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WELCOME to the Southeastern Photographic Society Meetup page.
Click here to join or renew your SPS membership. Note: Signing up on the SPS Meetup page does not make you an SPS member. SPS members pay dues to engage in many activities that are unavailable to guests who simply sign up on the SPS MeetUp page.
Click here to go to the SPS website where you will find everything you need to know about us.
The Southeastern Photographic Society (SPS) is a registered non-profit Atlanta-based community of photographers established in 1976 to help members learn the skills for creating great images and sharing them with others.
We use Meetup to announce all of our events, so please look below to see what is coming up.
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Upcoming events
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•OnlineCoffee & Critique - Digital Edition (PLEASE NOTE NEW SUBMISSION EMAIL)
OnlinePlease join us for our November Coffee & Critique, which will be a “digital edition” conducted on Zoom. AND NOTE BELOW NEW SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR WHERE TO SEND YOUR IMAGES!
For newcomers — we meet every month to share images and provide constructive feedback to each other on how to improve our photography. We alternate each month between online digital and in-person print critiques, and the meetings are for beginners and seasoned photographers alike.
For digital months, it is very important that you RSVP on the MeetUp site because only folks who RSVP will be sent the link needed to join the meeting. The link will be sent out the day before the meeting.
For digital C&C’s, participants may submit up to TWO images each for feedback. (A “before” and “after” pair of images will only count as one submission for those who want to “show their work.”) Please size your images as you would for an SPS competition — see instructions here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F0xzqEXvRfPl4T48zNbbasDSZ4beaOEU/view
Even if you don’t submit images, though, we encourage you to join and participate in the MeetUp. Our experience is that the critiques are a valuable learning experience even for folks who don’t submit images.
Starting with the November Coffee & Critique, David Cruickshanks will be taking over the administrative task of collecting and showing the images. Digital submissions should now be emailed to CC@spsatlanta.org no later than 9:00 pm on the Thursday before the meeting. Please put “C&C” or “critique” in the subject line. David will acknowledge receipt of submissions, so if you don’t hear back from him, it means he didn’t get your images.
Your images should be titled with your name and a number showing the sequence of the submissions — e.g., JaneDoe1, JaneDoe2 — with the number reflecting the order in which your images will be shown. We generally show the final image first, and then show the "before" version, so if you don't want it in that order, please let us know.
The Zoom link will be sent out the day before the event. If anyone has any questions, feel free to email David Cruickshanks at CC@spsatlanta.org.
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SPS has three standing meetings each month for its members and guests. The First Friday meeting features an outside speaker and a competition. While competition entries at these monthly meetings are restricted to currently paid-up members, we ALWAYS welcome visitors interested in photography to attend. The Learnshops (fourth Tuesdays) and Coffee & Critique (second Saturdays) are intended for members, but again, we welcome visitors. If you attend regularly, we ask that you help support the club (which pays for the rental of the facilities, supplies, and equipment) by becoming a member!To pay your SPS dues, visit:
join.spsatlanta.orgTo find out more about SPS visit:
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Holiday Party and Members' Choice Competition
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, 2650 N Druid Hills Rd, Atlanta, GA, USJoin your SPS family and friends for a Holiday Party and Members' Choice competition! SPS will be providing a variety of tasty treats and beverages (coffee, tea and soft drinks.) Grab your friends, pick your props, and capture your best smiles (or silliest faces) at the holiday Photo Booth where you can capture a picture to remember the night. Plus there will be drawings for some awesome prizes. Members, please register as attending and -- guests are welcome -- indicate if you are bringing a guest. It should be a merry time!
Photo above by Vicki Smith, 2024 Members' Choice Winner
MEMBERS' CHOICE COMPETITION: Please upload your ONE digital image for the Members' Choice Competition to the SPS website between Saturday, November 8th and no later than Wednesday, December 3rd, at 9:00 pm. Please use the B&W link for B&W images and the color link for color images. The two galleries will be combined before the images are shown at the meeting. There is no theme for this competition; it can be any subject matter (but we ask you to keep it family friendly please!). The image may be black and white or color and must have been captured within the last 4 years. The image may not have been entered in a previous monthly competition nor shown in an SPS exhibition. During the evening, the attending members will vote on their favorite 3 images, and the image with the most votes will be the evening's winner. The winner will receive $100.00.
Be sure to RSVP if you're coming so we have an idea of the number of attendees.
Please note:
- This month's SPS members' competition is DIGITAL and there is no theme.
- Entries are limited to ONE per paid member - color or B&W.
- Please see competition rules for more information.
- Members' Choice images can be submitted starting Saturday, Nov. 8. The deadline for submissions is 9:00 PM on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
- Competition entries are to be sized appropriately and files are to be re-named using the SPS naming convention - Firstname Lastname - Title of Image (NOTE: Images not appropriately named may be disqualified from the competition.)
- Images are to be uploaded to the links below:
- Black & White Images: SPS Black & White Monthly Submissions
- Color Images: SPS Color Monthly Submissions
- All are welcome for the party, but competition entries will be limited to paid SPS members only.
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SPS has three standing meetings each month for its members and guests. The First Friday meeting features an outside speaker and a members’ image competition. While competition entries at these monthly meetings are restricted to currently paid-up members, we ALWAYS welcome visitors interested in photography to attend. The Learnshops (fourth Tuesdays) and Coffee & Critique (second Saturdays) are intended for members, but again, we welcome visitors. If you attend regularly, we ask that you help support the club (which pays for the rental of the facilities, supplies, and equipment) by becoming a member!Signing up on the SPS Meetup page does not make you an SPS member. SPS members pay dues to engage in many activities that are unavailable to guests who only sign up on the SPS MeetUp.
To find out more about SPS visit:
https://spsatl.smugmug.com/
To become a member, visit:
www.join.spsatlanta.org26 attendees
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