Parking Issues at Marks Street Center - Please use the parking lot in front of Marks Street Center, the parking lot behind the Center (the large parking lot on the north side) is a private parking lot and NOT available for us to use. We’ve been advised that any unauthorized cars parked here could be towed.

Message from the Club President

Welcome to the Orlando Camera Club!

As President this year, I heartily welcome you to one of the BEST camera clubs in the world! The Orlando Camera Club offers both members and guests resources to help them become better photographers. This year will be exciting for its members as we upgrade the club database and competition software to make the experience fun and simple. We have new programs and speakers from around the world stopping in to share with us how to make the photographic experience fun, easy and exciting!

Our mission is to educate people through our programs, resources and links to become better photographers. Our members range in ages from 12-90 years. There are all levels of photographers in the club and most are very willing to help each other develop their skills and talents. We offer opportunities for everyone to become a part of this ‘family’ of photographers.

We meet as a group on the 2nd and 4th Monday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm at the Marks Center in downtown Orlando. On the 2nd Monday we have juried critiques of digital images submitted by members. On the 4th Monday, the focus is on bringing together people for education and typically we bring world class professional photographers in for seminar workshops to share the latest and greatest techniques and images.

Please plan on visiting us at one of our meetings. You will become more informed, better at imaging and will hopefully have fun meeting others with a passion for creating images that shape our world. You will gain valuable experience and have fun learning with our members. I encourage you to visit and get involved with the one of the many committees and programs offered by the club.

Passionately Photographing,

Keith Thomas

OCC MEMBER NEWS & INFORMATION

*** Remember: OCC meetings start at 6:30 pm ***


OCC Membership Renewals
OCC club year begins on September 1st

Please use the Pay Now button below

Membership Dues

Individual Membership is $45
Family Membership is $55
Student Membership is $25
(Student Membership requires proof of being a full time student)

You may pay with your PayPal account or with Debit or Credit Card as a guest. Please add a note to seller with the following information:

  • First and Last Name
  • New member or renewal
  • Member Id if renewal
  • Family members if Family Membership

Only NEW members need to register on the
OCC Member Forum


To renew your membership by check bring your check made out to the "Orlando Camera Club" to Ron Floyd our Membership Chair at the next club meeting

Or mail a check to:
Orlando Camera Club
2923 Aspen Peak Court
Clermont, FL. 34711

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"Nature"
Competition

February 13, 2012


The OCC Member Forum is available for members to upload their February "Nature" Competition Photos.

All entries must be sumbitted by midnight of Monday, February 6, 2012.

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Orlando Camera Club
Guest Speaker


Barry Kirsch
"Murder City"


February 27, 2012

Murder City Photography

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Rick Sammon
"Photographic Seminar"

February 3 & 4, 2012

Rick Sammon Seminar Registration Link

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Bill Bachmann
"Weekend With Bachmann"

February 24 - 26, 2012

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Competition Rules
Note: the following competition rule change is effective immediately.

Number of Entries -­ Only Two different images per competition

That is: One qualifying entry in any TWO of the three categories is permitted.

Options for entries:
1. One color image and one mono image
2. One color image and one creative image
3. One mono image and one creative image

The same image may not be entered in more than one category or in more than one monthly competition.

That is: A color image that is entered in the competition may not be converted to monochrome and entered as a separate mono image.

Click here for the updated rules.

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Novice Group Meetings

For information on the Novice Group, please visit the OCC Member Forum

The Orlando Camera Club is now on Facebook

Click here to join.

OCC 2009 Banquet photos are up!

You can view them here: Club Events

Shooting Product & Still Life Images by Wallace Weeks

A complete set of notes from Wallace Week's great presentation on Still Life and Product photography can be found here.

PLUG-IN EXPERIENCE!

Check out Rick Sammon's latest website, called the Plug-in Experience to see some great images created using a variety of Plug-ins supported by Photoshop and Lightroom. To find out how to submit your own images for publication on the website, go here: The Plug-in Experience

MORE & BETTER IMAGES FROM YOUR TRAVEL

A handout by Wallace Weeks. Download it here.

OCC eLibrary Update

New books have been added to our every growing collection of photography and digital imaging books. Stop by our eLibrary section of the website to see the extnesive list of great titles.

Single Image HDR Talk by Bill Grisaitis

We've posted a two part document created by William Grisaitis that covers his lecture on Single Image HDR. You can get both parts here:

Single Image Hdr by BillGrisaitis.pdf (Caution: Large file - 30 mbs)

Sponsor News

Bill Bachmann has great opportunities ahead for 2012

Bill's BACHMANN TOUR OVERDRIVE (BTO) group trips are with a great group of people that love to travel... many of them are OCC members. He has a full Peru/Ecuador/Galapagos Island trip in November 2011, and then his Cuba Mission in March of 2012 filled up quickly. He then organized a June 2012 African Safari to Kenya & Tanzania in June 2012 and it filled up in three days!! But there are three separate events that you may want to consider.

