
Home Room
Community
Welcome… this is a community where you can share your work, ask ruminating questions, and challenge yourself with engaging assignments! Home Room is a free learning opportunity designed to provide a space for collaboration and artistic growth. It’s a heck of a lot of fun too!
If you join us in Home Room please consider a donation to help firefighters, families and their communities which have been recently affected by the devastating fires in California! The California Fire Foundation is the most direct and efficient way to support this tragedy. Thank you for the consideration and anything you can contribute helps!
The Essentials
Twice a month, DJP will host a Zoom conference at 8:00 pm ET (that’s 5:00 pm PT). The bi-monthly event will last approximately 2 hours, depending on the number of submissions we receive. Our next Home Room is on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
To join us, you must register for each Home Room you plan to attend. Watch this page for the registration links for upcoming sessions.
The content of the next session will focus on four categories and this is where I need you! Please choose only one of the following categories and submit image files or questions.
1) Photo Question – No limits here… submit 1 question related to anything in photography (camera functions, gear, exposure, editing, etc.). Submit one question per session to doug@dougjohnsonphotography.com *Include “Home Room Question Submission” in the subject line.
2) Image Processing – Upload 1 image that you would like to see my suggestions for post-processing. DNG file format is preferred, but not required if you capture jpeg files (full size)
3) Image Critique – Upload 1 image, anything goes!
4) Concept assignment – Submit up to 3 images (in full-size JPEG) that represent the concept, “My community”. You can choose any community you are a part of, however you define it. Please be ready to share which image best represents your sense of community and be ready to answer the question: how does this community positively impact me?
IMPORTANT: Submissions for Thursday, March 20 must be received by Tuesday, March 18. Even if you don't submit anything, make sure you register for Home Room so you get the Zoom link (click the registration button above)! If you have any questions please contact Doug.
Guidelines for Submitting to Home Room
For image submissions:
Rename the files with your first, and last name initial and the intent of the submission, e.g. dougj_summer.dng
Do not resize when exporting from the software you use
If you shoot RAW files: DNG is preferred for processing and critiquing files
Submit images through: www.wetransfer.com to doug@dougjohnsonphotography.com
*We will approach submissions in the order received until our session time runs out. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness”