Welcome to Seattle Photographic Society
Founded in 1933, Seattle Photographic Society is a friendly group of supportive amateur and professional photographers. We strive to build both our skillsets and our community through image critiques, discussions, lectures, demonstrations, field trips, friendly competitions, and intra-club activities.
The club’s interests are primarily in the classical definition of photography, which has to do with the capturing of the original image(s) and post processing. Images generated by artificial intelligence are not eligible for entry.
Every month we hold several different types of meetings. Check out our Meeting Schedule to see what events are coming up.
Announcements
For details on any event see the calendar (must be logged in).
Details for most events mentioned below are in our newsletters here. You must be logged in order to view the files.
May Dates:
- Meetup Group Cancellation - The Meetup Group will be ending as of April 23, 2025. All information for attending our club meetings is listed on this website. Please contact us at the email addresses listed below for further information.
- Projected Image Night - Projected Image Night, Tuesday, May 6, 7pm. Theme = ICM (intentional Camera Movement)
- Print Night - Tuesday May 13 @ 7 p.m. held in person at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 13047 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle
- Education Night - May 27, 7pm (via Zoom) Presentation by Photographer Lewis Katz: PERSPECTIVE AND PERCEPTION : THE MYTH OF STYLE
June Dates:
- Projected Image Night - June 3, 7pm. Theme = Portraits
- Print night - June 10 @ 7 p.m.
- End Of Year - End of Year Meeting, June 24 (see below)
Themes in the upcoming months for Projected Images:
June - Portraits
July - Backlighting
August - Custom Cars (includes stylish or old) - (Greenwood car show June 28)
September - Metal
October - Seascapes
November - Clouds or Cloudscapes
December – Story telling
SPS Member and Educational News:
Lots going on with the details in the newsletter. Also check calendar. Here is a summary:
- SPS elections on June 24 - SPS membership will vote for the positions of President and Vice-president for their next two year term at the June 24th End-of-Year meeting.
- SPS End of Year Competitions 2025 - The showing of competition winners and awards is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24, 7pm via Zoom. See newsletter for details.
- Recording available of Bill Ray's presentation "Get More Successes With Your Birding Photos". See below.
- Birding field trip end of April at Juanita Bay Park. Details to be announced.
- SPS Sponsored Field Trip July 26: A Morning with The Falconer - Join us for a 2.5-hour private photography session with The Falconer, where you'll practice your skills with their raptor ambassadors. See below.
- Photographic Center Northwest - Fund raiser and photo shoot. Biggest fundraiser events is on the horizon for this summer, Chase The Light, where participants make a photograph in a 48-hour time frame (June 14th and June 15th), submit them, and then they get hung on our gallery walls. No one gets turned down, and we celebrate with a big party on June 21st. (@photocenternw).
- NW Council of Camera Clubs - Traveling Salon for April. Images here and Voting Forms here.
Other
SPS Sponsored Field Trip July 26: A Morning with The Falconer
Join us for a 2.5-hour private photography session with The Falconer, where you'll practice your skills with their raptor ambassadors. You'll meet 5 to 8 birds, photograph them on natural perches (they won’t be flying during this part), and then get to enjoy free-flying sessions with three of them for dynamic in-air shots.
At the end, each participant has the option to wear a glove and hold an ambassador bird for a close-up photo. Educational handouts on falconry and conservation will be provided, along with drinks and snacks for the group. Throughout the session, sharing of fascinating facts about falconry and answering of any questions to ensure you have a great time learning and photographing!
Space is limited to 20 individuals. So sign up early so as not to miss out. Sign-up is open to SPS member guests.
Cost is $40 per person, sign up below:
Date: Saturday, July 26, 9-11:30 am
Bill Ray presents: "More success in your bird photography"
Video of Class available here.
Quick tips you can apply right away plus techniques to explore in depth later. Ideas for finding and “posing” the birds, to cameras and settings, to post-processing. I had to break rules and habits I learned for landscapes and travel to get my bird photo hit rate up. Many of these ideas will apply to other wildlife or even sports.
No denying the latest top pro gear is nifty, but it is not required. I’ll have examples from DSLR and Mirrorless cameras released in 2013, 2016 and 2022 (Nikon D7100, Fuji X-T2 and T5). The birding Facebook pages often show delightful images from bridge cameras.
We will follow up with a walk in my favorite local park to find and shoot birds. Schedule TBD, about a month later when a decent weather window appears (I have retired from walks in the rain). You too can take photos like below.
Galleries - We are an active club and travel all over Seattle and surrounding areas. See out field trips to the Velodrome Race Track, Pike Market at night, Volunteer Conservatory and more in our galleries. On our web site look under Our Club, Galleries, Field Trips.
Macro Photography Group - SPS member Bill Wheeler has a Macro Photography Group. If interested, contact him from our web site, then "Send Email to Members" under "our Club" and search for his name under "Select from Member List."
Previous Announcements/Newsletters here. You must be logged in order to view the files.
Education Night (January) Presentation with Darrell Gulin - Landscape photography
A very successful presentation in January to about 50 attendees by Darrell Gulin, one of Canon's Legend Photographers.
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