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Wichita Wildlight Photographic Society
(A member group of Lawton Arts for All)
Dedicated to people interested in any aspect of photography. Serving Lawton, OK and the surrounding area since 1991.
Enjoying the art and fun of photography
Sharing knowledge and learning
Improving our photographic skills
Supporting the arts and community
Enjoying the art and fun of photography
Sharing knowledge and learning
Improving our photographic skills
Supporting the arts and community
WWPS meets the second Thursday of each month, 7:00 PM, at Boulevard Church in Lawton, Ok, directly across Gore Blvd from Eisenhower High School. Phone: (580) 248-2371. Meetings are open to the public without charge or obligation.
Guests are always welcome- no invitation needed, just show up!
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Next Meeting:-June 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM.
1. PROGRAM- "Outdoor lighting" with Clem Wehner. How to use the sun as your main light, and special techniques for using the sun as your fill light. How to use a reflector, diffuser, gobo, scrim, and diffuser outdoors to modify the light to take great photos. How to overcome the most common problems such as harsh shadows, racoon eyes, high contrast due to bright backgrounds, flat lighting on overcast days. Learn how to make your own diffusers and reflectors at no or very little cost. Learn how to properly photograph something under a tree. How to get the correct light metering by using distant vegetation. And much, much more.
2. Photo Challenge- We'll also have our monthly "photo challenge ".
The theme for the next meeting is a wild card, i.e, anything you want to show.
3. Doorprize Drawing. And finally, we'll give away our usual doorprizes.
The last photo challenge winner was JOE BLAND with the image titled " Mine, mine,mine".
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHOWING YOUR ART AT THE AFA FESTIVALL
The Arts For All Festival is May 10-13, 2011 in Shepler Park (Gore Blvd & 4th St.) in Lawton. As a WWPS member, you can display and sell your photography without entry fees by hanging it in our WWPS tent. You get to keep the money (minus taxes), and AFA does not take a percentage of your sales!
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Bring your artwork either:
a. Framed (or equivalent such as gallery wrapped) with hangers or wire on the back (wire preferred) , or
b. Shrink wrapped and mounted in sizes 5x7 or larger to be placed in our tabletop display rack. (Note: members may use the WWPS shrink wrapper)
2. Write on the back: 1. the price (WHOLE DOLLARS ONLY), and 2. your name. Also put the price on the front on a sticker, piece of paper slipped into a frame corner, or something similar.
3. Bring it to the WWPS tent on Friday, May 11th from 2-6 pm.
4. After the show, you must pick up your work no later than 5 pm on Sunday, May 13th. We are not responsible for it after the close of the show.
USING THE WWPS WORK ROOM
WWPS members can use the WWPS work room with mat cutter, shrink wrapper, laminating machine., hot press, etc. In addition you can buy (at cost price): foam board, adhesive mounting board, and laminating materials, There are some frames stored in the room, which you can have free. Please just take only what you will use for the festival. Contact Bill Davenport 353-7564 to arrange for access to the room.
SCHEDULE FOR FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS . (REVISED)
Please don't be late for your shift, because someone will be waiting for you so they can leave. Instructions for your duties will be posted at the booth.
WWPS BOOTH SETUP CREW (East end of Shepler Park).
Thursday, May 10th, tentatively 3-5pm- KENNY SEALS (crew leader, Kenny will contact you to coordinate actual time.), LINDA RATLIFF, WAYLEN KNAPP, DAVE MCGOWEN, CARL EVANS
HOSPITALITY BOOTH (East end of Shepler Park)
Thursday May 10th, 4-6 pm- LILLIAN BURROW, PAM WISNER
Saturday May 12th, 9-11am-KATHY GRAY, CARRIE CHEESMAN
INFORMATION BOOTH (South side of Sheplaer Park)
Saturday May 12th, 6-8pm- CAROL SHAW, PAMELA ALEXANDER
Sunday May 13th, 11am-1pm-LINDA RATLIFF, BRINDA HILL
BEER BOOTH (South side of Shepler park)
Saturday May 12th, 2-4pm-TANYA CASE, BOB ZWAAN, FARRELL LARGE, JERRY PETTIJOHN, DEANNE DIAMOND
Saturday May 12th , 4-6pm- DAVID SMITH, TAMMY SMITH
WWPS TENT (East end of Shepler Park)
Friday May 11th, 4-6pm- SANTOS RUBIO, KATHY HEPNER
Friday May 11th, 6-8pm- CARL EVANS, SHARON FREEMAN
Saturday May 12th, 10am-12noon- PATSY SANDERS, CAROL SHAW
Saturday May 12th , 12-2pm- RHONDA HARRIS, BRENDA HATCH
Saturday May 12th , 2-4pm- PATSY SANDERS, CATHY LORENTZ
Saturday May 12th , 4-6pm- REX WALKER, NICH & BAILEY SMITH
Saturday May 12th , 6-8pm- WAYLEN KNAPP, BRINDA HILL
Sunday May 13th ,11am-1pm- RAY DRYZ, ANITA PAGE
Sunday May 13th , 1-3pm- LOUISE TEIGEN, RAJOO CHATLANI
Sunday May 13th , 3-5pm- SUE LARGE, FRAN WEHNER
WWPS BOOTH TEARDOWN CREW
Sunday May 13th , 4:45-6pm- SUE SWANN, CHELLE HEFFERNAN, CARL EVANS, SUE LARGE, FARRELL LARGE, ANITA PAGE, JIM HARRIS, LEE ALEXANDER, PAMELA ALEXANDER
ARTISTS’ BREAKFAST (Southwest end of Shepler Park)
Sunday May 13th, 7:30-11am, MIKE MAZZO, RHONDA HARRIS, LINDA RATLIFF, DEANNE DIAMOND, CARRIE CHEESMAN, CLARK SMITH, REX WALKER, KATHY HEPNER, JIM HEPNER, REESIE MARLOW, SANTOS RUBIO, NILS AXELSEN, JULEEN AXELSEN, SUE LARGE, FARRELL LARGE, FRAN WEHNER, CLEM WEHNER, KATHY RAMSEY, LEE ALEXANDER, BILL DAVENPORT.
