Celebrating 125 Years

September

Monday, September 11, 7pm · First Meeting (in-person meeting)

Welcome back! At this in-person meeting at the Woodfords Club, we will start with an introduction to the Portland Camera Club and our activities for the year. The club's officers and executive board will be introduced.

Members, please bring one print that is your favorite photo taken over the summer. At the meeting, we'll view and discuss prints brought in by members. One print per member, must have been taken between May 1 and August 31, 2023. This will be the 1st Summer Print Challenge meeting since before COVID!

Monday, September 18, 7pm · You Be The Judge (in-person meeting)

Rob Smith will lead an interactive session to better understand the criteria used in judging images. Rob encourages everyone to review his handouts before the meeting. Click here for handouts.

Monday, September 25, 7pm · Image Discussion (Zoom)

Via Zoom, we'll meet to discuss images in an open, supportive way. Images are not judged or scored. All members are encouraged to submit one image.

• Deadline for submissions is Fri Sept 22nd.
• Images must be in JPEG/JPG format and sized to a maximum width of 1920px, and max height 1080px.
• Name your image file yourname-class A or B-imagetitle.jpg – for example, Ansel-Adams-A-Yosemite-Valley.jpg (note: if you're new to the club, use B for class B).
• Email your image file to pccupload@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours.

October

Monday, October 2, 7pm · Nature Photography (in-person meeting)

Rich Reynolds, Rob Smith and Mike Cullivan will lead a panel discussion on the aspects of Nature Photography. This is an in-person meeting at the Woodfords Club.

Saturday, October 7 · Member Photo Walks

An opportunity to shoot fall foliage scenes. You can show up with your camera and join one of these meet-ups:

• Mike Leonard is coordinating a Kelby International Photo Walk at Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, ME. For all the details including start time and location, click here.
• Note: Due to heavy rains forecast for Saturday, the Two Lights State Park photo walk has been rescheduled to Friday 10/6 at 3:00. Colleen Graves is leading an excursion in Cape Elizabeth: Two Lights State Park, Kettle Cove and Crescent Beach. Meetup: 3:00pm at the Two Lights SP parking lot (map).
• The White Mountains photo walk needed to be rescheduled to Oct 5th.

Monday, October 9, 7pm · Skills Workshop: Street Photography (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) Together we will watch Saul Leiter, a well known street and abstract photographer, take us along with others as he walks the streets doing his craft. Our discussion will follow.

Monday, October 16, 6:30pm · PCC Open House (in-person meeting)

Members are encouraged to bring a guest!
6:00 Come early and bring any photographic equipment you want to sell, give away or even swap. Tables will be set up for a sort of "photography flea market." All sales are the responsibility of the PCC member who is selling (note: bring cash to make change).
7:00 Social hour with Refreshments (members last name A-G bring beverages w/serving items; last name H-Z bring a snack w/serving items).
Door Prize! A $75 gift certificate for Red River Paper, a maker of fine photographic paper and notecards.
8:00 Interactive Discussion - PCC Members “Tell your PCC Story”

Monday, October 23, 7pm · Discussion Night: Fall Foliage Images (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) We'll discuss fall foliage images in an open, supportive way. Images are not judged or scored. All members are encouraged to submit one fall foliage image.

• Deadline for submissions is Fri Oct 20th.
• One image per person.
• Images must be in JPEG/JPG format and sized to a maximum width of 1920px, and max height 1080px.
• Name your image file yourname-class A or B-imagetitle.jpg – for example, Ansel-Adams-A-Yosemite-Valley.jpg (note: if you're new to the club, use B for class B).
• Email your image file to pccupload@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours.

Saturday, October 28 · Deadline: Print Submissions to the NECCC Print Individual Competition

The online entry form must be submitted by Oct 28 for the competition on Nov 4th. The mailed-in prints must be received by Oct 28 also. If you choose to drop off your print(s) in person, bring the print(s) to the competition site, Greater Lynn Photographic Association Headquarters, between 9:30-10:30am on Nov 4th. For all the competition details—including rules regarding use of Artificial Intelligence software, click here for the PDF.

Monday, October 30, 7pm · Guest Speaker: Rick Hulbert (Zoom)

Pro photographer Rick Hulbert's presentation is "Artificial Intelligence in/vs. Photography...the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Rick will show some results from AI apps such as Midjourney, Firefly, and Adobe Photoshop's Beta program. He will also tackle the question of ethics, which, he says "is complicated, but necessary to address." Visit www.rickhulbertphotography.com.

