Programs And Assigned Subjects – 2021-2022
September 14 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – Nature
September 28 Program Meeting – ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY – BY DARRYL STANFORD
October 12 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – Abandoned Places/Things
October 26 Program Meeting – PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY – Post Processing Techniques in Lightroom & Photoshop – BY KEVIN RABITO
November 9 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – Photojournalism
November 23 HOLIDAY
December 14 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – Sign Of The Times
December 28 HOLIDAY
January 11 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – Still Life
Out of The Hat Subject – Celebrations
January 25 Program Meeting – PHOTOSHOP (& ELEMENTS) BEGINNERS – Part One – BY HAZEL MEREDITH
This class will review the basic functions of the program and help you to get your images looking their best. These techniques apply to all versions of Photoshop and Elements. We will review the workflow of our image, beginning with Layers – the four types of layers, why they are important and what they do. Then, we will work on projects to learn basic editing techniques – cropping, resizing, straightening; fixing color and lighting; fixing “problem” areas (zapping blemishes and dust bunny spots); converting an image to black and white or sepia monotone; using selections tools; and finally, sharpening and saving your photos.
February 8 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – For The Love of Books
Out of The Hat Subject – My Town
February 22 Program Meeting – CCC SPECIAL PROGRAM
- CCC members will submit images to be judged by CCC judges.
- All images should be submitted as Color Open
- One image should be unedited and submitted and entered as Class B
- The same image that has been edited, by the member, should be submitted and entered as Class A
- Images must meet the upload parameters
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- 1400 Width x 1050 Height
- Max 1 MB size
- Jpeg ONLY
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- CCC judges will provide constructive comments on the unedited and, if deemed necessary, the edited image to help the members and show them how to edit the image (cropping, vibrance, etc)
- This will be an interactive meeting where members will ask questions and they and the judges will discuss the comments.
March 8 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – Metal
March 22 Program Meeting – PHOTOSHOP INTERMEDIATE-Part 2 -BY HAZEL MEREDITH
This class is for those with basic knowledge of Photoshop & Elements. We will begin by discussing layer masks – what a powerful tool they are and how they make your workflow easier. Masking will allow us to add areas of color to a black and white image as well as apply other effects to only a part of our images. I will demonstrate projects that use shapes, type, filters, and textures to jazz up your images. I will also show you how to create your own word art and a travel poster of your favorite vacation spot.
April 12 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – Shadow
Out of The Hat Subject – BROKEN
April 26 Program Meeting – Open Club Discussion’s
May 10 Competition Meeting Assigned Subject – Painterly Quality
Out of The Hat Subject – Danger
May 24 Program Meeting – PHOTOSHOP ADVANCED – Part 3 – BY HAZEL MEREDITH
This class is for the intermediate to advanced Photoshop users. I will demonstrate using multiple layers to apply various effects and filters to your images. We will discuss layer blending modes, layer styles, filters, gradients, textures, actions and presets, and also review some plug-in programs such as the Nik Suite, Luminar and others. I will also show you how to create your own watermark and turn your signature into a custom brush.
June 14 YEAR END MEETING