Spinach and Feta Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust

This recipe intrigued me with the “sweet potato crust” in the title. I was looking through some suggested holiday favorites and this one jumped out. So, it made the list of “I am going to try this”. It would either be one of those “wanna be” quiches or would be a keeper. So, here we go:

Ingredients:

Cooking Spray

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/8 inch thick slides

1 teaspoon canola oil

1/2 sliced onion

1 (5 oz) bag fresh baby spinach

1/2 cup 1% low fat milk

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)

4 large eggs

2 large egg whites

1.5 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (about 1/3 cup)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit

2. Coat a 9 inch pie plate with cooking spray (choose a deep dish one)

3. Layer sweet potatoes in slight overlapping concentric circles on bottom of plate, cutting slices in half to fit around the side, rounded sides up.

4. Coat potatoes with cooking spray.

5. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until potatoes are slightly tender.

6. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add oil and onion; sauce 3 minutes

7. Add spinach; sauce 3 minutes remove from heat; cool

8. Combine milk and next 5 ingredients (salt, pepper, eggs, including the egg whites) in a medium bowl; stir with whisk.

9. Arrange spinach mix in crust; pour egg mixture over spinach. Sprinkle with feta.

10. Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 minutes or until egg mixture is set. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Serves 6-8 people. It was very good and worth repeating. Good for those guests who may be vegetarian.

Cranberry Gingerbread 2019 Holiday Season

I found this recipe for the holidays. Food & Wine’s Kay Chun makes a gingerbread loaf…..adds plenty of tart fresh cranberries. The loaf can be sliced, spread with sweet butter and served with a hot cup of tea or coffee. A spicy, aromatic break during the holidays.

©2019 Barbara Moon Batista, Cranberry Gingerbread

Cranberry Gingerbread

Ingredients:

1/2 cup canola oil, plus more for greasing

3/4 cup unsulfured molasses

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger

1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries, 6 oz, coarsely chopped

2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and Grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan (I used a 9x5 inch loaf pan).

2. In a large bowl, whisk the 1/2 cup canola oil with the molasses, brown sugar, eggs, ginger and cranberries.

3. In a medium bowl, sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.

4. Whisk the flour mixture into the molasses mixture until well blended.

5. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs attached. (Oven temps vary. I had to add 6 minutes to the bake time).

6. Transfer to a rack and let cool for 10 minutes, then unfold the gingerbread and let cool to room temperature before slicing and serving.

The gingerbread can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Cranberry Chutney

One of my favorite recipes. I just rediscovered it while looking for something else. I just made this for the house on Christmas Eve and felt it deserved to be photographed before consumption. Enjoy!!

©Cranberry Chutney 2019, Barbara Moon Batista

Cranberry Chutney

4 cups (1 pound) fresh cranberries

1 cup Seedless Raisins

1 2/3 cups sugar

1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

1 1/2 Teaspoon ground Ginger

1/4 Teaspoon ground Cloves

1 cup water

1 medium-size onion, peeled and chopped

1 medium-sized apple, pared, quartered, cored, and chopped

1/2 cup thinly sliced celery

Comments on ingredients: I took liberties with the apples, I didn’t pare.

1. Combine cranberries, raisins, sugar, spices and water in a large saucepan, Simmer 15 minutes, or until berries pop and mixture thickens. Cooking time may vary.

2. Site in onion, apple, and celery; simmer 15 minutes long, or until mixture thickens.

3. Ladle into hot sterilized jars; seal, following manufacturers instructions. OR you can put into a bowl and serve or store in the refrigerator.

4. Makes 4 8oz jars.

Happy Holidays - A Year of Growth and Learning

2019 was a year to remember. All of the growth that came as a result of learning something new. You don’t have to take a class to learn something every day. The smallest observation or curiosity can lead to a new piece of information or realization that keeps us learning and growing.

I have my students to thank for all they teach me as we progress through each course. The questions and aha moments are the ones to be grateful for. Within each questions is the kernel or seed that leads us down the information hi way. Each aha moment makes me realize how grateful I am to have been able to share in those moments.

