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2018 SACC President's Statement
This September will mark the eighth anniversary of the Saint Augustine Camera Club (SACC). The club began with seven women around a dining room table and has grown to well over one hundred members. Club members are an eclectic mix ranging from active and retired professional photographers to beginners who are picking up a camera for the first time or after a long hiatus from the film days of old.
Monthly Meetings: SACC has monthly meetings in the conference room at Watson Realty on US 1 South. Attending members and guests usually number about 60, all with a zest for photography. Meetings start promptly at 6 pm and finish up around 8 pm. From January through November, meetings feature a guest speaker with a 45-minute program followed by a Q&A session. After the presentation, we take a short break, then reconvene with a brief club announcement segment. Club Vice-President Laryssa Gobets presents a short helpful-hint segment. The remainder of the meeting is devoted to reviewing member images for our monthly assignment. Each month members submit digital photographs following an assigned theme such as “shiny” or “reflections.” These images are projected during the meeting for group discussion and critique. Twice a year the images are submitted in an 8 1/2" x 11" print format. December is reserved for our Christmas Banquet and Holiday Card Contest. Beginners Sessions: On the second Tuesday of each month, SACC often has an informal meeting at the Anastasia City Hall Meeting Room. Members share useful information and offer one-on-one assistance, great resources for beginners and novices, or members perplexed by camera or software problems. These meetings start at 6:30 pm and end around 8 pm; guests are welcome. Please check the website as occasionally the second Tuesday falls in the same week as the third Thursday, so we cancel the informal meeting that month. |
Field Trips and Workshops: SACC plans regular field trips with interesting photographic opportunities as well as workshops presenting new techniques. Be sure to click the MENU button on the upper left of this page to check out what field trips and workshops are coming up. As of the beginning of 2018, we have scheduled these workshops and field trips:
Terry Bottom, President
Saint Augustine Camera Club
- On January 27, Robert Stewart will be teaching a beginners photography class. Sign-up fees are $50 SACC members, $75 non-members.
- In February, Laryssa Gobets will be teaching a basic Lightroom class, followed in March by a class for more experienced Lightroom users.
- In March, Pups & Sups will feature a dogs-on-surfboards event to benefit Veterans, sponsored by the Surf Shop and the Guy Harvey Outpost. Hopefully, the third time will be the charm after the event was canceled twice due to bad weather. The new date is March 24 with activities starting at 8 am at the Guy Harvey Outpost on A1A Beach Road.
- In April, Robert Stewart will be teaching a beginners lighting course, focusing on using one flash to supplement ambient lighting.
- On June 25 thru 29, SACC will be hosting its second annual Youth Photography Workshop, to be held at the new Guy Harvey Outpost Hotel on Anastasia Island. Twelve students will participate in morning classes and be given afternoon homework assignments. Ed Beckett from Flagler Palm Coast High School is the course instructor. Guy Harvey is sponsoring the event and providing cameras in conjunction with Canon Cameras.
- On July 20 and 21, Ben Hicks will teach two Surf Photography workshops that were rescheduled from last year due to Hurricane Irma. This is not a two-day program, with each day being a separate class. Sign-up fees are $50 SACC members, $75 non-members.
- SACC is in the planning stages for our 2018 Member Show to be held at the Saint Augustine Art Association in October.
- Visit, ask questions and post pictures on our Facebook Group Page.
Terry Bottom, President
Saint Augustine Camera Club
Meetings
The club meets the third Thursday of each month (except December) at the Watson Realty offices at 3505 US Highway 1 South St Augustine, FL 32086 from 6pm-8pm
Membership
Our Membership fee is $40 per year for one person or $60 for a family membership. The first meeting is free if you want to just visit and explore what we do. If you are interested in our club, please contact us. Renewing Members can now renew on-line here:
