May Update

Hi Everyone!

Here is your notice for the MJCC May Events:

1. May 13, 2024 Membership Meeting

Program will consist of a Critique on “Reflections.” Bring one image on a USB stick of something that shows your interpretation of “Reflections.” Hand it in to Rob Harden by 6:45 that night. For members who are not sure how to export your images to a flash drive, contact Rob Harden for helpin that. Text: 306-681-5223; Phone: 306-693-3376; or Email: 4dogs1974@sasktel.net

The Workshop will be “Waterworks” led by Wanda Hudson. We will do some neat shooting through/into water. Bring your equipment, including probably a close-up or 35 mm lens. It will be a fun evening for all!

2. A report on the Saturday, May 4, 2024 Outing – “Night Skies” About a dozen club members travelled to the Salt Can south of Conn’s Corner and were rewarded with no rain, clear skies, no wind and a gorgeous night of shooting the night skies. A few happily captured some meteors in their shots and a good time was had by all!

3. Group WhatsApp

Just a reminder of this opportunity for members to connect for sharing information on shooting opportunities! The club has set up a Group WhatsApp, just for this purpose. It is strictly optional. Hilda Maier will have the sign-up list available for this again on Monday.

4. PRPA (Prairie Region of Photographic Arts) June 2025 Outing

Our club executive has determined our club will host the 2025 PRPA June Outing. Wanda and Hilda will be bringing us more information on this exciting opportunity on Monday!

5. Club Gallery at Carol’s Catering

And a reminder: Carol’s Catering and Café has opened the main side of the restaurant to an increased gallery display for Moose Jaw Camera Club members’ prints. Members are encouraged to bring a print or two to this meeting for Rob to add to the Carol’s Catering and Café Camera Club Gallery. He still has room for a few more prints. If you aren’t sure what you should bring for display, go to Carol’s for coffee or a meal some time and check it out. The food is awesome and reasonably priced – a good opportunity to enjoy a great meal and thank Carol for her support for our club! All work displayed can be marked for sale – your choice. If you need to have a picture printed for display, contact Rob Harden at 306-693-3376 or Bob Schultz at 306-631-0511.

April Update

Happy Spring!

Here is your Update for the MJCC April Events:

1. April 8, 2024 Membership Meeting

Program will consist of “Open” Slideshow and a Presentation on” Altered Reality” by Rob Harden. This will be a very informative evening, as Rob always brings interesting material to his presentations. You won’t want to miss this!

If you brought a USB with Slideshow images last meeting (which we did not get to that night) you do not need to bring any more. But if you did not submit images last month, bring a USB stick with A MAXIMUM OF FIVE of your images for the Slideshow. Members are reminded to bring any of your images that may have received some recognition or awards at any time, as well. For members who do not have the capabilities of putting your images on a flash drive, contact Rob Harden for help in that. Text: 306-681-5223; Phone: 306-693-3376; or Email: 4dogs1974@sasktel.net

2. Saturday, April 27, 2024 Outing

“Buildings of Moose Jaw” – Downtown Moose Jaw We will all meet at 2:00 p.m. at the train station and take the opportunity to shoot pictures of our downtown buildings together. After the shoot, at about 4:00, members are invited to join together for coffee at Carol’s Catering & Café at 820 N Service Road. This will also be a great opportunity for members to see what a wonderful thing Carol’s is doing for our “Moose Jaw Camera Club Gallery.”

3. “Just In Case”

If Rob Harden does not have a set of images from you for our “Just-In-Case” Slideshows, please bring a USB stick with A MAXIMUM OF 20 images for just in case a future Presenter is unable to come at the last minute. If you have them on the same USB as the Slideshow, please place these images in a separate folder on the stick. Again, the Executive now also has a couple other In-House Workshops in place for this eventuality as well.

4. Club Web Page

A reminder: Sheryl Parry, our Webmaster, is wanting to add a Gallery to our club website to showcase the winners and all entries in our Club Competitions. Please send a Jpeg image of all your past entries to Sheryl. If you have won 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any of the past Club Competitions, please be sure to note that either in the image title or in a separate note to Sheryl. Also include your image Title. So, this should include your name, the date of the competition entered, your placement, if any 1st, 2nd or 3rd, and the print title. An example of how to name your image: Betty Calvert-June 2023-2nd-Magestic Mallachite Butterfly

We feel there have been so many awesome prints in our competitions, we need to show them off, so please send your images to Sheryl (in Jpeg, under 10MB size) at themoosejawcameraclub@gmail.com

5. Help, Please!

This is important! Wanda Hudson is in dire need of a few medium sized aquariums for the Workshop she will be leading at the May 13th meeting. If you have an aquarium not presently being used that you would be willing to bring to that meeting, please contact Wanda at 306-631-1440. Thanks!!

