Omaha Camera Club

Monday, February 1, 2016

OCC Minutes February 17, 2014

President Paul Bellinger opened the meeting at 6:30. There were 23 members present.

Snacks: Provided by Tim White
Treasury: The club account has $2,847.43 and the N4C account has $463.66
Equipment: Sue Baxter reported that all equipment is available.
Library: Ron Schmidt reported no changes

Tonight’s Program: Show and Tell
Next Program: On Feb 24 Nancy Oudheusden will present photos on Desoto National Wildlife Refuge before the

flood and drought.

PSA: The latest issue of PSA magazine features Linda Gustafson from the Lincoln Camera Club. Linda’s

pictures from her recent trip to Antarctica are shown in the article.

N4C Competition: This month there are 32 entries from 8 members, same as last month; but this month we could

only enter 5 categories, not 6, because we judged photo journalism. Larry Headley will check on whether we

can submit prints to the N4C May competition.

N4C Conference Reports:

Paul Bellinger with Tom Pfeffer (?) or Myers Burmeister (?): Attorney Dave Wilson said a 501c7 status

(self-nominating with only a 990 form) doesn’t allow the receiving of donations,
so a 5013c status is more desireable. Printed info on the incorporation was passed around.

Linda Davis and Ina Ohnmeiss went to the hotel and found we can only run 2 tracks of speakers, not 3; Dave

Tollesfrud may have to rework the schedule. We need to finalize contracts with speakers and vendors.

Tom Pfeffer is making a conference Facebook page and has gotten our info out to many different camera clubs.

We can start promoting our speakers on the social site. The question arose whether we can use members

photos on the web during the conference. Most people seem OK with it, but Tom should be notified of any

objections.

Gary Prill has done a great job on the Omaha slide show, but we won’t put it on the internet until after the

spring N4C conference. Gary says we’re waiting for more information about setting up our Pay Pal account.

We should be able to use credit cards on Paypal.

Nikki McDonald contacted Father Don Dahl at Creighton. He might have a conflict and won’t know for a month,

but if he’s available he’ll do at least 1 session as a day time presenter. Steampunk is penciled in with an

event both Friday and Saturday. There is a Steampunk member who could present on “What is Steampunk.”

Linda Davis: Springbrook Mini N4C registration will be available at meetings the next few weeks.

Paul Bellenger went to the Lincoln club and answered questions about the conference. As a club the members

devote most of their time to contests – both PSA and their own competitions.

EVENTS:

Wisconsin Snowmobile Event: Photographers need the credentials of USAC membership ($150) and a pit pass

($150); Paul Bellinger prefers a non-event VIP. See Paul B. for more information.

Arena Moto-Cross event: Mid America Center, March 6 – 8. See Paul B. for more info about getting access with

your camera.

Nature Op: If you’d like to take photos of prairie chickens, grouse, etc. see Tim White;

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL:

Sue Baxter showed a photo sent by Trish. Her twin granddaughters were in red dresses inside a heart : )

OCC Minutes February 3, 2015

Vice President Myers Burmeister called the meeting to order at 6:40. 21 members present.

Treasurer: $2,847.43 in the club account and $463.66 in the N4C Conference account.

Secretary: Marty Barker says we have snack bringers signed up through St. Patrick’s Day.

Equipment: All available

Snacks: provided by Larry Headley

March print competition: Nikki will take prints through the Saturday before the meeting on March 3rd when

photos will be judged by Jerry Bartek, a photographer from Blair who does mostly portrait photography. Four

entries per person is the likely amount we’ll judge. However in case we can add more, you may enter 2 more

photos if you number them 1 to 6 in order of preference with 1 being most preferred.

PSA Competition: Larry Headley tried a PSA evaluation of his photos. On our blog you can see the response he

got from them. It’s agreed that more people should read the blog.

Tonight’s program: February Competition Reveal by Myers Burmeister; Gary Prill previewed his Omaha slide

show which was beautifully done and well accepted.

