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Key Events
April 6 – Speaker night (7:30 p.m.)
April 9 – Field trip to Glen Echo Park (10:00 a.m.)
April 13 – Competition night: Event Photography (7:30 p.m.) – in Room 26
April 20 – Seminar night (7:30 p.m.)
April 27 – Board meeting (7:30 p.m.)
April 30 – Field trip to Patuxent National Wildlife Research Refuge (11:00 a.m.)
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“If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.”
— Jim Richardson
KERNALS OF KOREN
“Self-taught photographer” – this is often read in an artist statement or in the bio on the About Me page of a photographer’s website. What does that mean? (read more)
AUBREY GEMIGNANI IS OUR APRIL 6 SPEAKER
Aubrey Gemignani will share her experiences as an event photographer with us on April 6. “Events” in her case include 1,000,000 pounds of thrust, and locations 11,000 miles away.
Aubrey is a full-time photographer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Washington D.C. (read more)
COMPETITION COLUMN
This month’s competition will be at 7:30 p.m. on April 13 in Room 26, not our usual location in Fellowship Hall, due to Maundy Thursday conflicts. Room 26 is on the same level as Fellowship Hall, but at the other end of the hall.
The topic is Event Photography:
The term “Event Photography” contemplates images made of some aspect of a private or public gathering, whether scheduled or spontaneous, and that contain some contextual reference, explicit or implicit, to the event at which they are made. “Events” are broadly defined to include, as examples only: religious and secular life events such as weddings, bat and bar mitzvahs, baptisms and graduations; organizational fundraisers and functions; public festivals and celebrations; civic demonstrations and protests; concerts; and sports competitions.
Please be mindful that electronic submissions for projected images must be received no later than 11:59 p.m., Thursday, April 6. The images should be emailed to SSCCphotography@yahoo.com. Print submissions are brought to the competition. (One important detail – only members who have paid their annual dues may participate in the competition.)
Link to Competition Rules and Awards
As a refresher, here is the list of competition topics for the remainder of the year (definitions are located here – read more):
- May – Monochrome Photography
- June – End of Year Competition (special rules apply – see this link!)
As always, if you have any questions about the competitions, please feel free to contact Larry Gold at competition@ssccphotography.org.
VINCENT FERRARI – OUR APRIL 13 JUDGE
Vincent Ferrari from the Bowie-Crofton Camera Club graciously agreed to be our April judge for Event Photography as a last minute emergency replacement. He serves as both the BCCC newsletter editor, and their field trip lead. Vince is an accomplished photographer, and travels the world with his wife Leslie. Vince has exhibited his work locally and in a variety of galleries in the U.S. You can see his work on his website: http://vincentferrari.photodeck.com/
Take a peek at the Bowie-Crofton Camera Club website, and their newsletter The Viewfinder, while you’re at it! http://www.b-ccc.org/
SEMINAR NIGHT (APRIL 20)
We will explore three topics on Seminar Night.
- Bring in multiple shots (e.g. ten) of a single subject,
- Discuss a book that has inspired your photography, and
- Using your mobile phone as a primary camera on travel.
APRIL FIELD TRIPS TO GLEN ECHO PARK & PATUXENT NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH REFUGE
This month we will have two field trips to pick from, or if you’re an adrenaline junkie, come to both of them!
On Sunday, April 9, we will go to Glen Echo Park. (read more)
And on Sunday, April 30 we are going to the Patuxent National Wildlife Research Refuge, which will feature an action-packed tram ride. (read more)
Scarlet Tanager Photo by Les Brooks; Native Bee by S. Noyes.
Upcoming Field Trips
♦ CLUB NEWS ♦
MEMBER SNAPSHOTS
This month’s Member Snapshot is new member (and March competition winner) Susan Green! (read more)
YEAR END COMPETITION
The year-end competition is approaching. It is unlike our typical monthly competitions. For the year-end event, there is only one tangible award presented, an award for the best in show. However, the judge will select first-, second-, and third-place winners, and as many honorable mentions as the numbers of entries require. The winners’ names will be announced at the Awards Celebration.
The absolute deadline to deliver your prints at a regular meeting is Thursday, May 11; titles of projected images must be emailed to ssccphotography@yahoo.com no later than May 15.
The rules are different than those that govern the rest of the year. Find the rules here: End of Year Competition .
BOARD MEETING
The SSCC Board did not meet in February due to our not having a meeting location available for a fourth meeting that month.
The critically-important March Board Meeting occurred on March 23, and we will summarize it in the next issue of the Cable Release. But, we need get the word out right now on open board positions for next year! Keep reading!
ELP! Your camera club needs all hands on deck. Leadership is about to change, and we need a nominating committee to present a slate of candidates to the members for voting next month. The five positions are:
- President: leads club meetings, guides club activities through the chair leaders
- Vice President: leads meetings in the absence of the president, coordinates the year-end awards event
- Secretary: takes notes at monthly board meetings, publishes the minutes
- Directors (2): advise on club activities, coordinate committees, approve expenditures
Voting begins in May, so time is short. The committee must begin next week!
Each of these positions is vital to the functioning of the Club and each offers valuable opportunities for leadership in the activities we enjoy.
Speakers, competitions, camera field trips, skill-development workshops – and the socializing that goes with them – all these activities are at stake with these selections.
The Club does not run on auto-pilot; it requires active involvement by members. This staffing of open positions is how we bring new faces and fresh ideas into our group.
Bruce Schaefer has volunteered to lead the committee. He would like 2 other people to help find candidates for these five positions. If you would like to join in this effort, and get to know fellow members in the process, please email Bruce at –
bmschaefer42@gmail.com
This is a great opportunity to help your Club in a vital process – please step up and take it!
MARCH 18 FIELD TRIP TO THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD MUSEUM
On March 18 we had an excellent turnout at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore! About a dozen members attended, plus several guests. Seminar Night co-leader, Gene Luttenburg, gave us an assignment to take ten photos of one item of rolling stock (i.e. engine, car, or caboose) to show different takes on one subject. We’ll see these results in this month’s Seminar Night.
