About | stmarysclicks

The St. Marys Clicks was formed in November of 2010. A number of St. Marys residents who were taking photography lessons at St. Marys Public Library, asked about the idea of forming a photogaphy club. Given the strong interest, meetings were convened in the upstairs meeting room of the Library.

Since its formation, the Club provides an informal, friendly, and supportive environment where photographers of all skill levels can share, learn, develop and explore the creative and documentary potential of photography.

Our meetings are held once a month with varying locations and start times. Members are notified in advance by email with all the details.

Membership is $20 per year. Each month we review member photos submitted for a series of chosen themes including a monthly challenge competition. The winning photo is posted on this website and also published on our Facebook page.

Guest speakers are a regular feature at our meetings presenting topics from "how to" to post-processing digital images. We also arrange periodic field trips to expand member's knowledge and experiences.

If you would like to join our group, please use the Contact page to ask for more information.

Guidelines for new members

Listed below are guildelines to help you understand how our group works:

• Meeting time and location and monthly themes are emailed to members in advance.

• Please make sure submitted photos have been converted to jpeg format.

• The Contest Photo is to be emailed to stmclicks@gmail.com by 7 pm the Friday before the meeting. We recommend the photo have a resolution of 300 dpi.

Note: Contest photos must be taken in the month prior to the contest.

• Theme Photos will be posted by the members in the private Facebook group. Reminder emails are sent out a few days ahead of time.

• Members may submit one contest photo and up to four theme photos per month. The Creative Open category is for photos that are taken with a creative spin (ex. slow shutter speed, creative composition, creative edit etc.). Please be prepared to explain how you took the photos submitted to this theme.

Note: Theme photos must be taken in the month prior to the submission deadline.

• You are invited to attend two meetings at no charge before deciding to become a member.

• Membership fee is $20.00 for one year and is renewable every September. Meetings run from September to June.

• We also have a Facebook Page, click here

Please feel free to contact us at stmarysclicks@gmail.com if you have any questions or suggestions.