6. PRPA (Prairie Region of Photographic Arts) Information

Just note: Our club executive is hoping we will be able to host the 2025 PRPA June Outing. Wanda Hudson has agreed to be the Chair and Hilda Maier has agreed to be the Co-Chair of the planning committee for this event. It will only be able to go ahead if the membership is willing to help out. Wanda will be bringing us more information on this exciting opportunity at our next meeting!

7. Club Gallery at Carol’s Catering

And a reminder: Carol’s Catering and Café has decided to open the main side of the restaurant to an increased gallery display for Moose Jaw Camera Club members’ prints. Carol is redecorating and choosing to expand our Gallery instead of purchasing other art for their walls. This is apparently due to the large number of patrons that we are told come to the café to have coffee and view our Gallery. Such good news! Members are encouraged to bring a print or two to the April meeting for Rob to add to the Carol’s Catering and Café Camera Club Gallery. If you aren’t sure what you should bring for display, go to Carol’s for coffee or a meal some time and check it out. The food is awesome and reasonably priced – a good opportunity to enjoy a great meal and support Carol’s for her support for our club! All work displayed can be marked for sale – your choice. If you need to have a picture printed for display, contact Rob Harden at 306-693-3376 or Bob Schultz at 306-631-0511.

An opportunity for members to connect for sharing information on shooting opportunities!

Often club members have wished there was a way to share great shooting opportunities with fellow members, for example when someone see that the aurora is out. The club will be setting up a Group WhatsApp, just for this purpose. It is strictly optional. Hilda Maier will explain a little more about this at the next meeting.

March Update

Here is your Update for the MJCC March Events:

1. March 11, 2024 Membership Meeting

Program will consist of “Open” Slideshow and a guest Presenter Branimir Gjetvaj on Environmental Photography. Branimir is a seasoned and published photographer and presenter and you are sure to take something home from his presentation!

Bring a USB stick with A MAXIMUM OF FIVE of your images for the Slideshow. Members are reminded to bring any of your images that may have received some recognition or awards at any time. For members who do not have the capabilities of putting your images on a flash drive, contact Rob Harden for help in that. Text: 306-681-5223; Phone: 306-693-3376; or Email: 4dogs1974@sasktel.net

2. Saturday, March 23, 2024 Outing

“Wildlife, Buffalo, Birds & Babies” – Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

We will all meet at 2:00 p.m. at the front gate of the Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. There is an entry fee of $10 per car. However, Seniors do not pay. Try to arrange to catch a ride with a Senior; or we will try to get people into cars with a Senior driver at the gate if you want! From there, we will travel to different areas of the Park, as people wish.

3. “Just In Case”

We are once again asking members to bring a USB stick with A MAXIMUM OF 20 images for just in case a future Presenter is unable to come at the last minute. If you have them on the same USB as the Slideshow, please place these images in a separate folder on the stick. Of note is that the Executive now also has a couple other In-House Workshops in place for this eventuality as well.

4. Club Web Page

Sheryl Parry, our Webmaster, is wanting to add a Gallery to our club website to showcase the winners and all entries in our Club Competitions. Please send a Jpeg image of all your past entries to Sheryl. If you have won 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any of the past Club Competitions, please be sure to note that either in the image title or in a separate note to Sheryl. Also include your image Title. So, this should include your name, the date of the competition entered, your placement, if any 1st, 2nd or 3rd, and the print title. An example of how to name your image: Betty Calvert-June 2023-2nd-Magestic Mallachite Butterfly We feel there have been so many awesome prints in our competitions, we need to show them off, so please send your images to Sheryl (in Jpeg, under 10MB size) at themoosejawcameraclub@gmail.com

5. Help, Please!

Wanda Hudson is in need of a few medium sized aquariums for the Workshop she will be leading in the May 13th meeting. If you have an aquarium not presently being used that you would be willing to bring to that meeting, please contact Wanda at 306-631-1440. Thanks!!

