OCC Minutes May 5, 2015

OCC Minutes May 5, 2015

President Paul Bellinger opened the business meeting at 6:30.  He presented the 3 panoramas (by Nikki

NcDonald, Paul Bellinger and Mike Barker) that went to the N4C Print contest at Springbrook.

Summer Meeting  Schedule: only one meeting per month in June, July, August on the 3rd Tuesday.  An August

picnic is in the planning stage.

Treasurer:   Tim White reported the club balance is $2718.40 and the N4C balance $763.58  Tom Green is a new

member.  Larry Fritz returned home from skilled nursing.  

Library:  no report

Equipment:  no report

N4C:  Larry listed our many winners from the April print contest.  We’ll need to do headshots of OCC members

for the conference.   A Trifold brochure about the conference is available at Rockbrook Camera Stores and

will be given to customers with their purchases.

5013C:  Corporation status has been filed and the rest is still in progress so Meyers will contact the

attorney soon for an update.  $533 will cover the club insurance.

Election of Officers and Board Members for a two year term:
Rules permitted Secretary Marty Barker to pass one vote for the following slate:
President:  Myers Burmeister
Vice President:  Tom Pfeffer
Secretary: Ina Ohnmeiss
Treasurer:  Tim White
Digital Coordinator:  Jeff Wild
Print Coordinator:  Nikki McDonald
Equipment:  Druba Chakravarti
Librarian:  Ron Schmidt
Website:  Don Cross
N4C Rep:  Larry Headley
Board of Directors:  Larry Headley, Gary Prill, Paul Evans
Events - see website or contact Paul Bellinger for more information.
OCC members were rejected as credentialed photographers for the Garth Brooks concert, but asking for the

status at least got us a contact on the MECCA board
Display at Edward Jones in Benson “First Fridays.”
Florence Mill near Mormon Bridge could provide some space for us.
Copies of calendar of events for members to take home are on the snack table tonight
Work with Metro Magazine and Spirit of Omaha so these publications will continue to call on us as needed
Sand in the City coming up soon
When shooting with credentials, it’s important to learn what can/can’t be done with your photos outside the

event.

Survey Monkey Results – Members want:
More education and understanding about the processes of cameras, websites, etc.
Pick assigned subjects that club members can work on together during outings throughout the year
Less competition, but perhaps more prints?
Allow judges to put comments directly on Smug Mug
Be sure all members know when digital and print entries are due.

Society for Preservation of Old Mills: brochure contains a photo by Paul Bellinger

7:30 Break with snacks provided by Nancy Oudheusden

Assigned Subjects for 2015-16:

September - Glass
October - Straight out of the camera
November - People (print competition)
December - Motion
January - Macro
February - Night Scenes
March - Black and White (print competition)
April - Bokeh (blurred images)

Next Meeting:  Show and Tell (10 images), N4C volunteer sign up