With the new software tools available to us, it is easier than ever to make a good monochrome image, as long as there is a basic concept to what makes a good image. The latest techniques are demoed, and plugin options are discussed, as well as a basic concept of what makes a good B&W (understanding color conversion and achieving optimum tonal range).
Join us for this session on April 16, 2025 at 7:30 pm at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights: 333 West Thomas, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Small Color Prints
Mark Becker, “Maya Ruins” – Award, Print of the Month
Sandra Tipton, “Hummingbird and Honeybee” – Award
Carol Willie, “Opening Soon” – Honorable Mention
Bob Reynolds, “Green Honeycreeper” – Honorable Mention
Large Color Prints
Paula Matzek, “Green” – Award, Print of the Month
Jan Weld, “Nesting Great Egrets” – Honorable Mention
Small Mono
Jan Weld, “Flamingo” 23 pts – Award, Print of the Month
Paula Matzek, “Auditorium Stairway”- Honorable Mention
Large Mono
Jan Weld, “Tough Day”, 24 pts – Award, Print of the Month
Mark Becker, “Unlicensed Driver” 23 pts. – Honorable Mention
ACC DPI Competition Results
Color DPI
Sandra Tipton, “Avian Rockstar” – Award, Best of Show
Carl Chandler, “Cloud City” – Award
Joe Peabody, “Evening Vibes” – Award
Reinhard Schwind, “Bon Appetit” – Honorable Mention
Vesela Zlateva, “Pink Orchid” – Honorable Mention
Nancy Soos, “Pink Orchid 2025” – Honorable Mention
Patty Colabuono, “Field Poppies” – Honorable Mention
Monochrome DPI
Vesela Zlateva, “Drops on a Leaf” – Award, Best of Show
Glenn Kaupert, “Spring Sparrow” – Award
Sandra Tipton, “White Pelicans” – Honorable Mention
Alfredo Rodriguez, “Young Lion” – Honorable Mention
Joe Peabody, “Upward Spiral” – Honorable Mention
Please join us for a hands-on creative photography workshop on Wednesday, February 19th.
Plan to take photos of a variety of objects with your cell phone or camera. It’s an opportunity to zone in on your indoor lighting skills and collaborate and trade techniques with other members. Whether you want to shoot macro, close-up, or try your hand at impressionism, the end result of your photo creation is up to you! We will have a variety of items to photograph, but feel free to bring an item with you to add to the collection.
Our meeting begins at 7:30 PM at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W. Thomas St., Arlington Heights, IL.
Glenn Kaupert, “Chicago Winter Skyline”Jan Weld, “Feeding Egret”Patty Colabuono, “Hello There”Reinhard Schwind, “The Great Gray Owl”Joe Peabody, “Dark Roast”Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Door County Aurora”Jan Weld, “Yosemite-Lake View”Jan Weld, “Venice Canal-Night”Steve Seburn, “The Monarch”Jan Weld, “Palace of Fine Arts”Paula Matzek, “Holy Name Cathedral”Mark Becker, “Hard Frost”Jan Williams, “Staircase in Portugal”
Carol Wille, “Ginkgo with Droplets”
Competition Winner Results
Mono DPI
Jan Weld, “Feeding Egret”, Best of Show, Award
Joe Peabody, “Dark Roast”, Award
Carol Wille, “Ginkgo with Water Droplets, Honorable Mention
Glen Kaupert, “Chicago Winter Skyline”, Honorable Mention
Color DPI
Reinhard Schwind, “The Great Gray Owl”, Best of Show, Award
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Door County Aurora”, Award
Glenn Kaupert, “Michigan Avenue Lights”, Award
Jan Williams, “Staircase in Portugal”, Award
Sandra Tipton, “Wild Pine Martin Minnesota”, Honorable Mention
Patty Colabuono, “Hello There”, Honorable Mention
Patty Colabuono, “Cold Day At The Beach”, Honorable Mention
Small Mono Prints
Jan Weld, “Palace of Fine Arts”, Best of Show, Award
Mark Becker, “Hard Frost”, Honorable Mention
Large Mono Prints
Jan Weld, “Yosemite-Lake View”, Best of Show, Award
Paula Matzek, “Holy Name Cathedral”, Honorable Mention
Small Color Prints
Bob Reynolds, “A Little Tongue”, Best of Show, Award
Carol Wille, “Winding Around The Bend, Award
Steve Seburn, “The Monarch”, Honorable Mention
Large Color Prints
Bob Reynolds, “Coyote on Ice”, Best of Show, Award
