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 in-person and/or virtually on Thursdays at 7:30pm from September to June. In-person social hour begins at 6:30pm and zoom social hour is 7:00pm. 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 2024-2025 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
May 8th - Zoom Only - 7:00 PM - Multi-Club Competition
May 15th - Zoom Only - "Mastering the Light" presented by Greg Basco
Gregory Basco is a professional nature photographer based in Costa Rica. After completing graduate degrees in political science and tropical ecology (his doctoral dissertation focused on the politics of ecotourism in Costa Rica), Greg worked in conservation before turning to photography full-time in 2006. His images have been awarded multiple times in the Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice competitions and have appeared in numerous magazines and books around the world. He is currently working on the 2nd edition of the large format coffee table book National Parks of Costa Rica in conjunction with Zona Tropical and Cornell University Press.
His popular e-books include The Guide to Tropical Nature Photography, Lightroom for the Nature Photographer, and the comprehensive e-book Flash for the Nature Photographer (available in English and Spanish). Greg is also co-owner of Foto Verde Tours, Costa Rica's first travel company specializing in photographic tourism. Foto Verde Tours runs workshops throughout Latin America, including Costa Rica, Perú, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, and Panamá.
www.deepgreenphotography.com
www.fotoverdetours.com
You can follow Greg on Facebook , Instagram, and YouTube
May 22nd - In Person/Zoom - "Image Alchemy: Editing and Creating with AI" presented by Jim Christensen
The new image editing and creation tools powered by generative AI have changed the game, and we're just getting started. We can now fix up photos in ways that were previously unthinkable, extend images to include things that were outside the frame, and create digital illustrations and even photorealistic images from simple sentence fragments. In this talk I'll survey and demonstrate some of the new tools, and show you how to use them in concert with the tools and techniques we've learned over the years. Just as Photoshop changed photography 35 years ago, the new Gen-AI tools are doing it again.
Bio: Jim Christensen (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) has been involved with photography (analog and digital) for 65 years. His deep technical background in digital photography and image processing provides the foundation for his more recent explorations of visual art, video, and mixed media. He's currently the president of the Croton Council on the Arts and the Photographers of Northern Westchester, with a focus on community building for artists (of all kinds) in and around Croton. You can find Jim on Facebook (the one in Westchester), on his website: JimChristensenPhotography.com and via email at MrJimChristensen@gmail.com
May 29th - Image Makers
June 5th - Women vs Men Photo Challenge is back!!!
In January, each woman’s name was randomly 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 30, 2025 at midnight (submission instructions will be sent out before then).
The Challenge will be held on June 5, 2025 both at the Church and streamed live on Zoom. Each woman’s image 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.
While this is a Challenge, it is designed to be fun. Embrace the fun!
Upcoming Workshops
May 31 - Mindful Photography with Janet Casey
We will use our cameras as a tool to see more mindfully. We will first ground ourselves with some meditation exercises to slow ourselves down to receive the essence and beauty of nature. This is not a technical workshop. It is hands-on and experiential, so bring your camera and a favorite lens.
Cellphones are welcome. Rain date will be June1, 2025
Sunday, June 8, at 10-11:30 am, we will gather on Zoom to review three images each from the workshop and offer appreciation.
More detailed information will be sent to participants.
Janet has led this workshop three times before for our club but has added some new things. Participants come away feeling renewed, with a fresh outlook and passion for their photography.
Registration opens 5/8/25 at 5 pm and is limited to 15 members.
For more info and to register click here: Stony Brook Camera Club - Event Details
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
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
1. Face masks are optional.
2. 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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