Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #3
2023-12-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
Topic: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #3
Time: Dec 7, 2023 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #4
2024-02-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Topic: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #4
Time: Feb 1, 2024 07:00 PM
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Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #5
2024-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #5
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Karen Hirsch-“What I Look For When Making Images”
2024-03-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Zoom Program from Karen Hirsch-“What I Look For When Making Images”
I will give a little of my own history, and present some common characteristics found in my work. If there is time, I will present a taste of some of the bodies of work that I have produced.

Karen I. Hirsch is an award-winning photographer whose photography has been published internationally. From her early days doing black and white documentary photography to her current creations of abstracts, alterations of reality and mixed media, she uses recurrent elements that define her work. She will be illustrating the principals behind her imagery with a number of examples. Karen’s images have been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Colorado Springs, Palm Beach as well as in Chicago. She has received art grants from the Illinois Arts Council and from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. She won the grand prize in a Daily News Kodak competition and in an ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) competition. Karen has photographed corporate moguls including Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, Olympic athletes, iconic musicians, movie stars and even U.S. presidents. The government of China invited her as a VIP guest to photograph the city of Rizhao. Karen is co-president of Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum. https://karenihirsch.com/

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Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #6
2024-04-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #6
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Zoom Program: John Gerlach “Photographing the Landscape”
2024-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Learn the photo skills for shooting pro-quality landscape images easily and consistently. Exposure using the highlight alert, techniques for producing super sharp images, composition, subject selection, in-camera HDR, adding LED and flash lighting to the image, and the incredible power of focus stacking are carefully explained.

Bio: John Gerlach has been a professional nature photographer since 1978. Hundreds of articles and five books on nature photography John wrote have been published. John continues to photograph landscapes, wildlife, and macro subjects every day and loves to teach photography. Go to his web site to read his articles and see the workshops that are being offered. www.gerlachnaturephoto.co

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Botanic Garden Golden Hour Photowalk
2024-07-05 18:00 - 21:00 | The Heritage Garden, CBG, IL, United States
Join your fellow club members for a Golden Hour Photowalk at the Garden on Friday, July 5th from 6-9PM. We’ll meet at the Heritage Garden (the Lilly Pond) at 6PM and break up into smaller groups to explore areas like The Japanese Garden, The Waterfall, Evening Island, the Fruit & Vegetable Garden, or wherever you want! We’ll reconvene at 8:15 at The Crescent to shoot the sunset.

Live Photo Critique w/Club Members
2024-09-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Pullman Room, Chicago Botanic Garden
September 19th, 2024:Live Photo Critique w/Club Members, Bring Your New Images (Prints, iPad, Flash Drive, Whatever!)
Join us for a fun evening, LIVE, BACK AT THE GARDEN for a Critique Night with your fellow club members. We’ll have refreshments and kick off the season in style!

October Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #1
2024-10-10 19:00 - 21:00
Join us on October 10th- Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #1
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November Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #2
2024-11-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
November 7th, 2024, 7PM: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #2

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December Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #3
2024-12-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
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Live Photo Critique at the Garden
2025-01-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Pullman Room, Chicago Botanic Garden
Jan 16th Program, 7PM: Live Photo Critique a the Garden! (at the Pullman Room): Bring your USB Flash Drives, laptops!

February Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #4
2025-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
February Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #4
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Garden Zoom Program: Joe & Marie Rackozy -“Winter Up North”
2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Garden Zoom Program: Joe & Marie Rackozy -“Winter Up North”
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March Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #5
2025-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
March 6th, 2025, 7PM: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #5 (Image submissions are OPEN until March 5th Midnite).
Special Theme: “Home Sweet Home”. Notice the DIFFERENT URL to enter your images: https://www.caccaphoto.org/411ClientLogin.html
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April Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #6
2025-04-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
April 3rd, 7PM: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #6 (Image submissions TBD). Special Theme: The Odd Couple
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Garden Program: Live Photo Critique at the Garden
2025-04-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Pullman Room, Chicago Botanic Garden
Please join us at the Botanic Garden (Pullman Room) on April 17th, from 7-9PM, for our next Live Photo Critique Program!

