South Florida Camera Club

On Thursday May 17th, 2012 at 7:00pm we’ll be having our photographic competition for the month. You can find all the rules for the competition by clicking on the “Competition Rules” link in the top left had corner of our website.

Theme: Wildlife - Photos of living animals and you can even use your pets

The selected winning photograph for each monthly competition will be framed by Frame Gallery and will then be displayed in UNCOMMON Gallery for a month.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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This presentation is free for South Florida Camera Club paid members. If you’re not a paid club member, this presentation will be $20.00. If you choose to join South Florida Camera Club within thirty days, you may use the $20.00 towards your membership. If you’d like to join SFCC now go here: “Join Now”

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Click here for map

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Click here for map

SFCC is Proud to present 3 amazing Photojournalists from The Miami Herald, in a panel discussion of Photojournalism in the Digital Age.

APRIL 5th, 7-10pm @ Art Serve:

This presentation is free for South Florida Camera Club paid members. If you’re not a paid club member, this presentation will be $20.00. If you choose to join South Florida Camera Club within thirty days, you may use the $20.00 towards your membership. If you’d like to join SFCC now go here: “Join Now”

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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“The Big Party” is almost here (Saturday, March 10th, 2012 @ 7pm) and we need to know if you’ll be coming. This party will be celebrating our Five year anniversary as well as being the party where the winner of “Best Photo of the Year” finds out they’ll be taking home a brand new Nikon D300s or Canon EOS 7D as well as finding out who our “Best Photographer” is and what they’ll win!

The party will be a pot-luck extravaganza, so we ask that you bring a yummy meal that is your special signature dish. Home cooking is where it’s at, but if you can’t do it home style, a platter from Publix or like store will be fine. We also ask that you bring your own booze (beer/wine/hard stuff). If you need any help with this just email me or give me a call.

Everyone that is or has been a South Florida Camera Club member is invited to this awesome party! If you have not received an email invite to this party yet, please email me at southfloridacameraclub {at} gmail(.)com to let me know. I will need everyone to RSVP me with the name of your guest and the dish you’ll be bringing. I will need all RSVPs to be in by March 6th, 2012.

“The Big Party” will be at ArtServe!!!!

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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South Florida Camera Club is very excited to announce that on Thursday, March 1st 2012 at 7:00 pm Canon Explorer of Light photographer Lewis Kemper will be presenting at SFCC. This presentation is given to SFCC and all are invited to attend for free!

Lewis Kemper has been photographing the natural beauty of North America, and its parklands for over 30 years. During his extensive travels, he has been to 47 states from Alaska to Florida. His work has been exhibited and published in magazines, books, and calendars worldwide.

Before moving west, he received a BA in Fine Art Photography from the George Washington University in 1976. The grandeur of the west beckoned and Lewis moved to Yosemite National Park, where he lived for 11 years. From 1978 until 1980, he worked at The Ansel Adams Gallery. Working at the gallery gave him the opportunity to meet, observe and learn from some of the greatest photographers of our time. “The experience of working at The Ansel Adams Gallery was very influential in my development as a photographer”, he states.

Lewis photographs in color using Canon digital cameras and 4 x 5 cameras. . He has been selected to Canon’s Explorers of Light program featuring 62 of the country’s most influential photographers.

Lewis is also working with digital imaging on his Apple computer to create new work. His work has been sold for editorial and commercial uses in over 16 different countries ranging from national ads to book covers.

Kemper’s photographs are in many private collections as well as in the permanent collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art and Kaiser Permanente. His work has been shown nationally in galleries and museums. Some of these include: The Frederick S. Wight Gallery, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Cornell Museum, The Princeton Gallery of Fine Art, The Popular Photography Gallery, The Ansel Adams Gallery, Photographer’s Gallery and the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. He prints his own archival inkjet prints using Canon’s 12 color ImagePROGRAF 6300 printer using the finest materials available.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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We are very excited to announce that on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 Canon Explorer of Light photographer Rick Sammon will be coming to do a presentation at South Florida Camera Club on exploring digital imaging.

