Article 1

PURPOSES
The said club shall be a medium for cooperative action between Reynolds Homestead in promoting the arts and sciences of photography to those citizens who consider themselves a beginner, amateur, or novice in both film and digital photography.

Article ll

MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. General. The said club shall be a membership club, enrolling individuals based on attendance rather than fees. Attending the third meeting and/or sponsored events within a six month period qualifies one for active membership. Members not attending six consecutive meetings without club notification may be dropped from the active membership.

Section 2. Classes of Members.
(a) Individual Members - Those members who identify themselves as a novice, beginner, or armature in photography .
(b) Member - Instructor - Those experienced or professional in photography who agree to assist the individual members by sharing their skills, training, and experience. These members will work in concert with the club's co-chairperson in charge of photography.
(c) Member - Honorary - Those individuals, groups, or agencies who made a significant contribution in photography to the club and/or community.
(d) Member - Charter - Those who become members or started their membership process during the club's first year of operation (April 2005 - March 2006).
(e) Guest - Non members - Guests are afforded all the hospitality of regular members except the right to vote on club business.

Article lll

DUES
The club will attempt to operate without membership dues or fees. If for some reason, dues are necessary to maintain the club's operation, the majority of active members must approve and set the amount of the dues.

Article lV

MEETINGS
Club meetings will originally be held monthly in the Continuing Education Center, which is located on the grounds of Reynolds Homestead, unless otherwise communicated. Monthly meetings will he on the 1st Monday at 6:30 PM. If the 1st Monday fall on a holiday, the meetings will be held on the 2nd Monday. Meetings will start on time, following a standard agenda.

Article V

OFFICERS
The club shall be managed by two officers, called co-chairpersons. One co-chairperson will manage the administrative affairs of the club, which include the (a) liaison with the club's sponsor and submitting status reports to the sponsor as needed or requested, (b) develop and maintain the club's web site), (c) maintaining attendance and membership records, (d) notifying members of club meetings, minutes, and events, (e) develop and maintain the club's brochure (f) serving as club treasurer in the event such needs exist (g) coordinate press releases and (h) conduct annual evaluations from membership.

One co-chairperson will serve as the club's official or chief photographer. This person will work with the other photographers/instructors in meeting the goal of the club, provide technical assistance in photography, and be responsible for the monthly program and the club's competitive photo judging.

Article Vl

ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The original designers of the club submitted a proposal to the Director of Reynolds Homestead to establish the club and to name the two chairperson who would manage the club's activities. The Director of Reynolds Homestead approved the proposal with the understanding that the membership would give input in the establishment of these bylaws. For the first year, the club will be served by these two co-chairpersons. Each year thereafter in the month of April, the club will vote on the officers to serve them for the next 12 months. Election will be made by written ballot and these ballots will be made available for inspection for 30 days. If an officer of this club fails to perform their duties, the membership will elect a replacement, but only for the remainder of the club's fiscal year.

Article Vll

APPOINTMENTS OF OTHER OFFICERS COMMITTEE CHAIRS
The co-chairpersons will appoint the Public Information Officer to relate to the media regarding club's meetings and activities. The co-chairpersons will also appoint committee chairs to manage the business of their respective activity and responsibility. These appointments shall run concurrently with their respective co-chairperson's selection.

Article Vlll

AMENDMENTS OF BYLAWS
Any amendments to these bylaws must be made my the majority of active members. If a majority is not in attendance at the time of the motion to amend the bylaws, a written notice of the proposed amendments must be sent to the full active membership in advance of the next meeting.

APPROVAL
The above bylaws were adopted at the club's organizational meeting on April 4, 2005 with 11 persons in attendance and recorded by
Jack F Wood, co-chairperson for administration.

AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT #1 - DIGITAL MANIPULATION - ALL PHOTOGRAPHY THAT REPRESENT THE PATRICK HENRY PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB, EITHER INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY, SHALL NOT BE DIGITALLY MANIPULATED.
Digital Manipulation is defined as altering the meaning of a picture. Guidelines include (1) adding, moving or removing objects within a frame, (2) color change other than to restore what the subject looks like, (3) cropping a frame in order to alter its meaning, (4) flopping a photograph (left/right reversal) and (5) printing a photograph in order to alter "true" orientation.
Digital Manipulation is not defined as making minor adjustments to the picture. Guidelines for making minor adjustments include (1) brightness and color contrast adjustments, (2) color corrections, (3) cropping a frame to fit the layout, (4) retouching of dust and scratches, and (5) burning and dodging to control tonal range. Digitally enhanced photos can be displayed as a separate category, but not for judging

AMENDMENT #2 - PROFESSIONAL VS ARMATURE PHOTOGRAPHER. The Patrick Henry Photographer Club defines a Professional Photographer as those who practices or engages in photography for money or as a means of livelihood, rather than as a hobby. An Armature Photographer is those who practices or engages in photography as a hobby and/or not as a person who depends on photography as a means of their livelihood. Amateurs can be classified as "beginners" or "novice" and "experienced" or "advanced".

The above amendments to the bylaws were unanimously adopted at the October 3, 2005 meeting with 18 members present and recorded by Jack F Wood, co-chairperson for administration.