APG February Meeting

APG Meeting February 25th, 6:00–7:30 PM @ The Lyndon House

What if I told you that you could take the best photos of your life using the gear you already have and shooting at local locations? The best part? It doesn’t cost anything to do. It’s called composition. Now, you may have heard this term before, but it goes way beyond the rule of thirds. We are going to dive deep into the world of composition to help you unlock new possibilities with your photography.

<< Note that this talk will be presented over Zoom using the Lyndon House TV and audio system. Please contact us at athenspg@gmail.com to request connection information if you’d like to join us remotely >>

Lighthouse Star Trails (c) David Johnston

David Johnston is a professional landscape photographer based in the great state of Tennessee. David developed and teaches a 4 puzzle piece approach to landscape photography that has helped thousands of photographers realize their best photos ever. David can be found on YouTube, The Landscape Photography Show Podcast, and mentoring his students on LandscapePhotographyUniversity.com. More of David’s photography can also be viewed on his website at davidjohnstonart.com.

Landscape Photos (c) David Johnston

APG January 2025 Meeting

 

Annual Photo Contest

APG Meeting January 28, 2025, 6:00–7:30 PM @ The Lyndon House

The January 2025 meeting will feature the ever-popular APG Photographic Print Competition! We will not be offering cash prizes again this year because we no longer collect membership dues, but we will be awarding certificates for the top 3 images in each category based on votes from everyone attending the meeting. And new this year we are introducing a “Best in Show” award, which will be tallied as a separate vote across all categories.

The judged categories will be:

• Nature (e.g. landscape, wildlife, outdoor macro)
• People (e.g. portraits, sports, street photography, performance)
• Open (any other genre, e.g. abstract, architecture, composite photo art)

Please arrive by 6:00 PM to place your images. Judging will begin promptly at 6:30 PM, so any prints brought after that time will be excluded from the competition. We will not present challenge photos this month, but we will try to allow time for artists to discuss their winning images with the group.

::  CONTEST RULES  ::

• Up to a maximum of two printed images are allowed per person
• Prints must be at least 5″×7″, with a maximum presented/framed size of 24 inches on the long side
• Paper prints can be framed, matted, printed with white border around the image, or just tacked on to a mat – anything that visually separates the print from the table is acceptable. Gallery-wrapped canvas, metal or acrylic prints are also acceptable
• Prints must be taken home at the end of the meeting – items cannot be stored for later pick up
• Images can be recent or older, but must have been taken by the contributor
• There are no restrictions on post-processing of images, however an original photograph taken by the contributor must be the prominent element of the work (i.e. no generative AI images or other digital art)
• Images that have already won awards, been commercially published or sold multiple times are not eligible. For example, images that have been accepted in ANY juried show, published in a magazine, won awards in an APG or other photography group contest, or sold more than two times are not eligible to be entered (i.e. no “ringers”)
• Images should be “family friendly” (no nudity or violent content, please!)
• If the photographer’s name or watermark appears on the image, mat, or frame it must be completely and opaquely covered or the print will be disqualified