The June Photography Club meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., at the Community United Methodist Church (434 Lewis Street) in Pagosa Springs. While the program will start at 6:30 p.m., feel free to arrive anytime after 6 p.m. to socialize. Photography Club meetings are open to the public. Please use the side door near the parking lot to enter.
Our topic this month is The Decisive Moment. We will discuss the meaning of this photographic concept and how to capture images of this type..
Photographers have the ability to record a fleeting moment in time. With the right light, good composition, an interesting subject and perfect timing, a photograph can be filled with unique emotion. The French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson is credited with originating the phrase “the decisive moment” to describe the process of photographing these situations.
For our June program, we will watch and discuss a video by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, offering ideas for practicing and achieving “decisive moment” photographs. Done well, this includes understanding your subject so that you can pre-visualize the timing and the composition needed to achieve your desired image. Although Cartier-Bresson pioneered this idea in his street photography, there are many other photographic situations such as wildlife, sports, and events where the concept may apply.
Following the presentation, we will have our monthly Image Share. Club members may bring up to five images to show and discuss. These should be brought on a thumb drive or SSD. With the new monitor at the church, size your images around 4000 pixels on the long side for best presentation.
This meeting will also be available by Zoom. Club members will receive the Zoom link by email, others may request it from abutler@mac.com .
Virtual Shutter Therapy
For June, the Club’s Virtual Shutter Therapy topic will be “Spring Flowers”. Our Pagosa Springs flowers are on display to attract pollinators and photographers. Vibrant colors and a variety of sizes from tiny to bold grace our hillsides. Please take part by sharing up to three photos on the topic, as comments to the post on this topic on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PagosaPhotoClubport . This theme is open for entries until July 6, and is open to all photographers. Like and comment on the works of others.
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