November 2023 Meeting
2023-11-06 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Tonight will be a show and tell night. Bring up to five images that you have taken recently. Be prepared to say something about each image. Why did you take the photo? Were there any challenges in making the photo? How was it processed?

Bring your photos as jpg’s on a USB drive at a resolution suitable for display on a large screen.

December 2023 Meeting
2023-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
The December meeting has been cancelled. See you next year!

January 2024 Meeting
2024-01-08 07:00 - 20:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
We will be electing officers and making plans for 2024.

Please consider whether you would be willing to join the board for 2024. You do not necessarily need to be an officer, you just need to attend the board meetings to give your ideas and guidance for club activities throughout the year

But, speaking of officers, we do have some openings to fill this year. The President and Vice-President seats are open. If you, or someone you know, would like to take a lead role, please step forward! The President’s job is to schedule and chair the board meetings and to MC the club meetings (or delegate that task).

Dave Kramer will be stepping down as the club treasurer. Don Kautz is willing to pick up that role, but if someone else is interested, you can also throw your hat into the ring. Likewise, Jim Goudie is willing to continue as secretary.

If you cannot attend this meeting in person, you can send your thoughts and nominations to board@lancastercameraclub.org

Finally, you may bring up to five photos that you took recently (you define what “recently” means). Bring them on a USB drive and we will share them on the screen. during the meeting.

We are looking forward to a nice kick off for the new year!

February 2024 Meeting
2024-02-05 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Bring a USB drive with up to five photos that you want to show to the group. The theme is “weather”.

Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot,
We'll weather the weather, whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not.

Also bring at least one idea for a club meeting that you would like to do. It could be a presentation by someone or an activity. If you suggest a photowalk, please include a specific place.

March 2024 Meeting
2024-03-04 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Bring up to five photos to share with the club. The only requirement is that they must be taken between January 1, 2024 and March 4, 2024. Come prepared to share your photos and to give your observations about the others.

April 2024 Meeting
2024-04-01 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
At the April meeting, we will be viewing “Found or Ambient Light” by National Geographic Photographer, Joel Sartore.

Also, bring up to five photos that you have taken last year to show to the group for friendly critique.

May 2024 - Competition
2024-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Pennsylvania
For our May meeting we will be having a competition. Only members may participate in a competition, but everyone is welcome to come and observe. The theme is “Something Different”, images of different or unusual objects. You may bring up to two color and two monochrome images. The photos should be matted on a plain white or black mat.

Please refer to the competition rules on this site at this link: Competitions

Note that we will not be dividing members into two classes. Everyone will participate together.

June 2024 Meeting
2024-06-03 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Pennsylvania
One of our member, Howard Clark, will be giving a presentation entitled, “Getting from Good to Great”.

You can view some of Howard’s photography on his website: hclarkphotos.smugmug.com

July 2024 Meeting
2024-07-01 18:45 - 20:30 UTC | Amish Farm and House, 2395 Covered Bridge Dr, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602, United States
For our July meeting we will meet at the Amish Farm and House for a photo walk. We plan to share and discuss our photos from this event at our next meeting.

August 2024 Meeting
2024-08-05 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Howard Clark has agreed to conduct a critique of images made during the July 1 photo shoot at the Amish Farm and House. Only about 60 images can be discussed in the time we have at our meeting. So, if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please follow this procedure:

Choose up to five JPEG images from that event that you would like to have critiqued.

In priority order, name them: 1Smith, 2Smith, …5Smith using your own last name instead of “Smith”

Send these five images to HClarkNEMA@gmail.com by Midnight on Thursday, July 25. Sooner is much better.

It should be very interesting to see the variety of subjects that were identified and how different people produced different images of the same subject.

If you were not able to attend on July 1, but have some images that you would like to have critiqued, follow the same process. If time allows, Howard will consider your images, as well. Otherwise, they can be saved to share at the September meeting.

September 2024 Meeting
2024-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
We meet on the second Monday of September because the first Monday is Labor Day.

Jim Goudie will be sharing with us his photo editing workflow. Do you use your photos straight out of the camera? Or do you brush them up in one of the photo editors like Lightroom or Capture One? Jim will be demonstrating his typical process. Be prepared to discuss your own post processing techniques.

October 2024 Meeting
2024-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Pennsylvania
Howard Clark will speak on how to organize your photo library.

November 2024 Meeting
2024-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Don Kautz will be relating his recent experience switching from Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop to Capture One/Affinity. He will explain him motivation for making the switch and his experiences during the transition. He will also be following up on Howard Clark’s talk last month, demonstrating how he has implemented Howard’s recommendations.

You may also bring up to five images on a USB drive to show to the club for friendly critique.

December 2024 Meeting
2024-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Getting ready to get good pictures!

This month we will view a video that focuses on how to prepare for a field photo shoot. Good planning and preparation increases your chances for getting good photos! It will be interesting to share some of our own experiences with this aspect of photography… as we discuss our reactions to the video!

Once again this month, you are invited to share up to five recent images with the group. Save them on a USB drive and bring ‘em along!

January 2025 Meeting - Cancelled
2025-01-06 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
The January meeting has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

February 2025 Meeting
2025-02-03 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Member John Schmidt will be sharing about his photo trip to Alaska last year.

