“Photography Helps People See” - Berenice Abbott
Using a camera to capture life’s moments and to create art, helps us to see things in a different light.
The mission of The Villages Photography Club is to provide members a variety of ways to improve their photography skills and share their photography talents. We have members of all skill levels. Expensive cameras or computer equipment are not required. The best camera is the one you have with you and that is often a cellphone.
The club offers informative presentations, mentoring sessions, field trips and photo critiques to aid in the development of photography skills.
The Villages Photography Club membership is open to anyone who is a Villages resident. Come to a scheduled meeting to check us out. Dues are less than $20.00 per year. Formal meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from September through May. Informal summer sessions are also held from June through August.
We meet at the Rohan Recreational Center - 850 Kristine Way in The Villages.
The doors open at noon and the meetings start at 12:30 PM.
When you become a member of The Villages Photography Club, you can also become a member of the Florida Camera Club Council (F3C or FCCC), a nonprofit, umbrella organization of over 100 local camera clubs in Florida. You are eligible to join F3C for free and take part in photography competitions and various educational events offered.
Digital and print competitions are held three times a year. There are five categories, each judged separately: color, mono, creative, documentary and interpretive. Ribbons are awarded as follow: Blue or Outstanding for the top 5% of scores, Red or Excellent for the next 5%, White or Notable for the next 5% and Yellow or Honorable Mention for the next 10%. Images receiving a ribbon during the year in the three triannual competitions are automatically entered into an end-of-year competition.
To join, visit the F3C website at www.f3c.org and click on the “Join Now” tab at the top. It may take a few days to get approved. Be sure to use your full name and not a nickname, and indicate The Villages Photography Club is your affiliate.
A yearly highlight is the two-day conference, usually in March, with well-known instructors conducting workshops. Again, all information about upcoming conferences can be found on the F3C website.
