Women's Color Photo Club of Minneapolis

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We regret Upcoming Events is behind schedule. Please contact a club member or come to a monthly salon for up-to-date happenings.

Past Events

Photo Exhibition, "The Photographic Art of the Crosstown Camera Club" at the Edina Art Center in Edina, Minnesota
Opening Night is August 6, 5-8 PM. The show closes Sept 2.

Print Photo Contest

A photo contest. This is a print contest ONLY with a $5.00 entry fee.

The Bluff Country Master Gardeners are excited to announce the sponsorship of a Photo Contest in conjunction with the 2015 Wisconsin Master Gardeners Assoc. Annual Conference, July 31-August 1 in LaCrosse WI. Both the Conference and the Photo Contest are open to the public. Amateur photographers are invited to submit their favorite garden photos in any of five categories.

Cash prizes and certificates will be awarded in each category and for the People's Choice Award, which will be selected by conference attendees. Photos will be displayed on August 1 during the conference at the LaCrosse Center and at the LaCrosse Public Library during the month of August. The deadline to submit entries is June 30.

Contest rules and entry forms are available on the Bluff Country Master Gardeners website: http://www.bluffcountrymastergardeners.org

Below are links for the Nikon School, which you may want to share with members.

The Nikon School (www.nikonschool.com) is coming to Minneapolis for the first time next month!!

Following are the details on the two Nikon School classes scheduled for May 29-30, 2015 located at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center;

May 29, 2015 - 6:30-9:30PM

Landscape & Travel Photography

The link below is not working. Plz go to Camera Council link or contact www.Webs.com

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Nikon-School/Class/hxfultmv.hz2fsya4/landscape-and-travel-photography.html

May 30, 2015 - 9:30-4:30PM

Elements of Photography

The link below is not working. Plz go to Camera Council link or contact www.Webs.com.

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Nikon-School/Class/hxbk9mmf.hz2fsy4n/elements-of-photography.html

Terry Butler

Council Secretary

Spring Break Seminar March 21 & 22, 2015
More photo activities!! It's Time to register for the Spring Break Seminar on March 21 & 22 (Details below) Event is March 21 & 22 – Register Soon! The Twin Cities Council of Camera Clubs (aka Camera Council) would like to invite you to attend this weekend event which will include presentations covering a broad range of topics including: nature, landscapes, portraits, and photo software. Tamron is sponsoring our Sunday speaker Don Mammoser. Bring your camera! The Raptor Center will be bringing birds for a mid-day photo shoot on Saturday. We hope these instructional opportunities and shooting session, along with the fun and fellowship with fellow photographers, will meet or exceeded your expectations. We are looking forward to seeing you again this year or meeting you for the first time. When: Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22, 2015. Saturday will begin with registration starting at 7 a.m. Programs will begin at 8:00 a.m. and finish with the Interclub awards starting at 4:30 p.m. Be ready for a day of learning, a chance to win door prizes, an awards program for the interclub competition, and lunch on Saturday. Sunday registrations begins at 11:30 a.m. with Don Mammoser's programs beginning at 12:30 p.m. Where: Century College, 3300 Century Ave N, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (map on Council website) Registration: Your registration fee includes all sessions, lunch on Saturday, and break refreshments. Registration Site: $45 Saturday Only $25 Sunday Only $65 Both Days Sign up at http://www.planetreg.com/E12413403491361. Please use online registration even if you plan to pay by check. At this point we do NOT plan to have on-site registration for this event. Who and What: For complete program details and presenter biographies: http://cameracouncil.org/ Saturday Rikk Flohr - Presentation: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom John Gregor His website: http://coldsnap.com/ Presentation: Explore the Shore; recent photography from the shores of Lake Superior Alec Johnson Alec's website: http://www.acjfineartphoto.com/ Presentation: Black and White Photography: It is not Color Photography minus Color Brian Peterson Presentation: State of Wonders Saturday Bring your camera! The Raptor Center will be bringing birds mid-day on Saturday. There will also be door prizes. Sunday Don Mammoser is being sponsored by Tamron. His website is: http://www.donmammoserphoto.com/Home.html Presentation #1: World Travels with 1 Camera and 1 Lens Presentation #2: For Love of Wildlife Presentation #3: Celebrate Special Photo Moments Vendors: The following vendors will be showing their wares: Clare O'Neill - Encaustic Art Coldsnap Photography National Camera Exchange Paint Addict Studios Tamrac Bags West Photo

