Whether you are just starting out in photography or are an experienced professional, Crosstown Camera Club is a great place to sharpen your skills, share ideas and socialize with others who share a passion for the art of print and digital photography. Our meetings throughout the year provide opportunities to:
- Develop, improve photographic techniques (photo capture and post-processing).
- Learn design, emotional impact, storytelling and other fine-art techniques.
- Socialize with other photographers.
- Participate in monthly digital and print salons critiqued by experienced judges.
- Gain photography-related insights from guest speakers at monthly programs.
- Join members on photography field trips.
For more information, refer to the General Information menu to the right and click on About Our Club.
Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, September through May (with the exception of December when we have our holiday party). The meetings include a digital or a print salon competition and photographic presentations. Guests are welcome but you must be paid members to compete in the monthly salons.
For our February 20 Meeting
we had Alec Johnson
talking about his light painting work
Check out the Crosstown Camera Club calendar find out about upcoming meetings, salon entry deadlines and other information about our club.
CCC Meetings and Events Calendar
February Salon Results
February was a digital salon
Topic – Shoot from Above or Below
Our January salon judge was Paul Howlett
For the past 21 years Paul has been a member of the faculty at the Hennepin Technical College’s Brooklyn Park Campus, teaching in the Graphic Design/Media Communications department.
Six years leading up to teaching brought Paul, an Art director and Photographer, to a new and unusual point of view. He went from working at a number of studios and publishing companies in the Twin Cities area to simply sharing knowledge. Once teaching was established as his new passion, the side hustle was born and independent designing and consulting fueled his creatives appetite. That Designer, Photographer, and Consultant became a forever student.
Recently Paul conducted a workshop on Camera Raw features and Photographic post production workflows for artists and production minded Photographers in Houston, TX.
Hennepin Technical College is a stand alone technical environment bubbling with opportunities for students including one off classes in some new areas; Social media and Digital Photography to name two. These new courses offer up a fresh industry perspective. Paul makes himself available to coordinate customized sessions for small or large groups. Past endeavors include helping write Adobe exam questions for Adobe CS ACE and CIB materials. Paul regularly conducts group creative nights on the topics of Photoshop and related design themes at HTC. Occasionally he can be found assisting at a local User Group meetings around town.
February Salon First Place Topic Image
Portlandia by Deb Noble
First Place Open Monochrome
Prairie Burn by Marilyn Victor
See All February Salon Acceptances
Monthly Salon Topics for the 2019-20 Season
Survey Results and Meeting Notes
from the September Club Meeting
External websites to learn Photoshop and Lightroom
Lightroom User Group Facebook Page
Photoshop User Group Facebook Page
Photoshop User Group Webpage
Crosstown’s top images from 2018-2019 are on display at
Edina City Hall
4801 W. 50th St
Edina, MN 55424
2018-2019 Image of the Year – BUFFALO ROUNDUP CUSTER STATE PARK by SANDY SWANSON
The top 12 images from Crosstown’s 2018-2019 season are on display now through September 2020 at Edina City Hall.
The photos are available for viewing in the Community Room during regular business hours (best over the noon hour when the room is less likely to be in use). Enter city hall, walk up the stairs and head straight back to find the Community Room.
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