6. PRPA (Prairie Region of Photographic Arts) Information

Our PRPA Rep, Hilda Maier, is reporting that there are six Spring Competitions held by PRPA. The deadline for receiving the entries is April 1st. The Spring Competitions are for Individual PRPA members only. You are encouraged to consider joining PRPA, as it is the main organization with which our club is affiliated. If anyone is interested in entering any of these competitions and/or becoming a member, all the information can be found on the PRPA website at www.prpa.photography

7. Club Gallery at Carol’s Catering

Carol’s Catering and Café has decided to open the main side of the restaurant to an increased gallery display for Moose Jaw Camera Club members’ prints. Carol is redecorating and choosing to expand our Gallery instead of purchasing other art for their walls. This is apparently due to the large number of patrons that we are told come to the café to have coffee and view our Gallery. Such good news! Members are encouraged to bring a print or two to the next meeting for Rob to add to the Carol’s Catering and Café Camera Club Gallery. If you aren’t sure what you should bring for display, go to Carol’s for coffee or a meal some time and check it out. The food is awesome and reasonably priced – a good opportunity to enjoy a great meal and support Carol’s for her support for our club! All work displayed can be marked for sale – your choice.

It’s Not Too Late to Join the Club!

Do you know of anyone who you think might enjoy the Camera Club? Our fees are pro-rated. So, anyone registering in March would only pay $20 for the rest of the season. And anyone may come to any club meeting for a free ‘try-out.’

February Update

Hi All – Your Update for the MJCC February Events!

• February 12, 2024 Membership Meeting

Program will consist of our “Landscape” Critique, our Equipment Sales and a short Slideshow.

See the Landscape information below.

Bring any photography equipment you would like to sell! Come and find new equipment and the deals of

a lifetime!

Bring a USB stick with 20 of your images for this and future Slideshows. (See #3. Below.) See you there!

• February Critique – “Landscape” Theme

Some reminders about the Critique:

- Landscape images are to be “any scenery which may include some sign of man or man himself.”

- Submissions are ONE digital entry per member.

- General rules will follow PRPA Guidelines: “Photographs ... may be postprocessed using fundamental

editing techniques including cropping, dust removal, noise reduction, sharpening, and adjustments to

exposure, colour temperature, clarity and saturation. HDR is also allowed. Minor elements may be

removed. Pictures created using digital methods that move parts of pictures within a photograph, or

are created by adding other pictures or parts of pictures to a photograph, or by using a digital device

other than a camera, may only be entered in competitions which specifically allow such manipulations.”

To clarify.... AI is not allowed in our competitions.

- Members should submit their entry on a USB stick to Rob Harden prior to 6:45 the night of the meeting.

Please attach your name in some way to your USB stick prior to handing in to Rob.

- There will be three judges for the Critique, who will make comments about each image. If time permits,

we might be able to have some group discussion as well.

• Saturday, February 24, 2024 Outing – “Posing & Light Demonstration” 11:00 a.m. - by Mark Duffy

- Members are to meet at McMaster’s Studio at 70 Stadacona Street West by 11:00 a.m for a great

learning experience on lighting and posing for great portrait pictures. Mark is a local renowned

photographer, who will have much to pass on to us. You won’t want to miss this Outing!

• “Just In Case”

Last month, members were asked to bring 20 of your favourite images on a USB stick to the January

meeting. The plan was for Rob Harden to save these images in a “Just In Case” folder, to share at some

time this membership year. As it turned out, our first “Just In Case” viewing happened at our January 8th

meeting when our presenter was unable to get here. We hope you enjoyed the Slideshow!

Our Workshop Presenter for our February meeting has already informed us that she is unable to do that

workshop. In reviewing the program for that night, the Executive has decided there is not time to book

another complete program. So, that meeting we will have our Critique first (see # 2. above); and then

will have a break so members can review the equipment that is for sale; followed by a shorter Slideshow.

So, we ask you to once again bring up to 20 images to submit to Rob for a “Just In Case” folder. For

members who do not have the capabilities of putting your images on a flash drive, contact Rob Harden

for help in that. Text: 306-681-5223; Phone: 306-693-3376; or Email: 4dogs1974@sasktel.net

• Help, Please!

Wanda Hudson is in need of a few medium sized aquariums for the Workshop she will be leading in the

May 13th meeting. If you have an aquarium not presently being used that you would be willing to bring to

that meeting, please contact Wanda at 306-631-1440. Thanks!!

