Category: News

RicharD Murphy To Speak November 4th

The speaker at our November meeting will be local photographer RicharD Murphy. He says his presentation will explore:

who I am, what I’ve done, what I do, and why I do it

Having lived in Kanata since his early childhood, RicharD first began in photography while attending the Earl of March S.S. where he was encouraged by his very patient art teachers. To further his photographic education, RicharD moved to London, Ontario and studied at Fanshawe College where he specialized in large-format, commercial product photography.

RicharD has worked in Ottawa’s photographic industry for over twenty-five years in such areas as custom darkroom printing, artwork reproduction, corporate portraiture, commercial magazine photography, and technical imaging for national heritage organizations such as Library and Archives Canada and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

A technical photographer by day, and a fine art photographer by night, RicharD takes equal pleasure photographing computer network equipment as he does the undersides of mushrooms. 

To see examples of RicharD’s work, check out his website.

Presenters 2022/23

The following are the KSCCC Presenters for the 2022/23. This will be updated as new information is received:

MonthPresentation
NovRicharD Murphy Presenting on Who I am, what I’ve done, what I do, and why I do it
DecManfred Presentation on Flash Photography
JanDebbie Pinard Presentation on Horses
FebTed Timmons Presenting on Underwater Photography: the Story Behind the Pictures
MarNot confirmed yet
AprEd Luninstra Presentation on Macro Photography
MaySteve Cain, South March Studio Photography Presenting
JuneMember’s Meeting

2022-10-19 Edited to update the title of RicharD Murphy’s presentation and correct spelling of Steve Cain’s name.

KSCCC Facebook Page

When the KSCCC meets in person, we invite members to show images that
they would like to have reviewed.  While the Kanata Seniors’ Centre was
shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, we moved to an online meeting
format. This was not really conducive to submitting work for review by
other club members.

In an attempt to provide members with a forum to post images for
review we set up a Facebook page and invited members to post images
for comment and review.  This was not particularly successful and very few people used the page for that purpose. 

The KSCCC Executive discussed the value of having a Facebook page and, as a result of these discussions, it was determined that the site would be shut down immediately.

October Monthly Meeting

Musical Ride by Paula Brown

The next in-person monthly meeting will be held on October 14th starting at 9:15 a.m.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Presentation by Lorraine Fernando on Light Painting
  • Photos at the Seniors’ Centre by Jan and Bruce Turner
  • Update on Facebook by Manfred Mueller
  • Slideshow by Ed Lacelle on Birds
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the September assignment on Transportation
  • In-camera June Photo Challenge on Light Painting
  • Photo Review
  • Concluding Remarks
Continue reading “October Monthly Meeting”

Lorraine Fernando Presenting in October

Lorraine Fernando

Lorraine Fernando will give a presentation on Painting with Light – Bending Pixels on Friday, October 14, 2022.

Lorraine has been photographing for about ten years, and has spent some time trying to find her photographic voice – what interests her, and what types of images she likes to create.

Continue reading “Lorraine Fernando Presenting in October”

Help with a book

At the Seniors Centre open house held on September 7, Marianne Wilkinson approached the club for help:

I’m in the process of completing a book about Kanata.  Its title is “The Kanata Concept” and the subheading is “how the community created an award-winning city”.   I’m presently looking for photos or maps that will illustrate parts of the book, particularly ones showing the community in its early years, historic sites/buildings that still exist, and some of the terrain.

If any member of the camera club has photos that would be suitable I’d like to see them and if they are used give credit to the photographer.  If others are willing to take some now of sites that I’d provide I’d do the same, giving credit in the book.

If you want to help out, you can reach Marianne at:

September Camera Club Meeting

Relaxation by Paula Brown

The KSCCC will resume in-person meetings on Friday, September 9th starting with a Meet and Greet at 8:30 a.m. The regular meeting will start at 9:15 a.m.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Meet and Greet Hosted by Janet Baigent, Kanata Seniors’ Centre
  • Opening Remarks
  • Presentation by The Four Valley Friends on Surviving COVID with Photography
  • Training Session by Ross Laing on Smoke Photography
  • Summer Challenge Slideshow – It’s Summer : Get Outside!!
  • In-Camera Project Challenge – Light Painting Slideshow
  • Photo Review
  • Concluding Remarks
Continue reading “September Camera Club Meeting”

Meetings for 2022/23

We will resume in-person meetings at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre on Friday, September 9th. The Kanata Seniors’ Centre is hosting a Meet and Greet starting at 8:30 with the regular meeting following at 9:15 a.m. Sanitizer will be available at the meeting and masks are voluntary.

Monthly meetings are usually held on the first Friday of the month. However, the following are two other exceptions: Friday, October 14th and Friday, April 14th.

The camera club will be at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre Open House on September 7th from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  The Open House will include a free pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This Open House will be an opportunity for all seniors to find out more about our camera club and the Seniors’ Centre. Refer to the Seniors’ Scoop Newsletter for more information.

You may have to renew your membership at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre. To avoid the rush, you may want to do this before September 9th.

Four Valley Friends Presenting in September

Four Valley Friends

Our first meeting of the new season will be held at the Kanata Seniors’ Centre on Friday, September 9th, starting at 8:30 a.m., with a Meet and Greet hosted by the Kanata Seniors’ Centre.

Following the Meet and Greet, members of the Kanata Seniors Centre Camera Club, namely Paul Lamoureux, Gary Hollingworth, Ian Bartlett and Barrie Nichols, will be presenting Surviving COVID with Photography. Find out how they coped during the COVID pandemic while improving their photography skills.