Break

N4C Conference Update: Ina Ohnmeiss opened the second half of the meeting with handouts on the speaker

schedule, speaker agreements, registration steps, and a “to do” list.

Compensation for Speakers: Doug Hansgate and Roman Kurywczak: Speakers will be paid Sunday morning with

reimbursement for their expenses Thursday through Sunday only, along with 520 dollars air fare for Roman.

Sigma is also helping with Roman’s expenses. Doug is driving and will be given the government rate of 52

cents per mile along with room and meals. Rockbrook is excited about helping with ANYTHING, especially

providing bags with their logo for handouts.

Visiting Hotel Site: Any club member can accompany our N4C committee on Feb. 12 to look at the space (3

rooms) we’ll use Ramada Plaza hotel at 3321 South 72nd. Meet in front lobby.

Discussion of using Steampunk people in photos: As we consider photo releases, compensation, etc., we need

to find how this type of thing has been handled in the past. We’ll tell them we’ll give a donation to their

group, but not give a definite dollar amount at this time; and until we get a policy on photo releases in

general, we’ll tell them the photos are not for commercial purposes.

Field Trip discussion: The Mangelsens tour will now just be a visit to the gallery from 2:00 – 4:00 on

Thursday with 20% off purchases. Nikki suggested we not call this a field trip, but just let people know the

gallery is available to shop in. Perhaps as attendees arrive on Thursday, they could have more open time on

their own at places such as Mangelsen’s, Durham Museum, Joslyn Art Museum, Old Market, Lauritzen Gardens. If

people want to be guided, we could provide maps, carpooling, etc. Also the info provided by the Convention

Center will be in their bags. Tom Pfeffer suggested we have the Omaha video playing continuously behind the

registration desk to create interest. Old Market trips could be both Friday and Saturday.

To Do List: Pricing is needed on SAC and Lauritzen tours. Ina will meet with insurance people. Myers is

still working on 5013c designation.

We have an email for the conference: focusonomaha@gmail.com. We’ll have sites on Google, Facebook, and a

website that Gary Prill is creating. We’ll have online registration, and discussed using Paypal instead of

credit cards. Paypal would also accommodate the younger/more digital-aged generation, as urged by younger

member Steve Frith who reminded us that they rarely pay by check anymore. However, people who prefer to pay

by check could send them to Ina who will then give them to treasurer Tim White. Steve also strongly

supported the use of social websites such as Facebook, especially to get the word out and attract

participants. Brian Alspaugh said we should look at some claims that the OCC isn’t very responsive when

people contact the OCC website.

Sponsor packages: Ina presented 5 different levels of compensation packages with each representing “x”

dollar amounts in donations. We are still thinking about how we will compenste other types of participants,

along with special rates for different categories of people attending (i.e. students, photo journalists,

etc). Tom Pfeffer said it all will depend on our total costs and what we can afford.

Tom Pfeffer also suggested we consider Fr. Don Dahl of Creighton as a speaker.

Submitted Secretary Marty Barker

OCC Minutes - January 20, 2015

President Paul Bellinger called the meeting to order at 6:30.

Treasurer: $2,847.43 in the club account and $463.66 in the N4C Conference account.
Library: no report
Secretary: Marty Barker asked for people to sign up to bring cookies in the coming months.
Equipment: Tom Pfeffer has the color monkey. The scanner is available.
Club Survey: Larry is waiting for more survey results to come in before publishing the results.
Snacks: provided by Nikki McDonald

N4C: Nikki took 1st place in the pictoral category for her beautiful graduation photo called “Lydia.”
N4C Conference: Tonight we are holding our first club meeting at OHB in which half the time is dedicated to

conference planning. We are still trying to determine the number and cost of plaques and awards needed in

September. Gary Prill is still open to receiving photos for his 15 minute presentation about Omaha, both the

metro and rural areas, attractions, and events. He will accept members’ photos til the end of the month. He

has 250 photos now and needs about 50 more.

