Sedona Camera Club
The Sedona Camera Club has been meeting, learning and enjoying photography since 1952.
As a club, our mission is to educate members of the Club, the general public, and students in Sedona, the Verde Valley, and beyond about the art of photography.
We strive to achieve our mission through:
- Regular Monthly Meetings with programs taught by professional photographers and workshops taught by advanced Club members.
- Frequent Learning Sessions designed to assist beginning, intermediate and advanced photographers in adavancing their knowledge and to improve their skills.
- Providing members Monthly Opportunities to submit photos for critiques, member feedback or to simply share with other club members. Our critique program allows participating members to receive individualized critiques of their submissions to improve their photographic skills.
- Working cooperatively with other community organizations to provide artistic exhibitions that benefit club members and the community as a whole.
- Club Trips (local photoshoots or multi-day photo trips) and Special Events including workshops.
Club Year: 2024-2025
Our 2024-25 club year is well underway and promises to be one of our best. All members should consider participaing in our updated monthly submissions which includes critiques and the new submission categories of Member Feedback and Show Only. Detailed information about these categories can be found on the About of Monthly Photo Opportunities page. Members may submit images using the link on Submitting Images, Providing Feedback & Viewing Results page. The page also features an improved link to view all of your prior submissions along with any critiques or feedback. For members interested in becoming Peer-Reviewers, or visitors interested in learning the format of our critiques, visit the new Peer Review Training page. Don’t wait, submit your images now. February submissions are now open.
Get involved!!! Join us for our learning sessions, workshops, and photo trips. If you have ideas to improve our club, share them.
Members and Former Members are encouraged to share their thoughts and opinions about the club. Feedback will help us improve our club. Take a few minutes to fill out the survey HERE.
Stay tuned to this site and look for our email blasts for information about opportunities for us to share our love of photography.
Lost access? Prior members can login and then renew their membership HERE.
Next Meeting
Monday, January 27th @ 6:00
Dano Grayson
When Science and Art Collide
**** Location ****
Christ Lutheran Church
25 Chapel Road
Sedona, AZ 86336
Trip Announcements and Learning Opportunities
Upcoming Workshops
Transformative AI-Enhanced Photography with Scott Stulberg
2:00 PM - 4 PM Nov 16, 2024
Join Scott Stulberg for this short course designed to introduce you to the latest advancements in AI technology. Learn how to create visually stunning, one-of-a-kind images from scratch using AI prompts and even incorporate your own photography.
Scott will guide you through some of his favorite tools, including Midjourney, now more accessible than ever through their new website. He’ll provide helpful tips and tricks to ensure you’re fully equipped to apply these techniques beyond the course. Additionally, Scott will show how ChatGPT can be used with AI programs to further enhance your image creation workflow.
To wrap up, Scott will showcase the latest AI features integrated into Adobe Photoshop, which many are calling the most groundbreaking upgrade in Photoshop’s history.
The workshop has a cost of $50 for members and $65 for non-members. You may register HERE.
Learning Sessions
Members interested in signing up for a learning session should contact Judy Curnow at learning_session@sedonacamera.club.
When available, members may view videos of our learning sessions HERE. Be sure to watch Mark Schmitz’s presentation on Intentional Camera Movement.
If you have any suggestions for future learning sessions, please contact Judy at the above address.
Learning Session: Composition
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM January 11, 2025 - Christ Lutheran Church
Join Elaine Belvin for this two part presentation on composition. The presentation will start with the the choices that affect composition, including Subject and Focal point, Depth of Field, Light, Lens Selection, Viewpoint, and Perspective. After a break she will review the Rules of Composition: Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, Rule of Space, Rule of Odds, Gestalt theory, Diagonal Lines, Leading Lines, S and Z curves.
This workshop is appropriate for all Sedona Camera Club members, from beginner to advanced.
Plan a Trip with Club Members
Spontaneous trips happen all the time. Submit the details of a trip or photo shoot you would like to invite other club members to join you. Details will be forwarded to other club members.
The reason is to promote learning and bonding with other club members. Current members will be notified by unique email blast or in our next Club Newsletter. You can limit the number of club members to go on your trip, and they must email you about their interest in going on that trip with you.
To appreciate many of the trips the club has taken, view our Trip Galleries.
Recent Club Trips
Members participating in club trips are encouraged to submit photos to our trip galleries using the links provided by the trip leaders.
Member Recognition
Jim Peterson
Jim Peterson has been named El Valle Artist’s Association Artist of the Month for his photograph ‘Tree Hug‘. As artist of the month, Jim’s work will be exhibited at the Cottonwood Library for two months. Please stop by the library to view Jim’s work. For more of Jim’s work, visit his website.
Chris Priebe
Chris Priebe’s portfolio “Quantum Movement” has ben published in Issue No 40 of FotoNostrum Magazine. This issue includes his full portfolio and biography. His portfolio and West Indian singles will be included in their Annual Exhibition at the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain in November. Chris’ portfolio can be seen on his website.
Best of November 2024 Critiques
The Best of Critiques Galleries includes images from our monthly critiques since April 2019. Separate Competition Winners Galleries are avaialable for prior months in which the club had monthly competitions instead of critiques.
Members may review the critiques (comments and scores) for their images or for all of the monthly submissions by visiting the Critique Website and selecting an option under the Critique Results menu.
