Teaneck Camera Club 2025 – 2026 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 start at 8pm and are on Zoom unless noted otherwise.
Apr 21 – Competition – Pictorial Digital Images– Judge David Warren
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, Apr 18.
David’s Bio:
I picked up my first camera at age 4, intrigued by the magic of capturing moments in time and the patterns found in clouds that hovered over my childhood home in North Jersey. My parents gave me that first camera and unknowingly – by also subscribing to Life and Look, The New York Times and two local papers – they provided me with a daily dose of the world’s greatest news photographers images to learn from.
Living so close to NYC, I was also influenced by the photographs of Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, Irving Penn and Richard Avedon that I discovered on visits to galleries in Manhattan. The city became a playground for me to begin understanding light, and my need to be photographic.
Six weeks after graduating from Seton Hall University with a split Physics/Accounting degree, I started my career as a Staff Photographer in 1977 at the Passaic-Herald News. I later worked for the Philadelphia Journal, Associated Press, United Press International, and then moved to the Staff at The Philadelphia Inquirer for 33 years.My professional career 38 years of Photojournalism covered shooting breaking news and feature assignments, professional sports teams of New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.It took me from shooting and processing black & white film on a single frame 35mm Canon SLR to being the Inquirer’s first photographer to go fully digital. I also shot and fully produced over 300 videos for the Inquirer.
Major Exhibitions:
1976 Perspectives Seton Hall University, 1992 Perspectives in Retrospect Rowan University, 2003- Perspectives in Retrospect Revisited, 2012 rotating exhibit at Three Bean Haddonfield, 2004 Art in PhotoJournalism (group show), Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2016 DMW-Photo.com (a work in progress).
First Place honors from: Picture of the Year International, National Press Photographers Association, New Jersey Press Photographers Association, (including Photographer of the Year, clip contest).
Apr 26 – Photo Trip – Sunday – George W. Childs Park, PA
Join us for a nature‑rich photography outing as we explore Childs Park and it’s 3 waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap region. This area is a paradise for anyone who loves capturing the movement and mood of water—perfect for creating those slow‑shutter, silky‑smooth, dreamy waterfall images that bring a landscape to life.
Whether you’re refining your long‑exposure technique, building a stronger nature portfolio, or simply enjoying a peaceful day shooting in the woods, this trip promises a blend of creativity, texture, and natural drama.
Bring your tripod, ND filters, and your sense of adventure.
Meet at the Rodda Center at 8:45 am to leave at 9.
George W. Childs Park Trail – Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
Apr 28 – Studio Night – Models – In the Rodda Center
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 camera 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) Your images may be used only non-commercially by you.
May 5 – Program
May 9 – Saturday – Photo Trip – Greenwood Gardens
274 Old Short Hills Rd, Short Hills, NJ
Greenwood Gardens is a 28-acre formal Italianate garden surrounded by Essex County’s South Mountain Reservation.. At Greenwood you will encounter formal terraced gardens, Arts and Crafts follies, stately fountains, hidden grottoes, romantic woodlands, and winding paths.
Advance Registration is Strongly Recommended.
Admission: Adults: $15, Seniors: $10
Meet at 9am at the Rodda Ctr to leave by 9:15.
Greenwood Gardens – Connecting people with nature in a historic oasis
Explore Our Gardens – Greenwood Gardens
May 12 – Open House – Photo Editing – In the Rodda Center
May 23 – Saturday – Photo Trip – Phillipsburg Manor – Pinkster Festival
381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY. (Main parking lot at 381 North Broadway, overflow lot on Continental Street.
Cross the millpond bridge and enter the year 1750, when Philipsburg Manor was a thriving milling, farming and trading complex.
This day the Manor celebrates Pinkster, an Afro‑Dutch spring holiday with cultural and historical significance. The event includes demonstrations, workshops, and performances.
Advanced Tickets Only. Not Sold on Site. Adults: $14, Seniors: $12.
Meet at 9am at the Rodda Ctr to leave by 9:15.
Philipsburg Manor – Visit Sleepy Hollow
Celebrate Pinkster at Phillipsburg Manor
May 19 – Program
May 26 – Year End Pictorial and Nature Digital Competitions – Judges Susan Candelario, Phil Echo, Chris Mauro.
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 2025 to May 2026)
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 (2025-2026).
Contact Scorekeeper Joe Giordano (joegrdano@aol.com) if you are unsure if you qualify.
Images must be uploaded via PhotoContestPro by midnight Saturday, May 23.
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 Party.
May 31 – Sunday – Photo Trip – Renaissance Faire
Burlington County Fairgrounds, 1990 Jacksonville Jobstown Rd, Columbus, NJ
Yes, we are going to the Ren Faire and it’s not the one in NY that we’ve been to many times. We’ll be going to the New Jersey Ren Faire. Every year it gets bigger and it’s time to check it out. (Plus it’s half the price.)
The event includes seven stages, live jousting, and a range of performers suited for action, portrait, and general event photography. Over 30 unique Merchants, Vendors and Crafters in Crossford’s Artisan Village. Food and drink available.
Admission: $28.19 (Inc tax). We will buy our tickets at the gate. Free parking.
Meet at the Rodda Center at 8:45am to leave at 9.
New Jersey Renaissance Faire
June 2 – No Meeting
June 9 – Year End Awards & Dinner – In the Rodda Center
June 14 – Sunday – Photo Trip – Turtle Back Zoo
560 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ
African, Asian, Australian, and American animals.
Admission: Adult: $22, Senior $19. We’ll buy our tickets at the gate. Free parking.
Meet at the Rodda Center at 9am to leave at 9:15.
Turtle Back Zoo | The World In Your Backyard
June 16 – Executive Board Meeting – In the Rodda Center