“The camera looks both ways – in picturing the subject, we are also picturing a part of ourselves.” That’s Rick’s favorite photo philosophy when it comes to photographing people. In this presentation, Rick will share some of his favorite people pictures from his travels around the word, as well as technical and personal advice on photographing strangers in strange lands.

Rick Sammon, a Canon Explorer of Light, is one of the most active photographers on the planet. The dude just can’t sit still! Rick has published 36 paper books, including Secrets of HDR Photography, Exploring the Light, and Digital Photography Secrets.

• Rick Sammon’s 24/7 Photo Buffet for – an e-book that offers 24/7 access to Rick’s best photo tips, tricks and techniques. iPhone and iPad versions available.

• Rick Sammon’s Social Media Marketing for Photographers, a series of Quick Time movies that features Rick’s tips on Social Media. iPhone and iPad versions available.

• Rick Sammon’s Life Lessons We Can Learn From Mother Nature, a collection of Rick’s favorite wildlife photographs accompanied by inspirational quotes. Mini-lessons on wildlife photography are also included, as well as quick Photoshop tips. iPad version only.

• Rick Sammon’s Butterfly Wonders, a beautiful collection of Rick’s favorite butterfly photographs accompanied with information on each animal by butterfly expert Alan Chin Lee. A comprehensive course on close-up photograph is also included.

Rick Sammon’s book, Flying Flowers won the coveted Golden Light Award, and his book Hide and See Under the Sea won the Ben Franklin Award. Rick, who has photographed in almost 100 countries around the world, gives more than two-dozen photography workshops (including private workshops) and presentations around the world each year. Rick co-founded the Digital Photography Experience (www.dpexperience.com) with Juan Pons. DPE is on-line digital photography learning center that offers podcasts and articles – and more! Rick also hosts several shows on kelbytraining.com. Rick has also been nominated for the Photoshop Hall of Fame, is considered one of today’s top digital -imaging experts, cutting through lots of Photoshop “speak,” making it fun, easy and rewarding to work and play in the digital darkroom. When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.”

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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On Thursday January 19th 2012 at 7:00pm we’ll be having our photographic competition for the month. You can find all the rules for the competition by clicking on the “Competition Rules” link in the top left had corner of our website.

Theme: Open - Compete this month using your favorite photograph.

The selected winning photograph for each monthly competition will be framed by Frame Gallery and will then be displayed in UNCOMMON Gallery for a month.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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On Thursday, December 1st 2011 at 7:30pm Fort Lauderdale, Florida based professional photographer Andrew Innerarity will be South Florida Camera Club’s guest speaker.

Bring you camera to this meeting! After and exciting presentation Andrew will be giving a workshop on shooting a pinup model with a real model and using lighting!

Andrew Innerarity has completed award-winning photojournalism, portraiture and adventure travel assignments across the United States, Haiti, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Germany, Russia, France, Spain, Italy, Sudan, Mali, Kenya, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macao, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Afghanistan and Iraq. Innerarity’s subjects are as varied as the parts of the globe he has been assignment to, ranging from Opium eradication stories in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan Province, to U.S. Presidential Campaigns and portraits of the United States’ best bets for Olympic champions at American training facilities.

Andrews’s awards include an assignment during his term at the Eddie Adams Workshop and selection to be one of 90 African American Photojournalists invited to celebrate Life Magazine staff photographer, director of Shaft, poet, author and composer, Gordon Park’s 90th birthday.

Andrew Innerarity was born in Kingston, Jamaica and immigrated to Miami at age 11. As a senior at American High School, Andrew received an honorable mention in the journalism category of the Miami Herald’s Silver Knight competition, for his socially conscious work with other high school students.

