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Upcoming events

  • Please submit your photos for the monthly member slideshow!

    • 25 Oct 2024
    • 25 Sep 2025
    • 12 sessions

    Please remember to submit your photos for the Monthly Member Slideshow! 
    Upload up to five (5) images by the 25th of the month.

    Make sure each image is less than 30MB. Rename your files using the following format, where "mmm" is the current month (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.)

    CMPG-2024-mmm-LastName-FirstName-01.jpg, -02.jpg, etc

    Click here to upload files!

    If you have never submitted and have questions, feel free to email us at cmpguild@gmail.com!

    Central Maryland Photographers Guild


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  • CMPG December General Meeting: Annual Holiday Party

    • 04 Dec 2024
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Elkridge Library, 6540 Washington Blvd, Elkridge.
    • 20 registrants
    Register

    Join us for our next General Meeting, on Wednesday, December 4th! This is our Annual Holiday Party!

    This will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Elkridge Branch of the Howard County Library, located at 6540 Washington Blvd, Elkridge.

    We will have snacks, beverages and raffles! We'll also have a Gear Swap table, if you have gear you want to pass on. We've received generous raffle donations from ThinkTank, Nations Photo Lab, Matt K and others! You won't want to miss!

    Our November Slideshow will be used for our Digital Pop-Up Gallery, so if you haven't submitted, it's not too late!

    Upload Information: https://cmpg.photography/image-uploads

    In order to plan accordingly, we'll need a head count, so please register now!  You may bring a guest as well!

    Register here: CMPG December General Meeting: TBD

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  • CMPG January General Meeting: TBD

    • 08 Jan 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • TBD
    Register

    Please note date change!

    Due to our normal meeting day falling on New Years Day, we will move our January meeting to the 8th.

    Join us for our next General Meeting, Wednesday, January 8th, at 7:00pm

    More details to follow!

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  • CMPG February General Meeting: TBD

    • 05 Feb 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • TBD
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    Join us for our next General Meeting, Wednesday, February 5th, at 7:00pm

    More details to follow!

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  • CMPG March General Meeting: TBD

    • 05 Mar 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • TBD
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    Join us for our next General Meeting, Wednesday, March 5th, at 7:00pm

    More details to follow!

