WYCLIFFE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
WYCLIFFEPHOTOGRAPHYCLUB

ABOUT US

 

Our purpose is to bring together members of Wycliffe Country Club who enjoy taking photographs; our goal is to advance our knowledge and understanding of the art and science of photography.  We will serve our members by encouraging the enhancement of their photography skills through education, by offering opportunities for attending group photo shoots, by exhibiting their images and by fostering a camaraderie with others who also share a love of photography.

 

All residents are welcome to join regardless of experience level

OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

President

Harry Klaff

 

Vice President

Barry Eckhaus

 

Secretary/Treasurer

Joyce Schiff

 

Gallery Chairman

Avram Tishman

 

Member at Large

Sam Silverman

 

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

 

Website

Alan Wexler

 

Technical Coordinator

Don Baida

 

Programs

Mickey Schwartz

 

F3C

Art Sitrin

 

Education Coordinator

Sam Silverman

 

Advisors

Barry Eckhaus

 

Immediate Past President 

Ross Ginsberg

 

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WYCLIFFE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB BY-LAWS

 

WYCLIFFE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB BY-LAWS  as of January 15, 2022 

 

Article I. NameName

 

Section 1.01. This organization shall be known as WYCLIFFE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB  hereafter referred to as the "Club.”

 

Article II. Purpose

 

Section 2.01. The purpose of this organization shall be:

  1. Association for t   (a) Association for the enjoyment of photography
    1. ​​                 (b) Advancement of it members in the art of photographyt of photography
      1. Adva(c) Understanding the science of photographycement of its members in the art of photograph nding the science of  photograph

                       Section 2.02. The Club will organize regular meetings involving programs such as guest speakers  and  photo             discussions We will also organize photo exhibits, photo workshops and field trips. 

    We may also volunteer to photograph events at Wycliffe and the community.

 

Section 2.03. The mission of the Club is to serve our members by encouraging development of photography skills through education, by exhibitions of photography accomplishments, by friendship with others who share the love of photography.

 

Article III. Membership

 

Section 3.01. Membership in the Club shall be open to any person who is member in good standing in

the WYCLIFFE GOLF  & COUNTRY CLUB and is seriously interested in the art and science of photography and whose qualifications meet the requirements specified in these By-laws.

 

Article IV. Officers

 

Section 4.01. The following officers shall be elected by the membership for a period of one (1) year.

  1. Presid(a) President
    1. ​(b) Vice President
    2. (c) Secretary- Treasurer
    3. (d) Gallery Committee Chairperson
    4. (e) Member-at-Largeen

 

Section 4.02. These officers shall constitute the Board of Directors, hereinafter called the “Board".

 Article V. Meetings

Section 5.01. Regular meetings of the Club shall have place, date and time stipulated by the Board.

Article VI.Quorum

Section 6.01. Three filths (3/5) of the total membership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for Board meetings. Actions of the Board must be by a majority of the quorum.

 

Article VII. Amendments

 

Section 7.01. By-laws may be enacted, amended, or revoked by affirmative vote of at  least four fifths (4/5) of the Board. Proposed additions, amendments, or revocations to the By-laws may be initiated by either the Board or  petition signed by ten percent (10 %) of the eligible members. Upon approval, the addition(s), amendment(s), or revocation(s) shall be incorporated into the By -laws.

 

                       Article VIII.  Membership

 

                       Section 8.01. Privileges of Membership,

(a) Any member in good standing may be elected to or retain an office.

(b) Any member in good standing may serve on standing or special committees.

(c) Some meetings, programs, workshops, field trips or other events maybe open to other than members.

 

                         Section 8.02.  Admission for Membership

(a) Any person living in Wycliffe, who is a member in good standing in WYCLIFFE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB and is seriously interested in the art and science of photography and whose qualifications meet the equirements specified in these By-laws, may become a member.

(b) Members shall provide the Club with the following written information: name, mailing address, email address and phone number.