March print competition: On the first Tuesday of March, Jerry Bartek of Lincoln will be the judge. Four

entries per person now seems like a manageable number to have. Nikki proposed selling the photos to other

members at the meeting. We’ll continue to think about this.

Events: Through March 27, Paul Evans has pictures representing 5 themes on display at Metro College on 30th

and Fort Streets. The display is in the front hall of Building 10. The St. Cecilia flower show is this

weekend. Paul Bellinger said sometimes you can go in on Friday during setup to take photos. No Offutt air

show this year. Lauritzen Gardens has a Lego show. Bald eagles are at the power plant south of CB, and

there’s a white owl north of sioux city.

PSA Competition: Paul Bellinger said Don Loseke’s Phoenix club (a 500 member club!) has a contest we can

enter through the PSA. Fee $25. Contact Paul for more information about stringent rules and our club’s PSA

number which our members will need to use when entering.

Tonight’s program: Show and Tell, but each member is limited to 6 photos because we will discuss the 2015 N4C

Conference plans during the second half of the meeting.

Cookie Break

Planning Meeting for 2015 N4C Conference
7:45 – 8:30

Should we file for 5013C status? Myers Burmeister and Tom Pfeffer met with Attorney Dave Wilson who

recommended we proceed with this. He’s a member of a large firm and has taken our case pro bono, so we would

only pay the cost of filing. As conference hosts, we need this “charitable educational institution” status

to avoid financial liabilities as individuals. The status will let us take donations as a charity. The

complete process takes at least 100 days, although once we have filed we can begin to advertise ourselves as

being a 5013C. Dave works with many nonprofits in the area. The cost for obtaining the 5013C status is $800

– 1,000. We need an address to use on the form but would be allowed to use the attorney’s address.

We also would like to incorporate which requires the filing of papers and also electing officers and a board

of directors. Two year reports would need to be filed with the state.

Reasons for the above actions are 1) some members may not want to participate in the conference if we are

subject to individual liability; 2) we wouldn’t have to pay 7% sales tax on expenses such as meals. 3)

provide incentive for donations

Other options are to:
1. stay as we are
2. get event insurance, but it will cost about as much as the 5013c
3. incorporate only and get insurance; cost will be investigated.

Because 21 members were present out of 42 (50%), we took a unanimous but tentative vote by show of hands to

move forward with becoming a 5013C and incorporating. Because a majority vote was needed, Dave Tollesfrud

voted yes by phone.

Fundraising: Ina asked for a fundraising coordinator to contact businesses for donations. However, no one

has officially taken the position yet.

N4C BUDGET: Tom Pfeffer provided a budget framework for expenses such as meals, hotels, sites to visit,

sponsored trips, door prizes, trophies, plaques, awards, etc. He also had a list of possible businesses to

contact for donations. These groups could then receive compensation - for example x number of meal tickets

for x numbers of dollars donated. It’s possible we will have to mark up some prices as a cushion. There is

an early estimate for $165 for a meal package for the weekend but that may change. We might cover some

expenses such as rooms, travel costs, etc. for the N4C president and special speakers.

Tom has put this model together and now we need to deal with its specifics along with other topics such as

how much to charge walkins who want no meals, students, etc.

Our OCC members will also have to pay to attend the conference, but they will only buy meals if they are

staying at the hotel.

Suggested keynote speakers are Dr. Lee Simmons or Dennis Pate (past and present zoo directors). Dhruba

suggested a Chinese photographer named Lim as a special presenter.

Paul Bellinger is invited to speak at the Au Clair and Minneapolis clubs in Minnesota. He might be able to

get some speakers from them.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45.

Submitted by Secretary Marty Barker

OCC Minutes January 6, 2015

Meeting Called to Order: Paul Bellinger called the meeting to order at 6:30.

Treasurer’s Report: Tim White reported $2,847.43 in the club account; $463.66 in the N4C Conference

account.

