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Goddard Photo Club

Field trips, workshops, events, presentations, and social events for all who enjoy photography.

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The Goddard Photo Club is for employees of Goddard and their families and promotes the enjoyment of photography. This site provides members information about events, presentations, and resources. Club members lead field trips, present workshops, and share their photographs on our Flickr site.

Potential members may browse our site to assist them with their photographic needs, to find information about the club, and they are welcome at any Club meeting.

If you have questions regarding the club, check the Officers & Contacts section to assist you in reaching the correct person.

The Goddard Photo Club is a member of the Maryland Photography Alliance.

Upcoming Events

September 10, 2025 - Meeting

Topic: Unleash your creativity (Speaker: Lori Lankford) Featured Photographer: TBD Time: 12-1 pm Location: Hybrid; 23/S402 and Teams (link sent to members)

Sepember 24, 2025 - Snap & Share

Topic: High Key Photography Time: 12-1 pm Location: Hybrid; 23/S402 and Teams (link sent to members)

Recent Snap & Share Winners

Exhibit 57: Solar Photography / Pareidolia

collage of thumbnail images of the 6 winners

Sunset Dragon (Olha Asmolova), Sleeping Troll (Karen Smale), Nodding Off (Wayne Robinson) Total Eclipse Circular Composite (Emily Beckman), Sunrise at McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (Eliot Malumuth), Toledo Eclipse (Kyle Helson)

View full-sized images on Flickr

Showcase 2023 Winners

collage of thumbnail images of 2023 best photos

collage of thumbnail images of 2023 best collections

View all Showcase 2023 images on Flickr

Calendar of Events

Future Events

Meetings and Snap & Share events are held at NOON, unless otherwise noted.

September 2025

Date Type Topic
(Speaker/Leader)		 Featured
Photographer		 Notes
10 Meeting Unleash your creativity (Lori Lankford) TBD Lori Lankford brings a refreshing approach to photography, making it fun, simple, and creative. She has a passion for teaching and mentoring photographers at all levels to develop their unique style and vision. Her personal English garden, transformed from bare dirt into a thriving floral paradise over the past three years, serves as both a creative workspace and a source of inspiration for her photography. Visit Lori’s Website
12-1pm
Hybrid: 23/S402 & Microsoft Teams (link sent to club members)
24 Snap & Share High Key Photography   High key photography is a style characterized by bright, well-lit images with minimal shadows and dark tones. This technique uses predominantly white or light tones throughout the composition, creating an image that appears bright, airy, and often optimistic or uplifting. Check this link for examples
12-1pm
Hybrid: 23/S402 & Microsoft Teams (link sent to club members)

October 2025

Date Type Topic
(Speaker/Leader)		 Featured
Photographer		 Notes
8 Meeting TBD
Elections		 TBD Photo Club will have its elections
12:00am-1pm
Hybrid: 23/S402 & Microsoft Teams (link sent to club members)
22 Snap & Share Low Key Photography   12-1pm
Hybrid: 23/S402 & Microsoft Teams (link sent to club members)

*Snap & Share: Members may upload up to 5 photos to the Flickr site (add them to the appropriate Snap & Share set and include your name in the description). Remember that these photos are potential choices for the cafeteria display!

Recent Past Events (2025)

  • August 27 - Snap & Share: High Key
  • August 13 - Flickr walkthrough by Geneviève de Messieres; featured Kyle Helson
  • July 23 - Snap & Share: Pets
  • July 9 - Photo Critique Session with Roz Kleffman, Topic: Landscapes
  • June 26 - Snap & Share: Seascapes
  • June 20 - Field trip: Greenbelt Firefly Sanctuary
  • June 11 - Meeting: featured: Bill Dusterwald
  • June 4 - Event: Annual Photo Club Picnic
  • May 28 - Snap & Share: Flash Photography
  • May 14 - Meeting: Macro Photography Talk (Dr. Matthew Bertone)
  • Apr 22 - Workshop: Intern Spring Headshot Workshop
  • Apr 23 - Snap & Share: Signs of Spring
  • Apr 9 - Meeting: General discussion; featured: Evan Ryder
  • Apr 4-6 - Field trip: Spring Eastern Shore of Virginia
  • Mar 26 - Snap & Share: Sepia
  • Mar 12 - Meeting: Bingo recap (Bill Dusterwald)
  • Feb 26 - Snap & Share: Best of Field Trips
  • Feb 12 - Meeting: Mylio (Alex Tsepko); featured: Bill Thompson
  • Feb 1-28 - Event: BINGO
  • Jan 22 - Snap & Share: Celebration
  • Jan 8 - Meeting: Light pollution (Geneviève de Messieres)

Previous Years’ Events

Past Events

Announcements

Recent Meeting Announcement Slides

Updated links coming soon

Archive of Newsletters (2011-2018)

Please contact our webmaster for copies of past club newsletters.

