CAMERA ARTS CLUB OF PETALUMA We are passionate photographers of all skill levels THE CAMERA ARTS CLUB IS CURRENTLY FULL AND NOT ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERS AT THIS TIME Cultivate your own unique view of the world Learn new ways of perceiving and creating meaningful images Deepen your understanding of self by studying your images Learn what your images communicate to others Learn and share tips about photo composition and the technical aspects of photography Learn how to improve your images in an encouraging, respectful, and inspiring environment The Camera Arts Club of Petaluma meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month . Activities include group discussions, photo assignments and club field trips. Members have the opportunity to share photos and discuss them during our monthly meetings and also in a Yahoo discussion group. (Access to the Yahoo group is only available to members.) Please bring three prints of your work (eight by ten inch or larger) to every meeting, one photo for the photo assignment and two photos of any subject you choose . There is a yearly membership fee of $50. In reviewing our photographs, please consider three questions: 1. What are the strong points of this photograph? 2. What would make this photograph stronger? 3. What does this photograph say? SCHEDULE 2011 (Assignments are optional.) Dates Discussion Topics Assignments May 14 Is art connected to mortality? Open June 11 I believe that an original photo includes what we Revealed see, what we know and what we wonder about. What do you wonder about? July 9 What value about life shows in your art? Treasure August 13 What kinds of photographs remain with you Poignant long after you’ve seen them? Sept. 10 What was the first photograph you ever took? Collage Oct. 8 Describe something that you witnessed that had Connection a powerful impact on you. Nov. 12 Can photography be healing? Peace Dec. 10 How do you determine which photographs to print? Your favorite shots from 2011 or any subject you choose 2012 Jan. 14 Painter Paul Gauguin said, “I shut my eyes in order Elusive to see.” What does that mean to you? Feb. 11 What do you appreciate yourself as a photographer? Portrait March 10 Mystery leaves room for wonder and joy as well Secrets as sadness and longing, a sense of the fragility of things, and the certainty of their end. Mystery reminds us that we have no idea how the universe came to be, how strange and unlikely it seems, and how magnificently complicated and intertwined everything is. - Timothy O’Sullivan What do you find mysterious? April 14 Describe the feeling you get when you make a Tender photo that speaks to you in a deep way. May 12 Real beauty is so deep you have to move into Essence darkness in order to understand it.- Barry Lopez What is he talking about? June 9 Are there any particular images you connect with A Complete Story your childhood? July 14 Dorthea Lange said that the camera is an instrument Luminous that teaches you how to see without a camera. What are you noticing when you move through the world? Facilitator-Tony Johnson has been supporting creative expression and leading groups as a Marriage and Family Therapist for more than 30 years. He is totally committed to excellence as a photographer. My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it. - Sam Abell It is in the present moment that I belong. Only there do I feel my balance, find my oneness with all creatures, with all life, with the meadows and the mountains. - Jan Phillips The artist reveals spiritual riches until then unknown, and then gives people new reasons for loving life, new inner lights to guide them. - Rodin Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow. – Imogen Cunningham