In this era the majority of us are now relying on our phones as a source of memory keeping. From weddings to newborn babies, graduations, family and pet photo to travel and everything in between! Learn creative angles to shoot, how to maximize available light and improve your technique! On this night Peter Ferguson will […]
Scott Simons and Chris Empey will run a light painting workshop with a model for us. This is a hands on shooting night for all attendees. After a brief talk on tools and techniques, they will show us how it's done while we capture stunning images. This is a unique style of photography where your […]
This month's meeting is focused on capturing portraits. As a group, we will practice how to set up lights to achieve simple portrait lighting such as Butterfly, Rembrandt, and Split to name a few. We will also be playing around with posing. Let's learn how to avoid glare on eyewear and how to get a […]
Now that we have mastered the basics, join us as we learn more about Digital Photography with guest speaker Peter Charles. Please bring your cameras along for this 2 hour presentation style workshop on Intermediate Digital Photography. Peter will run a slide show with examples as he covers the following topics: Exposure- metering modes, histograms, […]
Join us for a fun critique night for some feedback on our captures. Guest judges will be Lori Martin and Paul Kiely who will be able to give us their objective opinions and suggestions for improvement. We will host our first Annual General Meeting to explain club finances and expenses. Please note that the AGM […]
This month's meeting is another interactive opportunity to work together with the group. On this night we will be experimenting with a few concepts involving reflection images. Get inspired while having fun! There will be three stations set-up including mirrors, water and reflective surfaces but feel free to bring some ideas. We will have soft-box lighting set […]
Please note this event takes place on Wednesday October 8, Not our regular Thursday evening. Doors open at 6:30 pm At this meeting Sue Jane Glover will be presenting the Photoshop plan that she uses and the reason she chose it. The plan that Sue uses includes up to five (5) websites that you can […]
Please Note that this presentation has been moved to Thursday Nov 20 Meet Connie Smith, our presenter With the first trip, I had just retired after 33 years or working at Hydro One/Ontario Hydro and decided to treat myself to something that was on my Bucket List…a trip to South Africa. I booked my trip […]
Landscape Photography - Gerald Blanchard Gerald has been photographing mostly landscapes for the past several years. His background includes an Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (Studio) with specialties in photography and sculpture. He has been photographing for 40 years and has extensive experience in film, developing and processing film and prints in black and white, […]
Get ready for a fun night of hands-on shooting with a food theme. We will begin the meeting with a brief ‘how to’ and then break into groups and rotate between the stations. We will be shooting 3 different stations, 2 will be using strobes and 1 will be using constant lighting Water Splash Steam […]
Dog Photography Tips & Tricks with Cathie Wheeldon As a Pet Professional for nearly 40 years including Professional Dog Trainer, owner of Hug-a-Pup Dogsitting Services, and foster home with Border Collie Rescue Ontario, I'm well equipped and excited to also work with dogs and their people as a Dog Photographer and owner of Wheeldon Photography! Your dog […]
Preparing & Printing Your Images Trish Martorelli & Jacob Burns from Bell Arte Camera in Hamilton will be joining us to discuss how to prepare your images for printing. They will be covering topics as: Technical considerations Resolution File format Editing and preparation Cropping and aspect ratio Sharpening Brightness and contrast Removing imperfections Creative and […]