Jan Weld, “Venice Canal-Night”, Honorable Mention
Our meeting on December 18 will be Image Review Night. Bring in images (prints or digital) for a feedback session. Perhaps your image can benefit from strategic cropping or a different border. Brainstorm with your fellow ACC Club Members to see how to get the best from your photos. Our meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
Jan Weld, “Where’s Barred”Steven Seburn, “White Tail Deer”Steven Seburn, “Beautiful_but_Deadly”Steven Seburn, “My Kitty”Jan Weld, “Toteum pole in Monument Valley”Richard Schwind, “In Pursue”Bob Reynolds, “Scales”Bob Reynolds, “Little Brown Bird”Jan Williams, “Calla Lily”Sue Farwick, “Hello Kitty”Joe Peabody, “Around the Bend”Judy King, “Forget Me, Forget Me Not”Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Celestial Symphony”Steve Seburn, “Double Crested Cormorant”Larry Brady, “Ullapool”Sandra Tipton, “Great White Egret Ready for Rest”Patty Colabuono, “Summertime”Larry Brady, “Canal Street Railroad Bridge”Jan Weld, “Chummy Pelicans”Ken Olsen, “Lotus with visitor”Reinhard Schwind, “Snowbird”Reinhard Schwind, “Warm Reflections”Sandra Tipton, “Scissortail Flycatcher Hunting”Mark Becker, “Thin Ice”Mark Becker, “Shallow Creek Bottom”Mark Becker, “Lotte Jacobi at 89”
ACC Print Competition Results – December 4, 2024
Small Color Prints
Steve Seburn, “Beautiful, But Deadly” – Award, Print of the Month
Bob Reynolds, “Scales” – Award
Mark Becker, “Shallow Creek Bottom” – Award
Bob Reynolds, “Little Brown Bird” – Honorable Mention
Sandra Tipton, “Hummingbird on Cigar Plant” – Honorable Mention
Jan Williams, “Calla Lily” – Honorable Mention
Large Color Prints
Mark Becker, “Thin Ice” – Award
Jan Weld, “Where’s Barred” – Award
Steve Seburn, “Nice Kitty” – Honorable Mention
Richard Schwind, “In Pursue” – Honorable Mention
Small Mono
Jan Weld, “Monument Valley’s Totem Pole at Dawn” – Award
Mark Becker, “Lotte Jacobi at 89” – Honorable Mention
Large Mono
Sandy Tipton, “George” – Award
Steve Seburn, “White Tail Deer” – Honorable Mention
ACC DPI Competition Results – December 4, 2024
Mono – Class A
Jan Weld, “Chummy Pelicans” – Award, Best of Show
Reinhard Schwind, “Snowbird” – Award
Sandra Tipton, “Great White Egret Ready for Rest” – Honorable Mention
Carol Wille, “Black Dahlia”, Honorable Mention
Mono – Class B
Larry Brady, “Canal Street Railroad Bridge” – Award, Best of Show
Larry Brady, “Ullapool” – Honorable Mention
Judy Kong, “Forget Me, Forget Me Not” – Honorable Mention
Color – Class A
Sandra Tipton, “Scissortail Flycatcher Hunting”, Award, Best of Show
Reinhard Schwind, “Warm Reflections” – Award
Becki Hagberg-Cohen, “Celestial Symphony” – Honorable Mention
Ken Olsen, “Lotus with Visitor” – Honorable Mention
Color – Class B
Sue Farwick, “Hello Kitty” – Award, Best of Show
Joe Peabody, “Around the Bend” – Award
Patty Colabuono, “Summertime” – Honorable Mention
Steve Seburn, “Double Crested Cormorant” – Honorable Mention
The program for our November 20 meeting will feature Post Processing Tips & Techniques presented by Mort Lerman. Mort is a long-time member of the Arlington Camera Club and, as he says, he’s been taking photos for “a long time”.
The meeting begins at 7:30 PM at the Christian Church of Arlington Heights, 333 W. Thomas, Arlington Heights, IL.
Scott McNeill, a Northshore Camera Club member, will provide a presentation on photography during the wintertime.
When it is really cold outside, and you would prefer to be inside by the fire…”
The presentation will provide insights as to how to have some fun and make creative images in the cold. And there will be a discussion about photographic possibilities and photography gear and clothing needed.
Come see some of Scott’s winter images and listen to his insights, and share yours, about what and how to photograph subjects in the cold.
The presentation will start at 7:30 pm, doors open at 7:00 pm.
The Arlington Camera Club was formed in 1988 to promote photography and improve the photographic skills of its members.
