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Free Saturday Focus Session Schedule – June – July

May 24, 2013June 4, 2014Brendan Rahl

Focus sessions are free and take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 am – 10 am and at our Englewood store from 10:30 – 11:00 am. All sessions will allow for questions and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about. On Focus Sessions marked Westwood only, Englewood will host a general Question and Answer session from 10:30 am – 11:00 am.

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Here’s our upcoming Focus Sessions:

June 8 – Portrait Photography

June 15 – Fireworks Photography

June 22 – Longwood Gardens Trip Review (Westwood Only)

June 29 – Get Your Camera Ready for Vacation

July 6 – Concerts & Events

July 13 – Wildlife Photography

July 20 – How to Photograph Waterfalls

July 27 – Critique Your Prints

August 3 – Sensor Cleaning

These are free events – bring a friend along if you’d like. Share with your friends on Facebook – Click the Like button below. Hope you can join us!

Lensbaby goes to Grounds For Sculpture

May 13, 2013May 29, 2014Carly Rahl

Sunday, April 14th, Bergen County Camera partnered with Lensbaby to create an unforgettable trip down to Hamilton New Jersey’s Grounds For Sculpture. Lensbaby provided lenses for the participants to walk around the gardens and explore their creativity with.

Lensbaby is a Portland, Oregon based company that launched in 2004. The idea of the Lensbaby started with a vacuum tube and has evolved throughout the years into eight different optics which each create a unique effect. See attached gallery for examples of images from the trip that were taken with several different optics.

Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre property located in Hamilton, New Jersey. It was the former location of the NJ State Fairgrounds and has been transformed into a array of sculptures, flowers, trees, and more for the public to wander and enjoy.

Click on an image below to see it larger and to see which Lensbaby optic the image was shot with.

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Alan Schwab and Heather Lang – Photography show opening May 20th at the Rivervale Public Library

May 9, 2013John Tworsky

Heather Lang and Alan Schwab will be exhibiting at the River Vale Public Library from May 20th through June 18th. An opening reception will be held at the River Vale Public Library on May 20th at 7 pm. Heather and Alan both work at Bergen County Camera in Westwood, NJ.

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Longwood Gardens Photo Excursion Announced

April 9, 2013September 18, 2015John Tworsky

Additional information is available by clicking on any trip name listed below. Every trip includes a pre-trip session, and Saturday Focus Session Review.

Longwood Gardens – Sunday, June 9, 2013
Price: $129.99 through March 17th then $159.99 with registration required. Register

Includes bus transportation, admission, and lunch.

Grounds for Sculpture – Sunday, April 14, 2013
Price: $99.99 through March 17th then $129.99 with registration required. Register
Our friends from Lensbaby will be joining us for this event. They will have an assortment of Lensbabies lenses to borrow and try during the trip.

Includes bus transportation, admission, and lunch.

Rockland Boulders Dugout Experience – Meetup Rockland County, NY – Thursday, May 16, 2013

Tickets: $50.00 with registration required. Register

Bronx Zoo – Sunday, May 19, 2013
Price: $129.99 with registration required. Register

Includes bus transportation, admission, and lunch. Special guest Ron Magill of the Miami Dade Zoo (Thanks to Nikon.)

Free Saturday Focus Session Schedule – April – June

March 23, 2013June 4, 2014Brendan Rahl

Hit the “Like Button” to let your friends know. Have suggestions for future focus sessions? Feel free to leave a comment. (Comments actually work now!)

Here’s our upcoming Focus Sessions:

March 30 – Sensor Cleaning

April 6 – Lakota Wolf Trip Review (Westwood Only)

April 13 – Using LensBaby

April 20 – Using Filters

April 27 – Grounds for Sculpture Trip Review (Westwood Only)

May 4 – Sports Photography

May 11 – Manual Controls

May 18 – Flower Photography

May 25 – Rockland Boulder’s Trip Review (Westwood Only)

June 1 – Bronx Zoo Trip Review (Westwood Only)

June 8 – Portrait Photography

June 15 – Fireworks Photography

June 22 – Longwood Gardens Trip Review (Westwood Only)

June 29 – Get Your Camera Ready for Vacation

These are free events – bring a friend along if you’d like. Share with your friends on Facebook – Click the Like button below. Hope you can join us!

Photo Excursions and Meetups – Bronx Zoo with Ron Magill Added

March 15, 2013September 18, 2015John Tworsky

Additional information is available by clicking on any trip name listed below. Every trip includes a pre-trip session, and Saturday Focus Session Review.

