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by Jack Martin I happen to be at Moraine Valley Community Colleges Art Center and found an interesting exhibit by a photographer. Gallery is open 9a-5p, Mon-Fri. Artist reception shown…

Some good tips on how to attract birds from Nature TTL website. To read article click HERE.

For those of you that have IPhones, there is an app designed to help photographers keep a photo journal. To check it out go to the Apple App store or…

Looking to get out and snap some shots this weekend (Sept 24 & 25)? Listed below are just a couple of interesting events. Lake Katherine annual Monarch Fest in Palos…

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Competition posts will now have a link to the category page. Click image below to view. Color Category Monochrome category Specials category - Night

Hi subscribers. As you may know, I inherited the Foresters Camera Club website and along with knowing little about website management there was a lot of stuff in the site…

Tim Grey has uploaded his webinar on Top Photo Gear for Travel to YouTube Click Here for Link to YouTube Top Photo Gear for Travel

In case you didn't know, it is the distance from your lens where everything after this point is in focus. This should be a basic concept for any photographer. Below…

Even if it is your cellphone. www.popphoto.com/gallery/mobile-photo-awards-2021-winners/?utm_source=Camden+Contacts&utm_campaign=fa5c0e0c47-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_03_21_10_44&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_387276506e-fa5c0e0c47-536139426

I haven't check this out but may be worth a peek, capturing photos and turning in black and white youtube video with Tim Grey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLTl1VlRoqc

Link to article in Nature TTL https://www.naturettl.com/how-to-master-exposure-in-your-landscape-photography/?mc_cid=4edc89ce4c&mc_eid=6ea574161b

Always a question with photographers. Here is a link to an article from Digital Photo magazine. www.dpmag.com/how-to/processing/3-steps-to-get-sharper-photos-now/

One of the articles in today's Petapixel blog is "13 Tips for Photographing Tiny Spring Flowers" https://petapixel.com/2022/03/06/13-tips-for-photographing-tiny-spring-flowers/ So when does this season start? Right now! I went outside today and…

We all know that our photography can get pricey. Listed in this post is 2 examples on how to ease the pain a little. Rent. For those of you that…

Check it out! Wow, we are really getting techy! The other night FCC had a simple presentation on Zoom on the CONCEPTS of Photoshop Layers and Layer Masks. Jim recorded…

by Jack Martin In a previous post, I listed a product, Raynox Super Macro 250 filter. It is a magnifying filter that clips to the front of your lens. Being…

Backing up your data (and picture files) is always a prudent idea. Some back up to external hard drives, some back up to a cloud service, some do both. Anyway…

One of the major goals of the FCC posts is to spread photography information with others. Any FCC member that would like to contribute is welcome to forward the information…

Did you know your camera has firmware which often can have updates? Check out this article https://petapixel.com/2022/01/31/how-to-update-your-cameras-firmware/

CACCA definition of Panoramas which is the FCC Specials topic for March competition Panoramas (one axis must be at least 2.5 longer than the other) For example, 1400 x 560…

Slides notes from January 18, printing presentation are listed under Members Area on website Thanks to Anne Zarzycki's idea, the slides from the printing presentation are now viewable on the…

Click on the link to find out! Lightroom Classic vs CC https://petapixel.com/2022/01/21/lightroom-classic-and-cc-are-nearly-identical-so-why-two-programs/

Images for the FCC January Photo Competition can now be viewed on club website and Facebook