Morvyn’s Favourites
Digial Photography School - Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips.
Scrappers Guide - Digital Scrap Booking
Photoshop elements -  download a free trial, upgrade to the new version, take an online tutorial to learn how to use
Cambridge in Colour – Cambridge in Colour is an online learning environment where photographers can come to improve their skills

Tip: Go to your camera’s website. For example: Olympuscamera.com – This site has hints and tips, tutorials on how to use your camera.

Kathy B Favourites

ProShow Gold - The software used to put our Spectacular show together – Download the software, view shows others have done (great way to get ideas for your show), purchase Training DVD’s, create your own gallery to show case your shows.
Picture Correct - Photography Tips and Tutorials, Equipment Shopping Guide
About Photography – website search engine that brings up topics that are all about photography
Daily Shoot - Want to take more pictures, but not sure what to take pictures of? Tired of taking the same old pictures, Then check out this site. This site gives you a daily shoot assignment.

Roberta’s Favourites

Extreme Deals – Online shopping from a huge selection of cool gadgets at the right price, Site- Wide free shipping, and get tips and reviews. Features “Gadgets of the week” for those people who love them! Having a Hot Flash, search for USB fans and look at the cute fans you can get that plug into your computer!  Search for ‘Camera Gadgets’ and look at the deals! Site is used by my friends who love electronics, computers, and gadgets!

Proshow (photodex) Gallery - Want to see what ProShow can do? Check out what Photodex’s featured photographers have done, watch some product demos, see some spotlighted shows, or browse through contest winners.

Scrap Booking sites:

Mypublisher.com is easy to use and the quality of the photo books are awesome. Click on the Get Started link to download the free version of software.
Blurb.com is also a site where you can create photobooks. My preference is my publisher, but that is what I learned first and I like it. Click on this link Free BookSmart to download the free version of software.

Cathy D Favourites

BioRust - Interactive Design Community – Your site for photoshop tutorials and downloads for photoshop.

Miscellaneous Sites

Framing and Photos in Canvas

Canvascanda.ca – At Canvascanada.ca we specilize in professional printing of photographic prints, fine art reproductions and of course canvas prints. We prefer to focus on service for Canadian customers only, enabling quick service, less shipping expense, and no additonal brokerage fees.

Preserving Photos old and new

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) - CCI Notes deal with topics of interest to those who care for cultural objects. Intended for a broad audience, the Notes offer practical advice about issues and questions related to the care, handling, and storage of cultural objects. Many Notes are illustrated, and provide bibliographies as well as suggestions for contacting suppliers. Written by CCI staff, there are currently over 100 Notes in this ever-expanding series. Look for CARE of PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS.

Davin: www.dreamingoutdoors.com -guest speaker at CCC meeting. Beautiful photos.

Mike Taylor’s suggested visiting instructor Lorna Taylor

Alternative Photography/Printing

Historical photography and printing methods in use today

Robert Goerzen’ friend Clive came with him to show us some of his work and recommended www.alternativephotography.com

If you have not filled in a PROFILE Sheet; take one off the tack board and give to Kathy Broen.

• The Profile Information will tell us what interests you have, what you want to learn or share, Examples such as: astronomy, microphotography, macrophotography, black & white, taking portraits, wildlife, night shots, pets, people, copyright of photos, selling your photos, framing/matting, whatever your interests.
• If anyone has any suggestions on what they would like to see for special projects or photography courses contact one of the programming committee members or  bring the information along to our Tuesday meetings. Tuesday meetings are where we discuss and setup the program for the coming months.

Special Projects for Spectaculars:

When out and about with your camera, keep in mind our special projects. You can submit your photos to be considered for inclusion for the Club Display or you can create your own static display with a topic of your choice.  These static displays will be set up at our annual Spectaculars. Bring in your selection of photos on CD or stick.

• Pictures of small Alberta Towns, capture the character of the town (Donalda, Vilna, Duhamel, etc)
• Silly Signs – take a picture of a sign that is funny
• What is it? – pictures that people need to guess what it is – close up of an object

January 2012

Jan 3, 2012

• Arts Centre Closed – No Meeting

Jan 10, 2012

• Meeting
• Al Lechelt – TBC

Jan 17, 2012

• Overview of Photoshop Elements – Morvyn – Handout – PSE 9 Overview – PP

Jan 24, 2012

• Guest – Davin Martinson

Jan 31, 2012

• Critique Night
• Bring 3 photos that you would like suggestions on how to improve the picture or examples of good composition, lighting or are unique. Typically, the rules of composition are applied and suggestions on how to improve the picture either through the software or controls on your camera . Software used is Photoshop Elements to either crop, adjust lighting, histograms etc. Discussions on depth of field, saturation, contrast,  lighting and composition are the focus of this evening (time spend in Photoshop is depending on time available).
• Theme to be determined, photos do not necessarily need to follow the theme.