• CAPA Information

Here is the link to the January CAPA newsletter, if you are interested:

https://mailchi.mp/capacanada/monthly-news-jan-2024

• Club Display at Carol’s Catering

Rob Harden is still looking for more prints for members to have displayed at Carol’s. Members are

encouraged to bring a print to the next meeting for Rob to add to the display. If you are unsure about it,

check it out and go to Carol’s for a meal some time. The food is awesome and reasonably priced – a good

opportunity to enjoy a great meal and support Carol’s for their support for our club!

• It’s Not Too Late to Join the Club!

Do you know of anyone who you think might enjoy the Camera Club? Our fees are pro-rated. So, anyone

registering in February would only pay $25 for the rest of the season.

Thanks Everyone! Hope you all have a great month! See you soon...

January 8 Meeting

Presenter – Storm Chaser Greg Johnson

- We expect everyone will be super excited about Greg, our first presenter of the New Year. This

is our opportunity to see the work of a professional storm chaser, and we know you will love this

presentation.

January Club Competition – “Open” Theme

For those who will be spending some holiday time to prepare your print for the January Club

Competition, here are some reminders:

- Submissions are ONE print per member.

- Size is to be anywhere from 8”x10” minimum to 11”x14” maximum.

- Matting is not allowed and photographer’s name must not appear anywhere on the print.

- Prints should be mounted on a solid backing (cardboard or foam core, for example) for display

purposes.

- General rules will follow PRPA Guidelines: “Photographs in all print competitions may be post-

processed using fundamental editing techniques including cropping, dust removal, noise

reduction, sharpening, and adjustments to exposure, colour temperature, clarity and saturation.

HDR is also allowed. Minor elements may be removed. Pictures created using digital methods

that move parts of pictures within a photograph, or are created by adding other pictures or parts

of pictures to a photograph, or by using a digital device other than a camera, may only be

entered in competitions which specifically allow such manipulations.” To clarify.... AI is not

allowed in our competitions.

- Prints should be submitted with a plain paper laid on top to cover it and a 3”x4” piece of white

paper with only the Title of the picture printed on it. We will have papers available if you happen

to forget that.

- Any submissions not within the guidelines will not be entered in the competition, but will be

happily displayed for membership viewing.

- All members will have the opportunity to vote for your choice of 1st, 2nd and 3rd placements.

- Please try to have your submissions for the competition handed in between 6:30 and 6:45 that

night.

2. “Just In Case”

With the likelihood of actually experiencing winter at some point this season, there will also be

the possibility of inclement travel weather preventing a Presenter from being able to attend a

meeting as planned. Should that happen, the executive feel that would provide another

opportunity for us to view more of each others’ images. So members are asked to bring 20 of

your favourite images on a USB stick and submit to Rob Harding at the January meeting. Rob will

save these images in a “Just In Case” folder. We will be sure to enjoy these images at some time

this membership year.

For members who do not have the capabilities of putting your images on a flash drive, contact

Rob Harden for help in that. Text: 306-681-5223; Phone: 306-693-3376; or Email:

4dogs1974@sasktel.net

December 11 Meeting

At our December 11th meeting, we will have a Critique of “Monochrome/Black and White”. Monochrome is an image displaying a single colour or different shades of a single color. Black and white, sepia, and cyanotype are all considered to be monochromatic as they're each composed of different shades of the one colour. Each position on an image can record and show a different amount of light, but not a different hue. It includes all forms of black-and-white photography, which produce images containing shades of neutral grey ranging from black to white. Each member may submit ONE image for the Critique. Images are to be put on a USB and handed in to Rob Harden by 6:45 the night of the meeting. If you hand in more than ONE image, Rob will upload only the first image for the Critique. You are encouraged to title your images. It is important to learn to choose titles for our images, as if you enter any PRPA or other competition, you must have a title, even if it is, “Untitled.” A good title can go a long way toward boosting how your image is viewed by the judges. You should rename your image with its title; eg: “Incoming Thunderstorm-Betty Calvert”; or “Untitled-Betty Calvert.”

Our December 11th meeting will also have a Bokeh Workshop led by Rob Harden. Rob will introduce us to a simpler and different way of achieving Bokeh in our images. Bring your camera, tripod and any lens that is at least 100mm or more.

