Ann Arbor Camera Club - Information
Meeting Format
Annual Timeline
Photo Assignments
Image Submission Guidelines
How to use the group e-mail service
Meeting Format (except in April)
Announcements:
Meetings
begin with brief announcements of Club business and events of interest.
New members are also welcomed and introduced at this time. All
meetings are open to the public and
visitors are encouraged.
Program:
Various
programs are planned throughout the year (see meeting schedule for
details). The programs are typically educational and may include
a guest speaker. Programs are presented at the start of the meetings
and typically last 30-40 minutes.
Display/Presentation of Member Photos:
For
each meeting, a monthly theme or assignment is named with the goal of
challenging members to create new and compelling images. On the first
Tuesday meeting of each month, projected digital images are
presented. On the third Tuesday, printed images are displayed and
presented. Submission guidelines are provided below.
The member presentations may include a
mix of images from digital cameras, 35mm slides or even large format
film. For projected images, digital processing and printing techniques
are often discussed.
These presentations are in the spirit of
sharing and learning.
Discussion of images and composition is encouraged.
Critique is meant to be helpful and constructive. The photos may be
presented
for a variety of purposes, including discussing new approaches or
techniques, soliciting suggestions for improvement or sharing new
locations.
Annual Competition/April Meeting Format:
A competition for best projected images and prints of the year is held
in April. At these meetings selected projected images (1st Tuesday)
and prints (3rd Tuesday) are re-shown to the group by the members and
voted upon by all members. Awards are made in four photographer
categories (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Gallery/Pro). Awards
are presented at the annual AACC banquet.
Annual Timeline
The typical timeline of scheduled club events is shown below. See Meetings page for current schedule.
Photo Assignments for 2018/2019
- September - Long Exposure
- October - People At Work
- November - Textures
- December - In The Style Of...
- January - Machinery
- February - Fun With A Wide-angle Lens
- March - Geometry
- April - Annual Competition
- May - Transportation
- June - Monochrome
- September - Street Scenes
Image Submission Guidelines
- At each meeting members may present up to 4 entries. These may be any combination of the monthly theme (assigned) or of any subject (open).
- Members may choose to present entries in one of four levels (these levels are also used for the Annual Competition in April):
- Novice [N] - Members new to photography
- Intermediate [I] - Members who have won at least 2 awards at the Novice level or with some photographic experience
- Advanced [A] - Members who have won at least 2 awards at the Intermediate level or with extensive photographic experience
- Professional or Gallery Exhibitor [P] - Members who have had gallery exhibits of their works and/or routinely sell photographs
- Film negatives or slides may be digitized or printed and presented in accordance with the projected/print guidelines below.
Digital Images:
- AACC Digital Submission Guidelines
- SUBMIT up to four (4) JPG images by 6:00pm on the Monday evening before the meeting to the e-mail address: slidenight@gmail.com
- SIZE of image should be no larger than 1400 pixels on the long edge at 80% JPG quality
- FILENAME should include this information: your name, level, date, open or assign, title and indicate it is submitted for critique in the following format:
- EXAMPLES
- During the presentation photographers may provide explanation and commentary as their images are shown.
Printed Images:
- There is no restriction on size, mounting or commercial processing.
- Prints are brought to the meeting and placed on tables for viewing before and after the program presentation.
- Members must also list their photos on the signup sheet, which is used to determine the order of presentation.
- During the presentation portion of the meeting, each photographer will present their photo(s) to the group, providing explanation and comments.
Annual Competition:
- The guidelines above also apply to the annual competition with the exception that if you choose to use an assigned image in the open category, please include OPEN in the file name. See the Rules page for more details on the annual competition.
Instructions for using the Ann Arbor Camera Club group e-mail
(members only)
- To send a message to the group use this e-mail address: a2camclub@groups.io
- To view/send messages from the website, go to: https://groups.io/g/a2camclub
- Click on "login" in the upper right corner and use your e-mail address and password.
- If you forgot your password, enter your e-mail at the top of the page and click on the button "E-mail me a link to login". Follow the instructions in the e-mail you recieve to reset your password.
- Once logged in, click on the group name (a2camclub) and use the navigation menu in the upper left of the page to navigate the site. Here is information on some of the menu options:
- Home - Brings you to the main page with basic information about the site and access to the archived messages by year and month.
- Subscription - Use this page to change your settings for how often you wish to receive e-mails.
- Messages - View the latest messages sorted by date. There is also a button to search messages using keywords.
- New Topic - Post a new message to the group.