About the Collinsville Area Camera Club
The Collinsville Area Camera Club is an organization for beginners and advanced photographers to share ideas and have fun learning about photography. The club offers photography classes and instructional programs as well as trips to local areas of interest. Located just 14 miles from downtown St. Louis, the club meets twice a month in Collinsville, IL.
Founded in 1977, the club was formed by a group of 15 photography students from Southwestern Illinois College. Towards the end of the semester, the group decided to form a camera club and continue meeting as a group. The members prepared a notice and sent it to anyone they knew who had a camera. The Collinsville Herald published notice of the new club and by the second meeting, the club had 26 members. After holding a photography exhibit at St. Clair Square, the club grew to 54 members.
Currently, we have over 80 members who come from different backgrounds yet share a common interest in photography. Members include a few professional photographers and a college art professor. Interested in joining? Come to a meeting and check us out. Visitors are always welcome! Dues are $20 per year and the club is affiliated with the Photographic Society of America.
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings start at 7:00 pm, on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Collinsville Area Parks and Recreation District's Activity Center, 10 Gateway Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234 (MAP)
Members are encouraged to join outside speakers, judges and CACC hosts at pre-meeting dinners at Bob Evans Restaurant, IL-157, Collinsville at 5:15 p.m.
Special Notices
Lonnie Schmidt's presentation on computer back up strategies is available as a PDF download: Photo and Computer Backup Strategy V10.pdf (5/9/2012)
May 10, 17, 24 and 31 Thursday evenings 7-9 p.m. Collinsville Area Recreation District offers a class in digital photography for beginners taught by members of the Collinsville Area Camera Club. Classes include techniques to improve your skills photographing people, landscapes, pets, flowers, sports and more! Requirements: Bring your digital camera and camera manual to class. Fee: $30 for Collinsville residents $35 for non-residents. To register, call the Collinsville Area Recreation District at (618) 346-7529 (4/26/2012)
FOR SALE: Pentax K10 DSLR camera with 18-55 mm zoom lens and camera bag. It’s a 10 meg. camera with image stabilization built into the body. It takes excellent quality color images that can be enlarged to at least 16”x20” Camera was used for about 500 pictures and is like new. Comes in original box with all parts and manual. $350.00 Call or see Ralph Haury 344-2020 (3/8/2012)