Mlacak Centre Repair Update

The repairs to the Mlacak Centre roof and parts of the interior, that were started in May 2025, are almost complete. Work has proceeded on schedule and the contractor expects all work to be done before the end of August.

This means that we will be returning to Halls C and D for our next Camera Club meeting on September 12, 2025.


Triptych News

Here are a few different ways to create a Triptych for those of you who want to submit (up to 3 allowed):

  1. Photoshop Elements Creating a Triptych
  2. Frame Tool in Photoshop
  3. Crop Tool in Photoshop (works in very old photoshop as well)

Also, when you submit your triptych, please indicate if you would like to talk about one at the meeting (similar to how we do the Monthly Review of photos). For those of you non-procrastinators who have already submitted :), send an email to contact@ksccc.ca if you would like to add one of your already submitted images for review.

History of Early Photography

On Friday, April 5th, 2024, Irwin Reichstein will give an overview of nineteenth-century photography including visual examples of photographic processes and photographers.

Credit: Photo by Bob Lansdale

Irwin Reichstein was a professor in the School of Computer Science at Carleton University before retiring in 2015. While at Carleton, his research interests included microcomputers and numerical applications. Irwin has written several articles on nineteenth-century photography in Montreal. He has given presentations on early photography at various venues.

New Gallery Opening

Ginny Fobert (who has made several presentations to our club) and 3 other artists are opening the new Carleton Place Gallery on Thursday, August 24th. Location, hours, contact information, and other details are on their website.

They’re only 25 minutes away. Why not take a look.

We wish them good luck!

June Monthly Meeting

Special Fellow by Paula Brown

The next monthly meeting will be held on Friday, June 2nd starting at 9:15 a.m.

The agenda for the meeting is:

  • Opening Remarks
  • Slideshow of Member Images from the May Challenge on Pareidolia
  • Member Slideshows
  • Presentation by Manfred Mueller on Creating Panoramas
  • Fix my Pic Photo Challenge and Review from May meeting
  • Photo Project – Every Picture Tells a Story  
  • Next Year’s Monthly Challenges by John Williamson
  • Member Slideshows
  • Monthly Photo Review
  • Concluding Remarks
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Photo Exhibition at Galerie Montcalm

There is a free photographic exhibition at the ‘Galerie Montcalm’ in Gatineau. This exhibition is based on RENKU, a collective poetic form. This exhibition comprises 54 photos.

The images are on display from March 16th, the date of the vernissage, to April 30th.

Click here for more information.

Michelle Faber