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  April 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 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


Education Night - May 7th - "Making Your Own Textures" presented by Mary Ellen Stone

 

One way to enhance, add depth, and emotion to our images is to add textures to them.  Maryellen will explain a variety of techniques to create your own textures using your images, a tablet, phone, or computer.  In addition, she will discuss unique ways to make handmade textures.  Simple methods of adding your textures will be explained.

Bio: As a photographer, Maryellen is grateful to be able to combine her love of animals and the outdoors with photography. Her photographs have been published in several books and other print media. Her work has been recognized at art exhibits locally, nationally, and internationally. Maryellen earned "Digital Photographer of the Year" honors for the 2022-2023 season at The Merrimack Valley Camera Club.  In 2022 she earned recognition as one of two top photographers in the Masters’ Class of the Cape Cod Art Center Camera Club.  Maryellen is a member of the Merrimack Valley Camera Club, The Cape Cod Art Center Camera Club, The North America Nature Photography Association, The Cape Cod Art Center, (juried artist in photography and digital art), The Photographic Society of America, The National Association of Photoshop Professionals, The Plymouth Center for The Arts, the National Association of Digital Artists, and the Reading Art Association.

Website: https://naturesimages.com/natures-images-photographic-art-by-maryellen-stone

     

 

 

May Competition Deadline - Sunday May 5th at 11:59 PM - Judge Rick Cloran - Theme is People Singular/Plural

 

 

 

Announcements, Groups, SIG Meetings and Field Trips

  

 

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary Exhibit Reception  - April 27th 1PM to 3PM

 

You and your guests are welcome to join us for an artists' reception THIS COMING SATURDAY, APRIL 27th FROM 1 TO 3 PM at our photo exhibit in the nature center at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 280 Eliot St, Natick, MA 01760.

Please come and enjoy the beautiful images being exhibited by our members and join in a time to socialize with your fellow members and the public.

Light refreshments will be served.

For those who are interested, Buz Bragdon will be leading a nature walk through the Broadmoor Sanctuary at 11AM.  Buz will provide more info in a separate email.

Hoping to see you all in person on Saturday,



 

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/

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

May 18th  4PM-7PM- Antique Car & Equipment Show, Sherborn, MA  - https://www.sherbornma.org/DocumentCenter/View/2276/Car-Show

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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