monthly meeting – Kanata Seniors' Centre Camera Club

Monthly Challenge for June

The Camera Club will not be meeting in the month of June, however, members can still submit pictures for the June Monthly Challenge – Patterns – The primary aim of pattern photography is repetition. The repetition of lines, shapes, colours, or values can result in unique photographs. Try capturing images where pattern is the main subject of the image or where pattern is used to enhance the main subject.

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Because of the current and potentially on-going restrictions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, it may be difficult for KSCCC members to take photographs within our usual six-month assignment timeline. In those cases where you are unable take photos in public spaces, you may submit previously taken photos. The only requirements are that your photos are in line with the monthly assignment, and you perform some form of post-processing on your photos during the month of May.

Your images for the June Challenge must be emailed by noon on Friday, May 29th 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.

Your Executive has been working hard creating a program for member meetings for FY 2020/21. A list of Monthly Assignments for next fiscal year will be posted shortly.

Monthly Challenge for May

With the closure of the Kanata Seniors’ Centre, members of the Camera Club can still submit pictures for the May Monthly Challenge – Night/After Dark. These pictures will be added to our website thanks to Bill Robertson and Catherine Easton.

Your images for the challenge must be emailed by noon on Friday, April 24th 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.

We hope you stay safe and healthy during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Kanata Seniors Centre Closed

This afternoon (Friday March 13) the City of Ottawa announced that all recreation and cultural facilities including the Kanata Seniors Centre will be closed from March 16th to April 5th. Our meeting scheduled for April 5 is cancelled.

Any updates to this information will be posted here.

March Camera Club Meeting

The next Camera Club meeting will be held on March 6th, at 9:15 a.m.

Slideshow of Member Images from the Detail Assignment
Member’s Travel Videos
- 2019 Rainbow Mountain by Amy Lo
- Cuba by Carol Brown
- This Land of Ours by Frank Knor
- Yungang Grottoes by Ko Fung
- Holi by Manfred Mueller
- Italy, Sicily & Venice by Marg Jackman
- The Camargue Part 1 by Debbie Pinard
- Barbados by Valerie Clement
Review of Chosen Photos
Tip of the Day “How to Get a Better Picture” by Manfred Mueller
Concluding Remarks

Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, February 28th 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.

Don’t forget about the 2020 Winter Photo Challenge to “Create a Photography Project”. Images for this challenge must also be submitted by noon on Friday, February 28th.

The next assignment is High/Low/Odd Angles and these images will be shown at the meeting on April 3rd.

See you at the meeting.

February Camera Club Meeting

The next Camera Club meeting will be held on February 7th, at 9:15 a.m.

Slideshow of Member Images from the Motion Assignment
Editing Demonstration by John Williamson
Review of Chosen Photos
Member’s Corner
Concluding Remarks

Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, January 31st 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.

Don’t forget about the 2020 Winter Photo Challenge to “Create a Photography Project”. Images for this challenge must be submitted by noon on Friday, February 28th.

The next assignment is Detail and these images will be shown at the meeting on March 6th.

See you at the meeting.

January Camera Club Meeting

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The next Camera Club meeting will be held on January 3rd, at 9:15 a.m.

Slideshow of Member Images from the Contemplative Assignment
Presentation on Project Photography by Freeman Keats
2020 Winter Photo Challenge – Introduction
2020 Winter Photo Challenge
Review of Chosen Photos Fix my Pic
Concluding Remarks

Your images for the assignment and Fix my Pic must be emailed by noon on Friday, December 27th 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 Motion and these images will be shown at the meeting on February 7th.

See you at the meeting.

Freeman Keats on Project Photography

The featured presenter at our January 3rd meeting will be Freeman Keats speaking on “Project Photography”.

Freeman Keats is a photographer living in Carp, Ontario, Canada.

Freeman has studied at Algonquin College, graduated from the New York Institute of Photography, and has participated in the Master Class offerings at the School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa.

Freeman did teach photography classes through the City Of Ottawa and his work has appeared in several local newspapers and magazines.

