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.
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 – Program – “Owl Photography” by Martin Culpepper
This program examines the techniques Martin uses to locate some of nature’s most elusive birds, as well as discussing ethics, general photography tips, general owl behavioral facts, and in-depth information about multiple specific owl species.
Martin Culpepper
Apr 15 – Program – “The Four Seasons of Macro” by Mike Moats
Are you stuck on always shooting flowers and bugs with no imagination on what else there is to shoot. Mike will cover each season of the year and show the life cycles of the plants and many other subjects that create amazing artistic photos.
Mike Moats
Apr 22 – Studio Night – Models
We will have models to pose for us.
Studio set ups will be provided. We will have 2 floor to ceiling backdrops and a smaller backdrop for head shots. All will have studio lights.
Don’t forget to bring your camera! If you have a DSLR with a hot shoe bring it to connect to the studio lights.
1) Each participant must sign in.
2) If you are not familiar with the manual settings on your camera, please bring your owner’s manual. No tripods please.
3) Feel free to bring your flash and modifiers (such as Fong or Stofen) to use while waiting for the studio lighting.
4) When you are using the studio lights, please take three or four images and pass it on to the next person.
5) Everyone participating must turn in a disc or flash drive with photos as “payment” to our models within four weeks. Please do not resize your photos like you do for competition. (Flash drives will be returned to you.)
6) Your images may be used only non-commercially by you.
Apr 26 – Field Trip – Saturday – Rock n’ Roll Steampunk Fair
Veterans Park, 44 E. Washington Ave, Washington, NJ
Costumed characters, street performers, live music, vendors.
Rock N Roll/Steampunk Fair | Washington
Meet at the Rodda Center at 8:45 am to leave at 9.
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 – Program
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