The March 19th, 2026 meeting will be held at Fontenelle Forest, 7:00 pm

Club member Ni Demann will be our speaker on the subject: “Blinds – the art of disappearing, balance between presence and absence when photographing your subject.”

Fontenelle Forest closed early today due to the weather forecast. Tonight’s presentation will move to the March meeting on March 19th.

The February 19th, 2026 meeting will be held at Fontenelle Forest, 7:00 pm

Club member Ni Demann will be our speaker on the subject: “Blinds – the art of disappearing, balance between presence and absence when photographing your subject.”

If you saw Lorraine’s presentation on personalized greeting cards, or just need a great deal on 4×6 prints, Lorraine shared this link from MPIX. The 50% off is for January 7th and 8th only.

Click HERE for the link.

The January 15th meeting will be held at Fontenelle Forest at 7PM.

Our guest speaker for January is Angela Schramm from LaynaJane Photography. Click below to visit her website.

Other important items:

Upcoming Forest and Library Displays

Please bring your photos for display at the Forest and Bellevue Library.

Birds of Fontenelle Forest and Macro Photography are being collected for display in March.

The Birds of Fontenelle Forest photos may be taken somewhere other than the Forest, but should be birds found at the Forest, and have a “Forest” like appearance. Macro (Close up) photos can be of anything, anywhere.

Dues

If you have not yet paid dues, they are $20 for an individual and $30 for a family. Kathleen will be collecting at the meeting.

Be sure to check that your Fontenelle Forest membership is current. All photo club members must also be members of Fontenelle Forest.

See you on January 15th at 7pm

The November 20th meeting will be held at Fontenelle Forest at 7PM.

The November Program

An annual favorite, Aaron Frey, manager of Rockbrook Camera, will share the latest in camera gear, tripods, lights and accessories. Just in time for the holidays!

Other important items:

Photos are still needed for the Forest and Library Displays

If you have not already, please bring your Vacation prints and Fontenelle Forest Fall Landscapes prints to the November meeting. The Fall Landscape photos will be displayed at the Forest, and Vacation photos will be displayed at the Bellevue Library. Vacation photos can be from any vacation, anytime, anywhere.

If you are unable to bring prints to the meeting, they can be dropped off at Headleys in West Omaha (19340 J St) (bbqribsyum@gmail.com) or Kathleen’s in Bellevue (123 Bellevue Blvd South) (katcr@cox.net).

These photo subjects for 2026 will be proposed at the November meeting:

Dues

If you have not yet paid dues, they are $20 for an individual and $30 for a family. Kathleen will be collecting at the meeting.

Be sure to check that your Fontenelle Forest membership is current. All photo club members must also be members of Fontenelle Forest.

Coming soon in December…

It’s time to think about photos for the December potluck and member slideshow. There will be a signup sheet for the potluck dinner at the November meeting. For the December slideshow, all members are encouraged to submit 3 or 4 of their favorite photos.

News from the October Meeting

The membership voted to stay with traditional prints, rather than digital prints for the annual photo contest in June.

We hope to see you on November 20th at 7pm

Photo Club photos (and very generous donors) raised over $3000 at the Fontenelle Forest Feather Our Nest silent auction.

See the photos below, then set aside some of your photos for next year. They could help raise $$$ for the Forest! Photos must be from Fontenelle Forest or one of their properties.

Click on an image to see the full view.

Our October meeting will be held at Fontenelle Forest, 7PM.

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October Program

Member Lorraine Feldhausen will present, “I have all these photos. How can I share and enjoy them more?” She will be showing us a practical way to put to use all of the photos we have all collected, and make someone else’s day brighter, too.

Other important items:

Displays
Please bring your Vacation prints and Fontenelle Forest landscapes prints to the meeting. The Fontenelle Forest Landscape photos will be displayed at the Forest, and Vacation photos will be displayed at the Bellevue Library. Vacation photos can be from any vacation, anytime, anywhere.

If you are unable to bring prints to the meeting, they can be dropped off at Headleys in West Omaha (19340 J St) (bbqribsyum@gmail.com) or Kathleen’s in Bellevue (123 Bellevue Blvd South. (katcr@cox.net).

Dues

If you have not yet paid dues, they are $20 for an individual and $30 for a family. Kathleen will be collecting at the meeting.

And be sure to check that your Fontenelle Forest membership is current. All photo club members must also be members of Fontenelle Forest.

Field Trip! 
August 23rd, 8am.  Join the group at Saint Leo’s Catholic Church, 1920 N 102nd St, Omaha, NE 68114 (102nd and Blondo).
Why? To photograph the beautiful flower garden, bees, bugs and butterflys in the early morning light. 

Macro (closeup) photos will be collected in October for display at the Bellevue Library.  So this is a perfect opportunity to get those shots.