South Jersey Camera Club - 2025-26 Workshops

Enhancing the Art & Science of Photography

South Jersey Camera Club Photography Workshops 2025-26 Season

Unless otherwise noted, workshops will be conducted in the Holly Room at Medford Leas. Workshops are for club members only and registration is required. Due to the interactive nature of many of these programs, for the most valuable experience, some sessions may end later than stated.

To register for a workshop, simply click on the link below your desired event. You many also register through the calendar page by selecting the event and following the prompts there.

Saturday, September 6, 2025, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Photoshop Basics

Guest Presenter: Laura Balsam

From Laura:

Photoshop can be intimidating; there are so many options. This workshop will explain the basics of Photoshop in a way that I hope will be easy to understand and will make the program less scary.

Please come with your laptop and pictures. I want you to try things with your photos, not mine. Demo files always work; the test is your files.

I will explain basic concepts, like Layers, Selections, Channels, and Masking. I hope to show you how you how to improve your pictures and try to answer your questions. I will give you’re the resources to learn more about Photoshop.

I have created “art” learning Photoshop techniques, and I have improved family photos. Photoshop can be a lot of fun. It is for me, and it can be for you

Step Up Your Creativity: Unusual artistic techniques to create and enhance your images

Guest Presenters: Betsy and Jim Wilson

Join Betsy and Jim Wilson as we experiment creating unique textures by "melting" National Geographic magazines. As colorful inks dissolve, new and unusual textures are born that can then be incorporated in your photographs for a special artistic look. And you will have the opportunity to try out Scanography - using a flatbed scanner to create artfully arranged super high-resolution images. The workshop will include some basic photoshop instruction on using layers, which will enable you to blend textures with images you already have, or with images created using scanography. All participants will leave with some newly created texture pages, and a National Geographic magazine that can be used at home to create even more.

Saturday, November 1, 2025, 10:00 am - noon

Painting with Light: Fall-Themed Tabletop Still Life

Presented by: Pat Worley

Get creative indoors this season with a cozy tabletop light painting workshop! We’ll explore how to use dim light sources like penlights and flashlights to “paint” fall-inspired still life scenes during long exposures. Great for winter shooting when you're stuck inside. Bring your camera, tripod, cable release, and small lights—plus any props you'd like to include in your own setup. Perfect for all skill levels!

Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:00 am - noon

Beyond the Saturation Tool: Manipulating Color in Post Processing

Presented by: Rich Lewis

The key component of a color photograph is color. Yet the one thing that is often overlooked when creating and processing an image is the color.

This workshop will teach how to adjust and balance color in Lightroom and Photoshop using some common tools as well as a few simple tricks. The goal is not just to color correct, but to use color to create a mood. This is a step in learning how to photograph what you feel as well as what you see.

Saturday, January 3, 2026, 10:00 am - noon

Explorations in Macro and Close-up Photography

Presented by: Bonnie Rovere

We will have a short discussion about the differences between Closeup photography and Macro photography; technical aspects, the best way to shoot small subjects, gear that is needed, lighting, etc. We will then put what we have learned into practice. Please bring a camera or phone with you. A tripod is recommended.

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

A Thousand Words: Storytelling through Portraiture

Presented by: Sara Ascalon

Go beyond the head shot and write a story in a single frame. This workshop will show you how to create a storytelling portrait through the combined use of gesture, expression, props, wardrobe, and lighting. Participants will collaborate on building a visual narrative and have the opportunity to bring their ideas to life by directing and shooting a model in the classroom studio. Bring your camera and imagination for this fun and engaging program.

Saturday, March 7, 2025, 10:00 am - noon

Focus on Lightroom Masking Tools

Presented by: Robert Zurfluh

Witness the power and precision of Lightroom's masking tools through a complete start-to-finish workflow using participant's own photos for demonstration. We'll also explore a few other tools to help give your photos that polished look. Registrants will have an opportunity to submit their photos for the demonstration prior to the workshop date.

Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Toyography

Presented by Martin Kavanagh

As photographers it is a good bet to say we have vivid imaginations. Memories from our childhood, books we’ve read, movies we’ve seen, moments in nature, joyful moments we shared with our children or grandchildren and lots of other things in life that

have left scenes burned into our memories. We can use our cameras, some simple props, and a bit of ingenuity, to try and recreate those scenes, or even to create scenes from our own imaginative world, to share with friends and family. In the

workshop we will learn about some of the tools and props that toy photographers use and then participants can try their hand at their own tabletop creation. Martin will demonstrate a tabletop set up and show what the image looks like after processing.

Information on what will be provided at the workshop and what the participants may need to bring will be emailed to registrants prior to the workshop.

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 10am - 12 noon

Street Photography

Presented by Vera Hershenberg

This workshop is designed to help photographers build confidence and develop their unique storytelling skills in urban environments. We will cover essential topics such as choosing the right equipment and adjusting camera settings to capture candid moments effectively. The session will explore different ways to approach subjects—focusing on techniques that allow you to take compelling images without revealing faces, preserving privacy and comfort. Emphasis will be placed on capturing fleeting moments in time that tell a story and evoke emotion. This workshop is especially suited for those who feel uneasy photographing strangers, offering practical strategies to photograph organically and ethically in public spaces while creating powerful, faceless narratives.

You'll have the opportunity to practice the skills you learn in the workshop at a special photography excursion to Philadelphia with Vera as your guide. Look for an announcement as we get closer to the date of the event. There will be separate registration for the photowalk portion of the workshop.

Photowalk details and registration to come

Saturday, June 6, 2026, 10:00 am -noon

Spring Fling

Details to come

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