Contact: Pete Poulsen - 281.292.1568
Camera Club 2nd Vice President, Special Projects | Email cameraclub@twumc.org
Sponsored by The Woodlands United Methodist Church  |  Directions to TWUMC
2200 Lake Woodlands Drive - The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Click to read the February 2012 Newsletter or look through the archives below.
 

Camera Club View our member photo albums to see the photos our members are taking on our PictureTrail gallery.
  Our purpose is to bring together people interested in exploring the wonder of God’s creation through the lens of a camera. Members of all ages encourage one another and share their efforts to record nature, travels, people and memories. Anyone is welcome to join this club. We are here to teach one another through enjoyable activities and meetings, to make new friendships through a common interest, to support The Woodlands United Methodist Church through our photography, and to glorify God through it all.
Schedule

2012 Schedule:

February 6 - Debbie Ferrell
March 5 - Nolan and Janice Braud
April 2 - Kathy Adams Clark - “Taking a Closer Look at OUR Photos!”
May 7 - Felix Sanchez
June 4 - Dion McInnis - “Art Changes Lenses”
July 2 - NO CAMERA CLUB MEETING - Independence Day Holiday
August 6 - John Jones
September 3 - NO CAMERA CLUB MEETING - Labor Day
October 1 - Dr. Paul Flagg and Jo Nan Carr
November 5 - Suzanne Salvo
December 3 - Kathy Adams Clark
Meetings We meet the first Monday of each month, excluding holidays, at 7:00 p.m. in Jones Library (southwest corner of the church - see map). The meeting starts promptly at 7:15 p.m.
  Our meetings last for one and a half hours. We share camera tips, learn new techniques, exchange ideas, and enjoy gaining insight from others’ experiences. Every month brings a new program.
Club Dues There are opportunities and programs that require funds from time to time. Membership dues of $15 per person or $20 per family per year are a voluntary (non-tax-deductable) gift toward the operations of the Camera Club, and enable us to expand our programs. Membership is not required to attend monthly meetings nor to have a name tag, however, all workshops and field trips require membership to attend.
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Special
Interest
Groups
Digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) Camera SIG     [DSLR SIG Homepage] SIG You Again in 2012
Due to their huge diversity, we do not address specific cameras in our monthly Monday night meetings, so we get together as D-SLR owners (Nikon, Canon, etc.) in the DSLR Special Interest Group to figure out how to make our individual cameras work best.

This group meets at 2:00 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of every month in the Room B210, on the second floor in the middle of the church. Everyone is welcome!

Photoshop Elements SIG     [Elements SIG Homepage] SIG You Again in 2012
Taking photos with a digital camera is just the beginning. The next step is getting them out of the camera and processing them in some way for printing or posting on the internet. The "standard" for digital processing programs is Adobe Photoshop, with Photoshop Elements the easiest and least expensive tool to start with. This SIG includes workshops on beginner and basic operations in Photoshop Elements as well as sharing of projects and techniques learned by fellow participants. Users of Photoshop CS and Lightroom are invited to participate, but all activities are conducted using Photoshop Elements.

This group meets the third Monday of each month in Room B210 (upstairs) at 7:00 p.m. If you have a laptop with Photoshop Elements installed you are encouraged to bring it, along with any photos and projects.

The "FINE ART of SEEING" SIG     [Fine Arts SIG Homepage] SIG You Again in 2012
Learn a new way of seeing through your camera’s lens. This SIG group emphasizes the development of a strong artistic eye through the study of design principles such as light, space, mood and color. We relate these principles to the fine art of seeing and the photographs we take. The aesthetics of photography will be our focus. By using a high level of group involvement, each member will develop a better understanding of the use of visualization, selective focus, creative composition, and other elements of design.

This SIG group is recommended for beginners but is open to any photographer who wants to develop an artistic eye using the principles of good design. Meetings are scheduled for the 2nd Sunday of each month, 2:00-4:00 (Room B-210).

SIG Questions?

DSLR SIG:
     Nikon D-SLR SIG Co-Leader: Bill Park: wbpark1@comcast.net
     Canon D-SLR SIG Co-Leader: Bill Fortney: bill.fortney@sbcglobal.net

Photoshop Elements SIG:
     Pete Poulsen: cameraclub@twumc.org

Fine Arts SIG:
     Becky Anderson, beckyanderson80@gmail.com

Give Us Your
Best Shot!
Share and Learn
Take some photos and share them with other members at the next meeting. We all want to know each other better and learn from all our experiences. Each month you can share up to four (4) photos. E-mail your photos to cameraclub@twumc.org by the end of the month! We cannot guarantee that photos received less than four (4) days before the monthly meeting will be included.

If you need help with this, call Jean and Mike Drummond (281.367.7641) or Pete Poulsen (281.292.1568). Remember—we have a mailbox in the resource room located beside the church receptionist if you need to drop off a CD or photo.

Always be sure you receive a response from one of us after you e-mail photos to be sure we received them.
Other
Photography
Clubs in our
area
They support us and we support them!

The Woodlands Photography Club meets the second Monday of each month at the Woodlands Community Center, 2235 Lake Robbins Road, The Woodlands, TX 77380 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00p.m. www.woodlandsphoto.org/

The 1960 Digital Photography Special Interest Group meets at the Cypress located at 6823 Cypresswood Drive, just east of Stuebner Airline. We meet the month, unless the church bumps us for other activities. We are a diverse group seeking to improve our photographer skills, with a motto of “members helping members.”
http://www.1960pcug.org/SIGs_new/d_photography_sig.htm

The Kingwood Photo Club is an organization of photographers, young and old, advanced, who share a love for the capture, preservation and sharing of God’s photography. Meetings are held on the second Monday of every month at the Kingwood church, 6:30 p.m.
http://www.kwphotoclub.com/

Fennessey Ranch Private Photography Club is managed by Todd Steele. For more information view the club's PDF promotional flyer available here: [CLICK HERE]

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Advisory
Board
President: Jean Drummond
1st Vice President: Mike Drummond
2nd Vice President: - Pete Poulsen, Special Projects
Treasurer: Linda Henderson
Membership Chair: Linda Henderson
Hospitality Chair: Georganna Smith
Ten-minute Programs Chair: Bob Beaird
Workshop Facilities Chair: Georganna Smith
Field Trip Chair: Nancy Olson
Field Trip Team: Pete Poulsen, Bob Beaird
Director, Special Projects Steve Turnipseed
Webmaster: Bill VandeSande [webmaster], Pete Poulsen
Special Interest Groups: Bill Park, Bill Fortney, Bill VandeSande, Pete Poulsen
The TWUMC Camera Club is a member of the Gulf States Camera Club Council, www.gulfstatesccc.org.
We meet at TWUMC - 2200 Lake Woodlands Drive - The Woodlands, Texas 77380

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