Rick Cloran, HonPSA, MPSA
Rick Cloran, HonPSA, GMPSA
I started in photography back in the very early 70's. My experiments with printing didn't last long as I was quickly lured over to the dark side, also known as slides. In 1975 I joined the Greater Lynn Camera Club (now Greater Lynn Photographic Association). I had the good or bad luck of joining on a competition night and sat there with the sinking feeling that rather than being ready for National Geographic, I couldn't even make Class B. Hopefully things have improved since then. I joined PSA in 1976. While I have been a member of a number of other organizations over the years, GLPA and PSA have been my constants. I'm a two-time past President and the current Chairman for GLPA and the Past Chair of the Nature division in PSA. Currently, I am the Lead Trustee for PSA's Endowment Funds and a member of the Investment, Lifetime Achievement, IUTP and EAMS Task Force committees.
From a photography stand piont, I’ll shoot pretty much anything that won't shoot back. I started in sports and PJ, migrated to landscapes and found my passion in nature photography. My wife Marilyn and I met at GLPA and so we have a shared hobby on trips and outings. She too loves nature photography so that is what drives the planning on most of our vacations. I started using Photoshop back at Photoshop 5 and now teach most of the workshops we have at GLPA for Elements and Photoshop. I'm always looking for new ways to do things or to improve on the way I have done things and have become fascinated with the potential of HDR. I have Aurora 2019, Photomatix 6 and Nik HDR Efex Pro. I used Lightroom or Photoshop for a time to do the blending, but now find that I tend to go to Aurora first for most blends. I still do a fair amount of single image HDR processing. I continue to look forward to sharing with and learning from the group in our mutual exploration of HDR.