Welcome to the Pocono Photo Club...

Our mission is to encourage knowledge, skills and enjoyment of photography through monthly meetings, workshops, lectures and demonstrations encompassing all phases of photography.

The Pocono Photo Club consists of area professionals, advanced amateurs and those just beginning their journey into photography. Our members photograph a wide range of subjects including nature, landscape, macro, portraiture, sports and much more.

Learn more about us:

Our Meetings | Shoot Outs & Workshops

New On the Website

📰 The September Special Edition of the PPC Newsletter featuring What Would You Do Contest guidance has been published! Need ideas for your participation in the contest Editor Ann LeFevre has has gone above and beyond to provide ideas and resources! Click Newsletters on the menu ribbon above to find this and all newsletter editions available for download as PDF's.

📢 What Would YOU Do? If you want to see more of what has been done for previous WWYD contests, please check the website Members Galleries menu to view previous contests.

📷 Congratulations to the several PPC members whose photos were featured in the Oct-Nov 2024 issue of Pocono Living Magazine! See ribbon below for the member's photos (with credits) and link to the full issue here: Pocono Living Magazine Oct-Nov 2024

Featured Members Photos

Horse farms, rock 'n concerts, attractions and celestial happenings have kept our members creatively occupied. Share their journeys - visit the Member Photos Section for the rest of the story.

Keep those albums coming. Share your photographic visions with friends on the PPC Website. Submit your Shoot Out, vacation, weekend event and photo project albums to share with and enrich your fellow PPC members.

Link to Photo Album List.

How to Upload Photo Albums (PDF)

What Would You Do
2022 Example

Category 1 Seed

Category 7 - Ann LeFevre

PPC Monthly Activities

Charge your camera batteries and clean those camera lenses for a fall shootout every weekend in October

No RSVP necessary, just meet at the designated area at 9 AM each Saturday in October and start snapping!

The photos will be shared at a future PPC meeting (or via the home page).

Nancy Ori Spoke About
The Art of Landscape and Garden Photography at the
Pocono Photo Club September Hybrid Meeting on September 17, 2024

To enjoy some of the information shared during the meeting, visit Nancy's web site: Nancy Ori's Website

WWYD???
The What Would You Do Contest Is HERE!

All contest photos must be received by 11:59 PM on October 10th.

Seed pictures are now available to create your own vision of reality - no matter how unreal that might be. Color it, warp it, crop it, add to it, turn night to day, submerge it underwater or relocate it to Mars. The sky is no longer the limit!

Choose any or all of the provided seed pictures and create your own reality.

Our annual WWYD (What Would You Do?) Competition will return at our October members’ meeting. This editing contest allows all members to download and modify up to eight “seed photos” in any way they see fit. There are no editing limitations or “rules”.

Eight seed photos have been selected and are available to you through this link. Download Contest Seed Pictures To Compete

These are general picture scenes that can be used as the starting point for your creative editing. Download any or all of the pictures and select the ones you’d like to edit. Have fun and stretch your creative muscles while making your own unique versions of the seed images. The sky's the limit. If you are new to this contest or just want inspiration, you can find examples from a past contest showing the seed pictures and the creations that resulted.

WWYD 2024 Contest Goals

Please note that this contest is not about subtle refinements to light and shadow to bring out the beauty of the existing picture. This is an opportunity to flex and extend your post processing chops to create entirely new images.

In our October PPC Meeting, we will show all of the submitted contest pictures. Online and in-person attending members will vote for their favorite image in each of the eight seed picture groups. The one image for each seed photo group with the highest vote count will be declared the group winner. All submitted contest pictures will be anonymized to hide the artist’s name so that the voting can be objective.

Submit you completed contest entry photos here.

Submitted File Rules - Available for download here (as a PDF).

File Formatting Rules: In order to standardize the identification and formatting of the submitted contest pictures, a few rules are necessary. All pictures will be anonymized for our in-meeting voting.

1. Download and modify one to eight of the contest seed pictures (link above).

2. Only submit one photograph for each seed picture that you choose to modify.

3. For uniformity, and to balance picture resolution against file size limits, please set your image to a size of 2000 pixels on each picture's longest size and 300 dpi.

