What we’re about
Welcome to the Eastside Camera Club. We are an amateur photographer’s club (originally founded in 1952), dedicated to improving our skills, and sharing our enthusiasm, knowledge and improving our shooting, post-processing and printing skills. We meet twice a month at various King County Libraries, (Christmas Party Meeting in December). One meeting of each month is always an education night where we have a speaker or sometimes one of our members will select a subject that they are familiar with to share with the group. The second meeting of the month is our print/digital night where each member can bring prints and/or digital images. The prints and digital images are reviewed and critiqued at the meeting. There will be nominal dues, paid annually. These dues pay for potential speakers plus membership to the Northwest Council of Camera Clubs (NWCCC). Any interested club member, listed as Assistant Organizers, can also plan and coordinate field trips during the year. If you live on the Eastside and you are looking for an active camera club, please come and share your enthusiasm for photography!
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See all- 2024 NORTHWEST COUNCIL OF CAMERA CLUBS (NWCCC) CONVENTION2024 NWCCC Conference &Needs location
## 2024 NWCCC Conference & Print Salon
##### Saturday, November 9, 1 PM to 5 PM $30Doors open at noon
##### Location: Skyline Property Owners Association Clubhouse6041 Sands Way Anacortes, WA
# Keynote Speaker: Audrey Garbacik
Audrey Garbacik is passionate about scuba diving and underwater photography. Her ability to dive and capture underwater photographs has allowed her to create images that are appreciated by others. She desires that these images can educate the public about the need for conservation. Underwater photography offers many creative possibilities despite the additional challenges.
She will be making two presentations:##### Underwater Photography
Join Audrey as she takes us around the world showing us the underwater world while sharing examples of macro, wide angle, up-close wide angle, and blackwater photos. She will explain about the different gear and configurations she uses when making images. She will cover the importance of lighting due to loss of color as you go deeper underwater. Other topics include strobes, snoots and how to position light to reduce backscatter, create texture, and provide depth to the photo. Through lots of example images, Audrey will demonstrate ways to create atmosphere. Learn about the many challenges of underwater photography, the differences between green and blue water, and why manual focus is important.
##### Having Fun with Your Photography
This presentation will show top-side and underwater photography and will focus on having fun. Audrey will discuss a lot of the frustrations she experienced as she learned photography and the evolution she went through with finding the right equipment for herself. She will share anecdotes from her adventures in capturing photos as well as favorite images. She strongly believes in taking photos to please herself and thinks this is a big part of having fun. Patience and stubbornness could be used to describe Audrey and she will show examples of when this pays off when doing photography. As with any art form, growing and learning never ends. Our art form is always providing us with new experiences.
##### About Audrey Garbacik:
Audrey is retired after a long career in the high-tech industry as an electrical engineer. This technical background has enabled her to understand how to best use her equipment to create interesting and beautiful photos. Audrey loves to travel and has dove extensively around the world. Travels include local dives in Washington State and British Columbia as well as the Caribbean Sea, Baja California, The Channel Islands, South America, Antarctica, Iceland, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and Tasmania.
Audrey’s Website: https://www.audreygarbacik.com/#### Also Included:Print Salon – our annual showcase of work by NWCCC club members. Peruse a wide variety of work and vote for your favorites.2024 NWCCC Awards Presentation – we will announce the winners of the four annual NWCCC image competitions.
### An opportunity to see and talk photography with old friends and meet new ones.
#### https://nwcameraclubs.org/conference-registration/
