The Cherokee Photography Club meets twice monthly — the second and fourth Mondays — at 7:00pm, at the Cherokee Arts Center.
The first meeting of the month is a friendly competition. The theme, such as “Reflection,” is open to interpretation by the photographer, and photos are critiqued by a judge who is a professional photographer. Each entry is given positive feedback and sometimes suggestions to improve the image. These judge’s tips can aid photographers with skills like effective cropping, framing a scene in the camera, and back lighting.
The second meeting of the month is called a forum, and it can be a hands-on learning experience or a presentation by a professional photographer. Past topics have included learning to shoot single water drops splashing in a dish and maximizing your cell phone camera to make those shots the best they can be. There was also a Saturday class on Photoshop®.
This Club is known for its generosity and for sharing photographic knowledge with each other. The ability and experience level of each member ranges from beginner to “professional.” Interests vary from photos of pets, grandkids, and butterflies to fine art, portrait, sports, landscape, macro, real estate photography, and everything in between.
The Club also goes on field trips. Once a year, the Club goes on an extended trip, ten days or so. Excursions have included, Nova Scotia, Costa Rica, national parks, Michigan, and New York City. There’s usually another field trip that’s over a long weekend, and those destinations have included Apalachicola, Nashville, Savannah/Tybee, Cades Cove, and New Orleans. Day trips have been taken to places like Old Car City, Gibbs Gardens, Zoo Atlanta, Southeastern Railway Museum, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Callaway Gardens, Berry College, and a Rome Braves game. During all of these trips, information is shared, and there’s always a helping hand for anything you may need such as, “Will you hold this stem back while I shoot this caterpillar?” or “Is this F stop right for this lighting?”
For more information on beginning or more advanced photography classes, visit CherokeeCPC.org, or call the Cherokee Arts Center for information and class schedules at 770-704-6244. Happy Shooting!
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