Monday, March 31, 2014

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight

NECCC wants to feature YOUR club. Let us spotlight YOUR camera club.

Clubs, please send 2-10 JPGs (1024x768 preferred) along with the makers' names and perhaps some information about the photographs (you can choose winning images, representative images or just random images from your members)

Club Name:
Club website:
Club contact (email address, phone number optional):
Club Meeting Location:
Club Meeting Times:
Club Mission Statement (if you have one, optional):
Number of members:
Year your camera club started:

What is something about your club we might not know?
Three words that best describe your camera club (optional):

Favorite subject matter of your members (optional):
Favorite field trip (optional):

Send this all to me, Lisa, via email: photographer67@comcast.net with
your club name and NECCC Camera Club Spotlight in the subject line.

Clubs will be featured in the order received.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

2014 PSA Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico

You are invited to attend the 2014 PSA Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Click here for more details. http://www.psa-photo.org/index.php?2014-psa-conference

If you are having trouble booking at the Marriott, it may be because one or more of the nights you are requesting in our room block are filled. Try talking to Marriott reservations at 800-228-9290, - you may need to pay $179 for some nights. At this time, rooms at our $99 rate are unavailable for Friday night 10/3 or later because of the Balloon Fiesta.

More rooms are now available at the Hilton Garden Inn - 500 feet down the street from the Marriott Conference Center. Contact the Hilton at 505-944-0300 and use the group code PSA1. The rate for our room block from Friday, 9/26 through Thursday 10/2 is $99. After the conference, the nights of 10/3 and 10/4, we have rooms in our room block for $169 per night. These rooms are also somewhat limited so you are encouraged to book at this time.

There are others rooms available at this time in Albuquerque despite the Balloon Fiesta. Use travel search sites like Expedia to check for rooms if you are having trouble booking at the above hotels or you just wish to look at more options.

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Quiet Corner Camera Club is proud to present world renown, large format photographer, Greg Miller.

You’re Invited…

Quiet Corner Camera Club is proud to present world renown, large format photographer, Greg Miller. Greg will be joining us on April 1, 2014 at 7 pm at the Mansfield Middle School Cafeteria. Greg whose photos have appeared in numerous publications will share with us some of his best and latest works. He will chronicle the roughly 15+ year evolution of using a large format 8x10 camera. He will discuss several series of his works including Nashville, a personal exploration of his hometown;
County Fair- photographs of Fairs that started as a photo essay for LIFE magazine; Ash Wednesday- photographs from the first day of lent over the last 17 years and lastly, The Bus Stop Between Two Worlds- a project he has been working on here in Mansfield, photographing children and teenagers waiting for the school bus in the morning.

We are excited to host Greg and learn more about this exciting aspect of photography. We are also proud that he has decided to make Mansfield his home and hope you will join us for this great opportunity.

Greg Miller (b. 1967. Nashville, Tennessee) is the recipient of a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship in photography. Predominantly using an 8x10 view camera, his photography utilizes street photography, found moments and portraiture to capture human relationships and a sense of suspended reality. Since 1988, his work has been published in numerous publications including TIME, New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine and Esquire. His work is widely exhibited and collected in the United States and abroad. Miller teaches photography at the International Center of Photography in New York. He also conducts several workshops throughout the country including Maine Media Workshops. Miller lives in Mansfield Center, Connecticut with his wife and two daughters.

Quiet Corner Camera Club, hosts Greg Miller
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 7:00 pm
Mansfield Middle School Cafeteria
205 Spring Hill Rd.
Storrs, CT 06268
More information: Sue Audette, president QCCC, 860-456-4906
Directions to Mansfield Middle School- 205 Spring Hill Rd., Storrs, CT 06268
From Willimantic: Route 195 North, pass the Route 89/Browns Rd. intersection in Mansfield Center, take your next LEFT-CLOVER MILL RD. On Clover Mill, bear left, continue to stop sign. After stop, go straight 500 yds, School is on the right. Parking in a variety of lots. Come through the main entrance which has a large canopy covering.

From Storrs, Route 195 to Take Route 275 (South Eagleville Rd.) to Maple Rd on left. (Same rd where Senior Center is located) Continue on Maple to the stop sign. Continue straight at Stop sign, school is on your left. Parking in a variety of lots. Come through the main entrance which has a large canopy covering.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc.

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc.

Club Name: Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc.

Club Website: www.charteroakphoto.com

Club Contact: Ms. Gert Perry, Membership Chair at gertp@att.net. A membership form can also be accessed on the club's website.

Club Meeting Location: Except for the monthly Board meeting, the club meets at the Elmwood Community Church, 26 Newington Road, West Hartford, CT.

