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KSCCC at the Library

Once again this year, the KSCCC will be promoting the club with a display of our work in the display case at the entrance to the Beaverbrook Library (next door to the Seniors Centre), in late March and early April. The theme will be: “Phones take great pictures” To complete the display, we are looking for six pictures taken with cell phones. They will need to be printed 8” x 10” inches in size (landscape or portrait) and framed without matting in a fairly plain black or silver frame.

Pictures will be considered in the order submitted. They can be about any subject. We will be choosing a combination of pictures taken with cell phones, that complement each other and show a variety of interesting subjects. To submit your picture for consideration please send an electronic copy in an email to contact@ksccc.ca , with the Subject line “Library display in March“ and put Attention: Jan & Bruce Turner in the text.

To meet the late March date (exact dates to be confirmed), we need to receive your electronic submissions as soon as possible. This will allow us time to select pictures and notify participants so that they can print and frame their pictures by March 22.

We know there are lots of great pictures out there, so please take a few minutes to consider helping the KSCCC promote the club.

Jan & Bruce Turner

Bill Pratt: Freeing Your Muse

How far do you want to push beyond just Thinking Like a Photographer?  At our March 7th meeting, Bill will share his journey on how to be more creative in achieving the desired Image from the captured data. He’ll provide examples of before and after Images and present a few AV Shows.  This Presentation focuses on the What & Why, not the How.

Bill’s Artistic Statement 

I believe pressing the shutter is only the first step in the photographic process.  The photographic Image can be so much more than it was in the past.  Modern tools now allow the photographer to more clearly convey to the viewer the artist’s interpretation of the world and of their perception of life.  I use a varied tool kit to create an Image that hopefully evokes for the viewer a strong sense of what I experienced and what I felt; not just what I saw. 

For more on Bill including many examples of his work visit his website.   

New Monthly Challenge Topics

Once again it is time to establish the topics for the Monthly Challenges for next year. If time permits, we will ask members at the meeting for suggestions – BUT the March 7 meeting has a really busy schedule, so . . .

We will have a Monthly Assignment suggestion box and pens and papers at the back of the room for your suggestions or alternatively, you can submit your suggestion to contact@ksccc.ca with the subject line “Monthly Challenge Topic”. During the coffee break and for a short time after the meeting John Williamson will be at the table if you would like to discuss your challenge suggestions.

Your suggestion will be forwarded to the executive for consideration.

You can check the club’s website to see the current monthly challenges or check out all of the previous challenge topics and images

Lanark County Camera Club Photo Exccursion to Quebec City

We received this invitation from the Lanark County Camera Club to join their photo excursion to Quebec City:

My name is Rob Donald and I am the president of the Lanark County Camera Club (LCCC) in Perth.  Jean-Francois Riel of the Orleans Camera Club pointed me to your club and thought that some of your Kanata Seniors Photo Club members might be interested in a two night trip my club is organizing to Quebec City on April 8-10.

We have a 56-passenger coach bus secured for the trip and a guaranteed rate at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Quebec City.  The trip would start and finish in Carleton Place where we have secured ample parking for participants.

We have 20 confirmed participants from my club as well participants from Kingston, Brockville and the CCO photo clubs.  Members of your club would be most welcome to join us.  Bus tickets are $261.11 per seat. 

I am including an information package outlining travel and hotel details.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Rob Donald

Lanark County Camera Club

You can contact Rob at:

  • 613-878-7317
  • presidentoflccameraclub@gmail.com

More details on the trip are available here and here.

This event/outing is not part of the Kanata Seniors Centre Club operations and is not sanctioned by the City of Ottawa. Information is for interested parties.

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