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Movie Night: Ansel Adams and the Impact on Modern Photography
After a very successful recent Movie Night zoom meetup, we decided to have another. I selected 6 YouTube videos (about 45 minutes total) about the photography and image editing techniques of Ansel Adams. The videos include a walkthrough of his studio and darkroom, how Photoshop techniques we use today are impacted by master darkroom techniques, […]
Find out more »Webinar: Barcelona Spain Photographer’s Secrets to Great Phone Photography ($3)
Jonathan is a professional photographer in Barcelona, Spain with 12 Years of experience. He provides specialized tours of the city for tourists. He has a rating on AirB&B of 5-stars for his classes and tours! While staying-at-home, Jonathan is applying these professional skills to teach phone photography via Zoom. His classes are about $3 bucks. […]
Find out more »Chat Roundtable: iPhone / Mobile Photography, favorite apps and discussion
After our chat with Jonathan in Barcelona about his mobile phone techniques, let's get together for a few minutes and discuss what we learned. We can also spend a few minutes discussing each other's favorite photography-related phone apps! I have a long list of apps I enjoy using, and I'm sure you have a few […]
Find out more »Dinner: Hermann Park at Pinewood Cafe
Before we join our HoustonPhotowalks and Flickr friends for the Global Flickr Photowalk at Hermann Park, come join us for some grub and chat time! Pinewood Cafe is a nice burger joint inside the park. Here's a link to their menu: https://www.hermannpark.org/visit/pinewood-cafe/ Start time is very flexible, arrive when you can. If you plan to […]
Find out more »Photowalk: Dynamo Stadium Tour, Ground Level Pre-game Warmups + Game
**** PLEASE NOTE *** THIS HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE DATE/TIME YET. WE WILL NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE/TIME UNTIL THE SEASON RESUMES. I WILL UPDATE EVERYONE WHEN WE GET A SOLID DATE FROM THE TEAM. HoustonPhotowalks has arranged another BBVA Stadium Tour and group game event! Last year, they wouldn't let […]
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HPW Member get a 15% Discount for PORTRAITPRO and PORTRAITPRO BODY! Offer good until August 2nd.
The good folks at Anthropics Software have supported HoustonPhotowalks with discounts and giveaways several times over the years. I'm really excited to announce that for the next month, until August 2nd, 2020, they are offering HoustonPhotowalks.com another great...
Fun with Zoom Backgrounds
It looks like Zoom and GoToMeeting events are going to be around a while for many of us. And more than one person has asked me about my zoom backgrounds. First off, I suggest using your own photography. I mean, we are a photography club. 🙂 But at the same time, some...
Updating your Meetup.com Email Settings
HoustonPhotowalks rely quite heavily on email notifications to make sure you have the best possible experience when you attend our events. To help you not miss important notices, we’ve created this handy How-To, to help make sure you don’t miss anything important.
Special Luminar Summer Sale Ends Today
One of our long time sponsors, Skylum (formally MacPhun) is running a special for their partner websites. You can find their ad on our Member Perks web page, and our discount is usually $10 or $20 (depending on what you buy). But for today (Tuesday, June 16th, 2020),...
Updates to eBook Files: A Photographer’s Workflow Part 1 – Security and Backups
Yesterday I had an amazing time teaching another Workflow class with the HoustonPhotowalks.com club. In this class, we discussed security, file storage options, and backups. I updated some key parts of the presentation for 2020, as well as updated the class...
Essentials for Traveling to Remote Photography Locations
Want to capture incredible photographs? Some of the best locations that can provide you with that prized shot are often located within remote parts of the world. Understandably, it can be very difficult to not only get to these places but haul all your equipment to...
3,100+ Portrait Photography Poses Card Bundle at PhotoWhoa
I get weekly updates from various companies about "deals" for photographers. It's usually sales on new Photoshop Actions or Lightroom Presets, or a new gadget for your camera bag. Today, the folks at PhotoWhoa posted an interesting product that I wanted to pass along...
Prime Day Deals, Live Blogging of Interesting Deals
Hey folks!It's Amazon Prime Day, the day that Amazon checks it's shelves, wipes off some dust and sells at hourly-expiring discounts. While I'm going through the list, looking for stuff I need (want), I'm posting interesting things to share.If you also see something...
Security is Step 1 in Your Photography Life, Both Business and Personal
Security and Passwords are extremely important to the Photographer's Workflow How can you prevent being a victim? Or worse yet, having your friends, family and photography followers victimized by emails that they think came from you? Use hard to guess passwords and...
Summer Fun, Previous “Fix Joe’s Busted Images” Entries
Houston summers are HOT, and humid. So HPW tries to find stuff to keep the creative photography juices flowing even if it's too hot to spend a lot of time shooting. Of of the ways we keep you busy is with photography challenges, such as Fix Joe's Busted Images....
Congratulations to our 10th Anniversary Winners
Hello Everyone! Thank you for coming out last weekend, I had a blast and I hope you did too. We had several winners in our door prizes, listed below. HUGE thanks to Betty for grabbing these images for us. In-person winners:Lee Filters Protective Field Pouch - Sabina...
10 Years of Fun, Photography and a Positive Impact
10 Years of Fun, Photography and a Positive Impact Although "photography" is the subject we all have in common, it is the friendships and social aspect of HPW that binds us.  On May 18th, 2019, we will celebrate 10 years of photography, friendship, and fun with a...
Special Speaker at HPW10: Karen Butts!
Karen Butts Master of Photography Certified Professional Photographer http://www.naturalimagesbykaren.com PPA Five time MEDALIST - PPAWe are very honored to have Karen Butts of Natural Images By Karen Photography as our speaker. She will be doing a presentation based...
Insta360 has joined the HoustonPhotowalks Member Perks and Sponsor Program!
HPW Welcomes Insta360! Good News everyone, the makers of the Insta360 Nano, that little camera you guys see me using to take 360-degree images, has joined the Member Perks and Sponsorship program! You can now get the Insta360 Nano S, the upgraded version of what I...
Abandoned Yorktowm Memorial Hospital
Location: Near Downtown of Yorktown, TexasHours: By appointment only. Contact them on their FB page for appointments.Private/Public: Private Location, closed and "abandoned", but managed locally for tours.Parking: Available outsideContact Info:...
Newman’s Castle
Address: (Meet at Newman's Bakery) 504 East Main St · Bellville, TX Hours: Call the bakery today at 979-865-9804 to check availability and reserve your date. Private/Public: Private Home Parking: Available outside the castle Contact Info: ...
Ok, we’re not really moving to Google Plus – or riding metro in our underwear
Not going to lie. I enjoy April 1st. For those that have a keen eye, you knew the moment that I said we were moving to Google Plus, that it was a joke. And you probably know that we aren't really going to ride Metro Rail in our underwear. At least, I really hope...
How Photowalks are Organized
This is the nitty-gritty roadmap details on how Houston Photowalk (HPW) Organizers and Hosts plan events. Sit bag and dig in. This is what our volunteers do to make sure you have a great Photowalk! Why Does It Take So Many Words To Explain How Houston Photowalk Events...
New iPhotography Composition Video Course, With Discount
NOTE: This post originally appeared on the "Good Stuff" portion of our old website. The links in this article are affiliate links, purchases you make from these links may generate revenue for this website. New iPhotography Composition Video Course, With Discount Many...
Shooting in the Rain (on a Budget)
The conversation of canceling a shoot due to the rain came up recently, and I always remind folks how much money production crews spend bringing in a fake-rain setup. So its pretty awesome when Mother Nature provides rain for free. Shooting in the rain can be a lot of...
