Toronto Camera Club November Presentations

The Toronto Camera Club is proud to present the 2023-2024 speaker line-up for the Talking Photography Lecture Series. This Fall and in the Spring of next year; a program exclusively sponsored by Henry’s™ Canada Greatest Camera Store, for the 7th consecutive year.

Everyone is welcome to this public event, commencing on October 19th when we bring to you, every Thursday, six accomplished photographer artists, experts in their respective fields of photography, and again in Spring 2024, starting March 7th with six more speakers to share their motivations, inspirations, tips, techniques, behind the scenes insights and their photographic stories, as well as their beautiful imagery, encompassing several genres of photography; from landscape to travel, architecture, fine art to drone photography, from documentary photography to commercial photography and fine art printing. A great opportunity to learn about photography beyond just technical skills, to help you take your photography to the next level.

Each session runs for two hours from 7:30-9:30 p.m., inclusive of an interactive Questions and Answers period. This Season, in hybrid version of the Club’s operations, six of the 12 sessions will also be In-Club presentations, but all 12 will be accessible via Zoom, so you can participate from the convenience of your home or wherever you happen to be.

Public:
To secure your spot, you are very welcome to purchase multiple tickets to the series (in advance) as seats are limited. Please see below to make your selections. All ticket sales are final.

Tickets for non-TCC Members are $10

Nov. 16 – Toronto Camera Club – Talking Photography Lecture – Speaker: Alexander Svidirov [Zoom & In-person]

Nov. 23 – Toronto Camera Club – Talking Photography Lecture – Speaker: Andrew Collett [Zoom & In-person]

Further informations by clicking here

For Inquiries: LectureSeriesChair@torontocameraclub.com

Oakville Camera Club Oct23. Update

OCC Presents: Exploring Canada’s National Parks with Marlis Butcher.

On  10/30/2023 at 07:00 pm

The fee is $10

Guests are welcome.

You can register by clicking here.

 

OCC Presents: Headlines of 2023 – Canadian Press with Graeme Roy.

On  11/13/2023 at 07:00 pm

The fee is $10

Guests are welcome.

You can register by clicking here.

London Camera Club Oct23. Update

Guests are welcome to attend via Zoom for a fee of $10 (see link below).

October 5: 7:00 PM EDT Walter Raemish – Fauxtography beyond the Conventional
In-person meeting in London with Zoom access for members and paid guests unable to attend in person.

October 12: 7:00 PM EDT J.P. Stones – Storytelling for Photographers

October 19: 7:00 PM EDT Gary L. Friedman – Computational Photography

November 2: 7:00 PM EDT Leann Cotton -The Unseen Light: a journey thru Infrared Photography

November 9: 7:00 PM EDT Angie McMonigal – Abstract Architecture Photography

To check our up-coming speakers and to sign up as a guest please use this Eventbrite link.

Also we are offering a 4-week Lightroom Classic course to our members in October-November.

Details about membership & workshops for members by clicking here.

London Camera Club June Update

The London Camera Club ended the year with a picnic in Springbank Park. Over 63 members and their significant others attended. We were happy to get together again and delighted to see several of our out-of-town members. The door prize, of course, was camera-themed!

Our 22-23 guest speaker series is now finished but our Program Director, Wes Smith, and several volunteers are hard at work rounding up another interesting slate of speakers for 23-24.

We are quite proud to learn that CAPA has selected three of our member’s images to represent Canada in the 2023 Four Nations Competition.

Next year we shall be trying a hybrid model for our meetings. One meeting a month will be held in-person in London with Zoom transmission to all our many members far and wide. The other three-monthly meetings will continue to be via Zoom. We have managed to keep our membership fee at $75 (per household) … a real bargain for 38 meetings and 4 competitions. You are welcome to join us no matter where you live!

Just go to our website, and click on the Membership tab.

Pia O’Leary,
LCC CAPA rep

Judging Courses 2023

Are you interested in learning how to evaluate and score photographic images or how to make a better image?

CAPA is pleased to provide our comprehensive and renowned course that teaches you how to look at and understand an image, comment on its strengths and opportunities, and correctly score it at Club and CAPA competitions. This full day course will make you a better photographer and includes a copy of the 100+ page CAPA Judges Manual.

