The Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club (KSCCC) normally meets once a month at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre in Kanata, Ontario. To find out more about the club and how to join click on About Us
Software for Making Slideshows
The following is a list of software and instructional videos that members could use to make slideshows. This list is by no means exhaustive. Note: You should always have updated virus protection before installing any software.
For a list of all posts on how to make a slideshow refer to our website menu Pictures/Make a Slideshow.
Photoshop Elements by Adobe. There is also a link at the top of the page to download the trial version before purchasing the software.
Power Director 365 for Windows or Power Director 365 for Mac by Cyberlink
IrfanView for Windows free software
Splice free software
Animoto free software for the basic version.
Make Slideshows using Apple Products
The following is a list of instructional videos that may help you to make slideshows using Apple products.
Older versions of MacOS
Newer versions of MacOS
Keynote free software for MacOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
Ross Laing on Buying Used Gear
You can review an abridged version of Ross Laing’s excellent presentation on buying used photography equipment here.
Here are the links he included at the end of his presentation:
Used Equipment Camera Retailers:
Henrys
Vistek
Adorama
B&H Photo
KEH Camera
MBP
Brand Specific Marketplaces (using Pentax examples):
Pentax Forums
Pentax User
Local and online sellers:
Amazon
Camerama, Toronto
[Edward Village Hotel, 185 Yorkland Bl., Toronto. hours are 9:30-2:30. Admission is $7 (Students $5). Lots of free parking. For more
info email here ]
Camera Traders (Victoria, B.C.)
Camera Trading Company (Ottawa)
ebay
Etsy Cameras
kijiji
maxsold
Equipment Reviews:
Digital Photography Review
You Tube:
December Gallery Now Online
Congratulations to all the members who got out there and shot this month .

The gallery from our December Celebrations challenge is now online here.
Celebrations Slideshow Now Online
Because we’re still meeting online in January, we are sharing the slideshow of images from our December Celebrations challenge online.
In order to view the slideshow full screen, please click Play (above) then on the word YouTube or click on this link.
Thanks again to Catherine Easton for creating this slideshow of our images.
Link to January Meeting
Click here to join our January meeting.
The dial in link is (CA) +1 778-727-9956 PIN: 689 033 559#. This is a southern Ontario area code so long distance charges may apply.
The Google Meet “room” will be opened at 8:45 a.m. on Friday morning if you need to check your equipment and 9:00 a.m. to sign in for the meeting which starts at 9:15 a.m.
During an online meeting the presenter may wish to show a presentation to all members. To review instructions on how to do this click here.
If you have any issues email us at contact@ksccc.ca and we’ll try to help.
January Camera Club Meeting
The monthly meeting will be held online on January 8th at 9:15 a.m. using Google Meet. For information on how to use Google Meet for our meetings go here. A link to the meeting will be posted on our website the morning of January 7th.
The agenda for the meeting is:
- Review online meeting procedures
- Slideshow of Member Images from the December assignment Celebrations
- Presentation by Ross Laing on Buying Used Photography Equipment
- Update on the Camera Club Facebook Group by Manfred Mueller
- Fix my Pic
- Concluding Remarks
Royalty Free Music
If you’re going to publish your slideshows online on where they’re publicly accessible you have to use royalty free or copyright free music, otherwise you may be liable for copyright violation.
Catherine Easton has been doing our camera club slideshows and since COVID they’ve been posted to the club’s YouTube channel. When asked where she was finding the music, she said:
I did a google search on the subject of Royalty Free and Copyright Free music — and lots of sites come up. These are two that I’ve explored and downloaded some tracks:
- Mixkit – which, in addition to free music, provides stock video clips, sound effects, and video templates
- Bensound – which provides hundreds of royalty free songs in categories including acoustic, folk, cinematic, corporate, pop, electronica, urban, groove, jazz. rock, and world.
You have to be prepared to spend an hour or two researching the various pieces of music — there is a reason why some of it hasn’t made the “top 100 list”. However, I’ve managed to get a collection of a dozen or so pieces that should keep me going for the 2020/2021 season of slide shows.
Catherine Easton
Ross Laing Presenting in January

Ross Laing will be presenting Buying Used Photography Equipment at our meeting on Friday, January 8th, 2021. He has been a keen amateur photographer for over 50 years and shoots a variety of genres. Ross especially enjoys taking images of landscapes and abstracts. A career as an educator took him to many countries and encouraged his interest in travel photography. More recently he has been focused on developing both macro and portrait photography skills. Ross is an active member of the RA Photo Club and is nearing completion of the Photography Techniques Program at Algonquin College.
Continue reading “Ross Laing Presenting in January”Make Slideshows on Windows 10: Add Titles & Music
This is the third of three videos that show how easy it is to make a slideshow using the Photos program that is built into Windows 10. We’ll continue with the slideshow from last time and:
- add titles
- add music
Bill Robertson