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All club meetings are held at the Parish House of All Saints Parish church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline, Massachusetts (details here).
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for BCC members
We’re happy to announce the formation of our online community at Flickr, the world’s largest photo sharing site. Akshat Gupta and Nancy Capaccio created the BCC Flickr site and are the BCC Flickr Administrators. BCC Flicker will provide a venue for members to post photos and engage each other, share photographs and ideas, and learn from each other. For example, it can be used to easily share images from field trips and Model Studio shoots, ask questions and offer advice, critique and help. Check it out, click the Flickr logo on the right or go to:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bostoncameraclub/
Any active BCC member can join the group. Please click on ‘read more’ for all the details.
FAQs: BCC FLICKR GROUP
Q: Why is this being created?
A: Setting up a BCC online community at Flickr provides a terrific medium for the members to engage with each other, share ideas/photographs, and learn from each other. It will be particularly helpful in sharing our work from field trips, Model Studios and Education workshops. This will complement the website’s Gallery which showcases each photographer’s best work.
Q: Is this a public or private group?
A: This is a private group in the sense that only members of BCC can add pictures to our Group Pool or contribute to the Discussion. Non-members can, however, look at our pictures and read our Discussion. They can also visit your personal photostream and see your pictures unless you restrict this, which is your choice. (See Download, below)
Q: How can I join the BCC group at Flickr?
A: If you already have a Flickr account, skip to Step 2.
If you don’t, start with Step 1.
Step 1: Go to www.flickr.com and use your Yahoo login details to sign in. (If you don’t have a Yahoo login, it’ll ask you to create one. A nuisance, yes, but worthwhile.)
Step 2: Search (sub-menu=Groups) for “Boston Camera Club” (use the “ “)
Step 3: Ask to be invited. You can expect a confirmation within 24 hours, provided you are a member in good standing (dues paid, thank you!).
Q: Are there rules?
A: What’s a club without rules? To be admitted you need agree to these:
1. Only open to members of the Boston Camera Club
2. Only Club members can upload photos and participate in the activities of this group.
3. The BCC welcomes pictures that you want to share with other members, or images that invite comment or a discussion. We rely on members to be selective in adding images to the Group Pool.
4. When adding photos, please tag them "Boston Camera Club." (use the “ “)
5. BCC administrators may add tags to any photos to make them easier for Club members to find.
6. BCC administrators may, from time to time, refresh the Group Pool by removing old images (but they will remain in your photostream).
7. As this is an extension of the Boston Camera Club, let’s participate in the same spirit.
Q: What else should I do before I add pictures to the BCC Flickr group?
A: You need do nothing, but you may want to set up your preferences regarding Privacy & Permissions. (See Download, below)
Q: Will it be quick and easy to upload my pictures, or a hassle?
A: If you already have pictures in your photostream that you want to add to the BCC Group Pool, skip to Step 3.
If you don’t start with Step 1.
Step 1: You may want to make your image smaller before you send it to Flickr so that you can post more pictures per month. Save for Web is handy for this. (See also: How Many, below)
Step 2: On your Howdy page, simply click on UPLOAD and do what it says.
Step 3: Above any picture in your photostream, click on SEND TO GROUP. (If you belong to more than one group, select BCC.)
Step 4: If you haven’t tagged your picture, you may want to do that now. (See Tags, below)
If you want to upload a series of images (e.g. from a Model Studio or filed trip): On the Group Pool page, click on ADD PHOTOS.
Choose which of your photos to display.
Select 6 at a time to add to the BCC Group Pool.
To learn other options, see: FAQ/Photos or visit www.flickr.com/photos/upload/
Q: Who can I contact if I need help?
A: Flickr has a very good help function http://www.flickr.com/help/
and an FAQ section http://www.flickr.com/help/faq/
With regards to any questions about the club activities on Flickr you can contact the BCC Flickr administrators: Akshat (Akey) Gupta at
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or Nancy at
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If you have questions you think others might also have, please post them on the Discussion portion of BCC/Flickr.
Q: How can I see all the pictures from a Model Studio or a field trip?
A: If it’s a recent event, the images will probably be those most recently loaded so they’ll be on the first page(s) of the Group Pool. Or simply check “BCC Tags in Use” and search on the event’s tag.
Q: Will I be able to post comments/questions about my images or someone else’s?
A: Yes. You can even post a “note” on a particular part of an image that you are referring to. (How cool is that?) If you have a question, you may want to ask it in the Discussion. You can include an image within your question. (Discussion threads appear on the BCC group page below the Group Pool, including how to include an image within a question/comment.) Note: Comments your pictures get in the Group Pool will also appear in your own photostream. You have the option of deleting them.
Q: Will others be able to download my photos?
