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News
Hi everyone -
The club is going strong and we have a lot of new members! We’ve had several successful field trips and some good competitions. As we move into 2012, we have a great lineup of guest speakers to keep the momentum going.
I’d like to thank the board for all their hard work. Ken Barrett has stepped down from the board. Thanks Ken, for all your help and leadership. Michael Way and Dale Brown were added to the board this fall and have been great additions. We’ve gotten a lot accomplished in just a few months since they came aboard. We welcome your comments - the board would love to hear from anyone who has any ideas or suggestions.
I would also like to thank Elle Kriser. Elle has taken over as our Facebook administrator and is doing a wonderful job managing that page and posting interesting tips and information about club meetings and activities. If you are Facebook user, I encourage you to join our page and post articles, pictures and links too!
In 2012, we’re going to continue to focus on education and critiques. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, there is always something to learn. Hearing from fellow photographers is a great way to learn.
We have a couple more competitions this year, in February and April, before closing out the year-end competitions with our annual banquet. Members can compete both digitally and with prints. Images are scored and critiques will be provided. Qualifying images will be entered into the year-end competition.
As a member club in the Photographic Society of America (PSA), Charlotte Camera Club participates in four divisions: Nature, Photojournalism, Color Image and Creative. Each division holds three to four competitions during the photo year. Our members have the opportunity to compete in those contests with other clubs from around the country and internationally. Our club participation is up this year. I’m glad to see more folks entering images for PSA.
During the months that we don’t hold competitions, we have "Shoot and Share" nights. Members can bring in any images to discuss with the group. You can bring in a personal project or new techniques you’re trying, get help or comments from the group, show off something cool - anything goes.
The second meeting of each month is reserved for guest speakers, education and activities. If you have an idea for a topic or have something to share, please let me or someone on the board know. We have some guest speakers lined up to get us rolling at the beginning of the year and we’ll introduce another Scavenger Hunt and of course we’ll have some more great field trips and we’ll plan a summer tabletop workshop.
Our membership includes all levels of expertise and we welcome anyone who wants to share their interest and passion for photography.
So, if you want to learn and have some fun along the way, get that camera, get snapping and come to a meeting and see what we’re all about.
Happy shooting and I hope to see you soon!
Deede Denton
President, Charlotte Camera Club
Club Member Awards and Recognitions
October 2011
Lorraine Shannon's Photo, "No. 10" , was chosen as one of 639 finalists in the September Contest at BetterPhoto.com. There were over 13,000 photos entered into the competition.
November 2011
Lorraine Shannon had another photo, "Foot Loose", chosen as a finalist in the October Contest at BetterPhoto.com. There were over 14,200 photos entered into the competition.
December 2011
Lorraine Shannon's photo, "Summer Tips", was chosen as a finalist in the November Contest at BetterPhoto.com. There were over 13,300 photos entered into the competition.
Joe Colavita's image, "Lemon Edsel Exposed", received an Honorable Mention in December's PSA Creative Interclub Competition.
January 2012
Marilyn Frenkel will be exhibiting her work at the Charlotte Art League on Camden Road during the month of January.
Lorraine Shannon's photo, "Fiery Sunrise", was chosen as one of 678 finalists in the December 2011 Contest at BetterPhoto.com. There were over 12,700 photos entered into the competition.
February 2012
Congratulations to Mary Presson Roberts, whose image, "Forest Reflections", was chosen as a First Place Winner in the Audubon South Carolina and Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association Photography Contest!
Congratulations to Ken Barrett, whose image, "The King", was awarded First Place in the Captive Category of the Carolinas' Nature Photographers Association's Member's Choice competition.
March 2012
Joy Cassidy had two photos, "A Place for Tranquility" and "Cascade Lake" chosen as finalists in the February 2012 Contest at BetterPhoto.com. There were over 11,100 photos entered into the competition.
Lorraine Shannon's photo, "Lovely Lavender", was also chosen as one of 925 finalists in the February 2012 Contest at BetterPhoto.com.
Please see our Facebook page!
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Officers & Board Members
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| Deede Denton - President |
Dale Bown - Member at Large |
| Joe Colavita - Vice President |
Larry Stoddard - Member at Large |
| Marilyn Frenkel - Treasurer |
Michael Way - Member at Large |
Joan Taylor - Secretary |
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