Upcoming Club Programs

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August 21, 2025 - Rob Hull: The Quality of Light

Rob Hull

Bio:  Rob Hull is a Certified Professional Photographer and the Coppell, Texas-based owner of GreatPhotography. Rob started the company over 20 years ago and has offered commercial, portrait, and freelance services to thousands of clients.

Rob is also a popular photography instructor with SMU's Continuing and Professional Education. From 1998 to 2020, over 3,000 students attended his classes and programs at the former SMU-in-Plano campus. In addition to classes and seminars, Rob also hosts photography workshops throughout the world. Students have enjoyed these workshops in such majestic locales as Banff National Park, Olympic National Park, the Grand Tetons, the desert southwest, and the Texas Hill Country. He’s recently hosted photography programs in the Greek Islands, Columbia, Panama, and Costa Rica.

In 2015, Rob partnered with longtime friend Tony Corbell to create the Corbell Photographic Workshops, LLC, and do business under GreatPhotography. Together, they offer photography workshops for photo enthusiasts around the world.

Rob developed and teaches the Canon Advanced User Workshop for advanced photographers.

Rob holds two degrees from the Professional Photographers of America. The Master of Photography (M.Photog.) is earned for superior photographic skills, as demonstrated through the PPA International Photographic Competition, advanced education, and service to the industry. And that of Master Craftsman (Cr.Photog.), which is awarded for service as an orator, author, or mentor. This degree shows the time and dedication to moving the industry forward and encouraging education.

In 2024, Rob was presented the PPA National Award. This highest honor granted by a PPA Affiliate recognizes those whose support for photography goes far beyond any regular expectations or contributions. The simple inscription on this plaque reads “for service to professional photography.”

In addition, Rob holds the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) certification. He is a Professional Photographers of America (PPA) member and has been recognized as PPA Photographer of the Year - Silver. He is a Fellow of the Texas Professional Photographers Association and served as President of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Professional Photographers Association on two different occasions.

As a specialist in digital workflow, Rob also earned the title of Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) for Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom product.

Program Description: The etymology of the word “photography” roughly translates to painting or drawing with light. So, it’s no wonder that light is the single most important element in the photographic process, and understanding light is essential to great photography.

George Eastman said it best. He’s quoted as saying.

“Light makes photography.
Embrace light.
Admire it. Love it.
But above all, know light.
Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.”

Understanding light is essential if you want to advance your photographic skills. But light is a vast and deep topic. Our speaker explains light in a way that will help you find and create beautiful lighting that complements your subject.

Examples of Rob's Photography

September 18, 2025 - Jason Ware: A Life in Love With Photography

Jason Ware

Bio:  Jason Ware has loved photography for over 50 years and has enjoyed photographing various subjects as well as the night sky using telescopes since 1989.

He started photography as a young boy with a Kodak Brownie camera, progressed to using various SLR cameras and even built a home darkroom. He lived the digital camera revolution and now uses a Kodak D850 camera.

He began astrophotography using both black and white as well as color films. In 2005, Jason began using CCD cameras.

Jason has been a beta tester for Meade Instruments, has over 200 published images, and has been a speaker at various astronomy and photographic venues. His images can be seen at his Galaxy Photography website.

Jason has a BSEE from Texas Tech. He is a retired electrical engineer from Cadence Design Systems and is a member of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas and the Plano Photography Club.

Program Description: I’ve loved photography for more than 50 years. While it was never my profession, it has always been an important part of my hobbies, activities, and family life.

In my program, I will take a nostalgic look back at the cameras I used as a boy and some of my early images. I will give an overview of my years in astrophotography with telescopes and finally my journey over recent years at the Plano Photography Club and the Dallas Camera Club. 

Finally, I plan to review some of my winning images, present what worked, and give some tips and tricks along the way. 

Examples of Jason's Photography

October 16, 2025 - Larry Petterborg: Shots From Field Trips Over The Years

Larry Petterborg

Bio:  Larry joined the Plano Photography Club before moving to Dallas in 1999 and is currently also a member of the Heard Nature Photographers Club, the Dallas Camera Club, Friends of Hagerman NWR Nature Photography Club, and PSA.

Following a two-year term (2020-2022) as President of the Dallas club, Larry assumed the role of Director of Field Trips. In that capacity, he plans and coordinates at least one activity a month for club members.

Generally, the club goes on two (Spring and Fall) out-of-town/overnight trips a year. During the other ten months, the field trips are close to home, generally on weekends, making it easy for club members to participate.

Program Description:  This presentation will be a showcase of images captured over the past several years while on Dallas Camera Club field trips in and around the DFW area.

The emphasis of the program will be on sharing and discussing photographs captured at venues close to home. While it is great to travel to far-off exotic locales for photography, there are plenty of places nearby to capture fun and interesting images.

Examples of Larry's Photography

Future Club Programs

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