March 27th Meeting Presentation by Guy about Flickr, Facebook, Logo and more.

1. March Meeting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/forestwander-nature-pictures/
Calvert Photography Club

2. Agenda
• Logo concepts
• Flickr Group
• Facebook Page
• Update on club website
• Photo trip ideas

3. Logo Design
• 3 Members submitted concepts
• 10 Concepts submitted
• 1 Member submitted ideas

4. Logo Concepts
1 2
3
4

5. Logo Concepts
5 6 7
8 9
10

6. Other Logo Ideas
• Bunch of grapes with leaves
• Barn
• Bald Cypress
• Mountain Laurel
• Zebra swallowtail butterfly
• Purple Martin
• Calvert County flag

7. Options
• Vote based on current concepts
• Solicit additional concepts
• Hire logo design firm

8. flickr
“Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo
management and sharing application in the world.”

9. What is flickr
• Organize and store photos
• Simple editing of photos
• Sharing of photos
• Join special interest groups
• Order prints, calendars, books and more
• Get inspired

10. Using flickr
• Join for free or $24.95 a year (Pro account)
• Create an account
• Upload pictures
• Share your images
• No right way to use Flickr

11. Demonstration
• Join and account settings
• Upload
• Photo options (view, edit, download, shop)
• Organize
• Groups and Contacts
• Explore (interestingness,camera finder)

12. Our flickr Group
• Join the group
• Sending pictures to the group pool
• Be active
• Comment
• Start and share in discussions
• Use images to feed website

13. flickr Q & A
• Try it!
• Ask an experienced club member
• Questions or comments

14. Facebook
• What is Facebook?
• Why a Facebook page for CPC?
• Why become a fan?
• Demonstration
• Anyone want to help?

15. Update on Website
• Considered audience and needs
• Developed user goals/tasks
• Reviewed comparable sites
• Developed information architecture

16. Audience
• Primary audiences:
• members
• prospective members
• Secondary audiences:
• those interested in photos of area
• content specific audience
• students of photography
• other clubs

17. Tasks/Goals
Members:
- Contribute to/and consume educational resources (articles, blogs, etc)
- Know when and where meetings and events are scheduled
- Share photos with other members
- View materials/summary of meetings
- See a schedule of topics
- Participate in group discussions
- Suggest/share ideas for the group
- Understand how there group is structure and how it works
- Understand the rules of the club (photo competitions, etc)
- Identify the Board of Directors and contact information for Board Members
- Understand the Bylaws and voting process
Prospective Members:
- Learn about the club
- Find out when and where meetings are located
- Be able to learn how to join the club
- See photographs from club members
- Identify the benefits and cost of membership
- Understand the purpose of the club and how it applies to them
- Get an idea of what a typical meeting might include

18. Information Architecture
• How to structure and organize our site
• Best meet the needs of our users
• Follows conventions for usability

19. Draft Architecture

20. Next Steps
• Decide on content management strategy
• Create design mockup
• Develop content
• Need volunteers

21. Photo Trip Idea
• Who wants to go on a photo trip?
• Only 2 member submitted ideas
• Need more input

22. Ideas
• Cherry Blossoms
• Zoo
• City of Washington D.C.
• Sherwood Gardens

23. Some other thoughts...
• Two types of trips:
• Local day trips
• Overnight trips

24. Local Trips
• Historic Locations: St. Mary’s City, Jefferson Patterson Park (War of
1812), St. Clements Island, Point Lookout, Sotterly Plantation
• Events: Jousting Tournament, Oyster festival, Car show, Air show, Celtic
festival, sporting events, Blue Crabs game
• Sunrise/Sunset: Solomons Island, barns around the county, lighthouses
• Lighthouses: Cove Point, Drum Point, Piney Point, Point Lookout,
Blackistone
• Parks: Cypress Swamp, Flag Pond, Kings Landing, Myrtle Point, Greenwell
State Park, Calvert Cliffs
• Nature areas: Parkers Creek, Jug Bay, Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary
• Other: Charter boat trip, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Annapolis photowalk,
Annapolis

25. Overnight Trips
• Skyline drive (fall)
• Luray caverns
• St. Micheals
• Smith Island
• Bay Lighthouses cruise
• Amusement park
• Cumberland Historic railroad
• Chestertown Downrigging weekend
• Blackwater NWR
• Nathan of Dorchester
• many possibilities...

26. Next Steps
• Formation of committee for planning?
• Input/ideas from users
• Survey/vote for spring trip