At our December 11th meeting we will be having our Christmas party. You are asked to bring a Pot-Luck Snack/Munchies to share with members. The Club will provide coffee, hot chocolate, plates, napkins and utensils. This is always a great social event and we hope everyone can come and enjoy it!

Club Fundraising

The club will be having a Steak Night at the Crushed Can on Thursday, January 25th, 2024. Their steaks are awesome! We are hoping to have tickets available for members at the December meeting. They will be $25 per ticket. All members are encouraged to purchase tickets for this fundraiser for our club to help ensure we can keep our membership fees affordable next year. Consider Steak Night Tickets for Christmas gift-buying and Stocking Stuffers!

Carol’s Catering Display

Finally, a reminder that Rob Harden is changing out the Camera Club Gallery Display at Carol’s Catering. We would love to see some of our newer members have the opportunity to show your work here! Contact Rob Harden at 4dogs1974@sasktel.net if you wish to have a picture printed in order to be hung at Carol’s. Bring to the December meeting any print you would like to have displayed.

November Update

Just a couple notes for the upcoming month for the Camera Club:

1.       At our November 13th meeting, we will have a Slideshow of members’ pictures. Each member may submit up to FIVE images to share. The theme is “Open,” which can include pictures from the Corn Market Outing or any other subjects you choose. Images are to be put on a USB and handed in to Rob Harden by 6:45 the night of the meeting. If you hand in more than five images, Rob will upload only the first five for the slideshow. You are encouraged to title your images. It is important to learn to choose titles for our images, as if you enter any PRPA or other competition, you must have a title, even if it is, “Untitled.” You should rename your image with its title; eg: “Incoming Thunderstorm-Betty Calvert”; or “Untitled-Betty Calvert.”

2.       We also will be having a special Slideshow of the pictures submitted to Rob for the Scavenger Hunt Outing. Rob has prepared a slideshow presentation of submitted images for our viewing.

3.       Our Guest Presenter that night will be Sandy Sunderland, on “Getting Creative with Your Camera.” Bring your equipment to this presentation.

4.       A reminder that the Russell Competition deadline, for PRPA Individual Members, is November 15th; if you have registered as a PRPA Individual Member, consider submitting some pictures! You received your information for all the competitions from Hilda in the last club email. Our club is the Judging Club for the Russell Competition this year, so your entries must be submitted to Hilda Maier by November 15th at hilarie4@gmail.com

5.       The PRPA Everest Competition club finalist entries have been submitted. We had enough entries to require pre-judging, as we can only submit 20 entries from our club. Way to go, members! The list of the chosen entries to be submitted through the club is attached. For those who have an image you submitted that is not on this list, and if you have purchased an Individual PRPA Membership, you may submit those images as an Individual Member by November 15th. You are encouraged to do that! Again, you received the necessary information from Hillary in last month’s email. If you have questions on this, contact hilarie4@gmail.com asap. And a special thank-you to our judges who took the time to volunteer to judge this competition – Kevin Pritchard, Kim Schneider and Vaughn Taylor. And many thanks to Hilda Maier for all her hard work on this. Much appreciated!!

6.       Finally, a reminder that Rob Harden is changing out the Camera Club Gallery Display at Carol’s Catering. You are encouraged to have one of your prints displayed in the Gallery. We want to see all members having the opportunity to show your work here! Contact Rob Harden at 4dogs1974@sasktel.net if you wish to have a print hung at Carol’s.

See you at the meeting on November 13th!

October Meeting - October 16

Hope you are enjoying getting out to take some pictures in this nice fall weather!

Just a couple notes for the upcoming month for the Camera Club:

1.       For those who participated in the Treasure Hunt, remember to bring your images on a USB stick to give to Rob Harden at the October 16th meeting. Treasure Hunt pictures will be viewed by the club members at the November 13th meeting.

2.       It is time to change out the Camera Club Gallery Display at Carol’s Catering. You are encouraged to have one of your prints displayed in the Gallery. We want to see all members having the opportunity to show your work here! If you have a print you would like to have in the display, bring it to Rob Harden at the October 16th meeting. Prints may be marked for sale, or may be for display only. If you have an image that requires printing, mounting and/or framing, bring the image on a USB stick to give to Rob at the October 16th meeting. Rob and Bob Schultz both prepare prints for club members, and the costs are more than reasonable. Consider taking advantage of this opportunity. Rob will be explaining the options and costs at the meeting.

