November 24, 2026
Michael Farnham
My View of My World

The images represent my experiences in photography. They are in order from early in 2000 to May of 2026. There is no special theme or unifying subject. They are images that I like, and they show how I have changed or maybe not changed as a photographer.

About Michael:

I bought my first DSLR in 1999. Before then the only cameras I had owned were inexpensive point and shoots and Kodak Instamatics. As a result of that, the only things I could do with a camera were point and shoot. I did not know what an f-stop was and had only a vague idea of what exposure was. I had never heard of ISO or ASA. Knowing my complete ignorance, I started researching books and local courses offered by the Dallas Community College System. These were helpful but I realized I needed something more. After a little hunting on the internet, I discovered that there were two camera clubs that met relatively nearby. Since I needed so much, I reasoned that meeting twice a month was better than meeting once a month so I joined the Dallas Camera Club.

The lessons before the meetings of the Dallas Camera Club helped me learn the mechanics of photography and introduced me to some of the artistic theories. I learned more about composition, and I began to understand the exposure triangle and the effects each leg had on the photograph. It was also extremely helpful to go on field trips and enter competitions. I had mixed success in the competitions, but I quickly learned that like Ricky Nelson said "You can't please everyone so you've got to please yourself." I focused on taking pictures I liked and adapting the rules/suggestions to my taste.

One of the main reasons I bought my DSLR was to be able to take higher quality pictures of the birds I saw on my walks. As it turned out I never took my DSLR on my walks. but I still enjoy taking pictures of birds. The field trips enabled me to try different subjects. I eventually learned that I most enjoyed wildlife, landscapes, and sports. I am still not very good at taking photos of people. I do not get a lot of practice doing that because unless they are playing sports people do not pull me in. I can appreciate other people's portraits but only after the fact.

2027 Programs
January 2027 - Members Program
February 2027 - Sharon Sturgis

2026 Programs
January: Members Program
February Michael Mulvey: The Best of Michael Mulvey
March Mark Fletcher: Photo Adventures in Mongolia
April Laura Wilson
May Russell Stonebrook: Science as Art: A New Landscape
June Laura Wilson
July Cancelled Due to Facility Issue
August - Nancy Mack - Photographing America Part 2
September Jan Dreskin-Haig - Explorations Near and Far
October - Drew Hendrix, Red River Paper
November - Michael Farnham - My World Through My Eyes
December No Program

2025 Programs
January - Member Showcase
February - Janice Goetz: My Journey Inside and Around our Nation’s State Parks
March - Smiley Pool - Getting Ahead of Your Subject (Instead of Yourself)
April - Marilyn Henrion - Cross Pollination: Escape from the Dark Room
May - Houston Brown: Drone Photography
June - Ian McVea: Optics for the Thinking Photographer
July - Dennis Fritsche: Portals
August - Kay Hale: Impact in Photography III
September - Eddie Yu: My Journey Through Photography
October - No Program: Bird Competition
November - Rob Hull:  The Quality of Light
December - No Program

2024 Programs
January - Members Show
February - Janet Cunningham Enhance Your Creativity With LENSBABY
March - Grahan Hobart - Visualization
April - Rebecca Flores - Making the Move to Moving Images
May - 90th Anniversary Celebration - cancelled due to storms
June - 90th Anniversary Celebration
July - Anita Oakley - Travel and Photographing the World
August - Tom Fox - Sports Photography Tips and Tricks
September - Richard Sharum: Spina Americana
October - Zach Warner
November - Clinton Kemp: My Eye for Color
December - No Program

2023 Programs
January 2023 - Members Showcase "The Elements"
February 2023 - Dennis Fritsche: Themes and Projects
March 2023 - Norm Diamond: Photography from the Heart and Soul
April 2023 - Jeremy Lock: Outside Your Front Door
May 2023 - Ximena Peryea
June 2023 - Ian McVea
July 2023 
August 2023 - Russell Graves
September 2023 - Night Shoot at Reunion Tower
October 2023 - Bird
November - Susan Kindley - How Photography Changed My LIfe
December - No Program

2022 Programs

January - Member Show "My Favorite Photographs"
February - Sean Fitzgerald
March - Kaye Hargis
April - Jim Hamel:  Night Photography:  Big City Lights
May - Richard Sharum:  Campesino Cuba
June - Steve Reeves: Contest Judging Confidential
July - Richard Klein:  Finding Inspiration & Permission, The Contemporary Photographers’ Paradox
August - Jarrod Oram: Journey, Not Destination and Shooting with Intention
September - Chris Rusanowsky:
October - Michael McLean:   Environmental Portraits and Building Visual Narratives
                 VIDEO
November  - Frank Richards: (sometime in the last half of 2022)
December -  No program

2022 Programs 

January - Members Photos of the DFW Metroplex
February - Lisa Langell An artistic photographer lies in ALL of us
March - Smiley Pool DMN Photographer
April - Robert Moore - My Life on the Street
May - Jim Walsh
June - Carla Golden
July - Lisa Langell
August - Jeff Parker
September - Larry Petterborg
October - No Program - DCC Hosts the Bird
November - Steve Hawiszczak & Dalis Foglia
December - No Program

History of prior programs HERE