Spring Break Seminar March 21 & 22, 2015

More photo activities!! It's Time to register for the Spring Break Seminar on March 21 & 22 (Details below)
Event is March 21 & 22 – Register Soon!
The Twin Cities Council of Camera Clubs (aka Camera Council) would like to invite you to attend this weekend event which will include presentations covering a broad range of topics including: nature, landscapes, portraits, and photo software. Tamron is sponsoring our Sunday speaker Don Mammoser. Bring your camera! The Raptor Center will be bringing birds for a mid-day photo shoot on Saturday.
We hope these instructional opportunities and shooting session, along with the fun and fellowship with fellow photographers, will meet or exceeded your expectations. We are looking forward to seeing you again this year or meeting you for the first time.
When: Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22, 2015. Saturday will begin with registration starting at 7 a.m. Programs will begin at 8:00 a.m. and finish with the Interclub awards starting at 4:30 p.m. Be ready for a day of learning, a chance to win door prizes, an awards program for the interclub competition, and lunch on Saturday. Sunday registrations begins at 11:30 a.m. with Don Mammoser's programs beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Century College, 3300 Century Ave N, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (map on Council website)
Registration: Your registration fee includes all sessions, lunch on Saturday, and break refreshments. Registration Site:
$45 Saturday Only $25 Sunday Only $65 Both Days
Sign up at http://www.planetreg.com/E12413403491361. Please use online registration even if you plan to pay by check. At this point we do NOT plan to have on-site registration for this event.
Who and What:
For complete program details and presenter biographies: http://cameracouncil.org/
Saturday
Rikk Flohr - Presentation: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
John Gregor His website: http://coldsnap.com/
Presentation: Explore the Shore; recent photography from the shores of Lake Superior
Alec Johnson Alec's website: http://www.acjfineartphoto.com/
Presentation: Black and White Photography: It is not Color Photography minus Color
Brian Peterson Presentation: State of Wonders
Saturday
Bring your camera! The Raptor Center will be bringing birds mid-day on Saturday.
There will also be door prizes.
Sunday
Don Mammoser is being sponsored by Tamron.
His website is: http://www.donmammoserphoto.com/Home.html
Presentation #1: World Travels with 1 Camera and 1 Lens
Presentation #2: For Love of Wildlife
Presentation #3: Celebrate Special Photo Moments
Vendors: The following vendors will be showing their wares:
Clare O'Neill - Encaustic Art
Coldsnap Photography
National Camera Exchange
Paint Addict Studios
Tamrac Bags
West Photo

Panorama Prints at Springbrook, 2015
PANORAMA PRINTS -- SPRINGBROOK It is time to think about bringing your Panorama Prints to Springbrook for the exclusive judging of these prints. You must bring them, or have someone from your club bring them, to Springbrook,and also take them home again. This is the only official judging of Panorama Prints for N4C. Please list on the back of the print your name, camera club, N4C member number, and title of the print. Rules for this contest can be found in the N4C Handbook on page F9, and as printed below. Also, I will be looking for judges. We would like to have judges from clubs which do not have any entries in the Panorama Print contest, if possible. Please let me know if you are available to help judge. Contact me at Stoever1@aol.com Thanks for all you do for N4C, and see you at Springbrook. Curt Stoever, Panorama Print Contest Chairman Rules For Panorama Print Annual Contest 1. A Panorama Print is considered to be a photographic print with an aspect ratio greater than 2:1. 2. Open contest; any subject, mode, or process, Color or Black and White. 3. The print may be produced by the entrant, or by a commercial laboratory. 4. Prints may be of any size or shape, not to exceed 320 square inches. The print MUST be mounted, with the size of the mount not to exceed 320 inches. (The length times width, in inches, must not be greater than 320.) 5. Any contingency not covered by these rules will be referred to the Chairman of the Panorama Print Competition, whose interpretation and decision will be final. 6. Ribbons will be awarded according to current N4C judging club rules. Points will count towards Club of the Year and Photographer of the Year. 7. To reduce cost and problems with mailing oversize prints, this contest will require that entrants deliver their entries to Springbrook, either in person, or make arrangements to have them delivered, and picked up afterwards. No prints will be returned by mail.o edit text