  1. Any person living in Wycliffe who is a member in good standing in WYCLIFFress and phone number.

Article IX. Dues Dues

Section 9.01.0Each member shall pay dues on an annual Club Year basis. Dues are determined by the Board and are payable at the second meeting of each Club Year.

 

Section 9.02.  Persons who have not paid dues may attend regular Club meetings only if invited as guests of a member.  They may not participate in Club competitions, Club sponsored events, gallery submittals or Club decision-making matters. Guests may attend at maximum of one meeting a year. a year.

 

Section 9.03. Dues  shall be non-refundable if either the member or Club terminates membership for any reason.

 

Article X. Disclaimer

 

Section 10.01. For the effective operation of the Club, in the conducting of all activities:

(a) Each person participating in any Club sponsored event or competition does so of his or her own accord and at his or her own risk. The Club and its elected officers and appointed chairs assume no responsibility for the personal safety of the participants or the safety of any equipment or photographs of those who do participate.

 

(b) Participation is an acknowledgement by those participating that they, individually, assume all risks involved and will not hold the Club, its elected officers or appointed chairs responsible.

  1. tion is an acknowledgement by those participating that they, individually, assume all risks involved and will not hold theClub, its elected officers or appointed chairs responsible.

Article XI. Meetings

 

Section 11.01. The Club shall hold meetings devoted to guest speakers, photography related subjects or photographic critiquing or judging. Regular monthly meetings shall be held at a time and place specified by the Board.

 

Section 11.02.  Other meetings for programs, workshops and field trips shall be arranged as determined by the Board.

 

Article XII. Board of Directors 

Section 12.01. Composition.

(a) President

(b) Vice President

(c) Secretary-Treasurer

(d) Gallery Committee Chairperson

(e) Member at Large

 

All members of the Board must  be current Club members in good standing.

 

Section 12.02. The Board shall transact all routine Club business, in addition to performing the duties specifically outlined in thet By-laws and generally determined Club policy.

 

Section 12.03. Duties of Officers

 

(a) President    President

Duties of the President shall include being the Club spokesperson and he/she shall generally direct and supervise allll Club activities. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Club and shall have general supervision over the business of the Club and its officers, subject to the control of the Board of Directors. He or she shall preside  atat all meetings of the membership and of the Board of Directors. In the name of the Club, the President mayay sign and execute contracts orr other final instruments duly authorized by the Board off Directors. The President shall be a be a co-signer on all Club bank accounts.

 

  1. Vice-Pr(b) Vice Presidentsident

Duties of  Vice-President shall be to assume the duties of thet President in his/her absence and totact as a Club director on the Board ofDirectors. The President may, in the event of his or her absence or disability, designate thehe Vice-President to perform  all duties of the President and, when so acting, the Vice-President   shall have all the powers of the President and be subject to all the restrictions placed upon the President. The Vice-President shall be authorized to sign and execute contracts  other final instruments duly authorized by the Board of Directors in the absence of the President. The Vice-President shall be responsible for the promotion of the Club to  new members. The Vice-President shall be a consigner on  Club bank accounts.

 

  1. Secret((c) Secretary-Treasurerry-Treasurer

Duties of the Secretary-Treasurer shall include acting as a club director on the Board of Directors; to maintain records of the minutes of all membership meetings; to notify members of regular and special meetings and events; to conduct correspondence of  the Club and prepare election ballots. The Secretary- Treasurer shall also be the custodian off current and historical official documents of the Club including a copy of the current By-laws, the current membership roster, the current Board of Directors roster and terms of office and the minutes of all business meetings of the membership or Board of Directors.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall jointly control with  the President and Vice-President, the financial affairs of the Club. He or she shall keep its financial records, shall receive and arrange for the safekeeping of its funds, and shall pay out its funds only in such manner as defined in these By-laws or duly authorized by the Board of Directors. On or before the 30th day of each club year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall produce an annual budget for action bythe Board of Directors. In addition, he or she shall produce for Board review a semi-annual financial report detailing income andand expenditures to date. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a co-signer on alllClub bank accounts. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also act as a Club director on the Board of Directors.

