The Johnson County Camera Club is a non-profit organization based in Prairie Village, Kansas. Members shoot both digitally and slides.

Meetings are the second Monday of each month, September through June.

Come share your photographic interests with other photographers. Learn through club programs and informative sessions. Take part in our intra-club competitions. Show and discuss your photography. Grow through helpful critiques and evaluations. Make new acquaintances who share the same interest and pleasure in photography.

Membership is open to all levels of experience. Whether you are a novice, advanced amateur, or professional photographer, your interest and talents are always welcome.

The Johnson County Camera Club extends to you an invitation to attend one of our monthly meetings!

Monday, December 12, 2011

The Aperture | 12-12-2011


Newsletter of the Johnson County Camera Club

Established April 1963

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Meeting:    December 12, 2011 (second Monday)
Time:           6:30 P.M. (chat time), 7:00 P.M. meeting
Location:   Asbury United Methodist Church
           Music Room
           75th St. and Nall Avenue, Prairie Village, Kansas

(Park behind the church;  meeting entrance is near the corner on the back of the building near Nall.)

Meeting Agenda for December
The December meeting is our annual social and print exchange.  Prints should be at least 8x10, matted, and wrapped so we can’t see the image.  The photo you get is entirely random, and each year many wonderful images are exchanged.  Participate—you will be glad you did.

The Program Committee will be providing the service ware and beverages.  Members may bring goodies to share.  Finger foods for the evening are whatever you choose to bring—it need not be fancy.

Remember to bring some images for Show & Tell since we have no other program scheduled.  Please see the requirements for image sizing listed herein.

Bio Sheet for our Spotlight Section
Don’t miss out on an opportunity to be featured in our newsletter.   This is your chance to let the other members learn a little about you and your photography.   Please send your bio sheet to Erin Schuerman, Program Committee Chair, at .

Annual Membership Dues
Member dues of $25 for 2011-2012 are now due.  Michael Stone, our Treasurer, will be collecting the dues.  Please pay by check made out to "Johnson County Camera Club" for the exact amount.  If you must pay cash, Michael will accept only the "exact amount", he will not have cash to make change.  Please note, payment of dues allows you to participate in all club activities including the End of The Year jurored contest.
Notes from Our Last Meeting
-President Steve Wall presided over the meeting.
-Steve welcomed eight guests to our meeting.
-In discussing software it was mentioned that Photoshop is going to a subscription setup where you will pay for updates rather than buying a new version every few years.
-Carol Barlau is planning a holiday lights field trip to Weston, MO the weekend of the 17 & 18 of December.  Daytime activities included Weston Bend State Park, cemeteries, churches and Weston Brewery.
-Bart from Overland Photo Supply presented a program covering the latest gear and some traditional equipment he carries in his store.
-Dave Bryan from the Digital Dimensions Club talked about his lens rental business and Destination Photo Workshops.
-Bruce Hogle and Steve Wall presented a short program on “Shooting Cars” which was accompanied by music appropriate to the images.  They also discussed what they had learned shooting at auto shows and talked about the equipment they found they needed to get good images.
-Following the conclusion of the programs the meeting was adjourned.

At The Galleries – Michael Stone  (Photography currently on display):
Images Art Gallery, 7320 W. 80th Street, Overland Park, KS (913-232-7113).
Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday 10am-5pm.

            "China" The gallery's featured artist is JCCC member, Marla Craven, presenting images from her recent visit and exploration of this enigmatic yet extremely photogenic nation  -  Closes December 10.

Note: Several other photographers have their work on display as well.

Revocup Coffee, 11030 Quivira (behind McDonalds), Overland Park, KS (913) 663-3695.
Hours: Monday thru Friday 6:30am-7pm, Saturday 7am-5pm, and Sunday 8am-5pm.

            "Photography by Ernie Lowden" JCCC member Ernie Lowden's 17 photographs offer the viewer a broad range of subject matter and pictorial genre, from traditional landscapes and nature, to subjective abstraction  -  Closes December 22.

All Souls Gallery, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, KCMO
(816-531-2131). Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 9am-3pm, and Sunday 9am-3pm.

            "Serendipity and Intuition" Photographer Robert Gaines strives to refine some aspect of his subjects, whether mundane and commonplace, exotic or novel  -  Closes December 31.

National Archives Central Plains Region, 400 West Pershing Road, KCMO (816-268-8000).
Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday 9am-5pm.

            "Picture This! One Hundred Years of Photography" An exhibit of photographs from the National Archives' vast collection  -  Closes December 31.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Block Building, 4525 Oak, KCMO (816-561-4000).
Hours: Wednesday 10am-4pm, Thursday and Friday 10am-9pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday noon-5pm.

            The Photographs of Brett Weston This exhibition features 39 photographs, and presents a concise survey of the career of Brett Weston, son of famed photographer Edward Weston. Brett's work exemplified the modernist aesthetic. In the details of everyday things, he combined fact and form, objective reality and abstraction. Reports from those who have already seen the exhibit agree, its a "Do not miss!" experience for any serious photographer  -  Closes April 1.

The Editor’s Corner – Bill Staudenmaier
Digging through a collection of photos left by a family member can be boring and time consuming.  Most of the time, at least in my experience, you find stacks of photos in the proverbial shoeboxes.  In rare cases you may find a few of these photos organized into albums and identified by year, at best.  Somehow, relatives feel that those of us, who come after them, will be clairvoyant and not require any scribbled information on the back of the photo.  Can’t say that I’m much better, although I’m trying.  Yes I’ve got boxes and processing envelopes of photos; those duplicates a local processor talked us into purchasing.  Why I ever assumed that anyone would want my extra photos I don’t know.  But I can’t bring myself to throw them away; at least not yet.

