Come join us at a Macro and Photo Hi-Jinx (photo setup) Workshop

Come join us a Photo Hi-Jinx (photo setup) Workshop. Photograph Glassware, Fruit, smoke, dancing paint, water drops, flowers, still life, etc., etc.

Bring your camera & tripod, Tom and Lisa will help you create great images! We will help you with your settings, compositions, etc. We will be walking around helping you create great images. More INFO and Sign up here

Boston Camera Club Members Show at Wellesley Free Library in January 2015

Boston Camera Club Members Show at Wellesley Free Library in January 2015

The Boston Camera Club Members Show will run at the Wellesley Free Library from January 3 - 30, 2015, with a reception scheduled for Thursday, January 15, from 630 - 830 pm in the Wakelin Room.  The Wellesley Free Library is located at 530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482; their hours are Monday – Thursday from 9 am – 9 pm; Friday from 9 am - 6 pm; Saturday from 9 am – 5 pm; and Sunday 1 - 5 pm.

Erik Gehring, President, Boston Camera Club, 617-594-6660 - erik@erikgehring.com

The exhibition will feature 50 photographs from 25 members of the club in two subjects - “Abstract Art” and “Nature and Wildlife”.  The images that will be exhibited are posted in an online gallery at https://picasaweb.google.com/108547511534912821809/2014WellesleyLibrary?authkey=Gv1sRgCMj_8eiGr9XGAw&feat=directlink#.

GREATER LYNN INTERNATIONAL COLOR EXHIBITION

www.greaterlynnphoto.org

GREATER LYNN INTERNATIONAL COLOR EXHIBITION

Closing February 19, 2015

YOU ARE INVITED - The Greater Lynn Photographic Association invites all photographers everywhere to submit digital images to the GREATER LYNN INTERNATIONAL COLOR EXHIBITION. All phases of the exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the recommended practices of the Photographic Society of America, the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique 2015/043 (FIAP), and the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA).

There is no restriction on subject matter.

• After 37 years, our 38th 2015 exhibition will be our final year
• Unique engraved, mounted medals with winning image reproduced on each plaque
• Cash prizes to top three clubs ($300, $200, $100)

 Exhibition Show will be part of July 2015 NECCC Photographic Conference
Titles and Scores From Prior Exhibitions: Have you ever wanted to look up whether you had entered a title in our competition in the past or wanted to check your scores from a past competition? Now you can do it! Titles, scores, acceptances and patronage numbers from 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are available. Go to www.greaterlynnphoto.org and click on International Exhibition on the top navigation bar. At the bottom of the left panel, click on Prior Years’ Titles and Scores. You will be prompted for your first and last name.

Sponsoring Club and Judging Location: Greater Lynn Photographic Association, Lynn, Massachusetts - with recognition of PSA and CAPA, patronage from FIAP, 564 Boston Street, Lynn, MA 01905.

Eligibility: Open subject matter, PID-Color exhibition. Acceptances for PSA star rating are eligible in the PIDColor.

For FIAP: this is an Open-(Trad) color exhibition. Please read all the Entry Rules and Instructions before entering the exhibition. Format: Digital images online or digital images on CD.

Fees: No entries will be accepted without payment of entry fees. Payment by PayPal, US checks,
US cash or Euro.
USA: $8
Foreign: $15
Foreign multiple (3-6 catalogs returned in same packet): $14
Foreign club (7 or more catalogs returned in same packet): $12 per maker
USA clubs $7
GLPA members $5

Dates:
Closing Date Feb. 19, 2015
Judging - 8:30 a.m. Feb. 28, 2015
Judging - 9:00 a.m. Mar. 1, 2015
Report Cards Mar. 13, 2015
Catalogs/Awards Mailed April 24, 2015

Awards:
36 Medals
PSA Honor Awards
FIAP Honor Awards
GLPA Honor Awards

Judges:
Richard Cloran, FPSA, MPSA, MNEC (Massachusetts) Gal. 9 PID, Gal. 7 Nature, Gal. 3 PJ
Antoinette Gombeda, APSA, HonNEC (Connecticut) exhibitor, judge, lecturer
Gerald Hug, APSA (Illinois) exhibitor, judge, lecturer, PSA VP-Public Relations

Co-Chairpersons:
Exhibition Chairman: Susan Mosser, FPSA, HonNEC
978-664-2620
Email: s.jmosser@comcast.net
Digital Chairman: Pam Lintner, MNEC

Night photography and Christmas and HDR inside Gillette Castle.

Night photography and Christmas and HDR inside Gillette Castle.

Still spots open for Night photography outside and the Holiday decorated Castle inside. Night photography and Christmas and HDR inside Gillette Castle.
Sign up here: http://www.meetup.com/Image-Enhancement/events/219085466/ 

Hope you can join us!

Topaz Glow

Topaz Glow
Let's end 2014 with glowing colors!