Paul Evans: Brought old film cameras to show.

N4C: Larry Headley had 3 openings to judge photojournalism in February so Nikki McDonald, Dave Tollesfrud,

and Don Cross volunteered to help.

Library: Ron Schmidt had nothing to report.

Equipment: Tom Pfeffer has the color monkey. The scanner has been returned and is now available.

Secretary: Marty Barker had nothing to report.

Social News: Trish Place’s identical twin granddaughters arrived and are doing well.

Free Printer: Sandy Wentworth is giving away (FREE) an Epson 870 injet printer which prints photos and

you can still buy ink for it.

Don Dudenbostel’s website: He has a very interesting website with x-ray photos.

N4C conference: Jan 31 is the date to get omaha photos into Gary Prill for his 15 minute compilation about

Omaha which will be seen at the conference.

N4C Planning Meeting: January 13th at 7:00 pm at the Millard Library

Special Thanks: Ina Ohnmeiss thanks Sandi Wentworth and Chruba C. for judging the photos from the Niagra

Falls Club.

Image evaluation service from PSA: See Sue Baxter for details.

Tonight’s program: Meyers Burmeister revealed the January competition. “Twisted” was our assigned

subject. Ron Schmidt, Larry Headley, Don Cross, and Paul bellinger were the judges.
February judges will be Gary Prill, Dave Tollesford, Marty Barker, and Paul Evans. Meyers asked about the

best way to send the judging form as a Word document so that it can be edited. He will try sending the form

“doc” which may be compatible with older forms of Word.

Submitted by Secretary Marty Barker

OCC Minutes December 16, 2014

President Paul Bellinger opened the meeting at 6:30.

Treasurer’s Report: We have $2822.43 in the club account and $463.66 in the N4C Conference account.

N4C Conference: Paul gave us the site for an aviation photographer and Omaha native to possibly be a

speaker: www.aviationbuff.com Sandy Wentworth also mentioned photographer John Scanlon from Glenwood,

Iowa. Nikki McDonald suggested we use a least one meeting per month in 2015 to plan the conference and get

more of our own members involved. Tim White suggested that we stop some meetings at 8:00 to focus on N4C.

No decision was made yet. Ona announced that the next planning meeting is Jan. 13 at the millard library at

7:00 p.m.

Omaha Photos for N4C: Gary Prill is going to put together some graphics and photos of the Omaha Metro area

and any member can contribute their local photos. They could be photos of activities year round so that

people from outside of Omaha could return any time of the year to photograph. Paul will show some of his

tonight. Any photos donated by members should be marked with copyrights or some kind of key words. Size

submitted to Gary should be 1280 on the long side. Nikki suggested we should try to identify each location

with the same name for consistency.

N4C: Larry Headley reported there are no December or January photo contests. The competitions will resume

in February.

Secretary’s report: Marty Barker said our OHB room schedule has been approved for 2015. Our new OHB contact

is Diane Dabbs.

Tonight’s Program: Show and Tell

Submitted by

Marty Barker

Secretary

OCC Minutes December 2, 2014

President Paul Bellinger opened the meeting at 6:30.

Treasurer: Tim White reported that we have $2822.43 in the club account and $463.66 in the N4C Convention

account.

Tonight’s program is the December digital review. January pictures are due to Myers Burmeister by the 14th –

the assigned category is “Twisted.” There is no N4C photo contest this month.

N4C: Last month there were 42 entrees from 9 OCC members with 10 awards in the categories of pictoral,

creative, black and white, nature, and photo journalism. Paul recommends looking at their website to see

what kinds of pictures are competitive.

Members should check the OCC blog for meetups. A spot will soon be picked for a group outing to take show

and tell photos.

Tom Manglesen will be in town on 13th from 5 – 9. It’s an opportunity to meet him.

We need two more judges for our January contest. Don Cross and Paul Bellinger volunteered.

