ForestersCamera http://foresterscameraclub.org Tue, 15 May 2012 18:14:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Congratulations! http://foresterscameraclub.org/congratulations/ http://foresterscameraclub.org/congratulations/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:12:19 +0000 Admin http://foresterscameraclub.org/?p=901 Winter's Fury by Steve ZasadnySteve Zasadny’s “Winter’s Fury” was honored by the Chicago Area Camera Club Association (CACCA) as Large Color Print of the Year!

Congratulation, Steve, on a wonderful image and a well-deserved honor.…

]]> http://foresterscameraclub.org/congratulations/feed/ 0 Summer Judging Seminar http://foresterscameraclub.org/summer-judging-seminar/ http://foresterscameraclub.org/summer-judging-seminar/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 18:17:34 +0000 Admin http://foresterscameraclub.org/?p=890 Foresters Camera club will be running a seminar for those interested in becoming judges or learning to become a better judge. It will be held in two separate identical sessions, each consisting of two consecutive Saturdays in July. The first …

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Steve Zasadny
• Small Color Class A: Pink Sky, Cold Ice
• Small Monochrome: La Dolce Vita

Phyllis Brauer
• Live Capture: Top of the Food Chain
• Large Color: Lynx …

]]> http://foresterscameraclub.org/end-of-year-awards/feed/ 0 Take Me Out to the Ball Park http://foresterscameraclub.org/take-me-out-to-the-ball-park/ http://foresterscameraclub.org/take-me-out-to-the-ball-park/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 19:32:55 +0000 Admin http://foresterscameraclub.org/?p=851 The Foresters Camera Club is heading out to Wrigley Field on Friday, June 1st. The club will take a private 45-minute tour of the historic park and learn about history, club house, press box, bleachers, and field. This will be …

]]> http://foresterscameraclub.org/take-me-out-to-the-ball-park/feed/ 0 April 2012 Competition Results http://foresterscameraclub.org/april-2012-competition-results/ http://foresterscameraclub.org/april-2012-competition-results/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:40:40 +0000 Admin http://foresterscameraclub.org/?p=780 The following images were awarded top honor in their category  at the April 2012 Competition.

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Category: Digital Projected Image (DPI)

DPI of the Month – ”Lunch Time” by Jack Martin

Category: Specials (Flowers/Gardens)

Print of the Month …

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• Manfrotto 175F Justin Spring Clamp with Flash Shoe

 

Club member Jeff Lynch uses Justin clamps …

]]> http://foresterscameraclub.org/must-have-clamp/feed/ 0 Stan Kotecki’s recommendations http://foresterscameraclub.org/stan-koteckis-recommendations/ http://foresterscameraclub.org/stan-koteckis-recommendations/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:17:38 +0000 Admin http://foresterscameraclub.org/?p=746 Stan Kotecki’s insights into flash photography were enlightening and inspiring. During the course of evening, he mentioned several books and blogs by photographers. Here are links to some of his recommendations for further study.

• Syl Arena 

• Joe McNally …

]]> http://foresterscameraclub.org/stan-koteckis-recommendations/feed/ 0 How To Use Your Flash More Effectively — with Stan Kotecki http://foresterscameraclub.org/how-to-use-your-flash-more-effectively-with-stan-kotecki/ http://foresterscameraclub.org/how-to-use-your-flash-more-effectively-with-stan-kotecki/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:58:03 +0000 Admin http://foresterscameraclub.org/?p=742 Don’t miss this workshop on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at  7:15 PM

Stan Kotecki, a professional photographer and member of the DesPlaines Camera Club, will share what he knows about  electronic flash.  He will show us his equipment and demonstrate …

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Category: Digital Projected Image (DPI)

DPI of the Month – ”Enough is Enough But What About Bob” by Steve Zasadny

Category: Specials …
]]> http://foresterscameraclub.org/march-2012-competition-results/feed/ 0 Photoshop Special Effects workshop http://foresterscameraclub.org/photoshop-special-effects-workshop/ http://foresterscameraclub.org/photoshop-special-effects-workshop/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:05:53 +0000 Admin http://foresterscameraclub.org/?p=692 On Wednesday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Green Briar Park Fieldhouse, 2650 W. Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Green Briar Camera Club will host a presentation on how to use special effects in Adobe Photoshop. Our program will …

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