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Why Did I Buy a Mirrorless Camera?

By Craig Shier | Aug 12, 2017

A hands-on review of the Sony A7R II mirrorless camera.

Another Scam to Avoid

By JCC Editor | Aug 12, 2017

Just when you thought it was 100% safe to order from Amazon. Check the way an Amazon customer was cheated when purchasing a Canon lens on Amazon.Read More

Phone Photography Program Report

By JCC Vice President | Aug 6, 2017

Everyone had their phones out for our 2 August program meeting. While Bruce Hagstrom walked us through the paces of the iPhone camera app, frequent murmurs of “I didn’t know you could do that” were audible.

Use Open Live Writer to Post Here

By Young McQueen | Jul 31, 2017

You can use the free open source program, Open Live Writer, to create post on your desktop and post directly to our blog.

Charts from Matting Program July 19

By JCC Vice President | Jul 20, 2017

Craig Shier presented a program on matting prints at the meeting of July 19. Specific topics were: selecting a mat material, sizing and cutting. A link to the charts is included in this post.

Darrel’s Cummer Outing

By JCC President | Jul 12, 2017

. Not being a very “artie” person, I know very little about the fine art paintings at the Cummer Gallery. In order to try and slightly remedy this situation, I went to Darrel’s tour and lecture of exhibits at the Cummer on the July outing. I was amazed at what I didn’t know. Darrel and Diane Wise made the paintings come to life, bringing in the story of the painter, the period in which it was painted and a description of the contents. Darrel and Diane split up the descriptions, and Dick Cardell had an occasional comment to make.This is clearly a whole new world and JCC is privileged to have Darrel and Diane around to try and teach us something. Click the picture for more.