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Welcome Silvana

Hello everyone, my name is Silvana Edwards, and I am excited to
join the Kanata Seniors Centre as your new Recreation Supervisor.

With a decade of experience working in a private retirement home
at the start of my career, I developed a deep appreciation for
working with older adults. During the pandemic, I worked at a City of
Ottawa long-term care home delivering recreation programs,
witnessing firsthand the resilience and strength of our community.
Most recently, I served as the Program Coordinator for Barrhaven
Community Programs, where I enjoyed coordinating engaging and
enriching programs for the local community at stand-alone sites and
in local schools.

I understand that I have some big shoes to fill, but I am eager to
bring my experience and passion to this role. I am looking forward
to getting to know each and every one of you and working together
to create memorable and meaningful moments. Thank you for the
warm welcome thus far.

The Renaissance of Film Photography


Most of us in our camera club began our photographic journey taking pictures on film. With the advent of digital photography, many predicted the demise of film photography, but this is far from the case today.

In the past few years, there has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in vintage film cameras and lenses, especially amongst young photographers in the 18 to 30-year-old age bracket. Older SLR cameras have increased in value and film is once again being stocked in photo stores.

This presentation explores this “rebirth” of interest in film photography and the allure of old cameras and lenses. The presenters share some of their vintage camera collection as well as photos taken with those cameras. In addition, the audience will learn about ways to recondition old cameras and lenses that may have been languishing in an old cupboard and get them working again. The presentation also reviews the types of film currently available.

Presented by Norm Smith and Ross Laing

New Pictures in the Seniors Centre

In January 2025, we completed changing the six KSCCC pictures in the Seniors Centre. The new pictures will remain up until June 2025. Please take a minute to check them out when you are next there. Thanks to the following photographers for some great pictures: Raj Srinivasan, Doug McCrady, Marg Jackman, Thomas Illing, and Jay-Dee Purdy.

    As a reminder, the KSCCC is looking for additional pictures to hang in the Seniors Centre, and we encourage all club members to contribute.  We are now open for business for the June change. If you have a picture you really like, then chances are people at the Centre would enjoy seeing it too. For more information on how to participate, please check out this post and this post or send your questions to contact@ksccc.ca to the attention of Jan and Bruce Turner.

    Please be sure to include your name and a title for the picture with your submission.

    Jan & Bruce Turner

    Kanata Seniors Craft Group Funds KSCCC Website

    The Kanata Seniors Centre Craft Group has been supporting the Camera Club by contributing funding for our website, domain name, and image storage.

    This funding provides a critical part of the Club presence, and it is difficult to imagine just how we would operate at the level we do without this support.

    Thank you from the Camera Club and all its members!

    John Williamson

    An Introduction to 10 Basic Post-processing Tools and Techniques

    • Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
    • Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    • Location: Kanata Seniors Centre, Halls C&D
    • Sign-up:  Monthly KSCCC meeting on Friday, January 10, 2025
    • Instructor:  Ross Laing

    This presentation is designed for anyone new to post-processing or photographers who are just starting to use post-processing. The presentation will look at common editing tools and techniques no matter which photo editing program you choose to use.

    Deciding to edit your images using post-processing may seem overwhelming at first.  Learning about how to make a few basic edits and using just a few editing tools and techniques can improve your photography significantly.

    Some key concepts that will be introduced during the presentation will include the difference between Global Edits vs. Local (Selective) Adjustments, as well as brief “real-time” demonstrations of editing sample photos using specific editing tools and techniques, including:

    1. Basic Global edits: exposure, white balance, contrast, etc.
    2. Crop & Level
    3. Selections: Magic Wand: Quick Selection Tool
    4. Eyedropper & Brush tool
    5. Spot healing: Patch tool
    6. Clone Stamp
    7. Burn & Dodge
    8. Black & White conversion
    9. Free Transform: Perspective
    10. Sharpen

    Rod Trider on What Makes a Good Photograph

    Rod Trider, Hon FCAPA

    Rod is an internationally accredited photography judge who will give a presentation on what makes a “good” photograph. Having judged hundreds of thousands of images over the years, Rod will discuss some factors that help make a “good” image. He will work through some of the things to look for in the various genres of photography along with some tips on what judges look for in images. You will see some great images and some not-so-great images so we can discuss what might help you in improving your photography.

    About Rod

    Rod is a photographic-based multi-media artist and Master digital printer. His passion is to create unique photographic and multi-media artworks.

    He exhibits frequently in art galleries, art shows, and public spaces. His works are in collections in over 12 countries.

    He runs Advanced Images, a boutique photographic printing company that has specialized for over 20 years in working with photographers & artists who are exhibiting or selling their work.

    He has also curated or co-curated over 40 art exhibits and is a national & international photographic competition judge, having judged over 300 times.

    He teaches and presents at photo clubs and regional & international conferences.

    When time permits, he enjoys photographing local hidden treasures as well as in far-off places around the world that are rapidly changing.

    Member

    Past President, CAPA (Canadian Association for Photographic Arts)
    CAPA – Internationally Accredited Photography Judge
    CAPA Trainer of Judges for 16+ years
    5i – Photographic Collective
    F8 – Photographic Collective

    Contact

    Phone: 416-707-2175 Email: rtrider@advancedimages.ca

    Manfred’s work in PhotoED

    Congratulations to club member Manfred Mueller who has had two images published in the print version of the Canadian fine art photography magazine, PhotoED.  Locally this publication is available for sale at the Glebe Smoke Shop and at the Indigo Bookstore on Rideau, South Keys, and Barrhaven.

    Keep checking PhotoED’s website for the online version of their “Colour” issue which was not available when this post was made.