Author: Clay Leben

About Clay Leben

I've always loved photography and cameras. Started in high school with darkroom and school newspaper; continued with college yearbook photos. I just keep going; taking photos of events around me for personal pleasure. I love capturing the moment and saving memories as "citizen journalism" storytelling. Like Cronkite used to end the newscast by saying, "And, that's the way it was!"

Meeting Recaps, Photo Club Meetings

Recap July 18 Meeting – Anthony Maddaloni

We all watched the high-contrast, black & white, square portraits stream across the screen in a continuous slide show while Anthony spoke about his personal project titled “68-Degrees.” Each one was a unique image of individuals and couples enjoying their experience of Austin’s Barton Springs’ 68-degree temperature water. Anthony Maddoloni started swimming there regularly almost every day in 2012 because the ice-cold water gave him … Continue reading Recap July 18 Meeting – Anthony Maddaloni »

Member Spotlight

Member Spotlight – 2nd Quarter 2019

Dennis Isenberg

Dennis Isenberg For this spotlight, we’ve selected Dennis, a NAPfS charter member who has been active since its earliest meetings and 2013 Pflugerville Library show. We also owe a debt of gratitude to him because he is our faithful “keyman” who arrives early to unlock the United Christian Church doors for our meetings. Dennis often has his Panasonic Lumix camera(s) with him. Quite a few … Continue reading Member Spotlight – 2nd Quarter 2019 »

Meeting Recaps, Photo Club Meetings

Recap – John Acurso on Inside/Out Photography

April 4, 2019: United Christian Church, Austin, Texas After a lifetime of personal and commercial photography, John Acurso has enough advice to share that it would fill many meetings. An audience of 47 members and guests listened intently as Acurso first critiqued the April club competition entries in the first hour and then displayed images in the second hour from his personal projects coupled with … Continue reading Recap – John Acurso on Inside/Out Photography »

Meeting Recaps, Photo Club Meetings

October 18th Hands-On Meeting Recap

October Hands-On Meeting

It’s been raining all week causing severe flooding in the Hill Country, so it was a pleasant surprise to have 17 members attend on a chilly, damp night. Plus, the scheduled speaker couldn’t come. So the meeting was billed as “social networking, slide show, gear swap, and meet & greet.” The socializing was aided by ample snacks including chips, veggies, sweet rolls, cookies, spicy chili, … Continue reading October 18th Hands-On Meeting Recap »

Meeting Recaps

Printing & Matting Demo Recap

make the mat

Our first “3rd Thursday” meeting on March 15th was attended by about 28 persons including 5 guests at United Christian Church. These new educational meetings are designed to be tutorials or demos by skilled photographers. Tonight we focused on quality printing and matting photographs to enter competitions. Club President Andrew Fritz of Azulox.com spoke about printing your own work using professional quality ink jet printers. … Continue reading Printing & Matting Demo Recap »

Competition Results

March 2018 Competition Results

Gallery

The March 2018 competition was judged by Mark Heaps.

Class 1 First Place Winner Allen Irby. (Out of 29 submissions)
First Place: "Pretty Lady" by Allen Irby

First Place: “Pretty Lady” by Allen Irby

Class 1 Award Winners:

Second Place: “redfinder” by Chloe Hunter and Third Place: “PaddleSteamer” by Carol McAllen

Honorable Mentions:

“Still Life” by David Margulis, “Capture the Light” by Ruth Ann,  “Untitled” by Jerry Zerbst, and “Diamond Red Dazzle” by Ruth Ann

Redfinder by Chloe Hunter
PaddleSteamer by Carol McAllen
Untitled by Jerry Zerbst
Still Life by David Margulis
Diamond Red Dazzle by Ruth Ann Masciarelli
Capture the Light by Ruth Ann Masciarelli
Class 2 First Place Winner by Steve Coyle (Out of 25 submissions)
First Place: Stand-Out by Steve Coyle

First Place: Stand-Out by Steve Coyle

Class 2 Award Winners

Second Place: “Lets Bloom Red” by Veachel S Dixon and Third Place: “Glamour” by Josh Baker

Honorable Mentions

“Red Leaf” by Russ Morris, “Sugar Fix” by Patti Mitchell, “Conflicted” by Josh Baker, and “Strawberry is the jam” by Ashley Piel

Lets Bloom Red by Veachel Dixon
Glamour by Josh Baker
Sugar Fix by Patti Mitchell
Strawberry is the Jam by Ashley Piel
Red Leaf by Russ Morris
Conflicted by Josh Baker
Meeting Recaps

March 2018 NAPfS Meeting Recap

Hey, it’s our 3rd 2018 meeting with about 40 members and 8 guests attending at United Christian Church at 3500 West Parmer Lane, Austin, TX. 78727. Welcome to our newest club members: Casey Holder and Lauren Vega. All it takes is a $24 check at a meeting or PayPal at our web site https://napfs.club/joining-napfs/.  Thank you to the 61 members who have paid your 2018 … Continue reading March 2018 NAPfS Meeting Recap »