HCS PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

Summer Photowalks have just been scheduled.

2008-06-02T10:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone for a great year for the Digital Photography Club. We've been really enjoying the projects and enthusiasm of those who have participated, and we can't wait to see how much more fun we can discover through the world of photography. This summer, we will be channeling all communication through an e-mail group list. If you would like to be on the e-mail list, please let me (Mr. J) know, and I will add you to the list. We current have 3 photowalks scheduled over the summer:

1. Lancaster City Photowalk
2. Elizabethtown Sunrise Shoot
3. City Island Photowalk

Details and extra information on the times and meeting places for these events will be communicated through our e-mail list. We would like to encourage all members to use the summer to build your skills, and please don't hesitate to share your photos on our Flickr site. We'll be posting photos to the group pool all summer, so please share. Also, don't forget our critique page as well. We will begin regular meetings in the fall. Have a great summer and happy shooting!

New Assignment: Shadows

2008-05-09T05:45:00.000-07:00

The next photo club meeting will be next week (May 15th) at 3:30pm until 5pm. We are going to attempt another photo expedition at the Hilltop Garden /Nursery. If you enjoy photographing flowers or just enjoy the sweet smell of a spring garden, then we would like to encourage you to join us. This event is tentative on weather and permission from the owners of the garden. In the event that we cannot make this trip, we will be conducting a different activity either at the school or nearby which will involve taking photos.

Our next assignment is "Shadows" so get our your cameras and let us see what you've got! Don't forget to post your images in our HCS Photography club Flickr pool. Most importantly, have fun!

Next Meeting: Thursday May 8th

2008-04-30T11:06:00.000-07:00

Our next meeting will be on May 8th at the school. We are looking forward to gaining back some former members from the girls soccer team. We will be conducting another scavenger hunt, reviewing photos, getting a new assignment, and discussing the whereabouts and time of our next photowalk (as well as the plan for our summer sessions).

Photowalk Postponed another week

2008-04-10T10:01:00.000-07:00

Due to several issues surrounding schedules and lack of notification time, we will be postponing our photo club meeting until Thursday April 17th. Barring poor weather, we will be hosting the planned photowalk at Shank Park. Otherwise, we will have an indoor activity planned here at the school. If you are planning to attend the photowalk, please make sure that you get a permission slip.

Shank Park Photowalk Permission Slip

2008-04-09T08:43:00.000-07:00

If you are planning to attend the Shank Park photowalk, you can either pick up a permission slip from Mr. Caldwell or Mr. Jurina, or you can also download and print one from here:

Shank Park Photowalk Permission Slip

You must turn in a permission slip to attend the photowalk.

Important Date Change

2008-04-02T19:22:00.000-07:00

Due to issues involving the Art and Photography field trip to DC this coming Friday, the Digital Photography Club Photowalk at Shank Park has been postponed until next week (Thursday April 10th). Please see Mr. Jurina or Mr. Caldwell if you have any questions about this.

Next photo assignment: Rock

2008-03-06T19:38:00.001-08:00

Our next photo assignment for the coming few weeks is "Rock". The definition of this can be open to interpretation, so be creative. We look forward to your submissions! We've also added a new group for critiques. If you have any photos that you'd like some feedback, or would like to give some feedback, you can post the photos there. This group is private, so if you've not gotten an invitation to join the group, please let me (Mr. Jurina) know and I will send you an invite.

Our next meeting will be another Photo Walk. This will take place on Wednesday March 19th from 3:30pm to 5:30pm at Shank's Park. The permission slips for this event will be made available in the next week. We hope you all can come out to join us. Until then, happy shooting!

Next Meeting: Thursday March 6th

2008-02-29T06:49:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all who came to our Formal Portrait activity this past Thursday. It was fun! We have decided to make a minor adjustment to our meeting times for the coming months, meeting on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month. Therefore our next meeting will be this coming Thursday March 6th in the computer lab. We are planning to take that time to enjoy some food and look at our formal portraits as well as the photos from our latest photo assignment "Low-perspective". If you have not contributed any low-perspective shots, please feel free to upload a few of them to the Flickr page. We will also be discussing the location and details of our next Photo Walk, which will take place on March 20th. Happy Shooting!