On the 7th we’ll get 84 photos to judge from the Niagra Falls camera club. Ina has lined up some judges.

Paul talked about photographers who could do presentations at the 2015 N4C convention in Omaha. One is Ken

Jarecki. We also need to create Omaha booklets with advertising. Paul would like suggestions either at

meetings or by email. It was suggested we use the Survey Monkey to survey the N4C members. Larry Headley

will look into the size of a group that the Monkey can handle as well as the number of questions that can be

asked.

Paul Evans asked if anyone wants to visit the Metro Community College photography lab at the Elkhorn campus

next Monday night.

Steve Schwiesow is our snack provider tonight.

Submitted by
Marty Barker

Secretary

OCC Minutes November 18, 2014

Marty reported waiting to hear back from The Omaha Home for Boys chief operating officer for final approval

of our 2015 calendar.

Paul discussed taking yearbook photos for the OHB; Nikki proposed that some young men there might want both

indoor and outdoor photos. We could have some members do indoor and others do outdoor. Paul will get more

information on the yearbook requirements.

N4C: We had 42 entries from 9 members.

There has been a request for an image of an old building, the Old Polish Home, in South Omaha at 25th and L

Streets. Sandy Wentworth volunteered to take it and send it to George Sinos.

Nikki handed out the judges individual scores from the November print contest. She pointed out that the 3

columns of scores are as follows: 1st column is composition, 2nd is technique, and the 3rd is impact. The

judge was consistent across the board as well as in each category in his scoring, but he did give lower

scores than other judges we’ve had.

Monday Dec. 8th, at the Elkhorn Metro campus there could be a tour of the photography lab. Paul will post

this on our site and we may need a headcount of interest.

N4C Issues: There is the issue of liability at the convention next fall. Myers Burmeister says we’re not

incorporated and is looking into nonprofit status which could also help in other areas besides liability:

museum entries, donations, etc. We could be an educational organizational. We could use an attorney

($1000) to establish our starus or use legal zoom. Forms are required by state and federal governments.

Treasurer: Tim White reported that we have $2,272.43 in our account. The N4C convention account has

$1,013.66

Tonight’s program is Show and Tell by members. There is no meeting on November 25th. The next meeting will

be December 2 with the reveal of the Dec. competition.

Submitted
Marty Barker

Secretary

OCC Minutes November 4, 2014

Vice President Meiers Burmeister opened the meeting at 6:35. President Paul Bellinger was out of town.

Treasurer: Tim White reported $2332.43 in the club account and $50 in the N4C convention fund.

N4C: Niagra Falls camera club needs judges for their december competition and 3 members have volunteered.

Ina will receive the digital photos on December 7th and they have to be back by Jan 5th. Larry Headley got

2nd place in the N4C monthly competition.

December competition: photos need to be in to Meiers Burmeister by Nov. 9. The assigned category is “dogs

and cats.”

Tonight’s program: The business meeting was short due to the print competition this evening. Nikki

McDonald, organizer of the competition, explained how the reveal would be conducted. There are 69 prints.

Our judge was Larry Gawel who has a gallery “Workspace” in Lincoln and works at Metro Community College.

Submitted by
Marty Barker

Secretary

OCC Minutes – October 28, 2014

Paul Bellinger opened the meeting at 6:30. There were 33 people present. Carolyn Howe was the guest of

Janise and Kreg Kinsel

N4C Larry Headley reported that we have a couple of ribbons and HM 40 entries this month

Club Website & SmugMug: Questions about our website? see Gary Prill to get you on Smug Mug.

Equipment: Sue reported the scanner is available. Paul showed foam guards for resting cameras.

Snack Bringers: We have cookies thru December but need snacks for 2015. See Marty Barker.

November Print Contest: Nikki will take print entries until Saturday at her home. Reveal is 11/4; Paul

can’t be here because of serious illness of an extended family member.

