The CCCW 49th International Competition is now open

The CCCW 49th International Competition is now open. We have three divisions this year, Open, Monochrome and Nature.  You may submit 4 images in each division for $8 per entry.  This is our largest fund raiser all year!  We receive entries from all over the world. 

To enter, go to our Home page, www.colorcameraclub.com and Click on the link to the International.  Please see the attached flyer for details:

 

49th Westchester International Flyer 2022

 

The closing date is April 9, 2022.  Please read the definitions for each division.  The only restriction is that any photo that received an acceptance, honorable mention or award in a past CCCW International, cannot be used again.

 

If you would like to see the results from last year, there are 3 slide shows, one for each division.

 

International Competition Slideshows

 

If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Thanks.

Bunny Solomon

Chairman

Westchester International

 

The Marblehead Arts Association is having a National CAll for Work for their Variations Exhibit.

 The Marblehead Arts Association is having a National CAll for Work for their Variations Exhibit. 

MARBLEHEAD ARTS NATIONAL CALL 

Variations 2022 Exhibit April 23 – June 19, 2022

The Marblehead Arts Association (MAA) is inviting artists, both MAA members and non-members, from across the country to participate in the MAA’s Centennial National Exhibit entitled Variations 2022.

As we proudly celebrate our Centennial Anniversary in 2022 as an arts organization, Variations 2022 has been expanded to an 8-week, juried exhibit of 2D and 3D artwork, all mediums are welcome. Artwork will be juried for acceptance and judged for prizes in Fine Art, Photography, and 3D works. Winners will be awarded at the Opening Reception on Sunday, April 24, 2022. The Marblehead Arts Association is located at 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 www.marbleheadarts.org

Click Here for more information on Entry Site and to Enter

Cash prizes of $1000, $250 and $100 will be awarded in each category!

 

There is a non-refundable application fee of $35 for the first entry, 

$10 for each additional entry (maximum three images).

 

Discounts for MAA members in good standing! 

At check-out, use the coupon code MAA100, available to MAA members only, 

to receive a $10 discount on their first entry. No refunds are given after payment is made. 

Must be 18 years or older to enter

 

Important Dates:

    November 16, 2021: Online submission start date

    February 15, 2022:  Online submission closing date

    March 7, 2022:  Email notification of Acceptance/Non-Acceptance

    April 15th, 2022: Deadline date for the arrival of accepted artwork(s). All artwork should be hand-delivered or shipped to arrive at The Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead MA 01945

    April 23rd – June 19th, 2022: Variations 2022 Exhibit Dates 

    April 24th: Opening Reception and Awards (expected to be in person but dependent upon Covid-19 conditions)

    June 20th: Beginning of Artwork pick-up (local) date

 

Exhibit Details:     Artists may submit digital images for up to three pieces of artwork for jurying for acceptance.     This is a one-artist-per-piece entry only. Multiple artists working on a single piece of work is not permitted.

Commission and Sales Tax 60% paid to the artist, 40% to the Marblehead Arts Association if the piece is sold while part of the MAA’s Variations 2022 show and for 30 days following the closing if it is determined the sale is a result of having seen the artwork at the Variations 2022 exhibit, either online or in person. 

Thank you to our Sponsors!

winter issue of the PSA NH Members Newsletter

Here is the winter issue of the PSA NH Members Newsletter. Enjoy the prize-winning images of our talented NH members who have recently competed in various PSA and NECCC competitions. Arabella Dane PSA NH Membership Director https://conta.cc/3y9YJMk

New destination for film photographers opening in Amherst

New destination for film photographers opening in Amherst

Photo Retro Center to provide darkrooms, gallery, studio, socializing, supplies

Contact: Bob McElroy

rhmcelroy55@gmail.com, cell: 603-852-7033

Allegra Boverman allegra.boverman@gmail.com cell: 603-493-7557

WHO: Photo Retro, a new destination and source for film and analog photography    

WHAT: Opens for business, with demonstrations and tours of the center, chat with the founders, sign up now for darkroom time and upcoming classes, “Line Form and Texture” exhibit of black and white photos by Nashua High School South darkroom photography students

WHERE: 141 Rte. 101A, Amherst, NH 03033    

WHEN: Fri., Nov. 5, 2021

WHY: To provide a center for analog photography to serve photographers of all skill levels in southern New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts and beyond

ABOUT PHOTO RETRO:

A new hub for film photography will open on Fri., Nov. 6, 2021  in Amherst, N.H. Dubbed Photo Retro, it will provide two film photography darkrooms, a large format photography studio, a photo gallery and sales of film photography supplies. 

