The Eastside Camera Club (ECC) is an active in-person year-round club that provides a friendly and positive environment for anyone interested in photography in Macomb County and surrounding areas of Michigan. Our informal and relaxed monthly meetings and frequent group shoot activities allow members with all levels of skill, interest and equipment to share and enhance their photography skills while enjoying the club's comraderie. Please see our About Us page to learn more about our club and what it has to offer you.

Upcoming Events

Color key:   [Monthly Meeting]   [Group Shoot]

Thursday, October 17, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Street Photography" [definition]. Also, your prints for the 2024 Annual Print Competition are due at this meeting. Also, Annual dues of $25 are due at this meeting. They can be paid with cash or check made out to Jeff Bondono, or paid via Paypal to http://paypal.me/JeffBondono

• Where: Room 1 of the Shelby Township Activities Center, 14975 21 Mile Rd (north side of 21 Mile Rd, just west of Hayes)
• Photo Categories (please read and follow these guidelines):
  • Monochrome (up to 2 photos can be submitted in this category)
  • Special Assignment "Street Photography" [definition] (up to 2 photos can be submitted in this category)
  • Very Best (up to 1 photo can be submitted in this category)
• Email photos to EccMacombMi@gmail.com by 11:59 PM the night before the meeting.

Saturday, November 2, 2024, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM: Lightroom Class

• When I offered this Lightroom Class before, there were members who could not attend. With that, and new members , I am offering it again on November 2
• An introduction to using Adobe Lightroom in your editing process.
  • 9:00 am to 3:30 pm 6 ½ hours with 15 minute break.
  • Shelby Township Activities Center
  • Cost per person $40
  • Min of 5 students Max 12
• We will explore the following:
  • Tour of the workspace.
  • Explain the Catalog and file functions.
  • Basic import of images into Lightroom.
  • Using the Rating methods to manage images.
  • Introduction to the editing functions in the Develop Module.
  • Exporting your images.
• This class is meant to be a hands-on experience class. You would need to bring a laptop with the current version of Lightroom installed. I will provide images to use in the class for you to edit at that time. If you do not have Lightroom or the current version, Adobe allows a trial install for 30 days.
• I have been teaching photographers to use this amazing program for 15 years both at Midwest Photography Workshops and Schoolcraft College.
• If you are interested in this please send me an email to t12griffin@gmail.com so I can begin to gauge interest.

Saturday, November 9, 2024 10:00 AM: The Parade Company: theparade.org/tours/, $12 admission

• Further details will be sent by Timothy Griffin via email

Thursday, November 21, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "Night or Nighttime". Also, Annual dues of $25 are due at this meeting. They can be paid with cash or check made out to Jeff Bondono, or paid via Paypal to http://paypal.me/JeffBondono

Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 7:45 AM: Pere Marquette 1225 - the North Pole Express from Owosso to Ashley - ECC's fifth (almost) annual extravaganza! (and a stop at the Holly Dickens Festival on the way home) [Our 2023 itinerary] [Photos from our 2023 trip] [Photos from our 2019 trip] [Photos from our 2018 trip]

Thursday, December 19, 2024, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting for Paid-up Members Only: Holiday Pizza Party, submit 10 photos taken (preferably) during 2024.

Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Kogarashi - A Cold Wind That Ushers in Winter" (Thanks, George).

Thursday, February 20, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD".

Tentative: Mid March, 2025: Lexus Velodrome [Photos Submitted from last 2024's Lexus Velodrome Group Shoot]. Photograph fast-moving racing bikes in this low-light setting. Search Youtube beforehand for panning photography techniques to improve your chances for a great photo.

Thursday, March, 20, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD".

Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD".

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD".

Thursday, June 19, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD".

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD".

Tentative: Mid August, 2025: Armada Fair

Thursday, August 21, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD".

Tentative: Mid September 2025: Detroit Night Shoot: Bring your appetite and your tripod for a dinner and a rooftop view of Detroit, lit up with activity from both ground level and that of a rooftop parking garage.

Tentative: Early December, 2025: Pere Marquette 1225 - the North Pole Express from Owosso to Ashley - ECC's sixth (almost) annual extravaganza! [Our 2023 itinerary] [Photos from our 2023 trip] [Photos from our 2019 trip] [Photos from our 2018 trip]