Please bring images that you are working on (the ones you need help with) on a USB Flash Drive, or your laptop (2nd best), or maybe Dropbox/Google Drive/Flickr etc.

Zoom Program: Garden Member Mini Programs
2025-05-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
May 15th 7PM Zoom Program: Garden Member Mini Programs:
Join your fellow club members as they present 15-20 minute programs. Presenters are:

Barbara Dunn
Don DeDonato
Dave Penner

Carlos Cardona

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Live Golden Hour Shoot at the Garden
2025-08-21 18:00 - 20:30 | The Heritage Garden, CBG, IL, United States
Meet us August 21st at 6PM at the Heritage Garden for a Live Golden Hour Shoot at the Garden.

Ryerson Woods Forest Preserve Golden Hour Photowalk
2025-10-23 15:00 - 17:30
October 23rd: Ryerson Woods Forest Preserve Golden Hour Photowalk. North of Deerfield Rd, East of Milwaukee Ave.
(Meet in parking lot-3PM to Sunset)

Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #2
2025-11-06 19:00 - 21:00
Nov 6: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #2
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Blur, Shape & Shadow: The Art of Photographing Abstracts by Lisa Langell
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00
Zoom Program: Blur, Shape & Shadow: The Art of Photographing Abstracts
by Lisa Langell
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Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #3
2025-12-04 19:00 - 21:00
December 4th, 7PM: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #3! (Zoom link in Email/Events page)
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"Learning Milky Way Photography" with Photog Adventure's Aaron King
2026-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
“Learning Milky Way Photography” with Photog Adventure’s Aaron King
It will be a comprehensive beginner intro into helpful apps AND how to best use them, my favorite Milky Way Tips and end with some composition fun while I tackle Q&A. How to plan with tools like PhotoPills. Correct settings and exposure for the Milky Way, and balancing elements of composition. https://www.photogadventures.com/
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February 5th: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #4
2026-02-05 19:00 - 21:00
February 5th: Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #4!
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Live Garden Photo Critique (Regenstein Center:Pullman Room)
2026-02-19 19:00 - 21:00

Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #5
2026-03-05 19:00 - 21:00
March 5th: 7PM Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #5! (Zoom link in Email/Events page)
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Placeholder Event-Maybe Zoom Program
2026-03-19 19:00 - 21:00

Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #6
2026-04-02 19:00 - 21:00
April 2nd: 7PM Zoom Club Meeting/Competition #6! (Zoom link in Email/Events page)

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Live/Zoom Hybrid Program: Nancy Ori: ” The Power of Storytelling
2026-04-16 19:00 - 21:00
April 16th: 7PM Live/Zoom Hybrid Program at the Garden (Regenstein Center-Pullman Room/Zoom)
: Nancy Ori: ” The Power of Storytelling: How to create a visual story in a photo essay, book or single image; portfolio development, planning and post processing tips; creating titles.

Nancy’s Bio:

Nancy Ori is a photographer, author, and educator whose work and teaching have helped shape the New Jersey art community for decades. She has a BA degree in Fine Arts and an MS degree in Visual Communications. For 25 years, she worked as a corporate photographer and manager of video and photography services for Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals and now runs her own company. As the founder of the New Jersey Photography Forum and a widely exhibited fine artist, she brings a deep commitment to visual craft and creative exploration. Nancy teaches hands-on photography and mixed media workshops, leads international photo tours, and lectures across the country, always focusing on clear instruction, supportive guidance, and helping artists trust their own vision. Whether she is presenting her work, mentoring students, or traveling with a small group of photographers internationally, her goal is simple: to inspire growth, confidence, and a lifelong love of art.
