D o you have a pas-

sion for photogra-

phy? Would you like to

share your passion with

others? We all have our

favorite photographs we

have shot over the years.

Now, thanks to 3CT, we

can share them with oth-

ers AND have our pho-

tographs judged with

other photographers

from Tennessee in a vir-

tual inter-club statewide

contest.

While we all love sharing our photographs,

what makes this opportunity even better is

contributing to the cause of 3CT, Camera

Club Council of Tennessee. 3CT has over a

thousand members (through their local clubs

memberships and individual lifetime mem-

bers) throughout Tennessee. 3CT is crucial

in communicating the various club activities

with each other so that members from one

club can participate and share experiences

with members from other local clubs. So

below are the contest details:

The Contest will be open for entries after

January 1, 2015

A link to the Contest will be on the website:

http://www.3ct.org/contests/spring-2015-

contest/

There are four categories: Holidays, Altered

Reality, Open Monochrome, and Cityscapes/

Street Scenes

A fee of $15 allows for up to 8 entries (up to

2 per category)

There will be cash prizes (and or gift cards)

for the following per category: Best of

Show, First, Second, and Third Places

Ribbons will be issued to all winners and

3 honorable Mentions ribbons will also be

awarded for each category

Submissions will be done entirely online,

payment via PayPal

Contest submissions will end on March 2,

2015

A panel of three judges will use a point sys-

tem, viewing photos online

Contest results will be posted online at

www.3ct.org as well as in the 3CT In Focus

newsletter the month after judging results

are tallied

Common photographic contest rules include:

—The submission must be the sole

work of the photographer.

—3CT has the right to use the photo for

Council marketing purposes.

—The photos must fit into one of the

categories.

—The Contest Chair will remove any

photo deemed inappropriate or

distasteful.

Inquiries may be addressed to Doug Wong,

Contest Chair, 931-309-8060 via text or

voice. ◙

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Volume 4, Issue 1

January 2015

3CT Inter-Club New Year Photo Contest 2015 By Doug Wong, 3CT Vice President (GCCC)

Inside This Issue

President’s Message 2

3CT Dues Notice & Notes from the Editor 3

3CT Nashville Spring Event Schedule 4

Wilderness Wildlife Week’s Photography Sessions 5-6

Photographing Mountain Streams 7-8

Workshops 8-9

3CT Club Happenings 10-16

© Doug Wong

H appy New Year, one and all! On behalf

of the 3CT Board, I wish for each of you

endless possibilities, satisfying choices, good

health, great friends and much love!

It is going to be an exciting year for Council

activities. In this newsletter you will read

about the upcoming Spring Fling and the New

Year photo contests. Plans are already in the

works for another contest and a fantastic fall event. I hope that everyone will

take advantage of our activities as a way of showing your support.

Wilderness Wildlife Week will be here before you know it and we hope to see

many of you in Pigeon Forge for this event. We have included a summary of

just the photography related programs for you in this issue on pages 4-5. If you

haven’t attended it, give it a go. You won’t be sorry!

I will take this opportunity to remind everyone that 2015 Club dues are due,

and encourage you to make sure your club info is up to date and complete. You

will find instructions to pay and update in a separate article.

One last reminder for the New Year…sharing program information with one

another is of great benefit to all, so get that information out in a timely fashion,

not only for other clubs sake, but for your members sake as well. It is always

better to be able to plan ahead.

I have noticed that Jeff Roush has started a West Tennessee Officers Club Face-

book Page as a means for the clubs in that area to share their events with one an-

other. What a great idea! Other clubs within easy range of one another might

want to pick up on it. A great way to spread your wings a bit in the new year!

We are always open to your

thoughts and suggestions.

Hopefully each of you will

share these with us so that we

can better serve you. Feel free

to contact me at anytime at

president@3ct.org

Everyone enjoy this winter

season. It has a beauty all its

own. Who better to capture it

than our amazing group of

photographers! ◙

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President’s Message By Sue Milligan, 3CT President (CCC)

The Camera Club Council of Tennessee is proud to be

an active member of the Photographic Society of

America (PSA). Click here to learn more about PSA

and the advantages of being an individual member

or a club member of PSA. http://3ct.org/

president@3ct.org

www.Facebook.com/CameraClubCouncil

OfTennessee

http://3ct.org/

3CT Governing Board

President: Sue Milligan

Vice President: Doug Wong

Secretary and Editor: Pat Gordy

Treasurer: Les Milligan

Social Media Director: Tim Solomon

Membership Director and Webmaster: Brian Stamm

Activities Director: Dola Beaty

Education Director: Jeff Roush

Member Clubs

Brentwood Photography Group

Camera Club of Oak Ridge

Cookeville Camera Club

Crossville Camera Club

Digital Lunch Bunch

Eastman Camera Club

Giles County Camera Club

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont

Hendersonville Camera Club

Jackson Photo Club

Kingsport Sr. Center Photo Group

LeConte Photographic Society

Memphis Camera Club

Nashville Photography Club

Northwest Tenn. Photography Club

Paris Photography Club

Photographic Society of Chattanooga

Photographic Society of East Tennessee

Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers

West Tenn. Photographers Guild

West Tenn. Shutterbugs

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N ot only is it time for Clubs to pay their 3CT dues for

the New Year, your club information page needs to be

filled out or updated as well. Clubs can take care of both of

these issues at the same time on the Councils website. It will

be a two part process.

First pay

2015 dues have been raised to $40.00. You can pay by

check or PayPal:

http://www.3ct.org/membership/club-membership-details

Then add new or update your club information

at http://www.3ct.org/signup/member-club-application

Be prepared! When updating info it will go quickly if

you have the following at hand:

□ Club Info

Exact name of your club

Your complete meeting location address

Detailed meeting information (room or area where

you meet)

City of club location (this could be different from

meeting location)

Place to indicate if your club is in another state

Meeting day (for example 1st Monday)

Meeting time

□ General Club Contact Info

Mailing address, city, state, zip

Club Contact Email

Club Website address

Club Facebook address

□ People

Club President’s name, email address and phone contact

3CT Club Rep’s name, email address and phone contact

□ General Club Information

A brief description of your club for the general public

A list of your current club officers

□ Payment Information

Indicate your method of payment

Understand that your club info will not appear until

payment is confirmed

At the end you will have the choice to go back and make

changes or to submit the info as entered. ◙

2015 3CT Membership Dues Are Due Now By Sue Milligan, 3CT President (CCC)

I n August, I posted the information about the Paris Landing

State Park and the Friends of Paris Landing State Park’s

2014 Fall Photo Contest. Remember Richard Graves, who

volunteered to give pontoon tours of the lake for the attendees

of the 2014 3CT Spring Event at Paris Landing SP? Well, he

won several awards with photos in the contest. See the win-

ning entries at: http://tnstateparks.com/assets/pdf/additional-

content/2014_Fall_Photo_Contest_website_11-24-14.pdf

I would love to have articles along with photos from your trav-

els! The article should be between 500 - 1000 words, and send

5-6 photos saved as jpgs and mix them up - vertical and hori-

zontal. It is always good when traveling to take vertical and

horizontal shots of the same subject anyway. Do not send too

small photos. I can resize them if they are too large, but I can-

not do anything to one that is too small. Be sure they are at

least 1024 pixels on longest side for a horizontal or 768 pixels

on longest side for a veritical image. Do not worry about your

writing ability, such as proper punctuation, etc. I will edit it.

