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

Thursday, April 1st, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Robert Livermore Community Center (RLCC), 4444 East Ave, Livermore (map)

Fee: $18 (free to members, willing to help carry equipment and set up)
Instructor: Barbara Mallon

This class will cover techniques to improve your photographs with any PhotoShop or later Elements program. Subjects will include transferring your image, layers, cropping, curves, 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)

Thursdays starting January 21st through to March 4th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturdays, February 13th & 27th
Robert Livermore Community Center (RLCC), 4444 East Ave, Livermore (map)

Fee: $53 (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 and use different lenses.
The purpose of this class is to show owners of all digital cameras and 35mm SLR film cameras how to take excellent photographs. We will project digital images because it is easier to share pictures using a projector. Please bring your digital 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.
There will be 7 Thursdays evening meetings at RLCC (all classes will meet in The Sycamore Room from 7-9 PM unless otherwise noted) and 2 Saturday field trips, 2/13 and 2/27.

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

Class Schedule

Date: Thursday, 1/21/09 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: Thursday, 1/28/09 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: Thursday, 2/4/09 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.

Date: Thursday, 2/11/09 Topic: Different Focal-Length Lenses Instructor: Joe Galkowski We will show you what equipment to capture animals showing behavior. Bring in images for comment.

Date: Saturday, 2/13/09 (7:00am) Field Trip: Veteran's Park Meet at 7:00 AM in the parking lot.

Date: Thursday, 2/18/09 Topic: Action and Depth of Field Instructor: Michael Fredrich We 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: Thursday, 2/25/09 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.

Date: Saturday, 2/27/09 (7:00am) Field Trip: Sunol Park Meet at 7:00 AM in the parking lot.

Date: Thursday, 3/4/09 Topic: Sports Photography Instructor: Mike Geib He will tell you how he gets there and what equipment he uses. Bring in images for comment.

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