Enjoy learning and sharing photography in a collaborative, educational, and fun atmosphere. The Club gathers and nurtures photographers of all levels — from beginner to professional.

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, April 24th. Monthly Competition with a theme of Abstracts. Get creative - and get details here.

Sunday, April 29th. Club Outing to Mt. Cuba Center.  CANCELLED - WILL BE RESCHEDULED. 

Saturday, May 5th. Photographing Flowers Workshop by Anita Bower and Nancy Cordero. Details here.

Tuesday, May 8th. Members' Forum with Jim Wilson, who will explain his approach to photography. Details here.

Tuesday May 8th. Monthly Meeting. Guest presenter, Betsy Barron, will discuss Lighting and Off-Camera Flash. Details here.

You can view all upcoming events on our Schedule Page

Volunteer Photographers Needed – the club occasionally receives requests from non-profit organizations in the area requesting volunteer photographers. You can view these opportunities in our Volunteer Opportunities Discussion Forum.  Subscribe to this forum to be notified of new opportunities.

Join Us:

Guests are invited to attend two meetings before joining. Guests are always welcomed on club outings.

Our meeting location is the Rhoads Auditorium (Center for Nursing and Allied Health Building) at Chester County Hospital. 701  East Marshall Street, West Chester, PA 19380 (610) 431-5000, This is a separate building just down the hill from the hospital entrance.

Parking is available across the street from the Rhoads building at the Doctor's Offices at 440 Marshall Street.

How to Submit to a Competition:

Please view this brief video tutorial about how to export your image from Lightroom or Photoshop and upload it to our website.  Thanks to Bob Lott for preparing this video.

Galleries of Recent Events:

Antique Ice Tool Museum  -Fascinating history of America's second largest export during the 1800's - Ice! Check out members' images in the gallery here.

Framing Workshop - CCCC member Jim Samanen led an instructional and inspirational workshop on how to choose and make a frame to enhance your image.  Thanks to Jim and his workshop helpers: Wayne Dixon, Peter Guman, Susan Eisenhower and Jim Wilson. See a few images from the workshop here.

Philly at Night - CCCC Members experimented with nighttime photography on Broad Street.  See the images here.

Philly City Hall  -Terrific turnout  for a tour and plenty of photo opportunities at this amazing architectural wonder.  Check out some of the images in the gallery here.

Mercer Museum - Many CCCC members took advantage of the before-hours opportunity to shoot with tripods inside this amazing eclectic museum of tools and machines.  Images can be seen in the gallery here.

Light-Painting Workshop with Charles Hoopes.  CCCC members had a blast learning about light-painting and then creating their own images at this unusual and creative workshop.  Check out some of the fun images in the gallery.

To see images from other club outings and events, go the Gallery page on the website.  Click on the "+" next to "Club Outings and Events", then click on the "+" next to a year and scroll to choose an event to view.  So many wonderful and creative images!

Meeting Notes and Discussions:

Notes from the April 10 meeting are here. This includes the slate of nominees for CCCC officers for 2018-2019.

Notes from the March 13 meeting are here.

Notes from previous meetings can be found on this website under News / Meeting Notes (click on + at left) / 2017-2018 meeting Notes (click on + at left).

CCCC Discussion forums can be found under Club Information or click here.  Ongoing discussions covering local photography courses, art shows and buying and selling used equipment take place here. This is for members only - be sure you are logged in or the discussion forums will not be visible.