Meetings, Tips & Techniques and Events
We meet twice monthly at the Bergen Park Fire and Rescue Auditorium, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen, CO 80439. After the presentation, we hold a member photo contest and anonymous critique by the speaker.
We also offer a Tips and Techniques (T & T) session the fourth Wednesday of most months. T & T is often presented by club members and is typically more hands-on, covering topics of interest to members, such as cleaning your camera sensor, using LightRoom, and how to prepare your photos for display.
Past Meetings:
- October 9th 2024 General Meeting: The 12 Elements of a Successful Image with Ellen NelsonELLEN NELSON The 12 Elements of a Successful Image It’s time to improve your photographs! A good start is to understand what photo competition judges look for when they are critiquing photos. Colorado master photographers and Professional Photographers of America rockstars Jeff Johnson and Rick Avalos often mention the “12 Elements” during their Image Critique Show (every ...
- September 11th 2024 General Meeting: Natural Light Portraits with Jenny GeggIt’s portrait season! Many families think of the fall as the time to be photographed for their Christmas card or get their high school senior portrait. Unveil the secrets to capturing striking portraits using natural light with Jenny Gegg. Jenny, a professional photographer based in Lincoln, Nebraska, is ECC presenter-favorite Jim Grigg’s daughter and she ...
- August 14th 2024 General Meeting: Sports Photography 101 with Margaret BowlesMARGARET BOWLES Sports Photography 101 Evergreen Camera Club has never hosted a sports photographer! That is about to change. Margaret Bowles has photographed sports world-wide and she is coming to Evergreen. Margaret will discuss the business and art of sports photography, the current barriers of entry into the field, and the future of sports photography. She will ...
- June 12th General Meeting: Seasons of Our Mountains 2025 Calendar VotingSeasons of our Mountains Calendar 2025 Contest Voting (Zoom only) Have a say to narrow the 150+ photo entries down to the 25 finalists for the iconic Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice 2025 calendar! Only Evergreen Camera Club members and all 2021-2024 calendar finalists* can join us in the anonymous vote to select this year’s ...
- August 14th 2024 ECC Members Summer PicnicDATE: Saturday, August 10th, 11am to 5pm LOCATION: Evergreen Highlands Barn, 2 miles east of the Marshdale Traffic Circle on North Turkey Creek Road. Look for signs and balloons. WHO’S COMING: Everyone – families – kids – aunts and uncles. We will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, and soft drinks. BYOB if you so desire. ...
- July 10 General Meeting: Wildlife Respect and Awareness through the Lens with Jeff and WendyJeff and Wendy Promoting Respect and Awareness for Wildlife Through the Lens of a Camera Jeff Torquemada and Wendy Sparks are passionate about preserving all things wild. They have been shooting together for over 40 years and spend hours each week photographing and studying the art of photography, striving to capture images that tell a story and ...
- May 22nd 2024 Tips and Techniques: Field Trip to a local Alpaca FarmThanks for being patient waiting for the details for this rare opportunity to photograph alpacas. The logistics were complicated! Come to an alpaca farm with five delightful alpacas, ducks and chickens. This will be a great photo opportunity. Please note: Alpacas are curious but shy, ask the ranch owner before touching them, they can be skittish. You ...
- ECC Field Trip: Belmar Park OutingJoin other members of Evergreen Camera Club to photograph the birds at Belmar Park. Kountze Lake, in the middle of the park, often has a variety of waterbirds. Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, and other uncommon species are usually present. Also look for a variety of heron and egret species as well as breeding American ...
- May 8th 2024 General Meeting: The Image Critique Show!The Image Critique Show Enter photos to get “more better” Learn from the best and have fun! Jeff Johnson and Rick Avalos have a monthly photo critique show aptly named “The Image Critique Show” (theimagecritiqueshow.com) and they are bringing the show on the road to Evergreen! Submit an image of your choice on the ECC website and ...
- April 2024 Tips & Techniques: Lightroom Tricks with Kathy SneadKATHY SNEAD Lightroom Tricks How to take a photo from ho hum to WOW using only Lightroom Kathy Snead has been on the cutting edge of floral post-processing for years! Her flower images, along with her wildlife and landscapes, are always stunning. And many of her techniques are done exclusively in Lightroom! Want to know how she does ...