Creativity is fueled by all of the above and more. Curiosity is a powerful learning tool. Combine creativity and curiosity and it leads to wonderful moments of enlightenment and total joy at having reached that moment of being open to the idea.

Let’s rejoice in our ability to live, breathe and create learning experiences in our lives. Let’s continue our search and learning in 2020.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Batista Moon Studio

Fernando and Barbara

Pacific Grove Adult School Winter Registration is Open -Classes Start January 6th 2020

Pacific Grove Adult School Winter Class Registration now Open. Please join us for the following classes

New: Getting Started in Social Media (Scroll to the bottom for details)

Class begin on Thursday, January 9th 2020 at 5:30 PM in the MacLab, Room 7

Photoshop for Lightroom Users. Class begins on Thursday, Jan 9th, 5:30-8:30 PM for 10 weeks. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is truly an awesome program, and the primary editing tool for so many photographers today. But, at some point, you realize that there are things you need to do to your images that Lightroom just can’t do.It could be anything from pro-level portrait retouching, to blending two or more images together, to incredible special effects, to removing distracting things in your image, to adding beautiful type to your images, and, well…there are just lots of incredible things you could do…if you just knew Photoshop. The textbook is pictured above. Fee is $175 and does not include the textbook. It is recommended that you have recent copy of Lightroom Classic and Photoshop at home or intend to acquire one during the course. Register online at https://www.pgadulted.com or call a human at 831-646-6580.

Prerequisite for Photoshop for Lightroom Users in the Winter of 2020 is a basic understanding of Lightroom.

Basic Photography Skills:

Class begin on Tuesday, January 7th at 1PM in the MacLab, Room 7

This is a Basic course to improve your camera skills and get off of Auto. Learn Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Depth of Field, Focal Length, Auto Focus, Color Temperature, Composition, Weekly assignments, critique, fieldtrip will be part of this course. This class starts on Jan 7th 2020. The fee is $175 for 10 weeks. Register online at https://www.pgadulted.com or call a human at 831-646-6580.

Social Media Icons

Getting Started in Social Media Marketing:

Class begins Monday, October 26th 1PM in the MacLab Room 7

This class is a basic introduction to the marketing features of Facebook and Instagram. Learn what social media marketing is and how to use it to promote a product or service and connect with your audience. This class meets on Monday, 1-4 in the MacLab Room 7. The class starts on January 13 2020 and is 8 weeks long. The fee is $175. Register online at https://www.pgadulted.com or call a human at 831-646-6580.

Prerequisite for this class is a Facebook and Instagram account with a basic understanding of the platform.

20% Discount on Lightroom/Photoshop Tutoring and Photography Lessons

Extending the Black Friday offer to January 6, 2019. Treat yourself or family to some Lightroom/Photoshop Tutoring, Camera Basics, Private Field Trip on the Big Sur Coast, Monterey, Moss Landing, Santa Cruz, Mission San Antonio and so forth.

Lightroom/Photoshops Tutoring - Do you have questions about Import/Export or Editing? Got a bit rusty with the tools in Lightroom and Photoshop? Let us help you bone up and polish those skills with a one on one session in our studio or your location.

Drones: Need some help getting that drone you have to work properly? Fernando is a licensed drone pilot and you would be amazed how adept he is with flying.

Private Lessons are great way to get your Questions answered. When you book a lesson we will ask you what you would like to learn more about. We can then set up a time that works for you in the field or as a private lesson in our studio or yours. Subject that might be of interest include Basic Camera (what are all of those buttons), Image critique, Photoshop, Lightroom, Lighting (Portrait or Still Life), Drone Basics and more.

Out of the Area? We can give a lesson on a remote software, Team Viewer (it is a free download). We log onto your computer via Team Viewer and we can see your desktop and begin answering your questions. Really magical when you think about it. 

