We Meet at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West, Chatham from September through May. Enter the meeting room through the back door of the church, marked by our Chatham Camera Club sign. Guests and visitors are always welcome! Please come and see what we are all about! For the 2025-2026 season, some meetings will take place on your computer via ZOOM.
For information on joining us, kindly e-mail us at ChathamCameraClub@hotmail.com
The Chatham Camera Club is a great place to learn from fellow photographers or from the professionals that we bring in as guest speakers.
Our workshop topics for the season include: Hands-on instruction for Point and Shoot basics, f-stops and shutter speeds explained, Photoshop and Elements basics, Faststone basics, Portrait lighting, Lens selection, metering modes, basic printing.
Our Main Meetings include Travelogues, Photo Challenges and Critiquing.
Seasonal dues are $60 for a single membership and $90 for couples, which covers all meetings, including Workshops with guest speakers. You may attend two meetings without charge to see if you are interested in joining. Students currently attending high school, college or university may join for free.
Payment options:
E-transfer to cccmembershipdues@gmail.com
No password is required as our club has auto-deposit with TD Canada Trust.
If you prefer, you can send a cheque payable to Chatham Camera Club to Julie Faas, PO Box 445, Port Lambton, N0P 2B0.
NOTE: Photo Challenges are meant to challenge our creativity and inspire us to move out of our comfort zone and into places we’ve never ventured. They are in no way a reflection of your ability. If someone else doesn’t see your vision, accept it and continue to learn and grow as a photographer at your own pace. Here are the Instructions On How To Enter Photo Challenges and our CCC Handbook for 2024-25 for Photo Challenge Standards, Guidelines and Procedures.
Chatham Camera Club
2026 – 2027 Meeting Schedule
September 22nd 2026
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Buy and Sell Night – we invite all members to bring in any photo related equipment that they want to sell Buy and Sell.
• Take two, our last seasons video on our final images will be shown
• Tere will introduce season challenges and discuss how to submit an image
• Video on Still Life
October 13th 2024
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• We will have three Photoshop lessons on how to:
– Remove Reflections
– Free Transform
– Removing Background and adding Textures
• Print Display – please bring in a printed photo, any size, any subject for display and discussion
October 27th 2024
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Our guest speaker will be Antony Chodas from Camera Canada
• We will review the results from our October Photo Challenge
(note: no print display, no What I Shoot)
November 10th 2024
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7PM
• Club member Dave Richards will discuss The Art of Printing.
November 24rd 2024
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Dave Huffman will present How photography saved me from PTSD
• We will review the results from our November Photo Challenge
• Print Display – please bring in a printed photo, any size, any subject for display and discussion
December 8th 2024
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7PM
• Still Life Workshop.
– This will be a “bring your camera” event where we will set up, light and photograph various still life scenes set up around the room.
January 12th 2025
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Dave Noordhoff will present a tutorial on Long Exposure Photography
January 26th 2025
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Mike Blazek will show us his Camera Tricks and Tips and Camera Short Cuts.
• We will review the results from our January Photo Challenge
• Print Display – please bring in a printed photo, any size, any subject for display and discussion
February 9th 2025
Zoom Meeting – 7 PM
• Action Sport Photography presented by pro sports photographer Jeff Vogan
February 23nd 2022
Combination Zoom Meeting and Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Penny Rintoul will share her insights on Travel Photography
• We will review the results from our February Photo Challenge
• Print Display – please bring in a printed photo, any size, any subject for display and discussion
March 9th 2022
Zoom Meeting – 7 PM
• Nationally accredited, award-winning photographer Trevor Pottelberg will speak to us about Landscape Photography.
March 23th 2022
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Camera Focus Points and Metering presented by TBA
• We will review the results from our March Photo Challenge
• Print Display – please bring in a printed photo, any size, any subject for display and discussion
April 13th 2022
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Cathie Wright will show us her tutorial on Architecture Photography
• Our members will be asked to give their critique on a selection of photographs
April 27th 2022
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Floral Photography presented by Julie Faas
• We will review the results from our April Photo Challenge
• Print Display – please bring in a printed photo, any size, any subject for display and discussion
May 11th 2026
Live Meeting at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Ave. West – 7 PM
• Photo Challenge Awards Night and elections of club officers for next season