Jim Rider

Welcome, and thanks for taking some time to view my photographs.

I like Imagekind.com, but I have friends that have been using Zenfolio.com, and they love it. For 2010, I'll try a year-long subscription and see how it goes. Tell me what you think about it: http://riderphotography.zenfolio.com.

Here's a short resume of some work I have done in the last few years.

2006: I created www.FlickrClubSA.com, a photography club for San Antonio, Texas. Visit the flickr group to see the pool of photos and the lively discussions. We are nearing 1,000 members! Our group was menti...

Welcome, and thanks for taking some time to view my photographs.

I like Imagekind.com, but I have friends that have been using Zenfolio.com, and they love it. For 2010, I'll try a year-long subscription and see how it goes. Tell me what you think about it: http://riderphotography.zenfolio.com.

Here's a short resume of some work I have done in the last few years.

2006: I created www.FlickrClubSA.com, a photography club for San Antonio, Texas. Visit the flickr group to see the pool of photos and the lively discussions. We are nearing 1,000 members! Our group was mentioned a couple of times in the SA Current newspaper. We have had numerous "walkabouts" and meetings where we either go out and shoot the city streets, or have some coffee and discuss cameras and photography.

2007: I rented a gallery in the Blue Star Complex in San Antonio for a week in September, and exhibited photos from about a dozen members of FlickrClubSA.com. Our exhibit was part of a city-wide series of exhibits called "FotoSeptiembre." Our listing is still online at their website. (I believe all the exhibitors sold at least one item.)

2008: FlickrClubSA.com partnered with the San Antonio Spurs in a photography contest. Cameras with detachable lenses are not normally allowed at any NBA games, but we were allowed to bring in our gear and photograph ... the fans, not the game. After the contest concluded, I was allowed to photograph the stars as they warmed up for a game. (One of those photos is a screenshot of my photo on www.NBA.com.)

2009: In the summer, FlickrClubSA.com partnered with the San Antonio Museum of Art in a large contest to photograph the new Museum Reach Section of the Riverwalk. Winning photographers showed their photos in one of the main galleries over three days. Read the press release. More details are still available in their flickr group. View all my Museum Reach photos.

In November 2009, one of my photographs of the Riverwalk was chosen to be published in San Antonio Magazine.

In the fall of 2009, I developed www.FirstFridaySA.com in an effort to get the word out about all the galleries that are open every First Friday night in San Antonio. I've been announcing events via Twitter.com/firstfridaysa.