Seattle Photography Committee

The Photography Committee encourages members to develop their photographic skills and creative visions through various activities and programs offered throughout the year. Monthly potlucks are held the third Wednesday of each month. It's a opportunity to socialize and share images. We also have classes and field trips.

Interested in receiving email updates?

If you're already an Mountaineers member and want to join our committee roster, send an email to anita@anitaelder.com.

Leadership

To the right, you will see people to contact within the Photography Committee. If you click on their name (on the right), it will open a pop-up with contact information.

Below is a list of the roles these individuals have in the committee.

Anita Elder - Committee Chair
Leilani Cramer - Co-Chair
Heather Mack - Treasurer
Heidi Walker - Secretary
Steve Johnson- Slideshow Coordinator for monthly potluck
Dennis Day - Field Trip Coordinator
Rick Good - Education Subcommittee Lead
Anita Elder - Publicity & Outreach Coordinator

Interested in becoming a trip leader? Take this short eLearning course to find out the basics of what it takes. Once complete, contact the committee chair.

Social

Our monthly potluck and slideshow social events are held at the Seattle clubhouse at Magnuson Park on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. You can find the dates on the club calendar. Guest are always welcome!

If you wish to share photos at the potlucks, you may share up to 10 images. Each image should be 72 dpi and roughly 1440 x 1080 pixels. Bring your images on a thumb drive for transfer to the club computer. Be sure to put your images in a folder with your name on it for easier organization after transfer to computer. Instead of 8 images, you have the option of bringing a 90 second slideshow with music.

If you wish to present a longer fade/dissolve slideshow with music, they must be under five minutes in duration. To get on the schedule, contact Steve Johnson (contact info above).

Calendar of events

Our Photography Classes

Our Photography Activities

Behind the shot speaker series

Take a look at our speaker series schedule for fabulous photo presentations geared towards inspiring your own adventure!

If you are interested in doing a photo presentation for our Behind the Shot speaker series, please complete an application.

Application

Social Media

This is where members are encouraged to share their photos in a closed group.

Facebook

Location Ideas

We have a long list of places to take photographs to give you ideas.

Location Idea List

Photography Competitions

The links below will take you to the main website, but you need to search the site to find the latest competition (the URL changes each year).

Washington Trails Association Photo Contest
Evergreen State Fair - Competitive Exhibits and Exhibitors Entry Information
Washington State Fair - International and Washington photography contests
WA State Parks Foundation - Join Our State Parks Photo Contest! What moves you about our state parks? Capture it on film and share it with us! From the tiniest flower to panoramic vistas to children at play, what inspires you inspires us. Our judges select the best photo submitted each week and month, and in December we will announce Photo of the Year!
National Wildlife Photo Contest
Northwest Council of Camera Clubs - Digital, print, traveling & fade/dissolve contests.