Today’s image by Photowalking Utah co-founder Bryan Jones

Are you a photographer in Northern Utah? Then grab your calendar and circle the date of Saturday January 24th. The Photowalking Utah group will be doing an indoor photowalk at Cactus and Tropicals in Draper. This will give the participants a chance to do some up-close-and-personal macro photography of the various plant life featured in the location. Here’s the info from the announcement at PhotowalkingUtah.com:

Reserve the date: The afternoon of Saturday, January 24th will be the next photowalk, this time up at Cactus and Tropicals, the Draper location. We are planning on starting at 1:00pm and going up to 3:00pm.

Cactus and Tropicals is a garden center with plenty of indoor space that we can meet in to avoid the cold while having the opportunity to photograph plants, exotic and common. We are planning on having at least one macro studio setup for people to explore the wonders of macro photography as well as having studio lights set up to photograph flowers and plants from the everyday ficus to your more exotic Venus fly traps and orchids.

Location: 12252 S Draper Gate Dr (1325 E) Draper, UT 84020
Meet up at 1:00pm. We’ll have a brief introduction followed by wandering the greenhouse to photograph with at least a table or two set up for studio work.

As always, these events are free of charge and open to photographers of any skill level. This is a great way to get to meet like-minded people in your area.

For more information, visit the official website at photowalkingutah.com and the Flickr group at flickr.com/groups/photowalkslc.

Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 100 f/2.8 macro lens – 1/160 second, f/4, ISO 400

Photo by Scott Jarvie

Last night’s two-part Photowalking Utah event was a success, at least it appeared to be from where I was standing. We had great participation in both segments of the outing.

The evening began with a mini-clinic on Nighttime Photography at the City Library in Salt Lake City. We managed to squeeze 50+ photographers into the conference room provided by the library. It is always a challenge to present relevant information to photographers of such varying skill levels, and hopefully I was able to do so.

I had more than a few requests for a copy of my Powerpoint presentation, so I have uploaded it to the server. It can be found here. The slides were more of a starting point for our discussion, but I hope this can at least help with remembering what we chatted about.

After the mini-clinic, the group hopped on Trax (Salt Lake City’s light-rail system) and headed over to Temple Square where we met up with several photographers that didn’t make it to the earlier session. While it was a fairly cold night, the day’s earlier snowstorm had moved on so conditions were good for shooting.

Photo by David Terry

This was probably the first photowalk that I didn’t take any pictures on. I loaned my camera to one photographer and my tripod to another, so I spent my time just walking and talking with the group. Even though I didn’t shoot, I still really enjoyed the event.

The Photowalking Utah Flickr pool is beginning to see the night’s captures filter in. Be sure to check it out over the next few days to see a sampling of the participant’s work.

Photowalking Utah enjoyed a great 2008. We have had over a dozen events and have seen the attendance steadily increase. I really look forward to seeing where this group can go in 2009.

Thanks to everyone who ventured out early this past Saturday morning despite the winter storm warning to photowalk the Hill Aerospace Museum. It was a great time in a great location. Extra special thanks go to Photowalking Utah member Averie for getting our group the VIP treatment! Our tour guides could not have been more accommodating – they were great!

To see a great sampling of images shot by the group, visit the Photowalking Utah pool on Flickr.

The next Photowalking Utah event is tomorrow night in Salt Lake City. It features a nighttime photography mini-clinic (which looks to be standing-room-only at this point) and then a photowalk around the famous Temple Square Christmas displays. For all the details, here’s a link to my previous blog post.

It’s time again for Photowalking Utah’s annual trek to capture the lights at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. In addition to photographing the beautiful Christmas lighting displays, we’ve added another element this year – a low-light photography clinic.

The event will feature two parts. The first session will be a nighttime photography mini-clinic held at the City Library. I will be facilitating this part as we discuss and share techniques for making great nighttime captures.

After wrapping up our classroom time, the group will hop on Trax light rail and ride down to Temple Square. We will then spend an hour or so walking the grounds and photographing.

We have received special permission from the LDS Church to photograph as a group on their sacred grounds. Please note that our agreement with them states that we will NOT be using any of the images taken on their property for commercial purposes.

Here are the details:

Thursday, December 18
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Mini-Clinic at Salt Lake City Library
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Photographing at Temple Square

As always, these events are open to anyone who wants to attend. For those planning on attending the mini-seminar portion, please drop a comment in the Flickr discussion. I’d like to keep an idea of headcount so I know we will fit in our classroom.

Seven of us participated in the mini-photowalk that was hastily put together on Thanksgiving Day. Though our numbers were small, we had a great time exploring the downtown area of Salt Lake City. With it being a holiday night, the streets were noticeably devoid of Trax trains, people and vehicles which made for a relaxing setting to walk, talk and photograph in.

It is always a lot of fun hanging out with other photographers and this was no exception. It was discussed with the group that we should really add a little advance planning in the future to make the “Turkey Day Photowalk” a regular event.

Be sure to check out the Flickr pool to watch for images from this ‘walk as they come in.

The next Photowalking Utah event is scheduled for November 1st. The group will be heading out to Antelope Island. Here’s a bit of info from photowalkingutah.com:

The November 2008 Photowalking Utah event will be held at the Antelope Island State Park in Syracuse Utah on November 1st. Antelope Island is home to one of the largest and oldest publicly owned bison herds in the United States. The Bison will be corralled into pens starting Oct 22nd and then will receive their health checkups starting October 31st.

The photowalk will be held at the Buffalo Pens where the rangers will be giving the bison their health checks. This is a great opportunity to get up close to the Bison and hopefully get some great photos. We can then proceed to Garr Ranch when we are finished at the pens.