After 4 successive photography internships at the Miami Herald and 2 at the Los Angeles Times, upon graduating the University of Southern California with a B.A in European History, Innerarity accepted a staff photography position at the Miami Herald. After 9 years at the Herald in which he was part of the paper’s team whose coverage of Hurricane Andrew received the Pulitzer Prize.

Innerarity spent 2 years as a staff photographer at the Atlanta Bureau of the Associated Press where he covered events and subjects of national and international importance. Subsequent to the AP, Innerarity held a staff photography position at the St Petersburg Times where his most memorable assignment was coverage of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Cuba. Innerarity departed the Times for a staff position at the Houston Chronicle where his documentary photography garnered both statewide and national recognition, among them, a Texas Headliner and a DART Center award for photojournalism.

After almost 3 years as a staff photographer at the South Florida Sun Sentinel, where Innerarity honed his visual presentation skill by working with award-winning page designers; their work was recognized by the Society of News Design in 2006.

At present, Innerarity’s professional emphasis is bringing his years of experience in photojournalism and stylized portraiture to couples on their wedding day via Art of I Do.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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On Thursday, November 17th at 7:30pm we’ll be having our photographic competition for the month. You can find all the rules for the competition by clicking on the “Competition Rules” link in the top left had corner of our website.

The themes for the months of 2011 are the photographers listed, and the sub-theme is the direction you need to go in with the image you create. For the months that have two photographers listed, you must only choose one of the photographers (your choice) and go in the direction of the sub-theme. Before creating your photograph, please research the photographer and their many photographs for your inspiration.

Theme: Robert Farber

Robert Farber

Robert Farber’s commercial work includes major campaigns for fashion, beauty, and advertising clients. His editorial, and advertising work has appeared in most major magazine in the United States and abroad.

The selected winning photograph for each monthly competition will be framed by Frame Gallery and will then be displayed in UNCOMMON Gallery for a month.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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On Thursday November 3rd, 2011 architectural photographer Jerry Rabinowitz will be our guest speaker!

Jerry Rabinowitz has been a commercial photographer for almost 30 years, and specializes in architecture and architectural based themes. His clients include national and regional magazines, corporate and advertising clientele. Jerry was a large format photographer for many years, but Jerry’s workflow has since become 100% digital. Jerry was president of ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) in New Mexico, and lectured for Fujifilm. He now teaches lighting at Palm Beach Photographic Centre.

As a photographer, I always wonder why I shoot what I do, says Jerry. At the meeting Jerry will explore the process involved in image creation. Jerry states that “in the digital world megapixels, algorithms and workflow seem to rule”, and ask “Does the technical dominate or is the image the destination?” Jerry will also discuss architectural photography, as well as a look at the decision process in photography.

Jerry has been working on a few personal projects and will be showing us those images and telling us the stories behind them. Jerry will be taking questions and discuaaing the ups and downs of being a working professional photographer.

This presentation is free for South Florida Camera Club paid members. If you’re not a paid club member, this presentation will be $40.00. If you choose to join South Florida Camera Club within thirty days, you may use the $40.00 towards your membership.If you’d like to join SFCC now go here: “Join Now”

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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On Thursday, October 20th at 7:30pm we’ll be having our photographic competition for the month. You can find all the rules for the competition by clicking on the “Competition Rules” link in the top left had corner of our website.

The themes for the months of 2011 are the photographers listed, and the sub-theme is the direction you need to go in with the image you create. For the months that have two photographers listed, you must only choose one of the photographers (your choice) and go in the direction of the sub-theme. Before creating your photograph, please research the photographer and their many photographs for your inspiration.

Theme: Jill Greenberg

Jill Greenberg

Jill Greenberg is an American photographer. She is known for her portraits, editorial, advertising and art work.

The selected winning photograph for each monthly competition will be framed by Frame Gallery and will then be displayed in UNCOMMON Gallery for a month.

South Florida Camera Club @ ArtServe
1350 East Sunrise Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Click here for map