New Member Guide
Welcome to the Boston Camera Club!
We want to hear from you and make you feel welcome at the club!
Please take a few minutes to answer our New Member questionnaire.
The Boston Camera Club has seven major programs that emphasize learning in all aspects of photography:
- Latimer Print Competition
- Studio Photography Workshops
- Photo Critique
- Projected Image Competition
- Photo Education
- Member Presentations
- Field Trips
All the club’s programs are detailed on the web site’s Calendar.
Meetings are held on Tuesday evenings from the beginning of September until the beginning of June. Special workshops and/or other programs are scheduled throughout the year. Membership dues include participation in all regularly scheduled meetings, most workshops and special events.
OUR PROGRAMS
Latimer Print Competition
Members display photographic prints. Members in attendance vote on the submitted prints and ribbons are awarded to the winners. For each meeting, a judge, often a professional photographer or educator, offers constructive criticism on each entry. The evening may include a presentation by the judge of his/her own work.
Projected Image Competition
Images are submitted electronically in advance are forwarded to the judge for evaluation. The meeting is held via Zoom and the judge critiques the images. The judge gives awards to the top entries. The evening often includes a presentation by the judge of his/her own work.
Photo Education
Lectures are given by expert photographers and educators on a wide variety of photographic subjects, held via Zoom.
Studio Photography
An opportunity to come to the club with your camera. Learn and practice your skills. Past topics have included portrait lighting, multiple exposures, and still-life photography.
Photo Critique
Members submit images for critique by a small group of other members. The group’s leader moderates the discussion and uses Adobe Lightroom to demonstrate how to make recommended image improvements during post-processing.
Member Presentation
Members show and discuss their work in themed presentations.
Field Trips
Members lead short expeditions to photograph events and places. Typical examples might be street photography, night photography, a festival or another public event. It's more fun to go out shooting with your photography friends than alone!
For more information about each of our programs, click on Club Programs.
COMPETITION GUIDES
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION...
- The Reflector Newsletter — the club’s monthly newsletter.
Read the current newsletter or browse past issues. The newsletter is emailed to club members upon publication.
- The club’s Calendar
Find detailed information about each of the club’s monthly events
- The BCC Blog. Posts include:
a. Members’ participation in photography exhibits
b. Calls for Submissions to photography exhibitions
c. Photography workshops, tours, and conferences and other educational opportunities
d. Discounts and other special promotions from camera stores such as Hunt’s Video and Audio Photography and other photographic resources
Subscribe to the Blog: get notifications of Blog posts sent automatically to your email Inbox.
- My Account>Account Settings
Account Settings maintains information related to your membership:
a. Login information
b. Email/mailing address
c. Membership join and expiration dates
ASK QUESTIONS
Please feel free to approach members to ask questions about any of the club’s programs — seek out members whose name tags display ASK ME. You can also send an email to members on the Executive Committee about the the programs they chair.