Beaches Photography Club upcoming events

July 7th BPC meeting - “What would make this photo a winner?” by Dave Wholey, Sean Traynor & Bill McSherry (7 Jul 2026)

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:30:00 GMT

July 7th BPC meeting - “What would make this photo a winner?”

During this presentation Dave Wholey, Sean Traynor and Bill McSherry will critique several photos and demonstrate edits that you can make to improve your chances of winning competitions.

Dave will also share the categories, rules and deadlines for this year’s BPC competition.

Meeting recordings are available as soon as the next day on the Beaches Photography Club YouTube Channel.

August 4th BPC meeting (ZOOM ONLY) - Post-Processing Tips: Not Just the How-But the Why by Lisa Langell and TECH TALK: The ART of Photographing Orchids by Art Russell (4 Aug 2026)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:30:00 GMT

August 4th BPC meeting - Post-Processing Tips: Not Just the How-But the Why by Lisa Langell

A nature photographer and birder from the age of eight, Lisa is the founder of Langell Photography, LLC. (http://www.langellphotography.com). She started her business in 2010 after long vibrant careers as a floral designer, educational psychologist, consultant and in helping launch and manage two startups that grew into leading companies in the Ed-Tech space. Since then, she has earned numerous awards and has been published in Outdoor Photographer, Arizona Highways, Ranger Rick, Images Arizona, and more. She is an Image Master for Tamron Americas, an Ambassador for Fotopro Tripods, and is a judge for ViewBug.
Lisa loves creating nature photography and art that is inspired by her background in psychology and design. When Lisa isn’t having fun making photographs, she’s thriving on teaching photography—both via engaging online/webinar-based classes and in her in-the-field sessions. She specializes in Alaska, Florida, Arizona and beyond. Her humility and passion for teaching and photography shines through! Lisa provides photographers with memorable, fun, and caring experiences that enrich, invigorate and expand photographers’ skills and portfolios in wonderful ways.

Editing is more than just moving sliders or applying presets. Truly effective post-processing starts with understanding why each adjustment is being made and how those decisions shape the final image. In this unique and highly interactive session, Lisa Langell takes a deep dive into the psychology, strategy, and intention behind strong edits—while working live on photographs submitted by members of your own camera club.

Using real images from participants, Lisa will demonstrate how small but thoughtful adjustments can dramatically improve composition, storytelling, and visual impact. She’ll explain how visual psychology affects the way viewers experience an image and why certain edits guide the eye more effectively than others. More than just showing “how” to adjust contrast, color, sharpness, or cropping, Lisa explains “why” those choices matter—and how they change the emotional tone and message of an image.

Throughout the session, she’ll work in real time using a range of tools and techniques to enhance your club members' photos. This hands-on approach provides valuable insight into creative decision-making and shows a variety of editing styles that can be applied across genres, from nature and wildlife to portraits and abstracts.

Whether you're just starting to explore editing or you’ve been processing your work for years, this session will give you fresh ways to think about your post-processing choices. You'll leave with a deeper understanding of how to make your images not only look better—but feel more intentional, impactful, and complete.

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/86185948821?pwd=4NXB6k52wBvLzrW6Yx5nhLAQjthTGS.1

Meeting ID: 861 8594 8821 Passcode: 818152

Meeting recordings are available as soon as the next day on the Beaches Photography Club YouTube Channel.

September 1st BPC Meeting “Abstract Photography” by Mary Atwood and TECH TALK "Backyard Birding Photography - Wing it Like a Pro" by Roxanne De Sousa (1 Sep 2026)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:30:00 GMT

“Abstract Photography” by Mary Atwood

As the daughter of a World War II military photographer, I grew up with a camera in hand. My first memories of taking photographs are of using a Kodak Brownie during a family vacation at six years old. I’ve used a variety of cameras from Polaroids to Hasselblads. I currently use a Nikon D300.

My love of photography as a form of historical record and reflection is the direct result of having grown up in a home where both photographic journalism and fine art photography were valued. Certain images had a distinct influence on how I came to view the world. Additionally, my love of nature was heightened because such diverse works as the scientific photographs produced by the Apollo astronauts’ and the artistic works of Ansel Adams. If I am someday able to have even one of my images affect someone in a similar way, then I will consider my pursuits as a photographic artist to have been successful.

Meeting Recordings available as soon as the next day on the Beaches Photography Club YouTube channel.

October 6th BPC meeting ZOOM ONLY “Annual BPC Competition Results" (6 Oct 2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT

October 6th BPC meeting “Annual BPC Competition Results"

Join ZOOM Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/86185948821?pwd=4NXB6k52wBvLzrW6Yx5nhLAQjthTGS.1

Meeting ID: 861 8594 8821 Passcode: 818152

Meeting recordings are available as soon as the next day on the Beaches Photography Club YouTube Channel.

November 3rd BPC meeting (ZOOM ONLY) - Light, Color and Composition: Tips to improve your photography by Lewis Kemper (3 Nov 2026)

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:30:00 GMT

November 3rd BPC meeting (ZOOM ONLY) - Light, Color and Composition: Tips to improve your photography by Lewis Kemper

LEWIS KEMPER is widely recognized as a photographer, writer, and instructor, lecturing throughout the United States. Books include, “Ancient Ancestors of the Southwest”, published by Graphic Arts Center Publishing; “Capturing the Light” which won the People’s Choice Awards in Fine Art in the 2009 Photography.Book.Now competition; and His “Photographing Yosemite Digital Field Guide” which was voted in the top 20 field guides. Lewis’ training videos have been used by thousands of photographers, helping them with their photographic and post processing skills. Lewis is currently a “Tamron Pro Team Member.” You can visit his website at www.lewiskemper.com

Light, Color and Composition: Tips to improve your photography – Photography isn’t rocket science! If you pay attention to the basics of light, color and composition and learn how to use these elements to your advantage, your photography will improve. Learn how to use color relations to help you compose. Just as you line, shape and form to engage your viewer and direct their eye through your image, you can use color to do the same. Understand how the direction and quality of light affects your images. Pay attention to rules of composition to engage the viewers’ interest. Taking good pictures isn’t a matter of equipment, it is a matter of seeing and capturing what you want to convey. Stepping back and reinforcing how to get great captures will elevate your images to the next level.

Join ZOOM Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86185948821?pwd=4NXB6k52wBvLzrW6Yx5nhLAQjthTGS.1

Meeting ID: 861 8594 8821 Passcode: 818152

Meeting recordings are available as soon as the next day on the Beaches Photography Club YouTube Channel.

December 1st BPC meeting - PROGRAM TBD and TECH TALK by Jeff Girard “Light” Layer Cake (1 Dec 2026)

Tue, 01 Dec 2026 22:30:00 GMT

December 1st BPC meeting - “TBD”