Club Calendar Sept 2010 to June 2011



Club Dates

Sept. 16, 2010 Meeting - Macro and Close-up Photography.  Organizer: Bob McMurtrie.  An evening devoted to close-up photography, touching on the necessary techniques, lenses and accessories, perhaps lighting, indoors vs. outdoors.
   
Sept. 30, 2010 Competition - Nature and pictorial. Prints, slides, and projected digital images.  Judges: Joseph Thomas and Howard Knauer.
   
Oct.7, 2010 Meeting - Bags, Belts and Tripods and Ballheads.  Organizer: Howard Knauer.  This will include demonstrations of various means of transporting (bags, belts) and supporting (tripods, ball heads) cameras and equipment.  Included will be a section on “What’s in Your Bag,” which will also touch on “What not to have in your bag.”
   
Oct 21, 2010 Competition - Nature and pictorial. Prints, slides, and projected digital images.  Judge: Roman Kurywczak.
   
Nov 4, 2010 Meeting - Workflow, Calibration, and Actions. Organizer: Eric Pasarin.  This will lay out a simple, outlined workflow, talk about how to calibrate the monitor and demonstrate how to set up an action.  It will also touch on a brief comparison of Lightroom, Photoshop and Photoshop Element. 
   
Nov 18, 2010 Competition -  Nature and pictorial. Prints, slides, and projected digital images.  Judge: Marie Kane
   
Dec 2, 2010 Competition - Nature and pictorial. Prints, slides, and projected digital images.  Judge: Jerry Fornarotto. 
   
Dec 16, 2010 Meeting - PatternsOrganizer: Todd.  This is the evening of the Assigned Subject, the focus of which is Patterns.  TBD: How to Create Patterns from Photographs. Bring your own refreshments for the club holiday party. 
   
Jan 6, 2011 Meeting - An Evening of How To’s.  Organizer: Dawn Healey.  Possible topics are:  How to Restore Old Photos; How to Work a Scene; and How to Promote Your Work.
   
Jan 20, 2011 Competition - Nature and pictorial. Prints, slides, and projected digital images.  Judge: David DesRochers.
   
Jan 27, 2010 Open Board Meeting
   
Feb 3, 2011 Meeting - Assuring Sharp Photographs.  Organizer:  Stephen Kamin.  This will focus on obtaining sharp photos, with focus on camera support and use of shutter speed in capture, and on noise reduction and sharpening in the computer.
   
Feb 17, 2011 Competition - Special Competition,  Macro and Close-ups. Nature and pictorial. Prints, slides, and projected digital images.  Judge: David Mills.
   
Mar 3, 2011 Meeting - Ridgewood International Salon Presentation
   
Mar 17, 2011 Competition - Nature and pictorial. Prints, slides, and projected digital images.  Judge: Ben Venezio.
   
Apr 7, 2011 Meeting - Sunrise, Sunset.  Organizer Jennifer Markham and Howard Knauer.  Using the topic of sunrises and sunsets this program will address capture skills of use of graduated neutral density filters, bracketing, etc. and processing skills of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Highlights/Shadows.  
   
Apr 14, 2011 Competition - Nature and pictorial. Prints, slides, and projected digital images.  Judge: Martin Joffe.
   
May 5, 2011 Interclub Competition between Essex Photo Club and Livingston Camera Club.  Judges: George Hall, Peter Lekos, Judy Helderman
   
May 19, 2011 End of Year Competition.  Judges: Frank Wagner, Chuck Moore, Vinnie Kempf.
   
Jun 2, 2011 Annual Dinner
   
Jun 16, 2011 Open Board Meeting