Welcome to Charlottesville Camera Club

Next meeting

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 7:00pm

Theme: Frame It!

Frames can be any number of things that seem to wrap around or partially enclose your subject.  Doorways, windows, low hanging branches, building arches, and fences are just a few objects that can create natural frames, all of which can be used effectively to emphasize your subject. They can add depth, contrast, structure, and even a sense of mystery to your photos. Indoors and out, frames can add impact to your photos.

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Upcoming Club Events

Painting with Light, at Night

Workshop

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 6:45pm to 8:30pm

Online Zoom Meeting - Refer to Meeting Announcement

Photogropher and scientist Jürgen Leyet will talk to us via Zoom about some of creative photo opportunities available after dark. Here are some details:

Adding artificial light to photos taken at night can be done through a number of techniques. Light painting adds additional light to existing surfaces, but light drawing is one of the few techniques where a photographer can actively create unique and intriguing content, rather than simply photographing existing scenes. The following topics will be covered:

  • Introduction to light painting equipment & settings
  • Trigonometry for photographers: the exposure triangle
  • Capturing time so you can spend it on painting
  • Adding light
  • Exposure considerations and the square root paradigm
  • Angles: how geometry creates intrigue
  • Buy or do it yourself: the light painter’s toolbox
  • Photo editing considerations

Throughout the presentation, Jürgen will demonstrate a number of light painting tools, show how to use them, and how they look in many visual examples. 

Taking Control of Your Camera--the Basics

Workshop

Saturday, June 28, 2025 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Ivy Creek

Join us at Ivy Creek Natural Area in Charlottesville for a hands-on workshop Saturday, June 28 at 4 pm. We’ll meet in the education center, where Gerry Bishop will give us a brief introduction to understanding our camera’s capabilities. Then we’ll go outside for some practice shooting flowers, buildings, landscapes, or whatever interests us. Several seasoned camera club members will be there to to assist with setting up a shot, choosing the best settings, and suggesting some approaches we may not have considered. This is a great chance to get some one-on-one help.

Please let Tracy Kaminer know if you plan to attend.

Photo Review

Workshop

Saturday, July 5, 2025 - 3:45pm to 5:30pm

Online Zoom Meeting - Refer to Meeting Announcement

Got some photos you'd like to share with your fellow members? Want some helpful suggestions on how to improve your photography skills? Just want to see what others in the club are shooting these days, and how they're using editing software to optimize their photos? Then our photo review sessions are a great place to spend some time.

If you haven't yet joined us in these Zoom gatherings, you should at least give it a try. Just show up and see what you think. Then, if you decide you want to show some of your own photos, go to the CCC website (www.cvillecameraclub.org) and click on Competition Info > Uploading in the left-side column for more information. (Don't worry: The photo reviews are not at all about competition!)

July 2025 Meeting

Meeting

Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 7:00pm

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Photo Review

Workshop

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 6:45pm to 8:30pm

Online Zoom Meeting - Refer to Meeting Announcement

Got some photos you'd like to share with your fellow members? Want some helpful suggestions on how to improve your photography skills? Just want to see what others in the club are shooting these days, and how they're using editing software to optimize their photos? Then our photo review sessions are a great place to spend some time.

If you haven't yet joined us in these Zoom gatherings, you should at least give it a try. Just show up and see what you think. Then, if you decide you want to show some of your own photos, go to the CCC website (www.cvillecameraclub.org) and click on Competition Info > Uploading in the left-side column for more information. (Don't worry: The photo reviews are not at all about competition!)

Photographing Butterflies (and More)--the Tools and Techniques

Workshop

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - 6:45pm to 8:00pm

Online Zoom Meeting - Refer to Meeting Announcement

We've all seen and admired fellow-club-member Ken Whittaker's magnificent photos of butterflies and other common insects. Ken has kindly volunteered to show us the tools and techniques he uses so successfully.

Why, you ask, didn't we get this presentation before our June competition? That wasn't possible, sorry to say, but think of it this way: Now that you know how challenging it can be to capture these small and elusive subjects, you'll have all the more reason to join us for this presentation! :-)

August 2025 Meeting

Meeting

Thursday, August 14, 2025 - 7:00pm

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September 2025 Meeting

Meeting

Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 7:00pm

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