Regardless you have to admire some relative’s propensity to create a mystery, knowingly or unknowingly, for their descendents to solve.  This past year my mother-in-law passed away.  Among the photos displayed in her home was an antique brass frame with a black and white photo of her first husband and her two sons when they were probably about two and three years old.  My wife asked that I make a copy of this photo so it could be passed on to one of her brothers.  In the process of disassembling the frame and disgorging its contents, I discovered I had a problem.  This photo had gotten wet at some point and was now stuck to the glass.  Since the print had originated in a wet darkroom, I saw no problem with soaking the glass and  attached photo in a try of water.  Try doing that with a digital photo that might get stuck to the glass of a frame.  Take note here and ponder the question, which process has more longevity? 

An hour later I was able to remove the photo, which had by now given up its attachment to its glass captor.   However I had a surprise, for I found not one, but two photos in my tray of water.  Apparently at some point my mother-in-law had decided to recycle the antique brass frame.  But rather than remove or throw away the image of the original occupant of the frame, she had inserted the image of her husband and sons on top.  When it got wet the first time, the images had merged.  Until I had attempted to separate the newer image from the glass the two pieces of photo paper were one.  With delicate prying and a little additional soaking I had managed to free both images.  The hidden image turned out to be that of a cute little girl with long curls.  Judging from the tone of the black and white image, although this is by no means scientific or capable of being proved at this point, she may have had red hair.  From the look of the dress style she is wearing, it is possible that this image was captured around 1920.  Unlike the photo on top that was adhered to it, the paper was almost a heavy cardstock.  And although there is no studio imprint at the bottom of the image as was the custom at that time, it is obvious from the pose that it was a studio portrait. 

Our best guess is that this girl was a relative who lived in Colorado where Muriel, my mother-in-law, was born and lived until her college years.  Based on earlier photos we’ve determined that it is not Muriel even though the shape of the face is similar.  She had two sisters, but none of the early photos of them resemble the girl in the photo either.  Fortunately the image was a vignette, which allowed considerable loss of emulsion around the edges due to the adhesion of the top photograph, yet preserved the main part of the image. 

As in all families the individuals who would know have long since passed on.  So we may never know who this child is, or we may hit it lucky and find a relative that has an original of the same or similar image with a name scribbled on the back.

Images for Show and Tell
There is always a possibility at all of our meetings (if time permits) for member images to be shown and discussed.  Please see the information below regarding sizing of images.

All images should be sized for 1024 pixels on the longest dimension and saved in jpeg format at 72 dpi.  Images should be renamed to include the artist’s last name in the first characters of the title.  Check your image, if it looks blurry or pixilated (unintentionally), you may have started with a low resolution or highly cropped image.  In this case, you may need to increase the setting in the resolution box to improve the image; but be sure to retain 1024 on the longest side.  Submit JPG files on a flash drive tagged with your name.  Drives will be returned after the images have been loaded into the computer for projection.

Subjects for the Year-End 2011-2012 Photo Contest
Submittals for our Year-End-Contest are due at our May 2012 meeting.  Only images shot since April 2011 are eligible.  There are nine subjects to choose from.  You may select a maximum of six subjects with a maximum of two entries for each of the six subjects chosen.  A professional photographer will judge the contest, with the results to be presented and discussed at the June 2012 meeting.

2011-2012 Year-End-Contest Subjects

  • Abstract
  • Autos/ Transportation/Wheels
  • Close Up
  • Curves
  • Rusted/Busted/Old/Dilapidated
  • From Below
  • HDR 
  • Nostalgia
  • “Wild” Things     



Please patronize the following area businesses when you need photographic supplies or camera repairs.
Overland Photo Supply, Inc.    8967 Metcalf,      Overland Park, KS  66212                                (913) 648-5950,                FAX (913) 648-5966,         e-mail – sales@overlandphoto.com,    Hours: M-F 10-7,  Sat 10-5

Crick Camera Shop      7715 State Line Rd.    Kansas City, MO  64114   (816) 444-3390,      e-mail - crickcamera@sbcglobal.net      Established in 1946

The Aperture, newsletter of the Johnson County Camera Club, is published monthly.  Meetings are held the second Monday of each month, unless otherwise announced, at the Asbury United Methodist Church.  Short articles written by club members, or selected from other sources of possible interest to club members, may be sent to the editor for inclusion in the newsletter.  Membership dues of $25.00 for one year are to be paid during the month of September, which is the beginning of the club year.  Anyone who joins the club after March 1st. will not be required to pay dues and will not be eligible to participate in the year end competition.

For additional information or questions on the Johnson County Camera Club, activities, meetings, and membership contact the following members:

President  -  Steve Wall   913-782-6339   seeque2@gmail.com

Vice-President  - Erin Schuerman  913-322-3959   schuermanerin@gmail.com

Treasurer  -  Michael Stone   913-469-5724    mstoneopks@kc.rr.com       

Newsletter Editor  -  Bill Staudenmaier    913-381-0264    wstaude@sbcglobal.net 

Program Committee Chair  -  Erin Schuerman  

Program Committee Members  -  Steve Wall, Brian Schoenfish, Carol Barlau, Ernie Lowden, Marciana Vequist, Mark Higgins, Mary Cleveland, Shari

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