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Monthly meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM. Meetings are not held in June, July, and August. Meetings are held in person at Hidden Cypress, unless otherwise noted or on Zoom. An email with meeting information or Zoom link will be sent to all members prior to the meeting. We have a short business meeting followed by a presentation from a guest speaker and competition awards.
Contact Sophia Schade, [email protected] or Steve Tate, [email protected] with questions concerning speakers
Contact John Hock, [email protected] with questions concerning themes
January
Meeting Date: January 10
Meeting Type: Zoom
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: January 8
Theme: Vintage Thing – Old, recognized, and enduring interest, or quality, perhaps just old-fashioned. Use classic, but like new items or let rust and/or peeling paint tell the story
Guest Speaker: Janice Kaskey – You know the basics – now what? Where are you taking your Photography
February
Meeting Date: February 15
Meeting Type: Zoom
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: February 12
Theme: Fill the Frame – Fill your entire photograph with the subject. No negative space. Get close
Guest Speaker: John Barclay – Dream, Believe – Create
March
Meeting Date: March 14
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Print
Deadline for Submission: March 12
Theme: Tall Things – Looking Up: Looking up/Tall Things: Look up! High ceilings, tall trees, water towers, power lines, steeples, tall person, shoot up at a different angle
Guest Speaker: Tom Mills – “The Power of Color”
April
Meeting Date: April 11
Meeting Type: Zoom
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: April 9
Theme: Open (No Time Limit)
Guest Speaker: Lisa Langell will conduct our annual critique
May
Meeting Date: May 9
Meeting Type: In-Person (at the Lakehouse Ballroom)
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: May 7
Theme: So Southern/South Carolina: photos that depicts the South Carolina way of life. Palm trees, shrimp boats, low country boil, Gullah traditions, marshes and more
Guest Speaker: Sandy Dimke – How to Plan a Photo Project
June, July & August –
No Meetings
September
Meeting Date: September 12
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Print
Deadline for Submission: September 10
Theme: Flight: The action or process of flying through the air, like an arrow, ball, balloon, bird, plane, or rocket. Through the air from point a to point b
Guest Speakers: Jim Smith – What Makes My Heart Sing,
Sophia Schade – Nature, Leslie Joseph Abstract – A Subset of Creativity
Judge: Kendra Natter (KendraNatterPhotography.com)
October
Meeting Date: October 10
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: October 8
Theme: Games. Choose from games like Bocce, table tennis, dominoes, billiards, cards, Mahjong, pickle ball, golf, horseshoes, tennis, softball, and volleyball. Take a photo of a different angle of a game!
Guest Speaker: Bill Bogle (BoglePhoto.com) – Landscape Photography
November
Meeting Date: November 7 (note that this is not our normal meeting date)
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Print
Deadline for Submission: November 5
Theme: Things That Begin with the Letter T: Try this thoroughly transforming, transporting test of your talents of things!
Guest Speaker: Barry Spruce (SprucePhotoTours.com) (CadesCoveGallery.com) – Wildlife
December
Meeting Date: December 12
Meeting Type: TBD
Theme: People’s Choice – first place winners in each level from the year will be voted by membership and awards given for Best of Category for each level and one Best in Show award.
January
Meeting Date: January 9
Meeting Type: Zoom
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: January 7
Theme: Eat!
Guest Speaker: John Barclay
February
Meeting Date: February 13
Meeting Type: Zoom
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: February 11
Theme: From the Attic
Guest Speaker: Cole Thompson
March
Meeting Date: March 12
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: March 10
Theme: Reflections
Guest Speaker: Bob Spears
April
Meeting Date: April 9
Meeting Type: Zoom
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: April 7
Theme: Black and White
Guest Speaker: Janice Kasey
May
Meeting Date: May 14
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Print
Deadline for Submission: May 12
Theme: Colorful
Guest Speaker: Lucy Rosen
June, July & August –
No Meetings
September
Meeting Date: September 10
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: September 8
Theme: Music
Guest Speaker: TBD
October
Meeting Date: October 8
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Print
Deadline for Submission: October 6
Theme: Landscapes
Guest Speaker: TBD
November
Meeting Date: November 12
Meeting Type: In-Person
Entry Format: Digital
Deadline for Submission: November 10
Theme: Open
Guest Speaker: TBD
December
Meeting Date: December 10
Meeting Type: In-Person
Theme: People’s Choice – first place winners in each level from the year will be voted by membership and awards given for Best of Category for each level and one Best in Show award.
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We welcome all seasonal & full-time residents of Sun City Hilton Head. Prospective members may attend up to three meetings as guests, after which they must be paid members, in accordance with Sun City Community Association policy.
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