Upcoming Events

 

April 1st, Monday 6:30 pm: SIG (Special Interest Groups) Zoom Meeting

SIG groups are open to all current OCC members, and all levels of photographers are welcome!  You can join a SIG at any time, just use the link below to register in advance.

Join us on Zoom as we explore images, techniques, and processing as well as get to know other members of OCC!   Each SIG (Special Interest Group) focuses on one of these different photographic genres, Nature, Landscape, Abstract, or People.

SIGs also get together for special interest group field trips!  The SIGs are full of great people getting together to share their knowledge and experiences with photography and to have fun!

We meet via Zoom on the first Monday of the month.

Register in advance for this meeting by visiting our zoom meeting links page here.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

April 8th, 2024:  Monday, 6:30 pm: Competition Results – Theme is “Reflections” In-person Meeting at Marks Senior Center

This will be a HYBRID meeting, Join us over in-person at Marks Senior Center or over Zoom. Join us for the Formal Competition images and results to get a glimpse into what other members are doing! Competitions are a great way to improve your photography skills by listening to the judge’s critiques as well as seeing different styles of photography!

Register in advance for this meeting by visiting our zoom meeting links page here.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

April 15th 2024, 6:30 pm: Board Meeting

There is a lot that goes on “behind the curtain” at OCC.  We would love to have you join us, and share your thoughts and ideas!

So come find out what is going on, hang out with some awesome photo people, and have fun along the way!!  OCC board meetings are held on Zoom and are open to all members!
If you are interested in attending a meeting, click here to contact President@OrlandoCameraClub.com for an invitation via Zoom.

April 22nd, 2024 – Monday 6:30 pm: “Art of the Crop ”  Presented by Wayne Bennett –In-person Meeting at Marks Senior Center

Join us over in-person at Marks Senior Center where Wayne Bennett will represent the “hows” and “whys” of cropping images and why very often cropping is necessary to improve your images.

Bio:
Wayne Bennett is a dentist by profession (retired in 2014) and has been a professional photographer for the past 25 years, specializing in the area of nature photography. The Great American Photography Weekends (GAPW), Bill Fortney in particular, was the spark that ignited his turnaround in photography. He enjoyed an association of about 15 years with GAPW and has had the opportunity to learn from and teach with the best of the best in nature photography, including, John Shaw, Rod Planck, Pat O’Hara, Art Wolfe, Bryan Peterson, and of course Bill Fortney. GAPW was the #1 Nature Workshop group in the United States.
After GAPW, Wayne taught photography at Disney Institute in Orlando, FL. He has shot stock for Sharpshooters, Corbis, and Alamy Agencies and has been published in a number of publications, including Outdoor Photographer. He continues to teach photography through seminars, tours, and workshops.
Aside from making presentations at the Orlando Camera Club, he has made presentations at camera clubs in Ormond Beach, Vero Beach, St Augustine, New Smyrna Beach, and Melbourne. He
has presented to Orange Audubon and Seminole Audubon. He has also made presentations in Canada, Greece, and co-led a tour to Patagonia with David Muensch and Jack Dykinga. He has also made back-to-back seminars in Savannah and Moab, UT, co-leading with Scott Kelby and Bill Fortney.
A few years ago, Wayne started WMB Productions, a company, which brings the biggest names in photography to the Orlando area for seminars and workshops. He has had photographers such as Bill Fortney, Adam Jones, Bryan Peterson, Rick Sammon, Tony Sweet, RC Concepcion (from NAPP), Tim Grey, Bob Krist and Rob Sheppard (editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine). Wayne has traveled extensively in the United States and around the world. He has photographed on all continents (42 countries) except Antarctica.
Wayne is proud to be a charter member of NANPA (North American Nature Photographers Association) and the Orlando Camera Club. He was the second President of the OCC. The OCC’s image of the year (in its annual competition) is named after Wayne, The Wayne Bennett Award.
Wayne has recently had a specialty filter from Singh-Ray Filters named after him, the Singh-Ray Wayne Bennett Smoky Vision Polarizer. Singh-Ray makes the finest photographic filters in the world.
In 2008, nine members of the Orlando Camera Club, including Wayne, submitted a portfolio of 20 images (selected from over 350 submitted) to the Natures Best Magazine Windland Smith Rice International Photo Competition and won! There were 85 camera clubs worldwide that submitted portfolios to the competition. A
composite of 9 of the images was hanging in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC until May 2009.
Wayne had an image selected as Highly Honored in the 2009 Natures Best Contest. That image was displayed at the Smithsonian until May 2010.
A new product and the brainchild of Wayne and good friend Ken Blye is the PUFFIN PAD. The Puffin Pad has just been introduced to the photo marketplace. It is a lightweight
alternative to the bean bag.
Wayne’s website is www.waynebennettphotography.com

Please note that Christopher Weeks has become ill and had to cancel for the 25th.  A new speaker will be Doug Chinnery will discussing Abstract Photography instead. Please excuse the short notice.

 

                     

 

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