Presentations

Updated links coming soon

Courses

Please contact our webmaster for copies of materials from previous versions of these courses.

Meeting Presentations

Resources

Updated links coming soon

Flickr Website

To upload your photographs to our Flickr website, you must be a paid member. The instructions are available for download. Contact our club treasurer for user name and password.

Web Resources

Equipment Available

To use any equipment, you must be a paid member. We have the following:

  • Calibration Software: ColorMunki Photo calibrator, with software
  • Green screen setup
  • Art Wolfe “Travels to the Edge” DVD set (Seasons 1 and 2; Thirteen 30-minute episodes per season; 4 DVDs per season)
  • Fundamentals of Photography, Joel Sartore (DVD set: 24 half-hour classes)
  • Kodak carousel slide projector
  • Books
    • “People Photographs” by Harry Benson (1991)
    • “Photography Year / 1982” by Time Life Books (1982)
    • “50 Portrait Lighting Techniques for pictures that sell” by John Hart (1983)
    • “How to Photograph Women Beautifully” by J. Barry O’Rourke (1986)

Club members can add to this list by contacting the webmaster.

Membership Application

Updated links coming soon

Below are the links for the Membership Application and the Club’s Constitution. The Membership Application may be filled out on the computer and then printed, or printed and filled out by hand. In either case, please make sure to mail your membership application and dues to the individual listed on the application.

If you have not renewed your membership for the 2024-2025 club year please complete a membership form and email it to Emily Beckman and get her your $10 yearly membership dues (options: cash, check made out to “Goddard Photo Club”, or Paypal/Venmo to Emily Beckman). Membership rolls are purged in January.

Members’ Galleries

Note that some of these links may not be safe for work viewing.

Links to photo sharing sites and galleries of Club members:

Officers & Contacts

Want to join the club or renew your membership?
Membership: Emily Beckman

Want to give a talk or be a featured photographer?
Meeting Organizer: Seth Gaines

Have a great idea for a field trip?
Field Trip Coordinator: Brent Warner (email any Club Officer)

Forgot the Flickr password?
Flickr Instructions: Seth Gaines

Want to suggest (or teach!) a course on photography?
Education coordinator: Bill Dusterwald (email any Club Officer)

Have a question about the Building 1 exhibit?
Exhibit coordinator: Wayne Robinson

Want to add an announcement to the Website?
Webmaster: Olha Asmolova

Photo Club Officers

President:
Seth Gaines

Vice President:
Carey Johnson

Secretary:
Geneviève de Messieres

Treasurer:
Emily Beckman

Webmaster:
Olha Asmolova

Past Presidents:
Scott Hull, Kristin Rutkowski, Nancy Rosenbaum, Anne Koslosky

Committees

We are starting to expand our Club’s committees. We are looking for Club Member volunteers to help out on these committees. The more volunteers we have the less work for any one person, and the more opportunities available to Club members. So many opportunities are coming our way and the Club board members cannot handle it all. That means we miss those opportunities… to learn, to exhibit, and to participate in photo events.

  • Exhibits
    Organize the Showcase, Building 1 Cafeteria exhibit, and coordinate external opportunities like Riversdale, Greenbelt Arts Center, etc.
    Wayne Robinson (lead)

  • Education
    Coordinate the learning opportunities for the club: workshops, classes, bringing in speakers. Share the external educational events that may be happening in our region.
    Bill Dusterwald (lead)

  • MPA
    Attend MPA meetings and distribute MPA information/opportunities to the Club members.
    Scott Hull (lead)

  • Field Trips
    Coordinate and/or organize field trips and recruit others to lead them. Get the word out about the field trips. Help field trip leaders with logistics planning.
    Brent Warner (lead)

  • Outreach
    Get the word out about the Club. Post regular Dateline messages and coordinate flyer distribution/mounting ahead of events. Respond to requests for photo support (green screen, other GEWA clubs, etc.)
    Need volunteers!