Web Links

Links to general interest web sites

CdCC Links
Art Way Gallery	CdCC regularly exhibits shows of member's work in the Art Way Gallery located in Plainsboro, NJ.
Town of Cranbuy, NJ	This site, maintained by the Cranbury Lions Club, offers information about the town of Cranbury, New Jersey.
Speakers & Judges
Joe Restuccia	Joe Restuccia presented an interactive talk on taking candid photos in November, 2011. He wowed the group with interesting photos and discussions of people being themselves while on national and international cruises tours.
Dwight Hiscano	Dwight Hiscano judged the Ant's Eye competition in August, 2011. Dwight’s love for the outdoors has led to a passionate effort to capture the North American wilderness on film while bringing new perspectives to the art of landscape photography.
Ilya Raskin	Ilya Raskin showed images of and spoke about the animals that he has photographed all over the world. His focus on nature is driven by the desire to preserve the memory of its rapidly disappearing wild splendor.
Ron Wyatt	Ron, a freelance photographer, gave a presentation on sports photography in June, 2011, showing photos from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and discussing photography tips and techniques. Samples of Ron's work are available on his website, which shows the depth of his talent. Ron is currently involved in travel tours to China through M & M Photo Tours.
Roman Kurywczak	Roman is a professional photographer. He gave a talk on nighttime photography showing us samples of his work and giving the club members tips for how he achieved such outstanding results. Roman specializes in outdoor photography including landscapes, birds, animals and nighttime photography. He offers tours to exciting places in the US and around the world. Roman has judged some of our competitions.
Gary Saretzky	Gary judged the Portraits competition in February, 2011. His works have been exhibited regularly in shows at Rutgers University Art Gallery; Ellarslie, the Trenton Museum; Monmouth County Library; Rider University and Mercer County Community College. He regularly gives lectures on the history of photography. Gary is profiled in Who's Who in American Art.
Jay Shin	Jay judged the Geological competition in January, 2011. His works have been exhibited throughtout the states of NY, NJ and PA and in many permanent collections including Hunterdon Museum of Art and Museum Society of Trenton City Museum.
David 'Smokey' Wurtzel	Smokey judged the Amuzement Park Activities competition in October, 2010.
Denise Bush	Denise Bush judged the Fungus Among Us competition in August, 2010. This was a particularly difficult competition to judge because of the limited subject matter. Samples of Denise's work can be seen on her web site.
Stacey Lindley	Stacey Lindley gave a presentation on Disney in June 2010. She focused on the opportunities for interesting photography, from wildlife, to architecture to people and much more at the Disney facilities, all of which have nothing to do with Mickey Mouse. Her talk was so enticing, she became a CdCC member the same night!
Tibor Vari	Tibor Vari gave a presentation on histograms and his water-related images in May 2010. He also judged the competition April 2009.
Larry Zink	Larry judged the Still Life competition in January 2010. Examples of Larry's nature photography can be seen on his web site.
Richard Trenner	In November 2009, Richard Trenner presented images he has taken that have social, symbolic and visual meaning. Richard says when he composes an image, he hopes for two results: "sense" and "symbol." These terms are explained on his web site and illustrated in his portfolio.
Tom Icklan	Tom Icklan judged the Broken competition in May 2009. Tom displays samples of his work on flickr.
Alan Leckner	Alan Leckner showed two of his nature and wildlife photo albums in May 2009. The first include pictures taken at the Lakota Wolf Preserve, and the second was a trip from Tucson to Yellowstone.
Arik Gorban	Arik Gorban judged competition February 2009.
Barbara Warren	Barbara Warren judged competition December 2008.
The Portrait Studio	Natalie Caricato and Marjorie Jones spoke to the club in October 2008.
Joseph Rossbach	Joseph Rossbach gave a talk on Grand Landscapes at our club meeting in September 2008.
Brien Szabo	Brien Szabo spoke to the club in July 2008 about macro photography.
Education
Explore Photography	A public interest website focused on taking, editing and displaying photos.
New York Institute of Photography	Whether you want to become a professional photographer or simply enhance your basic skills, New York Institute of Photography, the world’s largest photography school can help.
Visual Arts Center	Located in Summit, New Jersey, this art center offers a variety of courses in digital photography and Adobe Photoshop training.
Research & Reviews
Digital Photography Review	Great source of reviews with an interesting and informative set of forums covering all makes and types of camera equipment.
Software
	Adobe Reader is required to open some of the files on the CdCC website. If the Reader is not already installed on your computer, click on the icon to go to the Adobe Download page .
IrfanView	A free software program with a funny name that's terrific for viewing, resizing, rotating and simple editing images.
Gimp	A free software program that's does complex image editing and manipulation. An excellent tool for making images used on web sites.
PhotoContest Pro	CdCC uses this software to view projected images in club competitions. PhotoContest Pro is a program designed for Camera Clubs to run digital photo contests. The program manages the tasks of setting up a contest, managing the pictures for a contest, running and scoring the contest, assigning awards, viewing the pictures, and producing data reports.