Welcome

Welcome to Charlotte Camera Club! We are a growing, active club of photographers spanning all ages and skill levels. We offer a fun mix of opportunities and ways to participate.

Our meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month except the months of November and December (no second meeting those months). Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and conclude by 9:00 p.m. We normally meet at St. John's Episcopal Church at 1623 Carmel Road, in Room 205, but are having virtual meetings during the pandemic. Members and guests are invited to arrive a little early to socialize before the meeting begins.

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We hope that you will browse our website and visit a meeting soon.

Next Meeting: Thursday, January 13th, 7:00 PM

What:

Qualifying Club Competition #2 – Image critiques and announcement of the selection of images to be part of the year-end club competition.

Judge: Dick Handshaw

Bio: Dick Handshaw is a photography educator based in Mooresville, NC. He spent 35 years of his career as a learning and performance consultant as president of his own company, Handshaw, Inc. Before that he earned his living as a professional photographer. Now he is combining those two experiences to teach fine art photography in both digital and film formats. His favorite aspect of teaching is inspiring students to find personal expression through the lens of a camera.

Dick has a BFA in photography from Alfred University and a MS in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University. He served on the Board of Directors for The Light Factory in Charlotte, NC and chaired their Education Committee where he also served as an instructor and designer of courses. He served on the Board of Directors at the Carolina Raptor Center in Charlotte, NC, where he designed and taught a course in Bird and Wildlife Photography. He has been passionate about photography since he was 14.

You can see samples of his work at: www.handshawphotography.com

Dick's Courses

Digital Photography Basics

Photographing your Artwork

Intermediate Digital Photography

Bird & Wildlife Photography

Night Photography & Light Painting

When: Thursday, Jan 13 at 7:00 pm. Eric Notheisen will be on as early as 6:45pm if you’d like to log on earlier and chat with others.

Where: Login from your home.

Club Meeting - Image Review for QCC #2 (Judge: Dick Handshaw)
Thu, Jan 13, 2022 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EST)
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52 Week Photography Challenge

This challenge will encourage participants to take and process an image each

week for inclusion in the 52 Week Challenge Gallery on the Charlotte Camera
Club Website.

Rules of the Challenge
1. Use the attached list of Weekly Themes.
2. Images must be taken during the week of the challenge.
3. The weekly challenge runs from Monday to Sunday, and an image must be
submitted to the website by midnight on the Tuesday following the close of

the week. Images submitted after Tuesday will not be posted.
4. Resize images to no more than 1400 pixels on the long side by no more
than 1050 pixels on the short side.
5. The file name format:
<Week Number>-<Submitter’s Name>-<Image Title>.jpg
6. The image must be uploaded to the following link: NOTE: This is a new link.
7.https://charlottecameraclub.smugmug.com/upload/cPqS9R/52WeekChallengeUpload

8. Only one image per week per submitter is allowed.
9. An image does not need to be submitted every week. Some weeks can
be skipped, but do as many as you can.
10. There are no prizes beyond bragging rights.
11. Here is a link to the challenge document: 52 Week Challenge
12. View your Upload

Header Image: Linda Harris; Body Images: Paul Motise, Gary Emord