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Clockwise from top left: Summer Portrait by Jill Bernstein, Central Park in the Rain
by Rich Haas, Foggy Trees by Jo Ann Tomaselli, Pisgah Covered Bridge by Les Conner,
Copycats by Barbara Snyder.
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There is also a forum on which members
can pose questions or post photos for critiques
by other members.
Providing a way for members to show
off their photography is also something the
club does. “I think it’s important for the
community to see what local photographers
are doing,” says JoAnn Tomaselli, chair of
the exhibit committee. “One of our biggest
exhibits is an all-member exhibit at
the Northeast branch of the New Hanover
County Library, which usually runs for a
month in November. This year, there were
70 images on display.”
Some club photographers are named
end-of-the-year winners, selected in May.
Their work will be displayed from June 26
through July 31 at Caffé Phoenix and at
UNCW’s Cultural Arts Building Gallery
during the months of June and July 2011.
Opportunities to Learn At each
of the club’s monthly meetings, a professional
photographer is invited to speak to
members. Beginning this year, monthly
member workshops have also been planned
and have included topics such as basics of
the camera, tips for better photography and
an overview of Lightroom and Photoshop.
Richard Hass, past president and current
chair of the education committee, says he
believes the workshops are a crucial part of
the club. “A good number of the members
join the club because they want to learn
more about photography,” Haas says,
“and workshops are one way to help them
improve their photography skills.”
“Field trips are another great opportunity
for people, not just to practice their
photography skills but to socialize and
meet other people in the club,” says Vickie
Kohler, chair of the field trip committee.
“This year, three field trips are planned to
Silver Coast Winery, Oakdale Cemetery
and Bald Head Island.”
The camera club also believes in reaching
out to the community and for the past
two years has given a $500 scholarship to a
student pursuing the study of photography
in college.
Millie Maready, the club’s treasurer and
a member for 15 years, sums up the feelings
of many of her fellow club members:
“Photography is my hobby and my passion,
and being around people with the same
interests and learning from them is what the
Cape Fear Camera Club is all about.”
Get Involved The Cape Fear Camera Club meets the third Thursday of the month (September through May), at the McLeod Building,
part of the downtown campus of Cape Fear Community College, at 7 p.m., in room S-002. Guests are welcome. Yearly dues are $30/individual
membership and $45/family membership. Visit www.capefearcameraclub.org to find out about upcoming meetings and events.