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Breakfast before Sam Houston Park
Join us for breakfast at Coco Crepes before the photowalk at Sam Houston Parkhttps://www.cococrepes.com/
Find out more »Photowalk: Sam Houston Park
Sam Houston Park - located in downtown Houston - contains a number of historic homes and buildings from Houston's past, along with walking trails, and offers a variety of photo opportunities. We'll meet near St. John Church in the park. There is parking along both Allen Parkway next to the park, and across the street […]
Find out more »Photowalk: Heritage Village in Woodville, Texas
The Village, Museum Store, Pickett House, and Whitmeyer Library are owned and operated by the Tyler County Heritage Society, a non-profit organization with members from all parts of the country interested in preserving the East Texas Heritage. The museum and outdoor area has about 15 historic buildings filled with furniture, working tools, and artifacts from […]
Find out more »Lunch: Pickett House Restaurant in Woodville Texas
We have reserved their meeting room and there's just enough room for people who have signed up for the Heritage Village Museum photowalk. ** Please sign up for the photowalk before RSVPing for lunch: **https://www.meetup.com/HoustonPhotowalks/events/283409739/ After we enjoy some photography time in Heritage Village, we'll walk next door to the famous Pickett House Restaurant. We […]
Find out more »Breakfast: Don Caarlos Before 1940’s Air Terminal Museum
Before we head to our photowalk at the 1940's Air Terminal Museum, join us for some breakfast tacos and camera talk. We will gather up some tables for us to group up. Their address is 8385 Broadway St, Houston, TX 77061 See the menu on their website: https://www.doncarlosrestaurants.com/8385-broadway-street-menu
Find out more »Photowalk: 1940’s Air Terminal Museum, Plane Spotting at Hobby (w/discount)
The 1940's Air Terminal Museum is a beautifully restored Art Deco airport terminal from the days when people wore their best outfits on a plane. The museum will open their back gates for us so we can photograph plates leaving and arriving from Hobby Airport. The self-guided museum has all kinds of historical artifacts from […]
Find out more »Fantastic Fiji
Our friends at Photofly Travel Club ( https://www.photoflytravel.com/ ) have planned an exotic adventure to Fiji to keep warm this winter & experience the best of the South Pacific! Feb. 27th - March 5th 2022 Go here to sign up: https://photoflytravel.org/tour/fiji-small-group-tours/ E-mail us at joinus@photoflytravel.com for the daily itinerary! • 6 nights/7 days in Luxury […]
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A Photographer’s guide to Amazon Prime Day 2021, Live Blogging the Good Stuff
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The Great Migration of Northern Serengeti 2021
It's time to sign up! Hello Folks! HoustonPhotowalks and BrambleBerry Tours is teaming up with another discount for a Safari Tour in Northern Serengeti!. The folks at BrambleBerry are offering HoustonPhotowalks members a sweet $1,000 discount, but we are limited to...
Holiday Discount! $300 off our Serengeti Tour!
Final Chance for a Discount! Here's a great last-minute Christmas gift idea! Sign up before January 5th to receive a $300 discount! BrambleBerry tours is offering a $300 Holiday discount for this once-in-a-lifetime trip!SIGN UP today so you can join this amazing 7...
Insta360 Black Friday Deals!
Up to 40% off on the BEST pocket 360 cameras! You guys have seen me at photowalks taking group pictures and event videos with either my Insta360 Nano attached to my iPhone, or my updated Insta360 ONE X. They are super slick, very small, and can make full 360 degree...
Black Friday Offer: Add an extra day to Serengeti Tour FREE, $250 value, now until November 30th!
Black Friday Week: Free Extra Day! Sign up before November 30th to receive a $600 discount *AND* a free extra day of tours! BrambleBerry tours is offering an additional day of photography during our Serengeti tour for $250. This includes another night stay,...
Amazon Prime Day Deals!
Photography, Electronics and Photography-travel Related Amazon Deals Today is Amazon Prime Day, the internet's global garage sale of "stuff" that our favorite online retailer wants us to buy. To help you find interesting items to consider, I'll be posting items I find...
HoustonPhotowalks Members Now Receive 15% Discount on Boris FX Products!
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The Pain of Advertising
HoustonPhotowalks manages events and RSVPs through the Meetup.com platform. This means that members have the ability to submit complaints to Meetup.com about groups or the group organizer (or both). A recent complaint was submitted about how HoustonPhotowalks...
Mobile Tools: Apps for Planning Photo Trips and Editing Photos
Last week we had a fun zoom webinar with Jonathan in Barcelona. He's a street photographer and photography tour guide that's using is lockdown time to teach phone photography techniques. You can check out his classes on AirBnB, the price is extremely reasonable and...
Update to previous post (Updating your Meetup.com Email Settings)
As we continue to communicate virtually rather than in-person, some members are still a little confused about emails and notifications. Our only way to communicate with members is via meetup's online email system, so organizers have to rely on members to allow...
New Canon Cameras, Meetup Membership Fees and Our Budget
Today, Canon officially announced the new EOS R5 and EOS R6 Mirrorless cameras, and they are already available for preorder. Canon EOS R5 Body ($3,899) Adorama or Amazon Canon EOS R5 + RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM ($4,999) Adorama or Amazon Canon EOS R6 Body ($2,499)...
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...
