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 social events in December and June. For 2022-2023, all meetings will be in person with the option to join in online via Zoom.
The following is a brief summary of the 2022-2023 program. Please check the Event Calendar for full details regarding the event, location, and time.
September Theme: Nature/Wildlife
Sept 19 – Member Night: Discussion on signing photographs; Image Share: Photographer’s Choice
* Submit images for share by Sept 17th
October Theme: Monochrome
Oct 03 – How To with Julie: Editing Julie style using Topaz and Nik (moved due to technical difficulties)
Oct 17 – Guest Speaker: Bill Hall – Image Evaluation and Feedback
November Theme: Vintage
Nov 07 – Guest Speaker: Wayne Fisher – Architecture and Minimalism
Nov 21 – Critique Night; Influential Photographer: Man Ray; How To with Julie: Editing Julie style using Topaz and Nik
* Submit images by Nov 19
December Theme: The Ontario Landscape
Dec 05 – Influential Photographer: Roberta Bondar; Hands-on: bokeh, fun with twinkle lights.
* Bring your camera and tripod
Dec 19 – Banquet Night
January Theme: Darkness
Jan 02 – Guest Speaker: Peter Hill – How to Hold a Successful Exhibition
Jan 16 – Member Share Night: Dan Gillespie AV Show Night
* Submit AV show (preferably by Jan 13 if submitting electronically)
February Theme: Canada: Fall/Winter
Feb 06 – Influential Photographer: Weegee; Hands-on: Getting your whites white and your blacks black.
* Bring your camera; tripod recommended
Feb 20 – no meeting (Family Day Holiday)
March Theme: Urban Life
Mar 06 – Influential Photographer: Man Ray; Share/Feedback Night; Hands-on: to be determined
* Submit images for share/feedback by March 4th
Mar 20 – Guest Speaker: Trina Koster – Focus on Lighting for Portraits
April Theme: Tasty Morsels
April 03 – Influential Photographer: Nathalie Daoust; How to with BJ Photo: How to prepare photos for printing
April 17 – Fergus and Highland Glen Inter-club Competition
May Theme: Reflection
May 01 – Guest Speaker: Peter Baumgarten – Shoot for the Stars –Techniques to Improve your Astro-landscape Photography
May 15 – Member Night: AGM; Image Critique; Image Share: Photographer’s Choice
* Submit images for critique and share by May 13th
June 05 – Year end banquet
External Events
Grand Valley Image Battle – to be determined
Fergus and Highland Glen Inter-Club Competition – April 17th (we are hosting)
Outings
Feb 11th or Feb 18th – Birding at Riverside Park, Cambridge
March 8th or March 15th – Tundra Swans @ Aylmer
April: St. Jacobs
May: Rockway Gardens and Rockwood Conservation
Photograph Submission Dates
Competition images (e.g. CAPA, Grand Valley Image Battle, Fergus) are submitted using an online form on the website. Share and critique images are submitted via email to the moderator or by bringing a USB stick to the meeting.
Sept 17 – Share: photographer’s choice
Oct 04 – CAPA Nature/Wildlife Competition: Images due
Oct xx – Grand Valley Image Battle: Images due
Nov 01 – CAPA Fall Monochrome Competition: Images due
Nov 19 – Critique images
Jan 03 – CAPA Ontario Landscape Competition: Images due
Jan 13 – Share: AV shows due
Feb 15 – CAPA Fall/Winter Competition: Images due
Mar 04 – Share/Feedback images
Mar 21 – Highland Glen and Fergus Inter-Club Competition: Images due from Highland Glen
Apr 01 – Highland Glen and Fergus Inter-Club Competition: Images due from Fergus
May 13 – Share: photographer’s choice; Critique images
A pdf version of this program summary, correct to September 2022, can be downloaded.