I was looking for the photographer when I began delving into
the life of Harold A. Taylor. This is the photographer who founded the Camera
Enthusiasts of San Diego in 1927. This is the first photography club to meet in
Balboa Park. He was an active participant with Dr. Scott Watson and his
Photographic Arts Society. Harold Taylor also assisted in the formation of the
current Southern California Association of Camera Clubs in 1949-1950. This organization
continues to meet in Balboa Park.
Showing posts with label SCACC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SCACC. Show all posts
Monday, November 28, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Camera Clubs of Balboa Park
Balboa Park, the Gem of San Diego has hosted a multitude of camera clubs since the Camera Enthusiasts first met in August of 1927. The majority of clubs came into existence after 1947 with the greater number of those clubs founded under the auspices of the Southern California Association Camera Clubs.
Evidence for these clubs have come from rosters and scraps of papers. There is a very good chance that other groups may be found.
Evidence for these clubs have come from rosters and scraps of papers. There is a very good chance that other groups may be found.
Camera Clubs Associated with Balboa Park |
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| Camera Enthusiasts Photographic Arts Society Southern California Association of Camera Clubs Camera Pictorialist of San Diego Camerart Club of Chula Vista Carlsbad Camera Club Century Travel & Photography Club Convair Camera Club Darkroomers Photographic Club Daytime Camera Club Fallbrook Camera Club General Atomics Camera Club Helix Showmasters La Mesa Camera Club La Mesa Movie Makers Lens and Shutter Camera Club Lens Art Camera Club North Island Camera Club Pacific Beach Camera Club Photo Arts Camera Club Photo Naturalist Camera Club |
Photo Pictorialist Poly Photo Camera Club Pro-Am Club of National City Rancho Bernardo Camera Club San Diego Amateur Movie Club San Diego Camera Club San Diego Photoshop Users Group San Diego Portrait Club San Diego Press Photographers San Diego San Diego Stereo Club Sierra Club - The Photo Section Tuesday Morning Workshop Thursday Morning Workshop Vista Camera Club La Jolla Camera Club Coronado Camera Club Foto Learners Camera Club Showette Camera Club Escondido Camera Club North County Video Makers Digital Workshop Pixels Photo Club |
Saturday, January 23, 2016
The Sexagesimus Sextus Anniversary of SCACC
The San Diego Association of Camera Clubs will see
its 66th anniversary this coming February 2016. Imagine, Sixty-six years in
Balboa Park, the gem of San Diego. Sixty-six years of teaching, learning, competitions,
friendships. Sixty-six years of bringing photography to the community of San
Diego.
The Photographic Arts Society (PAS) of San Diego
filed as an Articles of Incorporation in the State of California on September
1, 1937. There was a boom in photography after World War II and by the closing years
of the 1940s there were twelve member camera clubs under the responsibility of
the Photographic Arts Society.
Dr. Watson referred to the
member clubs of the Photographic Arts Society as the “associated camera clubs”[1] as
early as February 1947. By November 1949 Carl F. Reupsch, Photographic Arts
Society President sent letters to all member clubs which included the following,
“…the name of the
organization should possibly be changed to, “The Southern California
Association of Camera Clubs”, which better expresses the intent and purpose of
the organization. Any name, in fact, would be satisfactory which designates
this society as a group of camera clubs rather than an organization composed of
individual members.” [2]
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
San Diego YMCA Camera Club
The earliest camera club in San Diego was formed in 1900 and named the San Diego Camera Club. As a matter of interest the San Diego Camera Club was found as a member club of the Photographic Arts Society in 1942. I doubt that this was the 1900 club.
Harold A. Taylor founded the YMCA Camera Club in January 1920. This is the same Harold A. Taylor who helped found the Camera Enthusiasts in 1927. He was involved with the Photographic Arts Society and had a hand in reforming that group into the Southern California Association of Camera Clubs (SCACC) in 1950. He remained active in the member photography clubs of SCACC for the opening years of 1950s.
The San Diego YMCA had their first photographic exhibit in the summer of 1920. About fifty prints that represented the best of the club were hung in the lobby of the YMCA Building.
Harold A. Taylor founded the YMCA Camera Club in January 1920. This is the same Harold A. Taylor who helped found the Camera Enthusiasts in 1927. He was involved with the Photographic Arts Society and had a hand in reforming that group into the Southern California Association of Camera Clubs (SCACC) in 1950. He remained active in the member photography clubs of SCACC for the opening years of 1950s.
The San Diego YMCA had their first photographic exhibit in the summer of 1920. About fifty prints that represented the best of the club were hung in the lobby of the YMCA Building.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The Structure of Research
The collection of information for a history of Camera Clubs in Balboa Park is a huge task. In spans a time period of 1927 to the present. It is the story of the men and women who created, grew and maintained the clubs through that stretch of time. It is not only the history of Balboa Park; but also the history of a 150 years of San Diego.
I have chosen to use Evernote, a cross-platform app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving information.
The app allows users to create a "note" which can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notebooks can be added to a stack while notes can be sorted into a notebook, tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched, and exported as part of a notebook.
This massive amount of information is able to be tamed with the creation of a Table of Contents which is hyperlinked to specific areas within a notebook named "Camera Clubs of Balboa Park". Specific information is able to be located easily with the Table of Contents, Tags and Search functions.
I have chosen to use Evernote, a cross-platform app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving information.
The app allows users to create a "note" which can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notebooks can be added to a stack while notes can be sorted into a notebook, tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched, and exported as part of a notebook.
This massive amount of information is able to be tamed with the creation of a Table of Contents which is hyperlinked to specific areas within a notebook named "Camera Clubs of Balboa Park". Specific information is able to be located easily with the Table of Contents, Tags and Search functions.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
On the Finding of a Treasure
Members of the Southern California Association of Camera Clubs had general cleanup of the Photographic Arts Building during the Spring of 2013.
SCACC and the member clubs had occupied the building since 1960. There was an incredible amount of material that had collected over the occupancy of SCACC and the member clubs. Much was thrown away; but an incredible collection of ephemera relating to camera clubs in Balboa Park was discovered.
The discoveries included:
SCACC and the member clubs had occupied the building since 1960. There was an incredible amount of material that had collected over the occupancy of SCACC and the member clubs. Much was thrown away; but an incredible collection of ephemera relating to camera clubs in Balboa Park was discovered.
The discoveries included:
- Slide collections from past members
- Prints mounted on 16x20 mat board
- Information on several past Dr. Scott Watson Memorial Salons
- Information of club rosters, some with dates
- Photographs of SCACC members
- Club letters and memos from Dr. Scott Watson
- Information about SCACC's involvement with the San Diego Fair
- Information about the pre-1960s Photographic Arts Building
- Several bits of notes, checks, bills, etc.
- And so much more
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