NOTES: Some people need to be there at 7:15am to set up griddles and prepare food for cooking. The Eggmen: Mike Mazzo, Jerry Pettijohn, Farrell Large, Kenny Seals. Griddle pickup- Clark Smith, Gas bottle pickup- Bill Davenport
BREAKFAST SUPPLY SHOPPERS
Saturday May 12th- SUE LARGE, DEANNE DIAMOND, BETH
OVERDUE LIBRARY MATERIALS- The following people have overdue materials:
JESSICA HART- overdue since SEPTEMBER 2011
To return an overdue item: drop it in the mail slot in the garage door at 323 NW 35th st. (24 hrs a day), one block north of Comanche County Hospital on 35th st. Flagrant violators who do not return items will be billed for the item plus a $25 handling charge.
FUNDAMENTALS QUIZ QUESTIONS
Questions from all previous meetings are on the Fundamentals Quiz page of this website. The Quiz for the upcoming meeting is also posted there for you to review before the next meeting. Try to figure out the answers in advance of the meeting.
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Volunteering is the price we all pay to enjoy the benefits of WWPS, so please pitch in and help.
Member Volunteers needed: Contact Clem Wehner for more info:
Make presentations to clubs, civic groups, schools, churches, etc. You can use the pre-prepared presentation "Tips for Taking Great Photos". Contact Clem for volunteering or checking out the presentation and equipment. Public outreach programs are one of the most important things we do. We need YOU to help.
Public Outreach Activities: If you made a presentation, displayed your photographs anywhere, helped out in the community using your photographic skills, or anything similar, let Clem know. We need to document all our activities for our Arts for All sponsors, and we'll put your accomplishments on this website on the "Volunteers" page.
Next Meeting:-June 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM.
1. PROGRAM- "Outdoor lighting" with Clem Wehner. How to use the sun as your main light, and special techniques for using the sun as your fill light. How to use a reflector, diffuser, gobo, scrim, and diffuser outdoors to modify the light to take great photos. How to overcome the most common problems such as harsh shadows, racoon eyes, high contrast due to bright backgrounds, flat lighting on overcast days. Learn how to make your own diffusers and reflectors at no or very little cost. Learn how to properly photograph something under a tree. How to get the correct light metering by using distant vegetation. And much, much more.
2. Photo Challenge- We'll also have our monthly "photo challenge ".
The theme for the next meeting is a wild card, i.e, anything you want to show.
3. Doorprize Drawing. And finally, we'll give away our usual doorprizes.
The last photo challenge winner was JOE BLAND with the image titled " Mine, mine,mine".
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHOWING YOUR ART AT THE AFA FESTIVALL
The Arts For All Festival is May 10-13, 2011 in Shepler Park (Gore Blvd & 4th St.) in Lawton. As a WWPS member, you can display and sell your photography without entry fees by hanging it in our WWPS tent. You get to keep the money (minus taxes), and AFA does not take a percentage of your sales!
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Bring your artwork either:
a. Framed (or equivalent such as gallery wrapped) with hangers or wire on the back (wire preferred) , or
b. Shrink wrapped and mounted in sizes 5x7 or larger to be placed in our tabletop display rack. (Note: members may use the WWPS shrink wrapper)
2. Write on the back: 1. the price (WHOLE DOLLARS ONLY), and 2. your name. Also put the price on the front on a sticker, piece of paper slipped into a frame corner, or something similar.
3. Bring it to the WWPS tent on Friday, May 11th from 2-6 pm.
4. After the show, you must pick up your work no later than 5 pm on Sunday, May 13th. We are not responsible for it after the close of the show.
USING THE WWPS WORK ROOM
WWPS members can use the WWPS work room with mat cutter, shrink wrapper, laminating machine., hot press, etc. In addition you can buy (at cost price): foam board, adhesive mounting board, and laminating materials, There are some frames stored in the room, which you can have free. Please just take only what you will use for the festival. Contact Bill Davenport 353-7564 to arrange for access to the room.