December Club Competition: “Dogs and Cats” is the assigned subject. Photos should be to Meiers Burmeister

by Nov. 9th. Remember to use N4C naming rules; Ask an N4C member to learn how to use your member number

and name the photos. Larry Headley is finalizing the latest roster with your number, but it never changes

once you have it.

Craig Niedbalski explained some of his old/antique cameras

N4C Conference: Mike barker won 2 Honorable Mentions at Fall N4C conference. Ina needs volunteers for 2015

fall conference, esp. a marketer to sell ads. We have a core of people but need the entire club. Knights of

Aksarben want to donate; they will have a rodeo the week before.

Judges Wanted: Ina would like 3 people to judge digital future competitions in the Niagra Frontier Regional

Camera Club. http://www.nfrcc.org Contact Ina if interested inacaholo@gmail.com

Paul’s Photo Tips: Paul spoke about a wilderness experience of a woman in Alaska. She was attacked by a

bear with the moral being to be VERY aware of your environment when shooting.

Continued Discussion on Possible Change of Venue: We discussed preferences for moving our location.

Something happened with the Monkey Survey sent out by Larry and he didn’t receive any of the results that

many members said they sent him. A show of hands at the meeting indicated that there is not enough interest

was shown in moving, so we will stay at the OHFB the coming year. We need to submit the dates in the next

few weeks.

Tonight’s program: Nikki spoke on her experiences as a photographer: competitions and participation,

composition, processing and plug-ins.

Submitted by Marty Barker

OCC Minutes October 21, 2014

Paul Bellinger opened the meeting at 6:30. Paul Evans brought treats.

Guests: Brenda was introduced by Larry Headley with a recommendation to join the club.
Treasurer: $2342 in the club account. $50 in the N4C Convention account.
Equipment: scanner available.
Library: PSA journals can be taken home.

N4C: Two of our members did take 2nd and 3rd place with perfect scores. Full results later.

New locations?: Possibilities are HyVee on 168 and Q and Lansky’s but they require eating there.

Revisiting our choice of the Omaha Public Library at Millard, Sue proposed we have a vote of all members

along with old members we can reach. Larry Headley can put out a vote on Survey Monkey. W.e must know our

preference with OPL Millard before Nov. 1

Digital Print Competition: prints due to Nikki McDonald by Oct. 28th. Rules on club website.

Upcoming photo Ops murals and grafiti in downtown Benson. Images needed for Springbrook. Zombie Walk this

Saturday in Benson (at 5:00 or 5:30??). Trish mentioned an Omaha Photographers meet up group. There will be

a partial solar elipse this Thursday. Check the club blog for other ops such as downtown Omaha or Kerry

Bridge.

Club business cards:avail able for members to carry and hand out. They will be reprinted some time next

year, so we’d like feedback on what information should be added to them.

Darkroom Equipment Wanted: Meiers Burmeister met a lady shooting film who wants darkroom equipment.

October Club Competition Winners: Meiers will get our October results published this week.

Tonight’s Program: Show and Tell by Members

Paul’s Show and Tell: Paul did a follow up on his rodeo shoot and how to work with the communications center

at the Century Link Arena.

Practice for Club Judging: Paul did a brief demo of what could make a given photo better.

Next Meeting: Nikki will talk about her favorite photos, but if you have ideas for Q & A with her, send them

by email. She’ll send a link to see her work. She is talented at composition & postprocessing. Let Paul

know other topics you need help with, leading to club programs.

Submitted by Secretary Marty Barker

OCC Minutes October 7, 2014

The meeting was called to order by Myers Burmeister at 6:30 pm as Paul Bellinger SR was out sick.

Treasurer's Report General Account $2332.43
N4 C Account $50.00

Paul Evans has an exhibition at the Metropolitan College and Tim White suggested that a gathering be made to

go see the exhibit and take Paul to lunch.

Upcoming events in the area:
Boy Scott Jubilee
Fireman's Parade in Atlantic IA 10/11
Blood Moon can be seen between 5am and 6am on 10/8

Guests: Wally is a friend of Trish's and is back visiting with us this evening.