3.       A reminder that the Prairie Region of Photographic Arts (PRPA) Fall Competitions deadlines are coming up! Attached is the information sheet our PRPA Rep, Hilda Maier, has prepared for you. Your deadlines are as early as October 23rd, so read the information carefully and consider submitting some pictures for the competitions!

4.       The October 16th meeting will start with a Critique on “Leading Lines.” Please bring ONE image depicting Leading Lines on a USB to hand in to Rob Harden by 6:45 the night of the meeting. Our Critiques are planned as a learning experience for us all. We will view each others’ images and three “Judges” will make comments on them, such as on why the image did well in showing “leading lines” or suggestions on how the image could be improved. All Our club “judges” have each taken a one-day judging course through the Canadian Association of Photographic Arts (CAPA). You are encouraged to submit an image for this Critique!

5.       Stan Hingston will be our guest presenter at the October 16th meeting. Stan will be sharing information on Creative Cropping, and he will also give us more information on PRPA. As an experienced Judge, Stan has also graciously agreed to be one of our judges for the Critique. You won’t want to miss this meeting. Be sure to bring your “Leading Lines” image for the Critique.

See you at the meeting on October 16th!

September Meeting - New Season!

Hello Moose Jaw Camera Club Members!

We trust you have all had a wonderful summer and are ready to join us for the new 2023-24 club year! Your Executive has worked hard through the summer to develop a program that we hope will enthuse you for the new season. The program for the new year is attached.

Just some notes for the start of the season:

1)      The club will be meeting the SECOND Monday of every month this year, in order to avoid several holiday weekends that fall on the first Monday of the month. The one exception will be October, which will be on the third Monday, to avoid the Thanksgiving weekend.

2)      One of the benefits of your membership this year will be a Member Discount Card from Wells Camera & Sound. Details will be shared with you at our first meeting.

3)      You are encouraged to bring a guest to any meeting. Interested photographers may come to their first meeting at no cost and with no obligation to take a membership. If you know of someone who you think would love to see what our club has to offer, be sure to invite them to come to a meeting, especially the first one! See details of that below:

4)      The first meeting of the year will be on Monday, September 11th. This meeting will include a welcome, registration, introductions and presenting the program for the season. The evening programming will be “Popcorn and a Slideshow.” Bring your equipment to have fun photographing popping popcorn – and then indulge while viewing the Slideshow! In response to members’ requests to share more of our own work, you are each invited to bring up to 10 images on a USB for viewing in the slideshow. Please give your USB to Rob Harden by 6:45 the night of the meeting. The theme is “Open” and we think we will all enjoy this show!

5)      Our first Outing of the year will be on Saturday, September 23rd.  It will be a “Photography Scavenger Hunt” in downtown Moose Jaw. Members will be given the Scavenger Hunt sheet at the September meeting. You may choose to do your Scavenger Hunt individually and on your own time.  Or, for those wishing to participate in a group, we will meet at 2:00 p.m. at the Crescent Park Band Shell.

6)      This year, our Slideshow events and Competitions will all be “Open” themes. We have also increased the number of images members may submit to the Slideshows to FIVE this year. Also, new to this year, our Critiques will be themed. The first one in October will be “Leading Lines.” Members will be given directions on their themes at our meeting. The rules for our two competitions will be using the PRPA (Prairie Region of Photographic Arts) guidelines.

7)      We really need members to submit images for posting on the club website! Please go over your pictures and choose some for submission to Sheryl Parry. She will be giving you information on how to do this at our meeting. As Sheryl says, “You are going to get out of your club what you put into it!”

8)      It is also time to change our display at Carol’s Catering & Café in October. Consider putting one of your prints there for display, especially if you have not done that yet! If you need your image printed, Rob Harden will tell you how to do this at our meeting as well.

That’s it for now! If you have any questions be sure to approach an executive member with them! See you on the 11th!

June Meeting

This meeting will start with our usual quick business and our AGM. We will elect our new

Executive for the 2023-24 season. Please consider helping out with the Executive. Our meetings

this past year have been great and we hope you might want to join us at the table! Please

contact Leonard Ber or any Executive member if you are interested in volunteering for the

Executive.

- A Club Survey will be handed out at the meeting to help your Executive plan the next season.

Let us know what you liked this year, what you would like to see changed or introduced next

year.

