Joe & Marie Rakoczy – Photographic Postcards

November’s program was about the history of photographic postcards in the Chicago area and their design and creation with the help of today’s technology. Our speakers are long-time members of Chicago-area camera clubs and are the recipients of numerous photography awards.

This two-part program began with a presentation of the backstory of postcards and postcard photography, which has a very rich history in Chicago dating back to the advent of the first U.S. souvenir postcards, developed for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. The second part of the program was a demonstration of the creation of eye-catching postcards, including how to select and edit postcard image candidates; apply appropriate text, font style and color; and produce single and montage image postcards folks will love to view, receive, or send.

Joe and Marie Rakoczy have run CACCA’s popular annual Postcard Competition for eight years, the 2023 edition of which begins next March. Both are long-time local camera club, CACCA and PSA members, officers, and photo competition judges. Recipients of numerous photography awards including multiple TOPS in CACCA medals and the Wanda Crystal Award for artistic achievement and photographic excellence, they give presentations on a wide variety of topics

Thanks for a very enjoyable program! Below are a few images from Joe and Marie’s presentation. Joe covered the history of postcards while Marie reviewed the various techniques and software for creating your own on your computer. Please click on an image to enlarge:

Recording: Photographic Postcards