From December 9th through December 31st, we're running a promotion on our newest product: Topaz Glow.  Please use the coupon code 'INTROGLOW' and take advantage of the introductory price of $49.99 (regularly $69.99).

and Mac lovers will be pleased, as they can finally have a Fractalius look for their photos

Glow can be used as a stand-alone or a plugin to transform your photos from dull to dazzling. Containing more than 70 unconventional and quirky filters, you can infuse your images with neon, graphic, liquid and other electrifying effects.

The technology behind Glow seeks out the unexplored lines and patterns in your images and illuminates them.

 
Please use the coupon code 'INTROGLOW' and take advantage of the introductory price of $49.99 (regularly $69.99).

"THE WORLD IS OUR STUDIO" - Merrimack Valley Camera Club’s newest photo exhibit

"THE WORLD IS OUR STUDIO" - Merrimack Valley Camera Club’s newest photo exhibit

WHO: Merrimack Valley Camera Club’s latest photographic exhibition will take place at Lawrence Heritage State Park in Lawrence, Mass. The exhibit is within the beautiful, historic buildings of the park.

WHAT: a photo exhibit during the holiday season by MVCC members.

WHEN: Exhibit runs during the entire month of December, 2014. Free and open to the public.

WHERE: Lawrence Heritage State Park, 1 Jackson St., Lawrence, Mass., 01840 . Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. 978-794-1655 Free.


From Paris, Iceland and Morocco, from Acadia National Park to Zion National Park, to their own backyards, people and landscapes in the Merrimack Valley and beyond, the members of the Merrimack Valley Camera Club are constantly on the move, traveling with their cameras always in hand, chasing after the light that makes their photos glow. Always learning, always sharing what they know and always ready to capture what might be their best shot yet.

The Merrimack Valley Camera Club, based in North Andover, Mass., and in its 77th year, has 150 members hailing from the Merrimack Valley, North Shore, and Southeastern and Seacoast areas of New Hampshire, ranging from beginners to professionals. The club and its members have been garnering recognition and awards throughout New England and beyond for decades. The club, which meets almost every Wednesday evening, holds frequent hands-on workshops, field trips, photo-related activities, presentations and competitions, most of which are open to the public.

Parking:
At the Lawrence Heritage State Park, a small parking lot is located in back of the Jackson Street Visitors Center on Mill Street. In addition there is a private parking garage on Appleton Street (one block west of the Visitors Center). The park is also accessible by bus and train from Boston.

NECCC Winter 2014 Electronic Interclub Competition

NECCC Winter 2014 Electronic Interclub Competition

The Winter 2014 competition, hosted by the Eastern Maine Camera Club, was held on Monday, February  17, 2014 at Dysart’s Travel Stop-Broadway, 1110 Broadway, Bangor, Maine 04401. The competition was co-directed by Eastern Maine’s competition co-chairmen, Joel Holcomb (NECCC Electronic Competition Rep) as the projectionist and Kevin Doyle as the score recorder. Vice President Sally Arata acted as the backup manual score recorder. Other club officers in attendance were President Jeanne Caron, Vice President Mary Hartt, and NECCC Print Competition Representative Alice Frati.

Forty-two clubs participated in the Pictorial section (17 from Class A and 25 from Class B) and Thirty-nine clubs participated in the Nature section (15 from Class A and 24 from Class B).

The full reports and Galleries of the winning images are posted on the NECCC website on the Interclub competition page.

Fall 2014 Inter-club Print Competition

Fall 2014 Inter-club PrintCompetition

Reported by Arthur S. Vaughan, MNEC

NECCC Print Chairman

The fall 2014 inter-club print competition, hosted by the Manchester Camera Club, was held on Monday, November 10th at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Manchester, N.H. Megan Brown served as the event organizer and coordinator. The judges for this competition were: Marian Cicel (a local fine art photographer), Collette Crisp (former president of Photographers Forum and former office manager/photographer assistant for a commercial photographer), and Phyllis Meinke (past president and current vice-president of the Lakes Region camera Club). For the fall competition a total of 166 prints were submitted...  48 class “A”, 30 class “B”, and 88 Color. Participating were 22 clubs...  12 in class “A”, 8 in class “B”, and 22 in Color. A total of 28 prints received awards...  7 class “A”, 6 class “B” and 15 in Color. Due to the unusually narrow point spread there were multiple ties in each division resulting in no HM’s being awarded.