- We will have a Slide Show. Members may submit a maximum of 2 images on a USB stick to

Leonard Ber by 6:45 the night of the meeting. Themes may be Night Photography, Floral

Photography, Barbie Car Races or Open. Members may also bring one image or print of one of

your works that have received special recognition in the past.

- This is the night we will be having our Year-End Club Photography Competition. See a reminder

of the criteria below in #3.

- Remember to bring your pot-luck snack/munchies for our Year-End Party at the end of the

night!

- Everyone is encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early for competition and snack set-up prior to

starting the meeting at 7:00.

May Meeting

Hi Everyone!

1)      Just a reminder of the next Camera Club meeting on May 1st.

-          This meeting will start with our usual quick business and then a Critique. The category will be Portraiture. We will follow the same format as at the last Critique. Members may submit ONE Jpeg image on a USB stick to Rob by 6:45 the night of the meeting.

-          We will then have a Workshop on Creative Floral Photography led by Rob Harden. This will be a great workshop with learning how to do impressive, professional type floral photography!

2)      The May Outing.

-          The event planned for this Outing is the Justinesane Barbie Car Races. We are still waiting for the organizers to schedule the date and will let you know when that is just as soon as they announce the date.

3)      Some notes for going forward:

-          Our June Meeting will start with a Slideshow. Topics can be Night Photography, Floral Photography, Barbie Car Races or Open. Members may submit a maximum of TWO Jpg images on a USB to Rob Harden by 6:45 the night of the meeting. We know we are going to see some great stuff here! Also, remember, you may choose instead to submit prints or images that have received special recognition or awards for display.

-          Our June Meeting will include a very short AGM. This is when we vote on our new Executive for the next season. We are looking for new members to join the Executive. If you have any thoughts that you might be interested in volunteering for this, we will happily welcome you to the group. The present members have been a great team of energetic people we know you would love to work with! Please talk to any Executive member at the May club meeting if you have any questions or any interest in joining our team!

-          Also, at the June meeting, we will have our Year End Club Photography Competition. The topic will be “Open.” Members may submit ONE print, sized 8”x10” to maximum 11”x14” in size, unmatted, but mounted on any hard backing in order to keep the print nice and flat for display. Prints not conforming to these guidelines will be happily displayed, but not judged. All members will vote on the prints.

-          Finally, for the June Meeting, there will be our Year End Party social. We will have a Pot-Luck Snack, so start to think about what really scrumptious snack you want to bring!

4)      A Reminder: Members are asked to submit images to our Members’ Gallery on Moose Jaw Camera Club web site.

-          -          Images should be Jpg, maximum file size 10 MB.

Thanks Everyone. See you on May 1st!

April Meeting

Hi Everyone!

1) Just a reminder of the next Camera Club meeting on April 3rd

- This meeting will have a Slideshow to open the meeting. Members may submit ONE image on

any of the following subjects: Light Painting; Oil & Water; Smoke Bombs; Open. Or, you may

instead choose to submit ONE image or print of your work that has received an award or

recognition in any competition, or special acknowledgement in any way. Submit entries to Rob

Harden by 6:45 the day of the meeting.

- We will then have a Presentation on Portraiture by Andy Hamilton. Andy is busy preparing a

great presentation for us, and we are all sure to learn much about how to do portrait

photography. This will be great for all, even for when we are simply taking pictures of our own

family or children. Lots to learn!

2) A reminder of the Outing on Saturday, April 15th

- This Outing will be focussing on Night Photography. Come and share and learn the art of taking

exceptional sunset (skies permitting) and night photography!

- Location will be the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village & Museum, 13.5km south of Moose Jaw on

Highway #2, starting at 8:00 pm.

- The Museum is being opened specially for the Camera Club, and members are asked for a $10.00

donation to the Museum as a thank you for their hospitality to us.

3) For those who have an Individual Membership with the Prairie Region of Photographic

Arts (PRPA):

- The deadline for the Portfolio Print Competition is April 1st

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- Entries must be dropped off at Kevin Pritchard’s You may put your

entries into an envelope with the application form and drop in Kevin’s mailbox.

- Entrants submit five 4”x6” prints, one in each of Nature, Candid, Portrait, Landscape and Open.

For complete information, rules and application form, go to this web site address:

https://www.prpa.photography/competitions/portfolio-print-competition

4) Members are asked to submit images to our Members’ Gallery on Moose Jaw Camera Club

web site.

