Welcome to the Akron Camera Club!

Dedicated to fostering the enjoyment of amateur photography through sharing, teaching, competing and exhibiting the art

We hope our new web site will better enrich your awareness of what our club has to offer, and expand your enjoyment of photography.

Check out our Facebook page where photos by members and information about recent news and events are shared with the public.

www.facebook.com/akroncameraclub

Due to the pandemic and the restrictions in place, all in-person meetings have been put on hold indefinitely.  We are now meeting virtually using Zoom at least once a month.

Scheduled Meetings thru December

October:
  - 10  Shootout: Seiberling Naturealm (or your choice of time and place)
   - 14  Zoom meeting: Michael Loderstedt: Shooting better Bird Photography (more...)
   - 17  Rain date for Seiberling Naturealm Shootout
   - 19  Deadline for Shootout submission for critique
   - 21  Zoom meeting: review of Shootout results
 
November:
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  -  7   Shootout: Downtown Akron  (or your choice of time and date
  - 11  Zoom meeting: Dr. James Rudick, "Peripheral Visions"
  - 14  Rain date for Shootout in downtown Akron
  - 21  Deadline for Shootout submissions for critique
  - 23  Zoom meeting:  review of Shootout results
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December:
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  -   9  Photo Critique with professional photographer (submissions by Dec. 6th)
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Additional ad hoc sessions can be held regarding member's questions, relating to various topics such as camera settings, editing images, etc.
Note regarding Shootouts: These are members-only events, but if you are interested, please contact info@akroncameraclub.org and let us know.  We can provide temporary permission to participate in the critique process as well.

Our first meeting on September 9th was an excellent presentation of compositional factors which rely on the phenomenon of perspective.  We plan to make a video of that presentation available shortly.  Stay tuned.

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We also held a members-only Shoot-Out on Saturday, September 12th,  involving locations in area parks.  Because of the problems related to gathering members at a single site, these event are available to anyone shooting from a location of their choice.  Following the shoot-out, members submitted copies of their favorite images for viewing and constructive comments by members.

 Member of the Month
Introducing our members!  (click here)
Because we have so many new members, each month we will feature one of our members to help all of us to get to know each other.

     A Bit of History

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     Our club traces its roots to the late 1800's, but with the onset of WW I, the group suspended activities.   They later were resumed in 1937, and then incorporated shortly thereafter. A famous early member was Willard Seiberling, son of F. A. Seiberling, founder of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company.  He would host wonderful photo outings at Stan Hywet Hall, his family home.

    After holding our meetings for several decades in Cuyahoga Falls, we had relocated to the Judith A. Resnik Community Learning Center in Akron.  We were encouraged by the results of recent efforts to expand our membership in this new location.  Unfortunately, Covid-19 has forced the suspension of in-person meetings.

    Over time, we have evolved from film to the digital era, and are mostly active in projected media, with an occasional local display of prints at public locations.  Our most recent exhibit was at the Western Reserve Hospital in 2019. 

EXAMPLES OF MEMBERS' RECENT  IMAGES  

(click in middle for full size, or on arrows to advance)

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