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Past events

18 Nov 2024 Glitchy Approaches to Artistic Images
06 Nov 2024 CMPG November General Meeting: Danny Douglas,
14 Oct 2024 October User Group Meeting - Outside Light Painting Workshop - NOTE: This will be the 2nd Monday on October
07 Oct 2024 Carroll County Camera Club has Invited CMPG: Light Painting with Steel Wool
05 Oct 2024 CMPG Outing: Wizarding Weekend at Ellicott City
02 Oct 2024 CMPG October General Meeting: James Corbett, “Making Magic With Light Painting”
16 Sep 2024 September User Group Meeting - Still Life Photography Workshop
04 Sep 2024 CMPG September General Meeting: Walter Calahan, Integrating Cell Phone Photography into Your Creative Process.
20 Aug 2024 August User Group Meeting/Outing - Photo Fieldtrip, photographing the moon
07 Aug 2024 CMPG August General Meeting: Rick Hulbert, "Impacts of AI in Photography...the good, the bad and the ugly"
15 Jul 2024 July User Group Meeting - How to photograph the night skies
10 Jul 2024 CMPG July General Meeting: Betsy Willson, Still Life Photography
28 Jun 2024 CMPG Outing: Kenilworth Gardens
05 Jun 2024 CMPG Presents: David Hobby (MPA Member Registration)
05 Jun 2024 June 05, 2024 General Meeting: David Hobby, Travel Photography
20 May 2024 May User Group Meeting - How to use video features on your camera
04 May 2024 May 4 Outing: Kinetic Sculpture Race
01 May 2024 May 01 2024 General Meeting: Show & Tell
27 Apr 2024 Apr 27 2024 Rebuilding Together Howard County: Volunteers Needed!
20 Apr 2024 April 20 Outing: Brookside Gardens
15 Apr 2024 April User Group Meeting - Lighting your Subject
03 Apr 2024 Apr 03 2024 General Meeting: Bryan Sirotkin, "Pet Photography"
18 Mar 2024 March User Group Meeting - Flowers in Ice Workshop - Note: New Night MONDAY
16 Mar 2024 Outing: Cylburn Arboretum
09 Mar 2024 Cylburn Arboretum Pre-Spring Meetup
06 Mar 2024 Topic Change: March 2024 General Meeting: Liz Guertin, Phone Photography
25 Feb 2024 Submission Deadline: February Member Slideshow
21 Feb 2024 February User Group: ONLINE
07 Feb 2024 February 2024 General Meeting: TOPIC CHANGE
25 Jan 2024 Submission Deadline: January Member Slideshow
17 Jan 2024 CANCELED - January 2024 User Group Meeting - Lighting your Subject
03 Jan 2024 January 2024 General Meeting: Chris Paulis, "Approaches to Photographic Restoration"
16 Dec 2023 Outing: December 16, German Christmas Market in Baltimore
13 Dec 2023 Outing: December 13, B&O Railroad Museum
06 Dec 2023 December 2023 General Meeting: Holiday Party
03 Dec 2023 Submission Deadline: November Member Slideshow
15 Nov 2023 November 2023 User Group Meeting
01 Nov 2023 Nov. 2023 General Meeting: Burke Seim, Service Photo
25 Oct 2023 Submission Deadline: October Member Slideshow
18 Oct 2023 October User Group - Soap Bubble Photography Workshop
04 Oct 2023 October 2023 General Meeting: Jason Hollinger, Macrophotography in the Field
30 Sep 2023 Bonnie Ott Nature Walk
20 Sep 2023 September User Group Meeting: Macro
16 Sep 2023 Outing: Wilde Lake in Columbia
06 Sep 2023 September 2023 General Meeting: Ken Evans, "Environmental Abstract Photography"
16 Aug 2023 August 2023 No user group meeting this month
02 Aug 2023 August 2023 General Meeting: Bonnie Ott, "Maryland's Marvelous Macro"
19 Jul 2023 July 2023 User Group Meeting - Improving processing performance & using filters
12 Jul 2023 DATE CHANGE!!! July 2023 General Meeting: Jim Johnson, Astrophotography
24 Jun 2023 2nd Annual CMPG Picnic
21 Jun 2023 June 2023 User Group Meeting - Infrared Photography
07 Jun 2023 June 2023 General Meeting: Ron Wyatt, "Practical Travel Photography"
24 May 2023 May 2023 User Group Meeting - Outside Light Painting Workshop - NOTE, NEW DATE
19 May 2023 Outing: Patuxent River Park / Jug Bay Wetlands
03 May 2023 May 2023 General Meeting: Share / Show / Ask / Learn
19 Apr 2023 April 2023 User Group Meeting - Photographing the skies
