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The next Camera Club meeting with be held on Friday, June 2nd, at 9:15 AM.

Our meeting will include:

• Slide show of member images from the Nature Assignment and the Mud Lake Shootout
• Phil’s Tip of the Day, ISO and Noise Reduction
• Marg’s Joke and Hints
• Review of Assignment Topics for next year
• Printing Media presented by Costco
• Feedback from the Kanata Carleton Cultural Festival
• Review of Chosen Photos
• Announcements and Concluding Remarks

The Mentors will be available before the meeting to help you with any technical or creative questions you have about photography.

Images from the Mud lake Photoshoot and the monthly Nature assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, May 26th to be included in the slide show at the meeting.  For details on how to submit photos including formats and titles go to our Galleries page.

The assignment for the summer is Canada 150.  Pictures from this assignment will be shown on Friday, September  1st at 9:00 a.m.  (note change of time).

Don’t forget our Camera Club will have a booth at the  Kanata Carleton Cultural Festival on Saturday, May 27th at the Earl of March High School.  Pictures are to be dropped of between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  on the day of the event.  If you volunteered for the event please arrive at your scheduled time.  For additional information contact Val Collins at 613-406-9145 or click on the following link for the Kanata Carleton Cultural Festival.

See you at the meeting on June 2nd.

The general consensus was that the workshop was very worthwhile. It was well organized and informative. It really did open up a whole new aspect of photography .

The five workshop stations were well run. The presenters were knowledgeable and rehearsed.

The turnout was very good with about 40 people in attendance. .

It was nice that store was closed to regular customers  during that time .

Free high quality prints were a  nice bonus (apparently much better than Costco).

For those without much background in macro, several workstations explained true macro vs just doing close up photography with actual workstation macro set ups . Also there was a super macro lens demonstrated  using a high end Canon lens capable of  microscopic level resolution.

Capturing old  slides with a camera slide extension tube and tethering directly to a laptop and Lightroom was very clever.  It was shown that you could do a direct transfer to laptop of 4 slides per minute.

Henry’s (Jim) offered  to produce a blog for our web site explaining the set up.

Also the digitizing of  negatives was demonstrated using a smart phone for backlighting.

A large variety of cameras, lenses, tripods, lighting systems, subject mounting sliders were demonstrated and made available for us to try out. Much of it was very reasonably priced.

Some felt a bit more technical stuff would have been useful; perhaps  how to reverse our lens and use it as a macro lens, or even focus stacking etc.

Attendees did pick up quite a few tips. This event certainly provided  motivation to learn more about macro photography in the near future.

Henry’s advised they wont be repeating this workshop but will hold one on another subject in mid August (perhaps shoot out)  .

Many thanks to Alex and the Henry’s team for offering this workshop. It was a big undertaking and the Kanata Seniors Centre Camera Club wish to express our thanks . We really appreciated all your efforts. Well Done.

Text: Ed Lascelle, Photos: Anne Jones

On Wednesday afternoon, Phil Tughan reported that:

I just returned from Mud Lake and am happy to say that the paths are now high and dry, round as far as the bridge. I’m sure the path north of the road will be fine too. It was hot there this afternoon, but I didn’t see and mosquitoes or black flies yet. So we are looking good for this Friday at 8:30 am. It is a great sanctuary to get familiar with.

so the photoshoot is back on for Friday the 19th at 08:30. For further details, see our original post.

 

We had proposed a photoshoot at Mud Lake to be held May 12th at 08:30.

Here’s the latest from Phil Tughan:

I visited the Mud Lake area this afternoon and although the roadway is perfectly fine, the level of the water in the lake is very high making the pathway muddy and impassable in places. So, unfortunately I think we must call our photo walk off for this week. I will check again next week and see if we can do the walk on Friday, May 19th instead.

Stay tuned for further updates.

For more information on the ScotiaBank CONTACT Photography Festival being held in Toronto, check out their web site.

