wp-useronline domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6260Hans Holtkamp, a long-time member of the Saskatoon Camera Club as well as the wider Saskatoon art community through his work as a sculptor, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2021. While he had many artistic talents, Hans will also be remembered as a gentle soul and a cheerful friend to everyone. He was deeply knowledgeable on many subjects, and freely gave of that store to help others. His presence will be missed at the camera club.
The Regina Photo Club held another successful competition for Saskatchewan amateur
photographers. The SaskAm Competition has been running since 1980 to help
showcase the great photographers of the province and encourage new ones.
All entrants must be residents of Saskatchewan and have amateur photography status.
This year entries were down from the usual 500+ to just over 370, for a variety of
reasons. Rosettes and cash prizes were awarded in 9 categories. All the winners can
be seen on the SaskAm website: saskam.ca. Or if you’re in Regina, prints can be seen
at Don’s Photo on Dewdney Avenue.
Thanks to all the CAPA judges and judges in training who adjudicated this years
competition.
here some winning images
The showcase link to other images is here: https://saskam.ca/winners-showcase
The Prairie Zone, along with Robert Scott, offers All Hallow’s Eve, an Abandoned Photo Tour. All Hallow’s Eve will take place near High River on Saturday, October 30 from 3 pm until approximately 9:30 pm.
Depending on current Covid regulations, there may be a Zoom meeting the day before the event.
At 3:00, we will meet at a TO BE ANNOUNCED location. We will meet at this predetermined location and go over the tour, sign waivers as well as our creative plan for each location. Robert Scott will discuss how we will be setting up for the Night Photography portion of the tour.
3:45pm – Ferguson Homestead. We’ll spend some time exploring this quaint old house where the widower James Ferguson homesteaded. There is a unique barn outback that usually is home to a couple of owls.
5:00pm – Frankburg House – Robert Scott is still in the process of researching this grand home. Apparently, it was built by a man for his wife who had written him a letter to tell him that she was leaving him. He lived in the home briefly before moving away. It has remained vacant ever since. The house is a perfect location for us to practice our night photography skills.
The group will be photographing the houses for moon rise, sunset, nautical twilight and civil twilight. Robert Scott offers a unique approach to photographing abandoned homes. He will light the interior at dusk, making the home feel alive with a soft glow. Robert follows this up with lighting the house exterior by way of a drone. The idea is to capture the entire imagine with one photograph. Samples of his work can be viewed online at abandonedphototours.ca.
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On September 18, members of the Calgary Camera Club, Foothills Camera Club and a few individual CAPA members met at North Glenmore Park to enjoy a small campfire and catch up with local photographers in the area.
The weather was perfect for the small gathering. The attendance to the gathering was small as the provincial government released another round of Covid safety measures and restrictions that impacted the turnout.
The focus of the meet and greet was to announce two new activities in the prairies with Abandoned Photo Tours as well as discuss the opportunity of a judging course in Calgary.
It was a fun evening to catch up with photographic friends and enjoy the many cultures of Calgary that use the city parks.
from February 1 to February 15, 2022 at C Space King Edward, 1721 29th Avenue SW, Suite 125 Calgary.
C Space King Edward is open Monday through Friday from 8 am until 8 pm and Saturday from 8 am until 5 pm.
A reception will take place on Friday February 4th, 2022 at 6 pm.
The Canadian Association for Photographic Art will proudly exhibit the work from individual and club winners and honourable mentions. These images identify our unique Canadian identity, including cultural heritage, geographical uniqueness, historical events or locations, iconic landscape or cityscape, roughness of Canadian landscape, seasonal uniqueness, nature, wildlife specific to Canada, architecture and images that show symbols of caring, confidence, courage, encouraging, helping others, nurturing, pride, respect, self-sacrifice and trust.
Images include aircraft, animal, architecture, landscape, cityscape, objects, plants, sea mammals, trains, vehicles, vessels and each of Canada’s provinces and territories will be represented. These images exemplify the unique beauty of one or more themes from the perspective of either a resident or a visitor.
