S4C July 2015 Board Report
S4C REFRESHER
The Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C) competition is open to all member clubs. You first MUST obtain a UEN to participate in Individual and Interclub competitions. You are encouraged to familiarize yourself with the S4C Competition Handbook and the Entrant User Guide at http://www.s4c-photo.org/enter-competitions/.
Competitions are held monthly from October through April, inclusive, in four Divisions: Pictorial, Nature, Photo Travel, and Photojournalism. Within each Division are one or more Sections: a separate competition is held for each Section. See Competition, below.
Definitions for the requirements for each Section. Awards and HMs are awarded at different Skill Levels, normally E, A, and AA - with E standing for Evaluative where new entrants are normally assigned for their first year of competition
S4C 2015 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
The Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C) 50th International Exhibition of Photography 2015 is now open for entries. There are 14 sections across 5 divisions.
Entries close July 19, 2015. http://www.pcms-photo.org/exhibitions
UEN
For S4C Interclub and to participate as an Individual, you MUST have a UEN to enter. If you do not have one, please go to the S4C website and request your today (just takes about 5 min)!
When sending an image for Interclub, please send me your UEN. If you have any questions about S4C, the Honors or wish to send me images, please email me at
S4CInterclub@lpaphotography.org, or don’t hesitate to call Bonnie Matthews-Franke.
2015-16 COMPETITION SCHEDULE
|
Open Date |
Close Date |
Judging Date |
Judging Location |
| Sep 19 | Oct 3 | Oct 10 | Remote |
| Oct 24 | Nov 7 | Nov 14 | CBU |
| Nov 21 | Dec 5 | Dec 12 | Remote |
| Dec 19 | Jan 9 | Jan 16 | Remote |
| Jan 23 | Feb 6 | Feb 13 | Remote* |
| Feb 20 | Mar 5 | Mar 12 | Remote |
| Mar 19 | Apr 2 | Apr 9 | CBU |
*Note: To avoid the holidays, closing is on 2nd Saturday, Judging on 3rd Saturday.
Reminder: S4C competitions are held monthly between October of one year and April of the following year. They are either judged in person along with an S4C meeting (normally in November and April) or remotely (normally the other months). Be sure to mark your calendars! Go to http://www.s4c-photo.org/schedule
Also, time is running out for you to sign up for the S4C Annual Awards and Installation Banquet on June 6th at Almansor Court, 700 South Almansor Street, Alhambra, CA 91801. Go to http://www.s4c-photo.org/banquet/ to get your tickets.
I have enclosed an “Application For An S4C UEN (Uniform Entry Number) Must Be A Member Of An S4C Member Club” that I created with Stuart Lynn’s approval. Stuart had specific language he wanted inserted which I complied with and he was happy. The form now has been shared with a couple of other clubs, minus our information. I have this form as a Word.docx and pdf It can be given out at the meetings where the member can sign in person and date. It is NOT to go online and be sent into us pre-dated and signed. The S4C Delegate, S4C Interclub Chair or Club President MUST the ones submitting the information and completing the information under “Office Use Only.” The member is always invited to obtain their own UEN. This is only to assist them.
If there are any questions, my new emails are:
For Interclub: S4CInterclub@LPAphotography.org
For S4C Delegate: S4CDelegate@LPAphotography.org
by Bonnie J Matthews-Franke
Matthews-Franke finds the club to be very beneficial to her. The interaction with other members, being able to ask questions, the workshops and the knowledge that I take away from the club is phenomenal.
She believes the meetings, workshops and field trips are very beneficial, specially to the new members. Her favorites were the Fall Color Trips; Mono Lake Trips and the workshops were she had her camera and could play along.
She love landscapes. She just finished a vacation trip to Oregon where she photographed lighthouses, old barns and covered bridges. The older the structure the better
.She also loves portraits, and shooting in her own studio.
Matthews-Franke has more than a few Canon's, a Canon 7D, a Canon 5D MKII and a few more with a variety of lenses and accessories. Her favorite lens is a 28-135mm ,70-200mm. & 100mm.
Matthews-Franke was our secretary of the club for a few years and helped made many changes to help us grow.
