Rachel Joy Upside Down

My daughter Rachel Joy hanging in our tree.

I fixed it up a bit in Photoshop.

(by Alisha)

North Carolina Vineyards

This was my (Pam Clark's) project at today's club meeting.

With John's help, I think it came out great!

All comments welcomed!

Off the Blue Ridge Parkway

I, John, took this photo while driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway on the way to West Jefferson.

I liked the original but applied the Orton Effect and liked it better because it made it glow.

Hello from Alisha

My Name is Alisha Hauser.

My Father instilled a love of photography in me when I was young,and I played around with it for years, but I just recently was inspired to take it further. I love capturing the beauty of Gods creation, whether it be my children, or a sunset.

I am honored to be a member of this talented group, and love learning all I can from each of them.

Country Church in Blue Ridge Mountains

Photograph by Josiah Friberg, © 2006

Pear Tree in Full Bloom

Saw this on my way home from work last fall, jumped out, and captured the beauty!

Meadow with Mystical Mountains

Looking south from Millers Creek towards the Brushy Mountains and Moravian Falls, NC.

Josiah Friberg

Welcome to our site. I took my first Photoshop class at Wilkes Community College last winter. Then I joined the Unique Artists of Yadkin Valley and met the only other photographer in the group, John Rogers.

We hit it off right away and he spent the next 4 months tutoring me in Photoshop at Talia's. I've learned a ton from John and I know you will too. He's constantly pushing me beyond my comfort zone to experiment and try new things. He's also the one responsible for getting all of us up on www.photocritique.net, showing our photos to the world, and learning from others constructive feedback.

I love capturing the beauty of God's creation and sharing it with others to inspire them and impart a sense of awe towards our awesome Creator. You can see more of my photos on photocritique.net and you can visit my blog: josiahfriberg.blogspot.com

Hello from Pam

Hello, I am Pam Clark and I am excited about this gathering. I have learned a lot already and the fellowship is fun! I have been taking Photoshop classes at Wilkes Community College, but you never stop learning.

John is so helpful, as are the others - we can see our work change dramatically just from the few times we have been. Our group is just getting started but the potential seems great. I also have some work showing at Melody Square.

Welcome from John

Hi, I am John Rogers and I am somewhat the founder of this famed group. I wanted to gather the photographers who used Photoshop and hone in on our tools and skills.

I have been working with Josiah Friberg for a while and that just developed into a gathering. You can see some of my work at Melody Square right now and we have many more ideas that we would like to implement.

If you have a lap top, come on down to Talia's on Saturdays and join us!

Welcome!

Welcome to the Blue Ridge Photographic Society's posting place.

We are a society of people who live in the Blue Ridge foothills of North Carolina and have joined our photographic skills to help one another advance in our photographic endeavors. We meet once a week at Talia's in North Wilkesboro on Saturday afternoons at 2 pm, when we are not out on a field trip.

Serious photographers are welcome to join us. We are planning competitions, gallery showings, outings, festival participations and other activities. There is no fee to join at the present time.

On this site we will present our work for your enjoyment and appreciation of the projects our photographers are working on. We welcome your comments on them.

Currently many of us have artwork on display at Melody Square in the Unique Artists of Yadkin Valley's art show, from June 2 to July 5, 2007. There is no charge to go by and view them, so please get by if you get the chance. The pictures will be available for sale when the show is over.

Come back often and see our work! Thanks for coming by!

Founding Members 2007:

John Rogers
Josiah Friberg
Alisha Houser
Pam Clark
Bill Coan
Carol Coan