4. All submitted image files must be in the .JPG or .PNG format. No RAW formats will be accepted.

5. Photos should not contain photographer watermarks.

6. Photo file names should be labeled with the number of the associated seed picture, (i.e. 1, 2, 3, …, 8). Follow that with a period mark and your first.last name in the following format (with no spaces needed or wanted and capitalization optional):

Submitted contest file example: “5.Dorothea.Lange.jpg” Member Dorothea has submitted an edited version of seed picture #5. (Without “” marks)

Questions?

If you have any questions about this contest or problems downloading seed pictures or uploading your completed contest photos using the links given below, please contact Bob Hare at stopway@gmail.com. Please don’t wait until the last minute to do this.

October Photo Opportunity: Raptor and Owl Photography

We have been invited to a repeat of the photo opportunity on September 21st that was cancelled.

It is sponsored by Carbon County Environmental Education Center, Jeannie Carl (Palmerton Camera Club).

Please see further information on the picture below.

This event was originally scheduled for September 21st, but postponed due to a lack of registrants.

We are going to try again if anyone is interested.

This event helps support the care we give to injured wildlife.

People MUST call to register for this or we will have to cancel again. Minimum of 5 people.

For More Information Or To Register, Please Call 570-325-4336

Please note, that this is a Photo Opportunity, not a PPC Shoot-Out.

Best regards,

Steen Jensen

for Jeannie Carl

CCEEC Naturalist

151 E. White Bear Drive

Summit Hill, PA 18250

Join NIKON Ambassador

Kristi Odom

Thu, Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET

In Your Home, At Your Computer

Thanks to Lehigh Valley Photography Club for passing along the information!

Advanced Wildlife Photography Techniques

with Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced photographer, this class was created to help you create powerful wildlife images. Every camera setting and lens choice represents an artistic decision. From mastering the basics of camera settings to harnessing cutting-edge technology, this class is designed to ignite your creativity and deepen your understanding of camera gear. Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom will share her captivating stories—from capturing the intricate world of macro photography to exploring the depths below the ocean’s surface. Brace yourself for a journey that pushes the boundaries of what your camera can achieve while forging a deeper connection to the wild.

Join Kristi for an extraordinary event where passion meets photography and learn how you too can create more powerful wildlife images.

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You MUST register in advance for this meeting

Click for more info and to register

Everyone is invited, so forward this email to friends and family!

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

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Mark Your Calendar – Thursday, October 17, 7:00 PM ET

In Your Home, At Your Computer, Via Zoom

Bio: Conservation photographer and filmmaker, Kristi Odom, has worked in some of the earth's most remote locations to help document stories that will help protect our planet's biodiversity. She is an internationally awarded photographer, an associate fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a Nikon Ambassador and a motivational speaker.

She believes strongly in the power of photography to help create positive change and ultimately help protect the planet's wildlife. A photographer and filmmaker, her work focuses on connecting people emotionally to animals and celebrating those who fight to protect the natural world.

Her accolades include over 60 international photography awards. She also was included in National Geographic’s 2021 collection for Best Animal Photos and her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Her work has appeared either online and/or in print for the following clients: National Geographic, Washington Post, New York Times, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Outside Magazine, Nikon and Microsoft.

Website URL: kristiodom.com

WWYD 2024 Contest Seed Pictures

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PPC Event Online Slideshows Now Available

A New Website Feature!

We are now making the slideshows prepared from Club activities (Shoot Outs, Themes of the Month and Contests) available online for viewing and reviewing at your convenience. Our monthly member meetings have become so crowded with Club News, activities, contests, Photographers of the Month Presentations and guest speakers that we have had to postpone showing some of our activity picture compilations. While we still plan to show our activity slideshows during our meetings, this new online/on demand viewing opportunity will increase your opportunities to relive and enjoy our Club members' creative capabilities.

To tap into this new source for enjoyment and learning, just click on the "Club Activities" menu item and select "PPC Event Picture Slideshows". While we are starting out with our most recent (and enjoyable) events, we will post older slideshows as time permits. Please check this area monthly to see what you, and your Club have been accomplishing. The slideshows are all in video streaming format and set to music. Our thanks to Sam Prynda for his tireless and creative efforts in creating these beautiful photo compilations.