General Meeting Info

Our meetings are generally held the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm, except in November and December, or if there is a conflict. We meet at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library on Goodwood Boulevard in the first floor large meeting room. Visitors are welcome to attend any meeting. For those wishing to become members, dues are $25 per year, plus $5 each for additional family member. Each meeting consists of a competition and a program featuring a guest speaker. Members are encouraged to submit entries for the competition. We vote on the entries and results are announced at each meeting. Who wins is not important, what is important is the knowledge gained from studying other entries and sharing in the details of how those images were captured.

Next Meeting

This month’s meeting will be offered in-person at the Main Library at Goodwood.

THURSDAY January 22, 2026 6:30-8:30 PM

Lind Michel’s passion for photography first sparked back in high school, but it wasn’t until after college that he bought his first 35mm film camera. Life pulled him in other directions for a while, and photography was set aside—until 2015, when he purchased his first DSLR. With a renewed desire to create true photographs rather than simple snapshots, Lind joined LPS to deepen his skills and explore the craft more seriously.

He was initially drawn to landscapes and night/long-exposure photography. Then, in 2017, an unexpected career change led him to earn a real estate license. Just six months later, a fellow Realtor learned about Lind’s photography hobby and asked him to shoot a listing.

By 2019, Lind was spending more time behind the camera than selling homes. He decided to inactivate his real estate license and has been dedicated to real estate photography ever since.

There are two ways to join LPS and pay. 

1. Enroll and pay online (you do not have to have a PayPal account for this option).

– Click on the “Join LPS Online” button on the bottom of this page. 

– After creating your account, log in.

– Click on the “Dues Payment” drop-down under the “Membership Information” menu to begin the payment process. Please fill out all of the items on the payment button before clicking “Pay Now”. 

– Your membership will be automatically registered.

2.  Fill out a membership application and pay by check – no cash will be accepted.  

Applications are available at the meetings, or you can  download it here  and bring it with you to the next meeting or mail it to the address on the form with a check.   Please do NOT mail cash!

We look forward to meeting you soon!