Author: Debbie Pinard

June Monthly Meeting

Chippie by Ed Lascelle

The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, June 6th starting at 9:15 a.m.

Your Monthly Challenge and Triptych images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, May 30th to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge or Triptych Challenge and which one you would like to submit for the Photo Review. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge and the same number for the Triptych Challenge, and you may nominate one image for the Monthly as well as the Triptych Photo Review.

NOTE: If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Presentation of member’s videos
  • Coffee Break (Debbie and Jay-Dee will be available to answers questions)
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the May Challenge on “Captioned Photos”
  • Slideshow of the Triptych Challenge
  • The next Meeting will be on Friday September 12th. The theme for the Monthly Challenge will be “Through the Looking Glass”, photos to be sent by noon Friday September 5th
  • Monthly & Triptych Photo Review
  • Fix My Pic submissions
  • Introduction to 2025/2026 Challenges
  • Concluding Remarks

See you at the meeting.

Triptych News

Here are a few different ways to create a Triptych for those of you who want to submit (up to 3 allowed):

  1. Photoshop Elements Creating a Triptych
  2. Frame Tool in Photoshop
  3. Crop Tool in Photoshop (works in very old photoshop as well)

Also, when you submit your triptych, please indicate if you would like to talk about one at the meeting (similar to how we do the Monthly Review of photos). For those of you non-procrastinators who have already submitted :), send an email to contact@ksccc.ca if you would like to add one of your already submitted images for review.

She’s 9 and Already Winning Major Photography Awards – Meet the Eagle Eyed Girl

What can a 9 year old teach you about photography? A lot more than you’d think. In this inspiring episode of Visual Education, Karl Taylor sits down with Jamie Smart, also known as the Eagle Eyed Girl, an award-winning young photographer who’s already leaving seasoned pros in awe. From waking at dawn to capture elusive birds, to handholding an 800mm lens and mastering macro flash techniques, Jamie’s skill and passion for wildlife photography are truly next level.

See the video here.

Her website can be found here.

Debbie Pinard to Present in May

Debbie Pinard, one of our Camera Club Members, will give a presentation on Florence, Tuscany & Venice on Friday May 2, 2025.

Debbie has been taking photographs for over 40 years, first starting out with film, and then switching to digital with a Canon Powershot and then a Canon Rebel.  She currently uses a Canon R7 mirrorless, and a Canon t2i converted to infrared.  

In November 2024, Debbie went on a photography trip to Italy.  She spent an afternoon and a morning in Florence, then met up with her private tour guide Leonardo Papera, a professional landscape photographer (https://tuscanyphotographytours.com/).  From Florence they drove to Pienza which was their home base for the next 5 days.  They were blessed to have fog every single morning (which helped make up for the 5am wakeups!). From there they drove to Venice where they spent 3 days. This was the first trip that she brought a tripod, and made good use of it.

This will be a jam-packed presentation of photos from all 3 places and includes 6 videos.  It will be available online after the presentation (including the videos).

 You can see some of her images at https://deborahpinard.com/ or on her Facebook page.

May Monthly Meeting

Release by Judy Courteau

The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, May 2nd starting at 9:15 a.m.

Your images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, April 25th to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge and which one you would like to submit for the Photo Review. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge and nominate one image for the Monthly Photo Review.

NOTE: If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Review of Triptych Challenge, the submission deadline is Friday May 30th before noon. Submit up to 3 photographs to be presented at the June meeting
  • Brief presentation on captioned photos for June challenge
  • Presentation “Florence, Tuscany & Venice” by Debbie Pinard
  • Coffee Break (Debbie and Jay-Dee will be available to answers questions)
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the April Challenge on “Gardens – All Seasons”
  • The next Meeting will be on June 6th. The theme for the Monthly Challenge will be “Captioned Photos”, photos to be sent by noon Friday May 30th
  • Monthly Photo Review
  • Fix My Pic submissions
  • If time permits, member slideshows
  • Concluding Remarks

See you at the meeting.

April Monthly Meeting

A good way to harness the sun’s energy by Marg Jackman

The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, April 4th starting at 9:15 a.m.

Your images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, March 28th to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge and which one you would like to submit for the Photo Review. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge and nominate one image for the Monthly Photo Review.

NOTE: If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Review of Triptych Challenge
  • Presentation “Print Making” by Manfred Mueller
  • Coffee Break (Debbie and Jay-Dee will be available to answers questions)
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the March Challenge on “Earth Day”
  • The next Meeting will be on May 4th. The theme for the Monthly Challenge will be “Gardens – All Seasons”, photos to be sent by noon Friday April 25th
  • Monthly Photo Review
  • Fix My Pic submissions
  • If time permits, member slideshows
  • Concluding Remarks

See you at the meeting.

March Monthly Meeting

CDN H2O by Paul Grant

The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, March 7th starting at 9:15 a.m.

Your images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, February 28th to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge and which one you would like to submit for the Photo Review. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge and nominate one image for the Monthly Photo Review.

NOTE: If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Call for Volunteers
  • Presentation “Freeing Your Muse” by Bill Pratt
  • Coffee Break (Debbie and Jay-Dee will be available to answers questions)
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the February Challenge on “Icicle or Water Droplets”
  • The next Meeting will be on April 4th. The theme for the Monthly Challenge will be “Earth Day”, photos to be sent by noon Friday March 28th
  • Monthly Photo Review
  • Fix My Pic submissions
  • If time permits, member slideshows
  • Concluding Remarks

See you at the meeting.

Volunteers Needed for the Camera Club

Webmaster

We are looking for a volunteer to manage the KSCCC website.

What does the position entail?

  • Maintaining the KSCCC website
  • Posting news articles to the KSCCC blog
  • Adding new web page banners
  • Posting information on upcoming presenters 
  • Posting notices of upcoming workshops
  • Making yearly changes to web pages (for example the monthly challenges)
  • Ensuring payment for the KSCCC website domain name, the KSCCC website and Flickr image storage 
  • Other related duties as needed
  • 5 hours/month

What experience or abilities do you need?

  • Experience in WordPress (or be willing to learn)
  • Be comfortable with technology and using the Internet
  • Willingness to learn new computer skills
  • Enjoy working with other club volunteers

When does the position start?

  • Training can begin immediately – must be in place by June.

How can I apply?

February Monthly Meeting

Maroon Five Concert- Ottawa Blues Fest 2024 by Michele Doran

The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, February 7th starting at 9:15 a.m.

Your images must be emailed to contact@ksccc.ca by noon on Friday, January 31st to be included in the meeting. Indicate clearly in your email that your images are for the Monthly Challenge and which one you would like to submit for the Photo Review. You may send up to three images for the Monthly Challenge and nominate one image for the Monthly Photo Review.

NOTE: If you do not receive an email confirming that your images have been received, send a follow-up email to contact@ksccc.ca. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Call for Volunteers
  • Presentation “Renaissance of Film” by Ross Laing & Norm Smith
  • Coffee Break (Debbie and Jay-Dee will be available to answers questions)
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the January Challenge on “Noise”
  • The next Meeting will be on March 7th. The theme for the Monthly Challenge will be “Icicle or Water Droplets”, photos to be sent by noon Friday February 28th
  • Monthly Photo Review
  • Fix My Pic submissions
  • If time permits, member slideshows
  • Concluding Remarks

See you at the meeting.