The center grew from Pictoriographica, a dry plate photography business founded in 2017 by Jason Lane, of Brookline, N.H., an optical engineer designing lenses for the aerospace and defense sector. Lane and co-owner Max Affleck of New Boston, a mechanical engineer, decided to open the center because there’s nothing like it in southern New Hampshire or in the region.

“We opened this center because this area needs a place dedicated to film photography,” Lane said.

Despite the dominance of digital photography, Lane believes that there’s plenty of room for various kinds of film photography and other alternative photographic processes.

“Film wasn’t replaced by digital, it’s another medium, like oil paint,” he said. “This place is for someone who wants to explore shooting film, who’s excited about shooting film. Film photography has seen a resurgence of interest over the past few years, and the center will cater to that growing demand.  

Up front, near the darkrooms and the coffee pot, the center sells 35mm, medium format and 4x5 film supplies. The dry plate manufacturing side of the business is elsewhere at the center.

The two darkrooms have everything a film photographer needs to develop color and black and white film and print the images — three enlargers in each darkroom, safelights, sinks, washing and drying facilities. Each darkroom has an enlarger that can be used for large format film, the others are for 35 millimeter and medium format film. 

The darkrooms will be open to the public by appointment or walk-in; those who want to use them often can purchase a membership. There will be a membership discount for students. 

The center’s photo studio features special lights and backdrops. Customers who want a unique early-style portrait can schedule it through Photo Retro’s website. 

There is also space for a gallery where photographers can exhibit their work.

Lane said that he plans to offer classes in film photography and workshops. People who take the workshops will be able to use the center’s film cameras. Registration is open now on the photoretro.biz website for both darkroom time and classes.

Local photographers who shoot film can drop it off at Photo Retro. Lane has an agreement with a local film processor, Tomorrow’s Studio of Nashua, for film processing and scanning. They can process color and black and white film and scan the negatives if desired. 

Photo Retro will be open Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. As the business grows the hours will expand. 

For more information:

To learn more about Photo Retro visit: www.photoretro.biz. 

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photo_retro_nh/

To learn more about dry plate photography and to purchase plates visit Pictoriographica: www.pictoriographica.com. 

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pictoriographica/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pictoriographica

Photo Retro 141 Rte. 101A Unit B7 (in the back) Amherst, NH 03033 

January 17, 2022: Freeman Patterson will present “THE CALL OF CREATIVITY” via Zoom to the Berks Photographic Society in Reading PA

January 17, 2022: Freeman Patterson will present “THE CALL OF CREATIVITY” via Zoom to the Berks Photographic Society in Reading PA.

Freeman Patterson is a world renown photographer as well as a very respected writer. He is among today’s “classic” photography figures. He has exhibited widely throughout the world over his 60 year career in photography & visual arts. He has taught innumerable workshops in many countries, but especially in Canada, South Africa, and New Zealand. He has authored 15 books, five of them on photography and visual design; his most recent, Embracing Creation, was published in conjunction with the opening of his large retrospective exhibition at New Brunswick’s Beaverbrook Art Gallery in September 2013. Freeman is an elected member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art and a recipient of the Photographic Society of America’s highest award, the Progress Medal. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1985 and the Order of New Brunswick in 2013. See www.freemanpatterson.com for more information and to read the current and back issues of “Images, Ideas, and Reflections”, Freeman’s periodical letter (six issues per year).

Patterson was born in Shamper’s Bluff, New Brunswick, Canada. He explored several avenues, including a Master in Divinity degree from Columbia University, Dean of Religious Studies at Alberta College & film production. He then returned to New Brunswick in 1973 to pursue his personal artistic vision & interests.

The Berks Photographic Society has joined forces with the Lancaster Photo Group & the West Shore Photography Club to enable this incredible opportunity to have Freeman Patterson speak to us via Zoom. This session is sponsored in part by Michael DellaCroce of Retro Photo Reading & Retro Photo York. 

Patterson’s session is titled “THE CALL OF CREATIVITY”. He begins this presentation by making a clear distinction between art and craft and provides a succinct description of the role of craft in supporting the creation of art. He follows with a talk about the nature of creativity and ways to nurture and develop the creativity with which each of us is born. He includes stories of people who have used their creativity in difficult circumstances to benefit others and follows this with a series of photographs (with commentary) that illustrate his main points and reveal how both the symbols in our dreams and the symbols in our art tell our life story.

