Mentorship News

Mentorship is one of the great things being offered by the Enchanted Lens Camera Club (ELCC).  Each month we offer classes for free to members.  The Mentorship Classes are held on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the offices of Dekker/Peritch/Sabatini, 7601 Jefferson NE, Suite 100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109.  Most classes are "come one come all", however occasionally there will be a hands-on class that will have a limited number of people we can handle.  Those will be classes you will need to sign up for and a sign up sheet will be provided.  

Listed below is a sample of what we are offering to begin this ELCC year.  

Our first event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 4th starting at 7:00. Kim Ashley will be our teacher in "Getting to Know Your Digital DSLR Camera". Kim has taught numerous seminars in the past and is a great teacher. This year's intro class is designed for those who have a DSLR camera and would like to know more about it. Please have a basic knowledge of "what does what" on your camera as this seminar will move fairly quickly. Also be sure to bring your camera and manual. It will be a hands-on evening.

Our second event will take place on Tuesday, Oct.18th. John Gilbert will be our teacher and his topic will be "Compositing Images". Many of you have seen the results he gets in compositing, and he will be teaching us how to separate an image from its background and successfully combine it will another image using different blend modes, opacities, layers, etc. This should be a great evening.

Our third event is a hugely-popular one which will be repeated monthly throughout the year. On Oct. 27th {Thursday) Leroy Perea will continue his "Casual Critique" nights. If you have never attended one, or if you have participated in many, please come. The evenings are filled with great help from Leroy plus a lot of good humor and a relaxed atmosphere.

Please check the Calendar on the ELCC website for information on Mentorship seminars throughout the remainder of the year. To read the calendar, place your cursor over the entry and a box will open with more details. The F-Stop newsletter will also contain updated info throughout the year and we do send out reminder emails.

If you have any other suggestions and/or would like to present a class yourself, please let me know. I can be reached by phone at 332-9475 and email at Paigeriffic1@gmail.com.

The Mentorship Committee is excited about this next club year and working with all of you to make it really special.
 

One-on-One Help

Some of our experienced members have offered to do one-on-one training with newer members who make an appointment with them.  Below is a list of those volunteers, their contact information, and the programs they can help with.