North Haven Camera Club

Tuesday May 7th at 7:00 pm

In-person meeting: presentation on Carnevale di Venezia

Come and join Laura Parisi as she shares her travel experiences in Venice, Italy during Carnevale. The term means “Carnival” in Italian, and comes from the Latin carnem levare, which literally means remove the meat. Specifically, Carnevale was the last occasion for meat consumption, as people abstained from it during the following forty days of Lent. It has become a colorful festival and for those who like to dress up or photograph costumed people, a trip to Carnevale di Venezia is one you would probably not want to miss.

Laura grew up learning photography next to her father in the family photography studio and darkroom. She learned photography on his Rolleiflex cameras, photographed her first wedding at 16 years old with her own Pentax K1000, then began photographing events for the Branford Review. Her photography hobby continued through college and continues today. Photography has brought Laura and her husband Bob to many places they would otherwise never have traveled, such as Iceland, Italy, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Banff, and Jasper National Park as well as many more.

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Tuesday, May 28th at 7:00 pm – RESCHEDULED TO OCTOBER 8

Zoom Meeting: IMAGE DESIGN – Using the Principles of Design to Create More Dramatic Photos

Join us on May 28 as we hear a presentation by internationally-acclaimed, award-winning landscape and fine art photographer Jennifer King. She will discuss how photography is a journey; it’s about the destination and its uniqueness, the world at its best.

Jennifer began her career in the advertising arena – first as a designer, then a creative director, and eventually (but quickly) moved into directing photography. In these years she learned how much design principles played a part in creating effective images. Understanding how the principles of design affect our visual response to an image can help us to communicate with our photos and is the key to improving our photography.

Jennifer is a landscape and wildlife photographer based in North Carolina with over 20 years in the photo industry as an instructor and “Wildlife Whisperer.” Her lifetime passion for teaching photography, exploring the world and discovering new locations to photograph has gained her photographic acclaim. Her images and articles can be found in top resources such as Outdoor Photographer, and she has appeared as speaker at events such as NANPA’s 20th Anniversary Summit.

For questions or if you would like to join as a guest for our presentations, drop us an email at northhavencameraclub@gmail.com or visit our Members Page for more information on how to join the club.

Tuesday, April 2nd at 7:00 pm

In-person meeting: Creating Stories with Videos and Photographs

Join us as Mark Houde shows us how to explore the art of storytelling through pictures and moving pictures, and how we can be better storytellers with our cameras. He will discuss using images, words, audio, and video to engage your audience. He’ll also cover some video editing techniques, enough to demonstrate an introduction into the world of video editing, and how best to share the product with others.

Mark an avid outdoorsman and landscape photographer portraying the phenomena of nature and its balance with humanity, whether with cameras, videos, or drone photography. He strives to reveal nature’s beauty and bring awareness and attention to our communities through visual storytelling via video and photographs. 

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Tuesday, April 30th at 7:00 pm

Annual Print Competition

Our ‘annual’ print competition will be held on Tues., April 30th at 7pm at the Hope Church at 211 Montowese Ave., North Haven. Members will be displaying their prints for judging. It should be a fun evening filled with our members’ best work displayed in print. Guests are welcome to attend! Drop us an email at northhavencameraclub@gmail.com to let us know you’d like to attend or visit our Members Page for more information on how to join the club.

Tuesday, March 5th at 7:00 pm

Zoom Meeting: Improve your Landscape Photography

On Tuesday, March 5th at 7pm Peter Baumgarten will present ‘Into the Landscape’ – Strategies to Improve your Landscape Photography. Landscape photography has been – and still remains – the most popular style of photography. Whether you travel the world, or just explore your local area, there are countless photo opportunities that exist for the landscape photographer. Peter Baumgarten has been a passionate outdoor photographer for over 40 years.

In this seminar, Peter discusses the challenges and joys of landscape photography and the compositional strategies he employs “to get the shot”. Numerous compositional techniques will be explored.

Peter Baumgarten is an award-winning professional photographer and educator based on Manitoulin Island. He has led photography courses and workshops for novice and enthusiast photographers and travels across North America as an Olympus Visionary providing lectures and seminars on landscape, wildlife, and astrophotography. His love of photography has also become a great excuse to continue his other passion – exploring the great outdoors through wilderness camping, canoeing and kayaking.

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Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 pm

In-person meeting: How to Photograph an Eclipse

On Tuesday March 12 at 7pm Laura Parisi will present an informative presentation for those interested in preparing for the upcoming total eclipse on April 8.

If you have photographed the eclipse in the past, did you get a shot of Baily’s Beads, the Diamond Ring or possibly the double diamond ring? Well, here is your chance to learn how to photograph the eclipse and possibly even photograph the beads and diamond ring. Don’t know what they are? These will be discussed. You will only have a maximum of about three minutes of totality, so there is no time to waste in the moment.

Things you will learn include:

• lenses that would be best to use
• why Laura prefers to use solar filters that do not screw on the front of your lens
• which solar filter she prefers to use
• when to use the filter, when to take it off and why, and other events solar filters can be used for
• where to buy solar filter supplies
• other equipment you would need to get the best solar eclipse photographs

Don’t miss your one chance to experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, as the next total eclipse that can be seen from the continental United States will be on August 23, 2044. Be sure to join us for this presentation at 7pm on March 12 downstairs at Hope Christian Church, 211 Montowese Ave in North Haven.