BLOUNT COUNTY PHOTO CLUB

MARYVILLE, TN 37803
bc.photoclub@blountcountyphotoclub.com

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The Blount County Photo Club was established in January, 2000. The club is all about the love of photography. It is for the beginner to the advanced photographer. The club has field trips, guest speakers and members of all levels of experience. We do displays and slide shows using our members photos - no matter what level a person is at.
If you live or are visiting in the Blount County, Tennessee area and would like to join us, we meet the third Thursday of every month at St. Paul Lutheran Church at 429 Sandy Springs Road in Maryville, TN 37803. Join us at 6:15 P.M. for social time. The meeting begins at 6:45 P.M..
Everyone is WELCOME.
If you would like more information, please go to the contact page.

Photo Competitions

•Each paying member may participate in the monthly photo competition. Topics are noted below.

January: Festive

February: Dreamy

March: Creative or Self-Portrait

April: Rainy Days or Storms

May: Signs of Spring

June: No Competition

July: No Competition

August: Black & White

Septemer: Action

October: Textures

November: Abstracts

December: No Competition

Gallery for Andrews Bald Field Trip

Gallery for Fireflies Field Trip

Gallery for Maryville Nightwalk

Gallery for Sunflowers Field Trip

Gallery for Fontana and Bryson Train Ride

Gallery for Cades Cove Scavenger Hunt

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www.facebook.com/groups/blountcountyphotoclub/

Calendar of Events

Next Meeting:

10/21/2021

Meeting begins at 6:45 P.M.

• NOTICE: The October Meeting is a zoom meeting.

• October's competition topic is "Textures" Paid members can participate in the competition.

• October's Speaker is Jack Retterer and he will be presenting "The Language of Art for Photographers"

Whether you are an experienced photographer or new to photography, thispresentation will help you gain more control of your creative process and improve theend results of your photographic efforts. Whatever your level of photographicexperience, you will be able to plan better the composition of your work, identify thestrengths of your work, identify and correct weaknesses, and learn better from otherartists’ works.

For experienced photographers, we will help you better understand the reasoningbehind your photographic knowledge and help you maximize the benefits from yourexperience. For less experienced photographers, we can help you accelerate yourlearning curve and better understand the reasons behind the techniques you learn inthe future.

Jack Retterer is a local Fine Art Photographer with over 50 years of experience.Before moving to East Tennessee from the Chicago area he taught photography atBenedictine University in Naperville, IL. He currently teaches Fine Art Photographyat the University of Tennessee. He is also a juried member of the The Art MarketGallery, a coop of 60 East Tennessee professional artists. The Art Market Gallery isconsidered by many to be the premier gallery for fine art in Knoxville.