First Light Camera Club plans Brunswick photography exhibit

BRUNSWICK — First Light Camera Club, a group of photographers who have been meeting in the Brunswick area for the past 25 years, will host a show of members’ work at the Frontier Cafe Cinema & Gallery, 14 Maine St., at Fort Andross.

The exhibition — “Visions of Light” — will be on display from Tuesday, Feb. 12 through mid-April. An artist reception will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6. The public is invited to peruse the work of this active group of photographers.
Twenty-two members of the Club will exhibit work. These include: Andy Johnson, Topsham; Caroline Samson, Bowdoinham; Corrie Zacharias, Falmouth; Craig Snapp, Brunswick; Dick Tarr, Vassalboro; Donald Groves, Topsham; Doug van Kampen, Brunswick; Enigmah Archer Hirsch, Augusta; John Bald, Brunswick; Laura Zamfirescu, Monroe; Laurie Walker, Friendship; Linda Alschuler, Cumberland; Linda Cullivan, Scarborough; Mike Cullivan, Scarborough; Lisa Mossel Vietze, Appleton; Nancy Greindl, Topsham; Nathan Johnson, Brunswick; Norma Warden, Auburn; Prisca Kenison, Brunswick; Richard Reynolds, Cushing; Rob Smith, Harpswell; and Stephen Burt, Edgecomb.
The show was juried by three experienced photographers in conjunction with standards sanctioned by the Professional Photographers Association. Only the highest-scoring photographers had work accepted. The club currently has close to 80 members and always seeks new people to get involved.
FLCC meets regularly throughout the year and consists of an interesting mix of beginning and advanced photographers. Members may elect to shoot to a different theme every week for “Project 52,” and then share results on Facebook in order to learn from each other. At times, photos are critiqued by colleagues with an eye toward improving skills. Members may also take part in photo outings and field trips and learn by watching others. Often, Club members are out photographing in all types of weather, times of day and night, and locations for their own personal gratification. Themes that photographers concentrate on include landscape, astrophotography, portraits, wildlife, abstracts, black and white, infrared, street and so much more. From time to time, an opportunity comes along to exhibit, and work is submitted, juried, finalized for presentation, and then installed for the public’s enjoyment. Exhibited work is also available for purchase.
For programming, FLCC meets at the Brunswick Naval Museum & Memorial Gardens Thursday nights, September through May, at 6:30 p.m. (Brunswick Naval Museum is located at 179 Admiral Fitch Ave., Brunswick Landing) Program activities include tech nights, field trips and guest speakers. The club welcomes new members as well as those who only want to see and hear a slide presentation for one evening. Upcoming guest speakers include “Shooting for Post Processing,” with Joe Reardon, Feb. 21; “Preparing for Printing,” Feb. 28; “Nature Photography,” March 28; and “Night Photography,” with A.G. Evans April 4. To learn more, visit www.firstlightcc.com, email carolinesamson@comcast.net or call 207-449-8573.

PHOTO: “Blue Moon Setting,” by Andy Johnson, is one of the photographs that will be on display at the First Light Camera Club’s exhibit. (Andy Johnson photo)