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.

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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
Lisa Gadeken - Co-Chair
Heather Mack - Treasurer
Heidi Walker - Secretary
Bruce Savadow - ProShow (slideshow) Coordinator for monthly potluck
Dennis Day - Field Trip Coordinator
Rick Good - Education Subcommittee Lead
- Publicity & Outreach Coordinator
Karen Portzer - Monthly potluck Photo Sharing Contact

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!

Calendar of events (click on Seattle Program Center to view monthly calendar)

If you wish to share photos at the potlucks, you may share up to 8 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. Instead of 8 images, you have the option of bringing a 90 second slideshow with music.

If you wish to present a longer ProShow (slideshow) with music, they must be under five minutes in duration. To get on the schedule, contact Bruce Savadow (contact info above).

Photo by Char Davies

Social Media

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).

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.