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Henry’s Camera Presenting in November

Chuck Desjardins and Vanessa Bradley from Henry’s Camera are presenting “New and Coming Soon Photo Gear” on Friday, November, 6, 2020.

Presentation Overview

Introduction
New Photo Gear “New and coming Soon”
Product Announcements “Sigma new lenses + Olympus News”
Mirrorless “Mirrorless VS DSLR”
Improving Virtual Meetings “Zoom, Facetime, Microsoft Teams”
Eye Focus “it’s a big deal”
Pro Tips & Tricks “wildlife, landscape”
Help + Gear Insurance
Question period

Chuck and Vanessa’s biographies follow:

Facebook Group

With the KSCCC having shut down live meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one feature that we have been unable to offer our members is comments and critiques on their images. The KSCCC website is not a particularly good platform for this, so a few KSCCC members have been testing using a Facebook Group as a place to post images for review. This is an approach other photo clubs and photo sites are using.

November Camera Club Meeting

The November meeting will be held online using Google Meet. For updated information on how to use Google Meet for our meetings go here.

A link to the meeting will be posted on our website the morning of November 5th. If you’re new to online meetings sign in at 8:45 a.m. to allow you to test your setup, otherwise sign in at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will start at 9:15 a.m.

The agenda for the meeting is:

Online Monthly Meetings

With the cases of Covid-19 still a concern, the Executive of the Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club have decided to continue to have the monthly meetings online using Google Meet.

The website has been updated to include information on Google Meet including Requirements for Google Meet Video Calls, How to Access a Meeting and How to Use Google Meet. For information on Google Meet go to the menu item Get Help/Online Meetings and our blog posts with the Article Tag “Online Meeting”

Send an email to contact@ksccc.ca if you:

have any questions or problems with Google Meet;
have any suggestions regarding meeting topics or format; or
wish to present a slideshow during a future meeting.

Link to October Meeting

Click here to join our October Meeting.

The dial in link is +1 289-434-9046‬ PIN: ‪353 790 904‬# This is a southern Ontario area code so long distance charges may apply.

The Google Meet “room” will be opened at 8:45 a.m. on Friday morning if you need to check your equipment and 9:00 a.m. to sign in for the meeting which starts at 9:15 a.m.

If you have any issues email us here and we’ll try to help.

Rod MacIvor Presenting in October

Rod MacIvor is presenting “From Photojournalist to Photographer” on Friday, October 2^nd, 2020.

The KSCCC welcomes Rod MacIvor, an internationally-recognized photojournalist, who will take us on a photographic journey of his long career as an award-winning photojournalist to his current passion as a photographer.

Camera Club Monthly Meeting on October 2nd at 9:15 a.m.

The October meeting will be held online using Google Meet. A link to the meeting will be posted on our website the morning of October 1st. For details on how to use Google Meet go here. If you’re new to online meetings, you may sign in at 8:45 a.m. to allow you to test your setup, otherwise you may sign in at 9:00 a.m.

The agenda for the meeting is:

Review of online meeting procedures
Slideshow of Member Images from the September assignment “Black & White Photography“
Presentation from Rod MacIvor, “From Photojournalist to Photographer”
Concluding Remarks

Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Sunday, September 27th to be included in the slideshow. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.

The next assignment is Street Photography and these images will be shown at the meeting on November 6th.

“See” you at the meeting.

Change to the September Monthly Challenge

The Monthly Challenge for September has been changed from Celebrations to Black & White Photography. Pictures should be submitted by September 25th for the meeting on October 2nd.

This change to the Monthly Challenge will allow members to practice B&W photography tips presented by Manfred Mueller in our virtual members’ meeting of September 4th. The Celebrations Monthly Challenge has been moved to December.

When you take pictures of people it may be advisable to get their permission before it being put on our club website.

A complete list of Monthly Challenges can be found here.

Link to September Meeting

Click here to join our September meeting.

The dial in link is: +1 289-434-9046‬ PIN: ‪353 790 904‬# This is a southern Ontario area code so long distance charges may apply.

The Google Meet “room” will be opened so that people can connect at 8:45 AM on Friday morning.

If you have any issues email us here and we’ll try to help.

Results are in for the KSCCC Member Survey!!

Thank you to all those KSCCC members who participated in our online survey. The overwhelming majority of our members are interested in continuing with our Club activities via online “virtual” meetings. Our Club members continue to be interested in learning and sharing ideas about photography and are especially interested in hearing speakers discuss interesting photographic topics, showcasing members’ photographs and learning about specific photographic tips and techniques.

Many members have told us that they are already familiar with the online meeting technology and either had no technical issues with it or were able to work through their problems themselves. Most found that the audio and video of these online delivery products was good.

Stay tuned for more announcements on our website about our upcoming fall 2020 season.

Some of the key results from the survey are: