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.
Color key: [Monthly Meeting] [Group Shoot]
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 (please don't use the Instant Transfer with fee since I won't receive your full payment)
Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 7:45 AM: Click to see our 2024 Itinerary for 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). This is our first ever attempt at photographing the Pere Marquette 1225 from an amazing 4 different locations between Owasso and Ashley, so buckle up! [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, January 30, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM: Indoor Group Shoot at Room 1 of the Shelby Township Activities Center, 14975 21 Mile Rd (north side of 21 Mile Rd, just west of Hayes). Bring interesting tabletop / macro items for everyone to photograph, and don't forget your camera, macro lens, and tripod.
Thursday, February 20, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "Tabletop / Macro".
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 "Action / Motion".
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".
Saturday, August 16, 2025: Armada Fair
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Group Shoot, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD".
Saturday, September 13, 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.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Nature, Very Best, Special Assignment "Rural".
TBD: October 2025: Belle Isle .
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, at Room 1 of the Shelby Township Activities Center, 14975 21 Mile Rd (north side of 21 Mile Rd, just west of Hayes), Print Competition Matting - bring your print and we'll help you do the rest.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Color Creative, Very Best, Special Assignment "TBD". Also, your prints for the 2025 Annual Print Competition are due at this meeting.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting: Monochrome, Very Best, Special Assignment "Detroit".
Saturday, December 6, 2025: Pere Marquette 1225 - the North Pole Express from Owosso to Ashley - ECC's sixth (almost) annual extravaganza! [Our 2024 itinerary] [Photos from our 2023 trip] [Photos from our 2019 trip] [Photos from our 2018 trip]
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 6:30-9:00 PM, Monthly Meeting for Paid-Up Members Only: Pizza Party, submit 10 more photos taken (preferably) during 2025.