We are offering a 20% discount in gratitude for all of the gifts of friendships we have received this year.  

Fee: $75 an hour/2hour minimum at our studio = $60 an hour with promotion

$100 an hour/2 hours minimum at your location - $80 an hour with promotion

$125 an hour/2 hour minimum for location camera/drone instruction = $100 an hour with promotion

Contact us by email at barbara.moon@batistamoon.com for fees and any other questions you may have. We will send your gift in a beautiful card with a print you choose can from a selection for this promotion. 

Offer Ends Jan 6 2020. Watch for other promotions. 

Black Friday Weekend Sale- 20% Discount on Tutoring

Treat yourself or family member to some Lightroom or Photoshop Tutoring, Camera Basics, Private Field Trip on the Big Sur Coast, Monterey, Moss Landing, Santa Cruz, Mission San Antonio or a place of your choice.

Private Lessons are great way to get your Questions answered. When you book a lesson we will ask you what you would like to learn more about in photography, Lightroom or Photoshop. We can then set up a time that works for you in the field or as a private lesson in our studio or yours. Subjects that might be of interest include Basic Camera (what are all of those buttons), Image critique, Photoshop, Lightroom, Lighting (Portrait or Still Life), Drone Basics, Architecture, etc.

Out of the Area? We can give a lesson on a remote software, Team Viewer (it is a free download). We log onto your computer via Team Viewer and we can see your desktop and begin answering your questions. Really magical when you think about it. 

We are offering a 20% discount.

Contact us by email at barbara.moon@batistamoon.com for fees and any other questions you may have.

Offer Ends Dec 2nd 2020

Tutoring our place $75/hour 2 hour minimum (Lightroom,Photoshop,Camera/Studio)

Tutoring on location $100/hour 2 hour minimum(= (Lightroom,Photoshop,Camera/Studio)

Tag-A-Long camera instruction locally $100/hour 2 hour minimum

Please feel free to ask questions about our fees or other instruction you might like. Email me at

barbara.moon@batistamoon.com

Purchase must be used 12 months from date of purchase.

Class Starts October 28, 2019 - Getting Started in Social Media

Introduction the basic of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Learn how to create meaningful relationships with friends, clients and colleagues, share content and information with a global audience and communicate your ideas and interests. We will create an account on each platform in this class and explore the many functions and nuances of their features.

This class is a prerequisite for Social Media Marketing class in the Winter Session.

Please register at Pacific Grove Adult School https://www.pgadulted.com. The class will be held on Monday afternoon starting October 28th from 1-4 for 7 weeks. The fee is $125. You can call a human at 831-646-6580.

I hope to see you there. I am excited about exploring the potential of these social media platforms

Class Starts October 28, 2019 - Getting Started in Social Media

Introduction the basic of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Learn how to create meaningful relationships with friends, clients and colleagues, share content and information with a global audience and communicate your ideas and interests. We will create an account on each platform in this class and explore the many functions and nuances of their features.

This class is a prerequisite for Social Media Marketing class in the Winter Session.

Please register at Pacific Grove Adult School https://www.pgadulted.com. The class will be held on Monday afternoon starting October 28th from 1-4 for 7 weeks. The fee is $125. You can call a human at 831-646-6580.

I hope to see you there. I am excited about exploring the potential of these social media platforms

Volunteer Needed for Photographers Rendezvous Oct 18-20

We need a volunteer to help with Photographers Rendezvous 2019. Our regular staff member can’t make it this year. We can offer Room and Board at Mission San Antonio for the event October 18-20. Availability on October 17th is a plus. Duties are light. It is a great event with a lot of interaction with accomplished photographers and great work on view. Please contact me if you are interested by sending me an email with the link on this post. Details about Rendezvous can be read at the website: https://www.photographersrendezvous.com

