Omaha Camera Club

Trish received this just before she left.  If you'd like to volunteer, contact Molly directly.  Thanks.

Name
Molly Britten-Campbell

Email
mbrittencamp@gmail.com

Comment
Hi - I am looking for voluteer
photographers and videographers to
help with a new non profit in town.

We need great pictures and video that
share the stories of people
who are asking for funds to
help with a medical need or a natural
disaster/act of nature/accident. Also
need photos/video of community
projects that are funded.

Know of anyone who can help? Time
committment is likely a few hours a
month.
Thanks!
Molly

Got this link from Beth Button about a website that lists events happening in Nebraska. Here it is.
Nebraska tourism

The N4C spring meeting will be held at the end of April in Springbrook State Park near Guthrie Center, IA.  Attached is the agenda.


Friday April 27th
3:00 pm – Registration
3:30 pm – Board Meeting, open to all members – presiding, Ken Johnson
6:30 pm – DINNER
7:30 pm – “Travel” by Gerry & Hope Solomons
8:30 pm – PSA Council Challenge Awards by Gene Schwope
9:00 pm  - Refreshments

Saturday April 28th
8:00 am – BREAKFAST
9:00 am – “How to Meaningfully Critique” by John Larson
10:00 am – BREAK
10:15 am – “Easy Digital Effects” by Bob Rude
11:00 am – “360 by 180 Panorama’s” by Gerald A. Bonsack
12:00 Noon – LUNCH
1:00 pm – “Burning & Dodging”, by Linda Rutherford
1:30 pm –“The Satisfaction of Volunteering “ –  Owen Johnson   & “Bird Capturing & Banding –you help” - A.J. Winter
2:15 pm –“The Satisfaction of Volunteering” -  Owen Johnson  &  “Bird  Capturing & Banding –you help” - A.J. Winter
3:00 pm – BREAK
3:15 pm – 15 minute Experts Tables – you move from “Expert to Expert” to get your questions answered.
5:15 pm - Print Judging (open to judging panel – Curt Stover contest chair)
6:00 pm – DINNER
7:00 pm – Invitation to Des Moines 2012 Convention
7:30 pm – “Iceland”, by Teresa Vokoun and Ed Siems
9:00 pm  - Refreshments

Sunday April 29th
8:00 am – BREAKFAST (move out of lodge by 9:00 am)
9:00 am – N4C Photo Essays – Dwight Tomes
10:00 am – BREAK
10:15 am – More N4C Photo Essays – Dwight Tomes
11:30 am  - LUNCH

Have a safe trip home and see you at the N4 Convention in Des Moines September

15 Minute “Experts”
Lynda R. to answer your question on Portraits,
 A.J. Winter will have a raft of information about the State Parks in Iowa, so ask him where to go to photograph this flower or that animal,
Dwight T. MAC Slide Show questions,
Ken J. PC Slide Show questions,
John L. will help your polish your judging skills,
Ed L. stereo photography with your digital camera.
Bob R. will help twist your mind and image for creative competition,
Joann E. will fields questions on the MAC Front,
Diane D. floral photograph directions and tips,
Shirley and Doyle G. will guide you through tricks and techniques for people and event photography,
Dave G. infra-red photography,
Jerry B. pointers on how to get really closes – macro’s and micro’s for your camera.

Good evening,

Does anyone have a good handheld exposure meter they would like to sell? I would want one that does both reflective and incident light readings.

If you have one you are not using consider passing it on. Please send me information about the meter and your asking price.

Thanks,
Rich Fiddelke

Members;

If you are interested in doing this, email Mark Kresl at mkresl@cox.net  Great opportunity and fun time for all!

Trish

Thanks for your assistance. I am responsible for the photography at the 2012 Special Olympic. that consists of Photographing all events, putting together a slideshow for Saturday night and loading photos on the Special Olympics Nebraska site for participants and parents to download for free or purchase a photo at Smugmug prices.

