Welcome to the Stony Brook Camera Club

For over 50 years SBCC's mission statement has been “To promote enjoyment and proficiency in all aspects of photography through education, fellowship, exchange of knowledge and experience; and a broad appreciation of nature and environment.”  

SBCC includes and welcomes members of all abilities. Whether a casual smartphone shooter or an advanced photographer, everyone grows in knowledge and experience through SBCC’s many programs and workshops.

The Stony Brook Camera Club meets in-person and/or virtually on Thursdays at 7:30pm from September to June. In-person social hour begins at 6:30pm and zoom social hour is 7:00pm.  See our calendar for the schedule of events. Our meetings feature competitions, speakers, image studies and discussions of general interest. We also sponsor a number of image-taking activities all year.

Anyone is welcome to attend and experience what we are about, although participation in competitions and our many activities requires membership (see the Membership menu item in the Main Menu above).

We hope you enjoy this site and your time with us all.

 

The Slideshow to the right features Ribbon Winning Images from our 2024-2025 Competitions.

 



     Interested in seeing what Stony Brook Camera Club is all about? You are welcome to join as a Guest Member for 30 days. 

     Just fill out this Form and you will be added to the attendee list for the next 30 days. 


 

 

 

Upcoming Meetings



Oct 17th - Zoom - "Cape Cod Seascapes and Night Skies" presented by Nancy Orbe

I am a nature photographer residing in the small town of Brewster on Cape Cod with my husband Mike. Originally from Westport, MA I fell in love with photography at an early age.

Primarily a wildlife, nature, and land/seascape artist my camera is always with me! I truly believe an image should tell a story and invoke emotion. To capture a moment that delivers such feeling is hard to come by and the greatness of "being at the right place at the right time" really takes hold. An avid traveler I have explored & continue to explore many places in pursuit of my passion however Brewster and beautiful Cape Cod are home and that's more than likely where you will find me and my camera!

There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what you are....

During my presentation we will be discussing photographing seascapes using slow shutter speeds and intentional camera movement with some along with the traditional camera settings. We will touch upon using layers in PS to create images. Knowing your camera & settings well enough to change on the fly when the situation changes.

I will also talk about photographing the night sky.....equipment needed, settings, etc. to capture our galaxy!

Website: https://www.nancyaorbe.com/

    

 

 

Oct 24th - Zoom -  "The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer " presented by Mike Moats

Being a properly equipped macro photographer is not just about the equipment, but also equipping yourself with the how-to knowledge of macro photography. Mike will cover the most important equipment for macro photography, how to control depth of field, composition, and finding character in your subjects.

Bio:  Mike Moats is an international award-winning full time pro macro photographer from Michigan.  He is a Tamron Image Master, Vanguard Pro, and his articles and images have been published in many photo magazines for over 18 years.  He has a Macro Photo Club online with over 2,800 members, from 29 countries.  Mike teaches workshops and speaks at photo conference throughout the US.

Website: https://www.tinylandscapes.com/

 

  

 

October 25th  Friday - November Competition Deadline at 11:59 PM - Black & White Prints, Color Prints, Digital Open

 

October 31st - Zoom - "Judges Point of View" - David and Silvana


 

Upcoming Workshops


Macro Hands-On with Shiv Verma

Sat Oct 26 9AM-Noon $15 per member

Registration opens Oct 3rd at 5 pm  Only 8 slots available

Macro photography lets you explore and create exciting photographs of a whole new and intimate world. Zeroing in to create an interesting abstract or just filling the frame with a tiny flower, insect, or jewel. This is the hands-on segment, a follow up to last year’s program that addressed the challenges you'll face with Macro Photography and the methods and tools used to overcome those challenges. We will deal with the lighting, equipment, and several techniques to get better images. This includes selecting the appropriate equipment, lighting and stacking.

You will capture images to understand the importance of Depth-of-Field as it affects Macro Photos. You will learn how to create high-magnification images using macro lenses, tubes, and diopters.  In addition, you will learn how to create one completely focused image from several partially focused images. This focus stacking technique is ideal for macro-photography as well as landscape photography when the sharpness of the entire scene is important.

NOTE:  There will be a pre-workshop Zoom session (which will be recorded) to familiarize registered attendees with the process of focus stacking using Photoshop and Helicon Focus.

For more info and to register use this link: /club/Events_view.aspx?Eventid=c990685f-bc95-47ae-b2d1-4096fc12e3c4

 

 

Architecture Photo Walk in Woonsocket Part 2 with Chuck Noel

Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM $15 per member

Registration opens on 10/17/2024 5 PM Only 12 slots available

The first walk was extremely well received and enjoyed by all. Chuck will take you to some new places that were not seen on the last walk like the Main St area, and nearby historic and beautiful Precious Blood Cemetery just to mention a few.

For more info and to register use this link: /club/Events_view.aspx?Eventid=d35a06b3-fe10-449a-a0f5-43ce63c312d0

 

 

Norfolk Library Exhibit

Stony Brook Camera Club will present a collection of their members images at The Norfolk Public Library through the month of November. This exhibit has been a popular art event since it was started by club members prior to 2008. Visitors to the library will also have an opportunity to vote on their favorite image. Images on display may be purchased by contacting the named artists directly. The photo exhibit, which is free, will be open during library hours.

 


 

 

SBCC Reflections is back! In case you aren't familiar with the newsletter, you can check out past issues HERE.

Donna Parker and Tom Amsterburg are now the editors of Reflections and they would like to solicit articles from members for the newsletter, such as travelogues, how-to articles, review of favorite editing software, "how I made this image", and so forth. 
 
They want to hear from YOU, our members, so please reach out to them with your images and article ideas. Below are the links to their email addresses.

Tom's EMAIL 
Donna’s EMAIL

 

 

6th Annual Multi-Club Competition Categories

1. Birds in the Human Environment
2. Clouds
3. Environmental Portrait
4. Night Photography – People and Places
5. Perspective
6. Selective Focus
7. The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of Defeat
8. Trees

Complete definitions are here>>> /d/ff3f0c75-b134-4e39-86dd-2d819bd1e3e9

Each club member may choose to submit digital photographic images in any or all of the eight categories listed above. Members may submit up to 2 images for each category.  Categories have been chosen both to ensure members do not need any special skills to compete, and to provide a group of categories that provide a means to express some individualism.

 

 

SBCC members can join the SBCC Meetup group for free. We schedule photo walks and field trips via Meetup.

This is the LINK  to Meetup. How to schedule a Meetup - click HERE


 


Rob DeRobertis Retrospective and Chat File

<Click on Images for video or chat

    

 

Through Your Eyes Invitation - Highlighting Some of Our Members

Click on Image for video

Check out more videos HERE

 
 

 

Need suggestions for places to go out and shoot???

Check out our information on Photo Shoot Locations at /d/b56444bf-9b6e-4ac3-a22d-b3e2f5f766be   or Click on the “Resources & Links” tab and then Click on “Photo Shoot Locations”.

 

 

SBCC COVID-19 Policy

    1. Face masks are optional.

    2. SBCC is pleased to offer a hybrid format for those meetings that will be held in-person this season.  
        Any members not comfortable attending will always have the option of joining remotely via Zoom or a similar streaming format.

  1. We will keep current with trends and regulations and may change our policy as needed.

 


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