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Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month For Members and Guests
Meetings begin at 7:30pm in Adjoining Rooms 237 and 239
Training, when scheduled, will begin at 6:15pm in Room 239
Use either the Elevator or the Staircase by the Elevator to access the second floor.
Second Tuesdays - Contest Results Videos Live at 7:30 PM
Fourth Tuesdays - Program Meetings Live at 7:30 PM
Training when Scheduled is Held Before Each Meeting at 6:15PM
New and Prospective Members are invited to a Dallas Camera Club Orientation with Keni Evans and Lola Laird.
Meet in the back of the room at 6:15 before the Second Tuesday Meeting to hear about the rich history of the club
and learn how to best leverage the resources of the club to improve your photography.
The objective of the Dallas Camera Club is the mutual entertainment and education of its members in all forms of amateur photographic art. The DCC hosts contests and events including monthly competitions, field trips, training classes for all skill levels, workshops, programs of general interest, an Annual Awards Banquet and an annual competition with the Fort Worth Camera Club. The DCC emphasizes club competition as a learning process. Importance is placed on helping the beginner, or new member, feel at ease, ask questions, learn and participate.
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June 2025 Newsletter OPEN
Programs
Details of Past Programs and a List of Future Programs HERE
June 24, 2025
Ian McVea
Ian McVea is an Irish-born, Texas-based photojournalist, editorial photographer, and photography educator. Growing up in Ireland, India, South Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Ethiopia, and Algeria, he developed a fascination for the world and people around him, and learned to channel that into photography.
After graduation from UT Arlington School of Business, Ian joined the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1989 as a staff photographer, later becoming a senior staff photographer and photo editor before leaving the paper during layoffs in 2012.
During that time he photographed everything from building fires to celebrities, city council members to presidents, pee wee football to national championships, along with countless Friday night football games, ribbon-cuttings, and restaurant reviews. Ian covered the Oklahoma City bombing, the Shuttle Columbia disaster, and hurricanes Katrina and Rita for international wire services.
While on staff at the Star-Telegram, Ian was invited to teach a junior level photojournalism class as an adjunct professor at TCU’s Schieffer School of Journalism, a stint that gave him the bug to teach. On leaving the paper, Ian began teaching high school Commercial Photography and Adobe Photoshop certification classes in the Arlington ISD. He retired from the high school classroom in May but is continuing to teach workshops with UT Arlington and the Association of Texas Photography Instructors.
Ian’s images have been published by Time, Newsweek, Life, NY Times Magazine, USA Today, and Sports Illustrated, among others. Much of his work is archived at Getty Images. Several mages have been part of recent exhibits at Texas galleries and art museums, and have received honors from the Dallas Press Club, National Headliners, Houston Press Club, The Texas APME, the Texas Photographic Society, the Fort Worth Professional Photographers Association, and the Society for Newspaper Design. He is a frequent judge for local, state, and national photography competitions.
Ian is an Associate in the Royal Photographic Society, an active member of the Texas Photographic Society, the American Society of Media Photographers, Fort Worth Professional Photographers Association, the Association of Texas Photography Instructors, and a retired member of the National Press Photographers Association.
These days he shoots some editorial work, but happiest shooting black-&-white film with medium- and large-format cameras. Most of his commercial work is shot with Canon DSLRs - he’s not ready for mirrorless yet.
Ian has two married daughters and a lovely fiancée all of whom share his passion for photography. His three grandkids know him best with a camera covering one eye.
Where to see more of Ian’s work.
Instagram, Threads, and Foto: @cloakndaguerre
Website: Ian McVea Photography
ianmcveaphotography.com
Field Trip Videos
See all Field Trip Videos here. Dallas Camera Club - Videos
Upcoming Field Trips
Call for Images
Clark Gardens
Good Morning! We had a good turn out yesterday at Clark Gardens. It was a bit warm and humid but there was plenty of shade and the restroom had AC. Please send me 5 to 7 of your favorite shots attached to an email (re-sized to 1920 w x 1280 h) the FT slideshow by June 30. Feel free to include your name on the images. Additional photos of members are always welcome. Thanks, lpetterborg@gmail.com
JULY FIELD TRIP
WHEN: FRIDAY, JULY 18TH
WHAT: FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS BASEBALL GAME
Frisco RoughRiders | MiLB.com
WHERE: RIDERS FIELD, 7300 ROUGHRIDERS TRAIL, FRISCO, TX
Parking | RoughRiders (milb.com)
For anyone that has not experienced minor league baseball or has and wants more, you are in for a treat. Minor league ballparks are smaller than those used for major league teams like the Texas Rangers and honestly, way more fun! The Dallas Camera Club has a block of seats along the 3rd base line giving members an excellent opportunity to capture the action up close and personal. The game with the Corpus Christi Hooks begins at 7:05 pm but I suggest getting there at least an hour earlier to be able to scout other shooting locations and photograph the players warming up. Tickets are $31, that gets you a seat and a $10 voucher for the concession stands. Please purchase your tickets using the PayPal link on the DCC website under the Field Trips tab. Contact me, lpetterborg@gmail.com, after you buy your ticket so I can keep a list and if you have any questions. Your longest lens will probably give you the best images of the action, but short focal lengths work well for crowd shots and the post-game fireworks. Tripods will be allowed but not on the grass playing field.
Parking | RoughRiders (milb.com)
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Caddo Lake Fall Color
Dallas Camera Club Field Trip
November 7-9, 2025
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DETAIL
The Dallas Camera Club is going to Caddo Lake this year for its annual Fall Color field trip. It has been almost 10 years since the club last visited Caddo Lake, so many members may not be familiar with the lake. Here is a short introduction. For more details, see the links at the end.
Caddo Lake is one of Texas' few natural lakes. Some say the only one. It is also one of 27 wetlands in the US recognized by Ramsar Convention. Lodging and boat rentals are centered around the tiny town of Uncertain, Texas, population less than 100. Caddo Lake is on the Texas–Louisiana border about 3 hours east of Dallas. It has diverse aquatic plant life and wildlife in a bald cypress swamp with a bottomland hardwood forest. It is home to 190 species of trees and shrubs, 22 species of amphibians, 47 mammal species and more than 220 kinds of birds. Over 40 of the native bird species are endangered. Here are a few photos from around the lake.
Contests May 2025 Contest Results
July 2025 Contest Entries Due - July 6, 2025
Projected -Open
Monochrome Print - Open
Color Print -Open
Dallas Camera Club - Winners May 2025
Dallas Camera Club - 2025-2026 Scoresheet
May 2025 Projected VIDEO May 2025 Print (Color and Monochrome) VIDEO
Training
Live Training is Available Before Regular Meetings at 6:15
Online Training Is Available to Members of
Dallas Camera Club and Plano Photography Club
Details and Schedules For All DCC Classes: Dallas Camera Club - Training and Education
Training held via Zoom. Find access code DCC MEMBERS
Dallas Camera Club - 2024 Class Material
Outward Bound - Photographic Contest Opportunities Outside the Club
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