Linda Shannon-Hills We invite all levels of photographers to join PhotoWorks, a new photography club at SaddleBrooke Ranch. An introduction meeting, inviting all residents at the Ranch, was held on August 16 to assess the interest in this new club. At the meeting, Bob Hills presented a vision for the club including the proposed…
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February 2018
SBR Photography Group focuses on composition
Arlene Wong On December 15 the SBR Photography Group met and were treated to a special presentation by our very own resident photographer, Bob Hills. Approximately 30 people attended and learned how to compose great images during Bob’s workshop called The Photographer’s Eye. We learned to make great photographs which requires both technical and…
October 2017
iPhone – a serious camera?
Arlene Wong On Friday, August 18, the SBR photography group met in the La Hacienda Club for a lively discussion on “iphoneography” led by our Ranch resident and photographer Steve Weiss. For many of us our “real” camera sits on a shelf when we are out and about while we take most of our photos…
July 2016
SaddleBrooke Ranch Photography Group update
Arlene Wong For the last five months Ranch residents with basic to intermediate photography experience have been meeting at La Hacienda Club’s La Mesa Room. The meetings included some technical presentations and some digital display of photos taken by the residents. Technical presentations have included such subjects as the rule of thirds, exposure triangle, basic…
November 2014
Jim Eaton: Passion is Photography
Bill Brennan Jim Eaton, a long-time member of the SaddleBrooke Photography Club also known as DIGS, began his journey in pursuit of a medium in Fine Art at a young age. His father, an artist who worked in pastels, encouraged him to learn to appreciate art by introducing him to drawing and painting. In college…
October 2014
Claire Mather: Snapshots to fine art photographs
Bill Brennan Claire Mather has fun taking snapshots with her Canon point-and-shoot camera, an SX280HS, and making her keepers into Fine Art Photographs; all electronically. The camera is so good that the eyelashes on a leopard from an African Safari are clear and sharp. A fellow traveler with more complex and more expensive equipment was…