February 2026

February 2026

Wednesday February 11 at 7:00 pm

Zoom Meeting: Street Photography Tips presented by Darlene Hildebrandt

On Wednesday, February 11th at 7pm, guest photographer Darlene Hildebrandt will share her virtual presentation “Street Photography Tips”.

Darlene is a professional photographer with over 37 years of experience. She’s photographed everything from food, editorial products, portraits, weddings, and events. Currently she prefers doing street and travel photography, but still considers herself a people photographer first and foremost, which is where her portrait lighting skills and experience come in handy.

She’s been sharing her skills and experiences with beginner and intermediate photographers
since 2011 through articles on her website Digital Photo Mentor, video tutorials on her YouTube
channel, online photography courses (with topics such as portrait photography, Lightroom, Photoshop, LuminarNeo), worldwide photography tours, and her new private photography community.

This will be an online meeting and guests are welcome. Drop us an email to let us know you’d like the Zoom link, or visit our Membership page for more information on how to join the club.

January 2026

January 2026

Tuesday January 13 at 7:00 pm

Zoom Meeting: Wildlife Photography for the Non-Wildlife Photographer presented by Peter Baumgarten

On Tuesday, January 13th at 7pm, guest wildlife photographer Peter Baumgarten will present “Into The Wild: Wildlife Photography for the Non-Wildlife Photographer”.

Peter will present a range of topics and information on how to prepare for wildlife photography, what equipment to use, and how to best work in the field to get amazing nature photos.

Peter Baumgarten is an award-winning professional photographer and educator based on Manitoulin Island. He travels across North America providing lectures, seminars, and workshops for novice and enthusiast photographers on landscape, wildlife, and astro-landscape photography. His love of photography has also become a great excuse to continue his other passion – exploring the great outdoors through wilderness camping, canoeing and kayaking. See his blog here for more information and tutorials.

This will be an online meeting and guests are welcome. Drop us an email to let us know you’d like the Zoom link, or visit our Membership page for more information on how to join the club.

November 2025

November 2025

Tuesday November 18 at 7:00 pm

IN PERSON: “Supplemental Equipment” presented by Laura Parisi

This coming Tuesday, November 18, we have a chance to hear our own Laura Parisi talk about and show us some supplemental equipment. Have you ever wondered why one type of item might be a better fit for you than another? Laura will share the pros and cons of various types of items such as:

  • tripods
  • monopods
  • heads for your tripod/monopod
  • filters for your lenses: neutral density and circular polarizing (and what they do)
  • flash adapters for your on-camera flash units

Please join us on Tuesday at 7 pm at Hope Church as Laura shows us some equipment and explains how your needs could dictate what you should look for. This would come in handy if you are interested in either adding some of these types of items to your collection, or if you’re wanting to upgrade what you already have. After all, it’s that time of year when Santa is listening!

Guests are welcome at our presentations! Drop us an email to let us know you’d like to attend, or visit our Membership page for more information on how to join the club.


Tuesday November 11 at 7:00 pm

IN PERSON: “Lighting Workshop” presented by Duck Unitas

North Haven Camera Club is pleased to announce we will again host professional photographer Duck (Charles) Unitas on November 11th. Duck will tackle the issue of balancing light and shadow in photography using artificial (studio) lighting, and will explain both continuous and flash/strobe lighting during this hands-on workshop. Attendees will then get a chance to use the provided lighting equipment to build their own lighting setups based on the information presented. All you need to bring is your camera! Also be sure to bring something to take notes with, as he will cover a lot of information and it will help you to have something to refer to afterwards.

Duck is a certified professional photographer, graphic designer and illustrator operating a small photography studio in Shelton, Connecticut. His work ranges from food, product and brand photography to corporate headshots, logo design and spot illustrations. Primarily specializing in tabletop photography for eCommerce and environmental portraiture, his has a wide range of retail clients. Duck also teaches photography and photo editing through various local camera clubs, meetup groups and his own workshops, both live and online. See more here.

Guests are welcome at our presentations! Drop us an email to let us know you’d like to attend, or visit our Membership page for more information on how to join the club.