In recent years, the Foothills Camera Club has challenged its members to give back to our local community in the way of an annual photography-related project. In the 2020/2021 season, FCC chose to donate framed prints to a transitional housing program named Emma House. Below is an excerpt of how Emma House is described on their web site:
“Emma House is a safe and supportive transitional housing program for expectant mothers ages 12+ who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness within Calgary and surrounding area. We are dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness among pregnant women/youth and to equip our residents with the resources to build sustainable futures for themselves and their new babies.”
The members of FCC responded overwhelmingly with 72 images. 19 of those images were selected by Emma House, which were then printed and framed by FCC and delivered to Emma House. Emma House will decorate the hallways and rooms with those prints to brighten and inspire residents after some ongoing renovations have been completed. Below are just a few thumbnails of the images that were selected:
Emma House responded with the below message to the FCC members in appreciation of the donation:
May 29, 2021
Dear Foothills Camera Club Members:
I wish to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude for your support of Emma House.
We are so humbled you chose to share these beautiful pictures with the women and babies who come through our program to heal, learn, and grow.
This process, from the very beginning was one that was so thoughtful. It was truly heartwarming that each of you wanted to learn about Emma House, its vision and mission, and to get a sense of the environment we were hoping to create here in our new location.
Every submission was beautiful! We are so thankful for the time given to involve input into the selection of pictures for our common spaces and as well as each bedroom where our moms and babies begin their journey as young families. It was such a fascinating process; just as there were so many creative photographs and perspectives, there were as many unique responses and expressions as they were viewed time and again.
We are extremely grateful, as well, for the careful sizing and framing process and all the time, effort, artistry, and attention that went into this project. These pictures will grace our hallways and our rooms and will create an atmosphere of welcome, calm, family, wonder, peace, and home.
While COVID-19 in our congregate setting has brought with it, stringent procedures including no on-site volunteers or in-house visitors, we look forward to times in the near future where we can gather together. An older building, Emma House has had its share of leaks and flooding since our move last year, with two recent ones resulting in three areas on our main floor under restoration. Our moms, babies and team are resilient and coping well (considering), and work has begun in these areas. As this work involves wall, ceiling, and floor repair/replacement – we are waiting until this work is complete before we install these valuable artistic works so they will not be damaged by drywall dust and on-site workers, etc.
We are planning a second “virtual” tour of Emma House, once these pictures find their permanent places and transform Emma House into HOME, and we are excited to share this with you soon. Again, we cannot thank you enough for making such a difference in the lives and environment here at Emma House. We are forever grateful.
In sincere appreciation,
Deanna Branson
Executive Director, Emma House
You can learn more about Emma House from their web site at www.emmahouse.ca.
If you want to learn more about the Foothills Camera Club or are interested in becoming a member, please visit www.fcc-yyc.ca.
During the winter semester of school, the Foundations for the Future Charter Academy reached out to CAPA with a request for a presenter to help with the Grade 7 and 8 classes and their photography electives. The school includes a photography class in which they learn basic photography skills for their cameras, cell phones, and tablets. The students have class time to learn and practice composition and general topics. The academy reached out to CAPA to assist the instructors with new and sample images to help the students. Working with the instructors of the sessions, the Prairie Zone Director, Dan Sigouin created a presentation on using natural light to create images. The presentations were delivered online and dealt with direct, side, back, overcast/shade and low lighting scenarios. The sessions were very interactive with explanations of the lighting, sample images and lots of time for questions. The students asked great questions during the presentations and were very interested in night landscape images as well as water drop photographs in Dan’s portfolio. It was a rewarding experience to work with the Foundations for the Future Charter Academy and hopefully the students are able to submit sample images that can be included in a future newsletter.
The Prairie Region 2021 competition has closed and received over 100 images. The response from the zone has been very positive regarding the competition with a significant increase in submissions. We look forward to sharing the image gallery and medal announcements in the June newsletter.
