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Our holiday party will be held on Thursday December 13. The party will start at 6:30 p.m. at Lion's Field. Please contact Nancy Tschirhart-Brooks (nancytbrooks@aol.com) or Jack Smith(smithuncommonimages@hotmail.com), if you're interested in providing side dishes. The club will provide BBQ from Bill Miller's.. There is a $10 per person fee for the BBQ payable at the door.
Thursday January 3rd is the first Education Meeting of the new year. It will be a talk and illustration of “What Makes A Good Photograph? “ (Compare and Contrast Images) by Dick Boone, Steve Manchester, and Jack Smith.
January 17th is our PRINT competition. Assignment is: Circle/round: Image must show a FULL 360 degrees of a circle or a 3-D round object. A two-dimensional, flat circle can be slightly ovoid, angles but not excessively so. Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings!
The 2018 GSACC Yearbook can be download from our website at:
https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html Keep checking the website for a NEW 2019 GSACC Yearbook!
Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings! No membership required, but t's easy to join. Just go to the "Joining & Contacting GSACC" page, or you can even do it at the meeting. It should be there by the first of the year.
Thursday January 3rd is the first Education Meeting of the new year. It will be a talk and illustration of “What Makes A Good Photograph? “ (Compare and Contrast Images) by Dick Boone, Steve Manchester, and Jack Smith.
January 17th is our PRINT competition. Assignment is: Circle/round: Image must show a FULL 360 degrees of a circle or a 3-D round object. A two-dimensional, flat circle can be slightly ovoid, angles but not excessively so. Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings!
The 2018 GSACC Yearbook can be download from our website at:
https://www.gsacc.org/competition-rules--how-to-enter.html Keep checking the website for a NEW 2019 GSACC Yearbook!
Also, to participate in the competition, you must be a paid member, but visitors are always welcome at our meetings! No membership required, but t's easy to join. Just go to the "Joining & Contacting GSACC" page, or you can even do it at the meeting. It should be there by the first of the year.
Upcoming Photo Assignments
ASSIGNMENTS : 2019: Images submitted for the following months must have been taken after November, 2018. Assignment subject must occupy approximately 25% of the image area except on subject except where specifically waived.
GSACC members the topic will be the same for two consecutive months with the odd-numbered months--January, March,May, July, September, and November -- prints months. The even numbered months will be projected/digital months.
For all topics the topic must occupy at least 1/4 the area of the image.
January-- Circle/round: Image must show a FULL 360 degrees of a circle or a 3-D round object. A two-dimensional, flat circle can be slightly ovoid, angles but not excessively so.
February---Many colors-- A SINGLE subject with many colors.
May-- Barn scene: Structure of a farm or ranch barn occupying 1/4 or more of the image. Can be all of the barn or a part of the structure. ( Small backyard type tool sheds do NOT qualify for this assignment.)
June---Above--Subject should be overhead of the photographer but NOT a picture of a ceiling or underside of a roof
September- Poem: Create a picture that could be used to illustrate a poem printed in a book. For example just from Robert Frost you can get- Mending Wall( a fence), Road Not Taken ( country road), Birches(trees) , Blueberries, The Telephone, etc., etc. Get out an anthology of literature and find many possible poems to illustrate.
October---Multiple Textures--Several different textures should be present on the subject.
GSACC members the topic will be the same for two consecutive months with the odd-numbered months--January, March,May, July, September, and November -- prints months. The even numbered months will be projected/digital months.
For all topics the topic must occupy at least 1/4 the area of the image.
January-- Circle/round: Image must show a FULL 360 degrees of a circle or a 3-D round object. A two-dimensional, flat circle can be slightly ovoid, angles but not excessively so.
February---Many colors-- A SINGLE subject with many colors.
May-- Barn scene: Structure of a farm or ranch barn occupying 1/4 or more of the image. Can be all of the barn or a part of the structure. ( Small backyard type tool sheds do NOT qualify for this assignment.)
June---Above--Subject should be overhead of the photographer but NOT a picture of a ceiling or underside of a roof
September- Poem: Create a picture that could be used to illustrate a poem printed in a book. For example just from Robert Frost you can get- Mending Wall( a fence), Road Not Taken ( country road), Birches(trees) , Blueberries, The Telephone, etc., etc. Get out an anthology of literature and find many possible poems to illustrate.
October---Multiple Textures--Several different textures should be present on the subject.
Please note that we now have a NEW FaceBook page. John Kain did a great job of putting it together and it is already seeing a lot of activity. It's where you can find out the latest on what's happening in GSACC. Plus just some very interesting topics.
Why not log in and join the conversation, and let us know what you think.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.gsacc.org/
Why not log in and join the conversation, and let us know what you think.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.gsacc.org/