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Monthly Meetings, Field Trips, Image Exhibition, Competitions, Education & FUN!
Remembering Nance Knight
Our friend and fellow camera club member Nance Knight passed away on Dec. 23, 2024. Nance had been a member so long none of us remember when she joined! Both Nance and her husband Jerry (passed away in 2021) were members, but Nance was the one with the real passion and talent. She truly excelled at photography and mastered the art. Both her art and her comments and critiques will be missed. We had a collection of her images in our archive and decided to honor her with this slide show. We hope you enjoy it.Photo Adventures Camera Club
THE Camera Club in Port CharlotteThe Photo Adventures Camera Club, Port Charlotte's Camera Club has been an active and thriving hub of for photographers since 2003. We are a small club comprised of about 75% full timers and the rest snowbirds. We always welcome new members. We have a variety of experience levels from retired professional photographers, experienced hobbiests and newbies full of energy to shoot and learn.
We share an interest in all forms of photography, including color and monochrome prints and digital images. Subject matter varies widely, including but not limited to Nature, Landscapes and Portraits.
Each month our members submit images in up to three categories to be viewed by the club members in the meetings. The categories are Show & Tell, Monthly Theme, Travel & Phone.
Click on the icon above to view the entire club calendar for 2025.
2025 Monthly Themes
January 23rd - Leading Lines
February 27th - Windows
March 27th - Depth of Field
April 24th - Food
May 22nd - Light Painting
June 26th - Water Balloons
July 24th - Long Exposure - Longer than 1 sec
August 14th - Seasons
September 25th - Night Photography
October 23rd - Street Photography
November 13th - Smiles
December - Holiday Party
All 2025 Theme images must be shot after Dec. 1st, 2024.
Monthly Meetings
IN PERSON MEETINGS
Now that we're past the lockdowns and Zoom meetings, we LOVE meeting in person.
In person meetings are at:
Seventh Day Adventist Day Church School
2036 Loveland Boulevard
Port Charlotte, FL 33980
All meetings start at 6pm sharp.
First Meeting of the Month
Show & Tell & Travel
Programs & Speakers (When Available)
2nd Meeting of the Month
Monthly Themed Images
Non-Themed Show & Tell
Travel Images
Learning Lab as scheduled
MEETING SCHEDULE
Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month (throughout the year, except in Aug. 2025) from 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The 2nd meeting in the months of November and December is canceled due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays.
CLUB DUES
Club dues for 2025 will be an affordable $20 per year. The year runs from January to December.
For existing members, the dues are due the first meeting in January. Club
Dues cover a variety of expenses to operate the club, the largest of which is to bring in speakers who always have awesome information and tips! We also have other expenses for the website & outings etc.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Seriously! We’re a camera club. We sincerely want every level of photographer to come join us! Novices to Pros. The joy is in the sharing and learning.
Our meetings and field trips almost always have segments and programs which speak to every level of photographer. We're all in it for the same reason, for fun and learning this incredible art & skill.
THE FUN PART
This photography community is like no other. We love to share. We love to teach. We love to go out together, and we'll even take you to that secret spot (that's not so secret) to get the shots the pros get. Oh, and we've got some pros to show and help you! Some are leaders in the Florida Camera Club Council, some are Judges for the council, even a photo workshop owner who loves to teach!
Most of us are retired (or working on it) but many of us have been shooting photos for many years and have just recently "gotten the bug". If you're in that group, come join us and you'll leave with a project and a desire to return, show and tell!
Here's What We Have Planned All Year Long
MONTHLY THEMES
Each month will have a theme assigned to it. The members will be challenged to shoot images which match the theme. The images will be submitted at each of our monthly meetings. This is a great way to increase your skill set by getting out of your comfort zone and practicing some purposeful photography.
LEARNING LABS
LEARNING LABS will be conducted by more experienced members in order to help teach specific skills or topics. They may be more intricate camera settings or new techniques like HDR, Focus Stacking, Layers in Photoshop, How To Use Lightroom etc. We will also be conducting Learning Labs on Composition. All of these topics came from a recent survey of our members on what they wanted to learn.
SPEAKERS/FIELD TRIPS
Monthly Speakers can get expensive for a small club like ours so we try to trade off with other clubs, or one of our local member experts will present. If we don’t have a speaker, we try to have a specific topic to talk about and learn from..
We also try to schedule field trips as opportunities are available.