Panorama Prints at Springbrook, 2015

PANORAMA PRINTS -- SPRINGBROOK
It is time to think about bringing your Panorama Prints to Springbrook for the exclusive judging of these prints. You must bring them, or have someone from your club bring them, to Springbrook,and also take them home again. This is the only official judging of Panorama Prints for N4C.
Please list on the back of the print your name, camera club, N4C member number, and title of the print.
Rules for this contest can be found in the N4C Handbook on page F9, and as printed below.
Also, I will be looking for judges. We would like to have judges from clubs which do not have any entries in the Panorama Print contest, if possible. Please let me know if you are available to help judge. Contact me at Stoever1@aol.com
Thanks for all you do for N4C, and see you at Springbrook.
Curt Stoever, Panorama Print Contest Chairman
Rules For Panorama Print Annual Contest
1. A Panorama Print is considered to be a photographic print with an aspect ratio greater than 2:1.
2. Open contest; any subject, mode, or process, Color or Black and White.
3. The print may be produced by the entrant, or by a commercial laboratory.
4. Prints may be of any size or shape, not to exceed 320 square inches. The print MUST be mounted, with the size of the mount not to exceed 320 inches. (The length times width, in inches, must not be greater than 320.)
5. Any contingency not covered by these rules will be referred to the Chairman of the Panorama Print Competition, whose interpretation and decision will be final.
6. Ribbons will be awarded according to current N4C judging club rules. Points will count towards Club of the Year and Photographer of the Year.
7. To reduce cost and problems with mailing oversize prints, this contest will require that entrants deliver their entries to Springbrook, either in person, or make arrangements to have them delivered, and picked up afterwards. No prints will be returned by mail.o edit text

"Photos in the Park," September 12, 2015, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Fort Snelling State Park
SAVE THE DATE!The Fort Snelling State Park Camera Club (FSSPCC) invites all TCACCC club members to attend "Photos in the Park" on September 12, 2015 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. FSSPCC will host photography-related seminars and nature events at Fort Snelling State Park. This event is sponsored by the TCACCC and presentations will include both well known photographers, park rangers and talented FSSPCC members. Entrance fee for the day will be paid by the TCACCC. Watch for more details in the coming months. Please share this with your club’s membership as soon as possible. Complete details will be available soon. Terry Butler Council Secretary

"Photos in the Park,"

September 12, 2015, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

at Fort Snelling State Park

SAVE THE DATE!The Fort Snelling State Park Camera Club (FSSPCC) invites all TCACCC club members to attend "Photos in the Park" on September 12, 2015 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. FSSPCC will host photography-related seminars and nature events at Fort Snelling State Park. This event is sponsored by the TCACCC and presentations will include both well known photographers, park rangers and talented FSSPCC members. Entrance fee for the day will be paid by the TCACCC. Watch for more details in the coming months.

Please share this with your club’s membership as soon as possible. Complete details will be available soon.

Terry Butler

Council Secretary

N4C Convention September 11-14, 2014 - Hudson, WI

Download PDF containing speaker bios, field trip descriptions, and registration forms at
http://n4c.us or http://cameracouncil.org

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