Welcome to Charlottesville Camera Club

Returning to judge our July competition will be Brian Zwit, a nature photographer and photography educator from Northern Virginia. Brian travels widely in pursuit of landscapes, wildlife and flora and finds settings which relatively few visit owing to his love of hiking and backpacking. Brian is well-known for his ability to distill complex topics and explain them clearly. He is a recognized expert in digital workflow using Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik software, and other editing applications. Brian has been teaching classes and leading field trips and workshops for over ten years and recently taught Lightroom to his 500th student. Galleries of his images are on view at http://www.brianjzwit.com/Galleries.

The program will be presented by Bob Schamerhorn, a photographer who grew up in Lynchburg and now lives in Richmond. Early contacts with nature developed his interest in birds, and that was fostered by the Lynchburg Bird Club and the Virginia Society of Ornithology. After studying Art and Design at Virginia Tech, Bob gained experience in fields related to graphic design and built his own graphic design firm. He has pursued his interest in nature through photography, receiving numerous awards in competitions sponsored by the Camera Club of Richmond, Lewis Ginter Memorial Gardens, Virginia Wildlife Magazine, and several regional art festivals. His photos have appeared in Virginia Wildlife Magazine and Nature Friend Magazine. Bob will present a program titled “Attracting Birds with Water.” Extensive galleries of Bob's photos can be viewed at http://www.iphotobirds.com/PictureGalleriesALL.html.

The Exhibition Committee Meeting will be held July 17, 2017 at the Hollymead Fire Station, from 7:00-9:00 pm.  Final planning for the Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Exhibit August 1-September 30.

Topic TBD. Suggestions and volunteers welcome!

Here’s your opportunity to get friendly feedback on your images from your peers. Want some suggestions on how you might improve an image before entering it in a competition? Having some difficulty getting the “look” you want with lighting, composition, or editing? Want to understand more about why a judge may have scored an image as he or she did? Then you’ll find this casual and supportive meeting helpful. And, if you choose to join in evaluating the work of others and contributing your thoughts, you will likely strengthen your own picture-taking skills. Members of all skill levels are welcome, and of course you’re welcome to just attend the meeting and observe.

If you’d like feedback on your images, bring up to three TIFFs or JPEGs ( sized to 1080 pixels on the longest side) to the meeting on a thumb drive.

Topic TBD. Suggestions and volunteers welcome!