Freeman has presented this program many times and, in several countries, - Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Israel, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States - and regularly updates both the spoken and visual content. This Zoom session will be one for the books. Join us for an amazing evening. 

Freeman has presented this program many times and in several countries - Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Israel, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States - and regularly updates both the spoken and visual content. This Zoom session will be one for the books. Join us for an amazing evening. 

*****Important Note******:  This will be a paid event for non-members with a $10 donation. This meeting will be held via Zoom. For non-members interested in attending, please register by making your $10 donation at: https://store.berksphotographic.org/product/club-donation/. At checkout, please specify “Patterson talk on Jan 17” in the Additional information/Order Notes box. Once we receive your donation, your pass will be emailed to you. The deadline to request passes for this event is Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

NFRCC (NIAGARA FRONTIER REGIONAL CAMERA CLUB) is pleased to announce that the Registration for our 2nd Annual Speaker Series is now open.

NFRCC 2021 - 2022 Speaker Series

We have a great lineup of Speakers and topics lined up for you which will run on the 2nd Monday of each month from September 2021 through to August 2022. For information and to register on the presentations, please visit the NFRCC 2021 - 2022 Speaker Series Website  https://nfrccevents.org $15 each or $60 for the entire series

• Lisa Cuchara - Create Fine Art Photographs from Historic Places & Rusty Things
• Padma Inguva - Cityscapes
• Rick McKenzie - Composite Imagery Adding More to Your Images
• Kathleen Clemons - The Art of Flower Portraiture
• Lewis Katz - The Art of Black & White Photography
• David FitzSimmons - How to Photograph Birds: Professional Tips & Techniques
• David Hakamaki - Saving History: Photo Restoration Tips
• Ethan Meleg - For the Love of Landscape
• Steve Levinson - A Boy and His Camera: The Art of Spontaneous Photography
• Todd Nettlehorst - Light Painting Macro Photography
• Peter Mather - The Last of the Ice Bears
• Mike O'Connor - F8 and Be There

We look forward to joining us for this next Series of Speakers. There are multiple options for registration and purchase You can purchase an Entire Series Pass or just pick specific speakers you wish to see. Members of NFRCC clubs receive a reduced rate.

The cost of the series is $60.00 CDN ($50.00 CDN for NFRCC Members) and $15.00 CDN ($12.00 CDN for NFRCC members) for individual presentations.

For information and to register on the presentations, please visit the NFRCC 2021 - 2022 Speaker Series Website  https://nfrccevents.org

You can register for the entire series of speakers for $50.00 CDN (NFRCC members), $60.00 CDN (non-members), which provide you with access to all the speakers in the series.

If you are not purchasing a Full Series Pass, you may pick individual speakers you wish to register to attend. $12.00 CDN (NFRCC members) $15.00 CDN (non-members). This option is for individuals who wish to attend 4 or less speaker presentations. For those individuals who wish to see more than 4 presentations, you will find it more economical to purchase the Full Series Pass.

Lightroom Classic Photo Editing for Intermediate Users

https://ci.ovationtix.com/31005/production/1054415?performanceId=10849833/

Registration is now open for…

Lightroom Classic Photo Editing for Intermediate Users

presented by Cotuit Center for the Arts on Zoom

7:00-9:00pm on four Monday evenings of Oct 18 through Nov 8

If you’ve already started to use Adobe Lightroom Classic to do your basic photo edits and want to further grow your skills with this program to produce gallery-quality results, this class is for you. You’ll gain a fuller understanding of Lightroom Classic’s advanced image editing capabilities right in the comfort of your own home.  Learn to more fully bring the images you visualize to life in this intentionally small class on Zoom that features continuous two-way dialog and screen sharing.  This class is for Adobe Lightroom Classic users who are already familiar with the program’s basic file management and editing capabilities. If you’re just starting out with this powerful photo management and editing program, please begin with  our four-session Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic class on Zoom to be repeated this winter after the holidays

About the instructor:

Bob is a CCAC Juried Master Artist in fine art photography and multi-star exhibitor in international salons who has earned hundreds of acceptances and awards, He has taught digital photography classes and workshops, judged, and presented seminars and programs at photo clubs and conferences across New England for over 30 years. His traditional and contemporary images hang in homes and offices across the US, Canada and Europe and have been featured on Cape Cod at CCftA, Cahoon Museum of Art, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Creative Hands Gallery, Osterville Fine Art, Soho Arts, Samuell-Day Gallery, Cape Cod Art Association, Audubon Long Pasture and Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuaries. His images and articles on digital photography have appeared in and on the covers of national magazines and in the consumer press, online at Ultimate PhotoGuide and My Digital Photo, in advertising, annual reports, brochures and video productions.

