Exposure

The Capital City Camera Club is made up of a diverse group of people who look at our main joint interest, photography, from many different viewpoints.  Some of us are strict conservatives who feel that the tried and true ways of the past are the best while some of us are very liberal in our views of the art form, thinking that we should push the boundaries to the point of breaking. 

Most of us fall somewhere in between those two extremes, appreciating both the old ways and they new.  None of us have the correct answer for everyone.  In fact, this art, like all art, really answers to only one critic. You. What speaks to you?  

And, in a nutshell, that is the strength of the Capital City Camera Club.  We don’t all like the same thing which makes for a diverse experience every time we get together.  And when you’re exposed to other people’s preferences and discuss with them why they hold those preferences, it helps to shape and change and mold our own opinions.

In photography the term “exposure” means the amount of light you focus on the film or digital media.  The term can also be applied to our club.  The “exposure” that we get to other’s ideas and knowledge will, in the long run make each of us better photographers.  The amount of “light” that we let in from other people can only help to illuminate our perceptions.  Our club is like a lens with the f-stop set to wide open.

If you are a member of the Capital City Camera Club then you are part of the light and I want to thank you for sharing that with all of us.  If you’re not a member of the club then you need to consider joining so that you can add to the light!

- Chuck Rice, President