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Class: Mike Kubeisy – Motion Picture and Television Stills Photographer
Mike is a Motion Picture and Television Stills Photographer with over 35 years experience. From being the photo assistant for the Purple Rain album cover to doing the stills work since 2003 for NCIS, he's also a trainer for KelbyOne, a Photoflex Light Leader, and a member of The International Cinematographers Guild I.A.T.S.E. Local 600. […]
Find out more »Movie Night: A Tour Through the History of Photography (Chemist Andrew Szydlo)
The Royal Institute has some of the most interesting YouTube videos about science, and one of my favorite speakers is Andrew Szydlo. He has a very unique delivery style and makes science entertaining (especially the explosions). This video doesn't blow anything up, but he does spend about 30 minutes walking us through his camera collection […]
Find out more »HoustonPhotowalks 11th Anniversary Party (on zoom)
It seems like we JUST finished planning our 10th-anniversary party -- time really flies! Let's take a few minutes to say hello and chat about fun times. We'll even take a few minutes to discuss possible ideas for future events, so if you have any, keep them in mind when you attend. A zoom party […]
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 […]
Find out more »Dinner: Hermann Park at Pinewood Cafe
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 order food, give yourself plenty of time before the photowalk. The location is a bit small on the inside, but there is plenty of overflow […]
Find out more »Recent Posts
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...
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...