Click here for more information on Bill Bachmann's Oppportunities for 2012

New photo classes at Harmon Photo

Details of the new classes at Harmon Photo School are now available. OCC members benefit from a 10% discount and will figure highly as presenters on these courses. Please note that the OCC discount does not apply to workshops. Please visit their web site and support your local dealers. Harmon also offers discounts on printer ink and paper at their stores.

Special deals from Hunt's Photo

Currently, Hunt's Photo, an OCC Sponsor, has special deals on a wide range of products. Call Gary Farber at 800-221-1830 Ext 2332 for more details.

Miscellaneous

B&H Photo "Profit Sharing"

The OCC urges our members to support our local sponsors. However, if you wish to order from B&H Photo online, please do so through the link on the OCC Home or Sponsor page, as the club will receive 3% of the purchase price.


Visiting Orlando?

Check out our Visitor's Page for information about where to shoot in Central Florida, camera stores and other useful information. You're welcome to drop by one of our meetings - we'd love to meet you.

OCC Polo Shirts

Did you know you can order your very own OCC Polo Shirt...you choose the size & color and we'll have the Club logo embroidered on it. Cost is: $27.00 + shipping.

Contact Kathy Urbach at the next club meeting to order.

 

Monthly Competition Winners
- Best in Category
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December 2011 Competition Winners
"Open"

Class A - Color Category



"Kauai Pier"
Submitted by Jeff Leimbach

Class B - Color Category



"Misty Morning in Maine"
Submitted by Joan Sandler

Monochrome Category



"Pacific Loon Wing Flap"
Submitted by Jim Urbach

Creative Category



"Dragon Sea Horse"
Submitted by Winnie Gustafson

Competition Final Scores (.pdf) - December 2011 "Open" Scores

Note: Winners of previous competitions and all their great images can be seen in our Best in Category gallery

 

OCC Annual Competition Year End Winners
2009 - 2010

Overall Best in Show


"Trapped in the Past"
Submitted by Alison DuFlon

First Place - Color "A"


"I See My Next Meal"
Submitted by Jim Urbach

First Place - Color "B"


"Great Blues Crossing"
Submitted by Kurt LeBlanc

First Place - Monochrome


"Pure Elegance"
Submitted by Kathy Urbach

First Place - Creative


"Immortal Pine"
Submitted by Shelley Lake

FCCC Digital Year End Winners
- 2009 -

First Place - Color "A"


"Letitia Smoke"
Submitted by Arturo Macias

Second Place - Color "A"


"Snowy Day "
Submitted by Diane Chenault

First Place - Monochrome"B"


"View from the Edge"
Submitted by Joan Sandler

Print Category
Second Place - Monochrome"B"


"Under the Pines"
Submitted by Dirck DuFlon

Third Place - Monochrome"B"


"Sawgrass"
Submitted by Dirck DuFlon

 
Round of Applause

Round of Applause has moved to the
OCC Member Forum

 
Suggestion Box

The OCC Suggestion Box

We want to hear from you.
We are continually looking for ways to improve the OCC.
If you have susggestions, please click here to email us.

Thank you.

Suggestion 06/20/10

Suggestion: Can there be better differentiation between competition categories?

Response: The Board will be sure and stress that at the general membership meetings. If there are questions hopefully they can be answered then. It appears that the problem comes in when differentiating the creative from the color categories.

Suggestion 06/20/10

Suggestion: Is there a way to help identify members of similar interest by the use of color identification badges and have quarterly round table discussions with members of similar interests and a facilitator? This way if you were interested in nature photography you would be able to easily identify those other members that share that same interest.

Response: The Board thought this was a good idea and gave it some considerable thought. We may be able to use different color stickers that could be put on badges signifying the particular area of interest.

Also coming up on Monday June 28th there will be tables with experts from different categories of interest to help you evaluate your images. It is a great way to get some feedback. As a result of the discussion surrounding your suggestions we are looking at a program that will offer an open panel discussion for questions and answers.

Suggestion 06/20/10

Suggestion: Can we have our photography displayed in public places?

Response: The Board mentioned some places where we did just that. Recently as 2 months ago we had images on display in Melbourne. We also had some on display at UCF so stay tuned and we will try and make these opportunities more available and bring them to the attention of the membership on a more regular basis.

Help Wanted

 

 

Please note that all OCC meetings are now held on the 2nd and 4th MONDAYS of each month in the BALLROOM of the Marks Street Center, starting at 6:30 pm.
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