Welcome to the Gateway Camera Club

 

Our goals are to share ideas, knowledge, and insight; to help improve the skills and abilities of our members; and to have some fun while enjoying photography. We recognize photography is changing, growing and with ever-emerging technologies, more exciting than ever!  Gateway was one of the first local camera clubs to embrace digital photography and, as a result, we have some very knowledgeable digital photographers. Many award-winning members of Gateway Camera Club honed their talents and abilities through the mentoring they found at Gateway.

Our club is very active and we meet on most Tuesdays from September to June 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Want to compete, learn and share? Check out our exciting schedule. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Just stop in and introduce yourself. We hope you'll soon find an aspect of Gateway that fits your interests. Please browse our website, learn more about what we do, and enjoy. And remember, enthusiasm is catchy. Come and catch some!  

The slideshow to the right are images from our  March 2024 Competition

 

Interested in seeing what Gateway Camera Club is all about? You are welcome to join as a Guest Member for 30 days.  Just send us an Email and you will be added to the attendee list for the next 30 days.


 

 

Upcoming Events

    

 

Program Night - March 19th -  "In Depth on Depth" presented by Colleen Miniuk


Are your landscape photographs falling flat? While humans see the world in three dimensions, a photographer renders an image of a scene through our camera in only two. Not only do our cameras "see" differently than our eyes and brains do, but also our own eyes can deceive us: what we see and what we think we see doesn't always line up. If we understand how humans see depth, we can consciously create a sense of shape and dimension in our compositions. Join outdoor photographer/writer Colleen Miniuk for this insightful 90-minute webinar to learn how to mindfully incorporate the three L’s (lines, layers, and light)—and even optical illusions!—that can help transform uninspiring arrangements into engaging expressive photographs

Bio:  Colleen Miniuk is a corporate-America-escapee turned full-time outdoor photographer, writer, publisher, instructor, and speaker from Chandler, Arizona. Her credits include National Geographic calendars, Arizona Highways, AAA Via, National Parks Traveler, On Landscape, and a variety of other publications. After serving three times as an Artist-in-Residence with Acadia National Park, she authored the award-winning guidebook, Photographing Acadia National Park: The Essential Guide to When, Where, and How. She is also the author of Wild in Arizona: Photographing Arizona’s Wildflowers, Seeing the Light in Outdoor Photography, and The Current Flows: Water in the Arid West. Her first adventure travel memoir, So Said the River: Life, Loss, and Pie on the Colorado will be published in summer 2024. She writes an online photography advice column called “Dear Bubbles” and leads photography workshops, women’s photography retreats (called “Sheography™”), and online sessions for camera clubs, outdoor organizations, and private clients. Learn more at http://www.colleenminiuk.com

     

 

Image Study - March 26th - Commentator Jeff Larason

 

Hands-on Shoot Date - Saturday March 30th - St Stephen's Church


The date for our hands-on shoot has changed to March 30th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We’re still looking for set ups so if you have a favorite or would like to bring interesting items to shoot, please let Beth Debor - EMAIL - know as soon as you can.

As a reminder, we will be ordering pizza around noon for $2 a slice and water will be provided. If you would like to bring a snack to share, that would be appreciated. 

There is a $10 fee for non-members unless they bring a set up? The fee will be collected at the door.

Registration on our website is open and will close on March 28th.  Link to registration: /club/Event_Registration.aspx?EventId=210f368e-b888-455e-b4aa-3cfddf7a6af6

 

April Competition Deadline  - Sunday March 31st at 11:59 PM - Theme Restaurant/Shop

 

Education Night  - April 2nd - "Thinking Beyond The Photography" presented by Edward Boches

Thinking Beyond the Photograph presents a collection of mini-case studies based on a simple model that revealed itself almost accidentally, but that Bocheshas now turned into a way of thinking that guides much of his work.

1. What am I interested in photographing?
2. Who else would care?
3. Can my photographs help them?
4. Could they help me?
5. Could we collaborate – without compromising my work or standards?