A member of the Regina Photo Club recently had an opportunity to photograph a Bald Eagle at Wascana Lake in the centre of Regina. The Eagles migrate north to their nesting grounds in the boreal forest as soon as there is some open water to feed on fish. This brief and rare stop in the centre of the city during the eagle migration provided Ken Dumont this photo opportunity. On the first sighting, the lighting and conditions on an evening for photography was poor. The next morning found the eagle hunting fish on an open area upon the lake. The eagle was in a location were a long lens made unobstructed photography possible. Ken was able to shoot photos for a 35–40 minute time period, with photos of the eagle waiting, flying to the prey, fishing, eating and taking the fish in flight.
Ken currently is using a canon 90D with a Sigma 100-400 5-6.3. The camera settings were shutter priority, white balance was cloudy, ISO 100 and shutter 1600, spot metering will center focus zone and auto focus AL Focus, in burst mode during this shoot, and at 10:30 in the morning (best time day for light).
Photos and background information from Ken Dumont, edited by Larry Easton
Inspiring Photography Creativity During a Pandemic by Larry Easton
As we move forward during the pandemic disrupting just about everyday life, people are finding new ways to move forward. Photographers also must find new ways to be creative. With social distancing and photo club lockdowns, many of us have had to change our photography habits. As photographers there are many options to moving forward while staying home more. Personally this has given me time to do some things photographically that we in the pre pandemic just got set aside.
I now have more time to do editing photo files, whether digital or film. This includes titles and updating a filing system. In doing this you may also find older photos forgotten about or couldn’t find.
Depending on the purpose of the photos, I had previously set up some of my prime file systems by locations, vacations by year and locations, family, photo outing, competitions, events, subject, and publishing assignments for books, etc.
As most of you will know, digital files also have meta data information on date and time a photo was taken so is easy to track dates. I also back up all digital images on an external hard drives.
While isolating I have been putting together a few puzzles and exchanging them with other family members. You may have noticed puzzle stocks had been sold out. This led to selecting some favorite photos locations and made a photo mosaic of Saskatchewan 20′ x 30″ using 71 photos from general geographic areas of the province. The largest puzzle I could have printed was a 1000 piece puzzle made which was laid out 27″ x 17.5″, so did some cropping and resizing. I have since made another puzzle. Both were printed a London Drugs but can be done at other locations also.
Images Alberta Camera Club currently has ten special interest groups that continue to meet monthly via Zoom. The exciting news this month is from the Night and Low Light group. They will have a presentation from Nanc Price who is a performance and event photographer based here in Edmonton.
She is currently the resident photographer for Edmonton Opera, Opera NUOVA, Ballet Edmonton, FOOTE in the Door Productions, and Fan Expo West. Her work has been published in various local, national, and international magazines and news media. Her work can be seen here: https://www.nancpricephotography.com
The Calgary Camera Club, Foothills Camera Club of Calgary, Cochrane Camera Club, Central Alberta Photo Society (CAPS), St. Albert Camera Club, and Images Alberta Camera Club of Edmonton are working together in various ways, to create and promote learning opportunities to the benefit of their members:
The Prairie Region is excited to support this venture and hope that over time, clubs in Saskatchewan and Manitoba can also take part in the sharing of photographic resources.
We are trying to survive our lock down by trying out new techniques and programs to better our photography. Thanks to our club’s collaboration with other clubs within CAPA we have been enjoying other interesting presenters. We hope that if the opportunity arises to hire a presenter/photographer that is well known in the photography field, other clubs may be interested in sharing the cost and the experience.
Other clubs have also been attending our own talented photographers as they present on subjects they are passionate and knowledgeable about. Carmen Therriault taught us the safety concerns, equipment needed, perfect spots to look for Methane Bubbles and proper settings to capture different times a day at Abraham Lake, Alberta. This is a well known and spectacular spot to find and photograph this cool phenomenon. Carmen was asked to hold another evening showcasing her presentation as there were a lot of people who missed it and requested to have it shown again.
We have a few other members in our club signed up to do a presentation in the near future:
Feb. 24, 2021 Michelle Marie – A peek inside the workflow of a Professional Senior Portrait Photographer
March 10, 2021 Kaityln and Duncan Heaton – Introduction into Night Photography with a possible field trip.
