The May issue of the shutterBUG is now online here. You can always find the latest issue by going to the shutterBUG page and clicking on the shutterBUG thumbnail.
Author: ksccc
Creative Live Free Photography Courses
Amy Lo pointed out the free online photography courses available from Creative Live. The current list includes:
- April 27, Landscapes Live: Photo Critique with John Greengo
- June 6 – July 1, Adobe® Photoshop® CC: The Complete Guide with Ben Willmore
All of their upcoming photography courses are listed at the bottom of this page. Those marked “LIVE” are free.
Thanks Amy.
Suzanne Powell’s Miksang Photographs
Suzanne Powell sent along these examples of her Miksang Photography:
Click on a thumbnail to enlarge, to see title and metadata.
Thanks again Suzanne for an eye opening presentation.
Photos to Inspire You
Fraser Campbell found this collection of photos to inspire you. Use the controls in the bottom left corner to control the slideshow or just click on each image to advance to the next image.
Thanks for sharing Fraser.
Member Photos on Display
The photographers with work now hanging at the Senior’s Centre are: Martha Bohm, Frank Bohm, Frank Knor, Mike Maheux, Mary Milito and Elizabeth Wallis. The photographs will be exhibited until mid June.
Carol Brown and Phil Tughan have submitted photos for the June exhibition. Four more members who have yet to exhibit, are encouraged/welcome to give photos to Sue Carey at the next meeting.
So far 24 people have been exhibited at the Centre during the last eight months.
Old Ottawa Pictures
Fraser Campbell found this collection of old Ottawa pictures.
Thanks for sharing Fraser.
Shooting Tulips
This blog post by Laura Greenwald on the PictureCorrect web site has some great ideas about shooting tulips – in case spring ever really arrives 😉
How I Got The Shot
Ron Pierce, a new club member, submitted these two images:
for the March assignment. Click on the captions to see his originals on flickr.
He’s written an article on how he shot both images that will appear in the May shutterBUG.
Orchidophilia
If you want to get some great pictures of some exotic flowers, the Ottawa Orchid Society annual show will be held April 16th and 17th at the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive. Photographers are only allowed to use tripods 9-11 on Sunday.

Got more details, visit their web site.
Free Lightroom Course
CreativeLive is presenting a free, 4 week long course on Adobe Lightroom.The course, which started Monday April 4th will cover:
- Basic Lightroom Workflow
- Organizing and Adjusting Images
- Getting the Most Out Of Lightroom’s Special Features
- Fine Tuning Your Workflow
The course is streaming live each day for free and will be available later as a download for $129US.
















