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At Wild Birds This Saturday

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  • Post published:October 17, 2024
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Unique Art Exhibit at MVCC

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  • Post published:September 23, 2024
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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…

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How to Attract Birds to Your Garden for Photography

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  • Post published:August 29, 2024
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Some good tips on how to attract birds from Nature TTL website. To read article click HERE.

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Tonight, Palos Car Show

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  • Post published:July 18, 2024
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Apple Photo Journal App

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  • Post published:December 20, 2023
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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…

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Weekend Photo Ops

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  • Post published:September 23, 2022
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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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Cropping is the Single Most Important Photo Edit You Can Do

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  • Post published:June 21, 2022
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Click HERE for article from PetaPixel

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Prime vs Zoom Lens Guide

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  • Post published:May 2, 2022
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Click image to view article from PetaPixel

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FCC April Competition New View

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  • Post published:April 18, 2022
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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

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Bokeh: A Photographer’s Guide

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  • Post published:April 17, 2022
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Good article from Petapixel. Click on Image to read article.

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April Competition Results

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  • Post published:April 16, 2022
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Click on Image to go to the FCC Website and view the April Competition Results

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Website under remodeling

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  • Post published:April 14, 2022
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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…

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YouTube Top Travel Photo Gear

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  • Post published:April 8, 2022
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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

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Hyperfocal Distance?

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  • Post published:March 23, 2022
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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…

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Best Camera is the One You Have with You

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  • Post published:March 22, 2022
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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

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Black and White Youtube

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  • Post published:March 18, 2022
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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

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How to Master Exposure in Your Landscape Photography

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  • Post published:March 13, 2022
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Link to article in Nature TTL https://www.naturettl.com/how-to-master-exposure-in-your-landscape-photography/?mc_cid=4edc89ce4c&mc_eid=6ea574161b

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How to sharpen your images?

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  • Post published:March 10, 2022
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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/

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Time to get out and shoot

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  • Post published:March 7, 2022
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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…

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Equipment Purchase Help

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  • Post published:March 5, 2022
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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…

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Tutorials on FCC website

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  • Post published:March 5, 2022
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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…

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Raynox Macro Filter test

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  • Post published:March 3, 2022
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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…

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Backing Up Your Data

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  • Post published:February 28, 2022
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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…

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Bryan Peterson School of Photography

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  • Post published:February 3, 2022
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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…

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Camera Firmware

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  • Post published:February 2, 2022
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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/

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Panorama Definition

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  • Post published:January 28, 2022
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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…

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Printing Presentation Notes

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  • Post published:January 25, 2022
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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…

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Difference between Lr Classic and CC

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  • Post published:January 25, 2022
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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/

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January Competition Photos

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  • Post published:January 21, 2022
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Images for the FCC January Photo Competition can now be viewed on club website and Facebook

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