A: If you want ANYONE to download your pictures, you need do nothing. If you want to LIMIT downloads:
Step 1: Go to YOU/ YOUR ACCOUNT and click on the PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS tab.
Step 2: Choose who can download, share, print, or blog your work.
Note: In addition to your “default” setting which applies to all of your pictures, you can chose a different privacy setting for individual pictures.
For more details: http://www.flickr.com/help/photos/#87
Q: What about licensing my images?
A: Set your preferences at Privacy & Permissions on your Howdy page. (See Download, above)
Q: How many photos can I upload?
A: Up to 100MB* per month. You can see the most recent 200* photos. You may want to downsize your files before you load them (e.g., with Save for Web).
Q: Are there limits on file sizes or file types for uploads?
A: You can upload photos up to 10MB* in size. Flickr supports JPEGs, GIFS (not-animated) and PNGs. You can also upload TIFFS “and some other file types” but they will automatically be converted to and stored in JPEG format. * All these limits are for a free Flickr account. For a “Pro” account, which costs $24.95/year, all the limits are higher.
Q: What is a tag?
A: Tags are labels for pictures that facilitate searching and sorting. If you’ve already added the image to the BCC Group Pool, here’s how you tag it:
Step 1: To the right of the image, click on ADD A TAG.
Step 2: Then either type in your tag OR click on CHOOSE FROM YOUR TAGS which will display your tags. Flic
Note: If using more than one word, you must put the phrase in “ “ to keep the words together. Flickr provides more guidelines at point of use.
Note: BCC Tags in Use is a topic in our Discussion. We encourage you to use them (along with other tags you like to use).
MORE FAQs (still have more questions? Maybe it’s one of these!)
Q: How can I remove a picture from the BCC Group Pool?
For single pictures:
Step 1: On the Group page, click on the x under the picture.
Step 2: Click OK to confirm you want to remove it from the BCC Group Pool but keep it in your own photostream.
For one or more pictures: (you’re doing some tidying up, thank you!)
Step 1: On the Group page, click on OPEN THIS GROUP IN ORGANIZR.
Step 2: Click on SHOW ONLY MY STUFF.
Step 3: Drag photos down to Findr and drop them. It will ask you to confirm. This will remove them from the Group Pool but keep them in your photostream.
CAUTION: If you have clicked on a thumbnail and now are looking at a page with just that photo, DO NOT click on DELETE unless you want to remove the image from your photostream. This cannot be undone (except by uploading the image again.)
Q: How do I see a larger version of a thumbnail in the Group Pool?
A: Click on any thumbnail and you’ll get a larger view. To the right you’ll see the BCC pool (next picture, previous picture). Click in either direction. NOTE that if you click on a member’s name, you’ll be taken to their photostream.
Q: If someone comments on my photo in my own photostream, will that comment appear in the BCC pool?
A: Yes, and vice versa. However, you can always delete comments, and block comments for all or single pictures.
Q: Why do I still get comments when I set it for No Comments?
A: If you send your photo to the BCC Group Pool, members can leave comments and add notes and tags to it despite your setting. Again, you can delete them.
WHAT? STILL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?
Akshat (Akey) Gupta at
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- Esp. questions about being accepted into the Flickr BCC Group
Nancy at
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Check out the PSA competition photos and our own Bao Peizhong winning photo, click here
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Boston Camera Club is presenting an exciting Photo Education Series, please download and view the details: 2009-2010-Photo-Education-Program
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Post your website on the BCC website. Check out on the left panel the member's websites menu item. If you have a website, Flickr, Smugmug etc. and wish to list it, see 'contact us' and 'webmaster' to make the request. Include your URL and a very brief statement, optional, about your website.
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for BCC members
We’re happy to announce the formation of our online community at Flickr, the world’s largest photo sharing site. Akshat Gupta and Nancy Capaccio created the BCC Flickr site and are the BCC Flickr Administrators. BCC Flicker will provide a venue for members to post photos and engage each other, share photographs and ideas, and learn from each other. For example, it can be used to easily share images from field trips and Model Studio shoots, ask questions and offer advice, critique and help. Check it out, click the Flickr logo on the right or go to:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bostoncameraclub/
Any active BCC member can join the group. Please click on ‘read more’ for all the details.
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Boston Camera Club 2010 Model of the Year Competition
It is my pleasure to announce the Boston Camera Club 2010 annual Model of the Year Competition will be held on June 5th Saturday evening in the ACAS Center, Woburn, Mass. We are looking for contestants to compete in our contest.
