‘Portraits Noir’ To Open Flagpole Photographers March Actions – The Newtown Bee

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Published: Mar 07, 2026 8:00 am

Flagpole Photographers Camera Club will welcome March with an interesting collection of applications and occasions designed to encourage, problem, and join photographers of all expertise ranges.

On Thursday, March 12, at 7:30 pm, membership member Sandy Schill, MNEC, will current “Portraits Noir,” a hands-on program exploring low-key lighting and dramatic portraiture. The free occasion can be held at Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street. Guests are welcome and inspired to carry a digital camera or smartphone.

The membership’s month-to-month competitors will happen Thursday, March 26, with social time at 7 pm and competitors at 7:30. Categories embody Nature, Open Color, Open Monochrome, Assigned Subject, and Monthly Challenge. March’s assigned topic is “Picture A Song,” and the month-to-month problem is “Still Life.” The occasion can be provided each in particular person on the Senior Center and on-line.

Looking forward, the membership’s annual Workshop Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 2. This hands-on discipline workshop will discover the historic allure of Newtown and Sandy Hook. The occasion is free for members; non-members might attend for $25, which incorporates membership for the rest of the season. Details to comply with.

The membership can also be celebrating a current triumph. In mid-February, Flagpole Photographers confronted off towards the New Haven Camera Club in a pleasant interclub competitors — and got here out on prime. Award-winning visitor decide Jay Cohen of Fairfield County evaluated paired photos facet by facet, deciding on a winner in every class.

After a night of intense competitors and camaraderie, Flagpole claimed the title. Results from the showdown can be found on the membership web site.

Flagpole Photographers is a nonprofit digital camera membership dedicated to nurturing creativity and constructing group amongst photographers of all expertise ranges. Meetings and occasions are free and open to the general public, whereas members get pleasure from extra alternatives together with workshops, discipline journeys, competitions, and annual exhibitions.

Learn extra at FlagpolePhotographers.com.

“The Shadow On Baker Street” is a superb instance of low-key lighting and dramatic portraiture, which can be coated through the first assembly of Flagpole Photographers this month. —Robyn Abrams picture

Flagpole Photographers Camera Club will welcome March with an interesting collection of applications and occasions designed to encourage, problem, and join photographers of all expertise ranges.


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