South Carolina Photography Guild

Well, the blogging community just bit off more than it can chew…SCPG has been tagged to do the seven things, courtesy of Jared.   So, he is the one to put outside in jeans and a fleece jacket today for an hour with no beverage or fan.  (Just kidding Jared!)

1. SCPG was “founded” on July 4th, 2005 at the Summerville Fireworks display by the YMCA soccer fields.
2. SCPG is now at 90 registered members (active members?  that’s another story.)
3. Heather was the first fellow blogger from the Blogroll to join SCPG, followed shortly thereafter by Margo.
4. A random sampling of SCPG regular jobs includes a working photgraphy professional,  an electrical engineer, an SCE&G rep, a federal employee, a housewife, an advertising & marketing specialist, and a professional blogger.
5. The SCPG is looking to add many new features and services both to generate interest in photography and provide value for existing members, including tutorials and tips (vidoe and written) and Photoshop Actions.
6. The SCPG website was entirely hand-coded using EditPlus (with the exception of the forums and blog.)
7. The SCPG’s motto is “Happy Shooting!”

As for me personally (should I start a personal blog?):

1. I have been working in IT for close to seven years now and still do not own a laptop.
2. My background is almost all Windows-based and my next computer will be an Apple!
3. My first camera was a Vivitar 110 film camera.
4. My first “real” job was a Crew Trainer for McDonalds.
5. My favorite football team (having grown up in CO) is the Denver Broncos.
6. John Elway played minor league baseball in the town where I went to high school (in NY).  I caught a foul ball and had him sign it.  I later lost the ball playing catch with friends.
7. Even though Jared is a friend, and is the one that tagged me, becauess of #6, I can never root for the San Diego Chargers.

 As for tagging 7 people, I nominate:

1. Heather
2. Margo
3. Fellow photog Jason Zwiker
4. Lisa
5. Joan
6. Chuck
7. and Vera since even my mother can’t knit like she can! (I’ll never forget that blogger party where she had 3 needles going at once…)

The movie “Born Into Brothels” will be screened at Jack Alterman’s Center for Photography at its regular “Second Monday Night”  in October. This Academy Award winning documentary shows the work of Zana Briski in her Kids-with-Cameras project in the brothel district of Calcutta, India.

This showing will be done in conjunction with the Viewpoint - Kids with Cameras Series now in it’s 3rd year in Charleston.  The SCPG is proud to be a part of this effort to offer unique opportunities to the youth of our communities. 
Additional outreach efforts may also evolve in surrounding communities including North Charleston and the West Side of the Charleston peninsula, with the Gadsden Green
Housing Project and the Charleston Development Academy charter school.

For more details on any of these events, or if you are interested in volunteering to mentoring the photographic development of the youth in and around the Charleston area, contact Ron Rocz at ronrocz@attglobal.net.

Welcome to the latest blog spot for the Low Country! This blog is a forum of sorts where thoughts, ideas, and developments in photography can be shared and commented on by the community at large. More detailed discussions take place in our forums, so head over there today to register - it’s free! There are sites and forums for many chapters of the South Carolina Photography Guild (a fancy name for a club or group). The main site can be found at www.scphotogs.com, with the Charleston chapter here at www.scphotogs.com/forums. We also have an online gallery, which can be viewed at www.scphotogs.com/gallery. Our sister chapter in Sumter, which has many of the same features, can be found at www.sumtershutterbugs.com Enjoy the blog and we hope to see you online!