Sun City Photography Club Minutes, General Meeting, June 14, 2018, Desert Vista

Officers Present:	Norman Wright, Pres
Joel Lugavere, VP	J Filangeri, Sec'y
Don LeHeup, VP	Dennis Filangeri, Treas.
Kathy Kirby, Dir

Norm opened the meeting opened at 7 pm and led the pledge. We welcomed one guest, Gerard Klein.

Members present:  15 members present.  J reported that she's been tracking actual percentage of attendance. [NB: 62% for 2018, as compared to 43% in 2017, and 35% in 2016.]

Membership to date: 40

Treasurer's Report: Dennis reported a Financial Balance of $323.52.

Refreshments Committee: J. brought refreshments for tonight's meeting.

Field Trips

·         May: Floyd Lamb Park, Dale had a short presentation of photos from that trip.

·         June: June 19^th - High Roller at sunset. A signup sheet was provided.

·         July & August no field trips scheduled

Meeting Agenda & Discussion:

Photo Show Planning Report: The Photo Show Committee met with the board earlier in the evening. Members will get information on acceptable photo sizes, matting, number of photos that can be submitted, and deadlines by the August club meeting and via email to all members.

Theme Competition

This month's theme was Travel. We've been getting so many photos that it was getting hard to get a clear winner, so members were asked to limit submissions to no more than two photos, which everyone did.  The winner was Dennis Filangeri. His photo was taken in Venice, Italy, with a Cannon SX50. Photoshop was used for post-photo processing. 

Next month's Theme is Black and White.

Techniques and Tips

·         Tech Time: Dennis gave a hands-on demonstration of matting technique.

·         Tips: 9 Quick Tips for Better Black & White Photos, by Jamie Windsor. The video is available on our website (under TUTORIALS).

Respectfully submitted, J Filangeri, Secretary