We previously covered Henry’s on macro and archiving day here and here.

Alex from Henry’s has added the following information on available seats, a free print offer and increased trade in value:

              We are at 25 for the event. We’ve called in back up from another store so we’re capping attendance at 30 instead of 20. So there are still a few spaces left. If we fill up and there’s enough interest we’ll look at running the event again.

                During the event we’re going to have a pro printer set up and everyone is allowed to get one free 13×19 print – so people can bring in a picture on a USB key, or choose to get one of the photos they take during the event printed up for free.

                For the day of, our purchasing department is allowing us to offer an increased 15% trade in value on any items that people would like to bring in. So if someone is hoarding away a working camera or lens, now is the time to bring it in and trade it up for something else. If people do end up getting cut off with the 30 person cap we have on this event then so long as they come in on Sunday afternoon, with proof that they are from the camera club, we can offer them this deal as well. If it’s a camera that they’re looking at trading in they should make sure to bring the camera’s charger and it’s battery. People can call us anytime before the event to find out the value of their gear.

Henry’s has provided more details on their in-store workshop on macro photography and archiving described in this earlier blog post.

Where: Henry’s Kanata, 501 Hazeldean Rd

When: Sunday May 14th at 9am until ~noon

What: A morning to come into the shop and chat about everything to do with macro. The store will be split up into five different macro stations and participants are welcome to wander between the five stations, splitting up their time equally between each, or only sticking with the one(s) that interest them most.

Each participant should bring, at the very least, their camera and a memory card as every station will have a ‘workshop’ aspect and many lenses will be on demo.

Stations:

1. Archival: This station focuses on tackling the challenges that film, slides, and old printed photos create in an increasingly digital world. At this station we will discuss several ways to digitize these non-digital formats by using digital cameras and/or scanners. We will also look at the restoration side of this process, using Lightroom and Photoshop to repair slide and film that has begun to discolour and pictures that have cracked.
2. Perfecting your macro set-up: This station is about the slightly less fun side of macro photography – here we’ll have a variety of lights, supports, and camera triggers. Everything you need to make macro photography easier. If you already have a macro set up, (camera, lens, tripod, lights, etc …) but find you’re still not getting the quality, or ease of use that you’re looking for, then this station is the one that’ll help you troubleshoot your set up.
3. Super Macro: Normal macro typically gives you a 1:1 ratio, this station is all about taking it further and tackles all of the challenges there are to overcome when shooting at 2:1 and beyond. On demo we’ll have lenses like the Canon MP-E65mm, to extension tubes, to reverse lens setups. Participants interested in this station should come armed with a lot of patience as the rules of light and aperture and focusing can get a little funny.
4. Indoor Macro: A station that’s armed with a lot of the fun things you could’ve been shooting this winter. Here we’ll be focusing on things like freezing bouncing water droplets, and focus stacking. Although, this is also the station that will cover general macro photography (ex. Jewelry/product photography, still life, ect…)
   5. Outdoor Macro: While we unfortunately can’t go outside for this station, we will be bringing a garden (or, parts of a garden) into the store. This station focuses mostly on flower/nature photography and branches away from pure macro related topics to also include information about composition and technique.

What is Macro Photography?
At it’s simplest, macro photography is when a subject is projected “life sized”, a 1:1 ratio, onto your camera’s sensor. Macro photography typically requires the use of specialized lenses, lights and other equipment. It is a very subjective genre of photography with subjects ranging from jewelry to insects, organic to mechanical and everything in between.
Macro photography can range from the simple to complex, flowers blooming to bouncing water droplets.

Here are a few links to prepare you for our workshop:

1. https://photographylife.com/macro-photography-tutorial/
2. http://www.diyphotography.net/the-comprehensive-guide-to-macro-photography/
3. https://photographylife.com/high-magnification-macro-photography-on-a-budget/
4. https://fstoppers.com/commercial/how-photograph-jewelry-catalogs-35913
5. http://www.exposureguide.com/photographing-flowers.htm
6. http://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/ideas-and-inspiration/macro-photography-tips-photographing-insects-and-other-small-creatures.html
7. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/macro-photo-tips/

Carp fine art photographer Mario Cerroni will be the feature speaker at our May 5th meeting.