Below are the events
Wednesday May 16th 12:00 - 3 Rollerskating - Skatedaze (west O) 1 photographer
Tennis 5:00 - 9:00 Hanscom Tennis Center 1 photographer
Volleyball 6:00 - 9:30 Kiewit Fitness Center 1 photographer

Thursday, may 17th 8:00am - 1:00 Swimming at Common Ground Elkhorn 1 photographer
9:00 - noon Gymnastics Cahoy's Gym 1 photographer
10:00 - 4:00 Level A athletics (blind/wheelchair/etc) Kiewitt Fitness center 2 photographers - split day

Friday, May 18th 8:00am - 1:00 Aquatics Common Ground Elkhorn 1 photographer
8:00-3:00 Powerlifting Prairie Life 84th and Q 2 photographers - split day
1:00-2:00 Level A Aquatics Kroc center 1 photographer
6:00 - 9:00pm Field Events (Track) Omaha Northwest high school 2 or 3 photographers

Saturday, May 19th 8:00an - 3:00pm Track - Omaha Northwest High School 8 photographers

I am heading out of town for a week, we can talk when I get back.

Thanks,

Jeff Kleckner

We are searching for a photographer who would volunteer their time and talent to take posed class photos during our 6th grade recognition event. We would be needing your time and a copy of the pictures as we will be providing the prints.  If you, or somebody you know, would be interested in donating their time and services, we would be quite grateful.

Each year we honor our outstanding 6th grade students at a ceremony held at the Holland Performing Arts Center.  This year, the event is being held on Wednesday, May 2nd at 10:00am.  We give our hard working students  a class photo to  keep with them as a reminder of their success.

Please contact me for more details if you would like to be part of this awesome event!

Have a great day and thank you for your consideration!


Neris France
Bilingual Program Coordinator
Goal Setting Program, The Partnership For Our Kids
1004 Farnam Street, Suite 201  Omaha NE 68102
Tel 402.557.6388  Fax 402.930.3006  Cel 402.661.9702
nfrance@thepartnershipforourkids.org   thepartnershipforourkids.org

Omaha Camera Club members:

Since there's an 8 image per club limitation, please let me know if you are going to submit photos, or reply to this email and post that you are going to submit a photo so others will know they still have an opportunity to submit.

Trish

Special March N4C Black & White Digital Image Contest

This special contest (only in March) is in addition to the regular Digital Pictorial, Nature, Creative & PJ contests.

The Des Moines Camera Club (DMCC) is sponsoring a Special Black & White Digital Image Contest in March 2012. Currently some N4C members enter Black & White images in the various Digital Contests and will continue to do so. However, several N4C members have inquired about having a Digital Image Contest of just Black & White images. According to the N4C rules a camera club may sponsor a special contest once in a year, so DMCC is volunteering to do so.

The rules for the Black & White Digital Contest are:
• Black & White Photography is also called monochrome. The resulting image is limited to monochromatic hues or shades of gray, although filters may be applied to give a hue or tint. Any digital program or method may be used to produce the final image - including a traditional black & white look or sepia or split toning (duo-toning) and infra-red. No fraction of the image shall be given a special color treatment.
• Any subject
• File size of 500KB maximum
• Longest side 1,024 pixels maximum
• File name should like this example: 01,DE014,DB,Great Landscape.jpg (note we will use the code DB for this special black & white contest)
• 8 images per club
DMCC will be securing outside judges for the Black & White Digital Image Contest, so DMCC may also compete.

The points awarded in this contest will be used in determining Photographer of the Year, Small Club of the Year, and Large Club of the Year.

Images will be sent to Diane Darnielle: dldarnie@aol.com by the deadline of March 15th – N4C Representatives please follow the directions that Ken Johnson sends out each month on submitting digital entries.

If any N4C members have comments please send them to Diane at dldarnie@aol.com with an Email Subject Title: N4C Black & White Contest Comment. Diane will report the participation of clubs and members at Springbrook.

Full article was in the December N4C News Bulletin.

Diane Darnielle

Hello! I would like to send you information on the
first annual Heart of America
photography contest. This juried contest is
sponsored by the Nebraska Arts Council. We
can be found on youtube at "First Annual Heart
of America Photography Contest." I can also
email you the brochure and poster that go
with the contest. We're hoping you'll forward
it to your members. Thank you!

-Michelle McCormick

michellemc@atcjet.net

Attached is an article about how to make and give a good photo critique.  LWH

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-deliver-a-useful-photo-critique