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Information for Redwood Camera Club Members
Redwood Camera Club
Welcome New or Prospective Member;
Welcome to the Redwood Camera Club. We pride ourselves on being a small comfortable group with great diversity in its membership; from professional photographers to blue ribbon amateurs and beginners. We hope to provide an environment of inspiration, support, passion, talent, expertise, and skills.
The Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month (subject to change) at the Boy Scout Council office, 1007 Wood Street, Eureka, CA. We emphasize education for our members through videos, slides, and guest speakers. Field trips and special themes are scheduled periodically throughout the year. Ideas for various activities are generated from the Club members. Each meeting allows time for informal sharing of photos around the table as well as an opportunity for more formal sharing of photos. Each member may provide 2 photos to share either digitally or a hard copy. These photos presented anonymously will be commented on with regard to impact, composition and technical merit. Additional photos may be shared if time permits. Judging is left to outside organizations, such as the Redwood Art Association, Humboldt Arts Council or other local and farther-a-field competitions. The four main goals of the Redwood Camera Club are to;
Provide members with photography related education
Provide a forum for exhibiting photographs
Perform a community service
Provide a forum for informal sharing of photographs
Helpful information
Dues: Dues are $20 per calendar year payable in January of each year. In addition we ask that each member attending to donate $1 per meeting to offset the room rental. For members who join during the last quarter of the year the dues will be applied to the next year and the current year’s dues will be waived.
Attendance and Participation: The intent of the Club is to provide a forum for discussion among members. Participation is key to being a successful member. Everyone is welcomed to join the group for lunch after the meeting. The location for lunch is decided at each meeting.
Newsletter: A Newsletter is published approximately once a month. It will be emailed to those members with that capability and available in print for others.
Membership Roster: A membership roster with names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses is made available to each member. This is a confidential document, not to be released to unauthorized individuals.
Discounts: The following businesses offer discounts to RCC members. Please express your appreciation. You may need to present your membership card.
Eureka Art and Frame
Swanlund’s Camera (advertised specials)
RCC web page: www.redwoodcameraclub.com
Attached are the guidelines for;
matting and framing of photos for RCC exhibits
submitting photos for both the RCC web page gallery and RCC press releases
How we hang a show
Affordable Frames Tips for Hanging
For further information contact:
President: Sharon Falk-Carlsen 443 8796 or Vice President: Diane Williams 445-2276
1/2009
HOW WE HANG A REDWOOD CAMERA CLUB SHOW
It is important to note that when the RCC has an exhibit it is designed to display the total exhibit at it’s best and the group of photographs in the most effective manner possible rather than highlighting an individual photographer.
1. We highly encourage members to bring their work to meetings and subsequently exhibit in official RCC exhibits. . Exhibitors need to meet The Guidelines for Hanging a Show (included in this packet). Additional limitations may be in place for some exhibits; such as specific themes, or topics, size, previously juried pieces only, or camera club juried.
2. Deadlines for participation in a group show is set so we know how many people will be in showing; this allows us to determine in advance how many photos each photographer will be able to hang. Date and time to take down the show are also predetermined.
3. Labels are to be printed in a uniform format. Label content is 1) title of photo in 18 point bold Verdana font center justified, 2) name of photographer in 16 point regular Verdana font also center justified 3) either NFS or the price should be 16 point Verdana and should be right aligned. Similar fonts if you do not have Verdana are Ariel, Estrangelo Edessa, Microsoft Sans Serif and Shruti. Occasionally other information will be included such as an artist statement or comments on the theme, etc..
(Avery #5876 Ivory Clean Edge Business Cards 2” by 3 ½ ”)
4. Framing: see attached instructions.
5. Hanging the show: We meet together at the venue at a pre-arranged time and date. Members help hang the show, but on occasion, a limited number of members may be selected to hang. We place all the photos out in the gallery prior to hanging and then regroup them in a manner that is appropriate to the venue; your photos may not be grouped together side by side.
6. Equipment: measuring tapes, levels, wall hanging putty, hammer, picture hanging nails are helpful.
7. If you can’t be available to help hang the show or take down your photos, then other club members are glad to help. Please contact another member who is showing for their assistance. Please offer help if others need it.
8/07
Display Requirements
Photographs should be under glass, plastic, acetate, spray or another protective element. A release should be signed if no protection is used.
For hanging use braided wire, aluminum, non-stretch cord or non-stretch plastic or coated wire. The word wire can be used for any of the above.
Place fasteners for the wire about ¼ to 1/3 down from the top of the frame/mat.
The apex of the wire when pulled should be 2 inches below the top of the frame/mat. Do not use hangers with teeth or U-clips.
Twist wire at least 4 times after running through the hanger.
Non-skid material on the corners will reduce movement and protect walls from scuffing.
