Astrophotography with DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras - Bill Naifeh
Explains how to photograph the night sky using modern cameras, including planning tools, camera settings, and focusing techniques for stars and the Milky Way.
- December 11, 2025 (Online) - VIDEO
Time Lapse Photography - Anita Oakley
Demonstrates how to capture interval photographs and assemble them into time-lapse videos using tools such as LRTimelapse.
- November 13, 2025 (Online) - Part 1 - VIDEO POWERPOINT LRTimelapse Cheat Sheet - WORD
- November 18, 2025 (Online) - Part 2 - VIDEO
Criticizing Photographs - Larry Petterborg
Teaches photographers how to analyze and critique images constructively by evaluating composition, technical quality, and storytelling.
- October 16, 2025 (Live) - PDF | Attachments - DOWNLOAD
Creative Departure from Reality - Dennis Fritsche and Craig Rowen
Explores artistic editing techniques that transform photographs beyond literal representation to create more imaginative images.
- August 28, 2025 (Online) - VIDEO PDF
Fall Color 2025 Trip to North Carolina
Provides planning advice and shooting techniques for photographing fall foliage, waterfalls, and landscapes during the club’s North Carolina trip.
- August 27, 2025 (Online) - VIDEO
- Presentation by Cliff - PDF
- Photographing Water - PDF
- Tips for Fall Foliage and Waterfalls 2024 - PDF
My Passion: Flowers - Nancy Mack
Explores flower photography techniques, including composition, lighting, and depth-of-field control to highlight botanical subjects.
- August 21, 2025 - My Year in Flowers: Session 1 - PDF
- September 18, 2025 - Flower Photography: Session 2 - PDF
Cacti, Succulents, and Macro Photography
Demonstrates macro photography techniques for capturing detailed close-up images of plants and textures.
- July 17, 2025 - Irwin Lightstone
VIDEO on Plano Photography Club (PPC) - Training Material for Members Only
One Image, Several Visions
Shows how different photographers edit the same RAW image to demonstrate multiple creative interpretations and editing styles.
- July 10, 2025 (Online) - Various VIDEO | RAW and Processed Files - Download as ZIP
- October 9, 2025 (Online) - Various VIDEO | RAW File - DOWNLOAD
Legal Considerations for Photographers - Bill Naifeh - HERE
Explains legal issues relevant to photographers, including copyright, model releases, property rights, and image usage.
My Passion
Discusses techniques for photographing coastal scenes and flowing water using composition and long-exposure methods.
Seascapes - Anita Oakley - PDF
Moving Water - Alan Whiteside - PDF
What Contest Judges Look For - Larry Petterborg - PDF
Explains the criteria judges commonly use when evaluating photographs in competitions.
Master Class
Photographers demonstrate how specific images were created, explaining the capture techniques and editing decisions behind them.
- March 13, 2025 (Online) - Dennis Fritsche - Caddo Sunrise and Evening - VIDEO
- May 8, 2025 (Online) - Alan Whiteside - Muddy Rugby Player and Snowy Creek - VIDEO
Wichita Mountains Adventure Orientation - PDF
Provides planning guidance and shooting strategies for photographing landscapes during the Wichita Mountains field trip.
Street Photography - Larry Petterborg
Covers techniques for capturing candid images in public places while emphasizing timing, composition, and storytelling.
Part 1 - PDF | Part 2 - PDF | Part 3 - PDF
Basic Photography
A structured course that teaches beginner photographers the fundamentals of camera operation, exposure, composition, sharpness, and focusing techniques.
Class 1 - Introduction (January 23, 2025) - PDF VIDEO
Class 2 - Capture: Part 1 (February 18, 2025) - PDF VIDEO
Class 3 - Capture: Part 2 (March 18, 2025) - PDF VIDEO
Class 4 - Workflow (May 20, 2025) - PDF VIDEO
Class 5 - Composition: Part 1 (June 17, 2025) - PDF VIDEO
Class 6 - Composition: Part 2 (July 15, 2025) - PDF VIDEO
Class 7 - Making Sharp Images (August 19, 2025) - PDF VIDEO
Class 8 - Focusing (September 16, 2025) - PDF VIDEO
Ask Me Anything
Interactive Q&A sessions where members ask questions about photography techniques, editing tools, and workflow challenges.
February 13, 2025 (Online) - VIDEO (Remove Tools, Captioning, Crop)
- LINK to Remove Wires and Cables
June 12, 2025 (Online) - VIDEO (Virtual Copies, Blur function in LRC, Landscape Masking in LRC, Halos, save LRC catalog, UV Haze filter, LRC Dehaze)
- LINK to YouTube video on Halos
- LINK to DPReview discussion of UV Haze Filters
- LINK to Julieanne Kost Landscape Masking - VIDEO
- Use this LINK SelectLandscape.zip to download the Landscape masking Adaptive preset.
August 14, 2025 (Online)
- VIDEO
- LINK to Article on Editing Programs
- LINK to a really cool search hint from David
Things I Do in Photoshop That I Can't Do in Lightroom - Dennis Fritsche
- Topics PDF
- Session 1 VIDEO LINK to Steve Perry's video on a quick Photoshop fix for a tight crop
- Session 2 VIDEO LINK to Tim Grey site
- Session 3 VIDEO