Upcoming Club Programs

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August 15, 2024 - Janet Cunningham: Enhance Your Creativity With Lensbaby

Janet Cunningham

Bio: Janet’s photography journey started by documenting family events and children’s activities – this was before everyone carried around a smartphone!

She owned various film cameras and eventually several early point and shoot digital cameras. Her interest in photography as a hobby and artistic outlet started ten years ago when taking an intro to photography class. She started with a Canon G12, then a Canon 70D, now she shoots with a mirrorless Canon R6.

Janet has enjoyed the intensity and fun at Texas School of Professional Photography three times and participates in several online photography learning groups. She has been a member of the Trinity Arts Photo Club since 2013. Janet was Photographer of the Year for the club's Beginner group in 2014 and earned Photographer of the Year for their Advanced group in 2019, 2020 & 2021.

Janet can be found happily photographing flowers and butterflies in her back yard

Program Description: Lensbaby is a line of camera lenses for use in special effects photography. The various models offer different creative possibilities.

Janet will bring her collection of Lensbaby lenses and accessories to show club members.

Her PowerPoint presentation will include descriptions of all the Lensbaby lenses.

Janet will also share her own images shot with various lenses highlighting the artistic effects achieved with Lensbaby.

Samples of Janet's Photography

September 19, 2024 - Jay Miller: The Art and Science of Aviation Photography

Jay Miller

Bio: Jay is from Odessa, TX, where he lived until leaving for the University of Texas at Austin in 1966 and an undergraduate degree in English Literature.

Already long immersed in aviation photography and writing by the time he arrived in Austin, he also served as curator/director of the UT History of Aviation Collection. He would later become director of the American Airlines CR Smith Museum. And still later, he would become director of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection in Seattle, WA.

Jay has authored 36 books and well over a thousand magazine and newspaper articles. His aviation photography has appeared in numerous publications across the globe. He has appeared on "60 Minutes” twice and he’s been privileged to have been befriended by such renowned aviation personalities as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Chuck Yeager, Scott Crossfield, Jimmy Doolittle, Joe Kittinger, Bob Hoover, and a long list of others who helped put the aviation community on the world stage.

As Jay’s wife of fifty years says, “...he’s had a Forest Gump life...”

Program Description: Jay will cover all aspects of the aviation photography world.

As a professional aviation photographer for the past sixty-plus years, he’s covered virtually all aspects of this somewhat esoteric slice of the professional photographer’s pie. He will cover equipment, techniques, and the pluses and minuses of taking aircraft photographs for clients and publication.

Samples of Jay's Photography

October 17, 2024 - Larry Golden: What Is The Best Camera To Use?

Larry Golden

Bio: Larry is currently retired living in Forney. When he started planning for retirement, he decided to once again focus on photography. Larry owned his last SLR camera back in the last century.

When he started his research for a new camera, he was amazed at how photography had changed since his SLR days. Larry’s interest in photography started when he joined his high school yearbook staff and was handed a twin-lens Rolleiflex Camera. After college he was able to buy a Minolta SLR. Life got in the way and his camera was put on the shelf.

His first digital camera was a Sony Cyber-Sshot purchased when his first grandson was born. At retirement, his research led him to his first DSLR. It was a Canon 70D with a Tamron 150-600 lens. His interest was bird photography which over time expanded beyond birds to a more generalist focus. He currently takes photos for the weekly Forney Messenger as well as being a volunteer photographer for the state UIL ranked Forney High School Band.

Currently Larry is active in the Dallas Camera Club and the East Texas Camera Club in Tyler, TX. Larry currently is using the Olympus Mirrorless System along with his iPhone 13 Pro Max.

Program Description: The best camera to use is the one you have with you. In many cases that may be your cell phone camera. How do you make the most of your cell phone camera?

Samples of Larry's Photography

Future PPC Programs

Until formally announced, this program schedule is subject to change.