In addition, I would like to have book reviews (about pho-

tography or photography software). These can be brief—a

few sentences. Also, if you have a really great tip on pho-

tography or photo editing software, send them to me so I

can use them as fillers or perhaps, if enough are received,

do a column on them.

Send items to secretary@3CT.org. ◙

Notes from the Editor By Pat Gordy, 3CT Editor & Secretary (PSC)

Rocky Mtn. School of Photography in Atlanta

Rocky Mountain School of Photography is coming to Atlanta for the weekend of January 24-25. Over the course of the weekend, several sessions are offered. Each session contains two courses. You choose the course that sounds most appealing and applicable to you. The courses within each session are diverse, and offer fitting options for beginners through intermediate amateur photographers. See details online:

https://www.rmsp.com/weekends/2015-weekend-1/

Details of the 2015 3CT Spring Event in Nashville

Robert McCurly. Presentation will be held at the Cum

berland University Mount Juliet campus location

4:15 -6:00 PM - Break

6:00 PM - Until - Street/Night Photography in Downtown

Nashville

Sunday, April 12

Event still to be determined

Downtown Nashville has many things to see and do. The

below link has an interactive map that you can personalize to

the things you are interested in seeing and will map it out for

you. The map can be made to your method of transportation -

walking or driving. You can choose as many or as few as you

might like to see from these categories:

Art Walk Art Galleries

Public Art Projects Capital City Tour

History and Architecture Tour

Link to interactive map

http://www.nashvilledowntown.com/play/nashville-art-walk

The Nashville Photography Club is looking forward to shar-

ing its city with you! ◙

Note: Photographs with this article were contributed by

members of the Nashville Photography Club to the club’s

website page about the event.

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W ith three days of learning and shooting, the 2015 3CT

Spring Fling event (sponsored by the Nashville Pho-

tography Club) will be the weekend of April 10-12. It will

kickoff on Friday, with registration, a meet-and-greet, and

key note speaker presentation at the Cumberland University

Mount Juliet Campus, which is located at 5000 Crossings

Circle, Suite 201, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 or at the intersection

of Adams Lane and Herschel Drive, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122.

Saturday will include photo walks at the Nashville Zoo, in

downtown Nashville, a presentation on Street Photography,

and a night shoot in downtown Nashville. Sunday's event has

not been finalized at this time.

The current schedule is as follows:

Friday, April 10

5:00 - 7:00 PM - Registration and the meet-and-greet

7:00 - 8:00 PM - Presentation by keynote speaker Bryan

Jorjorian

Saturday, April 11

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Photo walks at the Nashville Zoo

and in Downtown Nashville

1:00 - 3:00 PM - Lunch/break

3:00 - 4:15 PM - Presentation on Street Photography by

2015 Wilderness Wildlife Week ™ Photo Program Summary

Saturday, January 24

9 – 1 PM: Nature Photography Workshop:

Kendall Chiles, Daniel Dempster and Tom &

Pat Cory – Greenbrier Hall B

9:30 – 10:30 AM: Camera Basics 101: Un-

derstanding Terminology and Your Camera Adjustments as Used in the Manual: Douglas

Hubbard – North 1

9:30 – 1:30 PM: Photography Contest Onsite Take-in: Sherry Lutes and Event Volunteers –

LeConte Hall North Photography Exhibit

11:30 AM: Sunday Hikes & Field Trips Sign-

ups – Greenbrier Hall A

3 – 4 PM: Seasons and Weather: Watching the Smokies Change: Jerry Whaley – North 1

- Video Presentation

3:30 – 5 PM: NEW! Making Your Nature Images “POP!”: Larry Perry – Greenbrier

Hall B

4:30 – 5:30 PM: NEW! Entering Photo-graphic Competitions: The Benefits of Enter-

ing, Pitfalls to Avoid and the Image Selection

Process: Douglas Hubbard – North 1

6 PM: Monday Hikes & Field Trips Sign-ups

– Greenbrier Hall A

6 – 7 PM: NEW! Outdoor Photography:

Thinking and Shooting Out of the Box: Harry Dunn – North 1 - Join Harry as he covers

topics including making a weather aide, view-

ing subjects differently, using camera func-tions beyond “Auto” and several “Plan for

success” ideas.

Sunday, January 25 8 – Noon: NEW! LIMITED! Turn Your Pho-

tography Into Art Workshop: Karen Jones – South 1 - Limit 15, ages 16+. Participants

must bring own laptop with Photoshop for

step-by-step demonstration of various tech-niques to reinterpret photos into artistic crea-

tions.

9 – 10 AM: NEW! Blooms, Birds and Butter-

flies: Tom & Pat Cory – North 1—This edu-

cational and entertaining photography work-shop focuses on flowers, butterflies and birds,

some of Tom & Pat’s favorite subjects.

9:30 – Noon: Great Photography with Any Camera, Cell Phone or Tablet: Rich Iceland –

Greenbrier Hall B

10:30 – 11:30 AM: Working with Wildflow-

ers: A Photographer’s Delight: Jerry Whaley

– North 1 - Join Jerry as he shows attendees

a look at the techniques and equipment used to capture the wildflowers of the Smokies with

instruction as to how most images were cap-

tured.

Noon – 1:30 PM: NEW! Photography Hard-

ware Calibration: Get the Most Out of Your

Investment: Colby McLemore – North 1

12:30 – 1:30 PM: NEW! The Dos, Don’ts

and How’s of Photographing Birds: Clay

Thurston – Greenbrier Hall B

12:30 – 1:30 PM: NEW! The Meanderings of

a Silly Man Continue!: Doug Mills – Green-brier Hall C - Despite an intrusion of age, and

courtesy of The Heartland Series, a silly man

continues his meanderings with a camera in

hand.

