Welcome To The Stony Brook Camera Club
For over 50 years SBCC's mission statement has been “To promote enjoyment and proficiency in all aspects of photography through education, fellowship, exchange of knowledge and experience; and a broad appreciation of nature and environment.” SBCC includes and welcomes members of all abilities. Whether a casual smartphone shooter or an advanced photographer, everyone grows in knowledge and experience through SBCC’s many programs and workshops.
The Stony Brook Camera Club meets virtually on Thursdays at 6:30 PM for a social hour and 7:30 for the program from September to June. See our calendar for the schedule of events. Our meetings feature competitions, speakers, image studies and discussions of general interest. We also sponsor a number of image-taking activities all year. Anyone is welcome to attend and experience what we are about, although participation in competitions and our many activities requires membership (see the Membership menu item in the Main Menu above).
We hope you enjoy this site and your time with us all.
The Slideshow to the right features Ribbon Winning Images from our 2023-2024 Competitions
Interested in seeing what Stony Brook Camera Club is all about? You are welcome to join as a Guest Member for 30 days. Just fill out this Form and you will be added to the attendee list for the next 30 days.
Upcoming Meetings
For now, all of our meetings will either be:
"Zoom" - This meeting is via Zoom only
"Franklin" - This meeting is in person in Franklin at the Church of the Redeemer and via Zoom. See below for our Covid Policy
June 6th - Franklin - Women vs Men Photo Challenge
Submit images by May 31, 2024
On January 25, 2025, women club members were paired with a male club member, and the two were randomly assigned a category. You may interpret the category as you wish, and you can use images taken at any date. Images must be submitted by May 31, 2024 at midnight (submission instructions will be sent out before then).
The Challenge will be held on June 6, 2024 both at the Church and on Zoom. Women images will be shown side-by-side with their male counterpart, where 2 judges (one female, one male) will evaluate and pronounce the winner. The overall Women vs Men winner will be tabulated and announced at the end of the evening.
June 13th - End of Year Banquet - Invitation to all Stony Brook Camera Club Members
Our End of The Year Banquet will be held on Thursday, June 13th beginning at 6 pm at the Anglican Church of the Redeemer in Franklin located at I'm 195 Main Street, Franklin.
All food will be provided by the club. The menu will include mini sandwich platters, fruit & veggie platters, chips, drinks, and desserts. Come socialize with fellow members and meet one of our scholarship recipients. Weather permitting we'll eat outdoors so bring a lawn chair. If the weather is not favorable, we will be indoors.
Dinner will be followed by our last club meeting of the year, which will begin at 7:30 pm and include a business meeting and awards. The meeting portion of the evening will be on Zoom as well. We will open Zoom at 7:00 for those who would like to socialize before the meeting begins.
Your registration will give us a firm head count of people that will attend so that we can order the right amount of food. It will also help to replenish our Scholarship Fund, with 100% of the monies collected to be given to the fund for next year’s recipients.
Please register no later than Tuesday, June 11 at 11:59 pm.
Upcoming Workshops
RESCHEDULED!!! Night Photography Field Session with Mark Bowie-Saturday, June 8th 2024 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
There are now more openings! Several spots have become available.
Night photography specialist Mark Bowie will lead a field trip to photograph nightscapes at East Brimfield Lake (about one hour from Franklin) and possibly nearby ponds, including Long Pond and Holland Pond.
Mark plans to stay until at least 11pm, so those wanting to stay longer are welcome. He will demonstrate field techniques and provide hands-on instruction for determining nighttime exposures, focusing in the dark, shooting the Milky Way, star trails, and “painting” with artificial light.
Possible night sky targets include Orion and the Winter Circle, the northern arm of the Milky Way, and other stars and nebulae. Come explore the mystery, wonder and magic of the landscape at night.
$32 per member
Registration is open now.
For more information and to register click here: /club/Events_view.aspx?Eventid=26c0853f-989a-4286-81f6-a5cbc436f652
SBCC members can join the SBCC Meetup group for free. We schedule photo walks and field trips via Meetup. This is the LINK to Meetup. How to schedule a Meetup - click HERE
Rob DeRobertis Restrospective and Chat File
<Click on Images for video or chat
 
Through Your Eyes Invitation - Highlighting Some Of Our Members
Check out more videos HERE
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After 2 years of hiatus, SBCC Reflections is back! In case you aren't familiar with the newsletter, you can check out past issues
HERE.
Donna Parker and Tom Amsterburg are now the editors of Reflections and they would like to solicit articles from members for the newsletter, such as travelogues, how-to articles, review of favorite editing software, "how I made this image", and so forth.
They want to hear from YOU, our members, so please reach out to them with your images and article ideas. Below are the links to their email addresses.
Tom's
EMAIL
Donna’s
EMAIL 
Need suggestions for places to go out and shoot???
Check out our information on Photo Shoot Locations at /d/b56444bf-9b6e-4ac3-a22d-b3e2f5f766be or Click on the “Resources & Links” tab and then Click on “Photo Shoot Locations”.
SBCC COVID-19 Policy
- Up-to-date COVID vaccinations in-line with CDC recommendations are mandatory in order to attend all in-person meetings, including indoor meetups and workshops. Members are on the honor system to comply.
- Face masks are optional.
- SBCC is pleased to offer a hybrid format for those meetings that will be held in-person this season. Any members not comfortable attending will always have the option of joining remotely via Zoom or a similar streaming format.
- We will keep current with trends and regulations and may change our policy as needed.
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