 

(d) Gallery Committee Chairperson

The chairperson shall assume the responsibility of selecting and hanging member’s photographs in the Wycliffe

Photo Gallery and other places in and around Wycliffe determined by the Board. The committee shall consist of a minimum of five (5) members selected by the Chairperson including the Chairperson. The Gallery Committee Chairperson shall acttas a director on the Club Board of Directors.

 

(e) Member-at-Large shall serve as a Club director on the Board of Director.

 

 

 

          Article XIII.  Board Meetings

 

Section 13.01. Regular Meetings.

 

(a) Board meetings shall be held at least semi-annually and may be called by ther President whenever required.

(b) Regular Board meetings shallbe held at a time and place as determined by the Board.

 

Section 13.02. Special Meetings.

 

    Special meetings may be called by the President and shall be called upon  the written request of attleast three members of the Board. At least 24-hour notice (personal, written, email or telephoned) shall be given. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to that  noticed in the call.

 

Section 13.03. Board Meetings

 

                        All members of the Club shall be welcome to attend the  Board meetings. However, they shall have no vote but their opinions can be requested or volunteered on matters in which they are or have been involved. A time should be set aside at the end of  the meeting forrnon-Board members to discuss or bring up matters not previously discussed.

 

Section 13.04. Compensation

 

All Club officers (members of the Board) shall serve without compensation.

 

Article XIV. Committees

 

Section 14.01. Standing Committees

(a) Gallery Committee

 The Committee shall be a standing committee chaired by the Gallery Committee Chairperson and consist  of a   minimum of five (5) members including the Chairperson.

(1) The duties of the Gallery Committee shall be to organize, promote and administer exhibits for the Club members.

(2) The Gallery Committee shall determine which photographs submitted by Club Members will be included in the exhibit.

Under the  direction of the Gallery Chairperson, Gallery Committee shall prepare rules by which members may submit photographs for display in designated Gallery areas at Wycliffe. The Committee shall also develop the criteria by which submitted photographs will be selected or rejected for Gallery display. Gallery display areas include the Country Club Gallery and any other venues designated by the Board. Gallery Rules and selection criteria shall be approved by the Board of Directors prior to distribution to Club members. All decisions made by the Gallery Committee to display or not display photos shall be final. In the event of a tie vote by the Gallery Committee, the President shall cast the tie-breaking vote.

 

 

(b) Program Committee. Chairperson to be appointed by President to arrange programs for monthly meetings.

 

(c) Education Committee. Chairperson to be appointed by President to arrange Education Seminars for new   hardware, software and/or other photographic subjects.

 

(d) Field Trip Committee. Chairperson to be appointed by President to arrange field trips.

 

(e) Website Committee. Chairperson to be appointed by President to design and maintain the Club's Website.

 

 

Section 14.02. Special Committees

 

(a) In addition to the Standing Committees named above, committees to plan and carry out special organizaion events, functions and activities may be established by the Board as needed.

 

(b) The President shall appoint the chair of these special committees as well as members of the committee.

 

(c) Special committees shall disband when their event, function or activity has been accomplished.

 

Each special committee shall prepare a report that shall be presented to the Board and/or membership an an annual basis or prior to disbanding.

 

Section 14.03. Committee chairs shall prepare reports of activities for periodic presentation at Board or Club meetings.

 

Article XV. Elections

 

Section 15.01. The Board shall designate a Nominating Committee, consisting of three (3) or more Club members, at least 45 days prior to the May general meeting of the Club Year. The  Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of candidates for office. The slate shall be included in  the announcement for the May general meeting of the Club Year. Any  member in good standing may make additional nominations from the floor. All nominations must be made with the consent of the nominee and shall require a  “second”.