One of our future presenters Darlene Hildebrant will be using the Luminar Program to show members how we can take a boring photo and change it in seconds to something more dramatic and appealing. She sent us a link to download the free 7 day trial so we can all experience the program and also understand how it works prior to her presentation. We will post this new date on our club calendar as unfortunately she had to reschedule..
We had our Winter Competition online and it was a big success. We always look forward to our Banquets at competition time but we made do as best we could with the restrictions there was in place. Here are a couple of photos to give you a little taste of what Red Deer had to offer.
In an ordinary year, the Foothills Camera Club would hold a year-end Awards Banquet the first week of June. However, this year we had to find an alternative way to honour our award winners. We stepped into the world of Zoom.
We held a Zoom Awards meeting in August and while we could mail out the certificates and ribbons, how were we going to distribute our trophies? Throughout the next month, the Club President and her husband arranged to meet each of the trophy winners outside at their homes – physically distancing, enjoying the in-person connection, and sharing conversation with the members.
A good way to keep in touch and to grow mutual excitement about the upcoming year!
It is with great disappointment that we announce the cancellation of the 2020 Red River Ex Photo Salon due to Covid-19. Those that have already entered the Salon, entry fees and prints will be returned. With the permission of CAPA we will hold over the CAPA medal to be awarded at next years Salon.
We extend our thanks to The Red River Exhibition Association, CAPA, volunteers and photographers for their ongoing support and we look forward to a time when we can resume the Salon.
Best regards.
-Don Berthman
FCAPA, APSA, RREX Photo Committee Chairman
The Red River Ex is a Canadian Photo Salon open to all Canadians. This is a great opportunity for members to enter a CAPA recognized competition for individuals. The cost is $5 per category. There are 3 categories available:
There are cash prizes and several special awards including
CAPA will present 1 gold medal for overall high aggregate score of all three categories.
This competition closes May 22, 2020.
See the Red River website for more information. Download the Entry Form (.pdf) here.
Mary Shankel LoreMarch 28, 1921 – August 18, 2019
Mary Lore, a CAPA Lifetime member who was passionate about photography and saw many changes, including the introduction of colour film, passed away in August at the age of 98. Born in Brooks, Alta., in 1921, Lore first took photographs with her mother’s eight-exposure film box camera.
In her autobiography, written in 2004 at the request of the Foothills Camera Club in Calgary, Lore said it took her nine years to save $99 to buy a Konica 35mm camera in 1949, from there advancing to a second-hand Exacta and then to a new Leica SLR. Lore joined the Calgary Colour Photo Club in 1949 and filled several executive positions, including president from 1984 to 1989. She was a zone representative for the National Association of Photographic Art (NAPA) before becoming president in 1979-1980. She was awarded an honorary CAPA life membership during the 1980s. Lore said she was fortunate to be able to travel to many countries, but still found the foothills and mountains “on our backdoor step” to be her favourite.
Mary grew up on a ranch at Latham, Alberta where her love of wildflowers, birds and animals began and continued as a lifelong passion. For many years she hiked, snowshoed, and rode horses. Mary’s first career was as a clerk and secretary where she showed her talents and rose to be an executive secretary in the exploration department of Shell Oil. Mary became a business education teacher for 20 years, starting at James Fowler High, then John Diefenbaker High and ending her career as head of the business education department at Crescent Heights High School. She was a recipient of the Charles deTro award for contributions to teaching by a classroom teacher. Mary was involved with many organizations, including Desk and Derrick, Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders, the Calgary Field Naturalists, and the Foothills Camera Club. She enjoyed the arts and for many years attended ballet and opera productions. Mary traveled extensively, taking photographs as she went. She was an award winning photographer and her slide shows were legendary.
She is survived by two sisters-in-law, 17 nephews and nieces and 25 great-nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by four brothers and two sisters-in-law.
Congratulations to the winners. Félicitations aux gagnants.
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