Members are invited to bring up to 5 photos on a USB drive that they took since January, 2024 to be shared with the group for friendly critique.

We will also be electing officers and collecting dues for 2025.

March 2025 Meeting - Competition
2025-03-03 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
We are planning to have a print competition for the March meeting. The theme is “Your Best Shot”. Images must have been photographed on or after January 1, 2024. You may bring up to two each of color and monochrome images. Please refer to the Competition page for the full list of rules.

April 2025 Meeting - Megan Stone
2025-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
In our April meeting we will be enjoying a presentation by photographer Megan Stone. You can find out more about Megan on her website: https://www.meganstonephoto.com/

Members may also bring up to four (4) photos on a USB drive that they would like to show to the group for comments/critique as time allows.

May 2025 Meeting
2025-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Our focus this month is on pictures of birds… You are welcome to bring up to 5 digital photos on a USB drive to share with the group. No bird pictures? Feel free to bring other images you would like to share.

Silent auction — in recent meetings we have shared some items that were donated to the club. They will be offered for sale via a silent auction. If you have any items you would like to donate for sale, bring them along. The proceeds of the silent auction will go to support the activities of the club.

June 2025 Meeting - Photo Walk
2025-06-02 18:45 - 21:00 UTC | Lititz Moravian Church, 8 Church Square, Lititz, Pennsylvania, 17543, United States
For our June meeting we will be conducting a photo walk at the Lititz Moravian Church at 8 Church Street, Lititz. We will be meeting in the church parking lot at 6:45.

July 2025 Meeting
2025-07-07 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
At the July meeting we will be featuring photos that were taken at last month’s photo walk at Lititz Moravian Church. You may bring up to seven (7) photos from the photo walk, or, if you did not participate in the photo walk, you may bring up to five (5) recent photos to show to the group.

August 2025 - No Meeting
2025-08-04 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
We will not be meeting in August. Enjoy your summer!

September, 2025 Meeting - Competition
2025-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
For the September meeting we will be holding a print competition for members. The theme will be, “2025 so far…”. Bring your best shot from January to September of this year. Please refer to the competitions page for the competition rules.

Note: The September meeting is on the second Monday because the first is Labor Day.

October 2025 Meeting - Stone Gables Estate
2025-10-06 16:30 - 20:00 UTC | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
We will be doing a photo walk at the Stone Gables Estate, the Star Barn complex.
1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown, PA
Once you get there and turn down the lane, follow it until you see a road marked Star Barn Way and turn right onto that. Follow that all the way back and up the small hill and the Star Barn will then be directly in front of you.
https://www.stonegablesestate.com/

November 2025 Meeting
2025-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
In the November meeting we will get to share photos from the photowalk at Stone Gables. You may bring up to 5 photos to share with the group. Be prepared share any challenges you had, what equipment you used and comments on what you liked about the shoot.
If you did not attend the Stone Gables event, you may bring 5 other recent photos.

December 2025 Meeting
2025-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
‘Tis the season!
For our December meeting you are invited to focus on “Holidays.” You can go in many directions with this and choose any holidays you wish… even Groundhog Day 😉 ! (Just be sure to certify that no groundhogs were harmed in getting your images.)
Bring up to 5 images – saved on a USB drive – and they can be up to 2 years old.
You are also encouraged to get out and make some new images! Be creative… find some new angles on the holidays… even go abstract…. Enjoy!
Thanks! We hope to see you on December 1st!

January 2026 Meeting - Competition
2026-01-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
January 5th meeting – Member Competition: Best Images from 2025
This will be a ‘print’ competition (as opposed to digital images) for club members**. Look through your images and select a few of your favorites, your best…
Click here to review the guidelines for the competition!! Very helpful and important information you want to read before entering the competition.
** Membership – 2026
It is time to pay our 2026 membership dues; and it needs to be paid in order to enter the competition. Dues is set at $40 again this year. See the web page and the membership form. Family and student rates are also available. If you are renewing your membership, and your personal information has not changed, you do not need to fill out a form.
Click here for membership information and the membership form.

February 2026 Meeting
2026-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Show and Tell. Theme: Winter
Bring up to 5 photos that show winter scenes.

March 2026 Meeting - Abstract Images
2026-03-02 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
At this meeting we will again share pictures with one another… purposely getting quite abstract …

Here’s a chance to have some fun. Give it a shot, play around and see what comes of it. You can think of it as experimenting with your camera, your computer… and there are no judges, no pressures, and no unrealistic expectations!
Our theme for March is Abstract Images….
In short, we are looking to ‘capture’ patterns, textures, colors, interesting forms and shapes… without creating a picture with an easily recognizable subject. I, Jim Goudie, played with some pictures already on my computer to create some examples:

So… again, play, have some fun. Get creative with your camera, lighting, perspective, angles, intentional camera movement… If you have a computer, that opens up a whole other world of options for you. Set aside some of your photographic inhibitions and have a blast!
Plan to bring 5 abstract images on a USB drive to the March meeting. This is going to be fun seeing what we create and hearing the stories of how we did it!
We hope to see you and your creations there!

April 2026 Meeting
2026-04-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mellinger Mennonite Church, 1916 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
TBD