The models need not to be professional or experienced to enter the competition. Most of the past winners / contestants were not professional in the modeling field. You will be able to gain much rewarding experience and exposure from the stage appearance. It should be a fun evening networking with the local photographers, make up artists & models. The Boston Camera Club has been sponsoring the annual Model of the Year competition event for over twenty years. We have had incredible success with our contestants and winners in the past. Some went to join major Boston modeling agencies, travel in the world of modeling, act in the major local productions and mostly recently, one of our previous year contestants, Susie Castillo, competed and won the 2003 Miss Mass USA State & Miss USA National titles.
The contestants are invited to enter our modeling competition to compete for the following prizes, including cash, trophy, sash, tiara, free photo shoots, your own photo appearing in the 2011 New England Beauties Calendar. And if you are over 18 years old, invitation to try out for the New England Camera Club Conference model search for the Univ. of Mass / Amherst campus the weekend of July 16 – 18 to pose for hundreds of photographers, free hotel stay & meals plus $ 200. spending money.
Feel free to call 617 328-6218 or email me if you have any questions regarding the event.
Gordon Yu / Director
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Download these documents for entry forms and more information
DETAILS ENTRY-FORM-page-1 ENTRY-FORM-page-2
Click the "read more..." below for photos of the 2009 contest
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Solo Exhibition - BCC member Laura Kandziolka will display photographs from her series "Urban Legends" at
Goddard Hous, 165 Chestnute st. in Brookline. The exhibit runs from Febuary 14 to April 30. A selection of the
photos can also be seen at www.laurakandziolka.com/gallery.
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PRESENTING: TEACHING PROGRAM ON
JUDGING AND THE 34TH GREATER LYNN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
DATE: APRIL 10, 1:00PM-4:00PM
PROGRAMS: TEACHING PRESENTATION
1:00PM, INTERNATIONAL 2:30PM
LOCATION: DANVERS HIGH SCHOOL,
60 CABOT ROAD, DANVERS, MA
COST: $12 SEMINAR AND INTERNATIONAL
OR $8 INTERNATIONAL
TICKETS: AT THE DOOR, OR WRITE/EMAIL
TO SUSAN MOSSER (address below)
Please join us for a teaching
presentation and the showing of the 34th Greater Lynn International at Danvers
High School, Danvers, MA on April 10, 1:00PM until approximately
4:00PM.
The cost for the complete program
starting at 1:00PM will be $12, or $8 for the Greater Lynn International
Exhibition at 2:30PM. Tickets for both these venues may be obtained at the door
or by writing to Susan Mosser 173 Central St. No. Reading, Ma 01964, or by email
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Please give your name and address if sending an email.
The teaching program will be
presented by Dan Charbonnet, FPSA, MNEC, Sarah Musumeci MN EC and Shiv Verma,
MNEC It will be a panel presentation telling you about all the unique and
different aspects and ways images are judged. They will go into what does well
and what the judges look for in Nature, Photo-Travel, and Photojournalism. Also
discussed will be the different types of judging; club, interclub,
Internationals, and outside magazine type of contests. Judging is a very
subjective thing, but this program should help you understand why your images
score as they do, and what you need to do to make them more interesting to the
judges to get better scores.Your three presenters are accomplished photographers
covering a wide spectrum of subject matter, and are all uniquely qualified to
teach this presentation.
At 2:30 PM until about 4pm we will
show the 34th Greater Lynn International Exhibition, made up of the best images
entered into the exhibition, on every subject matter and from all over the
world. These will be images set to music in a spectacular multi-media
presentation produced by Dan Charbonnet, FPSA, MNEC and Barbara Rozavasky MNEC.
You can see last year's winners at www.greaterlynnphoto.org on the Exhibition
page.
Exhibition catalogs will be
available to the entrants at the show, and we will present medals to any medal
recipients who might be present.
Hunt's Photo may also be there that
day with lots of photo bargains for you at their table. This is not confirmed at
this time.
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NEW - BOSTON CAMERA CLUB T-SHIRTS
The Boston Camera Club has created new t-shirts that are printed with Boston Camera Club Since 1881 on the left chest and our new logo printed on the full back. We are offering white shirts with black print or black shirts with white print in sizes Small through Triple Extra Large (XXXL). All orders for shirts must be received with payment of cash or check no later than December 15th. Orders will be placed again in February and May, 2010. Show your pride in the Boston Camera Club – buy a shirt for yourself, your family members and friends (who may patiently accompany you on your camera outings).
Complete t-shirt-order-pdf – and send it to Arlene Winkleman.
For further information contact Arlene at 617-731-5181 or
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Polo Shirts that will be embroidered with the same left chest design will be available in the spring.
Watch the Reflector and website for further information.
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Winter 2010 Digital Image Competition winners
Open: Peizhon Bao - "Age Does Not Like Smoking"
Nature: Yair Melamed- "Zebra Finch"
Special catagory, Night: Argie Staples - "Winter Canal"
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About the Club 
