Next Meeting: Monday July 26th, 6:00 pm, online only

PLEASE NOTE: Due to continued COVID related protocols for Nevada County, meetings are online only until further notice. Club Members will receive an email with directions and a link for accessing the meeting via Zoom, a videoconferencing app.  Following the meeting, a video will be made publicly available on YouTube. Thank you for your understanding.

Joe Edelman 

Understanding Creativity to Improve Your Photography

If we all have the potential to be creative, why is it so hard? In this fun and enlightening presentation, we will explore some science behind creativity. Where does it come from? Are humans born with it or do they learn it? Is it possible to make yourself more creative? 

The answers that are the results of research done by cognitive psychologists will surprise you, frustrate you, and excite you.

Armed with a better understanding of how creativity works, Joe will help us lay the foundation to be able to develop more creative skills and become a better, more creative photographer, with tips that will help you to see and think about your subjects in ways that you never have before.

What you will learn:

• Why is it so hard to be creative? We will look at the science behind our creative struggles.
• The number one reason why people have a hard time improving as creative photographers.
• A new definition of Creativity that will free your thought process and change the way you approach creating.
• Joe's TOP TEN TIPS for improving your creativity to become a better photographer.
• … and much more!

Joe Edelman is an award-winning Olympus Visionary photographer, photo educator and the host of The TOGCHAT Photography Podcast.

His educational mission: “To help photographers to develop a solid understanding of the HOWS and WHYS behind creating great photographs.”

He takes great pride in sharing his experience to motivate and educate new and experienced photographers all over the world via his popular YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/photojoeedelman) which boasts over 174,000 subscribers. His weekly TOGCHAT livestream and photography podcast is viewed or listened to in over 100 countries.

Joe has also earned a reputation as a lively and popular presenter at photography conferences, and is frequently featured on the major photography news websites and podcasts.

Joe's career has spanned five decades, from his start as a newspaper photojournalist to his work today photographing all types of people. His work has been published internationally in magazines like Maxim, Cosmopolitan, Get Fit, and Shape to name but a few. He has been called upon to complete assignments for both the New York Times and The Los Angeles Times and has serviced commercial advertising clients from all over the United States.

Website: https://www.joeedelman.com
TOGCHAT: https://www.togchat.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/PhotoJoeEdelman

CONNECT WITH JOE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

— INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com.joeedelman
— FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/thejoeedelman
— TWITTER: https://twitter.com/joeedelman
— PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/thejoeedelman

Meetings are held the fourth Monday of every month, except for the month of December.  If held in person, meetings are at the Unity in the Gold Country Church, 180 Cambridge Ct., Grass Valley, CA.