Beginning Photography Free Class
2024-04-13 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States
Professional Photographer, Artist and PSC President Lin Blackwell-Prabish will instruct a class on beginning photography. Advanced members of the club will also be on hand to assist attendees with questions about their specific camera models.

This class is for those who need help learning how to use their camera, need one-on-one assistance with their cameras and have questions about how to capture the images they want. Attendees need to bring their camera with a lens and fully charged battery, their camera’s manual (or an electronic device to access their manual online), a bottle of water and note-taking materials (paper & pen). The class is FREE! Seating is limited, so sign-up early! Please register at https://chattanoogaphoto.org go to Education and Workshops and click on the Register button at the bottom of the page.
The seminar will be from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. For more information call 423-800-1002 or e-mail Lin Prabish at linstouch@gmail.com. For more information about the Photographic Society of Chattanooga, visit https://chattanoogaphoto.org.

April Boot Camp - Pixels
2024-04-18 18:00 - 18:50 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

April Club Meeting
2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

May Club Meeting
2024-05-16 19:00 - 20:30

Creative Floral Portraits "Hands-On" Workshop
2024-05-18 09:00 - 13:00 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States
Hazel is the owner of Meredith Images, an expert in photography craftsmanship, award-winning photographer, teacher, speaker, workshop leader and highly respected competition judge. You can view her work on her website at https://meredithimages.com.
Hazel will guide participants through how to add drama and creativity to their floral images with the addition of textures and the use of plug-in software. Get a subtle effect with one texture, or go wild with two or more! Learn how to choose textures; how to blend them with your images; and how to mask off certain areas. Learn how to add a subtle vignette to your photos as well as creative borders. Hazel will also demonstrate a few of her favorite plug-ins, i.e. the Nik Collection, Smart Photo Editor and JixiPix desktop apps.
The week prior to the workshop, Ms. Meredith will send a list of the software she will use during the workshop, and the participants will be able to download a trial version if they don’t already own the products. If they don’t wish to download the software, they can watch that portion of the demo and decide if they wish to obtain the software later. The day of the workshop Hazel will supply a USB flash drive to each participant with the images and textures that will be used in the projects, along with detailed notes so they can replicate the projects at home and get familiar with the techniques discussed.
The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday May 18, 2024, at St. John’s United Methodist Church at 3921 Murray Hills Dr, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Participants need to bring note-taking materials, laptop (suggested to follow along, but not required) and a bottle of water.
The cost of the workshop is $79 per person. To register and pay, go to the workshop page on Hazel’s website at https://meredithimages.com/product/creative-floral-portraits-hands-on-workshop/. The seating is limited to 20 people, so sign up early.

May Boot Camp - Photoshop AI
2024-05-22 18:00 - 18:50 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

June Boot Camp - Introduction to Flower Photography
2024-06-20 18:00 - 18:50 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

June Club Meeting
2024-06-20 19:00 - 20:30

July Boot Camp - Manual the Easy Way
2024-07-18 18:00 - 18:50 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

July Club Meeting
2024-07-18 19:00 - 20:30

August Boot Camp - PSA (Photographic Society of USA)
2024-08-15 18:00 - 18:50 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

August Club Meeting
2024-08-15 19:00 - 20:30

September Picnic
2024-09-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Harrison Bay State Park Pavillion, 7855 Bay Marina Circle, Harrison, 37341, United States
Click here for more info.

October Open House
2024-10-17 18:00 - 20:30

November Club Meeting
2024-11-15 19:00 - 20:30

November Boot Camp - TBD
2024-11-21 18:00 - 18:50 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

Christmas Banquet
2024-12-19 18:00 - 20:30

Coffee and Cameras
2025-11-21 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-01-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Maple Street Biscuit Company, 2114 Gunbarrel Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37421, United States
An informal hangout to talk all things photography!
Bring your cameras, your Ipads, a friend, or just yourself. Let’s hang out!
This is open to PSC members and non-members.
Questions? Contact
Communications@chattanoogaphoto.org

Coffee and Cameras...and Cookies!
2025-12-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Morning Pointe Residence, 7719 Shallowford Rd, Chattanooga, 37421, United States
Please note the change in venue for December.
Also, this is a hosted event, so please give PSC Communications a heads up if you are planning to attend so we can give Morning Pointe an idea of our numbers. This is not mandatory, so if you decide to come last minute, please do!
An informal hangout to talk all things photography!
Bring your cameras, your Ipads, a friend, or just yourself. Let’s hang out!
This is open to PSC members and non-members.
Parking and entry instructions:
There is plenty of parking in front or behind the residence. Please enter through the front entrance and let the visitor control person know that you are there for the Photography social. The host is Mike Sobel.
Questions? Contact: Communications@chattanoogaphoto.org

Gallery Change-out Blackwell Automotive
2025-12-16 16:00 - 17:30 | Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Chattanooga, TN, 37411, United States
New pictures are due January 15 and 16, 4-5:30pm at Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop. All members are welcome. Pictures in the current show are due for pickup then also.
Bring pictures from your recent projects ready to hang. Pictures from the Annual contest are invited. They can be displayed along with ribbons if desired. This is a club show, not a juried gallery, but pic-tures should be ready to hang, either framed, metal or canvas wrapped. A hanging wire is best. They need to have a title and price. If you have not previously participated, I urge you to visit the gallery at the Blackwell Automotive Building, open Monday – Friday, 7:30am-5:30pm, to see what members are doing. For additional information, see the club website under Activities/Exhibits.
The opening reception is scheduled for Jan 23rd from 6:00-8:00pm. All are welcome. Bring friends
Keep Shooting,
Milton

