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Photo Activities and Galleries

Winning Images From the August 2020 Competition
Topic: Open

Winners of the August 2020 Plano Photography Club photo competition were announced on Thursday, September 17 at the conclusion of the September 2020 club meeting.

Award recipients for the latest contest - whose work is seen in the slideshow at right - are as follows:

Full-Screen Slideshow | Judge's Commentary

Standings: All Classes | Entry | Intermediate | Advanced | Master

Congratulations to all those listed above and thanks to everyone who participated in the contest. See you next month.

Brianna Burnett: What In The World Is That A Picture Of?

Brianna Burnett

Photography and art have from the beginning have had a woven relationship of questions and love. What was art? What is photography and how in the world does it all go together?

Where art meets photography is a small intersection of abstraction. For this program Brianna Burnett will dive into the questions of what makes an abstract image, how does a visually literate viewer see abstraction, how did history perceive abstraction in photography and finally she will ask - what in the world is that a picture of?

Brianna Burnett is a fine art photographer living and working in the DFW Metroplex. Her photography is a collection of images that reference storytelling, mythology and narrative. Motivated by landscape, history and the culture of her surroundings, she integrates these concepts into photographs that are studies of historical and personal narrative.

She completed her undergraduate work in photography at Austin College in Sherman, Texas and went on to earn an MFA in Photography and Sculpture from Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

Brianna exhibits in solo and group exhibits across the United States and is currently a full-time faculty member at Collin College in McKinney, Texas.

Her website is briannaburnett.com.

Examples of Brianna's Work With Dryplate Tintypes

The Plano Photography Club’s October contest is a PRINT competition with an OPEN theme.

Each club member may submit one print to the competition. Remember that images that have placed in any earlier PPC contest are ineligible.

Since we are not having in-person meetings, we have established special rules and procedures for handling submissions for this contest.

Your electronic submission must be uploaded to the PPC Competition Site before midnight CT Thursday, October 15, 2020.

Your print must be delivered by Saturday, October 17, 2020.

For more detail on this month's contest requirements please visit Competitions | Competition Topics.

Traditionally, the Plano Photography Club gathers as a group for the annual Kelby Worldwide Photowalk, which is not happening in its traditional form in 2020 due to COVID-19.

The club IS going to host its own photo walk this year, but we are not planning to assemble in person. Rather, we invite you to come out at your own pace and time to take some amazing photos which you can then share with the club.

Here are the particulars:

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Time: Anytime the park is open (5:00 AM - 11:00 PM CT)
Where: Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, 6701 W. Parker Road, Plano

About the Venue: Located on the western border of Plano, Arbor Hills Nature Preserve is a 200-acre park featuring vast areas of natural beauty for walking, jogging, hiking, orienteering, and other outdoor activity. The preserve has a natural biofilter for cleaning surface run-off from the parking lot before it re-enters the groundwater tables. The observation tower gives a spectacular view of the city.

Learn more about the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve and review the Plano Parks and Recreation COVID-19 FAQ.  

After the walk, pick your best 5-7 images and send them to us at clubphotos@planophotographyclub.com.

The following Plano Photography Club member(s) received an award in the September 2020 Gulf States Camera Club Council photo competition:

When: October 10, 2020 from 7:30 AM to 11 AM CT
Where: 1625 Brockdale Park Road, Lucas, TX 75002 (map, Lucas TX 75002
Cost: $20 pre-register and $25 at the door.

Raptor Photo Day at the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center is a great opportunity to experience taking photographs of their education ambassadors in a natural setting.

They set up perching throughout the park and let photographers take pictures of the birds with different backgrounds and lighting. For all ages and photography experience.

Registration for the all-digital Adobe MAX 2020 event (October 19-21, 2020 ) is now open and free for all.

Back in May, Adobe announced both of its annual conferences, 99U and Adobe MAX, would be going all-digital amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Adobe has opened up registration for its Adobe MAX 2020 conference, making it free for all who want to join the virtual version of ‘The Creativity Conference.’

According to Adobe, there will be 56 hours of "inspiration and learning," which will include live content demos, speakers, sneak peeks, celebrity appearances, and musical performances. The online event will feature more than 250 speakers. Both the main keynote and the breakout sessions will be available for all registrants. The headlining speakers include photographer Annie Leibovitz; recording artist, producer and director Tyler, the Creator; writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay; and actor and director Keanu Reeves. Dozens of other artists across all disciplines will have keynotes and breakout sessions as well.

Those who register will be entered into a sweepstakes to win a free MAX t-shirt and can begin crafting a schedule for virtual events they want to attend. Registering also provides access to instructor files and presentation downloads and an opportunity to engage with Adobe product experts.

You can register for Adobe MAX 2020 and look through the list of speakers on the Adobe MAX 2020 website.