Images of a person, animal or group there of enjoying a summer activity. The submitted images must have been taken within the last 12 months and not include any personal identification markings.

Meeting will be at The Cookeville Art studio and Gallery

186 S Walnut Ave Ste A, Cookeville, TN 38501

Arrive early to socialize. Meeting starts at 7.

Zoom access will also be provided.

Photo Exhibition

Members will submit their favorite images to share with the club. This is our members’ chance to show off what they’ve been working on lately! The exhibitions have become a member favorite activity. A slideshow set to music will display the member-submitted entries, and discussion will follow the slideshow.

Members may enter images of any wildlife. The submitted images must have been taken within the last 12 months and not include any personal identification markings. All photo’s will be displayed at the meeting and winners announced.

Meeting will be at The Cookeville Art studio and Gallery

186 S Walnut Ave Ste A, Cookeville, TN 38501

Arrive early to socialize. Meeting starts at 7.

Zoom access will also be provided.

Photo Exhibition

Members will submit their favorite images to share with the club. This is our members’ chance to show off what they’ve been working on lately! The exhibitions have become a member favorite activity. A slideshow set to music will display the member-submitted entries, and discussion will follow the slideshow.

Johnson Nursery will open at 7am for us. There are many flowers, plants, art work, and much more to photography. Bring your camera gear and enjoy the morning.

Membes may enter images of any manmade structure. The image can be of the full structure or limited to an interesting detail. Examples: House/Building, Bridge, Church, Tower, Monument, Porch, Stairs, Door and Window. The submitted images must have been taken within the last 12 months and not include any personal identification markings. All photo’s will be displayed at the meeting and winners announced.

Cookeville Art studio and Gallery

186 S Walnut Ave Ste A, Cookeville, TN 38501

Arrive early to socialize. Meeting starts at 7.

Photo Exhibition

Members will submit their favorite images to share with the club. This is our members’ chance to show off what they’ve been working on lately! The exhibitions have become a member favorite activity. A slideshow set to music will display the member-submitted entries, and discussion will follow the slideshow.

Club members prints will be available for public viewing from April 2 thru April 27 during regular CAS business hours (Mon-Sat 10:00-4:00).

180 South Walnut Ave, Cookeville, TN 38506

Public Reception Sunday April 2nd from 1-4. Come view and vote on your favorite. Refreshment provided.

An Introduction to Composition in Photography

Roland Pearson

Roland will present an overview of the use of composition in photography.

Composition is one of the main elements, along with subject selection, lighting, exposure, and focus, needed to produce successful
images. He will discuss many composition guidelines/rules that can be considered when making and processing images. The guidelines will be demonstrated by showing successful images developed for each guideline discussed.

The objective of the presentation is to provide you with an understanding of the many composition factors that can be considered when taking an image, so that you can select the guidelines that best fit
your style and the subject at hand.

Roland’s love for photography started in the early 70s when he purchased a used Minolta SRT-101 at a yard sale. Within a year, he had set up a makeshift darkroom in a small powder room in his home.
He joined a newly formed camera club in Waterford, Connecticut, and enjoyed the monthly programs and slide/print competitions. He became the president of the club for a couple of years and organized a
slide show exchange with the camera club in Waterford, Ireland.

The highlight of each year in Connecticut was the New England camera clubs’ get-together weekend at Amherst College. As his experience progressed, he transitioned from 35mm to medium format and then to large format cameras (4×5). When building a new home, he included a full-size darkroom and spent many tranquil evenings in the dim glow of safety lights developing film and prints.

While working in the Washington DC area, he was able to view a large selection of classic photographic images at DC museums, including Ansel Adams prints that were on continuous display at the Sierra Club headquarters. On retirement, he planned to continue with his love of large format and darkroom work. However, the digital photography revolution occurred. While missing the leisurely pace of large format photography and darkroom work, digital has opened up a whole new area of photography for him to learn and enjoy.Photography is a never-ending learning experience, coupled with the continuing desire to improve one’s skills. This is linked with the “need” (i.e., excuse) to expand one’s photographic “equipment” (i.e., toys). He joined the Cookeville Camera Club in 2013, and being associated with the club and its members has been a continuing joy for him.

Location of the meeting is Cookeville Art Studio and Gallery at 186 S Walnut Ave, Ste a, Cookeville, TN 38501. Meeting starts at 7pm. Come early so we can get to know you better

The club is having our annual print competition on March 13^th at 7PM.  The competition is divided into four categories. The first three categories are allotted based on the experience level of the members. The fourth category (Salon Prints) allows the members maximum flexibility in producing their images. Contest is for members only. The club will be viewing the prints, see the awarding of ribbons and hear judge comments on the winning images.  

Please sign up on the Events page if you plan to enter the print contest. Members were sent an email with contest details. Please bring prints to the meeting. We will use outside judges as we have on past print contests.

Location of the meeting is Cookeville Art Studio and Gallery at 186 S Walnut Ave, Ste a, Cookeville, TN 38501. Meeting starts at 7pm. Come early so we can get to know you better.

Mike Leonard – After Dark

A program about how to take pictures after the sun goes down and before it rises. Via Zoom. Come join us at The Cookeville Art Studio and Gallery located at 186 S Walnut Ave, Unit A, Cookeville, TN. Time 7pm -9pm

Michael Leonard Bio December 2022

Life Experience:

36+ years as Production Facility Engineer at Time Warner Cable Productions, 20+ years stringer for the Weather Channel for Southern, Maine, 18+ years photo / video documentation of pre-blast, construction areas and claims, 16+ years of leading an Adobe User group for Photoshop.

Recent programs and projects:

Lead Photography Retreats for DownEast Magazine in Boothbay Harbor Summer 2022, Photo Tour Guide aboard cruises to see Lighthouses, Maine Windjammers and aboard Schooners.

Photo services offered for individuals and businesses including scanning, editing and printing

There is no meeting in the month of December 12th.  We will be attending our annual Christmas Banquet on December 13th.  Be sure to register for this event on our member website by Dec 1st.

Please join us at our next meeting on January 9th when we will have a presentation of winners of our open contest where you can enter photos of any subject.

Location of the meeting will be listed before the January meeting.