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BLIND PHOTOGRAPHY, An eye opener! =)

The BLIND PHOTOGRAPHY challenge hosted by Steve Hewett and Chris Moore in downtown Sumter this past Saturday, Aug. 21, was a HIT!

Everyone who came enjoyed the event, the review of images afterward at the ‘club house’ was fun. So make sure to attend the September meeting as each photographers’ TOP FIVE images will be on display for you to check out.

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We want your books!

We want your books!

Got a ‘page turner’ — share it!

Do you have a photography book that you own and have finished reading? Would you like access to a great collection of subject matter and special interest?

Then look no further than the new SDCC Club Library!

We have a permanent home for our collection and would like to broaden our current selection and need your help! We’d like for you to share (loan) the books that you currently own, thus sharing them with the other club members to enjoy and therefore giving you access to some new reads. Let’s all pitch in and share, it’s fun, you should try it!

Want to know more about our permanent home for this collection? Then email me back and let me fill you in on our latest club project that the library is apart of, we’ve already started the work on this long term project.

FYI: I did a quick inventory of some of my books alone, cost ranging from $19.95, $29.95, $34.95, $46.95 and even upwards of $80 (textbook I taught out of at CCTC) — all at your disposal just for being a member of the Sumter Digital Camera Club.

Another means of improving to better serve you!

Thanks,
Chris

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Turn the ‘Light’ on!

Are you currently using Lightroom? Thought about buying it? Wanting to learn more about how it works?

If you answered YES, then you’re not alone.

Therefore I’d like to start the conversation toward holding a workshop on Lightroom. I just installed my full versions of Lightroom 3 along with Photoshop for my new Mac (my trial versions ran out earlier this week). So now I’d like to learn more about Lightroom and see some workflow, tools and functions of this program in action by those that are using it.

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News from our friend Richard Bernabe

I got this from our friend Richard Bernabe and thought I’d pass it along …
Have a great weekend,
Chris

All of my winter trips and photography is over and now I have my sights set on spring once again. I thank you all so much for all of the e-mails during the past few weeks, asking about the Belize trip (it was great) and upcoming workshops, classes and tours.

I forgot to mention the article I wrote in Digital Photo Magazine (it was the February Issue) on “Creative Landscapes.” Those who wrote in to say how much they enjoyed it – THANK YOU.

I just wanted to pass along a few reminders before spring is upon us for real.

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend, June 4 – 6, 2010

Just a quick reminder that tickets for this event go on sale at Midnight, April 1. It will probably be sold out by 9:00 am and that’s no exaggeration – so if you plan on attending, call early and often on April 1. For more information, follow this link:

Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

Upcoming Workshops

Many of the Waterfall Workshops this spring and summer are filling up. Make your plans now if you want to attend:

Waterfall Workshops in the Carolinas

There are two spots still available for Charleston in a couple of weeks:

Springtime in Charleston, South Carolina

And a one-day workshop in the Smoky Mountains, hosted by the Nantahala Outdoor Center’s new retail store in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, The Outpost.

A Spring Day in the Smoky Mountains

The weekend Smokies Workshop is sold out, so this is a good alternative.

If none of these events work for you, there are more here:

Richard Bernabe Digital Photo Workshops

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Jan. photos have been uploaded!

Check out the Assignment of the Month and Photos of the Month contests, they are under their respective headings, AOM & POM. Enjoy!

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Update from our friend, Richard Bernabe

I just got this email from our friend, Ricahrd Bernabe and wanted to share what he has going on and coming up.

Thanks,
Chris

HDR and Mast Photo Editing Class

One more reminder that my HDR and Master Photo Editing Class will be taking place this weekend on January 23, 2010 at the Hampton Inn Harvest Room in Hendersonville, North Carolina. There are only a few seats remaining, as the response to this class has been extremely strong. In addition to learning the secrets of HDR photography for natural-looking results, you will receive a discount code (25 percent discount) for the purchase of PhotoMatix software, the HDR software used in this class. We will also look at other High Dynamic Range techniques such as Exposure Blending and using Luminosity Masks. The Luminosity Mask Actions are offered free to the attendees.

More information, as well as how to register, click here.

Hatteras Island Sunset, Outer Banks, North Carolina
Canon EOS 5D Mark2 & Canon 17-40mm L
Taken from two exposures and blended

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to personally wish each and everyone of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that you enjoy this time of thanksgiving and the opportunity to spend the holiday with family and friends. Don’t forget to charge your batteries and carry your camera with you to capture memories that you’ll end up cherishing forever.

09 Christmas Social Details
We will hold our annual Christmas Social in place of our December meeting, December 10 @ 7pm. We will meet for dinner at Best of Seasons on Wesmark Blvd — we have the place to ourselves. Please bring your spouse or significant other. Also if you are interested we are going to do a gift exchange (Chinese/White Elephant) so we are asking that each person that would like to participate bring a gift. Please visit this link, http://bit.ly/sdcc_christmas, add your name and number in your party by Dec. 4.

Happy Shooting!

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Jen was a hit!

If you missed our monthly meeting last night you missed a good one!

Jennifer VanAllen from Timeless Memories was a hit!

Thank you Jen for coming and sharing about your photography and several techniques that you use daily.

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Halloween shoot a success!


Thanks to the people of Sumter and the members of the Sumter Digital Camera Club that lent a hand during our annual Halloween photo shoot at Sumter Mall. It was a successful shoot! Thanks again!

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Halloween shoot details

WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED ON HALLOWEEN! ~ Come let the members of the Sumter Digital Camera Club take your little one’s picture or a group of you and your friends dressed to scare. At only $5/picture [5x7] support a local club and have  a quality picture to put in your scrapbook, ready within just minutes, you don’t want to miss this super good deal. Help us spread the word and we look forward to seeing you there!

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