About us
The Silver Spring Camera Club comprises a diverse group of individuals passionately dedicated to the pursuit of photographic excellence. We believe the best method of understanding the art of photography is through education and the sharing of ideas.
For over 65 years SSCC has maintained a high standard of integrity and quality. Our reputation as the friendliest club in the metropolitan area is the basis of our success. We welcome new members of all ages and skill levels who share our interest in photography.
Visit our home on the web, you will find information on membership, club activities, including competitions, and upcoming events.
We welcome visitors and new members to our meetings, which take place the first four Thursdays of every month, September through May.
Upcoming events
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Photography: Competition Night: Open Theme
Christ the King Presbyterian Church, 1200 University Blvd West, Silver Spring, MD, US## Details
Competition Night - Topic: OPEN theme this month
PLEASE Note: This competition that will start at 7:00 p.m. And not 7:30 p.m..
Our competition is held monthly at the following location:
Christ the King Presbyterian Church on University Boulevard is 1200 University Blvd W, Silver Spring, MD 20902.
Our judge this month is: John Hoover
For five years John worked as the Director of Photography at the
Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts), a non-profit community
arts center located in Rockville, Maryland, starting first as a volunteer and
then moving into a full-time staff position. The photography program at
VisArts originally began as a traditional darkroom facility staffed with
volunteers and offered a handful of photography classes for adults. John
worked diligently to expand the scope and capabilities of the program.
For his work at VisArts John was awarded the 2007 Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Award by the Montgomery County Arts and Humanities Council, recognizing the contributions he made in improving the Photography Department to the point of national recognition among
professional photographers and industry specialists.
After serving for four years as an Adjunct Professor of Photography at
Montgomery College in Rockville Maryland John transitioned into the
position of Instructional Lab Coordinator for the Photo Program.
The focus of my photography is Portraiture, Travel, and Architecture.This is an IN PERSON EVENT!!
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The rules for competition and how to submit images can be found on the Silver Spring Camera Club website. (http://www.ssccphotography.org/official-competition-rules-and-awards/)
Competition topic definitions can be found on the Silver Spring Camera Club website.
https://www.ssccphotography.org/
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About the Silver Spring Camera Club:
We meet the first three Thursdays of every month, September – May, and one day on a weekend for a field trip to an interesting photogenic location in the area.
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More information about the Silver Spring Camera Club can be found on our website (http://www.ssccphotography.org/) regarding speakers, competitions, field trips, our monthly "A Closer Focus" forums, and a link to our award winning newsletter the "Cable Release".
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Visitors to the Club are always welcome to attend meetings, and we hope to see you soon!
Membership is a very reasonable 50 for individual members, 80 for family and only 35 for students. Please see the link to our membership application, below, for available discounts.
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[https://www.ssccphotography.org/online-membership-form/](https://www.ssccphotography.org/online-membership-form/)
Why become a member of the Silver Spring Camera Club?
We are a diverse group of photographers who love field trips, competitions, opportunities to see the world captured by other people's viewpoints, and sharing our knowledge, experience and love of photography.
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Membership in the club gives you the opportunity to enter your photos in our monthly competitions, to receive our award-winning monthly newsletter the Cable Release, join our field trips without paying the 10 non-member fee, and more!Visit us on the web: http://www.ssccphotography.org/
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Photo Forum – Sharing Ideas, images, questions, and inspirations
·OnlineOnline## Open Forum Presentations and Discussions: This is an ONLINE EVENT!!
"Photo Forum" is our monthly opportunity to share ideas, images, questions, and inspirations on a wide variety of photographic topics.
We will meet using Zoom. An automatic Zoom link will be sent to all that RSVP yes.
Presentations this month:
- Presentation: Wendy Kates will do a presentation on composite images.
- Presentation: Pete will present some details about upgrades in Photoshop that appeared in the beta version of it and should be in the regular version shortly.
Open Discussion: What’s on your mind, photographically?
Image Critiques:
Send up to 2 images you would like to share and get feedback on.
You have a choice of receiving image critiques, editing suggestions, or just sharing. Indicate which you would like in your email.Send up to 2 jpg images. Your jpg images should include your name in the filename.
Send your images to Dennis Freeman before 5:00 p.m., WEDNESDAY, November 19th (dennisfreeman4510@msn.com).
We are soliciting presenters. Contact Dennis (dennisfreeman4510@msn.com ) if you’d like to present something!
We are looking for volunteers to present for this and future months. Contact Dennis ( dennisfreeman4510@msn.com ) with your idea.
This is expected to be a great evening of sharing and learning. What topics would you like to explore? Topics can be wide ranging, such as photo book reviews, an aspect of your own photography that you’d like to share, reviews or discussion of shows, photo gear, software, etc.
Please join us for a fun and educational evening!About the Silver Spring Camera Club
We meet the first three Thursdays of every month, September – May, and one day each month on a weekend for a field trip to an interesting photogenic location in the area.More information about the Silver Spring Camera Club can be found on our website (http://www.ssccphotography.org/) regarding speakers, competition, education, open forum topics and even where we're going to meet on our field trip.
Don’t forget to read our PSA award winning newsletter the Cable Release for even more detailed information about all our activities and other items of photographic interest.
We hope to see you at a meeting soon.
Visitors to the Club are always welcome to attend meetings.
Membership is a very reasonable 60 for individual members, 90 for family and only $35 for students. Please see the link to our membership application, below, for available discounts.
Why become a member of the Silver Spring Camera Club? We are a diverse group of photographers who love field trips, competitions, opportunities to see the world captured by other people's viewpoints, and sharing our knowledge, experience and love of photography.
Membership in the club gives you the opportunity to enter your photos in our monthly competitions, to receive our award-winning monthly newsletter the Cable Release, join our field trips , and more!
Here's a link to our printable Membership Application. https://www.ssccphotography.org/online-membership-form/
Visit us on the web: http://www.ssccphotography.org/
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