2 – 3 PM: NEW! The Mindset and Tech-niques Behind Creating Inspiring Outdoor

Photographs: Daniel Dempster – North 1 -

Join Daniel as he covers what is required to create outdoor images that exceed the ordi-

nary. Topics Include techniques, equipment

and the mindset that goes hand-in-hand in creating beautiful landscape and nature pho-

tographs.

2 – 4 PM: Digital Photo Editing Made Easy:

Rich Iceland – Greenbrier Hall B

3:30 – 4:30 PM: NEW! Understanding the Essentials of Light: A Photographer’s Guide

to “Seeing” the Light and Using It To Achieve Your Photographic Intent: Douglas

Hubbard – North 1

4:30 – 5:30 PM: NEW! Photography: Art, Documentation, Fun or Profit?: Clay

Thurston – Greenbrier Hall B—Join Clay as

he illustrates how photography can be used for art, documentation, fun and for making

Money.

6 PM: Tuesday Hikes & Field Trips Sign-ups

– Greenbrier Hall A

Monday, January 26

10 – Noon: NEW! LIMITED! Learn How to

Scan and Digitalize Old Photographs or Negatives/Slides: Bob Keim – South 1 - Limit

8, bring some pictures/slides. Participants

should have computer knowledge.

2 – 3 PM: NEW! Birds of Prey Program and

Live Bird Show: American Eagle Foundation

– Greenbrier Hall A

5 – 6 PM: NEW! Attracting and Photographing

Birds: Daniel & Denise Dempster – North 1

Tuesday, January 27

10 – 1 PM: NEW! LIMITED! Studio Lighting Workshop for Photographers of

All Experience Levels: Douglas Hubbard –

South 1 - Limit 20, ages 16+.

1 – 2 PM: Waterfalls of Tennessee: Bill

Carter – North 3 - Slide Presentation

6 PM: Thursday Hikes & Field Trips Sign-

ups – Greenbrier Hall A

Wednesday, January 28

10 – 11 AM: Wonderful Waterfalls: Bill

Carter – Greenbrier Hall A Slide Presenta-

tion

11 – 11:30 AM: NEW! 900 Miles and Then Some: Hiking the Trails of GSMNP: Judy

Bryant – North 2 - Join Judy as she dis-

cusses keeping a hiking journal and an-swers questions about hiking all the main-

tained trails of GSMNP.

6 PM: Friday Hikes & Field Trips Sign-ups

– Greenbrier Hall A

Thursday, January 29

11 – Noon: Tennessee State Parks of

Mideast Tennessee and the Cumberland

Plateau: Robin Peeler Wooten – Greenbrier

Hall C

12:30 – 1:30 PM: NEW! Reelfoot Lake: Celebrating 200 Years: David Haggard –

North 1 - Join David as he shares the his-

tory and beauty of Reelfoot Lake – Tennes-

see’s earthquake lake.

6 PM: Saturday Hikes & Field Trips Sign-

ups – Greenbrier Hall A

Friday, January 30

9 – 10 AM: Fall Creek Falls and the Mid Cumberland Recreation Area: Stuart Car-

roll – North 2 - Video Presentation.

9 – 10:30 AM: NEW! Living with a Pack

of Wolves: The Bays Mountain Park Puppy

Pack: Rhonda Goins – Greenbrier Hall B

11:30 – 12:30 PM: Point and Shoot Flower

Photography: Robert Hutson – North 1

1 – 2:30 PM: Where and When to Photo-graph in the Smokies: Spring and Summer:

Roger Trentham – North 1

1:30 – 2:30 PM: NEW! The Pocket Wilder-

ness Areas of Tennessee: Stuart Carroll –

North 2 - Join Stuart as he covers the

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pocket wilderness areas, such as a

Laurel-Snow near Dayton where

some of the most beautiful trails in

Tennessee. What happened to them?

Video Presentation.

2:30 – 3:30 PM: NEW! Birds of Prey

Program and Live Bird Show:

American Eagle Foundation – Green-

brier Hall A

3 – 4 PM: NEW! The Dos, Don’ts

and How’s of Photographing Birds:

Clay Thurston – North 1

3 – 4 PM: Photo Journeys in the East-

ern United States: Kendall Chiles –

North 2

4 – 5:30 PM: Walking in the Beauty

of the Natural World: Don McGowan

– North 2 - Video Presentation

4:30 – 5:30 PM: NEW! Alive Photo:

25+ Pros on Why They Are Outdoor

Photographers: Paul Hassell – North 1

Saturday, January 31

9 – 1 PM: Photography Workshop:

Warren Bedell, Kendall Chiles and

Don McGowan – Greenbrier Hall B

9 – 1 PM: Special Hours for Photo

Contest in LeConte Hall North.

9:30 – 10:30 AM: Digital Printing

Made Easy: Douglas Hubbard –

North 1

9:30 – 10:30 AM: NEW! Yellow-

stone in Winter: A Photo Tour of Our

First National Park: Jerry Whaley –

Greenbrier Hall C - Video Presenta-

tion

10:30 – 12:30 PM: NEW! LIMITED!

Learn How to Scan and Digitalize

Old Photographs or Negatives/Slides:

Bob Keim – South 1 - Limit 8, bring

some pictures/slides. Should have

computer knowledge.

10:15 – 10:45 AM: NEW! Waterfalls

of Tennessee’s Highland Rim and

Cumberland Plateau Regions: Keith

Garnes – North 3 - Join Keith as he

shares an overview of Tennessee’s

waterfalls west of GSMNP including

Fall Creek Falls, Burgess Falls and

numerous others.

11 – 11:30 AM: NEW! Waterfalls of

Tennessee’s Appalachian Corridor:

Keith Garnes – North 3 - Join Keith

as he shares waterfalls from Polk to

Johnson Counties, as well as

GSMNP.

11 – Noon: Better Wildflower Pic-

tures: Bob Stephenson – North 1 -

Join Bob as he provides knowledge

on basic camera operation, optics

and composition to take excellent

flower photos.

11 – Noon: Capturing Wildlife with a

Remote Camera: Joel Zachry –

Greenbrier Hall C - Join Joel as he

shares entertaining stories of captur-

ing wildlife on camera.

12:30 – 1:30 PM: NEW! Wildlife on

White: Meet Your Neighbors: Todd

Amacher and Paul Hassell – North 1

- Join wildlife photographers and

MYN contributors Paul and Todd as

they come to inspire you with the

story of a worldwide photography

movement across the globe that con-

nects people with wildlife in their

own backyard.

