Welcome to the Silver Spring Camera Club. Visitors and new members are invited to our public meetings, which take place the first three Thursdays of every month, September through May. We also welcome you to our field trips. Signups are through Meetup.
All kinds of camera equipment are embraced; including mirrorless, phone, dSLR, film, and drone.
Meetings are either in-person, or virtual on Zoom.
The first meeting of the month is our speaker night, held virtually.
In person meetings will take place on the second Thursday of each month, and will generally be our competition. In person meetings are held at Christ the King Presbyterian Church (formerly called Northwood Presbyterian Church), 1200 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD.
On the third Thursday of each month we hold a virtual meeting. This will generally be our Photo Forum which includes discussion, member presentations, and photo sharing.
Time to Renew Your Membership!
Projected Image Submissions for the September Competition are due this Thursday at midnight! You must have paid your membership dues to submit
The September
Cable Release
Events
This week at the Silver Spring Camera Club
- September 3 at 7;30 PM on Zoom – Speaker Night, Mark Battista on Still Life Photography
- September 3 at midnight: Submissions for projected images for this month’s competition are due
This month at the Silver Spring Camera Club
- September 3 – Speaker Night (7:30 p.m. on Zoom)
- September 6 – Field Trip: Embassies of Massachusetts Avenue (8:00 a.m., outside Q Street entrance to Dupont Circle Metro stop)
- September 10 – Competition: Open (7:30 p.m. at Christ the King Presbyterian Church)
- September 17 – Photo Forum (7:30 p.m. on Zoom)
- September 24 – Board Meeting
Winners of the End of Year Competition
Advanced Projected
- First Place: Bruges Evening, Lisa Auerbach
- Second Place: Outpost, Maude Svensson
- Third Place: Sparks of Tradition, Maude Svensson
- Honorable Mention: Vermont Window Reflection, Lisa Auerbach
- Honorable Mention: Tok Tokkie Siesta, Sherm Edwards
- Honorable Mention: Cowboy Silhouette, Karen Finkelman
- Honorable Mention: Sam Buckingham, Karen Winkelman
Intermediate Projected
- First Place: Budapest Castle, Jim Riley
- Second Place: Glowing Lotus, Diane Sanders
- Third Place: Surfing under the Pier, Marc Auerbach
- Honorable Mention: Alley in Urfa, Kent Morris
- Honorable Mention: The General, Gerry Woods
- Honorable Mention: Winter Sunset, Catherine Honigsberg
Novice Projected
First Place: St. Magdalena, Kent Morris
Second Place: Cavern Walkway, Kent Morris
Print Image Competition
Advanced Print
- First Place: Walk to the Light, Beth Koller
- Second Place: Tuscan Dawn, Sherm Edwards
- Third Place: Sunflowers in a Vase, Ilona Linnoila
- Honorable Mention: Every Which Way, Beth Koller
- Honorable Mention: Light Jewels, Beth Koller
Field Trips
March 2026 Field Trip Cherry Blossoms
March 2026 Field Trip Great Falls, Md
February 2025 Field Trip Building Museum
November 2025 Field Trip Union Station
Member Spotlight
Educational Resources
Links to presentations and information from recent programs at Silver Spring Camera Club
Find more resources at our archive page
Milky Way Photography by Dennis Freeman
Tripod Heads and Travel Tripods by Dennis Freeman
Resizing-Your-Images-in-Lr-Ps.pdf by Dennis Freeman
Workshop Report: Out of Chicago Conference in Smoky Mountains by Will Rabinovich
Timelapse Video by Gerry Woods
Fireworks and Timelapse Talk by Gerry Woods
IN-THE-ROUND-MULTIPLE-EXPOSURE by Wendy Kates
Reflections Removal Camera Raw – 20250116 by Tanya Riseman
Circumstantial Awareness by Mobile Phone Photography by Ilona Linnoila
Short Intro to New Sept 2024 Competition Levels
Member Competition Points and New Levels – 08-28-2024
Lensbaby Photography 101.pdf by Dennis Freeman
Focus Stacking – Macro by Dennis Freeman
Drone and GoPro Photography by Dennis Freeman and Gerry Woods
Lori Saunders – Light Painting – An Introductory Guide – 2024-01-31.pdf
Lori Saunders – Other Great Light Painters to Follow.pdf
Photographing the April 8 Total Solar Eclipse by Dennis Freeman
Instructions for Photoshop Techniques Mentioned in KM Kearney Presentation Dec 2023