Caution: Don’t rush to upgrade to macOS Catalina

Caution: Don’t rush to upgrade to macOS Catalina

Catalina the island is a paradise. Catalina, the Mac operating system, could be hell for some creatives, including DJs, writers and photographers if they immediately upgrade. Adobe, makers of Photoshop and Lightroom, are telling users to hold off on updating to macOS Catalina until it can iron out a number of compatibility issues. Music DJ’s knew they would lose iTunes. They also lose XML file support, used to sort tracks into playlists. Third-party DJ apps. like Traktor and Rekordobx that could

Read in Cult of Mac: https://apple.news/Ai072kSYuQWqECgg9lFtJUA

Shared from Apple News

Getting Started in Social Media - Class Starts October 28, 2019

Introduction the basic of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Learn how to create meaningful relationships with friends, clients and colleagues, share content and information with a global audience and communicate your ideas and interests. We will create an account on each platform in this class and explore the many functions and nuances of their features.

This class is a prerequisite for Social Media Marketing class in the Winter Session.

Please register at Pacific Grove Adult School https://www.pgadulted.com. The class will be held on Monday afternoon starting October 28th from 1-4 for 7 weeks. The fee is $125. You can call a human at 831-646-6580.

I hope to see you there. I am excited about exploring the potential of these social media platforms

Photoshop for Lightroom Users Class - Limited Seating in Private Setting -Starts October 23rd.

Photoshop for Lightroom users is a course I developed and beta tested this summer. The response was so good I would like tooter it again. The students commented that my teaching style and small group setting gave them exactly what they needed to understand and use Photoshop in a new way. I am very excited about offering this class again.

We would hold the class here at the studio one night a week for eight weeks. I am sending this out to see how many people would be interested. It would require that you have a laptop with Lightroom and Photoshop on it. We can accommodate 4 or 5 students. Hours would be 6-9 PM.

The fee will be $399 for 8 classes which includes handouts. Start date October 23rd, and then October 30, November 6, 13, 20, Dec 4, 11, 18. Please respond to this blog post using the email link or email me directly with questions or comments barbara.moon@batistamoon.com. We will be using the Photoshop for Lightroom Users by Scott Kelby. Thank you for your interest. Barbara Moon Batista

”Barbara’s Photoshop for Lightroom class was extremely well done. I found her teaching materials and method to be understandable and thorough. She is able to make a complex subject easy to absorb and actually fun.” Bob Dvorak

“This is an excellent second course after Lightroom. The lessons are very clear, very useful and very fun!!! I highly recommend this course and learned a ton from it.” Deborah Stewart

Photographers Rendezvous 2019 - Baker Morrell Scholarship Winner

A $1,000.00 Scholarship is awarded each year to an emerging photographer, who needs a little financial boost for their work. The requirements are simple: Send a letter with your name, address, a brief personal history and what you’re are currently working on plus a few examples of your work. A personal reference or two would be helpful. The scholarship is awarded each year during the Rendezvous. The recipient is required to attend (as our guest) and give a brief presentation of their work.

This year we are pleased to announce that Sylvia Gardner was the recipient of the Baker-Morrell Scholarship of $1,000. Sylvia will attend Rendezvous and present her work as well as receive the $1,000 Scholarship. Please congratulate Sylvia if you see her and better yet, attend Photographs Rendezvous and congratulate her there. For further details please click on the link http://www.photographersrendevous.com.

©Sylvia Gardner - Wild Look

©Sylva Gardner - Angel

Correction on CPA 8x10 Fund Raiser on Mark Citret's Prints + Gallery Talk

I had a nice email from Mark Citret correcting me on the fact that his prints on the Buy It Now Wall are not platinum/palladium but to quote Mark “good old silver gelatin”. We don’t want to disappoint a collector of Mark’s incredible work with the wrong information. It is worth your time to go and see the exhibit and acquire one of Mark’s images while they last. I missed some other news about Mark.

CPA Gallery Talk: Mark Citret

In the CPA Gallery, Friday, October 11

Artist’s Talk: 5:00 – 6:00pm. Space is limited (free), sign up at eventbrite.

