The first meeting of the month will be devoted to sharing photos with a common theme. The Second meeting of the month will have a program on some topic dealing with an aspect of photography.
Dues:
$5.00 per calendar year. (Jan.) Not pro-rated: not-refundable.
Members recieve e-mail notification of upcoming meetings.
We want to encourage members to bring in photos to share.
We do not do contests or have judging but will encourage discussion,
so that we can all learn.
Monthly Photos:
Each month will have a suggested subject or technique for photos. Photos taken in the recent past or take a new photo - it is your choice! You will be getting feedback on your work, thus learning where your strong points are, or better yet, learn how to correct your weak points.
We ask that you submit no more than 3 photos to share.
Feel free to enhance, crop, sharpen or adjust the lighting, but be sure to share that information with the submitted photo. Also be sure to mention the type of camera, special setting, time of day or any other significant information that would be helpful to the other members.
Because of the size of the group, we must display photos using a PC and projector. Therefore, it is much easier if you submit photos digitally – by e-mail to spointe.photo@gmail.com
(by noon on the Wednesday before the meeting), on a memory stick (jump drive, flash drive, or thumb drive). If you do have both digital and printed copies of the same photo, that’s even better – the printed version is always sharper and has better colors. All printed photos will be displayed at the back of the room and may be any size, with or without mats.
Equipment rental:
The club has a slide scanner and a flatbed scanner that we can lend to members. We require a $20 deposit when you take the scanner, and will refund the deposit, when you return it with all manuals and cords.
Library:
As we purchase videos and books for the club, we will make them available to the membership, for a deposit of $20, which will be refunded when the item is returned.
Computer:
In September 2007, the club purchased an Acer 5100 computer to use at meetings and for club correspondence. Therefore, it will normally be kept by the Secretary to be used in club mailings, etc. It is his/her responsibility to make backups of computer on a regular basis and to keep copies of all original disks. As of October 2007, the software purchased by the club is Norton Internet Security and Microsoft Office 2007 – Home and Student edition. We have also loaded copies of the free software Picasa and paint.net. This computer is to be used only for club business and will not contain personally owned software.
We have Mats available at the meetings (whenever Kathy is there) They are 11 x 14 frame size with an opening for an 8 x 10 Photo.
The club is open to any Villages Resident who is interested in photography. However, we expect that our programs will appeal most to those who are at the beginner or intermediate level. While we have some members who use film cameras, most use Digital.
The Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month.
Lake Miona
Recreation Center
10:00 to 12:00
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This page was last updated: May 20, 2011
