Starting photography club! Day3: IT'S GOING WAY TOO FAST! :D

Doc, your project is so exciting that I want to join.

Keep us posted.

Wishing you the best with the club.

Doc, your project is so exciting that I want to join.

Keep us posted.

Wishing you the best with the club.

opps, double post...maybe I'm too excited

I guess he is excited......3 posts to prove it! LOL

If $10 (a year, a month) is too much, break it down.

Free to join the meetings, and in house events (contests and such) but $10 to also come to the workshops or outside events (photo shoots, field trips...)

This way, Fred and his camera that he doesn't even know the brand of, can join in, and work up to maybe joining the outings if he feels the need.

Perhaps the outings could be just $2 or $5 per head per outing. Not much, but it could help buy books for the club library (or other expenses.)

Glad you got a big turn out. Now to keep them coming back!

If you manage to put up a web site, include an international section for people like ME!!!

Update: day3: Way too much to do!

This is getting big! I've had 15 hours of sleep in the last 4 days... I need a lot of manpower for website, to sit in our booth... promote the club... make flyers... etc.

Now I have connections with the newspaper and am gonna be shooting for one of the departments who want to publish an album about what they do.

Fun stuff.

Doc,

Keep at it - the club alone will be worth the effort you're putting in, let alone the off-shoots you're getting.

Barry

May I suggest that you do not make your meetings competitive to start with. This will reduce the risk of members new to photography being intimidated. The idea should be for the experienced photograhers to show the newbies how to interpret themes and topics and how to get the best results from their cameras.

Also it should not develop (no pun intended) into an "I've got a bigger/better camera than you" contest.

By all means have an annual competition and break it down into sections so that newbies get a look-in.

Be careful about privacy and intellectual property legislation too.

Dixmith wrote in post #5099267
May I suggest that you do not make your meetings competitive to start with.

He started 3-1/2 years ago.

Or new members to forums.

They should all be experienced by now.

Or "I have a more out-dated camera than you."

They could have had about three of those by now.

Then or now?

Oh, I'm just kidding with ya... I love old threads. Welcome to POTN!

"I already have the constitution written down"

Do you happen to still have that on file?