Join the SPS Team for the 2025 NG3C Annual Shootout

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Southeastern Photographic Society members please consider joining the SPS team for the 2025 NG3C Shootout on November 1st in Marietta, Georgia.

The Shootout is a very cool photo competition that includes camera clubs and about 100 fellow photographers from the North Georgia area. The event takes place in one day and includes timed shooting, juried awards and great prizes! It's a great way to make friends, show off your SPS pride and contribute your photographic talents. Sign up soon (see link below) if you are interested in participating so we can build our team of 20.

Stephen Weiss and Linda Nixon will be co-hosting the event.

Details for the North Georgia Camera Club Council (NG3C) Annual Shootout

REGISTRATION: Register at https://form.jotform.com/spsatlanta/2025-11-01-ng3c-shootout. You must be an SPS dues-paying member. Registration closes after 20 verified members signup, but SPS will maintain a waitlist in case a space becomes available.
EVENT: The North Georgia Camera Club Council (NG3C) Annual Shootout
The shootout is a team photography competition between Camera Clubs that are members of NG3C. SPS has participated in the past and members had a blast!
DATE, TIME, & LOCATION: Saturday, November 1, 2025, 189 Church Street, First Presbyterian Church, Marietta, GA. (2 blocks off the square) 8:00am to 5:30pm.
FEES: FREE for team members. SPS will pay the club membership fee to NG3C and each team member's participation fee. Registration is limited to 20 members.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Shooting: Competition is a timed event with shooting taking place in a very specific geographic location. The spirit of the competition is spontaneity and to photograph found images based on themes announced the morning of the event.
Editing: Be very comfortable working on your own, uploading photos to your laptop, editing images, sizing images to specific pixel dimensions, naming images, and saving to a flash drive. Do not plan on sharing a laptop, as there simply isn't enough time.
WHAT TO BRING:
- Camera gear
- Laptop with photo editing software and the RAM to handle your editing workflow.
ACTIVITIES & JUDGING:
On the morning of the competition 5 different themes are randomly selected and announced. Teams shoot within a designated geographic location, edit the shots and submit the 10 best images per category to the judges all within a specific time period. There will be a Team Lead to coordinate these activities. It is possible that not everyone will have an image submitted to judges.
While judging is taking place, there are workshops, door prizes and vendor booths to visit. Judges select the top 10 images in each themed category and award points. Individual prizes and ribbons go to the top 10 winners in each category. The Camera Club team with the most points will receive ribbons and bragging rights. Results are announced late in the afternoon.