Book Signing and Reception: 6:00 – 7:00pm free and open to the public (no signup required)

Please join us in the CPA gallery for an artist talk and book signing with Mark Citret. Master printer Mark Citret has been a photographer and photo educator for over 50 years, specializing in architectural and landscape photography. His work is represented in prominent galleries such as the Weston Gallery and in the collections of major museums across the US including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the University of Arizona’s Center for Creative Photography, and the Monterey Museum of Art. He has taught photography for UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley Extensions, Santa Fe Workshops, Center for Photography at Woodstock and he continues to teach for the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite.

In 2015 he completed a sixteen year commission from The University of California, San Francisco, documenting their extensive building program over those years, including the creation of their Mission Bay Campus in downtown San Francisco. He has served as “Artist in Residence” in Yosemite National Park (2016), and Zion National Park (2019).

His books include Halcott Center: a Catskill Mountain Valley, with an introduction by Ansel Adams; Along the Way, with an introduction by Ruth Bernhard; and Parallel Landscapes, with an introduction by Al Weber.

Mark Citret is one of our “Buy It Now” artists for our 8×10 Fundraising Exhibition. Thank you, Mark!

Reminder, Pacific Grove Adult School Fall Registration is Open for Fall Classes

Pacific Grove Adult School Fall Class Registration now Opens Sep 9 2019. Please join us for the following classes

New: Getting Started in Social Media (Scroll to the bottom for details)

Class begin on Thursday, September 26th at 5:30 PM in the MacLab, Room 7

Lightroom Classic. Class begins on Thursday, Sep 26th, 5:30-8:30 PM for 10 weeks. This course is the Basic class that covers Import & Development, modules. We use the Lightroom Classic book by Scott Kelby as a guide and reference. There is a handout each week for students to take home for reference and review. The class is conducted in the MacLab but PC laptops are welcome and we give basic instruction in how to use our iMac computers. Once you have Lightroom open the program looks and acts the same. Keyboard commands are given for both platforms. Fee is $175 and does not include the textbook. It is recommended that you have recent copy of Lightroom Classic at home or intend to acquire one during the course. Register online at https://www.pgadulted.com or call a human at 831-646-6580.

Prerequisite for Photoshop for Lightroom Users in the Winter of 2020.

Intermediate Photography Skills:

Class begin on Tuesday, September 24th at 1PM in the MacLab, Room 7

This course is for the photographer who wants to build on the skills presented in Basic Photography. This course will cover a review of aperture priority, shutter priority, depth of field, focal length and composition and introduce the Histogram, Hyperfocal Distance, Light meters, Raw, Bracketing and HDR concepts as well as the history of landscape photography to the student. Two field trips will be part of this course. This class starts on September 24 2019. The fee is $175 for 10 weeks. Register online at https://www.pgadulted.com or call a human at 831-646-6580.

Social Media Icons

Getting Started in Social Media:

Class begins Monday, October 26th 1PM in the MacLab Room 7

This class is a prerequisite for Social Media Marketing Class in the Winter Session. Introduction to the basics of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Learn how to create meaningful relationships with friends, clients and colleagues, share content and information with a global audience and communicate your ideas. You will create an account on each platform in this class. Class meets Monday 1-4 PM, 7 weeks, starting October 26 thru Dec 16, 2019. Fee: $125

Center for Photographic Art 8x10 Fund Raising Exhibit August 31-October 27, 2019

We attended the 8x10 Fund Raising Exhibit on Saturday, September 14th just before the Linda Connor event. The place was buzzing with activity and anticipation of the upcoming event. The exhibit is well worth the effort to brave the Carmel traffic and view all of the amazing contributions to this years array of small prints. I was particularly taken with Brigitte Carhochan’s image of Pansies and Mary Aiu’s image of horses. There is something for everybody and I encourage you to make time to see it before it comes down on October 27th. https://photography.org.

