NOTE: Meetings are held in person and on-line via Zoom on Wednesday at 7:30 PM.
If you would like to attend a meeting as a guest, contact Warren Darress.
| SEPTEMBER | |
| 09/04/24 | In-Person Meeting: Theme – Summer Photos
Submit up to five digital images. Format 1800 pixels on longest side, upload to web. Use your name and image titles as the file names; e.g., FirstLastName-Title1.jpg, FirstLastName-Title2.jpg, etc. |
| 09/18/24 | In-Person Competition: Digitals and Prints – Judge is Andrew Kurchey.
Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on September 17. |
| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
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| OCTOBER | |
| 10/16/24 | Zoom Meeting: Alexander Eisengart – Bird Photography
How to take better bird images in the field. |
| 10/23/24 | In-Person Competition: Digital and Prints — Judge is Alan Agdern
Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on October 23. |
| 10/27/24 | PFLI Sponsored PhotoRama — Firemen’s Memorial Park in Lindenhurst.
Wild Birds of Prey, models, Still Life, Vendors, Raffles are expected |
| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
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| NOVEMBER | |
| 11/06/24 | In-Person Meeting: Alan Agdern – Using AI
How to Use AI When Editing Your Images in Lightroom and Photoshop. The presentation will include a live demonstration |
| 11/20/24 | In Person Competition: Digitals and Prints – Judge is Mike DiRenzo
Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on September 17. |
| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
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| DECEMBER | |
| 12/04/24 | Zoom Meeting: Let’s Go to the Zoo – Armando Flores |
| 12/07/24 | Photo Opportunity: Port Jefferson Charles Dickens Festival, December 7, 8.
Potential meet-up at the Port Jefferson Village Center to photograph the annual event. |
| 12/11/24 | Holiday Party – 6:00 PM | 12/18/24 | Zoom Competition: Digitals only – Judge is John Bruno
Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on December 18. |
| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
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| JANUARY | |
| 01/08/25 | Zoom Meeting: Show YouTube videos tutorials on High Key Photography Concepts
High Key images are those that have few shadows and have the subject set against a very bright background. |
| 01/22/25 | Zoom Competition: Digitals Only – Judge is Carol DiRenzo
Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on January 22. |
| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
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| FEBRUARY | |
| 02/05/25 | Zoom Meeting: Show Your High-key Photographs
Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all theme images here before noon on January 5. |
| 02/12/25 | Zoom Meeting with Speaker: Subject is Blur Hour
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION: Although the lighting after sunset and before sunrise seems less than ideal, this blue hour lighting can create incredible and unique conditions for photography. Through various examples and in depth discussions, how to photograph wildlife and other subjects successfully during this time of day will be brought to light through a better understanding of camera gear, techniques, settings, field craft, urban environments, and wildlife behavior. |
| 02/19/25 | In-Person Competition: Digitals and Prints – Judge is Darin Reed |
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Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on February 19. Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. |
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| MARCH | |
| 03/05/25 | Zoom Meeting: Portrait Photography Group Discussion Led by Warren Darress.
Will cover equipment used such as Lighting and backdrops. Will show model and family posing techniques YouTube videos. Then, on April 2 we will have an In-Person Portrait Workshop using lessons learned with with lights, backdrop, and model. |
| 03/12/25 | Zoom Meeting with Speaker: Street Photography by Jeff Leinbach
Will cover Street Photography basics from ethics to stories to ideas. All told with imagery from the street itself. Gear and lenses re discussed to get the most from your outings. We also discuss topics like the time of day and what do you do with all those images you capture. Sponsored by Hunts Photo and Video. |
| 03/19/25 | Zoom Competition: Digitals only – Judge is Bill Brown |
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Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on May 19. Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. |
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| APRIL | |
| 04/02/25 | In-Person Meeting: Taking Portraits with Light, Models, and Backups Workshop
Note: This session will start at 7:00 PM not 7:30 PM We will have backdrop and lighting set up. A model or musicians will pose for you. Guide their poses and work with lighting to create your desired portraits |
| 04/16/25 | In-Person Competition: Digitals and Prints – Judge is Sandy Sommer |
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Format 1800 pixels on longest side. See website for naming and category information. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on May 19. Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. |
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| 04/23/25 | Zoom Meeting:Show your portraits from the April 2 portrait workshop
Format 1800 pixels on longest side. Name each of your images as follows: YourName-PortraitTitle.jpg. Please post all theme images here before noon on April 23. If you have problems or questions, contact M. Russo. |
| 04/27/25 | PFLI Spring Spectacular. ( 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
Gabe Biderman and B&H will be our sponsors for the Spring Spectacular. Along with his team he will be bringing lighting setups for models, a macro station, Lensbaby loaners and Canon Printers will be there to print FREE photos for members as they have in the past. There will be special deals from B&H for attendees and they will have someone from their Used Department to do a live “Sell your Gear to B&H” |
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| MAY | |
| 05/07/25 | In-Person: Adobe Lightroom Enhancements Presentation – Stu Greenberg
Stu will preform a live demonstration and discuss recent Adobe Lightroom enhancements. |
| 05/??/25 | End of Year Get-Together
Time and place for this event will be posted later. |