12:30 – 1:30 PM: NEW! Adventures

West: Pat & Wendell Gordy – North

3 - Join Pat & Wendell as they share

photos and stories from their western

U.S. adventure visiting national

parks and working and volunteering

for the National Elk Refuge and the

Greater Yellowstone and Jackson

Hole Visitor Center.

1:30 – 2:30 PM: Range of Light:

Capturing the Mood of the Smokies:

Jerry Whaley – Greenbrier Hall B

2 – 3:30 PM: Advanced SLR Flower

Photography: Robert Hutson – North

1 - Join Robert as he provides insight

Wilderness Wildlife Week ™… Continued from Page 5

to photographers of all skills on tips

and techniques used to capture

flower pictures with a single lens re-

flex camera. No camera required.

3 – 4 PM: Where and When to Photo-

graph in the Smokies: Fall and Win-

ter: Roger Trentham – Greenbrier

Hall B

3:15 – 6 PM: Photography Contest

Pickup: Sherry Lutes and Event Vol-

unteers – LeConte Hall North Con-

course

3:30 – 4:30 PM: NEW! The 2014

SCIPE Digital Contest Showcase: Pat

Gordy – North 3

4 – 5:30 PM: NEW! Taking Better

Photos Using Your Camera, Cell

Phone and Tablet: Jim Eastin – North 1

4:30 – 5:30 PM: NEW! How Are

Photographs Judged and How to Se-

lect Images for Contest Entry: Doug-

las Hubbard – Greenbrier Hall B

5:40 - Seeing God in His Creation -

Ken Jenkins—Greenbriar Hall C ◙

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I suppose my love for mountain streams began

when I was a child growing up in Knoxville,

Tennessee, near the foothills of the Great Smoky

Mountains National Park. In those days, the Park

was less crowded, parking was available on

Gatlinburg’s main street, and life was slower. My

family would often make the drive to the Park to

enjoy a picnic beside a quiet mountain stream and

to swim in the cold waters. To this day I remem-

ber those trips and the sweet earthy fragrance

found around those streams, a fragrance I have

not found elsewhere.

Today I live approximately 130 miles from the

entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National

Park and do not make the trip as often as I would

like, but the memories of my time around the

streams is always with me. To help satisfy my need for

streams, but staying closer to home, I began to also

investigate the streams and rivers in the Cherokee National

Forest near Tellico and Ocoee, Tennessee.

Most people think of wide angle views when photograph-

ing streams, and I did too in the beginning, but I slowly

began to look for the details of the streams that most peo-

ple overlook or disregard. I think of it as being more to see

than the obvious. It’s in those details that one begins to

notice the emotions and personality of the stream.

It’s time to take out that long zoom lens and start looking

for the details. Finding stream details works best on an

overcast day when the water level has gone down after a

good rain but is not so shallow that the stream doesn’t

have enough volume to have the typical pour-over flows

associated around the rocks. Too much water and the

details may be obscured by the abundant flow of water.

An overcast day eliminates contrasty dappled light on the

stream and will lessen your chance of having “blinkies” and

hot spots in your photographs.

Each of us will have a different definition of details when it

comes to photographing streams. I look to capture the abstract

details, such as patterns in the flow of water around rocks,

associated with the pour-overs that result from using a neutral

density filter to give me very slow shutter speeds of two to ten

seconds, or more. I look at the arrangement of clumps of finely

bladed grass in the shallow waters with the idea of capturing

their quiet movement by blurring the blades in the water. I

look for reflections on still or flowing water and again may use

my neutral density filter to slow things down to create abstract

details, or I may not depending on my mood at the time. I

Photographing Mountain Streams—It’s in the Details By Rosemary Williams (PSC)

© Rosemary Williams

© Rosemary Williams

© Rosemary Williams

VOLUME 4 , I S S UE 1 Page 7

often walk along small quiet tributaries that branch off the

main stream to look for details that define the day, such as

when the overcast sky and tree trunks are reflecting on

water that is flowing quietly around a few clumps of fall

leaves. These are the moments and scenes that intrigue me

as I enjoy my exploration of mountain streams.

The use of a neutral density filter for stream photography

is a great tool to slow down shutter speed for that really

dreamy look often associated with flowing water. Two

other pieces of gear that I will always use when I photo-

graph around streams are a tripod and a polarizing filter. I

do nearly all of my photog-

raphy with a tripod, but

definitely do so when

photographing the streams

because I often want a long

exposure. It has been said

that if you have a heartbeat,

then you need to use a tri-

pod, and I definitely can’t

hold a camera steady for

several seconds. The polar-

izing filter will remove the

glare from the wet rocks

and leaves and is a must

around the streams to help

bring out detail and color.

We all strive to obtain just what we want when we photo-

graph and often take risks to obtain those results. Please

exercise caution when you are photographing around

streams and don't put yourself at risk of a fall. Think before

you leap onto a slippery rock in the stream to get that great

shot. It may not be worth the risk.

Above all else, go out and enjoy photographing details of

streams and have fun! ◙

© Rosemary Williams

© Rosemary Williams

REGISTRATION FEE $20; STUDENTS FREE

Fine Art Photo-Synthesis Workshop By Bob Coates

Sponsored by the Photographic Society of Chattanooga & Panasonic

Bob, a Panasonic Lumix Luminary, has been a full

time Commercial and Fine Art Photographer for the

last 19 years, headquartered in beautiful Sedona, Ari-

zona. Bob is a Certified Master Craftsman Photogra-

pher by Professional Photographers of America.

Bob’s program, entitled “Fine Art Photo Synthesis”

centers around his work flow of fusing many images

together utilizing a single subject blended together

with a variety of textures.

STUDENTS MAY REGISTER FOR FREE BY SENDING

AN EMAIL TO BILL MUELLER AT

SHOOTER@GATE.NET

Others may register at PSC’s website:

www.chattanoogaphoto.org via PayPal.

Location: St. John United Methodist Church

3921 Murray Hills Drive

Chattanooga, TN 37416

MARCH 7, 2015. 9 AM TO 4 PM

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3CT Club Happenings – January 2015

CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL 2015 CLUB

OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS!

