TAPPA August Meeting

Name: TAPPA August Meeting
Start: 2025-08-12T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Tulsa Tech - Lemley Memorial Campus

Schedule

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Tulsa Tech - Lemley Memorial Campus | Tulsa, OK

Join us as the incredibly talented Curtis Sprague shows us how to use compositing to create photographic masterpieces. Students will learn the basics of building a composite image. Topics covered will include masking, transparent backgrounds vs. opaque backgrounds, color grading and AI background generation.
DINNER WITH THE SPEAKER IS BEFORE THE MEETING AT 5:00!
JOIN US AT MOM'S FAMILY DINER: 4101 S Mingo Rd, Tulsa

Curtis Sprague, a US Army veteran, former SWAT Officer, and retired Federal Air Marshal, pivoted from a life of service to become an award-winning portrait photographer. Transitioning to his creative passion, Curtis bought his first camera and established his business in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2018. Within five years, he garnered prestigious awards, including INPPA Photographer of the Year and PPOK Photographer of the Year, each more than once. Amidst occasional commercial projects, Curtis crafts artistic portraits, seamlessly blending his disciplined past with the soft hues of artistic expression.