Livermore Valley Camera Club

Established 1958

One of the purposes of the camera club is to help you improve your images. Current members will personally assist you to improve your photos. We also offer classes as fundraisers that are free to club members in exchange for set-up and other assistance. Many of our members are "graduates" from our Livermore Area Recreation and Park District classes, since it is an excellent way to get our photographic feet wet.

For more information please contact the Education Coordinator

Wednesdays, January 23rd & 30th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Robert Livermore Community Center (RLCC), 4444 East Ave, Livermore (map)

Fee: $27 (free to members, willing to help carry equipment and set up)
Instructor: Gene Dailey

This class will cover intermediate to advanced techniques to improve your photographs for PhotoShop users. Subjects will include raw image conversion, jpg vs. raw, masks, layers, smart objects, black and white conversions, image toning, making collages, color balancing, digital exposure control, sloppy borders, retouching, digital lighting, quick techniques to recover "bad exposure", advanced slideshows.

Registration: Livermore Area Recreation and Park District (www.larpd.dst.ca.us)

Wednesday, Februrary 6th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Robert Livermore Community Center (RLCC), 4444 East Ave, Livermore (map)

Fee: $17 (free to members, willing to help carry equipment and set up)
Instructor: Barbara Mallon

This class will cover easy techniques to improve your photographs with any PhotoShop or Elements program. Subjects will include transferring your image, cropping, auto levels, levels, contrast, saturation, making selections, rubber stamp, image size, email resizing and saving for maximum detail retention.

Registration: Livermore Area Recreation and Park District (www.larpd.dst.ca.us)

Wednesdays starting February 13th through to April 2nd, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturdays, March 1st & March 22nd
Robert Livermore Community Center (RLCC), 4444 East Ave, Livermore (map)

Fee: $52 (free to members, willing to help carry equipment and set up)
Coordinator: Barbara Mallon

This photography course is designed to make big improvements in your photos! We will uncover the mystery of light, composition, f-stops and shutter speeds. We’ll show how to take different types of photos.
The purpose of this class is to show owners of 35mm SLR film and all digital cameras how to take excellent photographs. We will use 35mm slide film or digital images because it is easier to share pictures using a projector. If you are using digital cameras, please put your images to share on a flash drive or a CD. Please share your photos, as your ability will improve with class participation. We will comment on your work and suggest ways to improve it. If you are using film, we suggest that you buy ISO 100 film.
There will be 7 Wednesday evening meetings at RLCC (all classes will meet from 7-9 PM unless otherwise noted) and 2 Saturday field trips, 3/1 and 3/22.

Registration: Livermore Area Recreation and Park District (www.larpd.dst.ca.us)

Class Schedule

Date: Wednesday, 2/13/08 Topic: How to use and control your camera and class overview Instructor: Barbara Mallon and Camera Club members Bring Your Camera and instruction Manual. Please start bringing your images in for comment.

Date: Wednesday, 2/20/08 Topic: How to Use Light Instructor: Allan Smith Photography uses light to make an image. We will show you how to capture light at different angles and different times of day to create better photographs. Bring in images for comment

Date: Wednesday, 2/27/08 Topic: Creating Composition Instructor: Rick Kelly Impact and interest are enhanced by the arrangement of objects in a frame. We will give you tips on better composition. Bring in images for comment. Bring in images for comment.

Date: Saturday, 3/1/08 (7:00am) Field Trip: Veteran's Park Meet at 7:00 AM in the parking lot.

Date: Wednesday, 3/12/08 Topic: F-Stops & Shutter Speeds Instructor: Gerry Russell We will will provide you the insight needed to stop or blur action and manage depth of field (focus) with your camera. You will learn how f-stops and shutter speeds interact in the picture making process. Bring in images for comment.

Date: Wednesday, 3/19/08 Topic: Long Lenses Instructor: Joe Galkowski We will show you what equipment to capture animals showing behavior. Bring in images for comment.

Date: Saturday, 3/22/08 (7:00am) Field Trip: Sunol Park Meet at 7:00 AM in the parking lot.

Date: Wednesday, 3/26/08 Topic: Catching Action in Sports Instructor: Mike Geib   Bring in images for comment.

Date: Wednesday, 4/2/08 Topic: Pick of the Class Instructor: Barbara Mallon Subject to be decided by the class. Possibilities include PhotoShop, People pictures, Travel pictures, etc. Bring in images for comment.

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