Meetings
Meetings are usually the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, starting with the third Monday in September and going until the end of May. The club traditionally holds dinners in December and June. For Fall 2020, all meetings will be online; meeting location for Winter 2021 is to be determined.
If you are interested in joining the club and are interested in trying out a few meetings while we are holding meetings virtually, please complete the Guest Registration Form . We will be in contact and will invite you to a virtual meeting.
The following is a brief summary of the 2020-2021 program. Please check the Event Calendar for details regarding location, time, and the event.
September Theme: Open
Sept 21 – Member Share Night: Unique Creations and Your Summer
* Submit images
October Theme: Canada My Country
Oct 05 – Member Night: AGM; Ansel Adams; Mirrorless Cameras and Smart Phone Photography
* Submit questions by Oct 3rd
Oct 19 – Member Night: Diane Arbus; Q&A Night; Image Share: Open theme images
* Submit questions/images for Q&A by Oct 16th
* Submit images for share by Oct 18th
November Theme: Creative
Nov 02 – Guest Speaker: Andrew McLachlan — A Photographer’s Guide to the Ontario Landscape
Nov 16 – Member Share Night: Edward Burtynsky; Critique Night; Image share: Canada My Country theme images or photographer’s choice
* Submit images for critique or share by Nov 15th
December Theme: High Key / Low Key
Dec 07 – Member Night: Cindy Sherman; How to: High Key / Low Key photography
* Submit questions by Dec 4th
Dec 21 – Member Outing or Image Share: Creative theme images or photographer’s choice (TBD)
* Submit images for share by Dec 20th
January Theme: Monochrome
Jan 04 – Guest Speaker: Kas Stone — Beyond Technique: Artistry, Creativity, Meaning and Personal Style
Jan 18 – Member Share Night: Dan Gillespie AV Show Night; Image share: High Key / Low Key images or photographer’s choice
* Submit AV show and share images
February Theme: Curves & Lines
Feb 01 – Member Night: Gordon Parks; How To: Water Drop Collisions; Q&A Night; Image Share: Monochrome images or photographer’s choice
* Submit questions/ images for Q&A by Jan 29th
* Submit images for share by Jan 31st
Feb 15 – no meeting (Family Day Holiday)
March Theme: Animals
Mar 01 – Guest Speaker: Dave Sandford
Mar 15 – Member Night: Dorothea Lange; How To: Night Sky Photography; Image Share: Curves & Lines images or photographer’s choice
* Submit images for share by Mar 14th
April Theme: Shutter Speed
April 05 – no meeting (Easter Monday)
April 19 – Highland Glen and Fergus Inter-Club Competition: we are hosting
May Theme: Architecture
May 03 – Member Night: AGM; Critique; Image Share: Shutter Speed, Animal images or photographer’s choice
* Submit images for critique and share by May 2nd
May 17 – Guest Speaker: Bill Bickle — Adventures with Bears
June 07 – Year end banquet; Image Share: Architecture images or photographer’s choice
* Submit images for share by June 6th
External Events
Grand Valley Image Battle – to be held online; judging in month of December
Outings
To be determined
Photograph Submission Dates
Sept 21 – Unique Creations and your summer images
Oct 21 – CAPA Open Competition: Images due
Nov 15 – Canada My Country theme images or photographer’s choice; Critique images
Nov 24 – Grand Valley Image Battle: Images due
Dec 20 – Creative theme images or photographer’s choice
Dec 23 – CAPA Creative Competition: Images due
Jan 17 – AV shows and High Key / Low Key images or photographer’s choice
Jan 31 – Monochrome theme images or photographer’s choice
Feb 03 – CAPA Monochrome Competition: Images due
Mar 14 – Curves & Lines images or photographer’s choice
Mar 17 – CAPA Lines & Curves Competition: Images due (tentative)
Mar 23 – Highland Glen and Fergus Inter-Club Competition: Images due
Mar 31 – CAPA Canada My Country Competition: Images due (tentative)
May 02 – Shutter Speed, Animal images or photographer’s choice; Critique images
June 06 – Architecture images or photographer’s choice
A pdf version of the program, correct to October 2020, can be downloaded.