Teaneck Camera Club 2026 – 2027 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.
Printable Calendar
(For Photo Field Trips see listings below)
All Programs and Competitions start at 8pm and are on Zoom unless noted otherwise.
August 16 – Sunday Photo Trip – Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve (Weather dependent)
2121 Larger Cross Road, Bedminster, NJ – (some websites list town as Far Hills instead of Bedminster)
A visit to Fairview Farm is captivating. There is a pond with a dock, a butterfly garden, a restored 1800’s era barn complex, and trails through fields and woods. Passive recreational pursuits— bird watching, photography, painting en plein air, nature-journaling, can all be enjoyed on the property.
From May through October, songbirds, hummingbirds and butterflies abound in a garden established along an abandoned chicken coop. The beds are full of perennial and annual flowers bursting with color to attract scores of winged wildlife including Swallowtails, Monarchs, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, and Clearwing moths. There is more activity at the feeders where visitors can be sure to see birds like Cardinals, Chickadees, Titmouse, Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
Raritan Headwaters Association- Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve | Visit Somerset County NJ
Fairvew Farm Wildlife Preserve in Bedminster, New Jersey
Exploring Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve in Bedminster NJ – YouTube
Meet at the Rodda Center at 8:45 am to leave at 9.
Our regular meetings start up again on September 15. 2026.
Sept 15 – Open House – Visitors Welcome – A Program Presentation – In the Rodda Center
Tonight’s program is “The Photographer’s Eye: Using Shapes, Lines & Color to Create Stronger Images” presented by Nick Palmieri
Great photographs don’t happen by accident—they are built through thoughtful design. This presentation explores the fundamental visual elements that make images compelling. Learn how photographers use shapes, leading lines, patterns, negative space, color, contrast, and visual balance to guide the viewer’s eye and create photographs with impact. Through numerous photographic examples from nature, landscapes, wildlife, travel, and everyday scenes, you’ll discover how to recognize these elements before pressing the shutter and elevate your compositions regardless of camera or experience level.
Refreshments will be provided.
Presentation starts at 8 pm.
Current Members – if you are renewing your membership and paying your dues, please arrive 7:30-7:45.
Sept 22 – Competition – Pictorial Digital Images
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 at least a week before the images are due.
See general rules for competition: Rules of Competition.
Images must be uploaded by midnight Saturday, Sept 19.
Sept 27 – Sunday Photo Trip -Pennhurst Asylum Tour with Nick Palmieri
601 N. Church St, Spring City, PA 19475
Pennhurst Asylum was a massive, state-run institution in Spring City, Pennsylvania, that opened in 1908 and closed in 1987. Time has taken its toll on many of these impressive buildings leaving what many would consider beautiful subjects for photography.
Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance now maintains the site. In 2017, bookings for daytime photography tours became available.
Nick Palmieri, who has presented programs and judged competitions for us, will be leading this tour.
Equipment: Tripods are recommended due to low-light conditions.
Meet at the Rodda Center at 8:15 am to leave at 8:30. Drive is approximately 2 hrs.
Tour starts at 11 am.
– Bonus Session: Nick will host a special Zoom call the following day to share photo processing tips with all participants.
Nick’s Photos – Pennhurst Asylum – Images | DOCNICKPHOTOS
Other photos – Pennhurst state school and hospital editorial stock photography and images – Alamy
Sept 29 – Competition – Nature Digital Images
Submit 3 nature images via PhotoContestPro. You must be registered with PhotoContest Pro before you can enter images. Registration may take a week or more. See instructions. Digital Image Competitions – Teaneck Camera Club
Nature images can be landscapes/waterscapes, animals (mammals, reptiles, birds and insects), and plants/flowers. Flowers may be wildflowers or cultivated flowers. Cultivated flowers must appear to be in a natural setting.
Color and Black & White images accepted.
Nature images may be cropped. Photographs of banded birds are allowed.
What is not accepted is any evidence of “Hand of Man”, meaning anything manmade.
There can be no structures, roads, or fences. No domestic or farm animals can be used.
No obvious digital manipulation is allowed. All images must look as natural as possible
See Digital Image Competitions for additional Nature instructions.
Images that are disqualified by the judge may be resubmitted in Pictorial competition as a new image.
Images must be uploaded by midnight, Saturday, Sept 26.