Donate an old camera --

Here's an opportunity to help new photographers. This was posted by the AA Community College and is repeated here as a favor. You may want to interact as you like, on your own. I've tried to adjust the typeface for better readability - hope it's not too bizarre on your screen.

"The Art Department of AACC is seeking ways to increase the number of cameras we can provide students with to complete art assignments. If you have updated/replaced your digital with a new high resolution please consider donating your "old"(working condition) camera. Donated cameras are used by AACC students during lab periods and are returned and secured at the end of each lab. They are limited to on site use and will be retained from semester to semesters for student use. Make your donation by bringing your old camera to Cade-113 and place it in our Camera Drop Box. If you have the instruction booklet please include it as well, although this is not required. Please include your name and office location (address) and we will see that you get a "donation" letter from The AACC Foundation.

Thank you for your support!

Joan Roberts
Office Manager School of Arts & Sciences
The John A. Cade Center for Fine Arts
phone 410-777-7230
fax 410-777-4280

Next Meeting - Dec 1

We're already going to be into December at our next meeting - hard to believe. This will be the review of our Challenge photos on the theme: "Colors". Generally, how does color enhance this photograph? The gate for submission of entries has now closed. We expect a lot of entries.

The reviewer for our Challenge will be Dick Bond - one and the same that I mentioned in my last post. His reception was well attended and I hear that he sold quite a few of his framed photos. Hope you got there, and can drop in to see what a big view camera with 5" x 7" film (!) does.

After our review with Dick, we'll have three short subjects. For our Tech Talk, Laurie Brice will make sure that everyone is comfortable with sending photos by email; for our Web Walk Robbie Mislevy will tell us about sites with ideas and tips for taking holiday photos; and Sandy Huberfeld will update us on the exhibit she's arranged for us to hang in the Lowe's House Office Building starting in January.

Don't miss this meeting! See you there.

Dick Bond Show Opens Saturday

You may know of Dick Bond, Annapolis photographer of many years and teacher at MD Hall in various film areas as well as composition. He is opening a new show this Saturday and sends:

I hope you can join me for

A WALK IN THE WOODS

recent work by
DICK BOND

at the Annapolis Collection Gallery
45 West Street
Annapolis
November 15th to November 30th
reception November 15th
5 to 8 pm

Dick will be reviewing our current "Colors" Challenge coming up on Dec 1st. See the work of a real photographic artist. I'll be there.

Next Meeting - Nov 17

Our next meeting will be Nov 17th, Monday evening at 7 as usual. But the program won't be "as usual" - because we'll have a Nat'l Geographic staff photographer presenting his fire-fighting experiences. Mark Thiessen will join us for an hour of exciting photos from his daring adventures as a qualified forest firefighter using a camera instead. You can preview this theme here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/firecall/

Following his presentation he'll stay for Q&A, and Matt Korbelak will run a Showcase of photos taken at the last four Field Trips. We'll catch up with these, and then try to have a Showcase following each trip for the rest of the year. We're hoping Mark will stay to comment for us.

Another "don't miss" evening !!