NFRCC (NIAGARA FRONTIER REGIONAL CAMERA CLUB) is pleased to announce that the Registration for our 2nd Annual Speaker Series is now open.

NFRCC 2021 - 2022 Speaker Series

We have a great lineup of Speakers and topics lined up for you which will run on the 2nd Monday of each month from September 2021 through to August 2022. For information and to register on the presentations, please visit the NFRCC 2021 - 2022 Speaker Series Website  https://nfrccevents.org $15 each or $60 for the entire series

• Peter Mather - The Last of the Ice Bears
• Mike O'Connor - F8 and Be There
• Lisa Cuchara - Create Fine Art Photographs from Historic Places & Rusty Things
• Padma Inguva - Cityscapes
• Rick McKenzie - Composite Imagery Adding More to Your Images
• Kathleen Clemons - The Art of Flower Portraiture
• Lewis Katz - The Art of Black & White Photography
• David FitzSimmons - How to Photograph Birds: Professional Tips & Techniques
• David Hakamaki - Saving History: Photo Restoration Tips
• Ethan Meleg - For the Love of Landscape
• Steve Levinson - A Boy and His Camera: The Art of Spontaneous Photography
• Todd Nettlehorst - Light Painting Macro Photography

We look forward to joining us for this next Series of Speakers. There are multiple options for registration and purchase You can purchase an Entire Series Pass or just pick specific speakers you wish to see. Members of NFRCC clubs receive a reduced rate.

The cost of the series is $60.00 CDN ($50.00 CDN for NFRCC Members) and $15.00 CDN ($12.00 CDN for NFRCC members) for individual presentations.

For information and to register on the presentations, please visit the NFRCC 2021 - 2022 Speaker Series Website  https://nfrccevents.org

You can register for the entire series of speakers for $50.00 CDN (NFRCC members), $60.00 CDN (non-members), which provide you with access to all the speakers in the series.

If you are not purchasing a Full Series Pass, you may pick individual speakers you wish to register to attend. $12.00 CDN (NFRCC members) $15.00 CDN (non-members). This option is for individuals who wish to attend 4 or less speaker presentations. For those individuals who wish to see more than 4 presentations, you will find it more economical to purchase the Full Series Pass.

Learn Adobe Lightroom Classic CC ONLINE with Bob Singer, MNEC and CCAC Juried Master Fine Art Photographer

Learn Adobe Lightroom Classic CC ONLINE with Bob Singer, MNEC and CCAC Juried Master Fine Art Photographer

7-9PM on four consecutive Monday evenings, Sep 13-Oct 4

Without needing to leave your home, become a knowledgeable and productive Adobe Lightroom Classic user in this Cotuit Center for the Arts Zoom class as you learn this outstanding, easy-to-use photo editing and file management program’s modules, tools, and controls.  Most time will be spent in the important LIBRARY, DEVELOP, and PRINT modules, but we’ll touch on all. (A second intermediate level class designed to advance your Lightroom Classic skills further will follow starting October 18^th.) Our popular and proven small-group, two-way dialog and screen-sharing approach on Zoom invites you to comfortably work on your own images between sessions as you advance your photo editing skills. Find out more and register on the Cotuit Center for the Arts website by following this hotlink:

https://ci.ovationtix.com/31005/production/1074135?performanceId=10821358

"Rising Stars of Photography" photo conference

Join us for a phenomenal FREE full day conference featuring the "Rising Stars of Photography" sponsored by Hunts Photo & Video and CTPPA.  This event will run from 9am-5pm and will feature the following young photographers as our speakers:

• 9:15 am EST Garrett Sheets "Natural Light for Bird Photography
• 10:30 am EST Dan Waterman "Design and how it relates to Photography
• 11:30 am EST Lunch
• 12:00 pm EST Laowa lenses: To 1:1 and Beyond, Macro with Laowa
• 1:00 pm EST Caleb Hoover " Sensor Cleaning" and Wildlife Photography in Urban Areas
• 2:00 pm EST Martin Culpepper "Owl Photography
• 3:00 pm EST  BenQ monitors: Why you need a photographic monitor!
• 4:00 pm EST Simon Tolzman "Macro to Micro: Photography with Bridge Camera's
• 5:00 pm Door Prizes and Raffles will be awarded (must be present to win)

Register here:http://www.ctppa.com/events (free)