Here are four videos on Negative Space Photography which were presented at the March 1st 2019 meeting.
Negative Space in Photography Tutorial by Visual Art Photography Tutorials
Photography Composition Tutorial – Negative Space Photography Using a Cup of Coffee by Visual Art Photography Tutorials
Photography Tips – Negative Space in Photography by Mike Brown
Photography Composition – Simplification and Negative Space by Ted Forbes from The Art of Photography
Phil Tughan
The gallery of images from February’s Monochrome assignment is now online here.
Gordon Robertson is presenting on the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club – Area Trails and Wildlife. Gordon is a retired professor from the University of Ottawa and now primarily does nature photography and wildlife tours. He chairs the Education and Publicity Committee of the Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club and volunteers at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden (FWG). Gordon is also treasurer of the Ottawa Duck Club, which allows one access to the Shirley’s Bay Crown Game Preserve – an excellent and relatively undisturbed wildlife area. He frequently gives tours of the FWG and several other areas such as Petrie Island and Mer Bleue; so he is familiar with the many “wild” areas around Ottawa.
Gordon’s interests in wildlife vary considerably from butterflies and birds to wildflowers and ferns. He is also quite handy with analog and digital photography and digital photo editing. Many of his photos are used in textbooks and in Wikipedia (>1200) where he is a “Master Editor”.
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You can review Gordon’s excellent presentation here.
The Hazeldean branch of the Ottawa Public Library is offering two introductory courses on photo editing that may be of interest to some of our camera club members.
The first is Basic Digital Photo Editing (Demo Only) on March 4th from 6-8 PM
The second is Basic Digital Photo Editing (Hands On) on March 25th from 6-8 PM
Both courses require registration with the library as described in the links above.
The next Camera Club meeting will be held on Friday, March 1st at 9:15 a.m.
Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, February 22nd to be included in the slideshow. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.
The next assignment is Negative Space and pictures from this assignment will be shown at the April 5th meeting.
Don’t forget the Winter 2019 Photo Challenge which has deadlines of March 15th and 29th to submit pictures.
See you at the meeting.
Your Camera Club Executive
Here are five videos on Black and White Photography which were presented at the February 1st 2019 meeting
Exploring Black and White Photography from Lynda.com
Setting Your Camera for Black and White by The Snap Chick
Exploring Black and White Photography Tutorial – Using Shadows By Visual Art Photography Tutorials
Exploring Black and White Photography Tutorial – Tips on How to Create Mood By Visual Art Photography Tutorials
9 Quick Tips for Better Black and White Photos by Jamie Windsor
Phil Tughan
The gallery of images from January’s What Is It assignment are now online here.
At the February 1st meeting, club member Frank Dugal will give a presentation on portraiture.
Frank is a self-taught life-long photographer. He was the founding co-leader of the RA Photo Club Digital Group, President of the Orléans Photo Club and the leader of its Digital Group. He is a member of the Kanata Seniors Centre Camera Club and the Arnprior Photo Club. He has been shooting digital since 1998 when he bought his first Digital Camera. Now, his cameras of choice are the mirrorless Fuji XT1 and his iPhone.
For a number of years, he was a weekend warrior and photographed weddings and special events. People photography is his first love.
Frank believes Photography is a school from which you never graduate. It is a continual learning process.
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You can review Frank’s presentation here.
The next Camera Club meeting will be held on Friday, February 1st at 9:15 a.m.
Our meeting will include:
Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, January 25th to be included in the slideshow. For details on how to submit photos, including formats and titles, go to our Pictures/How to Submit page.
The next assignment is Monochrome and pictures from this assignment will be shown at the March 1st meeting.
Don’t forget the Winter 2019 Photo Challenge which has deadlines of February 1st and 15th to submit pictures.
See you at the meeting.
Your Camera Club Executive
The Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club is run completely by volunteers and needs your help.
We are looking for a couple more members to sit on the executive committee, as well as, members that can assist with other club activities. Many different types of skills and abilities are required, however, for some activities (e.g. backup the webmaster) computer skills are required. It is not necessary that you be an expert in photography and training can be provided.
Without volunteers the Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club would not exist. Please consider volunteering and, depending on the activity, the time commitment can be less than a few hours a month.
If you are interested, or want additional information, please send an email to contact@ksccc.ca, or speak to one of the executive members at the next camera club meeting on February 1st.
Thank you
The Kanata Seniors’ Centre Camera Club Executive
Kanata Seniors' Centre Camera Club 