Club Meetings

Q: Who can attend club meetings?
A:  Anyone may attend meetings of the Cookeville Camera Club.  All regular meetings are open to the public.

Q: When are club meetings?
A:  Club meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. except in November and December when the 4th monday meetings are cancelled due to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Q: Where are club meetings?
A:  Meetings are held at the First Presbyterian Church, (second floor meeting room) at 20 North Dixie Avenue, Cookeville, Tennessee,38501. 
NOTE: always check the calendar for updates and programs.

Q:  What are the benefits of becoming a member?
A:  Joining the clubs has many benefits.  All members are allowed to participate in all club functions and outings.  along with the basic benefits of the club most members form great friendships that last a lifetime.  what can better then having friends you can share your passion with?  But for those who need concrete reasons, here is a list:

 

1. Participate in all club functions, outings, and parties.
2. Participate in club competitions.
3. Public exhibition of your photos at club only gallery locations such as the Drama Center and the Cumberland Art Society.
4. Abiltiy to sell your photos at club events.
5. Links to your website/photos from the CCC website.
6. Subscription to quarterly newsletter.
7. Invitation to special events with nationally recognized photographers for no cost or for reduced pricing.
8. Making friends who will help you discover your photographic potential and help you understand the concepts of photography.

 

Q:  The list of membership benefits above look pretty good how much is membership?
A:   Membership dues are $25 dollars a year for individuals and $40 dollars a year for families.  Membership dues are paid in January and guests who decide to join later in the year will pay a prorated amount.

Q:  If I decide I no longer want to be in the club what happens?
A:  Members who decide they no longer have the time or desire to participate in the club will be removed from the club roster and will no longer be allowed to participate in club functions as a regular member.  Basically any withdrawing member will lose the benefits of the list above.  Any unused portion of the mebership dues will be prorated back to the withdrawing member.  Also withdrawing members will lose their contest position and score and forfeit any prize or ranking for the current year.

 

Contests

Q:  How do the club contests work?
A:  Go to home page and click on contest for more

Q: What are projected images, and how do I submit them?
A:  Projected images are images you send in via email and then they are projected using a laptop and a digital projector on to a screen.  It keeps members from having to pay to have their images printed by a lab or using ink and paper. For detail instrucrion go to the home page and click on Contest.

Q:  How are contests scored, can I be a judge?
A:  All images are scored using the T.I.C.E. system.  For more information on using the T.I.C.E. system please see the T.I.C.E. information page.  Any member can be a judge and it is encouraged that all members participate in judging system sometime in their CCC experience.  The club has now adopted the policy that any member wishing to become a judge will now be required to take a free online PSA class on image evaluation, join the judging group, and read certain materials to become a fair and equitable judge for photo judging events.  It is recommended all members familiarize themselves with the T.I.C.E scoring system regardless of their desire to be a judge or not as this will let a member see some of the criteria by how their photo will be evaluated and scored.