NOTE: Meetings are held in person and on-line via Zoom on Wednesday at 7:30 PM.
If you would like to attend a meeting as a guest, contact Warren Darress.
| SEPTEMBER | |
| 09/04/23 | First Meeting, In Person – Besides new business and info for the coming year, we will be sharing our photos taken at LongHouse Reserve and Old Westbury Gardens that show new perspectives.
Upload up to five images. Use your name and image titles as the file names; e.g., FirstLastName-Title1.jpg, FirstLastName-Title2.jpg, etc. |
| 09/13/23 | In-Person Meeting, Alan Agdern, Presenter – Using Layers |
| 09/20/23 | In-Person Competition, Digitals and Prints – Judge is Mike DiRenzo. You may submit two prints in each category, color and black and white, for this month, allowing you to stockpile prints during the winter Zoom competition months.
Please post all digital contest images here before noon on September 19. |
| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
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| OCTOBER | |
| 10/04/23 | Zoom meeting, Stuart Greenberg – How to change a day photo into night. (Rescheduled from 10/11/23} |
| 10/11/23 | In-Person — Phil Schiavone Jeff Goldschmidt The workshop supplements and extends the material given in the presentation by Alan Agdern on September 13. We will share photos using Layers. Upload up to two images including original, final, and layers screenshot for each photo. Use the following naming convention:
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| 10/18/23 | In-Person Competition, Digitals and Prints – Judge is Kathy Baca. You may submit two prints in each category, color and black and white, for this month, allowing you to stockpile prints during the winter Zoom competition months.
Please post all digital contest images here before noon on October 17. |
| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
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| NOVEMBER | |
| 11/01/23 | Zoom Meeting, Make it Your Own – Adapt a given photo in ANY way. Photos will be provided for you to edit. Prize given for most creative.
Upload up to five images. Use your name and image titles as the file names; e.g., FirstLastName-Title1.jpg, FirstLastName-Title2.jpg, etc. |
| 11/15/22 | In Person Competition, Digitals and Prints – Judge is Andrew Kurchey You may submit two prints in each category, color and black and white, for this month, allowing you to stockpile prints during the winter Zoom competition months.
Please post all digital contest images (one per category) here before noon on November 14. |
| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
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| DECEMBER | |
| 12/06/23 | Zoom Meeting, Cole Thompson, Presenter – Why Black and White?
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| 12/13/23 | Zoom Competition, Digitals Only – Judge is John Bruno. Please post all contest images here before noon on December 12.
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| Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. | |
| 12/14/22 | Holiday Party – 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, December 14 Paumanok Holiday Party at the Port Jefferson Village Center. Come celebrate the Holiday Spirit with your shutterbug friends. Please bring a favorite covered dish to share with all. |
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| JANUARY | |
| 01/03/24 | Zoom Meeting – Valerie Jardin: Creative Vision Behind the Lens, January 3, 2024 at 07:30 PM
Valérie Jardin is a French photographer who has developed a unique style that is both evocative and authentic. Her work is characterized by a strong sense of narrative, capturing candid moments that reveal the human experience in all its complexity and beauty. |
| 01/10/24 | Zoom Meeting – Retrospective Night: choose four or five of your best ever images to delight and amaze your fellow members. |
| 01/17/24 | Zoom Competition, Digitals Only – Judge is Audrey Tiernan. Please post all contest images here before noon on January 16. Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. |
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| FEBRUARY | |
| 02/07/24 | In Person Competition, Digital and Prints for March – Judge is Steven Kessler. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on February 6.
Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. |
| 02/28/24 | Zoom Meeting – Create a portfolio å la Cole Thompson containing five pictures which reflect your vision.
Share black and white photos taken after the Cole Thompson presentation “Why Black and White.” He advocated having a vision that you are interested in, and make multiple photos following that vision. He said “YOUR VISION is the difference in taking a picture and creating an image.” Examples could be environment, power lines, people, farm buildings, etc. A video recording of Cole’s presentation can be seen here. |
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| MARCH | |
| 03/13/24 | Zoom Meeting – Nic Stover: Helping people bring the wonder and awe of nature into their home with beautiful and calming art, March 13, 2024 at 7:30 PM.
To view some of Nic’s work on his website, press here. |
| 03/20/24 | In Person Competition, Digital and April Prints – Judge Darin Reed. Please post all contest images here before noon on March 19. Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. |
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| APRIL | |
| 04/03/24 | Zoom – Stephanie Johnson: Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) |
| 04/10/24 | In person Competition: Digital and Prints (May). Judge is Alan Agden. Please post all digital contest images here before noon on April 9.
Note: If you have any difficulty uploading files or want to check to make sure your images have arrived safely, contact Michael Russo here. |
| 04/17/24 | In Person – Share our ICM photos taken after Stephanie Johnson presentation |
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| MAY | |
| 05/01/24 | In person – Share images that represent any Elton John song. There will be a prize for the most creative image. |
| 05/22/24 | End of the year get together at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook. Start time is 6:00 PM. Bring a chair, beverage of choice, and snacks to share.
We will meet at the pavilion which is to the left as you enter the park. There are a couple of picnic tables there. Directions below. Any questions, contact Laura Star. Hope to see you all then! West Meadow Beach Directions from the Stony Brook Train Station area: |
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