Brentwood Photography Group: http://www.brentwoodphotographygroup.org/

https://www.facebook.com/BrentwoodPhotographyGroup

The Brentwood Photography Group meets on the first

Tuesday of every month at 6:00 PM. For special occasions,

or when the meeting date falls on a holiday, the meeting

start time may vary. Location: Otter Creek Church of

Christ, 409 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN 37027

2015 BPG Board: Officers: Jerry Atnip – President;

Debbie Knight - Vice-President; Sue Henry – Secre-

tary; Sandy Burr - Assistant Secretary; Virginia Greg-

ory-Kocaj – Treasurer; Scott Oberle - Assistant Treas-

urer; Jim Havens – Charity; Mike Gannon – Mini

Clinic; Monte Arnold – Education; Michael Anthony –

Webmaster; Rick Smith – Exhibitions; Nick Dantona -

Public Relations; and Jerry Park – Outings.

The Mini-Clinic is a focused workshop on a variety of

photographic topics held each month for BPG mem-

bers. It occurs the second Thursday of each month at

6:30 PM. You can email Mike Gannon with any ques-

tions. Location: We meet at the Brentwood United

Methodist Church located at 309 Franklin Road, Brent-

wood, Tennessee 37027 (map). The meetings are held

in room A292 on the main floor of the building in the

hall behind the reception desk.

The Lunch Bunch is an optional monthly lunch meet-

ing, led by Dick Dougall, with the focus on members

getting to know each other and having constructive

critiques and discussions about their images. It is held

the 3rd Monday of each month at the Logan's in Cool

Springs. The start time is 11 am. Please email Dick if

you plan to join, so the appropriate reservation size can

be made.

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 06 - BPG Monthly Meeting: Program: TBA (The

photo theme of the month is “WHITE”)

Jan. 08 - BPG Mini Clinic: Lou Outlaw will be pre

senting a program on flash photography and how to

have greater flexibility using, and having direct con

trol of, the output of one or more off-camera speed

lights, including through-the-lens camera determina

tion of light output for proper exposure, using Pocket

Wizard radios.

Jan. 19 - Lunch Bunch w/Dick Dougall (Logan's Cool

Springs - 11 AM)

Camera Club of Oakridge: http://www.oakridgecameraclub.org

http://www.facebook.com/groups/cameraclubOR/

The Camera Club of Oak Ridge meets on the second Tues-

day of the month at 7:30pm at the Oak Ridge campus of the

Roane State Community College, City Room, 701 Briar-

cliff Rd. Their meetings are open to the public. Overall the

club has focused on developing the photographic abilities

of our members and promotion of their work by offering bi

monthly competitions on interesting and creative topics

judged often by high profile photographers as well as offer-

ing bimonthly programs on both the artistic and technologi-

cal aspects of photography. The club is also directly in-

volved with our community and is often counted on as a

resource for covering town events, plays, sports and even

working with national publishers producing books about

our community.

2015 CCOR Board: President: Rob Welton; Secretary

Treasurer: Lee Smalley; Program Vice President:

Yvonne Dalschen; Competition Vice President: Jim

Parks; Salon Chair: Pat Postma; and Web Design/

Master: Dennis Clark.

Upcoming Events: (Presentations alternate with the

Club's bi-monthly competitions.)

Jan. 13 – Contest: Inventions and Dimensions: This

competition will focus on industrial, mechanical and

technology subjects. These may be realistic representa

tions or abstract perspectives (but still identifiable as f

itting the theme) with or without creative post-

development work.

Cookeville Camera Club: http://www.cookevillecameraclub.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cookeville-Camera-Club

The Cookeville Camera Club (CCC) meets the 2nd and 4th

Monday of most every month at the First Presbyterian

Church (second floor meeting room), 20 N. Dixie, Cooke-

ville, TN., from 7 to 9 PM.

2015 CCC Board: Officers: President: Bill Miller;

Vice President: Helga Skinner; Treasurer: Bruce Harri-

son; Secretary: Sandy Miller; Directors: B J Hayes,

NICO CearGeo; Ted LaBar; Lisa Martin; and Larry

Meyer.

Upcoming Events:

Plan Ahead: CCC’s Bill Miller will be repeating his

two well received 2014 classes “Introduction to DSLR

Photography: Thursday Evenings: Feb 12, 17, 26; Mar.

5, 12, 17, 26 and Saturdays: Feb 28, Mar 14, 28, Apr 11.

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More information and registration available in early

January on CCC’s Website mentioned above. There

is a small fee for these classes and they are open to

the public.

Jan. 10 – Sandhill Crane Photo Field Trip 6:30 AM to

Noon

Jan. 12 – The first meeting of the year will be a

photo contest, open to any subject, but pictures

should have been taken within the last year. A slide

show set to music will display the member- submitted

entries. Following the show, the three top images in

each category (Novice, Regular, and Master) will be

revealed, along with the most favorite images as sel

ected by the members.

Jan. 26 – Program:

“Conceptual Photography”

by Caroline Rutland, local

artist and educator. Rut-

land will be speaking about

the growing genre of Con-

ceptual Photography. Her

program will highlight dif-

ferent artists and styles of

conceptual photography,

how to incorporate these

techniques to your existing

genre or business, how to

plan a conceptual shoot and will highlight the post processing

techniques she used to create her most collected artwork, “The

Magic of Literacy: The Mermaid.”

Learning the techniques of conceptual photography opens

up a whole world of possibilities in the business of photog-

raphy. Applying these techniques is a great way to up-sell

your existing clients or make your photography stand out in

a crowded market. A voucher for $50.00 off Caroline’s two

-day, in-depth work-shop on conceptual portrait photogra-

phy scheduled for Spring 2015, will be given to all those

who attend! (Dates for the workshop will be announced

January 2015.)

Caroline is an award-winning conceptual portrait artist,

public

speaker

and educa-

tor based

in Thomp-

son’s Sta-

tion, TN.

She has

been mar-

ried to her

Prince for

11 years

and to-

gether they

have two

princesses,

two Shih-

Tzu’s

and a 19-

year-old

cat

named Boo. Caroline has a degree and background in

graphic design and has worked in marketing and advertis-

ing for 20 years. She has melded her two loves of photogra-

phy and graphic illustration and has been doing conceptual

and performance photography for the last 5 years.

Crossville Camera Club: http://www.facebook.com/groups/246977455381146/ or

email Sue Foster at c3crossvillecameraclub@gmail.com

The Crossville Camera Club will be meeting the 2nd Tues-

day of each month, 6:30 PM, at the Homestead United

Methodist Church, 295 Hwy 68, Crossville, TN.

