Upcoming Events » February 2010
Shoot, Shop and Room… 20 Great Ideas to change your world.
On Thursday, February 4th 2010 at 7:30pm Rick McCawley will be presenting a seminar at South Florida Camera Club.
Rick’s 35 years as an award winning photojournalist, artist, educator, and author, have taught him a lot. at this meeting he will bring you a fast paced Seminar covering the 20 greatest ideas that have changed his world and he hope will change yours to. So bring your laptop, and get ready for a night of learning. You can stop by his mobilme iDisk and get some of the great files he mentions in his lecture ahead of time at this link: http://public.me.com/rickmccawley
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”
Rick McCawley has had a passion for photography for over 35 years, starting with his first underwater photos in Florida’s springs. He spent 10 years at the Miami Herald as a staff photographer and shot many national and world events. He was a member of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered Hurricane Andrew. Rick also photographed the Miami riots of 1980, where his car was attacked and the window shot out with a bullet lodged in the back seat. He photographed the first space shuttle launch for United Press International, and was the first photographer to dive down to the sunken Spanish galleon “Nuestra Senora de Atocha” in the Keys. Rick has been published in Time, The New York Times, Bunte, Dier Spiegel, among countless others.
Rick holds an M.A. in Photography from Barry University, and is pursuing his MFA in Graphic Design at Florida Atlantic University. He has been a professor of graphic design at Broward College since 2000, and received the John and James L. Knight Endowed Teaching Chair in 2007.
Gallery Night at UNCOMMON Gallery
This Gallery Night is a very special one for South Florida Camera Club because hanging on a wall will be all twelve winning images from year 2009! This will be your chance to see all the prints in the photographic competition before casting your ballot for “Best Photograph of the Year.”
The second Friday of every month is “Gallery Night” at UNCOMMON Gallery in Fort Lauderdale. Meet other artists and enjoy their work in this unique atmosphere. Also enjoy sandwiches, cheese, wine and deserts throughout the evening. This is a great opportunity for South Florida Camera Club members to get together and socialize. Please bring your friends and help spread the word.
UNCOMMON Gallery is an alternative, casual style gallery promoting arts with a collection of images that explore all areas and styles of artistic expression. Michael D. Colanero is the proprietor of UNCOMMON Gallery and is also a nationally recognized artist, illustrator and designer.
If you’re an artist interested in promoting your work, increasing your visibility, and looking for more opportunities for potential sale, you can have Michael give you a portfolio review to start the process for gallery exhibit consideration. You can contact Michael through his website “UNCOMMON Gallery” or by giving him a call at: 954-336-4305.
Florida Renaissance Festival 2010 First Trip
On Sunday, February 14th at 12:00 pm South Florida Camera Club will be attending the 18th annual Florida Renaissance Festival at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
This event is perfect for making candid photographs of people dressed in renaissance era costumes. Browse through an enchanted crafts village where over one hundred merchants and artisans demonstrate and sell their wares. Behold glass blowing, hammered pewter, wooden toys, unique pottery, clothing and a wealth of other riches. Click your shutters at battling knights, as they mount their steeds, lower their visors, aim their lances and charge at full tilt. Photograph hundreds of performers, not only on our twelve stages, but literally all around you are sword fighters, minstrels, magicians, mud-beggars, wenches and more.
If you have any trouble finding us at the park you can call Danny Hammontree at 954-667-3840. I’ll be leading up this trip and will be the person to contact if you can’t find our group.
February 2010 Photographic Competition
On Thursday February 18th 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.
Theme: Passion - From a lovers embrace to a soul crying out… maybe even a gesture or glance, the expression of passion takes many forms. Show us the power of passion through your eyes.
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. The photographer whose photo wins the year end Grand Prize competition will have a choice of selecting either a: Nikon D300s! Or a Canon 7D!
Lake Worth Street Painting Festival
On Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at 12:00 PM, South Florida Camera Club will be going to the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival. If you have any trouble finding the South Florida Camera Club clan once you get there, just give me a call at 954-667-3840.
Watch and photograph as over 400 Artists use the pavement as canvas to transform downtown Lake Worth into a temporary outdoor museum of original art and masterpiece reproductions. Watch the streets come alive as the artists transform the pavement into works of art. Continuous live music and children’s activities are also featured.
Traced back to 16th century Italy when itinerant artists would use their chalks to transform pavement into a makeshift canvas, street painting has retained its appeal through the centuries. As in ages past, crowds still gather to watch as fine works of art emerge. The “paintings” last only until the next rain, but the lively spirit and accessibility of the exhibition captivates new audiences each year and inspires lasting memories.
Downtown Lake Worth and the Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce invite you to the annual Street Painting Festival, which claims bragging rights as the country’s largest. The 2-day event transforms the downtown streets with more than 200 street paintings sponsored by businesses, organizations, families and individuals, covering more area than any other festival of its kind in the U.S. Hundreds of artists converge to display their diverse talents on the asphalt – using only chalk – in styles that range from Renaissance classicism to Cubism and Pop Art. Street performers, strolling minstrels and Main stage musical entertainment add to the creative atmosphere. And of course, don’t miss the Festival Food Courts, accommodating culinary tastes and thirsts as diverse as the surrounding artwork.
Lake Worth Street Painting Festival
709 Lucerne Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33460
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Weston ArtWalk and Showtime
On Sunday, February 21st 2010 from 10am till 5pm two members of South Florida Camera Club (Barbie Pearson and Jack Levy) will be showing their photography at the 4th annual Weston ArtWalk and Showtime!
Along with Jack and Barbie 60 other local artist will be showing their paintings, sculpture, photography and more. There will also be live entertainment for all to enjoy. So come on out and show support for our members and have a great time.
Weston Town Center
1675 Market Street
Weston, FL 33326
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Peter Langone Workshop
On Thursday, February 25th 2010 Peter Langone will be teaching a workshop at TYE Studios in Fort Lauderdale from 7:00 PM till 9:30 PM. The regular price for this workshop is $50, but it will be offered to South Florida Camera Club members for only $35. The topics Peter will be covering are:
*Lecture, Demo and Q&A.
*Detail lighting techniques, composition, directing, prep, shoot and post production.
*The business of photography, getting new clients, public relations, ect…
*Getting people you wish to work with know you exist.
If you’re interested in taking this workshop, call up Chez over at TYE Studios at 954-327-3447 and tell her you wanna take this workshop and that you’re a member of South Florida Camera Club!
TYE Studios
3704 SW 30th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
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The Big Party!
“The Big Party” is almost here (February 27th, 2010 @ 7pm) and we need to know if you’ll be coming. This party will be celebrating our three 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!
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).
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 February 21st, 2010.
“The Big Party” will again take place at the home of Joe and Donna McBroom. When I receive your RSVP I will then send you the address and directions to get to their lovely home.