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:

11/18/2021

Meeting begins at 6:45 P.M.

• NOTICE: The November Meeting is a zoom meeting.

• November's competition topic is "Abstracts" Paid members can participate in the competition.

• November's Program topic is "The Essentials of Light" and Douglas Hubbard will be our speaker.

Douglas' passion for photography has spanned more than 60 years. He bought his first camera in 1957 with money earned from selling photographs including weddings. Douglas photographed and enjoyed various photography subjects and has given presentations on many of them,completed many courses, workshops and lectures; and has been successful in photography competitions. Additionally, he has judged local competitions and is currently serving as president of the Camera Club of Oak Ridge. He has been their president for the last 4 years and has run their annual salon.

It is often stated that, with excellent lighting and composition, any subject can become a great photograph; however, as fundamental as light is to photography,we rarely stop to consciously think about it. This presentation is to give structure to our understanding of light. This is a broad topic; so, discussion will be limited to describing light in terms of Quantity, Color (WB), Direction, andQuality. Although these points are not new to most photographers; it isimperative to keep these concepts in mind and develop an understanding.