February 2012

Feb 7, 2012

• Meeting
• Motorcycle Holiday pictures – Larry &  Nancy

Feb 14, 2012

• Basic (non layers) Photoshop Elements Workflow – Morvyn – Handout – PSE 9 Editing – quick and dirty

Feb 21, 2012

• Robert Goerzen – Topic to be determined – Cancelled
• Flash Use Instead

Feb 28, 2012

• Critique Night

March 2012

Mar 6, 2012

• Meeting
• Spectacular AV – First Review

Mar 13, 2012

• Intro to Layers in Photoshop Elements – Cathy Dobbie

Mar 20, 2012

• Spectacular AV Final Review
• Static displays review

Weekend of Mar 23 (Fri eve) & 24 (Sat afternoon), 2012 is PhotoSpectacular AV & Static Display Show

Mar 26, 2012

• Spectacular “Roadshow” at Rosealta at 6:30 pm (Mon)

Mar 27, 2012

• Critique Night
• Mike’s suggested visiting instructor – link to her site: Lorna Taylor

Mar 28, 2012

• Spectacular “Roadshow” at Stoney Creek at 6:30 pm (Wed)

April 2012

Apr 1, 2012

• Spectacular “Roadshow” at Bashaw United Church at 2:00 pm (Sun)

Apr 3, 2012

• Meeting

Apr 4, 2012

• Spectacular “Roadshow” at Crossroads at 1:30 pm (Wed)

Apr 10, 2012

• Introduction to Layers in PSE – Cathy Dobbie

Apr 17, 2012

• Put together the “birds” display for Purple Martin Festival
• Perhaps show and tell someone’s work

Apr 24, 2012

• Critique Night

May 2012

May 1, 2012

• Meeting

May 8, 2012

• Robert Goerzen and friend Clive visit – subject HDR
• His Photography friend Clive – Alternative Photography/Printing
• Clive’s recommended website – www.alternativephotography.com

May 15, 2012

• Basic Photo Editing using Photogallery – Roberta

May 22, 2012

• “Poor-man’s” Studio – Larry M demo

May 29, 2012

• Meeting

June 2012

June 5, 2012

• Meeting

Weekend of June 8 – 10 – Campout at the Willows

June 12, 2012

• Campout Photos

June 19, 2012

• Last session before summer break

Send an email to jhbaker@syban.net with details and contact information (small scanned picture of item) and Roberta will post onto site.

Wanted – Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 50mm f/1.8 lens, or similar, for a Nikon D5000 for sale.   Please e-mail Deanne Rahier deannarahier@hotmail.com if you have information or items for her.

For Sale – Sony Handicam DCR-SX43 with case, little used, $75.   Please contact Morvyn Patterson at mpatt@mailhub.ca .

Courses are taught by volunteer Camera Club members with other members assisting students as required.   Small classes of 6 students and they fill up fast!   Wait lists are available.

Contact: Jane Cherry at 780 672-9949 to register for the courses and for course costs.

Camera Club members are welcome to sit-in on the courses, but if members would like to be a “student” with instructor attention they should register with Jane and pay the fee.

Buying a Digital Camera

What to know ‘before’ you buy!
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Date: Fri 21, 2011

How to Use a Digital Camera

Learn how to use your camera.
Bring your camera and user manual with you. Learn about F Stops and Shutter speed and how it relates to the settings on your digital camera such as portrait, landscape, and night shots.   Learn how to use the scenes to create the look you want and much more.

Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Date: Sat Oct 29, 2011 (1-4pm) and Nov 5, 2011 (1-4pm)
Two consecutive Saturdays

Basic Digital Darkroom

How to organize, improve and produce digital photography using a computer.   Overview of why you want to do this and then an intro into how to make changes to your photos.
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Date: Sat Nov 19, and 26, 2011
Two consecutive Saturdays

Photographic Composition

How to compose great pictures! Learn the rules of composition. Choose a main subject.   Use lines, rule of thirds, move in close, watch the background, angles, framing and more.   Bring three (3) pictures with you that you would like critiqued.

Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Date: Dec 3, 2011

Date & Times

Friday, March 23, , 2012
Chuck MacLean Art’s Center
4809  52 Street

Doors Open - 6:00 pm
Digital Show – 7:00 pm

Suggested Donation: $5.00/adult (18 years and up)

Saturday, March 24, 2012
Chuck MacLean Art’s Center
4809  52 Street

Doors Open – 1:00 pm
Digital Show – 2:00 pm

Suggested Donation: $5.00/adult (18 years and up)

Tuesday March 13, 2012 – Booster takes picture

Tuesday March 20, 2012 – Picture in the Booster

Group Submissions for Digital Show

Jan 3, 2012 – Oh, Canada – bring pictures that depict scenes of Canada (view submission on Jan 10 2012)
Jan 10 2012 – View submissions for “Oh Canada”
Jan 17, 2012 – Club Activities – Bring pictures that show the club members in various activities of the club
Feb 7, 2012 – Favourites – Bring 3 pictures that are your favourites, to be included in the favourites show

These shows will be reviewed at a CCC meeting.