Lakota Wolf Preserve in Columbia, NJ – Sunday, March 24, 2013
Price: $250 with registration required. SOLD OUT
Our friends from Tamron will be joining us for this event. They will have an assortment of Tamron lenses to borrow and try during the trip.

Includes bus transportation, admission, and lunch.

Rockland Boulders Dugout Experience – Meetup Rockland County, NY – Thursday, May 16, 2013

Tickets: $50.00 with registration required. Register

Bronx Zoo trip – Sunday May 19, 2013
Price: $99.99 through March 17th then $129.99 with registration required. Register
Our friends from Nikon will be joining us for this event along with special guest Ron Magill.

Includes bus transportation, snacks, pre-trip info session, post trip Focus Session, admission, and lunch.

Upcoming Photo Excursions Announced

February 15, 2013September 18, 2015John Tworsky

Additional information is available by clicking on any trip name listed below. Every trip includes a pre-trip session, and Saturday Focus Session Review.

Lakota Wolf Preserve in Columbia, NJ – Sunday, March 24, 2013
Price: $250 with registration required. Register
Our friends from Tamron will be joining us for this event. They will have an assortment of Tamron lenses to borrow and try during the trip.

Includes bus transportation, admission, and lunch.

Rockland Boulders Dugout Experience – Meetup Rockland County, NY – Thursday, May 16, 2013

Tickets: $50.00 with registration required. Register

Photo Meetup – Rockland Boulders Dugout Experience & Fireworks

February 15, 2013September 18, 2015John Tworsky

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Join Bergen County Camera for an exciting opportunity to photograph a Rockland Boulders baseball game from the Dugout! We have reserved opening night, Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 6:30 PM. This is a meet-up trip and does not include transportation. Parking is $5 per vehicle. Ballpark food and refreshments will be served in the Dugout before the start of the game at 7 PM. Our group will have exclusive access to the Dugout right next to the Boulders dugout. We’ll have all our long Nikon and Canon lenses for you to try out during the event. Be prepared to stick around, there will be fireworks after the game!

A pre-trip lecture will be held in our Westwood store on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 from 7pm to 8pm. The pre-trip lecture will cover what you should expect, what to bring, and how to get the best shots! Tickets are $50 each and include access to the Dugout and ballpark refreshments. Tickets will be distributed at the Tuesday night class. If you can’t make it please make arrangements to pick up your tickets at Bergen County Camera in Westwood before the trip. Tripods and monopods are recommended for this trip.

Advance reservations required.

Rockland Boulders Dugout Experience – Meetup Rockland County, NY – Thursday, May 16, 2013
Tickets: $50.00 with registration required. Register

Includes: Hamburgers, Hot dogs, water, soda and after game Fireworks!

A release will be required for the Rockland Boulders and Bergen County Camera.

Please give us a call or send an email if you have any questions about our photo excursions. Hope you can join us!

Free Saturday Focus Session Schedule – February – April

February 15, 2013June 4, 2014John Tworsky

Hit the “Like Button” to let your friends know. Have suggestions for future focus sessions? Feel free to leave a comment. (Comments actually work now!)

Here’s our upcoming Focus Sessions:

February 16 – Note Cards & Thank You Cards (Westwood Only)

February 23 – Backup Your Stuff

March 2 – What Makes You a Professional Photographer

March 9 – Photographing Kids

March 16 – Time Exposures

March 23 – Getting Ready for Spring!

March 30 – Sensor Cleaning

April 6 – Lakota Trip Review

These are free events – bring a friend along if you’d like. Share with your friends on Facebook – Click the Like button below. Hope you can join us!

Free Saturday Focus Sessions – January – February

December 28, 2012June 4, 2014Brendan Rahl

Focus sessions are free and take place in the Westwood store from 9:30 am – 10 am. All sessions will allow for questions and answers. Please bring your camera and any images along that you have questions about. Our Englewood location hosts a “question and answer” session every Saturday from 10:00 – 10:30 am.

Hit the “Like Button” to let your friends know. Have suggestions for future focus sessions? Feel free to leave a comment.

Here’s our upcoming Focus Sessions:

January 5 – Lenses

January 12 – Gigapan

January 19 – Critique Your Images

January 26 – How to Take Better Flash Pictures

February 2 – File Formats

February 9 -Valentine’s Day Photos

February 16 – Note Cards & Thank You Cards

February 23 – Backup Your Stuff

These are free events – bring a friend along if you’d like. Share with your friends on Facebook – Click the Like button below. Hope you can join us!