About Our Club
Ansel Adams compared photography with music, saying that the negative is the score and the print is the performance. So it is with SMCC. The bylaws and officers provide a basis for the operation of our club, but the music comes only because we have so many wonderful people making club activities happen. The following people are the Santa Maria Camera Club. We would be nothing without them.
SMCC 2024 Elected Officers
- President - Jeanne Sparks (805)739-1836
jeanne@jeannesparks.com - Vice President - Elaine Calvert
elainedcal@gmail.com - Secretary - Frank Tromp
- Treasurer - Alan Upshaw
2024 Board Members at Large
- Nyla James
- Flavio Parigi
- Harold Litwiler
- Jim McKinniss
- Penni Powell
- Dian Thomsen
Committees and Organizers
- Program Recruitment - Alan Upshaw
- Webex Meeting Hosts - Gregory Doudna, Jim McKinniss
- Competition Digital Projection - Gregory Doudna
- Competition Points Tabulator - Richard Russ
- Membership Recruitment & Retention - Richard Russ, Bob Mihelic, Rosie Brancacio, Bonnie Adams
- Competition Score Keepers - Elaine Calvert, Penni Powell
- Field Trips - Penni Powell, Bob Mihelic, Alan Upshaw, Gregory Doudna
- Galleon Editor - Flavio Parigi
- Historian - Nyla James
- Judge Recruitment - Harold Litwiler
- Refreshments - OPEN
- Saturday Morning Chat - Jim McKinniss
- Club Publicity - Jeanne Sparks
- Webmaster - Gregory Doudna - gndoudna@yahoo.com
- Program Recuitment - Alan Upshaw
Community Representatives
- PSA Representative - Nyla James
- Santa Barbara County Arts Commission - OPEN
- Santa Maria Arts Council - OPEN
Want to Join Us?
Come to a meeting (time and location available on the Calendar page) and we'll get acquainted. Whatever your level of experience, if you're interested in photography you'll probably enjoy our activities and members. Membership Application form.
Email us at: santamariacameraclub@gmail.comif you want instructions on how to attend Program or Competition meetings.
SMCC Constitution UpDated January 2018
The Santa Maria Camera Club is organized and operates under the following rules established by our constitution. A PDF copy may be viewed at this link: SMCC Constitution
SMCC -- BYLAWS - UPDATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2018
A PDF copy may be viewed at this link: SMCC By-Laws
SMCC Photographic Image Competition Rules
We hold photography competitions nearly every month. We have changed our competitions to virtual video based events. At this time all submissions are Digital JPG, sRGB images only in one of two categories: Color or Monochrome. There may be specific topic themes for each competition. See the Galleon.
Entries must be consistent with Digital Competition Rules (pdf).
The club uses Webex for this activity. Instructions for how install and configure you computer, tablets or cellphones to participate in these meetings. Read Webex Guest Setup (pdf).