New Photo Assignment: low-perspective photos

2008-02-14T19:09:00.000-08:00

Thank you, to everyone who turned out for our latest meeting. We enjoyed some yummy chocolate-covered peanut butter eggs made by Jill as we looked at the great photos you took. We also discussed and decided on our next Photography Club activity, which will be Formal Portraiture. This activity will take place on Thursday, February 28th from 3:30pm to 6pm at the school. See Mr. Caldwell or Mr. Jurina for more details. Make certain to bring a few outfits if you want to have a couple photos taken of yourself. You do not need to wear just formal clothing. You may be as creative as you want.

Our newest assignment, as seen above is called, "Low-Perspective". The rule is that you can take any photo, but the perspective must be no higher than 1 foot off of the ground. This includes the ground outside and your floors in your house. However, no other surface counts (such as your couch or bed). Don't forget to post your shots on our Flickr page. Have fun with this one!

New Assignment: Circles

2008-02-04T19:24:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all who came out for our very first photo walk. Our next assignment will be "Circles". Anything that inspires you to capture something circular in whatever creative way that you see fit. We will be meeting on February 14 (yes, Valentines day) to look at our submitted Flickr photos and eat snacks and fellowship. We will also be discussing plans for our next major activity or photowalk. So there it is: Circles. Enjoy!

Hummelstown Photowalk Event on January 31st

2008-01-18T07:32:00.000-08:00

The HCS Digital Photography Club will be conducting a photowalk in Hummelstown from 3:45pm to 5:45 pm on Thursday January 31st. The Photowalk will be an opportunity for the members to take pictures in an alternate setting, while practicing some of the techniques that have been learned in the club. The walk will conclude at Palermo's Pizzeria. Students are encouraged to bring their own money of they wish to purchase food or snacks at the Pizzeria.

Permission slips for this even are available in the Computer Lab, and also on the HCS website at the following address:

http://hersheychristian.org/files/Photowalk Permission Slip.pdf

Newest Assignment: Reflections

2008-01-10T19:29:00.000-08:00

Our next photo assignment is "Reflections". Try to find a fun and creative way to photograph a reflection. Any reflective surface will do! Also, don't forget to post your photos in our Flickr group photo pool so that we can check out your progress. Our next meeting will be Thursday January 17th at 3:30 p.m. in the Computer Lab.

Our next meeting will also cover some low-light photography techniques that will help you take pictures at night or in situations with little available lighting. This information will help us in preparation for our photowalk of Hummelstown on January 31st. Stay tuned for more information and a link to download the permission slip for the trip.

Newest Assignment: Black and White

2008-01-04T19:32:00.000-08:00

Our next photo assignment will be "Black and White" or grayscale images. The idea is to find creative subjects or shots that would be most enhanced by the black and white spectrum. Please be creative and have fun, as usual. Don't forget to post your shots up on our Flickr page. Our next meeting will be on Thursday January 10th in the computer lab at 3:30pm. We hope to see you there!

Next Meeting Announced

2008-01-01T12:34:00.000-08:00

Our next meeting will be this coming Thursday (January 3rd) at 3:30pm. We will be reviewing our latest assignment photos and receiving a brief tutorial on how to convert your photos to grayscale for our next photo assignment. We hope to see you all there!

Next Assignment: Red

2007-12-21T17:28:00.000-08:00

Happy holidays to you all and thank you for your continued involvement in the Digital Photography Club. Our last meeting end up with a critique of almost 100 images that were submitted from our last assignment!

Our next assignment will be the color red. For this assignment, we are looking for creative photos utilizing the color red in some way as the subject. Be creative with this topic. There's plenty of red out there, especially during this particular holiday, so the pickings won't be slim. Most importantly, enjoy yourselves, and get those photos in our Flickr pool. Feel free to participate in our discussion topics as well.