All shows will be consistent: framed work only or matted work only.
A photograph mounted on a mat board and unframed should be mounted using one of the following methods:
1. On a mat board (flush mounted).
2. With a window mat (over mat).
3. Floating mount.
2 hangers (available at art centers for about $.50 each) placed on the back of any unframed photograph with an attached wire will be considered appropriate.
All club show labels shall be standardized per the label instructions and shall contain only the photographer’s name, the name of the photograph or “untitled” and a selling price or an NFS.
Any exception to the above requirements may be submitted for consideration to the Executive Committee of the Redwood Camera Club.
The Show Curator has final say as to the integrity of the framing at the time of exhibition. Any photograph may be subject to refusal to hang by the Show Curator and/or hanging committee.
1/2009
Guidelines for submitting photo to be added to web site gallery or for submission in a press release
Each photo needs:
Name of Photographer, as you want it published
Name of Photo, as you want it published
Comments you may have (keep this to 25 words or less please)
Email: send to redwoodcameraclub@suddenlink.net and in subject line put:
Redwood Camera Club Photos
Photo should be about 300 pixels per inch at 5 by 7 inches
Disk: all of the above information including size and please label your disk and jewel case.
Photos: If bringing me actual photos to scan, please put them in an envelope or something where they won’t fall out and include all of the above information with the photo. The size can vary from 2 by 3 inches to 8 by 10 inches, though the smaller the photo the smaller on the web page or in print.
Note, when photos are submitted to the media we do not have control of what they call them or if they are printed in black and white or color. I will try to rotate member’s photos to be submitted, but must consider how it might appear if printed in black and white.
Each gallery on the web page holds 12 pictures.
Redwood Camera Club Website: www.redwoodcameraclub.com
1/07
LABEL INFORMATION:
Title of Photograph should be done in
18 point bold Verdana font and
center justified.
The name of the photographer should
be done in 16 point regular Verdana
Price or nfs (not-for-sale) should be in 16 point Verdana and should be
aligned right.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Pierre Auguste Renoir
$16.00
Verdana Eighteen (18)
Point Bold and center
justified
Verdana sixteen(16)point
Not bold, center justified
Aligned right for price or NFS
Similar fonts to Verdana, in case you don't have the font are (all in 18 pt. Bold):
Ariel
Estrangelo Edessa Microsoft Sans Serif Shruti
It looks to me like the spacing on some of the fonts other than Verdana would need adjusting by going to "character spacing" which can be found under "font" in Microsoft Word.
The practice sheet is best utilized by printing your labels first on a plain piece of paper and holding both sheets up to the light together to check your alignment. It's also the reason I left the lines on this sheet which can be used the same way.
If I can help anyone, please call or e-mail:
Jeannie Scranton 725-7990 jeannescrl @suddenlink.net
3/05
Guidelines for submitting photo to be added to web site gallery or for submission in a press release
Each photo needs:
Name of Photographer, as you want it published
Name of Photo, as you want it published
Comments you may have (keep this to 25 words or less please)
Email: send to redwoodcameraclub @suddenlink.net and in subject line put:
Redwood Camera Club Photos
Photo should be about 200 pixels per inch at 5 by 7 inches
Disk: all of the above information including size and please label your disk and jewel case.
Photos: If bringing me actual photos to scan, please put them in an envelope or something where they won’t fall out and include all of the above information on the back of the photo. The size can vary from 2 by 3 inches to 8 by 10 inches, though the smaller the photo the smaller on the web page or in print.
Note, when photos are submitted to the media we do not have control of what they call them or if they are printed in black and white or color. I will try to rotate member’s photos to be submitted, but must consider how it might appear if printed in black and white.
Each gallery on the web page holds 12 pictures.
Redwood Camera Club Website: www.redwoodcameraclub.com
3/05
IMAGE SUBMISSION CRITERIA for monthly newsletter – Send your digital images to: redwoodcameraclub @suddenlink.net give your prints or slides temporarily to the editor – please include titles (technical info optional)and a brief description of what/how/where. File specifications: 600X400 pixels or the long dimension 4 inches @ a resolution of 150 dpi. jpeg files preferred, but very high quality (10-12). Non-digital: 35 mm, 2 ¼, 4X5; slide or negative, or up to 8X10 print.
Digital Sharing/Critique
We ask for two photos per member which will be critiqued anonymously. We will look at more photos only if there is time on a one by one basis.
Submit digital photos for critiquing by the Wednesday before the meeting you will be attending.
Send pictures to Dave Van de Mark to load for critique at:
dvandemark@foggy.net
Pictures should be sent in a jpeg format, maximum resolution @ 200 pixels/inch and the largest pixel dimension no larger than 1000 pixels (or 5 inches for the longest edge)
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