SCHEDULE FOR FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS . (REVISED)
Please don't be late for your shift, because someone will be waiting for you so they can leave. Instructions for your duties will be posted at the booth.
WWPS BOOTH SETUP CREW (East end of Shepler Park).
Thursday, May 10th, tentatively 3-5pm- KENNY SEALS (crew leader, Kenny will contact you to coordinate actual time.), LINDA RATLIFF, WAYLEN KNAPP, DAVE MCGOWEN, CARL EVANS
HOSPITALITY BOOTH (East end of Shepler Park)
Thursday May 10th, 4-6 pm- LILLIAN BURROW, PAM WISNER
Saturday May 12th, 9-11am-KATHY GRAY, CARRIE CHEESMAN
INFORMATION BOOTH (South side of Sheplaer Park)
Saturday May 12th, 6-8pm- CAROL SHAW, PAMELA ALEXANDER
Sunday May 13th, 11am-1pm-LINDA RATLIFF, BRINDA HILL
BEER BOOTH (South side of Shepler park)
Saturday May 12th, 2-4pm-TANYA CASE, BOB ZWAAN, FARRELL LARGE, JERRY PETTIJOHN, DEANNE DIAMOND
Saturday May 12th , 4-6pm- DAVID SMITH, TAMMY SMITH
WWPS TENT (East end of Shepler Park)
Friday May 11th, 4-6pm- SANTOS RUBIO, KATHY HEPNER
Friday May 11th, 6-8pm- CARL EVANS, SHARON FREEMAN
Saturday May 12th, 10am-12noon- PATSY SANDERS, CAROL SHAW
Saturday May 12th , 12-2pm- RHONDA HARRIS, BRENDA HATCH
Saturday May 12th , 2-4pm- PATSY SANDERS, CATHY LORENTZ
Saturday May 12th , 4-6pm- REX WALKER, NICH & BAILEY SMITH
Saturday May 12th , 6-8pm- WAYLEN KNAPP, BRINDA HILL
Sunday May 13th ,11am-1pm- RAY DRYZ, ANITA PAGE
Sunday May 13th , 1-3pm- LOUISE TEIGEN, RAJOO CHATLANI
Sunday May 13th , 3-5pm- SUE LARGE, FRAN WEHNER
WWPS BOOTH TEARDOWN CREW
Sunday May 13th , 4:45-6pm- SUE SWANN, CHELLE HEFFERNAN, CARL EVANS, SUE LARGE, FARRELL LARGE, ANITA PAGE, JIM HARRIS, LEE ALEXANDER, PAMELA ALEXANDER
ARTISTS’ BREAKFAST (Southwest end of Shepler Park)
Sunday May 13th, 7:30-11am, MIKE MAZZO, RHONDA HARRIS, LINDA RATLIFF, DEANNE DIAMOND, CARRIE CHEESMAN, CLARK SMITH, REX WALKER, KATHY HEPNER, JIM HEPNER, REESIE MARLOW, SANTOS RUBIO, NILS AXELSEN, JULEEN AXELSEN, SUE LARGE, FARRELL LARGE, FRAN WEHNER, CLEM WEHNER, KATHY RAMSEY, LEE ALEXANDER, BILL DAVENPORT.
NOTES: Some people need to be there at 7:15am to set up griddles and prepare food for cooking. The Eggmen: Mike Mazzo, Jerry Pettijohn, Farrell Large, Kenny Seals. Griddle pickup- Clark Smith, Gas bottle pickup- Bill Davenport
BREAKFAST SUPPLY SHOPPERS
Saturday May 12th- SUE LARGE, DEANNE DIAMOND, BETH
OVERDUE LIBRARY MATERIALS- The following people have overdue materials:
JESSICA HART- overdue since SEPTEMBER 2011
To return an overdue item: drop it in the mail slot in the garage door at 323 NW 35th st. (24 hrs a day), one block north of Comanche County Hospital on 35th st. Flagrant violators who do not return items will be billed for the item plus a $25 handling charge.
FUNDAMENTALS QUIZ QUESTIONS
Questions from all previous meetings are on the Fundamentals Quiz page of this website. The Quiz for the upcoming meeting is also posted there for you to review before the next meeting. Try to figure out the answers in advance of the meeting.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Volunteering is the price we all pay to enjoy the benefits of WWPS, so please pitch in and help.
Member Volunteers needed: Contact Clem Wehner for more info:
Make presentations to clubs, civic groups, schools, churches, etc. You can use the pre-prepared presentation "Tips for Taking Great Photos". Contact Clem for volunteering or checking out the presentation and equipment. Public outreach programs are one of the most important things we do. We need YOU to help.
Public Outreach Activities: If you made a presentation, displayed your photographs anywhere, helped out in the community using your photographic skills, or anything similar, let Clem know. We need to document all our activities for our Arts for All sponsors, and we'll put your accomplishments on this website on the "Volunteers" page.