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Meetings are free and open to everyone. Arrive 30 minutes early for the social time.
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Calendar Hiccups
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Due to an outage with our calendar provider, we are currently rebuilding the club schedule. The full calendar will be available again shortly. Upload is working.
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Flagpole Photographers Camera Club Posts
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2026 June Competition Results, All Photos & Video
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1. Congratulations to our winners!
2. Results
3. Video of the Judges Discussing the Photos
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Live Photo Editing Program Recording
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Editing Skills to Know: A Live Photo Editing Program! It was an incredible evening packed with practical photo editing techniques, interactive deep dives, and creative inspiration.
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June 2026 - Flagpole Photographers Newsletter
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📸 June 2026 Flagpole Photographers NewsletterDownload
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Call for Entries: "Summer Newtown Exhibit"
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Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Flagpole Photographers and community members are invited to participate in a special photo exhibit at the Newtown Municipal Center! To honor our town and celebrate our country's 250th Anniversary, we are highlighting the beauty, history, and spirit of Newtown. The format for this event is similar to our annual “Newtown and Beyond” exhibits, but without the …
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Ideas for our Assigned Subject - Vintage and Monthly Challenge - Ice.
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Note - the monthly subjects' meaning is always open to your interpretation, don't allow these ideas to impact your creativity!
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Vintage
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The Challenge: Vintage isn't just about photographing old objects; it’s about evoking a specific feeling of nostalgia and the passage of time. The goal is to make the viewer feel like they are looking into the past, using texture and lighting to sell the illusion.
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Classic "Tech": Old film cameras, manual typewriters, or rotary phones. Look for dust, rust, or worn lettering that shows age.
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Heirloom Portraits: A person holding old objects or wearing period-correct clothing (hats, lace, suspenders).
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Automotive Details: You don't need the whole car. Focus on a chrome hood ornament, a rusted fender, or a cracked leather dashboard.
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Post-Processing Style: While you can shoot in color, "Vintage" often benefits from a Sepia tone or Black & White conversion in post. Adding a slight "grain" effect can also mimic old film stock.
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Lighting: Avoid modern, harsh LED lighting. Use window light or warm incandescent bulbs to create soft, moody shadows that enhance the "old" atmosphere.
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Ice
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The Challenge: Ice is transparent and reflective, making it difficult for autofocus systems to lock onto.
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Macro Frost: If you have a macro lens, look for the feather-like ice crystals that form on car windows or garden vegetation in the early morning.
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Icicles & Edges: Capture the sun shining through an icicle hanging from a roofline. The refraction creates beautiful light patterns.
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Kitchen Creations: If the weather is warm, freeze flowers or fruit inside a block of ice in your freezer and photograph the textures and bubbles that form around the object.
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Backlighting: To make ice look like crystal rather than gray slush, light it from behind. This highlights the transparency and internal fractures.
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White Balance: Auto White Balance might try to "warm up" the scene. Manually set your White Balance to "Daylight" or slightly cooler (lower Kelvin) to preserve the crisp, blue tones associated with cold.
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