Educating, Inspiring & Motivating Photographers of all Levels
The North Austin Pƒotographic Society is an inclusive, north Austin photo club dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating its members through frequent face-to-face activities at regular club meetings. The club is open to photographers of all levels from true beginners (no camera required) to professionals. Through regular meetings, NAPƒS builds a community of active photographers, practicing their love for all types of photography. NAPƒS members share their passion and skills through presenting their work at meetings, participating in monthly competitions with live critiques, and exhibiting their work at our socials. We offer monthly hands-on workshops from area professionals, as well as national level celebrity photographers. Club activities are designed to help photographers of all levels grow through active shooting and feedback.
Our original website is https://napfs.club/. It is still active, but all new activities are handled on this site (napfs.org) as of January 15, 2020.
Join NAPfS for $24 yearly dues
Not Ready to join yet?
No problem. You can still stay in the loop with our very low volume email list. Find out about meetings, upcoming field trips and other club activities. Click below to send email asking to be put on the email list. Be sure to include your name and email address if it is different from the email address from which you are sending the message.
Member since 2021
NOTICE: Change to Popular Voting Procedure
Visual Pursuits has changed the rank voting (i.e. popular voting) procedure. The following message was received from Visual Pursuits support:
In the past, members would drag images into order to assign Rank Voting values. This is no longer the case. Instead, there is a box where you enter a "Rank Value", much like the way a "Score" is used in judging. The "Save" button will save the new values and update the display.
Voting instructions have been updated. You may want to notify your members regarding the change.
The change was made because organizations found the drag and drop method did not work well when there were a large number of images. I hope this new system will work well for you.
A list of recent significant changes to Visual Pursuits can be displayed using your website menu "Help", "Recent Changes".
PSA Interclub Competition Entries Are Being Accepted
We are now accepting images for round 2 of the PSA Interclub competition. The deadline for submitting images is Saturday, February 5, 2022.
We will be entering five competition divisions:
- Open
- Creative
- Nature
- Photojournalism
- PhotoTravel
Members can enter up to two photos per division. To enter photos, go to "Competitions > Submit Images to a Competition", select the appropriate competition, and enter your photos as you would for a monthly competition.
We will not be entering any images in print divisions for this round.
The NAPfS judges will select six photos for each division. Each photo (in a division) must be by a different photographer; i.e. six different photographers per division.
To get more information about the competition, go to "Competitions > PSA Interclub Competition > Interclub Competition".
To see the NAPfS results from round 1, go to "Competitions > PSA Interclub Competition > 2021-2022 Entries and Results".
Upcoming Meetings
NOTE: the meeting announcements can be accessed from the menu at "Organization > News and Information > Meeting Topics", then select the type of meeting and the meeting title. All meetings are on Thursday unless otherwise noted.
The first Thursday of each month (except December) is the competition meeting where image entries are judged and critiqued. The deadline for submitting images to the competitions is 11:59 PM on the Saturday before the competition meeting.
Because of some unwanted Zoom bombing, the web page that shows the meeting instructions (i.e. Zoom link) is now accessible only to full club members. If you are not a club member but wish to attend a meeting, please contact a club member to get the link.
NOTICE: In-Person Meetings
The club hopes to resume in-person meetings soon, but the Covid guideline needs to drop to at least stage 2 and probably stage 1 first. Please check back here for up-to-date information.
When we resume meeting in-person, we'll still try to have an online presence via Zoom and/or live streaming.
The In-Person Meeting Location is: United Christian Church at 3500 West Parmer Lane, Austin, TX. 78727 – MAP
Instructions for joining online meetings are available from the menu at "Organization > Virtual Meeting Instruction".
Thursday, February 3, 2022, 7:00 PM CT - Competition
This will be a virtual meeting held via Zoom. The instructions on joining the virtual meeting are at "Organization > Virtual Meeting Instructions". Only competing members can see these instructions. If you would like to attend a virtual meeting but are not a member, please contact a competing member to get the meeting link,
- Competition theme is "Open".
- Popular voting is now open. Please read the popular voting instructions before voting.
- Popular voting ends on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 5:00 PM CST.
- The competition meeting is Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST.
Thursday, February 17, 2022, 7:00 PM CT - Roy Nierdeick on Bird Photography
This will be a virtual meeting held via Zoom.. The instructions on joining the virtual meeting are at "Organization > Virtual Meeting Instructions". Only competing members can see these instructions. If you would like to attend a virtual meeting but are not a member, please contact a competing member to get the meeting link,
Roy Nierdieck, Master Photographer, Certified Professional Photographer, two-time IPC Gold Medalist, 2021 APPA Austin Photographer of the Year and owner of Red Dragon Photography in Lakeway, Texas. Roy has always been involved in one type of art form or another beginning with studying commercial art in college, managing a camera store and working as a photographer for Texas A&M University. Although he likes to do and will do any type of photography, nature photography is his love and passion.
Roy has photographed extensively in Montana, Colorado, Utah and Texas and his idea of a great vacation is setting up in a blind in the middle of nowhere and experiencing hours of boredom highlighted by seconds of pure frenzy and excitement getting that once in a lifetime shot.
