Enchanted Lens Camera Club
Enjoy Photography with Our Club Activities and Members
Speaker’s Meeting with Joe & Mary Ann McDonald
Topic: The Tail of Seven Tails
Thursday, February 6th via Zoom | @ 7PM
Joe & Mary Ann McDonald
Joe and Mary Ann McDonald are a professional wildlife photography husband and wife team who has been teaching photo workshops and leading photo tours for the past 36 years. Their images have appeared in every major natural history magazine and calendar throughout the years. Joe has written 8 how-to books on photography, nine how-to eBooks and is the author of numerous natural history books and is a columnist in two photography magazines. He has produced several photography teaching videos and together they have created a YouTube channel to profile their work. Mary Ann has written 29 natural history children’s books, has published a Hoot Hollow Cookbook and a coffee table book on The Amish. They have photographed the Seven Big Cats of the World four different years, have completed 111 treks for mountain gorillas in Rwanda and have both named a baby gorilla in the Kwita Izina Naming Ceremony. They have both won in the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition and were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the North American Nature Photographer’s Association in 2021.
More about Joe & Mary Ann McDonald
https://www.hoothollow.com
ELCC Exhibition & Photo Critique
Judge: Ted Jackson
Topic: Relationships/Interaction with the Elderly
January 16th| Zoom Meeting @ 7PM
Ted Jackson is a photojournalist and author who spent four decades documenting the human condition, mostly while working with The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune. He got his journalistic start at The Daily Iberian.
In 1997, he was part of a four-member team that won a Pulitzer Prize for public service for Oceans of Trouble, a comprehensive look at the impending collapse of the world’s fisheries. In 2005, he photographed Hurricane Katrina, for which The Times-Picayune staff won a Pulitzer for public service. His work has appeared in publications around the world including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and National Geographic. He has appeared on the CBS Morning Show, ABC, CNN, Fox News, NPR and featured on NBC’s TODAY Show.
In 2020, he published his first book, YOU OUGHT TO DO A STORY ABOUT ME, an unlikely tale of his 30-year friendship with Jackie Wallace, a homeless man addicted to crack cocaine who in 1990 randomly boasted about playing in three Super Bowls. Ted lives with his wife, Nancy in Covington, Louisiana.
To see Ted’s photography, go to his website at https://www.tedjacksonphoto.com/
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Monthly Speaker
Each month we feature someone who is an expert in some aspect of photography.
Monthly Photography Exhibition & Critique
Our Meetings
Join us in September 2024 as we begin activities for our new 2024-2025 club year. Our monthly meetings, Speakers, Exhibitions, Casual Critique, and Mentorship are held via Zoom, except for September, January, and June, which we have live meetings. Marauders are monthly outings.
To request information about attending any of our meetings, click at the bottom of this page to request more information.
Yearly membership dues are $50.00 for individuals, $75.00 for couples, and $25 for students.
Anyone interested in photography is welcome to become a member.
Membership entitles you to:
- Mentorship and Workshops
- Monthly Local Photo Outings
- Monthly Exhibition and Photo Critique
- Communicating with Members via our Email List
- Portfolio Project Participation
Follow us on Social Media- We are on Facebook, Instagram and Flickr
Image Gallery – Check out some of the amazing photos taken by our members
November Featured Member – Pam Dorner
Make it moody- Why Every Photographer needs a Fog Plan
Schedule for 2024—2025
Monthly Speakers
September 7th (Saturday)
In Person Meeting at JCC | 2:00-4:00PM
Speaker: Brent Hall
Topic: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark: How to Get into Astrophotography
October 3rd
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Speaker: Richard Bram
Topic: Street Photography: A Restless Life
November 7th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Speaker: Padna Inguva|Roland Shainidze
Topic: Creating Cityscapes
December 5th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Speaker: Eric Bowes
Topic: On the Line: High-Angle Adventure Photography
January 11th (Saturday)
(St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 431 Richmond Place NE @ 2-4PM)
Speaker: Nathaniel Paolinelli
Topic: Stories in Frame: A Photographer’s Journey Across Cultures and Communities
February 6th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Speaker: Joe & Mary Ann McDonald
Topic: The Tail of Seven Tails
March 6th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Speaker: Royce Bair
Topic: TBD
April 3rd
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Speaker: Jake Werth
Topic: TBD
May 1st
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Speaker: Pam Dorner
Topic: TBD
June 7th
(In-person Meeting 2-4 PM) St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 431 Richmond Place NE) Speakers: Maria Baca/Helen Johnson
Topic: Portfolio Project Showcase Presentation & Art Exhibition
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End of Year Social
June 21st
(In-person Meeting 2-4 PM @ St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 431 Richmond Place NE)
Exhibition Judges
Changed to Wednesday September 18th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Judge: Angie McMonigal
Assigned Topic: Abstracts
October 17th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Judge: Nick Rapaz
Assigned Topic: Environmental Portraits
November 21st
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Judge: Peter Boehringer
Assigned Topic: Sunrise, Sunset, Golden
Hour
December 19th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Judge: Marc Muench
Assigned Topic: Smoke/Fog/Steam
January 16th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Judge: Ted Jackson
Assigned Topic: Relationships/Interactions With The Elderly
February 20th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Judge: Laurie Klein
Assigned Topic: Black & White or Infrared
March 20th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Judge: Jory Vander Galien
Assigned Topic: TBD
April 17th
(Zoom Meeting @ 7 PM)
Judge: Gary Crabbe
Assigned Topic: TBD
June TBD
End of Year Awards
Judges: TBD
Casual Critique
Host Mark Werner
Critiques by Emily Mount
Casual Critique provides an opportunity for members to have their photos critiqued by an expert as well as receiving comments from the members in the audience. Club member Mark Werner will host this year’s Casual Critique along with Emily Mount, a professional photographer who has worked as a naturalist and photography instructor for Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic traveling on expeditions around the world.
http://www.emilymountphotography.com/
For additional information about the Casual Critique program, please click on the link Casual Critique.
Dates for Casual Critique Classes
All classes will be via Zoom from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025