What we have going on…
We are pleased to start the year with a highly regarded wildlife / bird photographer, Mike Yip. Mike has published several books on Vancouver Island birds. He recently released his latest book, Vancouver Island Butterflies. You can visit Mike’s wesite – vancouverislandbirds.com by clicking on the link or Mike’s photo. His talk for this meeting will be on butterflies.
After the business portion of the meeting, we will see a slideshow of our field trip to the Kathok Temple and a slideshow with the results of our Christmas assignment.
Shortly, we will be asking members to come forward and to participate in some of the management positions of the club or to help as an assistant.
Our speaker for our February meeting is Karen McKinnon and the topic will be portraits. Karen is one of Canada’s leading portrait photographers and will talk primarily about children’s portraits. Click on the photo to the right to visit Karen’s website. Karen also conducts training sessions with Boomer Jerritt at illuminateeducate.com
Following the break and the club’s business review, we will have the slideshow for our field trip to Paramount Orchids and our assignment of Frost / Icing.
Our speaker for this month is Ernst Vegt. Ernst has spent +40 years in the graphic arts field specializing in colour reproduction. He has taught colour reproduction at VCC, BCIT, and Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. His customers include printing companies, book publishers, art galleries, giclée printers, artists, photo-labs, advertising agencies and signage companies.
Following the business portion of the meeting we will have the slideshow from the Macro / Close Up assignment and the field trip to the Lantern Festival
Our speaker for this meeting is from eastern Ontario and is visiting the area for the Brant activities. Ted Krug is a well known wild life and environmental photographer from Parry Sound Ontario. He has traveled around the world with his photography. Ted will be speaking about his adventures and mis-adventures. He will take you on a trip from one polar area to another and visit places and events in between where he has had a host of learning experiences from my subjects, the environment and his equipment.
We will also see the results of the Faces and Places assignment and the slideshow of our field trip to Robert Held glass works.
Our own John Critchley, our new Education Director is our speaker for this month. John has a number of ideas for introducing an education plan for our members. There will be a number of new thoughts to help us all become better photographers.
Following the business portion of the meeting when Richard will introduce a number of other upcoming changes, we will have a slideshow from our Food assignment and out field trip to French Creek
Our speakers for our July meeting are two professional award winning photographers, Chris Boar and Tony Puerzer who are also enthusiastic amateur astronomers! They are the President and Vice President of the Nanaimo Astronomy Society. The topic for the evening will be ‘Astrophotography…it’s easier than you think…sometimes’
In this presentation Chris and Tony talk about the different types of astrophotography, what type of equipment is needed, and demonstrate what is possible with just a camera and a tripod. If its a clear night there will be an opportunity for some nighttime viewing for club members through a telescope post meeting.
Chris is owner of CB Photography and specializes in weddings. Tony operates Bright Idea Photography and handles a wide range of professional subjects.
Following the business portion of the meeting, there will be one slideshow from the Raptor Centre field trip.
Change of Venue
Rotary House – 211 Fern Rd West, at the corner of Beach Rd, Qualicum Beach
Our speaker for our September meeting is Kerry Dawson from Comox. Kerry is a professional educator and has taught many members of the Comox club on slideshow techniques. We will be looking for our members to prepare shows for the November meeting so this is a wonderful opportunity.
Following the club business, we will have slideshows from last month’s canceled meeting and also from the current period. It will be a busy evening.
Tickets for the Rick Hulbert show in February will be available.
Our January speaker is former member, Ron Brandner, from Port Alberni where he is an active member of the Port Alberni club. A few years ago, Ron took a course in contemplative photography and found it to be very helpful. He will speak to us about how it has affected his work.
After the club business, we’ll see shows from the Milner Gardens field trip and the Colour as Composition assignment.
Happy New Year everyone!
Our speaker for February is Sean Sherstone, an award winning artist and photographer, living in Ladysmith.
Since the mid-1990’s, Sean has been using computers and various graphics software to satisfy his need to create visual art.
Sean has always been interested in photography as a form of art. In 2004 he was finally convinced that digital cameras had reached a point that rivaled film in both resolution and quality. He has come to think of the digital camera sensor as his canvas and light as his pallet.
From traditional landscapes and portraits to fantasy montages, Sean uses the “digital darkroom” to enhance his photographs into images that approximate his artistic vision. Visit www.sherstone.com to see a small sample of Sean’s work.
Sean will be speaking about night photography, this will be an entertaining evening.
The Venue has Changed!!
A Day with Rick Hulbert
There are only 100 tickets so contact either Brad or Vivienne
we will hold you on a wait list
- Brad Powell, Vice President – vicepres.opc@gmail.com
- Vivienne Bearder, Past President – pastpres.opc@gmail.com
“ON THE LEVEL” . . .
LEARNING SOMETHING NEW ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY
WITH PHOTOGRAPHER and ARCHITECT RICK HULBERT
Topics
Photographing the Designed and Built Environment
This session covers an overview of how to photograph anything and everything that is constructed by humans . . . from buildings to bridges and from fences to telephone poles. We will cover the differences between human vision and how the camera “sees.” If you want to try to document what you think you see, then this session will give you some key principles to consider.
The Science and Art of Photographic “Composition”
Have you found that the more you read photography books, the more you read the same things over and over again? We will explore how a knowledge of the Arts and Sciences can and will enhance your photography. We will go beyond the popular “rules” of composition and we will discuss how people perceive the world around them.
Story Telling with “Street and Travel” Photography
This session will look at examples of capturing a “slice of life” and a “sense of place in your photographs. We will talk about how to include people in your travel photography, especially if you are not fond of sticking your camera in front of a stranger! This is for shy photographers who still want to capture the “decisive moment.”
Photographic Education . . . Raising the Bar
I am passionate about teaching photography. I want my presentations to go beyond displaying great images. My mission is to inspire folks to be able to create images that they love. This session will discuss how to actually learn and grow as a photographer. I will discuss the process of photography from Pre-visualization through Re-visualization. I will show some examples of how post processing software can take your images to the next level.
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