Come by and join the friendly folks of the Plano Photography Club. Spend an evening with people who share your passion for photography. You are welcome to just visit to see what the club is all about, or to become a member to participate in club activities and contests.
The Plano Photography Club meets at West Plano Presbyterian Church, 2709 Custer Road, Plano, Texas on the third Thursday of each month (except December).
Club Meeting: November 21, 2019
6:00 pm: Training - Study Groups
The Club meets for Training at 6 pm before the regular meeting at 7:15 pm. The classes we offer cover various topics and skill levels. Please join us and choose a group to study with! Details are found HERE.
Shawn Saumell: The Art of Still Life
November 21, 2019 - 7:15 pm
Shawn Saumell was born in New York and currently lives and works in Dallas. He received an MFA from Lesley University College of Arts and Design, formerly known as The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University; a BFA from Texas Woman’s University, magna cum laude; and an AA from Collin College, cum laude.
Saumell's work has been featured in over 150 exhibitions worldwide and has won many international awards including, but not limited to: "First Place," "Director's Choice," "Photographer of the Year," "Best of Biennial," "100 Best International," "Top 50 MFA Painters in America," "Top 25 International Fine Artists," and "Best of Show."
He has had a recent solo exhibition at the JM Gallery, Dallas, TX [2018]; One Arts Plaza, Dallas, TX [2016]; and Governor's Island Art Fair, New York, NY [2015]; and recent juried exhibitions at the New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, NY [2018]; A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX [2016]; Provincetown Conservation Trust, Provincetown, MA [2016]; and L.A. Photo Curator, Los Angeles, CA [2016]; as well as recent group exhibitions at the Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX [2018]; Art 7 Gallery, Fort Worth, TX [2018]; Commons Gallery, Cambridge, MA [2017]; and the Limner Gallery, New York, NY [2016]. To learn more about Shawn and his work, we ask you visit his website at: shawnsaumell.com
Shawn’s program is titled "The Art of Still Life." In this program, Shawn Saumell will present his process and work based on using found objects to sculpt and assemble still life tableaus, which are then photographed. These maquettes and vignettes range from minimal abstracts to hyper-real worlds; from monochrome to vibrant false color. Come and visit his worlds of constructed photography.
For details on Shawn's presentation and information on future PPC programs, please click the Programs link in the menu.
Club Activity
Beavers Bend Fall Weekend
Friday, November 15, 2019 through Sunday, November 17, 2019
The Plano Photography Club will return to Beavers Bend State Park and Broken Bow Lake in Oklahoma for a fall color shooting trip. Beavers Bend State Park is 170 miles from West Plano, about three hours driving time. Besides the state park and the lake, features of interest include Mountain Fork River, trees, hiking trails, and a distillery.
Beavers Bend State Park is located in an idyllic setting among towering pines and hardwoods. The park is a favorite for summer water activities and trout fishing. A constant-flow stream fed from the cold water of Broken Bow Lake form a fishing stream with small waterfalls and rapids, offering great photography morning and evening. Trails can take you up wooded hills for grand vistas. Broken Bow Lake and Hochatown State Park offer views of the hills for sunrise and sunset shots.
For information on this event or other upcoming PPC activities, please click the Activities link in the menu.
Monthly Contest
The theme for the November contest is “Music.” Entries must be uploaded to the PPC Competition Site before midnight November 21. For help in understanding the contest theme, please download this PDF document: Description of Contest Themes. Each club member may submit one image.
Image Sizing
The maximum width for images submitted to the contest web site is 4096 pixels. The limit on the height of the image is 2160 pixels.
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