Teaneck Camera Club 2024 – 2025 Calendar
Some meetings are held at the Richard Rodda Community Center, 250 Colonial Court, Teaneck, NJ 07666.
Some meetings are on Zoom. Club members are emailed a link to Zoom meetings.
All meetings occur on Tuesday nights at 8 PM, except where noted.
All Programs and Competitions are on Zoom unless noted otherwise.
Feb 4 – Program – “Nonconventional Wildlife Photography” by Maceo Susi
Wildlife photography allows for an artist to connect the natural environment and animals to viewers. Every photographer has a unique strategy for creating captivating images, however images that stand out in creative ways tend to lead to the greatest impact.
In this webinar, you will be taught some fundamental rules for strong compositions. You will also be taught how to follow these rules in conventional and nonconventional ways, as well as when and how to break the rules. Using the information provided in this webinar, combined with your own creative license and intention, you will be able to create more captivating images.
Bio: Maceo Susi is a wildlife photographer, biologist, and environmental steward with a goal to better protect the environment and connect people with the natural world.
Starts at 8 pm.
Feb 11 – Starts at 7:30 PM – Hosting the NJFCC Winter Pictorial Competition – Judges Susan Candalario, Diane Dugan, David Mills
See some of the best photographs from New Jersey photographers.
The New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs (NJFCC) is an association of 29 local camera clubs embracing a membership of more than eight hundred amateur photographers in New Jersey. njfcc.org
The NJFCC holds competitions throughout the year for camera club members. Teaneck Camera Club submits images from our monthly competitions to the NJFCC competitions. New Jersey camera clubs take turns hosting these competitions. Teaneck will be hosting this competition.
Feb 18 – Program – “Expanding Your Vision – Part 2” by Dr. Phil Echo
The Purpose of this lecture is to not only discuss how to recognize a picture taking
opportunity, but more importantly to challenge the conservative way of seeing.
This often leads to ordinary photographs. Learn how to better focus your thoughts
BEFORE you click the shutter button. This two-part discussion will help guide
photographers to increase the impact, storytelling and balance of their images.
Starts 8 pm on Zoom.
Feb 25 – Competition – Pictorial – Judge Nick Palmieri
Submit 3 images for digitally projected pictorial competition via PhotoContestPro.
The subject matter is open and allows for creative post-processing. You must be registered with PhotoContest Pro to enter images.
If you are entering a competition for the first time, please follow all the instructions on this page: Digital Image Competitions. You should start this process a week before the images are due.
See general rules for competition: Rules of Competition.
Images must be uploaded by midnight Saturday, Feb 22.
Mar 4 – Program “The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer” by Mike Moats
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.
Bio
Mike Moats is an international award-winning full time pro macro photographer from Michigan. He is a Tamron Image Master, Vanguard Pro, and his articles and images have been published in many photo magazines for over 20 years. He has a Macro Photo Club online with over 2,800 members, from 29 countries. Mike teaches workshops and speaks at photo conferences throughout the US.
Mar 11 – Open House – Video Learning Series – In the Rodda Center
Mar 18 – Competition – Special Assignment – “The Four Seasons” Judge Mary Fettes
The subject for this Special Assignment is “The Four Seasons”. Accepted images must show a depiction of one of the seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.
You may enter up to 4 images. The 4 images can be any combination of seasons. For example: one image of each season, or 2 images from one season and 2 from another season, or 4 images all from the same season.
The title should contain the season the image depicts. So Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter should be part of the image title.
The Judge will choose the 3 best images, regardless of season, for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. So the top 3 images can be from a combination of seasons or just one season.
There will be just one class. (Not separate classes for Beginner, Advanced, Salon.)
The scores will not be included in the monthly scores from our regular competitions.
Images must be new entries, you cannot use an entry from a previous competition, but you can use images from this special competition in future monthly competitions. Creative processing is allowed.
Images must be uploaded by midnight Saturday, March 15.
Mar 25 – Executive Board Meeting
Apr 1 – Table Top Studio Night – In the Rodda Center
We will have small setups with backgrounds and lights.
Bring your camera and tripod.
If you have a lightbox, please bring it. Or just bring the lights.
Please bring items to add to the set-ups! Look around your house for some interesting props. In the past we have used wine and liquor bottles, old books, interesting containers, baskets and boxes, musical instruments, fruit and flowers.
If you bring flowers look for bouquets with a couple of large flowers in good condition, and a vase or container to put them in.
Apr 8 – You Be The Judge
Submit up to 3 images anonymously for critique by fellow club members.
Additional instructions to come.
Apr 15 – Program
Apr 22 – Studio Night – Models
Apr 29 – Competition – Pictorial – Judge David Mills
Submit 3 images for digitally projected pictorial competition via PhotoContestPro.
The subject matter is open and allows for creative post-processing. You must be registered with PhotoContest Pro to enter images.
If you are entering a competition for the first time, please follow all the instructions on this page: Digital Image Competitions. You should start this process a week before the images are due.
See general rules for competition: Rules of Competition.
Images must be uploaded by midnight Saturday, April 26.
May 6 – Open House – Video Learning Series – In the Rodda Center
May 13 – Executive Board Meeting
May 20 – Member Photo Showcase
May 27 – Year End Pictorial and Nature Digital Competitions
The Year End Competition is held to determine which are the best of the images submitted in monthly competitions within the past club year. (September 2024 to May 2025)
A three judge panel will choose a Best of Year image from each category (Pictorial & Nature) and class (Beginner, Advanced and Salon).
Club members who qualify may submit up to 4 images regardless of score in each category.
To qualify you must have entered a total of 8 NEW entries in each of the Pictorial and Nature categories you wish to enter. Images must be from the September to May competitions of the current club year (2024-2025).
Contact the Scorekeeper (Joe Giordano, joegrdano@aol.com) if you are unsure if you qualify.
Images must be uploaded via PhotoContestPro by midnight Saturday, May 24.
Images submitted must be exactly the same as when entered in the past year’s monthly competitions. They cannot be altered or changed in any way.
Awards will be distributed at the Year End Dinner.
June 3 – No Meeting
June 10 – Year End Dinner and Award Presentations
June 17 – Executive Board Meeting