 

Section  15.02.5Officers shall be elected by majority vote of the members attending the May meeting of Club Year. If there is more than one nominee for any office, voting shall be conducted by secret ballot. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each office shall be declared elected. After tabulation of the votes, the President shall announce the results.

 

Section 15.03. The current President or a member designated by the President shall install the new Officers at the end of the last meeting of the Club Year.

 

Section 15.04. Terms of Office of all Club officers shall be for one (1) Club Year and shall start immediately after the last meeting of the previous Club Year.

 

Section 15.05. Vacancies

(a)    If the office of President shall for any reason become vacant, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President.

(b)    If any office other than that of President shall become vacant, it shall be filled by appointment of the President with approval of the Board, but for a term no longer than the end of the last meeting of the Club Year, at which time the office shall be filled by the election procedures as outlined in these By-laws.

 

Article XVI. Club Year

 

Section 16.01. The Club Year shall begin on July 1st of each year and end on the last day of June of the following year.

 

Article XVII. Parliamentary Authority

 

Section 17.01. Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern parliamentary procedure during meetings of the Club or Board.

 

 

Revised: January 15, 2022

 

  

 

GALLERY SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

PHOTO GALLERY SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

Revised October 5, 2018

 

I. DIGITAL IMAGE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Digital Image Submission:

Only members in good standing (current paid up members) are allowed to submit up to three digital images each time the gallery is due to be changed. There is no guarantee that any of the submitted digital images will be selected for the gallery. If the digital images do not meet the criteria established by the committee they will be rejected

 

B. Authoship of Digital Images:

Digital images must be the work of the member submitting them (they must have pressed the shutter button themselves). A member may accept guidance, assistance or recommendations from others with regard to processing the original image. 

 

C. Digital Image Coordinator Roll:

Each photographer will attach up to three jpeg images, each no larger than 3 MB in one email and send to the Digital Image Coordinator. Each image must have the name of the photographer, the title of the image included in the image file (the camera’s designation file name shall not be used on submitted images).

NOTE: If there is a problem emailing the images to the Digital Image Coordinator, you may deliver a disk or thumb drive with your images to the Coordinator. Be sure to notify the Coordinator of your name and the name of each your photos.

D. Minimum requirements:

1.    Members may submit up to three digital images for each Gallery change

2.    Submitted images must not have been previously displayed in the Gallery.

3.    Digital images must meet minimum standards for focus, composition, exposure,

       subject, color, contrast and lighting. 

4.   The image submitted should be in the same proportion as the print will be, assuming your image is approved, ie: 12X18, 13X19, 16X20, or square.

No dimension shall be greater than 20 inches.

 

E. Subjects:

Digital images of all subjects are permitted.

1.   Family Members:

If submitting images of family members, pets or other similar subjects, they must not appear to be snapshots. Snapshots will be rejected.  Digital images must be creative or artistic. The club member should consider these questions prior to submitting an image of these types of subjects: 

a.     Does it make a statement? 

b.     Does it elicit an emotion?

c.     What could be changed to give it a stronger statement?

 

2.   Portraits

Portraits must be a character study, not just a photograph of someone. Unique lighting, shadows, background, context or contrast are encouraged and can be very creative.  Because prints showing frontal brightly lit nudity may cause displeasure to some people in Wycliffe, they are unacceptable and will be rejected.  However, nudity with proper subtle lighting and shadow effects, as well as artistic posing will be considered if they are deemed acceptable. 

 

F. Quality:

Image quality is very subjective. The gallery committee will consider all of the following when deciding whether a digital image is selected. 

1.Focus: With the exception of images that intentionally show motion or have part of the image intentionally blurred, sharp focus is absolutely necessary. Where part of the image is intentionally blurred or has soft focus, the main point of interest of the image must be in sharp focus. If the subject of the image is a person or animal, the eyes must be sharp.

