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.
Category: News
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.
News
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.
Old Quarry Trail Photowalk: Results
Thanks to Ken Wilson and Anne Jones, here are pictures of the club members who participated in the Old Quarry Trail photowalk held on June 23rd:
and to Phil Tughan:
Shirley LeClair:
Ken Wilson:
Anne Jones:
and Amy Lo:
for sharing some of the great images they shot.
Old Quarry Trail Photowalk
Last winter we scheduled a photo walk at the Old Quarry Trail but had to postpone it because of the heavy snow fall 😦
We’ve rescheduled it for Thursday June 23 at 08:30. Meet in the NCC P5 parking lot.
May “Kanata” and “Tulip” galleries posted
June shutterBUG available
The June issue of the shutterBUG is now online here. You can always find the latest issue by going to the shutterBUG page and clicking on the shutterBUG thumbnail.
Monthly Photo Topics
At the latest meeting of the camera club executive, topics for the summer and for the 2016/2017 season were selected. In order to give members plenty of time to think about them, they are:
| Shooting Month | Topic | Submit by | Meeting |
| May | Kanata | May 29 | Jun 03 |
| Jun…Aug | Summer/Water/Gardens | Aug 28 | Sep 9 |
| Sep | Movement | Sep 30 | Oct 7 |
| Oct | Autumn | Oct 28 | Nov 4 |
| Nov | Black & White | Nov 25 | Dec 2 |
| Dec | Best of 2016 | Dec 30 | Jan 6 |
| Jan | Contemplative | Jan 27 | Feb 3 |
| Feb | Light | Feb 24 | Mar 3 |
| Mar | Fixed in Post | Mar 31 | Apr 7 |
| Apr | Nature | Apr 28 | May 5 |
| May | Best Ever | May 26 | Jun 2 |
The December topic to be reviewed at the January meeting will be your best three photos from 2016. The March topic to be reviewed at the April meeting will be two versions of two photos as they came out of the camera and after they’ve been edited for presentation (total of 4 images). The May topic to be reviewed at the June meeting will be the three best photos you’ve ever taken.
Remember that, if you don’t like the proposed topic any month, you can submit photos with a topic of your own choosing.
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