Tyler Stableford, Canon explorer of light, April 22, 2017

Hi, Lisa.

   Happy New Photo Year!

   Attached is a PDF file of our April canon EOL event for the NECCC blog.

 Please let me know if this is an appropriate file and it I need to do anything more

to prepare it for the blog so it all will appear.

   Thank you for your continuing commitment to the blog.

   Best,

    Sue Fenton

A Seminar with Rick Sammon May 6th

My name is Jean Cardia I am a member of the SSCC ( South Shore Camera Club) in Quincy Mass. We are hosting a one-day photography seminar featuring nationally renowned photographer, Rick Sammon on May 6, 2017 at the Four Points Sheridan in Norwood Ma.

This seminar is a great way to learn, to share ideas, to expand your abilities, and to be amongst other like-minded photographers.  As you can see on the poster, Rick Sammon will be covering a variety of topics that would likely be of value to all.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could help get the word out by distributing our flyer to NECCC photography clubs.

Thank You
Jean Cardia
jmcardi@yahoo.com

Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club Announces the 20th Annual Photography Contest

Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club Announces the 20th Annual Photography Contest

The Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club, which meets in Harwich, has announced the 20th Annual Juried Photography Contest to be held at the Creative Art Center in Chatham.  The contest is open to all photographers except members of the Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club.

David Jordan, President Emeritus, has been instrumental in the development and continuation of the annual contest.  Jordan says “the purpose of the contest is to promote the art of photography in the Cape community by providing an opportunity for photographers to display their accepted work in the very fine gallery at the Creative Arts Center in Chatham.”  Each year the contest has drawn upwards of 150 entries from photographers from all towns on the Cape, as well as many locations off-Cape.

This year the judge will be Ray Guillette, MNEC.  Guillette is a former President of the New England Camera Club Council (NECCC) and is a published photographer, lecturer, teacher, presenter, and judge.  To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the contest, cash awards have been increased to $195 for 1st Place, $120 for 2nd Place, $70 for 3rd Place, and $20 for Honorable Mentions.

The entry date is Sunday, January 29th, from 1 – 4 PM at the Creative Arts Center, 154 Crowell Road in Chatham (508-945-3583).  There is an entry fee of $10 per photograph.  Up to three prints may be entered.  There is no specific theme, and prints may be either black & white or color.

The entry rules and entry form may be found at the club’s website at www.capecodviewfinders.org/exhibitions/juried-photography-contest.  Brochures may also be found at libraries and various shops across the Cape.

Accepted entries will be hung in the Creative Arts Center from February 5th to February 24th.  An opening reception will be held on February 5th from 3 – 5 PM at which time the awards will be announced.

For further information, please call 508-432-2235 or 508-896-2530.

Topaz sale ends January 10th

Tom and I use Topaz on the majority of our images, Topaz Clarity and Adjust are our favorites, but we love Impressions and Glow for artistic effects too and their DeNoise is the best noise reduction software out there (reduces noise and leave details); we love all of the Topaz plugins!!

Here at Topaz, it’s been a great year and we hope you’ve had one as well! While we spend time reflecting on everything we’ve accomplished in 2016, thank you for a great year!

The 12 Days of Topaz sale is going great but, like we hinted, we’ve got one more surprise before the end of the year. We will also be having a 35% off storewide sale December 27th - January 10th!


Anyone who wants to take advantage of this last deal of the year can use the code “thanks35” at checkout for 35% off ANYTHING in their cart. This applies to every item storewide, including Complete Collection purchases and Collection upgrades!

Own a previous product...click here and sign then into your accounts to upgrade to get the best discount possible on the Collection for owning prior products.

Last chance to get great savings on any or all of Topaz Labs 17 products.

The code will be active through January 10th, 2017. (Wow, where has the year gone?)

Topaz

2 lil owls texture and more on sale 35% off

• 2 Lil Owls -- Textures, Templates, Brushes -- Click here to visit 2 Lil Owls 
• SALE - 35% off ENTIRE SITE!  Coupon code: Newyear (ends Jan 2nd)

2 lil Owls sale 35% off (ends Jan 2nd)

• 2 Lil Owls -- Textures, Templates, Brushes -- Click here to visit 2 Lil Owls 
• SALE - 35% off ENTIRE SITE!  Coupon code: Newyear (ends Jan 2nd)

Topaz Sale 35% off all Topaz plugins

Tom and I use Topaz on the majority of our images, Topaz Clarity and Adjust are our favorites, but we love Impressions and Glow for artistic effects too and their DeNoise is the best noise reduction software out there (reduces noise and leave details); we love all of the Topaz plugins!!

Here at Topaz, it’s been a great year and we hope you’ve had one as well! While we spend time reflecting on everything we’ve accomplished in 2016, thank you for a great year!

The 12 Days of Topaz sale is going great but, like we hinted, we’ve got one more surprise before the end of the year. We will also be having a 35% off storewide sale December 27th - January 10th!


Anyone who wants to take advantage of this last deal of the year can use the code “thanks35” at checkout for 35% off ANYTHING in their cart. This applies to every item storewide, including Complete Collection purchases and Collection upgrades!