Club Meeting Times and Schedule: The club meets on Mondays. The club season begins on the last Monday in September and runs through the end of May. The club does not meet in December. The schedule of events can also be accessed on the club's website.

· The Board meeting is held on the first Monday of the month (7:00 pm).
· Photo workshops are held on the second Monday of the month (7:15 pm). Workshops for the current season addressed winter photography, mounting and framing prints, using iPhone or iPads in your workflow, Lightroom Develop Module, etc.
· The third Monday of the month is the club's competition night (7:15 pm).
· The fourth Monday of the month is the club's monthly program (7:15 pm). Programs for the current season were held on Landscape Photography, Vietnam, Member’s Mini Shows, etc.

Club's Mission Statement: "Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc. exists to promote interest, enthusiasm and excellence in photography and to teach about photographic technique and equipment, serving the Greater Hartford area and beyond. To achieve these ends, we hold regular meetings and forums, collecting and sharing information about photography, as well as organizing field trips where new skills and techniques can be put to use. In addition, we hold regular photographic competitions as a learning experience and as an ongoing source of inspiration."

Number of Members: About 110.

Camera Club History: The club started in 1951 as a camera club dedicated to solely color slide photography: the Charter Oak Color Slide Association. It has been in continuous operation since this 1951 inception. The seventies saw the inclusion of a black and white print section, known as the “Hot Stove League.” In 1978, because Color negative film and print technology had substantially improved, the club added a color print section to their competitions. Recognizing the expanded interests in the new medium, the club renamed itself the Charter Oak Photographic Society in 1985. The club continues to evolve and remains current with new technologies and interests. In 2005, Charter Oak added digital imaging to its roster of programs. Today, Charter Oak continues to boast of over 100 active members from across Connecticut. It regularly sends its best work to the New England Camera Club Council competitions.

Something About Club: The Club strives to support and educate the photographic community in two ways: (1) by presenting all-day seminars / workshops, given by top-notch professional photographers from around the country and (2) by holding all day teaching programs, by members for members, on various relevant topics or techniques.

Bandon Beach, Robert Cameron

Blue Rider, Jan Chambers

Himalayan Blue Poppies, Danielle D'Ermo

Lady Slipper, Norma Zackor

Mom & Pop on Apple Blossom, Audrey Weigold

Times Square at Night, Paula Fink

Storm Clouds, Pam Hastings

Sea Lion and Pup, Laura Bryg

Thursday, March 20, 2014

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features New Haven Camera Club

Club Name: New Haven Camera Club

Club Website: newhavencameraclub.org

Club Contact: Paul Peterson, President pmjpeterson@sbcglobal.net

Club Meeting Location: Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Dr., Hamden CT

Club Meeting Times: 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:30 PM (Sept-May)

Number of Members: 110

Year Your Camera Club Started: 1911

What is something about your club we might not know? We're over 100 years old.

Three words that best describe your camera club: excellent photographers, friendly, creative

Favorite subject matter of your members: birds, flowers, little green frogs

Favorite field trip(s): Balloon festival at Lake George and 2 trips out West.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Lisa and Tom's Photographs Earns Awards at Connecticut Professional Photography Association Convention

Read about Lisa and Tom, their CTPPA awards and see the images here: Lisa and Tom's Photographs Earns Awards at Connecticut Professional Photography Association Convention

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club

Club Name: Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club

Club Website: www.capecodviewfinders.org

Club Contact: Peter Selig, NECCC Rep. pandmselig@hotmail.com

Club Meeting Location: Brooks Free Library on the corner of Rte. 39 and Bank Street in Harwich Center.

Club Meeting Times: Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from September through May. Our Annual Banquet is held on the first Wednesday of June at a local restaurant. Competitions are held once a month on the third Wednesday meeting. On the first Wednesdays, our pre-program educational sessions begin at 6:30 P.M. with the main program starting at 7:00 pm. On months that have five Wednesdays, we have an educational program or showcase. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

Club Mission Statement: Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club serves the Cape Cod area and is dedicated to promoting the study, understanding, improvement and enjoyment of photography. We encourage participation by photographers of every skill level, from the newest beginners to the most advanced amateurs and working professionals.

Here you can effectively learn from experts and dedicated advanced amateurs all aspects of photography. Highlights of membership include in-depth lectures, club and interclub competitions, field trips, slide shows, critique nights, hands-on learning sessions, member exhibits, and special events. Each meeting includes a social segment with refreshments.

The print and digital club competitions are judged by qualified outside judges who give constructive evaluation of each image, along with a point value. Competitions can be a great learning experience, providing insight into how images might be improved to create prize-winning images.

The Cape Cod Viewfinders CC is a member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and the New England Camera Club Council (NECCC) and we compete in both PSA (PID and Nature) and NECCC competitions (Color Prints, B/W Prints, Projected Images- Open and Projected Images-Nature).

