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

  


March 28th - Zoom - "Talk Photography"

Speakers and topics for Talk Photography are:

Jean DiBattista - Wildlife Photography
Ginny Castro -  Photographing Boston
Patricia Cabral -  Card Making
Hali Sowle -   Assateague Island National Seashore
Sherri Valley - Light Painting
Allan Litchfield - Two Platforms to Sell Images, "Pixie Set" and "Photo Day"

 

April 4th - Competition - Digital Open, B&W and Travel

 

April 11th - Zoom - "Impressionistic Photography" presented by Alyce Bender

Using Creative In-Camera Techniques to Create Artistic Images

In this session, we will explore the world of Impressionistic Photography and how to create painterly type images in-camera. Topics covered will include pre-visualizing scenes, selecting camera settings, in-field techniques, and a few tips on post processing these special images. This will give participants the basic tools to start experimenting on their own in the field to create unique images even in
popular shooting locations or with common backyard subjects.

For more information A. Bender Photography  w w w . a b e n d e r p h o t o g r a p h y . c o m

       

 

 

April 18th - Zoom - "Moonlit: Art of Photographing by Moonlight" present by Mark Bowie


Unbelievably beautiful... otherworldly... Moonlight on the landscape opens profound creative possibilities for night photographers.  It provides fill light, outlines details, and adds ambience and mystery.

This multimedia presentation features still images, time-lapse sequences, and video, accompanied by inspired narration. It's an in-depth exploration of a largely-disregarded facet of night photography — shooting under all phases of the moon.  Learn the technical details of calculating exposure, achieving critical focus, shooting time intervals, and much more.  And learn to see the creative possibilities of photographing the moonlit landscape.

Bio:   Mark Bowie is a professional nature photographer, writer and much sought-after public speaker.  His work has been published internationally in books and magazines, on calendars, posters, and greeting cards, and in advertising media.  He has authored three coffee table books on his native Adirondacks, two e-books on night photography and one on his photographic journey, Finding November.  He has also produced an instructional video, Multiple Exposures for Maximum Landscapes, demonstrating how to shoot and blend images as panoramas, HDR's, layer masks, focus stacks, and more.  Mark is a staff instructor for the Adirondack Photography Institute and leads digital and landscape photography workshops.  For more on his work visit his website, www.markbowie.com.

 

April 25th - Zoom - "Sports Photography" present by Ron Wyatt

 

 

 


Women vs Men Photo Challenge June 6, 2024

 

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.

       

 

Upcoming Workshops

Creative Abstracts with Jim Borrebach April 20, 2024

This is a repeat of this popular workshop. We will be shooting Creative Abstracts both in an indoor setting and outdoors.  Setups will include paper, oil in water, and reflections in iridescent glass and mylar.  A portion of the workshop will be outside where we will search for abstract compositions in nature that could include reflections, spring growth, etc.  A wide range of lenses from macro to wide angle to telephoto will work, including cell phones.

10 participants max, $15 per member

 Registration opens 3/28/24 at 5 pm

For more information and to register click here: /club/Events_view.aspx?Eventid=8aca58c1-ddf3-424c-bce8-1d6412a2d50b

     

 

SPECIAL WORKSHOP:  Night Photography (Field Session) with Mark Bowie Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 7-10 pm

FYI - Mark Bowie will be our guest speaker on April 18th!


Night photography specialist Mark Bowie will lead a field trip to photograph nightscapes at East Brimfield Lake (one one hour from Franklin) and possibly nearby ponds, including Long Pond and Holland Pond on Saturday, April 27th from 7-0 pm. Mark plans to stay until at least 11 pm, 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 Milk 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!

Maximum participants: 15

Fee: $32 per member participant

Registration opens Saturday, March 30 at 9 AM

For more info and to register click hear /club/Events_view.aspx?Eventid=26c0853f-989a-4286-81f6-a5cbc436f652




Multi-Club Competition - April 30, 2024

All members of the Boston, Gateway, Newton and Stony Brook Camera Clubs are invited to participate in the friendly 5th Annual Multi-Club Competition to be hosted online on April 30, 2024, 7:00-9:30 PM. All images must be created within a one-year period beginning April 1, 2023 and ending March 31, 2024.

More information and definitions may be found on this page>>  /d/1fb67886-c7f2-4bd9-97c3-cba859cfa181

Category

1. Abstract Expressionism

2. Complementary Colors

3. Curves

4. High Key/Low Key

5. Music

6. Seasons

7. Street Photography

8. Tender Moment(s)

 

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

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Through Your Eyes Invitation - Highlighting Some Of Our Members

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Check out more videos HERE

 
 



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

  1. 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.
  1. Face masks are optional.
  1. 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.

  2. We will keep current with trends and regulations and may change our policy as needed.

 

 

  


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