You will quickly learn how to;

  • Identify The Strengths and weaknesses in a photograph
  • See the message the photographer intends
  • Spot the criteria that makes a photograph great
  • Understand the Techniques used to create the image
  • Set aside your own personal bias when evaluating
  • Apply a fair and impartial score to an image
  • Understand what judges look for in your photography
  • Discover new ways to evaluate photography
  • Know why it’s ok to break rules for great photography
  • First step to qualify to become a CAPA Certified Judge

Course Date: Sunday April 16, 2023 Full Day 9:00-5:30

Hosted by the Ottawa Camera Club
Location: Hintonburg Community Centre

(Limited to 30 people)

Course Date: Saturday Feb 4, 2023 Full Day 8:45-5:30

Hosted by the Camera 35 & CAPA Atlantic Zone
Location: Best Western Plus Airport Hotel, St. John’s

(Limited to 35 people)

CAPA Individual Members & Ottawa Camera Club Members $125.00
All Others $175.00

For more information on how to register for upcoming courses visit;
www.capacanada.ca/judging-courses

Oakville Camera Club Jan. 2023 News

On 02/06/2023, the Oakville Camera Club invites submissions for Capture Oakville Photography Competition – deadline Feb 6 at midnight. Open to all residents of Ontario.

For more info : http://www.captureoakville.com/

Or contact Jackie Gladman at info@oakvillecameraclub.com

Ontario Zone seeks volunteers

Ontario Zone seeks volunteers:

District Representative, SW Ontario – Area 1 
District Representative, Greater Toronto
District Organizer, Oshawa-Coburg-Peterborough – Haliburton area
District Organizer, Greater Sudbury – North Bay – Sault Ste Marie area
District Organizer, Eastern Ontario, encompassing Cornwall, Brockville, Perth, Ottawa & Pembroke

Please contact Ontario Zone Director Glenn Bloodworth

Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Club Photo Conference – 2023

Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Club is pleased to advise that our 3 day in person Photo Conference will be on March 10, 11 & 12, 2023 at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

There will be several speakers, workshops and outings offered. CAPA will also be attending and offering a CAPA Judges Course at our event on March 10, 2023. The Sheraton on the Falls hotel is offering special room rates, either use the URL on the www.nfrccevents.org website or call in your reservation.

If calling make sure to advise you are with the Photo Conference. We would love to have you come out and support our event!

NFRCC Photo Conference 2023

NFRCC Photo Conference – March 10, 11 & 12, 2023


The 3 day conference will offer several Speakers providing presentation on multiple genres of photography.


There will also be workshops and outings available to those registered for the event.
Location: Sheraton on The Falls, 5875 Falls Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario


CAPA will also be holding a CAPA Judges Course at the conference on Friday, March 10, 2023


Website will be available after Nov 30th, 2022 : www.nfrccevents.org

Toronto Camera Club Lecture Series

The Toronto Camera Club Lecture Series begins October 20th and continues every Thursday until December 1st.


We have an exiting lineup, so mark your calendars.


Tickets are $10 and on sale now on our website.


All presentations are virtual, and the link will be shared once you register.

 

For more informations : https://torontocameraclub.com/talking-photography

Toronto International Salon of Photography

The Toronto International Salon of Photography is in its 129th year.
The Salon is accepting entries until November 5th in the following categories:

* Pictorial Color
* Pictorial Mono
* Nature
* Photojournalism
* Still Life
* Pets and Domesticated Animals

You can see here for more informations : https://salon.torontocameraclub.com/

NFRCC – Speaker Series – 2022-2023

NFRCC is offering the 2022-2023 Speaker Series $50.00 CDN (HST included)

Each month a speaker will present on a variety of topics.

We look forward to having you joining us for this next Series of Speakers.

Multiple options for registration: Purchase an Entire Series Pass or pick Specific Speakers you wish to see.

Please visit https://nfrccevents.org/ for information and registration.

 

NFRCC 2022 Fall Seminar

  • Speaker: Alan Shapiro
  • Date: October 15, 2022
  • Hours: 9:00am – 3:30pm
  • Cost: $75.00 U.S. (incl lunch)
  • Location: Grapevine Banquet Center, 333 Dick Road, Depew, NY

Alan will present on Flowers; Portraiture; Still Life/Playful Life and demonstrate his method of post processing.

Please visit https://seminars.nfrccevents.org for information and registration or download the PDF’s informations here.