2015 Board Members: TBA

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 13 – Program: Matt Daugherty “Using Small

Flash in Unknown Environments”

Jan. 31 – Saturday, 9 AM to 4 PM Workshop: Jeff

Roush “Photoshop for Photographers” Location Home-

stead United Methodist Church, 295 Hwy 68, Cross

ville, TN. For more information and to register and

pay: http://www.roush.photography/photoshop.htm

Caroline Rutland Magic of Literacy—The Princess and the Dragon

by Caroline Rutland

Magic of Literacy – The Mermaid by Caroline Rutland

Digital Lunch Bunch: Email Larry Perry at: larryperry11@comcast.net

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 9 – Meets at 12 noon at the Hitachi Grill, 9645

Kingston Pike for lunch, net-working and some great

conversation.

Note: If you do not subscribe to “Larry’s Notes”, up-dated

weekly, you are missing another great source of information

regarding club/council activities, work-shops, contests and

photo equipment for sale. This is geared more towards activi-

ties in East Tennessee but everyone will find something of

interest. If you want to subscribe, or get your club and its ac-

tivities listed, or if you have photo equipment for sale or are

looking to buy, contact Larry Perry.

Dyersburg Photographic Society: http://facebook.com/groups/

DyersburgPhotographicSociety

This is a new club! DPS will be meeting the third Thurs-

day of the month, 6 PM, at the Dyersburg State Commu-

nity College.

2015 Board Members: President – Jeff Roush; V.P. –

Tessa Halterman Wright; Secretary – Gayla Ing May-

field; Treasurer – Gwen Johnson Baker; Competition

V.P. – Heather Bensch; Historian – Leah Willis Ja-

cobs; Program Officer – Candice McElyea Montgom-

ery; Photo Safari Coordinator – Karen Berkley; and

Hospitality – Donna Hickson Ward.

Upcoming events:

Jan. 15 - First official meeting will include business

and some Photoshop basics by Jeff Roush.

Eastman Camera Club:

http://www.recreation.eastman.com/Tennessee/Clubs/Camera

http://www.eastmancameraclub.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eastman-Camera-

Club/351468459021

The Eastman Recreation Camera Club has several activi-

ties in the Toy F. Reid Eastman Employee Center for club

members. Camera classes are held periodically to help

everyone gain a better understanding of taking quality pic-

tures and the long lasting memories a person can get from

a great photograph or video. The club also rents camera

equipment including 35mm cameras, video cameras, and

tripods.

2015 Steering Committee: Chairman - Richie Hay-

ward, Vice-Chairman – Richard Siggins, Members –

Jamie Aiello, Claire Savail, Belinda Bridwell, Advi-

sor – Tekii Boren

Upcoming Events: Jan. 15 – TBA

Giles County Camera Club:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Giles-County-Camera-

Club/166869216694818

http://pix.eosphotoman.com/gccc

or Email Doug Wong at: eosphotoman@yahoo.com

Formed in 1981, this is an informal group of people who

share experiences, photos and techniques.

meet the first Monday of the month, 7 PM, at the home of

Doug Wong. For more information email him or see the

Facebook page for location info.

2015 GCCC Board: President – Doug Wong, Treas-

urer – Sam Hobbs, Secretary – Ken Webb

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 5 – Our January meeting will feature photos from

the Battle of Franklin 150th Re-enactment by Ken

Webb. There will be an informational video Program

on Film photography from Flickr members (via Flickr

website/Apple TV). Discussion on the upcoming

Wildlife Wilderness Week trip to Gatlinburg, TN.

Discussion on the upcoming 3CT photo contest. We

will also be showing our members photos from the

Holidays. (The menu will include Prime Rib.)

Note: Doug Wong is heading up the 3CT 2015 Interclub

Photo Contest. Details are in this newsletter.

Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont:

http://www.gsmit.org

The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont provides in

-depth experiences through education programs that celebrate

ecological and cultural diversity, foster stewardship, and nur-

ture appreciation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Connecting people and nature summarizes our mission,

which we accomplish through providing hands-on learning

experiences with the National Park, focusing on developing

in people a greater sense of place, a deepened appreciation

and awe for the diversity of life and people, and an ethics of

stewardship that follows them home.

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 8 - 12 – Winter Photography Master Class: Join

master landscape photographer Will Clay and close-up

specialist Ken Thompson for this special weekend

featuring the “creative uses of winter light.” The class

will emphasize the use of winter light; sunrise and

sunset, overcast, and midday light to create master

photographs in the Smokies.

There will be no formal lectures or instruction during

this workshop. Instead the emphasis will be on “shoot

and critique,” with class participants presenting a short

portfolio of their work on Sunday evening. As with

the Spring and Fall workshops there will be help from

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the instructors in the field as well as with Photoshop.

Winter in the mountains is typically moderate, though

weather extremes can occur, so come prepared for tem

peratures that may be as warm as 60 or as cold as 20.

Cost: $642. Includes instruction, meals, and lodging.

Program lasts from Friday afternoon to Monday mid-

morning. To register and pay go to GSMIT website.

Jan. 18 - 25 – Wilderness First Responder Course

Jan. 24 - SANCP Advanced: Winter Woody Plant ID

Jan. 30 - Feb. 1– Wilderness First Responder Re

fresher

Hendersonville Camera Club: http://www.hendersonvillecameraclub.org/

http://www.facebook.com/groups/144835535679/ or email

Emily Helms at: emilyhelmsphotography@gmail.com

HCC meets on the second Thursday of each month from

6:00 - 8:00 PM, at the Hendersonville Public Library, 140

Saundersville Road, Hendersonville.

2015 HCC Board: President – Emily Helms, Vice

President – Jim Jennings, Treasurer – Rob Phillips,

Membership Chair – Kathy Dvorak, and Tech Chair –

Dan Broadrick

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 8 - Member Guest Speaker: Jim Jennings -

“Preparing to Photograph a Landscape Scene”

Jan. 12 - Lightroom class from 5:30 to 8:00 in the

computer room of the library.

Jackson Photo Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/155119344018/

JPC is an amateur/pro-amateur photography organization for

film and digital photographers, which meets the second Tues-

day of each month in Jackson, TN, 6:30 PM at “The Lodge” in

Gander Mountain, Vann Drive.

Current 2015 Officers: Jeff Roush – President, Others

TBA

Upcoming Events:

Jan.13 - TBA

Kingsport Senior Center Photo Group:

http://www.scphotogroup.com

KSCPG is a dedicated band of amateur photographers

who enjoy and share friendship, photographic skills and

knowledge. Meetings are held each month, usually on the

second and forth Mondays at the Senior Center or the

Eastman Employee Center from 9:30 AM to 12 noon.

