{"id":82,"date":"2019-11-07T01:08:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T01:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wichitawildlight.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:53:06","slug":"presidents-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wichitawildlight.org\/?page_id=82","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WWPS is the photography club of Lawton, Oklahoma. We welcome anyone with an interest in photography of any kind and of any skill level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have several overall objectives for WWPS:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To have fun with photography and our organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To learn more about photography and share our knowledge with each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To inspire each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To support the arts and our community.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our meetings are open to the public without cost or obligation. You don&#8217;t need to pay dues, or have a membership card to attend our regular monthly meetings.\u00a0 If you have an interest in photography, you are welcome to attend. No reservation is required. Just show up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most meetings will have a guest speaker on one of a variety of subjects about of photography. For example, we\u2019ve had lessons on lenses, exposure, light meters, depth of field, histograms, digital painting, posing, lighting, portraits, landscapes, sports, and children, astrophotography, wildlife, automobiles, re-enactments, crime photography, and much, much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At each monthly meeting, there is a \u201cShow and Tell\u201d photograph slide show display. This gives members a chance to show others some of their photographs and to tell a little about them. It\u2019s fun to see what others are doing. We enjoy hearing the background of what inspired the photographer to take that particular photo, what camera setting they may have used, etc. Our meetings are enlightening, we learn something, and we have fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We have a great<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/wichitawildlight.org\">website<\/a><\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/364316914808583\">Facebook<\/a><\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">page with lots of information you need to know. These have a lot of helpful information to help you learn more about photography.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is important for you to check the website often. If something important happens, like a meeting cancellation due to weather, we&#8217;ll post it on the front page of the website. Everything you want to know about WWPS should be on the website. Check the website FAQ section and you\u2019ll probably find the answer to almost any questions you might have. Remember, it\u2019s your responsibility to check the site often to stay up to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some people want all the advantages of membership, such as using our library, checking out photography equipment, attending special seminars free, and much more<\/span>.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Our members have some exceptional benefits that most organizations only dream about. First, we rent a great place to meet without cost to you. We have a permanent work room and a lot of equipment that members can use free. (See the equipment checkout page for a complete list of equipment). We also get some great guest speakers for our meetings without cost to the members, and we can attend meetings without charge. This is not the case in most organizations. We have an exceptional library of up-to-date books and DVDs that you may check out for one month at a time. Also, we get a booth at the Annual Arts for All festival where you can display and sell your photographs, again without the cost that the other vendors have to pay. And the best part is that our annual dues are only $10. Do the math and you\u2019ll quickly see that $10 each isn\u2019t even a measurable fraction of what it costs to provide the benefits you enjoy. As a member group of Lawton Arts For All, the organization which raises funds to support all the art groups in Lawton, we get our annual funding in proportion to how much volunteer work our members do to help with fund-raising events. The more we do, the more funding we get to pay for the things the club offers you. If you enjoy the benefits of WWPS, then raise your hand to volunteer when we need your help. Since we only ask for $10 a year in dues, we consider your volunteering as the rest of your dues since it raises money to support the activities you enjoy. Besides, we have a great group of people and always have a lot of fun working together at these events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/wichitawildlight.org?page_id=203\">Officers and Key members<\/a><\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">are dedicated and excited to make WWPS even better. We\u2019ll have a lot of fun, we\u2019ll learn and lot and share a lot, and we\u2019ll all become even better friends than we were before.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWPS is the photography club of Lawton, Oklahoma. 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