New Assignment and Meeting

2007-12-15T17:57:00.000-08:00

Due to the recent snow day, we decided that it would be a good idea to offer up a new assignment for the club members to take on, if they are bored of Christmas photos. The next assignment will be "Winter" and will be reviewed on Thursday December 20th along with our Christmas photos. Please contact either Mr. Caldwell or myself if you have any questions. And Happy Shooting!

Next Assignment: Christmas

2007-12-07T11:06:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all who came for the last club meeting, and special thanks to Jill who brought the homemade apple pies. After much discussion, it seems that the general consensus is that the Digital Photography Club will be meeting each Thursday, unless otherwise announced. If there is a change in meeting days, we will communicate that via this website.

In other news, our assignment for our next meeting, which will be this coming Thursday December 13th is "Christmas". We would like to encourage you to think a little outside the box on this one and get some interesting images. Please post them to the Flickr site before our next meeting.

Next Meeting Announced

2007-12-03T12:46:00.001-08:00

The digital photography club will be meeting Thursday December, 6th at 3:30pm in the computer lab. We will be taking time to go over this past week's assignment: Light Painting. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Please remember to submit your assignment photos to the flickr group prior to the meeting time. See you there!

Next Assignment: Light Painting

2007-11-30T05:18:00.000-08:00

The next Digital Photography Club assignment will be "Light Painting".
The photos should be taken between the dates of November 29th and our next meeting (which will be announced shortly). Please submit your photos to our flickr pool for review at the next meeting. We look forward to seeing you there! Happy Shooting!

Next Meeting Announced

2007-11-16T05:08:00.001-08:00

The HCS Digital Photography Club will be having their next meeting on Thursday November 29th at 3:30pm in the computer lab. We will be reviewing our latest assignment: Water, as well as conducting a light painting activity (you might want to bring a flashlight or laser pointer for this activity). We look forward to seeing you then!

Update: We will still be conducting this meeting, despite the Tuesday meeting, however we will be critiquing and sharing our flickr photos.

Next Assignment: Water

2007-11-13T19:56:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everyone who participated in our second meeting. It was neat to see everyone's "old" pictures. For our next assignment, we will be photographing "Water" in any of its forms. Please post your contributions to the assignment (no more than 5 photos please) on the hcs photography club flickr group page. If you do not have a flickr account, or are having problems with using flickr, please let Mr. Caldwell or Mr. Jurina know and we can help you out. Thanks again, and happy shooting!

Next Meeting Changed

2007-11-05T19:14:00.001-08:00

Due to popular request, it appears that our next meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday November 13th at 3:30pm.

New: HCS Photography Club Flickr Group

2007-11-03T13:03:00.001-07:00

For those of you who aren't aware, the HCS Photography Club has a Flickr Group. Flickr is an online photo sharing site owned by Yahoo! where photographers can share photos and related discussions. To join Flickr, you will need to have a yahoo mail account (its easy to create one if you don't already have one). Once one is created, you can begin to upload your files to the site. At our next meeting we will demonstrate how the site works and get everyone who wants to participate joined in the group. If you have any questions or wish to join prior to our next meeting, then see Mr. Jurina at your convenience for more information.

Second Meeting Time

2007-11-03T12:54:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all of the photography enthusiasts who showed up to our first meeting. We had a lot of fun with the scavenger hunt. We will be announcing the winners of the hunt at our next meeting on November 13th. The meeting will start at 3:30pm and go until 5pm. We will be viewing latest assignment photos in the lab and enjoying food and fellowship. For those of you who are coming, if you would be willing to bring a bag of chips, cookies, or whatever to share. Mr. Caldwell and myself will be supplying drinks. Thanks once again, and we look forward to seeing you. Note: if you were not able to make the first meeting, you are still more than welcome to join us.

First Assignment: Old

2007-11-03T09:58:00.000-07:00

Our first assignment for the Digital Photography Club will be "Old". Your task will be to photograph an object, person, guesture, etc. that you feel represents the word "Old". We will spend our next meeting with food and fellowship while we view each others photos from the assignment. See you all there!