Welcome to the Eastside Camera Club.  We are an amateur photographer’s club (originally founded in 1952), dedicated to improving our skills, and sharing our enthusiasm, knowledge and improving our shooting, post-processing and printing skills. We meet twice a month on the first and third Thursdays at an Eastside Library, September to May (No meetings in December). During the months of June, July and August, we meet once a month, at an Eastside library. The first meeting of each month (first Thur …

This group was inspired by the hundreds of workshops I have given all over the US. Photographers were asking for ways to build their portfolios with high quality images and unique concepts. They were running out of ideas / did not have ideas, could not find models, locations or sets and were hitting a wall. After all a photography web-site filled with photos of your dog or your own children might not say "professional" in a way you want it to. This is what we will do here. The instructors will a …

I started TPW in response to my own desire to investigate the opportunities in the world of travel photography and writing. Many people would love to have the job of a travel photography/writer, but very few are willing to "pay the dues" and learn the craft. Every guy with a camera (GWAC to professional photographers) thinks he can spend $5000 on equipment and immediately start raking in the dough as a photographer. The truth is, it's not about the camera. Give a great photographer a hundred do …

Bored with your digital photography? Looking for some new inspirations, ideas, and creative synergy? Do you have technical questions about your photos or camera that are making you crazy? Have you seen digital photos that you wondered how they were done? The meetups will be pretty casual. All levels of photographers are invited. The group does attract some pretty serious photographers. The only requirement is that you get excited when you press the shutter. Most of the members shoot with DSLRs …