Hey there, Digital Image and Video enthusiasts,

Tomorrow, May 19^th is the Digital Image Group’s 3^rd Birthday and will be our 37^th meeting. You are invited to come join us for an evening of images, videos, demonstrations, socializing and fun! Bring some refreshments if you like, the drinks are provided (non-alcoholic, of course—this meetup takes place in a church). Attached you will find some samples taken from last month’s DIG meeting.

Our show will be held in the Parish Hall on the left side of St. Julian’s Episcopal Church here in Douglasville.

The admission is free with a suggested donation (not required) of $2 per person or $3 per family to help us pay for the meeting space rental.

Bring friends and family members with you if you like. Children are welcome. You are encouraged to bring any pictures and/or videos that you would like to show. Our group is for beginners as much as it is for advanced digital illustrators and videographers.

Please check out our ever-growing on-line gallery of over 5500 images located at

http://www.digitalimagegroup.org/photo/index.php?folder=/2011/

Here is our agenda for this month’s get-together:

What: Digital Image Group Meeting

When: 6:30 P.M. till we are done (you don’t have to be on time and you can leave when you need to go). Thursday evening, May 19^th.

Where: St. Julian’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 5400 Stewart’s Mill Road, Douglasville GA 30135

Our usual agenda appears below. However, this time there will be more time set aside for our birthday celebration.

Part 1 starts at 6:30 and runs until 8 p.m. It will consist of shorter presentations and discussions.

Part 2 is a 20 minute informal social break from 8 p.m. until 8:20 p.m. -- Chat with participants and attendees. Bring your camera, accessories, prints etc. and ask questions, meet new people, make some friends.

Part 3 starts at 8:20 p.m. and remains open-ended: it goes until the last person has presented. Longer presentations and demonstrations are usually presented later in the evening during Part 3. You may leave at any time, once you reach “information overload” status. Everyone wishing to show his or her work will get the opportunity, so there is no formal ending time—as long as the presenters and audience last. This is your chance to enjoy visual arts in a highly motivated discussion group.

If your schedule won’t allow you to make it to part 1, plan on coming to part 2 or 3 of the evening or any time in-between.

Bring as many of your images on jump drives, CDs, DVDs or camera cards (jpegs, Photoshop image files or prints) to show as you can fit into 10 to 12 minutes, or bring videos in any format up to 12 minutes in length. We give you the floor for your moments of fame.

You may give a demonstration of any type related to the visual arts and multimedia. At the 10 minute mark, a chime will sound and you have 2 more minutes to wrap it up. A few presentations may last longer depending upon the need and interest of the presenter and group. Hope to see you at DIG!

Richard