Christmas Banquet
2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

Field Trip - Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
2026-01-03 08:00 - 11:00
Join us for a Saturday bird walk at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama on January 3rd at 9:00am CST. The walks are each Saturday beginning December 6 through February 28 (excluding December 27 and January 10). Please meet at the outdoor classroom in the Visitor Center parking lot to walk around the property and enjoy spotting some of the refuge’s resident winter birds, including Sandhill Cranes and, if we are lucky, Endangered Whooping Cranes. Anyone is welcome to join this free event – registration is not required. Please remember to dress for the weather and bring a long lens if you have one.
Mary Jane and I will leave home at 6:00 am EST to arrive at the Cracker Barrel in Huntsville (2001 Drake Ave. SW) at 8:00 EST (7:00 CST). It is about 30 minutes to the NWR, so that gives us an hour at the restaurant.
If you do not want to leave home so early, the walk will finish about 10:00 CST and we will be hanging around to photograph more birds, so join us.
Please let Martin and Mary Jane know if you plan to meet them there. Email them at fieldtrips@chattanoogaphoto.org. Please give your name and phone number so we can reach you via text to our location at the refuge.
Whooping Crane Walk Times:
December 6, February 7, 14, 21, 28 | Walks begin at 9 a.m. CST December 13, 20, January 3, 17, 24, and 31 | Walks begin at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. CST
Address: 3121 Visitor Center Road, Decatur, Alabama
For more information about Wheeler NWR, see https://www.fws.gov/refuge/wheeler.

PSC Monthly Board Meeting
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:30
Monthly meeting of the PSC Officers and Committee Chairs. All current PSC members are welcome to join.
2nd Thursday every month, 7PM
Contact the board for the Zoom link earlier than 3 days before the meeting or check your emails.

Social Media 101
2026-01-15 18:00 - 19:00 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States
Nichole Vild will be presenting Social Media 101 at continuing education this month. Topics will include setting up an Instagram, preparing your images to post on social media, and posting your images on Instagram and Facebook. Bring your devices if you want to follow along!
Coffee and Cameras is 12 January, this month. If you want to prepare for this continuing education block by setting up your accounts ahead of time, feel free to bring your computer.

Alan Ross - Life Behind a Lens
2026-01-15 19:00 - 20:00 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States
Presentation on January 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm via Zoom – Zoom Link to Follow
Alan Ross is an internationally respected master photographer, printer and educator who honed his vision and technique while working side-by-side with Ansel Adams as his full-time photographic assistant.
For Alan Ross, photography has been very much a kind of language…a way to express who he is, how he thinks and how he responds to the world around him. He has used this “language of light” for over 60 years to articu-late those thoughts and feelings he is often not able to put into words.
Ross will share highlights (and images!) of his career, from his early days as an assistant in an advertising studio to his time with Ansel Adams to his glob-al adventures sharing his knowledge of, and passion for, fine art photography.
He’ll also paint a picture of the legendary Adams as only someone who worked side-by-side with him can. Using his own personal photographs of Adams working in the field, in the darkroom and at home, personal notes and letters from master to apprentice, and anecdotes and recollections from his nearly six years as Adams’ full-time photographic assistant, Ross will share his experiences of Adams as an artist, mentor and friend.
Ross was integrally involved with Adams’ books, teaching in Yosemite and the creation of fine prints. He was personally selected by Adams to be the exclusive printer of the Yosemite Special Edition Photograph negatives, an assignment he has enjoyed for over 50 years! Ross makes each print by hand from Adams’ original negatives using traditional darkroom techniques.
Following his tenure with Adams, Ross operated a successful commercial photography studio in San Francisco for 12 years, where he enjoyed work-ing on projects ranging from world-wide campaigns for the Bank of America to landscape murals for the National Park Service.
Ross relocated to visually captivating Santa Fe in 1993, where he enjoys pursuing his own art, teaching, and writing articles and blogs sharing his vast knowledge of the art and craft of fine art photography.
Alan is also a consummate and dedicated photographic educator who inspires professionals and ama-teurs alike as they work to realize and refine their photographic voice.
His photography hangs in collections, galleries and museums around the world, including the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Huntington Library and the Center for Creative Photography

Gallery Reception Blackwell Automotive
2026-01-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Chattanooga, TN, 37411, United States
Join Milton McLain to open the next gallery of PSC club members at Blackwell Automotive. Bring your friends and family!

Coffee and Cameras
2026-02-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Maple Street Biscuit Company, 2114 Gunbarrel Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37421, United States
6 February, 10-noon
Maple Street Biscuit Company
2114 Shallowford Rd
This is open to members or non-members. Get there early if you want to order food (or order online ahead of time). Bring your cameras, questions, portfolios, Ipads, a friend, yourself, whatever. Let’s talk some art.
We had a suggestion to bring 10-20 images to share with others, whether digitally or printed. If you are interested, please bring them in a way that others can handle them without hurting them. We look forward to seeing what everyone is creating!

Coffee and Cameras
2026-03-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Maple Street Biscuit Company, 2114 Gunbarrel Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37421, United States
13 February, 10-noon
Maple Street Biscuit Company
2114 Gunbarrel Rd
This is open to members or non-members. Bring your cameras, questions, portfolios, Ipads, a friend, yourself, whatever. Let’s talk some art.
We had a suggestion to bring 10-20 images to share with others, whether digitally or printed. If you are interested, please bring them in a way that others can handle them without hurting them. We look forward to seeing what everyone is creating!

Coffee and Cameras
2026-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Maple Street Biscuit Company, 2114 Gunbarrel Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37421, United States
This is open to PSC members and non-members. Bring your cameras, questions, portfolios, Ipads, a friend, yourself, whatever. Let’s talk some art.
