About Us

The Ames (Iowa) Camera Club is a community group for those interested in photography — the fun, the artistry, and the gadgetry. The membership ranges from professionals to complete beginners. We all have something to learn from each other.

Meetings are generally held the second Thursday of each month between September and May, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room upstairs in the Ames Public Library. Topics in the past have included presentations by wildlife, news and sports photographers, discussions about photography techniques, and software tutorials; sometimes we gather just to show each other pictures we've taken.

Next meeting: Thursday, February 11, 2010
7 pm at Ames Public Library

Announcements

• Sad news: ACC member Rick Cordes suffered a stroke and died on January 31, just before his scheduled retirement from the university. We will miss him!
• The Story County Conservation Partners photo contest has been announced for the coming spring. Submission period is March 15-31, 2010.
    Announcement on SCC site
• Selected pictures from the November 3 Cemetery shoot can be seen here.
• Selected pictures from the July 11 Doolittle Prairie shoot can be seen here.
• ACC is in new hands
  
  

  New club officers were elected in May. Larry Vallery is the new club president, Andrew Koppenhaver the new vice president; Gloria Johnston and Luke Healey remain as secretary and treasurer, respectively. The new positions took effect July 1.

• Check out this introduction to photography by our own Luke Healey, which he put together for an ISU Workspace course.
• Results of the club contest held in Feburary 2009 and judged by Mark Peterson can be seen here.

All meetings are free to the public; there is no charge to attend. You will, however, need to join before entering the club's contests or exhibitions. For details please contact Luke Healey, or you can ask pretty much anyone at one of the regular meetings.

We are a member of the North Central Camera Club Council, which encourages activity among the various regional clubs and organizes contests.