As always, these events are open to photographers of ANY SKILL LEVEL. We have everyone from first time shooters to seasoned professionals join in. If you’ve ever wanted a chance to hang out with some friendly photogs, this is the chance to do it.

For more info (or to announce that you’re coming) visit these links:

Photowalking Utah Official Website
Photowalking Utah Flickr Group

The details on the next Photowalking Utah event have been finalized. The group will be exploring the Halloween themed Gardner Village in West Jordan on Saturday October 18th. Here is the info from the official announcement:

Ghosties, Goblins, and Photowalkers!

Please join us for the next Photowalk Utah event, Saturday, October 18th at 3:30pm. We will wander through the witches, ghosts and goblins of Gardner Village in West Jordan to enjoy the Halloween festivities and atmosphere.

This month’s photowalk will be a family affair. Bring your family and especially the kids! While you capture images, your family can enjoy the shopping, events and activities sponsored by Gardner Village.

Check out this link to see all that is happening at Gardner Village.

www.gardnervillage.com/events.php

No fee to enter Gardner Village, but you might want some cash for caramel apples and other junk food.

Please meet at Archibald’s Restaurant at 3:300pm to start the photowalk. To conclude this month’s event, at 6:00pm we plan to reconvene at Archibald’s for food, warm drinks and share our captures.

Watch the weather forecasts and dress accordingly.

For those not familiar with this location, Gardner Village can be found at
1100 W. 7800 S.
West Jordan, UT
www.gardnervillage.com/

As always, these events are free of charge and open to photographers of all skill levels. It doesn’t matter what kind of camera you use and how good you are with it, you are welcome to attend. If you want to get to know other local people who share an enthusiasm in photography, this is an excellent place to start.

Sadly, I will be on a camping trip in Southern Utah and will miss out on this ‘walk. I can’t wait to see the images as they make their way into the group’s Flickr pool.

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the very first Photowalking Utah event. Six brave souls ventured out on a rainy Saturday night to capture the sights of downtown Salt Lake City.

Roll the clock ahead a year and we have now had over a dozen events and have nearly 300 photographers who have joined the group. It has been a great year and I now count as close friends many of the photogs that I have met through these events.

I anxiously await the future of Photowalking Utah!

Pictured in the image (left to right): Harley Pebley, myself, Diane Pebley, Brian Jones, Ann Torrence and Scott Smith.

InStudio’s Director of Seminars Julie playing the role of model for the group

Saturday’s Photowalking Utah event was great. The two-part event started with a behind-the-scenes look at Kenneth Linge’s new studio (InStudio) in Orem (Utah).

Kenneth holding a discussion with Photowalking Utah participants in his studio

Kenneth, an international award winning photographer, spent two hours talking to the 50+ attendees about all things photographic. His sense of humor came blazing through as he kept the group laughing the whole time.

Kenneth demonstrating tungsten lighting techniques on the streets (literally) of Provo

After a dinner break (Cafe’ Rio….yummmm!), over thirty of the photowalkers reconvened at the Historic Utah County Courthouse for an evening photowalk. With Kenneth in attendance, the “walking” part of the event turned into a lighting workshop on the streets (literally!) of Provo. Kenneth purposely didn’t bring a camera but instead brought along reflectors and portable tungsten lights. He graciously worked with the group for over 2 hours showing different lighting techniques.

I count Kenneth as a good friend and am delighted that the photowalkers were able to find out what a great guy he is.

The group of photowalkers during the second portion of the event

One of the things I really like about Photowalking Utah is the willingness of the group to try different types of events. This ‘walk was no exception as we didn’t do much “walking” but we sure talked a lot about photography.

The next Photowalking Utah event will be on Saturday October 18th. The group will be exploring the halloween decorated streets of Gardner Village in West Jordan Utah. I will announce the details here at LeggNet.com as well as on PhotowalkingUtah.com when they are finalized.

Links:

Flickr photostream of the participants’ Photowalking Utah images
David Terry’s great recap of this month’s event
Kenneth Linge, International Photographer
InStudio – A Photographic Studio by Kenneth Linge
Photowalking Utah

(Note: this is a repeat of an earlier post to serve as a reminder of this weekend’s event)

The next Photowalking Utah event has been set. The outing will be a 2-part walk on Saturday September 20th beginning at 3:00 pm. Participants are welcome to come to either or both parts.

The first part of the event will be a visit to InStudio, the new 8,500+ square foot photography studio of Kenneth Linge. Kenneth will give the attending photowalkers a behind-the-scenes look at Utah’s largest portrait studio. In addition to the tour, he will provide lighting demonstrations with both ambient and strobes and do a Q&A session. And there might even be snacks!

After the InStudio portion of the ‘walk, we’ll take a break for dinner before heading out on an evening Photowalk in the historic district of downtown Provo. We will meet at the Historic Utah County Courthouse to capture some great architecture before heading West through the downtown area. Kenneth will be joining us on the photowalk and be available to answer questions and chat with the other photogs.

Here are the details for the September 20th event:

Part 1. 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Photowalking InStudio
40 W. Center Street
Orem, UT

Part 2. 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Downtown Provo Photowalk
Meet at the Historic Utah County Courthouse
51 South University Avenue
Provo, UT

As always, these events are open to photographers of ANY SKILL LEVEL. We have everyone from first time shooters to seasoned professionals join in. If you’ve ever wanted a chance to hang out with some friendly photogs, this is the chance to do it.

For up-to-the-minute details and to check-in that you’re planning on attending, drop by the Photowalking Utah Flickr group at PhotowalkingUtah.com. Also feel free to contact me at rich(at)leggnet.com with any questions.