The Photochrome Camera Club of San Francisco was formed to provide an opportunity for members with a wide range of experience and interests to meet regularly to share, acquire, and develop photographic skills in a supportive and friendly environment where they can explore the potential of all aspects of photography.
To learn more, see Club Info. You are invited to visit us (there is no cost involved) and we love to welcome new members.
On the evening of February 16, we’re planning to show Pic2 photos of the Exploratorium & Palace of Fine Arts. This is part of the Exploring Photography program.
That evening, however, we will also be having a special show of nature photography!
Club member Rebecca Jackrel is back from a remote, mountainous, and beautiful part of Africa. She’s recently spent some time there taking photos of the rare Ethiopian Wolf. This wolf in an endangered species, and Rebecca’s work is part of an important conservation project to save this animal from extinction.
When it comes to nature photography, Rebecca’s is the “real deal”. We are in for a treat! Plan on inviting a friend or two to see this special show.
The Palace of Fine Arts is located at 3601 Lyon Street in the Marina district off highway 101 near the Golden Gate Bridge. Outdoor photos are possible at every angle. Its beauty stands out against the sky and is reflected in the nearby pond. Inside the Exploratorium are plenty of gadgets to photograph within the 600 exhibits. You may also want to capture groups of visitors interacting with museum docents leading demonstrations involving life sciences. If you haven’t been to the museum lately, this is an excellent opportunity to check it out again before it moves to Pier 15 next year.
Admission: Adult (18-64) $15.00, Seniors (65+) $12.00.
Afterwards, lets meet at the museum cafe around 11:15AM.
Gary Larsen
At this meeting we are lucky enough to have photographer James A. Martin presenting on the theme of his book The Islands of San Francisco Bay.
The Islands of San Francisco Bay is James Martin’s vision. A Bay Area native, the idea to produce a book that would cover ALL the islands in this great Bay came to him in the early 90′s while as a photojournalist he was shooting island images for various nature and ecological publications.
More than just a pretty coffee-table companion, he envisioned a voluminous reference book that would draw the reader in with imagery and keep them there with rich stories.
A long-awaited dream, he began actively shooting images for the book in the year 2000.
You see, from design-conception to the final look, the Islands Book is all our own. No corporate entities or big-dollar contributors shaped this book – it was just us two nature-lovin’, rock-climbin’ photographer guys who aimed to put together something memorable enough to peruse twice, and share with others.
See you on Thursday at 7:30!
The Photochrome Calendar 2012 is a work in progress but here it is, as it stands, so that you can mark up your planners for the year. As well as the pdf formatted document we have added all meetings to the calendar on this site; see the right-hand sidebar for more details. We will always try to keep the online information current and up to date so watch this space for more details as events become more imminent.
As you can see, our first meeting of the year is on the first Thursday in January and it will be an Open Subject night (previous called Open Pictorial), and a pick two on the theme of City Staircases. This pick 2 is in lieu of a field trip in December and we can’t wait to see what you’ve come up with.
Please also make note of our exploring photography meeting on January 19th when photographer James Martin will be presenting and showing images from his book, The Islands of San Francisco Bay. It promises to be a treat for the eyes.
If you are one of the estimated 800 Million active Facebook members you can now follow Photochrome via our new Photochrome Facebook page. We’ll post the latest Photochrome news there so if you use Facebook you’ll be reminded of upcoming meetings and let you know when anything new has been added to the site. You will also see a new Facebook area in the sidebar.
Let us know what you think and we hope to see you there.