The five-question approach has led to partnerships with the City of Boston’s Main Streets and subsequently multiple public art installations and a solo show; with SPAT of Wellfleet and the oyster community, resulting in front-page coverage in two newspapers and an online gallery of images for sale; the Cambridge Community Center, which yielded a small exhibit at that storied center; Harbor Stage Theater Company, which led to the distribution and sale of fine art postcards of Boches’s behind the scenes photography. More importantly, however, the photographs have helped causes, organizations and communities that matter to Boches.  Since sharing his approach with photographic communities and camera clubs, other photographers have reported back that it works for them now as well. Perhaps it could work for you, too.

Bio:  Edward Boches is a Boston and Cape Cod documentary photographer. He has exhibited frequently and had his images published in the NY Times, the Boston Globe and distributed nationally by the Associated Press. However, his real passion is using his photography to support causes and organizations he believes in. And in doing so he has discovered ways to make his work visible beyond  traditional gallery and juried shows. In his presentation, Thinking Beyond the Photograph, Edward shares a formula that has worked well for him and others. Maybe it will work for you, as well.

     

 

April Competition April 9th - Theme Restaurant/Shop - Judge Larry Dunn

 

Image Study April 16th  - Commentator Sharon D. Colacino

 

Program Night April 23rd -  "From Single Image To Series" presented by Emily Belz

For many photographers, the path from creating a single, compelling image to creating a series or body of work can be challenging to navigate. This presentation will work to demystify the process of beginning a photography project, and sticking with it. Participants will be asked to consider what motivates their image making, and the tools available to them to explore a chosen subject in more depth.

Bio: Emily is an independent photographer, educator, and curator based in Lincoln, MA. She is a place-based artist; her photographs focus on  telling stories through the traces, objects, and slants of light that have been left behind. She has exhibited her photographs widely in both solo and group exhibitions at venues including the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Center for Fine Art Photography, the Danforth Museum, and the Newport Art Museum. She is represented by Gallery Kayafas in Boston.

Emily holds a BA in photography and art history from Hampshire College (1997); an MA in community-based art education from the Rhode Island School of Design (2009); and an MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art (2017). She teaches classes and workshops at the Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA) and the deCordova Museum (Lincoln, MA), and is on the faculty at Lasell University (Newton, MA). She works privately with artists as a mentor, and specializes in reviewing and sequencing portfolios.

With 20+ years in the art world, Emily brings this experience to her role as juror for photography competitions, and as a reviewer for regional portfolio reviews. She enjoys curating exhibitions in collaboration with emerging artists in the Boston area.

 

 

 


Multi-Club Competition - April 30th

All members of the Boston, Gateway, Newton and Stony Brook Camera Clubs are invited to participate in the friendly 5th Annual Multi-Club Competition to be hosted online on April 30, 2024, 7:00-9:30 PM. All images must be created within a one-year period beginning April 1, 2023 and ending March 31, 2024.

The categories for next year's Multi-Club Competition have been agreed to by the four clubs as follows:

1. Abstract Expressionism
2. Complementary Colors
3. Curves
4. High Key/Low Key
5. Music
6. Seasons
7. Street Photography
8. Tender Moment

More information and complete definitions may be found on this page>>  /d/7103295a-c97b-4721-9c14-2beedb8baf0a


 

 

 

Announcements, Groups, SIG Meetings and Field Trips

  

Lighting SIG Meeting - Saturday April 6th - 9:30 am to 12:00 PM


Community Room,  McAuliffe Branch,  746 Water Street,  Framingham, MA 01701

Our lighting meetings seek to educate Gateway Camera Club members in all aspects of artificial photographic lighting with a concentration of lighting the portrait.  Today, there are a proliferation of lighting gear to produce and control any kind of light you can dream up.  The equipment and how to use it can seem overwhelming at first. Come learn with us.
 In this meeting, Terry will cover Different types of lighting setups such as:

1) Clam Shell
2) Split Lighting
3) Broad Lighting
4) Butterfly Lighting
5) Rembrandt Lighting
6) Loop Lighting

And an introduction to projection portraiture will be presented. Near the end of the meeting, if time, general lighting questions can be asked. 

