275 N Main Street
Las Cruces, NM 88001
The Doña Ana Camera Club is a group of photographers and people interested in photography. Our meetings offer technical presentations, friendly suggestions for improving your photos, networking, and other activities for a wide spectrum of photographers and abilities.
We meet the first and third Tuesday each month.
The first Tuesday meetings will consist of topics relating to "After you hit the shutter button". The third Tuesday meetings will address club business and topics relating to "Before you hit the shutter button" such as composition and lighting.
Visitors are always welcome to our monthly meetings and programs, designed to improve photographic skills at all levels.
For additional information e-mail Sue Spence.
Also visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/145859948813165/
Dues are $15 per year. If you would like to join, pay membership dues directly to our treasurer at a meeting
or use PayPal to submit dues. Click the symbol "Buy Now" if you would like to pay using PayPal:
May, 2013 meeting dates are:
May 7th, Dave Brown will present "The exposure triangle - basic photo technique".
May 21st, will be the general meeting, plus "photomicrography" presented by Don Saathoff and "Lytro camera" presented by Vic Crane.
May monthy photo theme: Hot / Cold
2013 Monthly Themes
Location: 275 North Main Street, Las Cruces
2013 DACC Program
DACC program brochure was designed for printing your own copy. Please check the DACC website every few months for possible updates.
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Members are encouraged to give a 10-minute presentation on a photographer who has influenced their personal photograhy. At the April 16th meeting,
Pat Hulser gave a presentation on Annie Leibowitz. To enjoy Pat's presentation, click on 10 Minutes with Annie Liebowitz.
Please note this is a large file and will take a few minutes to open.
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September 28, 2013 - Southwest Photographic Symposium. The Dona Ana Camera Club of Las Cruces, NM will sponsor its 2013 Symposium at the San Andres High School in Mesilla, NM. This day long event is intended for photo club members and photographers of all skill levels, with the purpose of educating, networking, and socializing. We feature several concurrent photographic topics scheduled throughout the day. For questions or more information please contact Patrick Hulser or Ron Wolfe. |
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Monday, May 13th at 7 pm in the Good Samaritan - Las Cruces Village auditorium, located at 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces Sun-News photographer Robin Zielinski will present “A Day in the Life of a Photojournalist”. Zielinski spends her days capturing photographs to share a broad range of local events with Sun-News readers. In this presentation, she will show many of her images and the stories behind them while describing what a photojournalist’s life is really like. |
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PHOTO OF THE YEAR - "CHOPPER" BY ROBERT PEINERT
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - LISA MANDELKERN
Club Links:
| Prior newsletters: | Newsletter - May, 2013 |
| 2012 - 2013 Newsletter Archives |
Other club links:
| Focus Stacking |
| Night Time is the Right Time for Low Light Photography |
| Photography Cheat Sheet |
Learn more about PSA. (Photographic Society of America) is an international photographic association, to which camera clubs and individuals around the world subscribe. DACC is a club member. There are club competitions as well as personal competitions, salons, and a wide variety of other activities and services.
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Other Links of Interest:
DPI, PPI, and such explained
Don't even think about buying a new camera without checking out this link.
Definitive info about cameras and other photographic equipment.
Members' Web Sites:
Alan Solomon |
Ron Cooper |
Pat and Mary Lou |
Nirmal Khandan
Storm Sermay
Email the Webmaster