As much as he enjoys the recognition he receives from his photos, Roy especially treasures the gratification he receives from teaching and passing on his knowledge and skills to other people.
His talk will be based on his Texas PPA workshop which is scheduled for March 15th at Pedernales Falls State Park: https://tppa.org/the-beauty-of-birds.
Roy’s Web site: https://www.reddragonphotos.com/
Here are some of his award-winning images: https://www.reddragonphotos.com/awards-degreeshttps://www.reddragonphotos.com/awards-degrees
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 7:00 PM CT - Competition
This will be a virtual meeting held via Zoom. The instructions on joining the virtual meeting are at "Organization > Virtual Meeting Instructions". Only competing members can see these instructions. If you would like to attend a virtual meeting but are not a member, please contact a competing member to get the meeting link,
- Competition theme is "Trees".
- Submissions will open on Friday, February 4.
- Submission deadline is Tuesday, February 15 at 11:59 PM
- Popular voting starts at the submission deadline. Please read the popular voting instructions before voting.
- Popular voting ends on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 5:00 PM CST.
- The competition meeting is Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM CST.
Upcoming Meetup Events
Meetup.com is a site that coordinates events in which its members might be interested. The NAPfS group will have many events, such as photowalks, photo outings, photo trips, etc. Some events are free; others are not. If you're interested in this type of thing, please join our meetup group at https://www.meetup.com/napfs-outings. It's free to join. Go to the website to see all upcoming and past events. You can post photos and see photos of the events. Virtual events are included whereby participants can participate from home.
If you'd like to host a Meetup event, please contact Cat Smith, Allen Irby or Ed Peet and they will make you an organizer.
Photos from past Meetup events can be seen at https://www.meetup.com/napfs-outings/photos/
Additional News and Information
These pages include links to meeting announcements, recaps (including videos), competition results, judges and speakers.
The past events pages are at "Organization > About NAPfS > Past Speakers and Judges", or just click on the button above and select the year.
Past events for 2021 can be viewed by clicking here.
Members' Websites
We have many excellent photographers in our club and many of them have their own websites. To see the links to these websites, go to "Organization > Members' Website Links".
If you're a full member and would like your website's link on this page, please email the Webmaster with a square cover photo which is at least 200x200.
If you already have a link on the page, you can request to change the cover photo, change the link, or remove the link.
We Need Volunteers!
Our club has some excellent volunteers, but we need more in order to keep a healthy, active organization. If you can, please volunteer to help. The current volunteers will be happy to train you in whatever field you choose. Click on the button below to volunteer..
We need help with art shows, membership committee, outings committee, program committee, and competition committee.
And every month (except December) we need three advanced-level judges to judge the basic and intermediate competitions.
NAPfS Juried “People” Photography Show
Where - West Pecan Coffee + Beer
When - November 16th to January 16th 2022
Click here for more information.
Instagram
Every month, starting on the day after the competition meeting, the winning images are posted to Instagram at the rate of one winner per day. The first image will be from the basic group and the final image will be from the advanced group. If you'd like to see how your winning photos are received by the "general public", please visit our Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/napfs.club. If you're an Instagram member, you can start following napfs.club; Besides the winning photos, notices about upcoming competitions and meetings and other important notices are posted.
Popular Voting Instructions
All full NAPfS members can vote on the competition entries starting at the competition deadline and ending two hours before the competition meeting.
To read the instructions for popular voting, go to "Organization > News and Information", click on the triangle to the left of "Information", then click on "View" next to "Popular Voting Instructions".
Or just click here.
Instructions for Viewing All Competition Critiques
For instructions on viewing the competition entry critiques, go to "Organization > News and Information", click on the triangle to the left of "Information", then click on "View" next to "Instructions on Viewing Competition Critiques".
Or just click here.
Explanation of Competition Awards
First, Second, Third Place, and Honorable Mention awards come from the judges. These awards count toward the December “Photographer of the Year” awards. See “ Competition > Competition Rules” for the explanation of how the points are calculated. The images which win these awards are posted to Instagram at the rate of one-per-day starting the day after the competition.
Gold, Silver, and Bronze metals come from the Popular Vote. These awards do not count toward the December awards. Gold, silver, and bronze metals are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places respectively in the popular voting.
Comments, Questions, Concerns?
Do you have questions for the NAPfS members or officers? Do you have comments or concerns that you'd like to share with the other members?
There is a forum topic that is used for this purpose.
Go to "Organization > Discussion Forums" and select "View Topics" under "NAPfS General Comments, Questions, Concerns". You can add a new topic or add a post to an existing topic in this forum.
If you're interested in this sort of thing, even if you don't have anything to post, subscribe to the forum by clicking on the "Subscriptions" button on the right side of the "NAPfS General Comments, Questions, Concerns".
Pfotographic?
Why do we use "Pfotographic" instead of "Photographic"? Because the club was founded in Pflugerville, Texas, which is just north of Austin. The club history is available from the menu at "Organization > About NAPfS > Club History".
Contact Us
General email address: web@napfs.club
A better way to send email is at "Organization > Send E-mail to Members" where you can direct email to specific people or specific groups of people; e.g. officers, competition managers, website administrators, etc.