**DOORS OPEN AT 845**

The Director and Assistant Organizers invite all FCCP Supporters and Members to signup for a FREE camera sensor cleaning.

Every time we remove the lens from our cameras dust and other airborne debris enters the mirror chamber/shutter box and some of the material affixes itself to the surface of the sensor. The dust blocks light from reaching some of the pixels and creates grey “orbs” in our photos (see sample below).

Some cameras have various internal methods of cleaning the dust off the sensor. However, the dust is still in the shutter box and reattaches to the sensor the next time a photo is taken. Camera stores and camera repair shops routinely charge $50 to $100 for a single cleaning.

FCCP will be offering FREE sensor cleanings to FCCP Supporters. Supporters are those members that have paid their annual dues for 2022 & 2023. If you are not yet a FCCP Supporter and would like to pay your dues and get your sensor cleaned, please visit a link below.

If you just want to get your sensor cleaned (and not become a FCCP Supporter) we’ll be offering sensor cleanings for just $40. The $40 can be paid at the door in cash, exact change please.

Please sign up for the time slot you’d like to have your sensor cleaned. We are booking cleanings in 1/2 hour intervals starting at 9 AM and continuing until 11 AM with the last cleaning group at 1030. We are limiting signup to just 5 members per 30 minute period. The cleaning takes just a few minutes and is done on a first come, first served basis for the 1/2 hour period. One RSVP is required for each camera. No more than 1 RSVP per 1/2 hour.

**CAMERAS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR A CLEANING WITH THE FOLLOWING ACCESSORIES ONLY**:

1. Lens
2. Fully charged battery
3. Empty storage card (Compact Flash, SD or other)

**REMOVE THE FOLLOWING FROM THE CAMERAS**

1. All straps
2. Lens Hoods

Join fellow students and FCCP photographers for an enjoyable lunch at O'Keefe's Family Restaurant. O'Keefe's is where many of the locals gather. It’s definitely a local’s place and the prices reflect it. No purchase is required to join the discussion at O'Keefe's following our class.

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**Upcoming FCCP PhotoTours for 2023.**
FCCP offers some of the most affordable instructional PhotoTours you can find anywhere. Our PhotoTours combined expert photography instruction (certified instructors), bucket list locations (Yosemite, Fall Color Tours; Yellowstone - Fall, Spring, Winter; Glacier National Park) and safety (retired medical professionals travel on all tours)

**Watch the calendars for exact dates**.
September - Yellow Stone in the Fall, Yellow Stone NP
October - Yosemite NP, California

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**My Recommended Retailers**
Where you buy your gear matters. You expect to get what you ordered and you want to pay a low price for it. The retailers I recommend below are the ones I trust for my own purchases.

**B & H Photo and Video** — (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Great-Deals/ci/16478/N/4280521071?BI=4308&KW=&KBID=4736)

**Adorama — The Photography People** — (http://www.adorama.com/?kbid=64386)

**Lensrentals.com** — Rent the Best Cameras & Lenses Available (http://www.pjatr.com/t/TUJGRktHSkJGS0dJS0xCRkpOSkVN)

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**FCCP Membership Options:**

**Basic Membership** — $50
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**Supporter Plus Membership** — $100
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We accept all major credit cards. We also accept Cash App, Venmo and Apple Cash/Pay. Contact us via email for additional options or to pay via phone, FCCP_Dir

Jeff Donald

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