05 Apr 2023 April 2023 General Meeting: Liz Guertin, "Pandemic Photography: Life on the Road"
30 Mar 2023 March Outing at Hillwood Estate
15 Mar 2023 March User Group Meeting - Everything Flashes -A deep dive in using your flash
01 Mar 2023 March 2023 General Meeting: Laura Kelehan, "Photomicrography: When photography and microscopy collide"
18 Feb 2023 February Outing: Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
15 Feb 2023 February 2023 User Group Meeting - Matting and Framing hands on session
01 Feb 2023 February 2023 General Meeting: Nic Stover, “Looking Upon the Landscape With New Perspective”
28 Jan 2023 Flower Photography at the Rawlings Conservatory
25 Jan 2023 January 2023 User Group Meeting: Flower Photography Workshop
04 Jan 2023 January General Meeting: Dave Luria, "Washington DC: A Photographer's Paradise Right in Our Own Backyard."
07 Dec 2022 December General Meeting: Holiday Party
16 Nov 2022 November User Group Meeting - Processing wildlife images using Lightroom & Topaz
02 Nov 2022 November General Meeting: Stephanie Sabourin, "Enhancing Images in Photoshop"
19 Oct 2022 October User Group Meeting: "Don't be afraid of your camera sensor - How to evaluate and clean your camera sensor"
05 Oct 2022 October General Meeting: Tracey Mammolito, "How I got the shot: Creativity is Also About Resourcefulness"
21 Sep 2022 CANCELLED: September User Group Meeting
14 Sep 2022 Outing: Patuxent River Park / Jug Bay Wetlands
07 Sep 2022 September General Meeting: John Barclay, "Dream - Believe - Create"
18 Aug 2022 August User Group Meeting: Gerri Jones, "Photographing Refracted Glassware with Reflections"
03 Aug 2022 August General Meeting: Benjamin Williamson, Understanding Weather for Photographers
21 Jul 2022 July User Group Meeting: Lightroom Masking Update
06 Jul 2022 July General Meeting: Paul Biederman, "Floral Photography"
16 Jun 2022 CANCELED: June User Group Meeting
05 Jun 2022 CMPG Get Back Picnic
01 Jun 2022 June General Meeting: Lewis Katz, "Perspective & Perception"
19 May 2022 May User Group Meeting
04 May 2022 May General Meeting
21 Apr 2022 April User Group Meeting: Giving Back Through Photography
06 Apr 2022 April General Meeting: Bryan Peterson, "Learning to See Creatively"
17 Mar 2022 March User Group Meeting: Mark Winter, Bird Photography
02 Mar 2022 March General Meeting: Hazel Meredith, Textures & Overlays
17 Feb 2022 February User Group Meeting
02 Feb 2022 February General Meeting: Jeff Voigt, Aerial Photography
20 Jan 2022 January User Group Meeting: Lightroom's New Masking Tools
05 Jan 2022 January General Meeting: Betsy Wilson, "Capturing Motion"
18 Dec 2021 Tour the Baltimore Christmas Market
01 Dec 2021 December General Meeting: LIVE Holiday Party
03 Nov 2021 November General Meeting: Mel McNamera, "Book Making"
21 Oct 2021 October CMPG User Group: DSLR vs Mirroless Discussion
16 Oct 2021 CMPG NYC Meet Up by Train!
06 Oct 2021 October General Meeting: Eddie Kang, Elevate Your Skills Through Competitions
16 Sep 2021 CANCELED: September CMPG User Group:
01 Sep 2021 September General Meeting: Lewis Katz, Live B&W Critique
01 Sep 2021 MPA's 5th Annual Photography Contest Submission Information
19 Aug 2021 August CMPG User Group:
04 Aug 2021 August General Meeting: Lewis Katz, "From Capture to Print: The Art of Black and White Photography"
15 Jul 2021 July CMPG User Group:
07 Jul 2021 July General Meeting: Larry Scherer - Sports Marketing Images
17 Jun 2021 June CMPG User Group:
05 Jun 2021 CMPG Outing: Evening in Annapolis
02 Jun 2021 June General Meeting: Robert Fawcett, "Chasing The Stars" - Capturing The Night Sky"
22 May 2021 May Meetup at Brookside Gardens
20 May 2021 May CMPG User Group: Virtual Exhibit & Open Discussion
05 May 2021 May General Meeting: Wayne Wolfersberger - Our National Parks
15 Apr 2021 April CMPG User Group:
