The Weekly is a publication of the Jacksonville Camera Club. It provides a heads up of the coming events and announcements of a timely nature. It contains both Club events and other items of interest to members. If you have feedback or something to announce please see directions in the sidebar. Thanks for reading.
Coming Events
Next Meeting: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Our next meeting at SOTW Southside takes place on Thursday, March 3, 2022.
Schedules
To view all upcoming events, including future Meetings, Outings, Contests, etc., please visit the Schedules page on our website.
Club Contests
Monthly People's Choice.
You can view the winners from February here.
People's Choice has returned live in 2021. The February winners have been posted and announced. Have fun with the March theme--RED. Bring your 8 X10 Print March 3rd. Visit the contest page for all details about People's Choice and all the upcoming contests.
Triannual Print Contest
JCC hosts Triannual Print Contests and One Monochrome Print Contest. In 2022 those contests will be scheduled in January, April, Monochrome in July, and October. Visit the contest page* for all contest details, to find the print label and to submit the digital version of your entry. Visit the Schedules page to review all upcoming dates and themes.
Triannual Digital Contest
JCC hosts Triannual Digital Contests. In 2022 there will be three Digital Contests: February, June and September. The time for entering the first digital contest is almost upon us: Entries will be accepted between February 22 and March 25, 2022. As usual there is a General category, a People Related category that has a Documentary emphasis and a Nature category with the title "Size Matters." Up to 4 images are allowed per club member. Information can be found here.
Visit the contest page* to enter and for all details. Visit the Schedules page to review all upcoming dates and themes.
*You must be logged in to access this page.
Photographic Items for Sale
A new member, Patrick McCormick, has some items for sale.
Smith-Victor Light Stand KT900.
This has all the lights and comes with a hard-case, not the soft case, as seen in the photo.
New sells for $299.95
Since this set has been used twice, the asking price is $150. and he will throw in a couple of circular reflectors, also used only twice.
Patrick can be reached at patrick150@comcast.net
Meet the 2022 Club Officers & Directors
At the last meeting, the nominating committee, represented by Charise Tanner, presented the slate of candidates for the 2022 Club Officers & Directors. These candidates were elected by acclimation. Here are your representatives:
President: Craig Shier
Vice-President: Ted Floore
Treasurer: Young McQueen
Secretary: Diane Cohen
Director: Tim Davis
Director: Karen Sirnick
Director: Dave Wholey
Congratulations to our new leadership, and thank you to those who served the club in 2021!
It's Time to Renew Your Club Membership
It's that time of year again...club dues can be paid online. Visit the About > "Members Pay Dues Here" menu to complete the form. If you know any members that have not renewed Young McQueen asked that you contact them and find out why and encourage them to renew.
Educational Opportunities
Educational opportunities online are re-energized for 2022
The Education page that one can access from the Resources Menu at the log-in page is now adding new 2022 online seminars. Tanya Metaksa, the Education Chair, is in charge of this page. She will be posting blog articles, webinars, and various tutorials and educational materials here.
Additionally there is a new post about a problem with Adobe Camera Raw as well as some new training on Sony cameras for those that may be using or considering a Sony.
To view the education page, you must be logged into the website. From the member menu, click on Resources > Education. If you want to access the Adobe Max seminars click on Resources > Education > Adobe Max. Happy learning!
Find the Club...
...on Facebook!
Make sure to like our Facebook Page for activities of interest, winning photos, and more!
In addition to our public page, there is now a NEW members only, private Facebook Group. All club members are welcome to join. In this group, you may post images and interact with other group members. Visit the blog for more details!
...on the Blog!
Don't forget to check back with our Blog Page often. There is good information posted frequently that you won't want to miss!
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