Field trips are daylong and multi-day excursions, which

cover the historic, cultural and natural beauty of the sur-

rounding eight-state region.

Program Coordinator: Claude Kelly

Upcoming Events

Dec. 27 - Jan. 23 - SCPG Photography Exhibit Run

Jan. 5 - Opening Reception

Jan. 13 - Round Robin Discussion of the Exhibit

Jan. 24 - Exhibit Take-down

Jan. 27 - Travelogues: Grand Teton and Yellowstone,

Lori Cutshall; Why Rapid City, Claude Kelly; and

Seattle and the Oregon Coast - Sue Tyner

LeConte Photographic Society: http://www.lecontephotographic.com

LPS meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM at

the King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville.

2015 LPS Board: Officers - Cindy Mitchell, President;

Roger Trentham, 1st Vice President; Ginny Cliett, Sec-

retary; Pat Trentham, Treasurer; Board Members - Dee

Murphy, and Bruce Hannold; Website Master: Bruce

Hannold; PSA Club Reps - Bruce Hannold and Jerry

Whaley.

Upcoming Events:

Due to the great week of events and programs scheduled

for Wilderness Wildlife Week the club will not host a

monthly program in January as they usually do. They

will have a table at WWW with LPS and 3CT information

available. Do stop by and see us!

Two LPS members, Roger Trentham and Jerry Whaley

will be doing programs at WWW so please try to attend

those if you are able to get to Pigeon Forge for this won

derful week of free classes, programs and activities.

Memphis Camera Club: http://www.memphiscameraclub.org

http://twitter.com/MemCameraClub

http://www.facebook.com/MemphisCameraClub

MCC meets the first 4 Thursdays of each month at 7 PM, at

St. Francis Hospital in the Longinotti Auditorium. See MCC’s

website for directions.

2015 MCC Board: President: Paula Cravens, Vice Presi-

dent: Christy Hunter, Treasurer: Barry Baskin, Secretary:

Mimi Ragon, Members at Large: Patty McLaughlin and

Michael Pachis, Competition Co-Chairmen: Rick Barnard

and Paul Nolte

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 1 - New Years Day, no meeting.

Jan. 8 - Digital Education canceled, replaced with Photo

Competition

Jan. 15 - West Memorials Group Show

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Jan. 15 - Meeting/Guest Speaker: Heather Strick

land, Modern Beauty and Fine Art Portraiture.

http://www.heather-strickland.com

Jan. 22 – Photography Class

Jan. 24 – MCC Award Banquet

Nashville Photography Club:

http://www.nashvillephotographyclub.com http://

www.facebook.com/NashvillePhotographyClub

NPC meets the third Tuesday of the month at 6:45 PM at

Dury's (7301 Ewing Ave. Nashville, TN 37203).

2015 NPC Board: President: Dana Barrett, President-

Elect: Dennis Gowan, Secretary: Cindy Burch,

Treasurer: Virginia Gregory-Kocaj, Jim Bruner (2015),

Linda Klinckman (2015), Steve Mabry (2016), Donna

Williams (2016)

Volunteer Officers and Committees: Newsletter: Tom

Ventress, Exhibit Coordinator: Wayne Wilkerson, Mem-

bership: Virginia Gregory-Kocaj, Charity Event Leader:

Jamie Bruner, Website Committee: Rod Shean & Dana

Barrett (Webmaster), Tom Oakley (Club Pbase Gallery

Editor), Hospitality Committee: Adriane Mealor

Focus Groups: Basics - Bill Kotas, Joe Fizer, Jim

Bruner, and Rod Shean; Digital - Steve Choatie; Nature -

Lisa Powers; Adventure - Brent Wright, and Bob and

Jeanette Ellis

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 17 - Saturday 12 PM Adventure Group- Macro

Workshop

Jan. 20 – Club Meeting Program: Tom Griscom

“Editorial” http://www.tomgriscom.com

Save the Dates:

NPC Hosting 3CT's Spring Fling, April 10-12, 2015

Three days of photo learning and shooting. Any member

of 3CT is welcome. For details see the article in this

newsletter and the 3CT website.

Northwest Tennessee Photography Club: http://www.nwtpc.org/

http://www.facebook.com/NorthwestTennesseePhotographyClub

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 6 – Location: the Obion County Library at 6:30 PM,

Roy Cates and Linda Harrelson, the new program

co-chairpersons, have something different to offer for

the January program. A lot of us make our own

Christmas cards (or would like to) so we plan to get an

early start for next year. If you are interested in this pro-

ject (or just want to practice shooting with props)

please bring your favorite Christmas decorations -

candles, figurines, ornaments, bible, lights, greenery,

ribbon, poinsettia, nativity, anything that you might

want to shoot and share with others. If you've made

cards in the past please bring them as ideas for others.

Also, if anyone has a solid red, green, black, etc table

cloth/fabric that could be used as background that

would be helpful. You'll need your tripod, too! Also

remember that after the meeting we'll be filling the

display cases at the library so bring matted and/or

framed photos with your name visible either on the

photo itself or on a small attached label.

Jan. 13 - Tom Gallien will be teaching Photoshop

classes at UTM beginning on Tuesday, January 13.

Interested parties can register by calling 731-881-7082.

Paris Photography Club: http://www.parisphotographyclub.org http://

www.facebook.com/groups/408318365955275/

or email Jeff Roush at: jroush@roushstudios.com

• 2015 Board Members: President – Jeff Roush,

V.P. – Jennifer Barrett, Secretary – Emily Leonard,

Treasurer – Mary Lodge, Historian – Jean Owen, Pro-

gram VP – Danny Kimberlin, VP Competition –

Miranda Barnes/Haley Northington, Hospitality –

Gabby Van Dyke

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 10 - Photo Safari will be to the Waterfowl/Eagle

Auto Tour at TN National Wildlife Refuge - Duck

River Unit

Jan. 22 - Program topic will be “Pet Photography”

given by Christy Casey

Photographic Society of Chattanooga: http://www.chattanoogaphoto.org https://

www.facebook.com/chattanoogaphoto

PSC meets on the 3rd Thursday night each month. The meet-

ing schedule is: 6:00 PM for Beginners Boot Camp, or other

training; 6:30 PM for social time; program - usually with an

outside photographer - begins at 7 PM Location: St. John

United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chatta-

nooga. For more PSC information, call 423-344-5643 or

email info@chattanoogaphoto.org.

