MEETINGS

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

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 Doug Scott: [email protected] with questions concerning speakers
Contact John Hock, [email protected] with questions concerning themes

2023 Meetings, Themes and Guest Speakers

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.

2024 Meetings, Themes and Guest Speakers

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: Zoom

Entry Format: Digital

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.