All members are welcome, no matter your experience level.  Registration is not required but highly encouraged so Terry and I can better prepare for the meeting. 

Any questions, contact Buz 

 

 

 

 

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary Exhibit - April 2 to April 30th

 

Registration is now open for the Gateway photography exhibit at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 280 Eliot St., Natick, MA from April 2 to April 30, 2024.

The Broadmoor exhibit space has room for approximately 35 images. Make yours among those on display. This is a high visibility gallery in the Nature Center and is well visited, especially in Spring.
Multiple images by the same artist will be accepted on a space available basis, first registered = first in, second image by artist accepted after all first images, etc. Please do not submit images that have recently been shown in a Gateway exhibit.

Our photo exhibits are not judged. The only criteria for your image is that you like it and wish to share it with the public in the exhibit.  Since Broadmoor is a nature sanctuary, they have requested that we focus our display on nature and landscape images. They do not need to be geo-specific to this area.

All images must be framed and have a wire on the rear for hanging. Specific hanging instructions will be provided to all who register, or you may request a copy by emailing: Frank

If you are interested in entering photo(s) in this exhibit, please email - click here: Frank with the following information for each image you wish to exhibit. (subject line: Broadmoor Exhibit")

Registration deadline is Tuesday, March 26th.

Artist Name:
Email Address:
Cell Phone:
Image Title:
Framed size High x Wide:
Image category (Nature, Landscape):


 

Watkins Glen Photography Trip - August 26-30, 2024

 

Please consider joining other GCC members on a trip to Watkins Glen, NY this summer.

Our main focus will be to do some hiking and to photograph waterfalls (of which there are many in this area). We may also add other places of interest as the group makes plans (Corning Glass Museum, Wineries for example).

We are looking into a few different options for where to stay; we don’t all have to stay at there same place.

Camping on Lake Seneca with boat launch for canoes and kayaks:  Smith Memorial Park in Hector, NY https://www.smithmemorialpark.com

Inns and B&B

The Lodge at Grist Iron Brewing Company: https://www.gristironbrewing.com/the-lodge-rooms
Vineyard Villas: https://thevineyardvillas.com
Magnolia Place B&B: https://www.magnoliawelcome.com

There will be more details to follow for those who register. Registration does NOT commit you to the trip, it only keeps you in the know as plans come together. 

Follow this link to register for the event: /club/Events_view.aspx?Eventid=4123d80f-5450-499c-bb2f-2febcb8bbd0c


 

Photographer's Event List

Buz is creating an events of interest to photographers list.  This is intended to be an interactive list with any member sending Buz an event that they've learned about.  The event can be anything that you think would be of interest to photographers.  These could be larger regional events or small home town celebrations of some kind.   Any theme might be a good event:  specialty sports (nat'l leagues, we already know about), state and local fairs and festivals, flowers and gardens, historic, special visiting exhibits at museums, and events that defy categorization.  As you send Buz events,  he will add to the list and send out periodic updated e-mails. 

All Season  Car Shows  Many, many local and regional motor vehicle related events, weekdays and weekends.  Contact Buz for info.

American Heritage Museumhttps://www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/living-history-presentation-life-as-a-roman-soldier/

March 2nd- March 17th - Spring Bulb Show - Smith College, Northampton - https://garden.smith.edu/news-events/events/2024-spring-bulb-show

March 14th, 7PM - How to Photography a Solar Eclipse by Silvana Della Camera at the Walpole Public Library

May 11th - Watch City Steampunk Festival - https://www.watchcityfestival.com/

July 11-14 Quincy and July 25-28 Devens - The Wall That Heals - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - https://www.vvmf.org/The-Wall-That-Heals/?gad_source=1

 

 






 

  

Instagram

GCC has established two Instagram hashtags to promote our club member's pictures.  These are as follows:

#gatewaycameraclubma

#gcc_ma

We are looking forward to seeing your pictures under our hashtags on Instagram. Please contact anyone on the Social Media Committee (Fred Floru, Beth DeBor, Susan McIntyre or Terry Anderson) if you have any questions.



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