Own a previous product...click here and sign then into your accounts to upgrade to get the best discount possible on the Collection for owning prior products.

Last chance to get great savings on any or all of Topaz Labs 17 products.

The code will be active through January 10th, 2017. (Wow, where has the year gone?)

Topaz

Small Group Creative Photography Retreat on Cape Cod

You are invited to a Small Group Creative Photography Retreat on Cape Cod

Saturday, January 21, 2017 10:30 AM to Sunday, January 22, 2017, 5:30 PM

Two days of creativity and camaraderie in a charming Inn on Cape Cod in the coastal town of Sandwich, with an emphasis on capturing, editing and post processing photography techniques. Taught and facilitated by Amy Davies.

$158 per person for early sign up before January 1st.
Maximum of 10 attendees

For details, information and registration go to Photography Events by Amy at this link:
https://www.meetup.com/Photography-Events-by-Amy

America the Beautiful Photo Contest

America the Beautiful Photo Contest

If anyone has any questions they can contact Putinas via e-mail.Thanks in advance for your entry.  Pam & Bruce Putinas pamela.putinas@att.net



My husband is a member of the East Windsor Veterans Commission.  They have a Facebook page if you want to look up the group.   Anyway the EWVC is holding a photo contest entitled "America the Beautiful" to raise money to erect monuments to honor veterans.  The forwarded email from Capt. Richard Hartman explains what is going on.   I've included two attachments that hold the photo contest entry form and the contest Rules.   These are also available on the Facebook page for the East Windsor Veterans Commission.   We are hoping that you can help us get the word out about the contest.  East Windsor is a small town and is getting no assistance from the town to fund the monuments.  The group is holding various fundraisers to get to their goal of $60,000.    We'd love to have some pictures that show what America the Beautiful means to people from all walks of life.  Also, by entering, some talented amateur photographers will win either $500, $250 or $100.    

Bruce Putinas (a member of the USS FULTON (AS-11) Association) is also a member of the

East Windsor Veterans Commission. The EWVC is planning on erecting monuments in the town green to honor veterans who served in the American Revolution through the current conflict.  They have raised $10,000 but have another $50,000 to go.



Putinas came up with the idea of holding a photo contest themed "America the Beautiful”.   

The photo contest prizes are $500, $250 and $100.  Folks wishing to enter may submit their favorite photo for $10 along with an entry form that is available on the East Windsor Veterans Commission Facebook page. Official rules are also available on the EWVC Facebook page 



There is no limit to the number of entries that a person may submit. $10 and an entry

form for each photo.  The winners will also be recognized in a commemorative book

and the winning photos will be framed and hung in either the Veterans meeting room or the local American Legion.



The rules are pretty simple i.e. you must submit an original photo, you should be an amateur photographer and over the age of 21 and anything obscene will be disqualified. If you submit a picture of people and you win, we may ask the folks in the picture to sign a release as the photo will be displayed in town. "America the Beautiful" can be scenery, people, animals and nature.  It's pretty much anything you think makes America beautiful to you. 



The deadline for entries is January 31, 2017 at 12:00PM. Simply print out the Photo Contest entry form, take, edit, and print your photos that capture the "America the Beautiful" theme, and send your original 3” X 5" or 4" X 6" prints to:East Windsor Veterans Commission P.O. Box 191 Broad Brook, CT  06016-0191"



If anyone has any questions they can contact Putinas via e-mail.Thanks in advance for your entry.  Pam & Bruce Putinas pamela.putinas@att.net

Fall 2016 Inter-club Print Competition

Fall 2016 Inter-club Print Competition
Reported by Arthur S. Vaughan, HonNEC
NECCC Print Chairman

The fall 2016 inter-club print competition, hosted by the Eastern Maine Camera Club, was held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Dysart’s Restaurant (Grand Laker Room), Bangor, Maine. The judges for this competition were: Patrick Downey, John Foster, and Thomas Morelli.

Patrick Downey, a landscape photographer was born and raised in the Acadia National Park area of Maine. His photos have been published in numerous national magazines and he has won numerous awards for his work, including Honorable Mention in Outdoor Photographer Magazine’s premier photo contest “The American Landscape”. Patrick travels extensively to scenic areas of the U.S. for photographic work but always returns to his home state of Maine.

John Foster is the owner of Foster Imaging, Maine’s oldest photo-finisher, serving professional photographers since 1985. He is the first to bring large format digital printing to New England.

Thomas Morelli is a full time portrait and wedding photographer who has been in the business for over thirty six years. He was awarded Maine Photographer of the Year in 2003 by the the Maine Professional Photographers Association.

Holding the print competition at a restaurant having event rooms made it convenient for rounds one and two to be run first, with a meal break of 30 minutes, followed by rounds three and four. The competition took about two hours to complete, with an additional 30 minutes for the dinner break. Sharing competition tasks were... Sally Arata, Jeanne Caron, Kevin Doyle, Alice Frati, Joel Holcomb, Kathy Lena, and Larry Sherwood. Many thanks go to the Eastern Maine Camera Club, the judges, competition support staff, and Dysart’s Restaurant for making this event possible.

read the entire report here and the gallery report here

See all of the interclub print information and results here