Mario’s Artist Statement says:

Photography has always been a keen interest of mine. Since retiring , I have been actively pursuing this passion as a means of interaction with the world around me.

I have tried to use photography as a way to relate to the world and to try and show my viewers some of the inherent beauty that I find in the rhythms and patterns that I see in nature, architecture, and everyday life.

Much of what I perceive involves an aspect of personification, where I see human emotion and experience in the scenes that I photograph.

Some of the photos I take are scenes from the street. Others are details of architecture that caught my eye. Some are patterns in nature.

All are a small selection of the beauty, stories, and emotions that are evoked by the experience of interacting with the world around me.

You can see more of Mario’s work on his website and his facebook page.

N.B. In the email that was sent April 19th the date for the next monthly camera club meeting was incorrect. The meeting will be held on Friday May 5th our usual first Friday of the month date.

The Kanata Seniors Camera Club will be participating in the 2017 Kanata Carleton Cultural Festival which will take place on Saturday, May 27th at the Earl of March High School.  Our camera club will be displaying photographs and advertising our club’s activities between the hours of noon and 8:15 p.m.   As well, we will have a hands-on photo activity for the children.

Pictures displayed must be mounted, framed or on canvas.  Framed or canvas pictures must have either a picture wire or hooks on the back for ease of hanging.  Pictures, including the frame, can be no wider than 2 feet and no higher than 5 feet.  Your name must be clearly printed on the back of your picture.  On the day of the event, pictures are to be dropped off between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and picked between 8:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.  A “People’s Choice” ribbon will be given to the favourite picture voted on by the public.

We require approximately 25 volunteers at this event throughout the day who will talk to the public about our display, help with the children’s activity and promote the Camera Club.

At the May 5th, meeting we would need to know the approximate size of the framed picture(s) you would like to display and time you can volunteer at the photo booth.  You do not need to volunteer in order to display your photograph(s).   As well, you may wish to volunteer for other activities at the Kanata Carleton Cultural Festival being held that day.

Additional information will be available at the next Camera Club meeting on May 5th or you may contact Val Collins at 613-406-9145 or by email.

On Sunday May 14^th from 9am to noon Henry’s Kanata will be holding a FREE workshop on macro photography.

They are planning these stations:

1. Archival station

• Going over different techniques to digitize old analogue memories (slides, negatives, photos), and talking about/demonstrating the best ways to repair old photos that have cracked or slides that have begun to fade and/or discolour.

2. Perfecting (and trouble shooting) your macro set up

• Looking at all the various accessories that can compliment or make your macro ambitions more fun and easier to accomplish

3. Super Macro

• Normal macro typically gives you a 1:1 ratio, this station is all about taking it further and tackles all of the challenges there are to overcome when shooting at 2:1 and beyond.

4. Indoor Macro

• Everything from still life, to jewelry, to miniatures, focus stacking, and water droplets – the cool stuff you could’ve been shooting when it was so cold this past winter!

5. Outdoor Macro

• Sunshine, gardens, and macro, oh my.

Attendees will be free to move between stations, and are welcome to spend the whole time at one station (although hopefully there’s enough cool gear and stuff being talked about at each station to warrant a visit) or just hit the ones they want.

This will be less of a presentation, and more of a workshop, so people should bring at the very least their cameras and a memory card (we’ll have a lot of lenses for people to try out) and be ready to do some shooting!

They’re proposing to create a coupon that gets attendees some sort of “private benefit” if some one was interested in purchasing something. Although the event is centered around learning and having some fun with macro gear, this isn’t a sales event.

Henry’s has asked that you pre-register with Henry’s Hazeldean at 613-836-1016.