November

Monday, November 6, 7pm · HDR Images (in-person meeting)

Tyler Schaefer's presentation is about creating and processing high dynamic range (HDR) images. This is an in-person meeting at the Woodfords Club.

Monday, November 13, 7pm · From Lens to Print (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) This meeting will provide a guided tour of processing an image from the beginning to the end. Mandy Saunders will demonstrate in Lightoom; Mike Leonard will demonstrate in Photoshop.

Mandy's presentation, "From Lens to Likes in Record Time," includes some tips and tricks to use when a quick edit is required to get from a raw (or jpg) to a social media post, using Lightroom Classic and some of the fancy new features. For the more experienced Lightroom user, Mandy hopes to include some tricks and tips that you may wish to add to your workflow. If there is time, she will also include a quick review of printing from Lightroom.

Monday, November 20, 7pm · Print Night (in-person meeting)

All members are encouraged to bring in one print for discussion.

Monday, November 27, 7pm · Guest Speaker: Ian Plant (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting)  Pro photographer and teacher Ian Plant is our guest speaker tonight. Visit Ian's website: www.ianplant.com

December

Monday, December 4, 7pm · Print Night (in-person meeting)

All members are encouraged to bring in one print for discussion.

Wednesday, December 6 · Member Photo Walk: Kennebunkport

A day of photography starting at 10:00am in Kennebunk (meetup location: Depot Street Parking Lot). For all the locations and details of the photo walk, see this PDF.

Saturday, December 9, 5pm · Member Photo Walk: Longfellow Square, Portland

Ella and Knapp Hudson – Downtown Portland holiday lights and store displays. Meetup time is 5:00pm at Longfellow Square (Google maps). For additional details, see Ella's email to club members.

Monday, December 11, 7pm · Projected Image Competition

(Zoom meeting) Tonight's judge is Larry Dunn, a professional commercial photographer (larrydunnphotography.com). Submission Guidelines:

• Deadline: Thursday, Nov 30th.
• Click here for details about new rules regarding AI-generated content.
• 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, December 18, 7pm · Discussion Night: Holiday Lighting Images (in-person meeting)

At this in-person meeting, we'll discuss holiday lighting images in an open, supportive way. Images are not judged or scored. All members are encouraged to submit one holiday lighting image.

• Deadline for submissions is Fri Dec 15th. (To include images from the Portland Harbor Light Parade, the deadline for submissions is extended to Sun Dec 17th at 10:00pm.)
• One image per person.
• Images must be in JPEG/JPG format and sized to a maximum width of 1920px, and max height 1080px.
• Name your image file yourname-class A or B-imagetitle.jpg – for example, Ansel-Adams-A-Yosemite-Valley.jpg (note: if you're new to the club, use B for class B).
• Email your image file to pccupload@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours.

Monday, December 25 · Winter Break – No Meeting

January

Monday, January 1 · Winter Break – No Meeting

Monday January 8, 7pm:  High School Photography (Zoom)

(Zoom) Matthew Johnson, Visual Arts Educator at Westbrook High School, Jennie Driscoll, Art and Music Department Chair and Visual Arts Educator at Brunswick High School, and Rachel Lake, last year’s recipient of the Latimer-Hutchinson Scholarship will join us for a discussion on what is currently being taught in high schools. Matthew is also the current President-Elect of the Maine Arts Education Association (MAEA) and Jennie runs the MAEA Photo Teachers Interest Group.

Monday January 15, 7pm:  Print Discussion (in-person meeting)

All members are encouraged to bring in one print for discussion.

Saturday January 20   Photo Walk: Winter Scenes

Meet-up locations and times will be announced.

Monday January 22, 7pm:  Projected Image Competition (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) Tonight's judge is pro photographer Allie Richards (www.allierichards.com). Submission Guidelines:

• Deadline: Thursday, Jan 11th.
• Click here for details about new rules regarding AI-generated content.
• 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 January 29, 7pm:  Guest Speaker: Stephanie Johnson

Founder, creator and publisher of ICM Photography Magazine, Stephanie Johnson's presentation will be about Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) photography.

Visit Stephanie's website: stephjohnphoto.com

February

Monday February 5, 7pm:  Print Discussion (in-person meeting)

All members are encouraged to bring in one print for discussion.

Monday February 12, 7pm:  Projected Image Competition (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) Tonight's judge is pro photographer Rick Berk (www.rickberk.com). Submission Guidelines:

• Deadline: Thursday, Feb 1st.
• Click here for details about new rules regarding AI-generated content.
• 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 February 19, 7pm:  Composite Images – History and Techniques (Zoom)

(Zoom) Bill Shumaker will explore the history of composite images, then demonstrate some techniques for creating them through a review of his own work.

