See the photos our members are taking: View our member photo albums on our PictureTrail gallery:
http://www.picturetrail.com/twumccameraclub
Our purpose is to bring together people interested in exploring the wonder of God's creation through the lens of a camera. Members of all ages encourage one another and share their efforts to record nature, travels, people and memories. Anyone is welcome to join this club. We are here to teach one another through enjoyable activities and meetings, to make new friendships through a common interest, to support The Woodlands United Methodist Church through our photography, and to glorify God through it all.
Meetings: We meet the first Monday of each month, excluding holidays, at 7:00 pm in Jones Library (southwest corner of the church - see map). The meeting starts promptly at 7:15.
Our meetings last for one and a half hours. We share camera tips, learn new techniques, exchange ideas, and enjoy gaining insight from others' experiences. Every month brings a new program. For more information, e-mail us at cameraclub
twumc.org.
Club Dues: There are opportunities and programs that require funds from time to time. Membership dues of $15 per person or $20 per family per year are a voluntary (non-tax-deductable) gift toward the operations of the Camera Club, and enable us to expand our programs. Membership is not required to attend monthly meetings nor to have a name tag, however, all workshops and field trips require membership to attend.
TWUMC Camera Club Newsletter
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
Upcoming Meetings
2010
March 1, 2010 - Katya Horner
April 5, 2010 - Andy Biggs
May 3, 2010 - Tony Comer
Special Interest Groups:
Digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) Camera SIG
Due to their huge diversity, we do not address specific cameras in our monthly Monday night meetings, so we get together as D-SLR owners (Nikon, Canon, etc.) in the DSLR Special Interest Group to figure out how to make our cameras work best.
This group meets at 2:00 p.m. on the FOURTH Sunday of every month in the Columns Cafe, at the northwest end of the church. Everyone is welcome!
Photoshop Elements SIG
Taking photos with a digital camera is just the beginning. The next step is getting them out of the camera and processing them in some way for printing or posting on the internet. The "standard" for digital processing programs is Adobe Photoshop, with Photoshop Elements the easiest and least expensive tool to start with. This SIG includes workshops on beginner and basic operations in Photoshop Elements as well as sharing of projects and techniques learned by fellow participants. Users of Photoshop CS and Lightroom are invited to participate, but all activities are conducted using Photoshop Elements.
This group meets the THIRD Monday of each month in Room B-210 (upstairs) at 7:00 PM. If you have a laptop with Photoshop Elements installed you are encouraged to bring it, along with any photos and projects.
SIG Questions?
DSLR SIG:
Nikon D-SLR SIG Co-Leader: Bill Park - wbpark1comcast.net
Canon D-SLR SIG Co-Leader: Bill Fortney - bill.fortneysbcglobal.net
Photoshop Elements SIG: Pete Poulsen - cameraclubtwumc.org
Give Us Your Best Shot!
Share and Learn
Take some photos and share them with other members at the next meeting. We all want to know each other better and learn from all our experiences. Each month you can share up to four (4) photos. E-mail your photos to cameraclubtwumc.org by the end of the month! We cannot guarantee that photos received less than four (4) days before the monthly meeting will be included.
If you need help with this, call Jean and Mike Drummond (281.367.7641) or Pete Poulsen (281.292.1568). Remember - we have a mailbox in the resource room located beside the church receptionist if you need to drop off a CD or photo.
Always be sure you receive a response from one of us after you e-mail photos to be sure we received them.
Other Photography Clubs in our area
(they support us and we support them!):
The Woodlands Photography Club meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the Woodlands Community Center, 2235 Lake Robbins Road, The Woodlands, TX 77380 from 6:30-8:00pm. For more information on club meetings please visit http://woodlandsphoto.org.
The 1960 Digital Photography Special Interest Group meets at the Cypress
located at 6823 Cypresswood Drive, just east of Stuebner Airline. We meet the
month, unless the church bumps us for other activities. We are a diverse group
seeking to improve our photographer skills, with a motto of "members helping members." Part of the larger club, 1960 PC User Group which spends a lot of time talking about information about our group can be found at:
http://www.1960pcug.org/
advanced, who share a love for the capture, preservation and sharing of God's
photography. Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of every month at the Kingwood church, 6:30 p.m. For more information, please go to http://kwphotoclub.com
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Advisory Board
President: Jean Drummond
1st Vice President: Mike Drummond
2nd Vice President: - Pete Poulsen, Special Projects
Treasurer: Linda Henderson
Membership Chair: Linda Henderson
Hospitality Chair: Georganna Smith
Ten-minute Programs Chair: Bob Beaird
Workshop Facilities Chair: Georganna Smith
Field Trip Chair: Nancy Olson
Field Trip Team: Pete Poulsen, Bob Beaird
Director, Special Projects Steve Turnipseed
Webmaster: Pete Poulsen
Special Interest Groups:
Bill Park, Bill Fortney, Bill VandeSande, Pete Poulsen