Number of Members: Capped at 85 members

Year Club Started: 1962

What is something about your club that we might not know: We are a mixture of “wash ashores” from off cape camera clubs and “Daughters of the American Colonialists”, DAC members.

Three words that describe your club: competitive, fun, educational.

Members camera club images may be found on our web site.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Sunday, March 23, 2014 Greater Lynn Photography Association model shoot

GREATER LYNN PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION

The Greater Lynn Photography Association is pleased to announce a model shoos Sunday, March 23, 2014.

Greater Lynn is located at 564 Boston Street, Lynn, MA 01905, directly across the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.

The charge for Greater Lynn members is $10.00 and invited guests $15.00.

For further information please go to the Greater Lynn Photographic web site, under the Activities section – Model Sessions. http://greaterlynnphoto.org/index.php

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT: PHOTO TOURS, CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS WITH LISA AND TOM CUCHARA

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT:

PHOTO TOURS, CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

WITH LISA AND TOM CUCHARA

Lisa and Tom Cuchara have been teaching photography workshops together for twelve years. They offer camera, post-processing, and on location classes, tours, and workshops. They are patient, nurturing, and are very passionate about photography. Lisa's exuberance is contagious and she will inspire you with her skill and enthusiasm. You can see what classes, tours and workshops they are offering here: http://www.meetup.com/Image-Enhancement/. Sign up today (free) to get notified of new workshops are they are posted.

Upcoming Workshops (2014):

· March 29: HDR with tripods at Sterling Opera House (CT)

· March 30: HDR with tripods at Grand Central Terminal (NYC)

· April 5: HDR with tripods at Landsdowne Theater (PA)

· April 7: Lightroom (Library and Develop Modules) (CT)

· April 25: HDR with tripods at Transallegheny Lunatic Asylum (WV)

· April 26-27: HDR with tripods at Lonaconing Silk Mill (MD)

· May 4: HDR with tripods at Gillette Castle (CT)

· May 5: Night Shoot w/ tripods at Woodlawn Cemetery (NY)

· May 31: HDR w/ tripods at Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead (NJ)

Sign up here: http://www.meetup.com/Image-Enhancement/

Contact/Connect

Email Lisa photographer67@comcast.net for more information Classes and workshops: www.meetup.com/Image-Enhancement/ Image Galleries: www.BREAphotosGalleries.com Website: http://www.BREAphotos.com

NECCC 2014 online registration form link is now live

The NECCC 2014 online registration form link is now live

and can be found on the home page of the NECCC website

or accessed via the direct registration page link: https://regstg.com/Registration/Registration.aspx?rid=9d7b0f1c-6712-46f5-8944-25f3b6fe78c0

Sunday, March 16, 2014

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features Greater Lynn Photographic Association

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features Greater Lynn Photographic Association

Club Name: Greater Lynn Photographic Association

Club website: www.greaterlynnphoto.org

Club contact (email address, phone number optional): Marilyn and Rick Cloran, mrcloran@comcast.net If they are interested in membership they can either sign up on the club web site or send a message to membership@greaterlynnphoto.org

Club Meeting Location: 564 Boston Street, Lynn, MA Greater Lynn is one of the few clubs in the United States to own its own building.

Club Meeting Times: Mondays beginning the Monday after Labor Day until the second Monday in June (which is generally our year end banquet). The club is open at 7:00 PM. Meetings start with announcements at 7:30 PM. We try (as best we can) to get the actual program or competitions started by 8:00PM at the latest. On a four Monday month the first Monday will be an educational program or showcase, the second Monday is print competition, the third Monday is projected image competition, the last Monday will be a short business meeting and another educational program or showcase. On months with five Mondays, we will have educational programs or showcases on the first two Mondays.

Because we own the building we have activities on a number of off nights as well. These include three monthly special interest groups: Print Group, Nature Group, and Digital Group. We also have several Sunday portrait sessions over the course of a season.
During the season we will hold several “social” nights when members can come to the club for a nice dinner, refreshments and a chance to just chat with fellow members. Many of these are theme nights, such as Halloween (complete with costumes) or Oscar / Movie Night when we may roll out our own red carpet and present an award to the best short show by a member.

The upcoming programs can be found on the club’s website and calendar

Club Mission Statement (if you have one, optional): Not so much a mission statement as who we are - The Greater Lynn Photographic Association is a group of photo-hobbyists dedicated to "teaching the craft of the camera and exploring the art of photography." The membership is a group of serious photographers ranging from young adults to retirees and from total beginners to a Pulitzer Prize winning professional, with most of us somewhere in between.

Number of members: approximately 275

Year your camera club started: 1888 per our records although the club has not been continuously active for that entire time.

What is something about your club we might not know?