Individual Submission for Digital Shows
Completed Shows containing pictures, music and/or narration. Use Collect Show files in Proshow Gold

Show guidelines – Maximum 5 minutes long, created in ProShow Gold, and bring to Camera Club to be compiled into larger show.   Use guidelines below.

CCC_Spectacular_guidelines – PDF – 2 pages

Note: If you are using film or slides for your show, they need to be scanned and cleaned up – start now 2011. There are members who are willing to help, but advance notice is required. It can take many hours to clean up scanned images. So start early. Morvyn has time over Xmas to clean up slides.

Feb 1 – 29 – select members will start to compile the completed shows and put all submitted shows into the 1 hour segments.

Dry run Part 1 – 1 hour - March 6, 2012
Final viewing  March 13, 2012

Static Displays

Member Static Displays

Member submissions by February 28 2012
Completed by March 20, 2012 (setup afternoon of March 23)

Group Static Displays
Folders are setup on the club computer for the following categories. You can submit photos in all categories or just some, your choice.

Completed by March 20, 2012 (setup afternoon of March 23)
- e.g. What Is It display, Club Activities, Memorials, etc

Guidelines for Displays

• Framed pictures - for tables and peg boards
• Digital Frames
• Poster Boards or white form core – for walls or peg boards – story boards
• Photo Albums, Portfolios, CCC History book, Individual Scrap Booking, creative examples of what you do with your photos, quilts, cushions, T-Shirts, coffee table books etc.
• Laptops with digital slide shows

Jan 13th – Static Display – Member submissions

• Club Activities
• What is it Display
• Name that Town

Door Prizes

Door prizes are drawn and we need framed photos or gift certificates. Please let Roberta know if you have a framed picture or gift certificate you want to give to the camera club.

Refreshments Volunteers – TBD

Others are always needed to help,
contact Helen or Mo.

• Bread, cheese and punch are served after the show

Advertising

• Programs - 200 printed – Morvyn
• Posters – Lisel M
• Business Cards – James
• Booster Picture
• Registration tables

Setup/tear down Crew & Technical Crew

Anyone who can lend a hand at helping to setup chairs,
tables and displays contact Roberta or Doug Noden.
Each member is responsible to making arrangments
for their displays to be taken down at the end of the show.

• Feb 28 - verify that room is reserved for setup on Friday afternoon March 23, 2012
• Crew:

Senior Lodges in Camrose

Dates need to be confirmed for the Lodges in Town – Rosealta, Stony Creek, Crossroads, Deer Meadows, Bethany Meadows, Sunrise Village.

The Willows
James and Roberta Baker

Memory Lane

This is a special request from the Rosehaven Centre to provide digial images on CD (no need for a show), for the residents. Pictures of flowers, animals, pets, landscapes, old farm machinery, children, old buildings, anything that will trigger memorys for the residents.   Contact Joan Tod for further details.

Projects for Spectaculars:

• Pictures of small Alberta Towns, capture the character of the town (Donalda, Vilna, Duhamel, etc)
• Silly Signs – take a picture of a sign that is funny
• What is it? – take pictures of things that people need to guess what they are.

Ongoing Project

Practise Using the Rules of Composition

• Find a subject
• Take a horizontal shot
• Take a vertical shot
• Do the Rule of thirds – take shots using all of the thirds, including center
• Move in Close, Move in Closer
• Depth of Field – take shots showing depth of field (background in focus, background out of focus)
• Change ISO settings, ISO 100, 200. 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Reverse your Lens – take off your lens and hand hold it up to the camera, move back and forth until the object is in focus. (cool macro shots without a macro lens)
• Slow down your shutter speed, move the camera and see what type of artistic effect you can achieve.

Compile all your pictures in a sequence and bring them to the any meeting to be viewed by all members.

5 Elements – Wind, Earth, Water, Metal, Fire

Take photos of images that represent the 5 Elements. You cannot use a Flag to represent the wind. Be creative!

Time-Stop-Shoot

Take a drive or a walk, choose a time that you will drive/walk and when the time is up, STOP, take pictures in the area that you stopped. Take a timer with you or use the odometer on your vehicle. Stand in one spot and take pictures all around, up and down. Find something of interest and take a pic.

4 Seasons (Spring Summer Fall Winter)

Using the same composition, same spot or object in 4 different seasons.

Square Meter Project

Take photos within one (1) square meter.

Same Shot Different Time

Take different shots of the same subject at different times of the day and lighting or weather conditions.

Three of a Kind

Take pictures that show 3 of a kind. 3 horses, 3 cars, 3 children, 3 flowers, etc.

Below are two step x step guides to assist CCC members in using ProShow Gold to create shows. The time is now to start gathering your pictures together for the Spectacular show. These two guides can be downloaded to your computer. Click on the link and from the PDF window click on the Save Button.

1. Bare Basics of Pro Show Gold – (PDF) 17 pages (single sided)
2. Collect Show Files for Spectacular Show – (PDF) 1 page

PhotoShop Elements

1. Basic Overview of PhotoShop Elements – ?Pages
2. Quick Editing Workflow – ?pages