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Published on: 1/16/2005
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"Pat Dixon and I were out on the Kenai River flats one day taking pictures when the snow geese were in," said Greg Daniels, recently elected president of the Kenai Peninsula Photographers Guild.
Dixon, at the time, was a photography instructor at Kenai Central High School, and he and Daniels got to gabbing about organizing a camera club.
The two decided to advertise by word of mouth and found about a dozen photo enthusiasts eager to join a club.That was more than a decade ago.
Greg Daniels enjoys photographing Alaska's natural scenes.A founding member of the guild, he has made the transition from film to digital. © Greg Daniels
Daniels recalls one woman who came to the club's first three meetings before anyone realized she did not even own a camera.
"She was just interested in seeing other people's work," Daniels said.
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Daniels, who retired as the principal of Redoubt Elementary School in 1988, recently was elected president of the photographers guild.
"We decided we needed to refocus our meeting format," Daniels said.
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Under the educational caption, Daniels said the meetings provide information on selling stock photos, shooting the aurora borealis, portrait photography and digital cameras.
He said the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center has cooperated closely with the guild, allowing the group to display members' work and sell prints at an annual photo show the guild puts on.
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"We have some fine photographers on the Kenai Peninsula, and I think more people are at the level where they are ready to share their work with the public," Daniels said.
When asked what makes a good photograph, he said, "It's the person behind the camera that makes a good photo.
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"One other thing we're moving toward is helping people critique their work and improve," Daniels said.
"It's tough for people to take criticism.We're careful in that we don't judge any of the work."
Daniels said, as the guild continues to serve its members, it needs to open up and find out what the members need.
"You can have 10 photographers all standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon.All shoot 36 images and all come back with different images.We're all still learning," he said.
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