You can see a selection of Bill's composites here: https://www.aurelianimagery.com/galleries/visions-artifacts

Monday February 26, 7pm:  Guest Speaker: Isaac Crabtree, North Woods Aerial to be announced (Zoom)

(Zoom) Pro photographer Isaac Crabtree specializes in aerial imagery, especially in Maine's North Woods (Moosehead Lake). He will give a presentation about drone photography.

Visit Isaac's website: www.northwoodsaerial.com

March

Friday March 1, 5-7pm:  Opening of the 125th Celebration Exhibit at the Portland Public Library

Opening night for the PCC 125th Celebration Exhibit at the Portland Public Library's Lewis Gallery (gallery details). The Portland Public Library is located at 5 Monument Square, Portland (Google maps).

Monday March 4, 7pm:  Guest Speaker: Mike Moats, Macro Specialist (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) Pro photographer and macro specialist Mike Moats's talk is titled "The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer."  Being a properly equipped macro photographer is not just about the equipment, but also equipping yourself with the how-to knowledge of macro photography. Mike will cover the most important equipment for macro photography, how to control depth of field, composition, and finding character in your subjects.

Visit Mike's website: www.tinylandscapes.com

Monday March 11, 7pm:  Projected Image Competition (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) Tonight's judge is pro photographer and teacher Paul Nguyen (www.paulnguyenphoto.com). Submission Guidelines:

• Deadline: Thursday, Feb 22nd.
• Click here for details about new rules regarding AI-generated content.
• 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 March 18, 7pm:  Member Slideshows (In-person meeting)

(In-person meeting)  Always a popular, entertaining night of short slideshows by PCC members. Family, friends, anyone is welcome to join us to watch the shows. Submissions by members only.

Slideshow submission guidelines will be announced.

Monday March 25, 7pm:  Guest Speaker: Rad Drew on (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) Professional photographer, teacher and specialist in iPhoneography, Rad Drew will be our guest speaker (via Zoom). The focus of his presentation is Lightroom Mobile. Visit Rad's website: www.raddrewphotography.com

Saturday, March 30 · Deadline: Print Submissions to the NECCC Print Individual Competition

The online entry form must be submitted by March 30th for the competition on April 6th. The mailed-in prints must be received by March 30th also. If you choose to drop off your print(s) in person, bring the print(s) to the competition site, Greater Lynn Photographic Association Headquarters, between 9:30-10:30am on April 6th. For all the competition details—including rules regarding use of Artificial Intelligence software, click here for the PDF.

April

Monday April 1, 7pm:  Greg Roscoe: A Personal Journey (in-person meeting)

Greg will share his story of how film helped in his journey to be a better photographer.

Monday April 8, 7pm:  Projected Image Competition (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) Submission Guidelines:

• Deadline: Thursday, Mar 21st.
• Click here for details about new rules regarding AI-generated content.
• 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 15, 7pm:  First Time Under 30 (in-person meeting)

Members are encouraged to visit a location for the first time, a location within 30 minutes drive from your home. Visit as many times as you want, then submit one or two of your favorite images taken there. We will discuss our images at the April 15th meeting at the Woodfords Club.

Looking for a location? Try this: choose a town that's 30 minutes or less from home, for example Topsham. Go to Google and enter 'Topsham walking trail' or 'Topsham land trust property' Or go to Maine Trail Finder and click on Find Trails, then choose a town.

Saturday April 20   Photo Walks

An opportunity to shoot springtime scenes. Location meet-up details to be announced.

Monday April 22, 7pm:  (Zoom) Meeting topic to be announced

Monday April 29, 7pm:  Skills Workshop: Portrait Photography (in-person meeting)

Sean Thomas of Hunts Photo & Video will lead a mini workshop on the technique, lighting and equipment of portrait photography.

There will also be an opportunity for post-season review.

May

Monday May 6, 7pm:  PCC Annual Meeting (in-person meeting)

Tonight's in-person meeting at the Woodfords Club is the Portland Camera Club's annual business meeting, including the Treasurer’s report as well as the election of Club Officers and Executive Board members for next year.

Thursday May 9:  Annual Banquet and 125th Anniversary Gala

Come and celebrate the Portland Camera Club's 125th continuous year of meeting. More details coming!

Summer 2024

The club doesn't hold meetings in June, July or August.