Welcome!
The Portland Camera Club has welcomed photography enthusiasts of all levels since 1899. Meetings are held on Mondays from September through May at the Woodfords Club, 179 Woodford Street in Portland (click for map). We meet to display and discuss photography in a friendly atmosphere. Visitors are always welcome (only members may submit images in competitions). To learn more about us, visit our About the Club page. For a schedule of club events, visit our Club Calendar.
The Portland Camera Club is a charter member of the Photographic Society of America and the New England Camera Club Council.
News & Events
Please note: most meetings are held online using Zoom (see Calendar for exceptions). Club members receive Zoom links by email. Non-members wanting to attend a meeting are welcome to join us. Send an email to the PCC membership committee requesting a meeting Zoom link: send to pcc_mcmte@googlegroups.com
For videos of presentations and recorded meetings, visit the PCC Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/pccmaine
Monday March 27, 7pm: At the Woodfords Club – Print Discussion Night
In-person meeting to discuss prints in an open, supportive way. Prints will not judged or scored. All members are encouraged to bring one print to the meeting.
Monday April 3, 7pm: Mirrorless vs. DSLR (Zoom)
During this Zoom meeting, Noah Buchanan from Hunts Photo will be joining us via Zoom to present the pros and cons of mirrorless cameras, including lens options, adaptability of old lenses and different lens mounts, electronic viewfinders, in-body image stabilization, and more! A $50 gift certificate for Hunts Photo will be given away to one lucky attendant of this Zoom call.
Monday April 10, 7pm: Projected Image Competition
(Zoom) Submission Guidelines:
- Deadline: Thursday, Mar 30th
- One image per member. JPEG format only. Images should not exceed maximum width 1920px and maximum height 1080px.
- Name your image file in the format your name-[class A or B]-title.jpg, for example, Ansel-Adams-A-Winter-Storm-Yosemite.jpg
- Send your image file by email to pccupload@gmail.com (every entry receives a confirmation within 72 hrs).
Monday April 17, 7pm: Skills Workshop
Zoom meeting with 3 breakout sessions. At the beginning of the meeting, members will choose the breakout session they want to attend.
(1) Photoshop layers, with Mike Leonard
(2) Infrared photography, with Knapp Hudson
(3) Street photography with accomplished street photographer Jill Maguire. Jill's website is https://www.whatjillsaw.com/
Monday April 24, 7pm: At the Woodfords Club – Print Discussion Night
In-person meeting to discuss prints in an open, supportive way. Prints will not judged or scored. All members are encouraged to bring one print to the meeting.