See the complete report on the NECCC Interclub competition page

 

Fall 2014 Inter-club Print Competition 1st Place images

Fall B&W Prints, Class A, 1st Place, 23 pts,  

“Lonely Road, Amish Country”, by Len Seeve, Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists

Fall B&W Prints, Class B, 1st Place, 22 pts,  

“Rolling Selfie”, by Dennis Lawson,Fall River Camera Club

 Fall B&W Prints, Class B, 1st Place, 22 pts, 

“Middle Kingdom Gothic”, by Ed Kurz, Quiet Corner Camera Club

Fall Color Prints, 1st Place, 23 pts, 

“Pewter, Petals, & Glass”, by Scott Hudkins, Camera Club of Oxford Greens

Fall Color Prints, 1st Place, 23 pts, 

“Ice Cave”, by Rita Buonanno, Candlewood Camera Club

 Fall Color Prints, 1st Place, 23 pts, 

“Gothic Arches”, by Martin Krucinski, Charter Oak Photographic Society

Fall Color Prints, 1st Place, 23 pts, 

“Blue Webbed Gliding Tree Frog”, by Paula Fink, Charter Oak Photographic Society

Fall Color Prints, 1st Place, 23 pts, 

“Into The Mystic”, by Cal Ellinwood, Fall River Camera Club

Fall Color Prints, 1st Place, 23 pts, 

“Leaf On The Cut”, by Jack Holmes, Greater Lynn Photographic Association

  

35th Annual George W. Glennie Nature Salon

35^th Annual George W. Glennie Nature Salon

The Merrimack Valley Camera Club (MVCC) will be conducting the 35th Annual Glennie Nature Salon.  This salon is open to all camera clubs and photographic associations worldwide.  Last year's salon had almost 1,000 images from 85 clubs from around the world.   

This is a premier, international all-nature competition known for its diversity of subjects which range from animals to botany to landscapes.  Among the animal categories, birds and mammals are usually well represented, but each year there are also large numbers of invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians and marine / freshwater entries too.

Entries will be open starting on December 15, 2014 and closing on February 4, 2015.  Judging will be on February 21st at the Greater Lynn Photographic Society and the public is welcome.  

The Glennie Nature Salon presents awards to both clubs and individual images.  Each club can submit up to 10 entries, with no more than 2 entries allowed from any one maker.  The top 5 clubs are recognized based upon the total score of their entries.   Last year's Diversity Awards also recognized the top 5 clubs with submissions in at least 6 of the 8 Glennie categories. Individual awards include Best of Show, Best Wildlife, and Best Image in 8 different categories.  We also present subcategory and honor awards based upon the number of entries.

The Glennie Nature Salon is a digital only competition.  We will be following the revised PSA guidelines for nature competitions which allow for "Digital Realism".  Submission is on-line and entries fees can be charged to a credit card via PayPal.

Complete rules, entry information, and more details can be found on the MVCC web site under the Interclub Competition section at (http://mvcameraclub.org/comp-interclub/comp-interclub-01-glennie.htm).  If you have any questions email us at glennie@mvcameraclub.org. 

Come join us at a Macro and Photo Hi-Jinx (photo setup) Workshop

Come join us a Photo Hi-Jinx (photo setup) Workshop. Photograph Glassware, Fruit, smoke, dancing paint, water drops, flowers, still life, etc., etc.

Bring your camera & tripod, Tom and Lisa will help you create great images! We will help you with your settings, compositions, etc. We will be walking around helping you create great images. More INFO and Sign up here

CCAA CC presents John Paul Caponigro all-day seminar on Cape Cod April 18

CCAA CC presents John Paul Caponigro all-day seminar on Cape Cod April 18

NECCC camera club members take note: this special event will sell out. Register now at...

http://capecodartassoc.org/shop/spring-photography-seminar-with-john-paul-caponigro/#sthash.CFGeUlsB.dpuf

CCAA/Photography Center of Cape Cod's Spring 2015 Photography Seminar

to feature internationally known fine art photographer John Paul Caponigro

Saturday, April 18th from 9:00AM-4:00PM
in Fellowship Hall at the Federated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main Street, Hyannis, MA

Registration fee: only $10

Announcing CCAA/Photography Center of Cape Cod’s 2015 Spring Photography Seminar featuring John Paul Caponigro, internationally known fine art photographer, Canon Explorer of Light and member of the Photoshop Hall Of Fame!

Photography Center of Cape Cod’s highly regarded and always-sold-out annual series of spring photography seminars continues this coming April 18th with world-famous fine art photographer John Paul Caponigro, a Canon Explorer of Light, member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, an Epson Stylus Pro, contributing editor for Digital Photo Pro and Camera Arts, and columnist for Photoshop User, After Capture, and apple.com, author of Adobe Photoshop Master Class (Adobe Press) and the DVD series R/Evolution.

Exhibited internationally, John Paul’s work has been purchased for numerous private and public collections including Princeton University, the Estée Lauder collection, and the Smithsonian.
Whether you’re an enthusiast or professional, this is a photo seminar you shouldn’t miss!

Our full day 9:00-4:00 program is packed with highly informative sessions by John Paul about Illuminating Creativity, Game Changers, Fine Art Digital Printing, Photoshop Color Strategies, Lighting Effects and Q&A periods in which you can seek answers to your own questions. Photo gear will be on sale, too, in our well-stocked vendor area.

Seating is limited and will disappear fast at our low $10 fee. Don't miss out! Register now at:

http://capecodartassoc.org/shop/spring-photography-seminar-with-john-paul-caponigro/#sthash.CFGeUlsB.dpuf