August Upstate District MeetingTuesday, August 4, 2009
Travel and Nature Photography by Chase & Monica Hunter
http://www.monicahunter.com/
Come get inspired…..and take home some helpful hints. Award winning photographers Chase and Monica Hunter Monica will be presenting a slide show on Travel and Nature Photography. They will talk a bit about their work flow from capture to temporary storage in the field. They will share some equipment ideas for working on the road and take questions!
Check out their biographies below!
Please RSVP to the listserv if you plan to attend!!
DINNER:
Tuesday, August 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Henry's Smoke House
240 Wade Hampton Blvd
864-672-3646
PROGRAM:
Tuesday, August 4 @ 6:30 p.m
Ernest Rawlins Studio
726 Wade Hampton Blvd
864-271-0002
Chase P Hunter
Like many photographers I started taking pictures as a youngster with a Kodak Brownie. My first “real” camera was a dual lens reflex By the time I reached University of Iowa Med School, 35mm was the rage and I jumped in. When I went to Vietnam as a Flight Surgeon I started buying Nikon equipment and have been with them ever since including the latest digital technology.
I returned to Iowa following my discharge from the service to complete a residency in medical and surgical Ophthalmology. It was there that I was able to study under one of the pioneers in ophthalmic photography, Lee Allen. Ophthalmology as a specialty tends to attract those interested in lenses, optics and vision. It has been a natural progression from doing technical ophthalmic work such as retinal imaging, fluorescein angiography and clinical shots of the eyes to more creative imaging. Since that time I have been able to learn from some of he worlds most renowned photographers.
My interests range from weddings and portraiture to nature, travel and sports. I am an employee of Jordan Photography working for Charlie on various projects. As a member of PPSC in State wide competition I was fortunate to be selected as the top newcomer for 2004 and the following year finished in the top ten again. My work has been shown in many shows and galleries, won awards, and hangs in homes and offices from Alaska to Florida.
My approach to capturing an image is to try to see and use the natural light available, catching that special moment. We see more with our hearts than with our eyes, so it helps to be doing what you love.
Monica Bazan Hunter
When I was a young girl in Roswell, New Mexico my Dad introduced me to photography using his Argus 35 mm. I became very interested in capturing images with the camera. It was years later in Atwater, California in the Castle Air force Base darkroom that I learned to make color prints from those slides. In the early times I used a Kodak Brownie and Instamatic. Later I got my own Canon and Olympus 35 mm cameras. My career path took me into Public Relations and Marketing for the health care industry. I needed to take photos of events and people for our publications. My real passion, however, continued to be the beauty of nature and trying to capture it on film.
Chase and I share a love for photography. When we travel we complement each other with our differing perspectives. My other lifelong love is gardening so I tend to enjoy shooting flowers, birds and butterflies in the garden or nature.
I am proud that my photographs have won awards and been purchased by people from around the country for their home or work environment.
The marvels of the universe are all around us and we just have to look, see, appreciate and capture the images. The possibilities are literally endless and I am always seeing new and different ways in my work.
Tuesday, August 4 @ 5:30 p.m.
Henry's Smoke House
240 Wade Hampton Blvd
864-672-3646
PROGRAM:
Tuesday, August 4 @ 6:30 p.m
Ernest Rawlins Studio
726 Wade Hampton Blvd
864-271-0002
Chase P Hunter
Like many photographers I started taking pictures as a youngster with a Kodak Brownie. My first “real” camera was a dual lens reflex By the time I reached University of Iowa Med School, 35mm was the rage and I jumped in. When I went to Vietnam as a Flight Surgeon I started buying Nikon equipment and have been with them ever since including the latest digital technology.
I returned to Iowa following my discharge from the service to complete a residency in medical and surgical Ophthalmology. It was there that I was able to study under one of the pioneers in ophthalmic photography, Lee Allen. Ophthalmology as a specialty tends to attract those interested in lenses, optics and vision. It has been a natural progression from doing technical ophthalmic work such as retinal imaging, fluorescein angiography and clinical shots of the eyes to more creative imaging. Since that time I have been able to learn from some of he worlds most renowned photographers.
My interests range from weddings and portraiture to nature, travel and sports. I am an employee of Jordan Photography working for Charlie on various projects. As a member of PPSC in State wide competition I was fortunate to be selected as the top newcomer for 2004 and the following year finished in the top ten again. My work has been shown in many shows and galleries, won awards, and hangs in homes and offices from Alaska to Florida.
My approach to capturing an image is to try to see and use the natural light available, catching that special moment. We see more with our hearts than with our eyes, so it helps to be doing what you love.
Monica Bazan Hunter
When I was a young girl in Roswell, New Mexico my Dad introduced me to photography using his Argus 35 mm. I became very interested in capturing images with the camera. It was years later in Atwater, California in the Castle Air force Base darkroom that I learned to make color prints from those slides. In the early times I used a Kodak Brownie and Instamatic. Later I got my own Canon and Olympus 35 mm cameras. My career path took me into Public Relations and Marketing for the health care industry. I needed to take photos of events and people for our publications. My real passion, however, continued to be the beauty of nature and trying to capture it on film.
Chase and I share a love for photography. When we travel we complement each other with our differing perspectives. My other lifelong love is gardening so I tend to enjoy shooting flowers, birds and butterflies in the garden or nature.
I am proud that my photographs have won awards and been purchased by people from around the country for their home or work environment.
The marvels of the universe are all around us and we just have to look, see, appreciate and capture the images. The possibilities are literally endless and I am always seeing new and different ways in my work.
