Dr. Steven Labkoff to Speak about Night Photography at Coastal Camera Club on October 3rd at 7pm

Hello.  Please put this announcement in the NECCC blog.  We are sponsoring a program in Night Photography presented by Dr. Steven Labkoff at our next meeting which will be the evening of Wednesday, October 3rd at 7pm in the café at the Madison Senior Center in Madison, Connecticut.  It is a free event and is open to the public.  I have attached an announcement with more information.  If you have any questions, please contact me.   Thank you so much! 

Susan Frechette

Secretary, Coastal Camera Club

http://www.coastalcameraclub.org/

Dr. Steven Labkoff to Speak about Night Photography at Coastal Camera Club on October 3rd at 7pm

The Coastal Camera Club is hosting guest speaker Dr. Steven E. Labkoff at the club’s regular meeting on Wednesday night, October 3rd at 7pm in the café at the Madison Senior Center located at 29 Bradley Road in Madison.  The title of the program is “Night Photography”. This event is free and open to the public.  Dr. Labkoff is an award-winning professional photographer.  Over the past few years, Dr. Labkoff has focused on photographing the night.  Be it the skylines of major cities, to quiet nights in the mountains or deserts, to photographing the Milky Way, and everything in between.  His work presents the world in ways that are not seen every day.  Dr. Labkoff’s works include time lapses, astro-, macro-, and aerial (drone) photography.  He is a member of the Professional Photographer’s Association and has won numerous photography contests in New York and New England.  Some of his works can be seen at www.LuminantPix.com. 

The Coastal Camera Club is a group of area residents that share an interest in developing and improving their photography skills.  We conduct instructional programs and hold exhibits and competitions throughout the year.  Our meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the café at the Madison Senior Center at 29 Bradley Road in Madison.  If you have an interest in photography, check out our website at www.coastalcameraclub.org or come to one of our meetings and see what we’re about.    

Polishing Your Critique Commentary Skills Saturday, October 27th

Announcing a Saturday, October 27th repeat of this unique, sold-out Sept 29th one-day workshop on Cape Cod: Polishing Your Critique Commentary Skills

Whether you just wish to offer solid constructive critiques of other club members’ pictures or polish and refine your commentary as a judge, this one-day workshop offers you a unique opportunity to do so with its sole focus on critique commentary skills. But, note: workshop registration is held to a maximum of twelve participants to ensure every attendee’s full participation. Held at Cape Cod Art Center in Barnstable Village, this workshop’s limited seating will fill fast as it has repeatedly in the past. We urge you to register immediately to avoid being closed out. Led by CCAC Master Artist Bob Singer who has been a judge/commentator at PSA international salons, NECCC salons, camera clubs, art galleries and magazine competitions for over thirty years, this one-of-a-kind one-day workshop keeps you involved interactively through the day as it polishes your insights, critiquing and commenting skills.

Saturday, September 29th, 9am - 3:30pm, $50 - SOLD OUT!

Saturday, October 27th. 9am - 3:30pm, $50 - REGISTER HERE!

The Opening Reception for this Fine Art Photography Exhibition will be on Sunday, September 16th from 3-5 p.m. at the Greater Lynn Photographic Association

Lynn, MA – The Fine Arts Photography group of the Greater Lynn Photographic Association will be having its first Fine Art Photography Exhibition. The Opening Reception for this Fine Art Photography Exhibition will be on Sunday, September 16^th from 3-5 p.m. at the Greater Lynn Photographic Association, 564 Boston St. Lynn, Massachusetts.

The exhibition is being dedicated to the memory of long time Greater Lynn Photographic Association member Susan Conley.

The exhibition will highlight approximately 50 fine art photographs from 14 of the group’s members, featuring a variety of subjects in both color and black & white.

The Fine Art Photography Group is one of many groups within the Greater Lynn Photographic Association. The group has approximately 30 members who meet once a month from September to May to discuss fine art photography subjects such as photographers, trends, techniques and to critique each other's work for the goal of improving their photographic skills and work.

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." It was founded in 181885. 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.

Membership is open to everyone, and neither a photographic portfolio nor fancy camera equipment is required, just a love for photography. For more information about the Greater Lynn Photographic Association go to our web site   www.greaterlynnphoto.org

In Grateful Thanks to Jane Sibley, FPSA, MNEC

In Grateful Thanks to Jane Sibley, FPSA, MNEC

Jane H. Sibley, 97, of Hamden passed away in January of 2015. She was a talented master gardener and photographer. Jane was active for many years in the New Haven Camera Club, the Charter Oak Photographic Society (where she was an Honorary member and a past President), the Connecticut Chapter of PSA (which became the Connecticut Association of Photographers), and the New England Camera Club Council. Jane loved nature and travel. The photographs she took in her travels earned her numerous photographic awards through the years.

Jane served for many years as a Vice President of the New England Camera Club Council. During those years she presented many educational travel programs at the annual NECCC Conference. The New Haven Camera Club honored her photographic skill and her love of nature by creating the Jane Sibley Nature Award.

The Board of NECCC is very pleased to announce that the New England Camera Club Council, Inc. Memorial Fund recently received a $10,000 donation from the trust established as part of Jane’s estate. These funds will support our ongoing ability to provide scholarships to deserving students pursuing careers in photography. For more information on the NECCC Scholarships and on how your club can sponsor a student, please check out the following link from the NECCC Club Services page (item 17).  http://neccc14.neccc.org/Club-Services-Packet-Current/17_Scholarship-Program.pdf