10 Apr 2021 Outing to Trolley Trail #9
07 Apr 2021 April General Meeting: Cole Thompson - Why Black & White?
18 Mar 2021 March CMPG User Group: Virtual Gallery, Getting Started
03 Mar 2021 March General Meeting: Michael Oberman - Nature Photography
18 Feb 2021 February CMPG User Group:
12 Feb 2021 CMPG Happy Hour
03 Feb 2021 February General Meeting: Jamie Turner - Spirit Photography
21 Jan 2021 January CMPG User Group:
06 Jan 2021 January General Meeting: Kelly Schneider - Dodging & Burning in Portraits
02 Dec 2020 December General Meeting: Annual Holiday Party Happy Hour
04 Nov 2020 November General Meeting: Matt Hanson - Food Photography and Cookbook Creation
15 Oct 2020 October CMPG User Group Meeting: TBD
07 Oct 2020 October General Meeting: Cam Miller - Masking in Photoshop
17 Sep 2020 September CMPG User Group Meeting: Frequency Separation, and more!
02 Sep 2020 September General Meeting: Geoffrey Baker - "Inside the World's Toughest Endurance Event You've Never Heard Of: The Barkley Marathons"
20 Aug 2020 August CMPG User Group Meeting: Open Forum
05 Aug 2020 August General Meeting: Irene Hinke-Sacilotto - A Passion for Wildlife Photography
16 Jul 2020 July CMPG User Group Meeting: Share Your Work
01 Jul 2020 July General Meeting: Eddie Kang - Making Your Mobile Phone Photos Stand Out
25 Jun 2020 CMPG Social
18 Jun 2020 June CMPG User Group Meeting: What is Your Workflow?
12 Jun 2020 Trip to Cascade Falls
03 Jun 2020 June General Meeting: Janet Little Jeffers, "Frame of Mind - Creativity, Perception, and Mental Focus"
21 May 2020 May DSLR User Group Meeting: Tips & Tricks You've Learned During Covid-19
13 May 2020 Tony Sweet: Shoot Where You Live - Finding Inspiration At Home
06 May 2020 May General Meeting: Paul Biederman - Flowers to Floral Images
23 Apr 2020 Matt Kloskowski: "How to Edit Photos Like A Pro In Lightroom & Photoshop"
16 Apr 2020 Online Meeting!: April DSLR User Group Meeting
13 Apr 2020 CMPG Virtual Happy Hour
01 Apr 2020 CANCELLED: April General Meeting: Paul Biederman - Transforming Flower to Floral Images
19 Mar 2020 CANCELLED: March DSLR User Group Meeting: Lightroom Q&A
04 Mar 2020 March General Meeting: Ginny Robertson - "Getting Out of Your Own Way?"
20 Feb 2020 February DSLR User Group Meeting: Introduction to Water Droplet Photography
05 Feb 2020 CANCELED February General Meeting: Nick Hanyok - Finding Your Style
16 Jan 2020 January DSLR User Group Meeting: TBD
11 Jan 2020 Fashion Photo Shoot Workshop
08 Jan 2020 January General Meeting: Les Picker - Photographic Printing
04 Dec 2019 December General Meeting: Annual Holiday Party & Pop-Up Gallery
23 Nov 2019 November Outing: Bird Photography at Conowingo Dam
06 Nov 2019 November General Meeting: Steve Talabac - Photographing Birds-in-Flight
02 Nov 2019 November 2nd Outing: Sultana Downrigging Festival
24 Oct 2019 Photo Plus Expo via Service Photo Bus
17 Oct 2019 October DSLR User Group Meeting: Speedlights & Strobes
02 Oct 2019 October General Meeting: Let's See Your Travel Photos
28 Sep 2019 September Outing: New York City
19 Sep 2019 September DSLR User Group: NYC Outing Info
04 Sep 2019 September General Meeting: Bruce Press, Portrait Photography
15 Aug 2019 August DSLR User Group: Photographing NYC
08 Aug 2019 August General Meeting: Sean Simmons, Wildlife & Landscape Photographer
27 Jul 2019 A CMPG Wildlife and Nature Photography Outing
18 Jul 2019 July DSLR User Group Meeting
16 Jul 2019 July Photography Outing
11 Jul 2019 July General Meeting: NOTE Date Change!!!
29 Jun 2019 June Outing to Covered Bridges of Fredrick County
20 Jun 2019 June DSLR Users Group: Matting & Framing Images
05 Jun 2019 June General Meeting: Kelly Schneider - Fine Art Photography
16 May 2019 CANCELLED: May DSLR Users Group
01 May 2019 May General Meeting: Padma Inguva - Floral Photography
27 Apr 2019 in Need of Volunteer Photographers for RTHC