Freeman is a member of Studio Zone V – a group of seven retired former executives who have now recreated themselves as fine art photographers.

His work has been exhibited at the Ottawa International Airport, The Balderson Gallery, a number of Canada’s Embassies, as well as several business establishments in the Ottawa area.

Freeman’s photographs have been shown in a solo exhibition at Trinity Gallery, Shenkman Centre, Ottawa, and also in Studio Zone V group exhibits at Spiral Gallery, Centrepointe Gallery, Atrium Gallery, and Exposure Gallery, in Ottawa and as part of Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival in Toronto in May, 2017 and 2018.

His work has been purchased by the City Of Ottawa, and these have been exhibited in a number of group exhibitions at the Karsh-Masson Gallery in Ottawa’s City Hall.

Freeman is also an active member of the West Carleton Arts Society and regularly participates in the group’s exhibitions as well as curating the artwork for one of its exhibition locations.

To see some of his work, check out his website, his instagram page or his almay page.

You can contact Freeman at:

freeman@freemankeatsphotography
613-266-6416

December Camera Club Meeting

The next Camera Club meeting will be held on Friday, December 6th, at 9:15 a.m.

Slideshow of Member Images from the Tools of the Trade Assignment
Presentation on Contemplative Photography by Henry Fernando
Review of Chosen Photos
Tip of the Day on Image Sharpening
Concluding Remarks

Your images for the assignment must be emailed by noon on Friday, November 29th 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 Contemplative and these images will be shown at the meeting on January 3rd.

See you at the meeting.

Henry Fernando on Contemplative Photography

The featured presenter at our December 6th meeting will be Henry Fernando speaking on “Contemplative Photography”.

From Henry’s website:

Henry Fernando is a photographer based in Ottawa, Canada. His two great passions in life are travel and photography. He believes that travel helps him discover a lot about himself. It provides him with a whole new perspective and understanding of this phenomenal world that we live in. Travel provides him not only with a sense of adventure, but it also opens doors to culture that do not revolve around fast food and social media.

Though originally trained in Biochemistry and later as an IT manager, he was always interested in photography. He experienced a renewed enthusiasm and appreciation for photography after taking a workshop in Contemplative Photography. The workshop opened his eyes to the rich and vivid colour and texture of the world around us.

Henry is trained in Contemplative Photography and studied Zen, Miksang, and Tao contemplative photography.

For more on Henry be sure to check out his website, his facebook page, and his latest eBook You Are Here: A Mindfulness Guide to Travel and Photography.

Added December 6

After Henry’s excellent presentation, he offered us free access to his eBook “Vision 365” available here.

“On Creativity” by Manfred Mueller

The featured speaker at our meeting on November 1st will be club member Manfred Mueller. His presentation will be on creativity.

Manfred is an award-winning Kanata based photographer. In addition to being a member of the KSCCC executive, he is currently the Chair of the RA Photo Club. He teaches at various Ottawa photo clubs and has been a guest speaker at Ottawa’s La Cité Community College photography program for the past few years.

He has studied photography at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Algonquin College and the School of Photographic Arts – Ottawa (SPAO). He is a member of Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) and the Photographic Society of America (PSA). His work has been published in Canadian Geographic and the Ottawa Business Journal. Manfred is a photographic judge and has recently completed his national level CAPA certification requirements.

As an avid travel photographer and has visited almost 60 different countries, often in very remote or challenging locations. When he is not on the road, he shoots local landscapes, urban scenes and people. He works in the photo studio and uses studio lighting during on-location shoots.

Manfred is a retired professional engineer who spent several decades leading design teams in Canada and abroad. While most people will not see the work that engineers, architects and industrial designers as art, creativity is a critical factor in ensuring their projects are successful. In his talk will demonstrate how a workflow that is commonly used by design professionals translates into successful photographic projects. A project can be as simple as a KSCCC Monthly Challenge to planning and executing a shoot in challenging and exotic locations around the world.