer for the families who foster military working dog puppies, The Guide Dogs of Texas, US War Dogs, Mission K9 Rescue and the Mal-FFunctions Dog Rescue. Janet is a United States Air Force veteran.
She earned her Bachelors of Fine Art in Digital Photography, with Honors from The Art Institute of San Antonio. Member: Hearts Speak Global Community of Artists Working for the Advocacy of All Shelter Animals PPA | Professional Photographers of America PPSA | The Professional Photographers of San Antonio.
Critiques: Cell Phone Photos Before and Afters
Note: If cell phone photography is not your “thing,” please submit before and afters on any topic.
Please resize your images to 2,000 pixels on the long side and a resolution of 72. Rename as follows: 1FirstName_LastName_Before, 1FirstName_LastName_Edit, etc.
Email your 2 sets of images to hcphotoclub@gmail.com no later than Tuesday, March 13th. Please put March Critiques in your Subject Line.
Remember, when showing your images, you may ask for a critique or suggestions for improvement from members, or simply “show and tell” your image.
Dues for 2018 are $12.
New members joining after the first of the year will pay a prorated amount. You may pay by check at the next meeting or mail to our treasurer, Winifred Simon, at 600 Red Hawk Road, Wimberley, TX 78676, or pay using PayPal.
Reminders
- If you have a Facebook account, you may join our club’s Closed Group page and keep up with current member news as well as postings of Calls for Entry that you may wish to enter, or share other important or interesting information with our group. Go to HCPC Members. You must be a paid member to post and use this account. It is the easiest and best way to keep current on photo opps and member news. Carolyn Whiteside is the administrator of this page – thank you Carolyn!
- You may also send a write-up of Accomplishments and Awards information that you would like to share on our website by submitting your information in a concise manner, and email to Art Arizpe at webmaster@hcphotoclub.org.
In order to get the most out of this month’s program, you will be working along with me as I go through some basic editing software, and then take it to the next level with textures, BIRDS, and other fun elements.
NOTE: If you prefer to edit photos on your iPad rather than cell phone, be sure to download apps FOR iPad onto your iPad. You will not get the best results if you are using apps meant for cell phones.
Andy Heatwole is a nature and landscape photographer who’s spent the last 15 years photographing the natural wonders of the Central Texas area.
His latest project features the diverse beauty of his hometown of San Marcos and the surrounding area. His work can be found at www.smtxphotos.com and www.localtexas.com.
He especially loves creating images in Patagonia, the Brazilian Pantanal, and Texas. Jeff holds workshops on a variety of nature photography topics at his Red Belly Ranch in central Texas. In 2016, Jeff and his wife, nature writer Mary O. Parker, released their book, Explore Texas: A Nature Travel Guide (Texas A&M University Press).
He regularly speaks to camera clubs, nature centers, and Audubon groups about the power nature photography has to bring deeper awareness to issues of conservation.
Jerry Moreno was born in Mexico, and immigrated to the US in 1999. He has been living in Dripping Springs since moving to the USA. His passion for photography began in 2012 when he was at a cousin’s wedding, which was in the middle of nowhere. He tried to capture pictures of stars using nothing but his hands as a tripod but the results were disappointing. That night Jerry went online and bought a tripod and shutter remote. He became greatly interested in Astrophotography in the summer of 2015 and it is all he has done for the past 2 years. Jerry received First place in the Texas Night Sky Festival in 2016, and was a runner-up in 2017. Jerry is also a member of Photographers of Dripping Springs (PODS), our sister photography club.