Toronto Camera Club – 129th Annual Salon Competition

The Toronto Camera Club’s Annual Salon is the second oldest in the world and the oldest in the America’s. This year’s competition remains digital images only. These are the categories:

  • Nature
  • Pictorial Color
  • Pictorial Mono
  • Photojournalism
  • Still Life
  • Pets and Domestic Animals

Closing date is November 5. 2022

For further information, please visit our salon page: https://salon.torontocameraclub.com/

If you have any questions or concerns, please, do not hesitate to contact: lily.markovic@torontocameraclub.com

Jim Nagy new DR for Southwestern Ontario

Glenn Bloodworth, Ontario Zone Director, announces his appointment of a new DR for South Western Ontario - Area 1, effective October 29th. 

Unfortunately Gerry Alger has found it necessary to retire from this position. He will be greatly missed. Please welcome Jim Nagy. Jim is a serious amateur photographer who has been actively involved in the London Camera Club for the past 25 years. He has held positions on the club board and he assisted with organizing the Canadian Camera Conference in London in 2011. Having lived, worked, and photographed in South Western Ontario for much of his life, Jim has first hand knowledge of many of the communities that he will be representing in his new role. Jim’s email address is  jim.nagy@me.com

Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Club

Each year NFRCC (Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Club) and the OCCC (Ontario Council of Camera Clubs) has a friendly competition. There will be 230 images in total in this competition 115 from NFRCC Clubs and 115 from OCCC Clubs. This is a great opportunity to see high quality images in competition, watch the live judging and get a feel for how images are judged.

Date: Nov 21, 2020 – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. You can for this event for $10.00. Please visit  nfrcc.org/nfrcc-vs-occc-2020 for information and registration

NFRCC Speaker Series – 12 speakers of a 12 month period Sep 14, 2020 thru Aug 2021

Although 3 speakers have presented already if you sign up for the Speaker Series now you will receive access to the recording of those 3 speakers presentations, so that you do not miss out on any of the content. $45.00 CDN including HST. You can also choose to sign up for individual speakers at $10.00 CDN including HST

Please visit nfrcc.org/nfrcc-speaker-series for information and registration

 

Latow Photography Guild’s 42nd Annual Seminar

April 9-10 and 16 are the dates for the upcoming Latow Photography Weekend. An online presentation like last year, the featured photographer is Salmon Arm’s Viktoria Haack. The theme for the seminar and Viktoria’s workshops is People, Places, Dogs, a title that encapsulates her creative and cross-genre approach to photography. Details: www.latowseminar.com.

Etobicoke Camera Club Virtual Presentations

Back in early March, our Board of Directors had growing concerns about this Covid-19 that was beginning to affect Toronto. Our club has a large senior membership and we decided to err on the side of caution for their sakes. We voted to shut down our weekly meetings for a 3 week period and assess the situation at the end of March. By the end of March everything was shut down everywhere. Our Board jumped onto Zoom and started planning out the remaining 6 weeks of the our season in a virtual platform. Our last two competitions were switched from live judging to online judging, our end of season AGM & Townhall meeting were done live on zoom as was our grand finale year end awards.

In order to provide some form of diversion for our many senior members who were self isolating, we began the Lockdown Challenge. A weekly photo challenge using a different subject each week that could easily be found in their own homes and gardens. Our subjects have ranged from, coffee cup, toys, lamp, light, water, blade, book, etc. We are currently still going strong with week 15 Reflections. We also meet every 2 weeks online in the Lockdown Challenge Cafe to discuss the past two weeks entries and connect with each other.

Throughout the summer, our Board which normally would be on hiatus has been meetings regularly to organize our next season. We reached the decision early to run the first half of our program totally virtual online. We have found presenters from across Canada who would work with us virtually. All our competition judging was shifted from live to online. Our program director and president have spoken to other clubs in Ontario and found that many will not be holding a season at all because of the challenges of hosting during this Covid-19 threat. So we decided to offer all our presentations on Eventbrite so that those people could still enjoy attending a photography talk.

Here is a link to our program calendar for this year and competitions calendar as well.

http://linux.etobicokecameraclub.org/wordpress/calendar-2/

We are hoping that by January 1st we will be able to safely meet in large numbers again at our location. Our plan is to continue to provide weekly meetings live or recorded, as well as our presentations to those who might still be too afraid or at high risk of contracting Covid 19.

It’s been a huge learning curve for our Board and committee members. But I have been so thoroughly proud of how hard all of them have worked to make this upcoming season a go.

Be safe,

Barb Marszalek, Etobicoke Camera Club VP & Program Team Member