Welcome to the Gateway Camera Club

Our goals are to share ideas, knowledge, and insight; to help improve the skills and abilities of our members; and to have some fun while enjoying photography. We recognize photography is changing, growing and with ever-emerging technologies, more exciting than ever!  Gateway was one of the first local camera clubs to embrace digital photography and, as a result, we have some very knowledgeable digital photographers. Many award-winning members of Gateway Camera Club honed their talents and abilities through the mentoring they found at Gateway.

Our club is very active and we meet on most Tuesdays from September to June 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Want to compete, learn and share? Check out our exciting schedule. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Just stop in and introduce yourself. We hope you'll soon find an aspect of Gateway that fits your interests. Please browse our website, learn more about what we do, and enjoy. And remember, enthusiasm is catchy. Come and catch some!  

The slideshow to the right are images from our February Competition

Interested in seeing what Gateway Camera Club is all about? You are welcome to join as a Guest Member for 30 days.  Just send us an Email and you will be added to the attendee list for the next 30 days.

Upcoming Events

Program Night - February 25th - Zoom - "How to Create Flat Lays" presented by Gerri Jones

This presentation will include a guide to arranging and photographing subjects in a smaller space which work together in a complimentary and interactive narrative.  We can tell a powerful or fun story with themes using the viewpoint of flatlay compositions and small stills primarily photographed in natural light.

Bio:  Gerri enjoys photographing all subjects and especially the challenge of new ways to see through the creative use of Lensbaby lenses.  She is a Lensbaby Ambassador.

Gerri has been a featured speaker/instructor at regional camera conferences including Mike Moats Macro Conventions, Hazel Meredith’s Creative Photography Conferences, New England Camera Club Council (NECCC) Photo Conference and Out of Chicago Conferences.  Gerri also instructs in creative photography presentations with camera clubs, in person or online.

Gerri’s images have been featured in several publications, commercial proposals and she also has reviewed several photography books for development by Focal Press Publications.  Her images have received several first place awards in national, regional and online photo competitions.  Gerri resides in Buffalo, New York.

March Competition Deadline - Sunday March 2nd at 11:59PM - Theme is Lonely Tree

A photograph where a solo tree that is the main subject. The tree can be the only tree in the image or stand out from other trees or items.

Education Night - March 4th - Watch Party at Church - "Street Photography" presented by Jeff Larsson

Competition Night - March 11th on Zoom - Theme is Lonely Tree - Judge Arthur Vaughan

Image Study - March 18th - Zoom - commentator Don Toothaker

Program Night - March 25th - Watch Party at Church -

Natick Morse Library Exhibit - February 1st to February 28th

Sudbury Goodnow Library Exhibit - March 1st to Mar 31st

There will be an artists’ Reception at the Library on Saturday, March 15th from 2 to 4 PM

Lighting Meeting - March 29th - 9:30 to 12:30 - McAuliffe Framingham Library

Time: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Location:  The Community room of the McAuliffe branch of the Framingham Public Library, 746 Water St, Framingham, MA 01701

Teacher:  Terry Anderson

When you think of photographic lighting, you’re likely picturing a portrait studio.  Well, artificial lighting (meaning any light except the sun and fire) can be used in so many different genres and places.

This meeting discusses continuous lighting.  We will learn when to use continuous lighting.  We will learn its advantages and disadvantages.  We will learn how to control it.  LED continuous lighting technology is changing fast and we will explore exciting new products.

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Photographer's Event List

Buz is creating an events of interest to photographers list.  This is intended to be an interactive list with any member sending Buz an event that they've learned about.  The event can be anything that you think would be of interest to photographers.  These could be larger regional events or small home town celebrations of some kind.   Any theme might be a good event:  specialty sports (nat'l leagues, we already know about), state and local fairs and festivals, flowers and gardens, historic, special visiting exhibits at museums, and events that defy categorization.  As you send Buz events,  he will add to the list and send out periodic updated e-mails. 

April 24 -27 - 48th Annual Nantucket Daffodil Festival  - https://daffodilfestival.com/   Contact Diane Spottswood or Lois Galluzzo for details

There is more than one definition of black and white.  For our competitions, a black and white image may consist exclusively of black and white or may include shades of gray tone (grayscale) that may range from dark (black) to light (white).  A black and white image is a monochrome image, but not all monochrome images qualify as black and white.  An image will not qualify as a black and white image if it contains tones, shades or hues of color other than black, gray or white.