2015 PSC Board: President – Mickey Roundtree, Presi-

dent Elect – David Temples, Secretary – Pat Gordy,

Treasurer – Mary McLain, Directors – Bill Mueller,

Bruce Tatum, Ed Laughlin, Jeremy Thompson, Jim

Mears, Mohan Rao, Richard Smith, Robert McLeod and

Steve Bower, Newsletter – Rosemary Jardine, Webmas-

ter – Dan Jeter

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• Upcoming Events:

Jan. 15 - Photography awakens us to the experience of

being ALIVE. See ALIVE.photography. Paul Hassell

has embarked on a fascinating collaborative project

interviewing dozens of the most talented outdoor pho

tographers in the industry. His conversations center

around why these pros do what they do.

Picture this presentation as 25 of the greatest names

(Dewitt Jones, Rob Sheppard, Clyde Butcher, and Joe

and Mary Ann McDonald to name a few) packing the

auditorium to inspire you and fan the flame of your crea-

tivity in this wild art of photography.

Paul Hassell isn't strictly a photographer. Paul is in the

light business.An entrepreneur since the age of fifteen, a

lover of solitude, and a loyal friend, Paul defies conven-

tion at every turn. You'll walk away from talking photog-

raphy with him, and you'll have the sense that Paul is do

ing what he was created to do. This at-home-ness in him-

self and his

craft becomes a

kind of permis-

sion for others

to find their

vocations and

live them.

Paul found

what makes

him tick and

organized his

life around that calling. He designed his own major at

The University of TN: Freelance Photography and Writ

ing for the Natural Environment. That's a mouthful. He's

a member of NANPA, SANP, and the NSA, but the

credentials matter less to him than sharing the profound

experience. He points the way to a bigger truth and

deeper reality.

Paul is the proud owner of Light Finds, Inc. Paul has

been published in National Parks Magazine, Time/Life,

Nature's Best, and National Geographic books. Learn

more at www.LightFinds.Us

Save the Date:

Mar. 7 – Bob Coates’ “Fine Art Photo Synthesis” - a one-

day workshop. See website for details, to register and pay.

Photographic Society of East Tennessee: http://www.pset.org

2015 PSET Board: Ron Plasencia and Dale Knight

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 15 - The Photographic Society of East Tennessee is

pleased to announce a special presentation at its next club

meeting on Thursday, at the Rose Center, beginning at

6:30 PM. Presenter of the month is: Harold Jerrell of Rose

Hill, Virginia. Harold will be sharing images created on

his recent trip to Ireland.

Harold’s work has been fea-

tured in the Blue Ridge Park-

way, an award winning maga-

zine covering the Mountains of

the South and the Blue Ridge

Parkway. Photos include im-

ages of nature, wildlife, fishing

scenes, and landscapes.

Additional photo graphs have

appeared in the following: Vir-

ginia Wildlife magazine cover),

Wildlife Monographs, A Publi-

cation of Wildlife Society

(cover), Blue Ridge Outdoors,

Cumberland Gap National His

torical Park website, America’s Anniversary Garden:

Native Plants publication, Rose Hill, Virginia website,

Highland Sojourner, Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail web

site, Friends of Roan Mountain website, The Trust for

Public Land website, Virginia State University Aquacul

ture Newsletter, National Park Service Digest, Getting to

Know Virginia’s Wet lands, and the cover of Verizon

phone book. In 2009, a photo and news story won first

place in Virginia and was a Southern Regional finalist

while a computer generated slide show placed first in

Virginia, first in the Southern Region, and was a national

finalist in the National Agriculture County Agents Asso

ciation (NACAA).

Harold is a native of southwest Virginia and lives in

Rose Hill with his wife Nancy. He began his career as a

teacher and worked as a seasonal park ranger for

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. After work-

ing for more than ten years with the Virginia Depart-

ment of Forestry, he has been employed by Virginia

Cooperative Extension and serves as the Agricultural

Extension Agent for Lee County.

Photography became a way for Harold to relax and enjoy

nature. Capturing scenes with fascinating lighting became

the challenge. Often, that meant working before sunrise

or after sunset in an effort to capture a fleeting moment.

Taking the family on a nature hike can provide peace and

relaxation that is all too often missing in today’s world.

John Muir once said, “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken,

over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going

to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a ne-

cessity; that mountain parks and reservations are useful

not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but

as fountains of life.”

Harold Jerrell

Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers: http://www.sanp.net

SANP has nine meetings a year, held the last Tuesday of the

month with the exception of June, July and December. These

meetings feature highly skilled nature photographers. Their

annual Salon is in February. They have a Yahoo group where

you can share photos and get photographic advice. The group

meets at the Goins Auditorium, Pellissippi State Tech. Com-

munity College

2015 SANP Board: President: Kendall Chiles, Treas-

urer: Steve Shackleford, Board Members: Chuck Cole,

Sharon Cottrell, Harry Dunn, Jim Ford, Jack Goodwin,

Ron McConathy, Ron Sentell, Cheryl Sherrill, Frank Ul-

car, Newsletter: Kendall Chiles, Programs: Paul Hassell,

Workshops/Field Trips: Kris Light and Bob Turney,

Membership: Allan Glazer, Website: Sharon and Ron

McConathy..

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 27 – TBA

2015 SANP Salon The SANP Board has decided that the “special” category

for the 2015 salon is “Architecture.” The guidelines for

this category are: Any permanent manmade structure or

parts thereof. The annual SANP Salon is scheduled for

February 28, 2015. Ed Dumas has agreed to be the Salon

chairperson again this year. The event judging will be

held on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at First United Meth-

odist Church of Knoxville on Kingston Pike.

West Tennessee Photographers Guild http://www.westtennesseephotographersguild.org https://www.facebook.com/WestTennesseePhotographersGuild

“Keeping the Art Alive Through Education, Comradery, &

Friendship” This group meets at the Obion Co. Library at 6

pm. the second Thursday of the month. New members and

visitors are welcome to attend!

2015 WPTG Board: President - Jeff Roush, January

election results TBA

Upcoming Events:

Jan. 8 - Business meeting, Program: TBA

West Tennessee Shutterbugs: http://www.facebook.com/groups/wtnshutterbugs/

WTNS meets the 4th Thursday, January thru October and the

3rd Thursday Nov and Dec., 6 PM at the Fraternal Order of

Police Lodge, 226 Cotton Grove Rd, Jackson, TN. Each

meeting consists of a short business meeting followed by and

informative or instructive program. They also have a monthly

photo challenge.

• 2015 Board: TBA

• Upcoming Events: TBA

Jan. 22 - TBA ◙

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