18 Apr 2019 April DSLR User Group Meeting - Printing your images
13 Apr 2019 All Day Annapolis Photo Walk
03 Apr 2019 April General Meeting: Chris Paulis - Product Photography
30 Mar 2019 March Outing to Cascade Falls and Thomas Viaduct.
21 Mar 2019 March DSLR Users Group: Image Review
06 Mar 2019 March General Meeting: Board Elections and Headshots!
23 Feb 2019 February Outing to the Rawlings Conservatory
21 Feb 2019 February DSLR User Group Meeting: What makes a great photo?
06 Feb 2019 General Meeting: Emulating the Masters with Anne Looney and Steve Clark
17 Jan 2019 CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER January DSLR User Group Meeting
17 Jan 2019 Nations Photo Lab Field Trip
12 Jan 2019 January Outing to B&O Museum
02 Jan 2019 January General Meeting: Walter Calahan - Innovation: The Myth of Thinking Outside the Box
05 Dec 2018 December General Meeting: Annual Holiday Party with Pop-Up Gallery
23 Nov 2018 November Outing: Conowingo Dam
07 Nov 2018 November General Meeting: Eddie Kang - Creative Lighting
20 Oct 2018 October 20th Outing: New York City
18 Oct 2018 October DSLR User Group: Developing FILM with Caffenol
03 Oct 2018 October 3rd General Meeting: Chris Spielmann, Architectural Photography
20 Sep 2018 September 20th DSLR User Group: Photographing NYC
05 Sep 2018 September General Meeting: Landscape Photography with Vincent Ferrari
25 Aug 2018 August 25th Outing: Baltimore Basilica and Eutaw Place
16 Aug 2018 August DSLR Users Group: Topaz Labs Image Editing Demo
08 Aug 2018 August 8th Outing: Howard County Fair
02 Aug 2018 August General Meeting: Street Photography with Larry Cohen
19 Jul 2018 July DSLR Users Group: Photo Editing with the Eye of an Artist
05 Jul 2018 July General Meeting: Patty Hankins on Adding Depth to Your Photos
21 Jun 2018 June DSLR Users Group: Wacom Tablet, Monitor Calibration, Tripods and more!
06 Jun 2018 General Meeting: Paul Biederman Landscape Critique
02 Jun 2018 Tony Sweet Workshop: Compelling Composition
01 Jun 2018 Tony Sweet: Compelling Composition: Creating Visual Pathways
26 May 2018 May Outing: Landscapes at Centennial Lake
17 May 2018 DSLR Users Group
02 May 2018 General Meeting: Landscape Photography with Paul Biederman
21 Apr 2018 April Outing #2: Sherwood Gardens
19 Apr 2018 DSLR User Group: Lightroom
14 Apr 2018 April Outing: Light City
04 Apr 2018 General Meeting: Peer Critique / Show & Tell
28 Mar 2018 General Meeting
17 Mar 2018 March Outing: Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
28 Feb 2018 General Meeting
03 Feb 2018 February Photo Outing
24 Jan 2018 General Meeting
18 Jan 2018 DSLR Users Group Meeting
13 Dec 2017 General Meeting: Holiday Party
17 Nov 2017 Snow Geese Outing to Prime Hook
15 Nov 2017 General Meeting - John Casper: "Social Media For Photographers"
11 Nov 2017 Alpaca Fleece Festival Outing 11th - 12th November
27 Oct 2017 October Outing: Sultana Downrigging Festival
25 Oct 2017 General Meeting: Panel Discussion of Member Websites
27 Sep 2017 General Meeting
23 Sep 2017 September Outing: Antique Steam Train
23 Sep 2017 October Outing: Parade of Sails
24 Aug 2017 General Meeting
27 Jul 2017 General Meeting
22 Jun 2017 General Meeting
24 May 2017 General Meeting
20 May 2017 REVISED May Outing:Battle of New Market reenactment
26 Apr 2017 General Meeting
09 Apr 2017 Susquehanna State Park photo outing
02 Apr 2017 Opening of the "Iconic Columbia" Exhibit Reception
22 Mar 2017 General Meeting
12 Mar 2017 Moon Over Washington
22 Feb 2017 General meeting
18 Feb 2017 National Gallery photo trip
25 Jan 2017 General meeting
21 Jan 2017 Blackwater NWR Photo Trip
19 Jan 2017 DSLR Users Group meeting
14 Dec 2016 General meeting
11 Dec 2016 National Portrait Gallery tour-CANCELLED
16 Nov 2016 General meeting
26 Oct 2016 General meeting
28 Sep 2016 General meeting
27 Jul 2016 CMPG Monthly Meeting


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