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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.

The Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada has just mounted Photography in Canada 1960-2000. From the exhibition web page:

Experience the diversity of Canadian photographic practice and production from 1960 to 2000 in this exhibition organized by the Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada. Bringing together more than 100 works by 71 artists — including Raymonde April, Edward Burtynsky, Lynne Cohen, Angela Grauerholz, Michael Snow, Jeff Wall and Jin-me Yoon — it explores how the medium articulated the role of art and the artist in an ever-changing world, along with differing ideas of identity, sexuality and community. Formulated around themes such as conceptual, documentary, urban landscape and portrait, this exhibition celebrates the enormous growth of the practice, collection and display of photography over more than four decades.

The show runs until September 17th.

The next Camera Club meeting with be held on Friday April 7th at 9:15 AM.

Our meeting will include:

• Three member presentations
  • iPhone Photography by Anne
  • Composite Photography by Ron
  • Group of 4’s, 52 Week Challenge by Fraser
• Announcements on the Canadian Camera Conference 2017 and the Kanata Cultural Festival
• Marg’s photography hint and joke
• Slide show of member images from March “Fixed in Post” assignment.  Members may submit one original unedited photo (straight from the camera) and the same photo edited.  See below for additional information on submitting images.
• Slide show and suggestions for member’s unedited photos.  For members who are not comfortable with a photo editing program, they may submit one unedited photo for review.  See below for additional information on submitting photos.
• Tip of the Day “Depth of Field” by Phil
• Announcements

Your images from the March “Fixed in Post” assignment include either:

• Two photos; one unedited and one edited.  In Photo 1 include the word “original” in the filename e.g. Snowy beach original by John Williamson.jpg.  In Photo 2 include the word “edited” in the filename e.g.  Snowy beach edited by John Williamson.jpg; OR
• One unedited photo for members to provide suggestions on how it could be edited e.g. Snowy beach by John Williamson.jpg

Your images for the March assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, March 31st to be included in the slide show. For details on how to submit photos including formats and titles (see above for title changes to the filename for this assignment) go to our Galleries page.

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

See you on April 7th.

The club will be holding a shoot-out at Mud Lake this spring.

 

• May 12th (rain date May 19th) at 08:30
• Lead by Anne Jones and Phil Tughan
• More details at April 7th and May 5th meetings, in the blog and by email.
• Shooting assignment for May changed to “Nature”
• Parking along Cassels Street adjacent to Mud lake just west of filtration plant.
• Club members who are experienced nature photographers will be wearing their name badges and will be glad to help out members with tips on how to get the best images they can.

For more information on Mud Lake, check out the NCC web site.

 

Ottawa Photographer David Barbour is leading a photo tour to Havana May 27-June 3.

Explore Havana with David, improve your skills as a creative photographer and be introduced to one of the most fascinating cities in the world. The one-week workshop will balance specific photo assignments with evening critiques and presentations. Each day, students will travel to various locations in the city and concentrate on photographing people and the architecture of the city. Side trips to the East Beaches and a day trip to Regla will complete the week. More details here.

Register at School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa.

David also teaches at the Ottawa School of Art:

• Intro to Digital April 18- May 11 9 classes
• Intro to Film April 8-20th 6 classes

To see examples of David’s work, visit his website.

Your camera club executive has decided to participate in the 2017 Kanata-Carleton Cultural Festival which will take place May 27th at Earl of March High School and in Sandwell Green park.

There are 5 confirmed groups taking part in the visual art exhibition in the Earl of March foyer: Kanata Art Club, Richmond Art Association, West Carleton Arts Society, Kanata Civic Art Gallery (possibly the Ottawa West Arts Association). Each group will provide volunteers for their own booth. Visual Art Organizer for Kanata-Carleton Cultural Festival, is Judi Miller, local Artist. 

The Kanata Civic Art Gallery has offered to provide 10 display grids to our group, to set up a booth. The Grids are 6’x2′. The Earl can provide us with a table for information, if required. As participants we must present a hands-on arty activity for children. The Kanata Civic Art Gallery will lead this activity. We will need to decide and submit our activity by second week in May.

Those who wish to show their photographs, you will also volunteer 2 hours (or more) while engaging the public about your work and the Club’s activities during your showing period.

Photographs will be Artist’s choice. They must be matted, mounted or framed with your name. There will be a “People’s Choice Award” with the public voting on their favourites. The Club is looking for a sponsor to provide an incentive for the Artist.

Set up and take down timing has yet to be determined but the venue opens at 9:00 am and ends at 9:00pm.

If there are people who are interested in showing their work please contact me by email here.  There may be other gallery opportunities in the region during the year so stay tuned.

Visual Art Organizer for Kanata-Carleton Cultural Festival, Judi Miller, Artist

Let’s have some fun folks!

Val Collins