Dave Tollefsrud was asking if anyone was profecient in lightroom as he had some questions. There was a bit

of discussion but more discussion later when the meeting was adjourned.

Thank you Sue Baxter who was cookie monster this evening.

A sympathy card was circulated for Nikki McDonald.

There was discussion on Trade References needed for the Hotel that has been obtained for the N4C conference.

The following places will be provided to the hotel:

Omaha Home for the Boys - our meeting place 3 times a month
Sand in the City - Nebraska Children's Home Society
Core Bank - our financial institution

The calendar was gone over as to when prints needed to be to Nikki McDonald for the November print

competition. Last day is 10/28 to get prints to Nikki.
December Competition photos needed by November 9th to Myers Burmeister and reveal will be on 12/2.

Zombie Walk on 10/25 in Benson NE - make up is done in the early afternoon from 1-5 and there is and entry

fee of $7 to be able to watch this process. Parking is limited and if you want to attend it was suggested

that you get there early. Theme this year is "CARNIVAL". You do not need a credential but it is a mob scene

as there are lots of people who attend this event.

Steve S mentioned the Council Bluffs Photo contest and that Mike Barker has a couple of 1st places and he

also had an award and the photos would be on display at the Senior Center until the end of October and there

would be an award presentation at the end of October.

Digital Reveal

Signs: 1st Nikki McDonald
2nd Larry Cameron
3rd Larry Headley

Nature: 1st Nikki McDonald
2nd Don Loseke
3rd Don Loseke

Photojournalism: 1st Nikki McDonald
2nd Larry Headley
3rd Don Loseke

Pictorial: 1st Nikki McDonald
2nd Don Loseke
3rd Larry Headley

Travel: 1st Larry Headley
2nd Nikki McDonald
3rd Don Loseke

It was strongly suggested that we have more entries in the Print and December Digital competitions.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 and there was 45 minutes of social time and time for questions and answers

with other camera club members.

Respectfully submitted 10/14/2014 by Ina Ohnmeiss

OCC Minutes Sept. 30, 2014

Program notes. 16 members attending and one visitor.

Four members shot the Rodeo at the Century Links. Paul Beth, Ron , and Myers got credentials to shoot

and made contact with an assistant who invited club members to come shoot events that need photographers,

but had no takers. Cooperating connections can be valuable. The event is sponsored by Knights of Aksarben

who could reciprocate when assisted in such events, possibly with a sponsorship of our upcoming event in

2015.
N4C info: 29 entries from 7 members
Nikki had 3 place and 2 hon. mentions along with 3 merit award winners. There are 45 entries from 10

members to be judged in October from our club.

Motion was passed to join Monkey survey (30.00) so we could have a survey of the membership as to why members

aren’t entering as many of our own competitions.
Reminder:
If there are categories filled, the last to enter are the first to have pictures set aside, so get entries in

early.

$2257.43 currently in our treasury. $50 in N4C acct. with $554.00 out in expenses for NC4 event.

next meeting Oct. 7 prints due 10/28 for print competition

upcoming events – We will be meeting to appraise the meeting room for the conference to determine the

parameters for our display.
Planned speaker, Ken Jurecke was not able to be here. He is NU Alum. and official photographer for the NU

campus news magazine. Go to Ken Jarecke.com fto read information about critiquing article. He would be

a possible presenter. Ken is from Billings, Mo.. and a top level photo-journalist with Time Magazine cover

photos.
Nikki emailed that the steampunk society is ready and willing to assist and pose for our event.
Tim would do “Maine to the Plains” presentation
Blake Rudis would be interested in presenting.

After the business meeting we were given the opportunity by Paul to practice judging sample photos and

discussed storage and display options on the internest.

Shooting opportunities.
Go to KIOS.com to find upcoming events
Lauritzen featuring mums andAutumn and Japanese garden festival.

Thanks to Beth for cookies.