Mark Citret has a special offering on the Buy it Now! wall. Mark Citret is one of our guest speakers at the Rendezvous 2019. Please email me for further information or go to the website at https://www.photographersrendezvous.com. Rick Murai will also be giving a presentation on his travels to exotic locations. Please join us.

The idea is to purchase a ticket for $10 and put the ticket in the box below the image you would love to have in your collection. Yes, you can do that as many times as you like!! :-)

Mark Citret has a wonderful selection of platinum for the Buy It Now! wall. He is one of our speakers at Rendezvous this year.

Linda Connor also had a wonderful selection of images on her Buy It Now! wall. She was the guest speaker at an event the same evening.

Pacific Grove Adult School Fall Registration is Open September 9 2019

Pacific Grove Adult School Fall Class Registration now Opens Sep 9 2019. Please join us for the following classes

New: Getting Started in Social Media (Scroll to the bottom for details)

Class begin on Thursday, September 26th at 5:30 PM in the MacLab, Room 7

Lightroom Classic. Class begins on Thursday, Sep 26th, 5:30-8:30 PM for 10 weeks. This course is the Basic class that covers Import & Development, modules. We use the Lightroom Classic book by Scott Kelby as a guide and reference. There is a handout each week for students to take home for reference and review. The class is conducted in the MacLab but PC laptops are welcome and we give basic instruction in how to use our iMac computers. Once you have Lightroom open the program looks and acts the same. Keyboard commands are given for both platforms. Fee is $175 and does not include the textbook. It is recommended that you have recent copy of Lightroom Classic at home or intend to acquire one during the course. Register online at https://www.pgadulted.com or call a human at 831-646-6580.

Prerequisite for Photoshop for Lightroom Users in the Winter of 2020.

Intermediate Photography Skills:

Class begin on Tuesday, September 24th at 1PM in the MacLab, Room 7

This course is for the photographer who wants to build on the skills presented in Basic Photography. This course will cover a review of aperture priority, shutter priority, depth of field, focal length and composition and introduce the Histogram, Hyperfocal Distance, Light meters, Raw, Bracketing and HDR concepts as well as the history of landscape photography to the student. Two field trips will be part of this course. This class starts on September 24 2019. The fee is $175 for 10 weeks. Register online at https://www.pgadulted.com or call a human at 831-646-6580.

Social Media Icons

Getting Started in Social Media:

Class begins Monday, October 26th 1PM in the MacLab Room 7

This class is a prerequisite for Social Media Marketing Class in the Winter Session. Introduction to the basics of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Learn how to create meaningful relationships with friends, clients and colleagues, share content and information with a global audience and communicate your ideas. You will create an account on each platform in this class. Class meets Monday 1-4 PM, 7 weeks, starting October 26 thru Dec 16, 2019. Fee: $125

Labor Day Weekend Sale- 20% Discount on Tutoring

Treat yourself or family member to some Lightroom or Photoshop Tutoring, Camera Basics, Private Field Trip on the Big Sur Coast, Monterey, Moss Landing, Santa Cruz, Mission San Antonio or a place of your choice.

Private Lessons are great way to get your Questions answered. When you book a lesson we will ask you what you would like to learn more about in photography, Lightroom or Photoshop. We can then set up a time that works for you in the field or as a private lesson in our studio or yours. Subjects that might be of interest include Basic Camera (what are all of those buttons), Image critique, Photoshop, Lightroom, Lighting (Portrait or Still Life), Drone Basics, Architecture, etc.

Out of the Area? We can give a lesson on a remote software, Team Viewer (it is a free download). We log onto your computer via Team Viewer and we can see your desktop and begin answering your questions. Really magical when you think about it. 

We are offering a 20% discount.

Contact us by email at barbara.moon@batistamoon.com for fees and any other questions you may have.

Offer Ends Sep 7, 2019

Purchase must be used 12 months from date of purchase.

You are Invited to Photographers Rendezvous 2019 Retreat - Mission San Antonio

​The Rendezvous at Mission San Antonio de Padua ​is scheduled for October 18th through the 20th 2019. Register at: https://www.photographersrendezvous.com

Photographer’s Rendezvous is dedicated to the advancement of photography and the photographic process for all who are interested. The gathering of photographers or “Rendezvous“, is for sharing work, ideas and processes.