Greater Lynn members are actively involved in the community. We currently provide three rotating print displays at the Union Hospital. We also have a yearly exhibit of members work at the Grosvenor Park Nursing Center Gallery. Greater Lynn is also the sponsor of one of the largest single section projected color image international exhibitions in the world. The international is normally judged in February with the accepted images shown in April. After 37 years, we are taking 2014 off, but we will be back again in 2015.

Each fall Greater Lynn holds an annual photo course geared to beginning photographers. Three of our instructors will be teaching the Beginner’s Track segments at the 2014 NECCC Conference at UMass Amherst. In addition, the club will normally hold one or two workshops during the winter months directed at topics the members have identified as being of interest. The 2014 workshop was on basic Lightroom skills.

Three words that best describe your camera club (optional):
Active, Educational, and Fun
Favorite subject matter of your members (optional): There are a wide variety of interested within the club. The “strongest” group at present are likely the nature photographers.

Favorite field trip (optional): Our Field Trip chair is always trying to come up with a variety of trips to differing locals with a goal of providing a series of differing shooting opportunities in the hope of giving all of our members a chance to shoot something they find interesting with their fellow members at some point during the season.

Saturday, March 15, 2014

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists

NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists

Club Name: Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists

Club website: www.PVPhotoArtists.org

Club contact (email address, phone number optional):

Bill Rowley

browley4@comcast.net

(413) 586 9926

Club Meeting Location:

Quabbin Visitors' Center

Quabbin Reservoir

Rte. 9, Belchertown, MA

Club Meeting Times: 7 - 9, Last Thursday of the month

Club Mission Statement (if you have one, optional):

Our mission is to share information about the art and science of photography and to foster education within the organization and the public in general, thereby bringing about greater appreciation for the art of photography.

Number of members: around 50

Year your camera club started: 1998

Photographers represented here:

Gail Platz Bridge of Flowers

Luis Rodriquez '67 Pontiac Firebird

John Grimaldi Barn Lights

Len Seeve Tobacco Barns

Paul Hetzel Ice in Stream

Bill Rowley Mini Orchid

Friday, March 14, 2014

Fred LeBlanc 2014 Photographic Artistry Workshop Tours

Black & White Digital Photography on Cape Ann Workshop

May 2 - 4, 2014 ( Friday thru Sunday )

During this workshop we'll tour the other cape of Massachusetts, Cape Ann. We will explore America's oldest seaport Gloucester, established in 1623, with it's active waterfront, Hammond Castle and much more. Also, near by are the quaint seacoast villages of Rockport and Manchester by the Sea with their picturesque harbors and downtowns. This is a workshop about rekindling a love of the abstract qualities of the classic black & white image, it does not mean we can't photograph in color as well. We'll practice the digital art of black & white photography in the field and in the classroom, post processing our images using Lightroom and Niks Silver Efex Pro. Cost: $ 275.00 Limit: 8

Downeast Coastal Maine Workshop Tour

September 7 - 11, 2014 ( Sunday thru Thursday )

During this workshop we'll head Downeast along the mid coast of Maine, stopping along the way to make photographs of village seaports, lighthouses, fishing boats and a historic fort. Finally we'll end up in the Acadia National Park with it's rugged coastline, granite cliffs, lakes, scenic overlooks and the highest mountain on the eastern seaboard of the United States. In addition to touring and photographing, most days we will also spend several hours in the classroom downloading images, post processing using Lightroom, Photomatix and Niks software ( Silver Efex Pro and Color efex Pro ) and sharing our images with other workshop members. Cost: $ 545.00 ( Includes all Fees ) Limit: 8

Olde Cape Cod Workshop Tour

October 10 - 12, 2014 ( Friday thru Sunday )

October is a special time on Cape Cod. The mornings are cool, the afternoons are warm and the summer tourists have departed for home. In this workshop, we'll explore Cape Cod and discover the beauty of the National Seashore. We'll photograph sunrises over the Atlantic Ocean and sunsets on Cape Cod Bay , explore the many beaches, sand dunes, tidal estuaries, fishing villages and lighthouses. The scenic beauty of Cape Cod makes it easy for most to go home with great snapshots, but for those seeking truly creative fine art images you'll have to work a bit harder. Great artistic photographs are not taken nor made, they are the result of a creative vision applied to the right scene at the perfect time. In addition to touring and photographing, we will also spend several hours in the classroom downloading images, post processing using Lightroom, Photomatix and Niks software ( Silver Efex Pro and Color efex Pro ) and sharing our images with other workshop members. Cost: $ 275.00 Limit: 8

Fred LeBlanc fredleblanc@comcast.net 413-533-1914

Links you might find of interest:

My Website: http://frederickleblanc.com My Blog: http://masswest360.com

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