2.Composition:

a.      The image must basically follow the Rule of Thirds, the Golden Ratio or some other recognized aesthetic proportion. In some cases, if the main subject of the image is best presented by centering it, this will also be allowed.

b.     The image must be straight, unless the photographer intentionally angled it for artistic purposes.

c.    If there are distracting objects, they should have been cropped or cloned so that the distracting objects either blend in into the background or have been removed.

3.Exposure:

a.      The image must be properly exposed. Underexposed or overexposed images will be rejected. 

b.     The exposure should be appropriate for the image. There usually are numerous combinations of ISO, aperture (f-stop) and shutter speed and focal length (lens or zoom setting) that can work for a given scene. The use of these technical aspects should add rather than detract from the subject.

G. Subject: 

When viewing the image, the first thing seen should be the subject. Elements in the image that compete with the subject should be eliminated.


 

H. Color: 

Color is very important. Depending on the intent of the photographer, color could be natural, over saturated or even under saturated. Could the image be improved if the color saturation were different? Perhaps the image would be stronger if it were in black and white. Or perhaps a black and white image would be better in color.

 

I.Contrast & Lighting:

Contrast and lighting go hand-in-hand in emphasizing or deemphasizing people and objects in an image. When photographing in natural light, shooting from different angles can impact the lighting on the subject. Additionally, flash and other external lighting can also make a significant impact on an image. Lighting is a feature that can be used to enhance the overall mood of the subject and the image. White balance adjustments can also change the mood of an image. HDR may work well for scenes that have extreme dark areas as well as extreme light areas.


 

J. Creativeness: 

There are many out-of-the-box creative and dramatic adjustments available to the photographer. Selective focus, soft focus, long exposures, dramatic and graphic angles, panning shots, blurring impressionistic effects, all can encourage new shots and new ideas. Infra-red might present an especially impressive image if the subject is appropriate. There are also various other special creative effects that can be used to enhance an image. Any of these and any other creative techniques are acceptable.  


 

II. GALLERY PRINT REQUIREMENTS

A. Who can submit gallery prints?

Only members in good standing (current paid up members) whose digital images were accepted are allowed to submit matted prints for the gallery. There is no guarantee that any of the submitted prints will be hung in the gallery. If the prints do not meet the criteria established by the committee they will be rejected.

1.Prints must be the work of the member submitting them. A member may accept guidance, assistance or recommendations from others with regard to printing the selected image. 

B. Physical requirements for submitted prints?

1. SIZE: The minimum allowed print size is 10” X 10”. The maximum allowed print size is 20” X 20”. If putting multiple prints in one mat, each print can be smaller than 10” X 10”, but the mat must be cut individually for each print.

 

C. Quality:

Prints must be the same image as the digital image selected. Special attention will be given to focus/sharpness, exposure, color and contrast.

Past experience has shown that, when printing larger sizes from digital images, the print may not be as sharp as the digital image because the digital image was not large enough. For our gallery, a 12” X 18” print should be made from a digital image no smaller than 1-1.5 MB and a 16” X 20” print should be made from digital image no smaller than 1.5-2.0 MB. Twice those minimum amounts would be better.

It is not unusual for exposure, color and contrast to change when prints are made from digital images.

D. MATS  

Mats must be White or Black with a maximum thickness of 6 ply. If using a backing on your mat, the total thickness cannot be thicker than the thickness of a 6 ply matte.

 

1.  MAT SIZE:Outside mat dimensions must be a maximum of 24” by 24”. Any mat that exceeds 24” X 24” will not fit in our frames and therefore will not be accepted. 1/6” to 1/8” shorter on each side is preferred.

 

2.  PRINTS must be securely taped to the back of the mat on all 4 sides or they will not be accepted.

 

    3. The title of the photo and name of the photographer must be clearly printed on the top of the back of each submitted print or mat. Sticky notes are not acceptable.

Prints submitted for gallery consideration must comply with the above requirements or they will be rejected.

The gallery will be changed three times a year, November, February & May. 

NOTE:  The Gallery Committee will have the FINAL SAY on which prints are accepted and which prints are rejected. 

 

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