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Upcoming Club Activities

Don’t forget these upcoming Camera Club activities.

Butterfly Show

When: Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 starting at 9:30 am
Where: Carleton University Campus The Nesbitt Biology Building
Further Activity: get together for lunch (at your own cost) in the cafeteria in the University Centre Food Court building starting at 11:00 am

Thanks to Catherine Easton for sharing her great images.

October Meeting

At the October meeting Friday October 7th (first Friday of the month) starting at 9:15. we will:

Welcome members and remind them of club features
Show a slideshow of the September “Motion” images
Discuss a proposal to highlight individual members
Present a short video on how to get free online photography courses
Be enlightened by Marg’s hint on building confidence in photography and entertained by her joke
Give a short technical presentation on an easy way to make selections in Photoshop
Discuss selected photos from the September submissions

We look forward to seeing you at both of these club activities.

The camera club’s first shootout of the 2016/2017 season will take place at the Carp Fair this Thursday, September the 22nd. We will meet at the Rotunda building at 6 pm. Since we will be shooting in the dark you might want to bring a tripod. This will be a great chance to shoot pictures for the September “Movement” assignment.

Summer Images

Welcome back after our long hot summer. The galleries of images taken in June, July and August and shared by members are now online here:

See you on Friday, September the 9th at 9:15.

Next Camera Club meeting

Meeting delayed one week

Because of the Seniors Centre open house on September 2nd, the next meeting of the Kanata Seniors Center Camera Club will be delayed until September 9th, 2016 starting at 9:15 at the Kanata Seniors Centre, 2500 Campeau Drive, Kanata Ontario K2K 2W3.

Assignment

Please note: All assignment and review images must be sent to the club’s email before noon, Friday, September 2nd, 2016.

Due to the extended summer break, at the June meeting the club gave three separate topics for the summer assignment:

Summer – images depicting your concept of summer. This could be your kids playing in the yard, a family bar-b-que, playgrounds, end of or start of school, festivals, the outside, the sun or anything else that your imagination would consider to represent “summer”.

Water – images that show water. This might be a poolside shot, images from a trip to the beach, the lake, river, ocean or any other body of water, kids running and jumping through the sprinkler, puddles after a rainstorm, just to name a few suggestions. Let your imagination run wild.

Gardens/gardening – images that show either the act of gardening, or the resulting gardens. This becomes a fairly broad topic that could show either world class gardens you have visited on your travles, right up to you own garden at home. beautiful images of flowers, shrubs, vegetables, even just lawns are just a few of the full range of shots that could reflect this theme.

Images are due before noon Friday September 2 2016.

At a recent meeting of the executive of your club, the newsletter shutterBUG was discussed. In basic terms, all of the information that was put into the newsletter is all readily available on the website, under the tab of “news” or elsewhere on our site. This being the case, it was felt that the newsletter is redundant. Considering the effort that went into putting the newsletter together, and considering the previous assessment, we have decided to cease production of the shutterBUG effective immediately. As such, there will be no further issues, June 2016 will be the last production.

Scheduled Club Shootouts

Your club has made plans for various “Shootouts” over the coming year. Details of the following “Shootouts” will be provided and/or reviewed at the next meeting:

Carp Fair

When: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 starting at 6:00 pm
Meeting location: The Rotunda building, located at the Carp Fairgrounds
Topic: The fair activities including, since this is an evening event, the midway, rides, etc.
Rain date: Friday, September 23rd, same time and place.

Butterfly Show

When: Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 starting at 9:30 am
Meeting location: Carleton University Campus The Nesbitt Biology Building
Further Activity: get together for lunch (at your own cost) in the cafeteria in the University Centre Food Court building starting at 11:00 am

Becoming a Travel Photographer

Amy Lo has pointed out another free course on the Creative Live web site titled Becoming a Travel Photographer. While it seems to be aimed at commercial photographers, it does sound interesting and we all love to travel.

Here’s their description of the course:

Get Paid To Travel By Capturing And Telling Unique Stories

The world is full of unique and beautiful places. By learning the business behind travel photography and mastering how to capture and write those stories, you can get paid while filling up your passport; more importantly, you can brand yourself as a travel photographer.

Laura Grier is a photojournalist who has made a life out of exploring the world, capturing, and writing about her experiences. She has worked for National Geographic, Huffington Post, and is the owner of Beautiful Day Photography (one of LA’s most highly regarded destination wedding companies). In this class she’ll teach you:

How to break into the travel photography world
How to pitch story ideas and get trips funded
How to prepare for destination and travel shoots

It will air for free July 28th and 29th. After that, it will cost $99US

Free Beginning Photographer Course

Creative live is running a free online course for beginning photographers starting Monday July 11th and ending Friday July 15. You’ll learn:

How exposure works and how each setting creates a different effect
The basics of different shooting modes (Auto, Program, Shutter/Aperture Priority, Manual, etc.)
How to make use of your camera’s functions – flash, white balance, exposure compensation, timer, and focus points.
How image size and resolution work, and why it matters (or doesn’t)
How to choose and use different lenses.
The best resources to download, backup, and share your images

Thanks to Amy Lo for sharing this with us.

Fundamentals of Photography Course

July 4-6, Creative Live is presenting “Fundamentals of Photography“, a free online course given by John Greengo. Quoting from their web site:

Build A Strong Foundation For Your Photography Practice.

As a photographer, you will need to master the technical basics of the camera and form an understanding of the kind of equipment you need. The Fundamentals of Digital Photography will also teach something even more important (and crucial for success) than the mechanics of digital photography – how to bring your creative vision to fruition.

Taught by seasoned photographer John Greengo, the Fundamentals of Digital Photography places emphasis on quality visuals and experiential learning. In this course, you’ll learn:

How to bring together the elements of manual mode to create an evocative image: shutter speed, aperture, and image composition
How to choose the right gear, and develop efficient workflow
How to recognize and take advantage of beautiful natural light

John will teach you to step back from your images and think critically about your motivations, process, and ultimate goals for a digital photography project. You’ll learn to analyze your vision and identify areas for growth. John will also explore the difference between the world seen by the human eye and the world seen by the camera sensor. By forming an awareness of the gap between the two, you will be able to use your equipment to its greatest potential.

Amy Lo and Anne Jones are both big fans of the Creative Live courses. Amy says:

“Anne Jones introduced me to this workshop several years ago and since then I have been attending it every year, and I always learned something new.”

Reserve your place here.