A Brief History of Photographers Rendezvous……

The rendezvous concept was first developed by Al Weber and Don Cameron in 1987. The idea was to meet up at a predetermined location like the Mountain Men of 1825.…did, at a “Rendezvous”. To swap tall tales, lies, useful information and have a drink or two with old friends. The first Rendezvous was held in 1988, at a dry camp called "American Flat" (an old mining ruin near Virginia City, Nevada). “The Rendezvous at American Flat” was organized by Al Weber, Don Cameron, Randy Haun and Bruce Carter with 88 of the West‘s best photographers attending. A great time was had by all . It was such a great success that “The Rendezvous” was held yearly, in several different locations, until the last one at Mission San Antonio De Padua, California in October of 2012. In 2013 we started the Photographer's Rendezvous to carry on the traditions that Al had so carefully put together.

It was there that Al Weber announced, like all good things, “The Rendezvous” should come to an end. He suggested, with his blessing, that if some wanted to continue the gathering, it would be up to them to organize their own. Al Weber envision that perhaps there could be several other “Rendezvous” across the country to further his vision and the Photographic Arts.

The Future of Rendezvous

Barbara Moon Batista, Fernando Batista and founding member Bruce Carter visited Al Weber a couple of months after the 2013 Rendezvous at Al’s invitation. Al made it quite clear that if we were to pick up the torch and continue Rendezvous, it would be with his blessing and whatever assistance he could provide.

Photographers Rendezvous 2014 was held at San Lorenzo Park in King City and got a resounding thumbs up. We have continued to gather each October on the 3rd weekend at San Lorenzo Park.

We are returning to Mission San Antonio de Padua in 2019 by popular demand. This year we will have a retreat style gathering complete with a 2 night stay at the mission, 5 meals prepared by renowned Cork & Plough of King City and the entire program + speakers.

Speakers:

This year Rick Murai will open Friday evening after the Social Hour and dinner with a presentation of his travel photography. http://www.richardmurai.com

Ted Orland and Mark Citret will speak on Saturday night after the Social Hour and dinner with an informal talk about their experience as Artists in Residence. You can read about Mark Citret at his website http://www.mcitret.com. Google Ted Orland for more info and video on his illustrious career. My favorite book to refer my students to is Art & Fear By Ted Orland and David Bayles. Priceless.

Baker Morrell Scholarship

Baker Morrell Scholarship was initiated to assist aspiring photographers. A $1,000.00 Scholarship is awarded each year to an emerging photographer, who needs a little financial boost for their work. The requirements are simple: Send a letter with your name, address, a brief personal history and what you’re are currently working on plus a few examples of your work. A personal reference or two would be helpful.

The scholarship is awarded each year during the Rendezvous. The recipient is required to attend (as our guest) and give a brief presentation of their work. The application deadline is August 31st. Extended to September 7, 2019. Please click on the link below and find the scholarship tab.

https://www.photographersrendezvous.com

Presentations

Each participant can show their work to the audience (not a requirement). The rule is 12 images and no more then 10 minutes. You just never know what we are going to see or what process will be shown.

Print Swap

Sunday morning we have a Print Swap area. Whomever wants to participate brings prints to swap with other photographers. It a great way to build your collection, talk personally to the photographer and get and give feedback all at the same time.

We invite you to join us in October and immerse yourself in the photographic arts, see old friends and make new ones. It is truly a remarkable community. Come and be part of a unique and talented group of photographers. It is a truly unusual experience and we would be honored if you joined us.

Contact us if you have questions:

Barbara Moon Batista: Email barbara.moon@batistamoon.com

Fernando Batista Email: fernando@batistamoon.com

Bruce Carter: Email: moosebme2@gmail.com

Register or further information: https://www.photographersrendezvous.com