What we’re about
Welcome to our group of creative and talented photographers. Our mission is to help you explore your photographic potential. We are now a combined group (over 14,000 photographers worldwide) along with the Art Of Photography International, with much of our membership having participated in each others events over many years. As such, we would like to invite you to join us in our numerous educational and social activities currently being posted, with much more to come. We look forward to your participation.
Peter Barnick, Organizer
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Attend Sun 05/12 at 6:30 am – Hollywood Beach Photoshoot ChallengeHollywood Beach Boardwalk, Hollywood, FL
👉 Join us for a Beach Sunrise Event and a wealth of endless photography opportunities at Hollywood’s Beach famous Broadwalk!
Please observe all public health practices during the shoot and know that each attending participant is solely responsible for his/her own actions, protection, and safekeeping.
We’ll begin early at 6:30AM (ish ...) Sunrise is scheduled for 6:40AM (this day) for a sunrise beach shoot. There are opportunities for shooting sunrise images with foreground silhouettes against Lifeguard stations, shacks, beach umbrellas, chairs, palm trees etc., or any creative composition you can create.
After that, you’re free to roam north or south on the Broadwalk and seek out the endless shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, art deco and other early architecture. Also, you’ll be able to photograph people in motion and in other states of being. Runners, walkers, skaters, bicyclists, skateboarders and an endless window of photographic subjects will await you captures.
🔺 PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES
• Sunrise Beach/Sea-Scapes
• Character Studies
• Street Photography
• Multiple Unlimited Beach-Side Scenes
• Shops, Restaurants
• Art Deco and Interesting Architecture
• Happy People and Much MoreAs always, your photo opportunities are limited only by your imagination. This venue will give you lots of food for thought.
🔺 TECHNIQUES TO CONSIDER
Look over the material provided by the Art of Photography (US) on creative and artistic techniques located at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OnEofnm3ykWjTOMlbQP8Qc9Tx48ng7fV
Some of the sample -downloadable- documents include:
• Street Photography
• Architectural Details
• Character Studies
• The Environmental Portrait
• …and Many, Many More.🔺HOW TO GET THERE
From the North:
Take I-95 South and exit Sheridan Street towards the East. Turn right at A1A and head south. Turn left at Johnson Street and the garage will be on your right-hand side.From the South:
Take I-95 North and exit Hollywood Blvd East. Turn left in A1A and head north. Turn Right at Johnson Street and the parking garage will be on your right.🔺 PARKING
A Public Parking garage is located inside the Margaritaville Resort on Johnson Street just east of A1A (just north of the midway point of the Broadwalk).After parking, go to the ground floor and just a few steps away towards the beach you’ll see the Hollywood Beach Theater (open theater) which will be our starting point at 6:30AM (ish). We will not be meeting prior to the shoot.
🔶 FOLLOW-UP_________________________________________________________________
Once the Meetup ends, we will create an album for you to post three (3) of your best photographs from the event before 9 pm Friday May 17. This album [ https://www.meetup.com/the-art-of-photography-us/photos/34498677/ ] will be judged, and the winner announced within a week. The wining image will become the permanent album cover for the event. There will be no honorable mentions.See you at the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk and follow-up!