- The web site address is: themoosejawcameraclub.com

- Submit images to Sheryl Parry at themoosejawcameraclub@gmail.com

- Images should be Jpg, maximum file size 10 MB.

5) Finally, another reminder of the opportunity to showcase Moose Jaw and Saskatchewan

through the Shriners Club:

Cory Kerr would like our members to submit images to him as soon as possible for their

upcoming 2025 Convention in Moose Jaw. He wishes to begin to receive images for their website

now as they develop their web page for the Convention.

Cory is looking for images such as:

➢ Living skies (showing the beauty of our sky)

➢ Some wildlife photos (deer, foxes, birds)

➢ Photos of iconic Moose Jaw (Mac the Moose, Snowbirds, City Hall, Library, etc.)

➢ Photos of recreation (swimming, pool, Yara Centre, etc.)

➢ Photos of classic vehicles (car shows)

➢ Landscapes showing off the vast differences in Saskatchewan (wheatfields,

badlands, grasslands, forests...

➢ Basically, photos that will wow people and make them say, “I want to go to

Saskatchewan and Moose Jaw!”

*** Hope you are all able to attend these next Club events!

March Meeting

Just a reminder of the next Camera Club meeting on March 6th. This meeting we will first have a Critique. Some notes on that:

-          Each member may submit ONE digital image on the theme Abandoned Places to Rob at 6:45 p.m the day of the meeting

-          We will be trying some changes from the last Critique, in order for it to take less time. Also, members will not be required to “judge” the images.

-          There will be three Judges, who will make helpful remarks about the images as they are shown on the screen. Marks will not be awarded, as we want this to be more of a learning experience as opposed to a competition.

-          We hope this will put less pressure on members and truly help us all share and learn from this exercise.

-          So, look up some pictures, or go out and shoot some images, of Abandoned Places for this evening!

Also, at this meeting we will have a Workshop on photographing Oil and Water. Bring your camera equipment and tripod for this activity. It will be great fun participating together in this creative exercise!

Finally, just a reminder of the opportunity to showcase Moose Jaw and Saskatchewan through the Shriners Club:

Cory Kerr would like our members to submit images to him for their upcoming 2025 Convention in Moose Jaw. He wishes to begin to receive images for their website as soon as possible.

Cory is looking for images such as:

Ø  Living skies (showing the beauty of our sky)

Ø  Some wildlife photos (deer, foxes, birds)

Ø  Photos of iconic Moose Jaw (Mac the Moose, Snowbirds, City Hall, Library, etc.)

Ø  Photos of recreation (swimming, pool, Yara Centre, etc)

Ø  Photos of classic vehicles (car shows)

Ø  Landscapes showing off the vast differences in Sask (wheatfields, badlands, grasslands, forests, etc.

Ø  Basically, photos that will wow people and make them say, “I want to go to Saskatchewan and Moose Jaw!”

*** Send jpg images sized 1.0MB to 2.5MB to Cory by this email: kerrc69@icloud.com

If he wants a larger file from you for printing at some point, he will contact you about that.

On the email Subject line, put: Photos2025

For the title of your image, use your name, file name, jpeg. Eg: file name of : Kerr12234.jpg

Be sure to have your full name in the email so Cory can credit you as the photographer.

Looking forward to seeing you all on March 6th!

February Meeting and Activity

Membership Meeting on Monday, February 6th.  We will have a members’ Slideshow and an exciting presentation on “Saskatchewan & Abandoned Places” by professional photographer Chris Attrell. (Google Chris’ photography. You won’t want to miss this presentation!)

Notes on the Meeting:

                Members are asked to submit to Rob Harden ONE image on any one of the themes Living Skies, Still Life, Pictures from the January Outing at the Speedskating Oval, or Open (by 6:45 that night)
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                We also want to start to showcase works that have received recognition (eg: receiving an award in a competition). As part of the Slideshow, members may submit one image on a flash drive, or one print, along with any awards or ribbons received for that image/print, as an Open submission. Only one print/image in total for the Slideshow per member, please.

February Outing on February 18th at 4:30pm for shooting pictures of sunset on Buffalo Pound Lake and light painting after dark. Location is at Lorne & Betty Calvert’s home. Hot chocolate, warmup space and washrooms will be available to members in the house. A warm-up fishing shack will also be available on the ice.

January Meeting Update

Monday, January 9 Meeting: Again, members are encouraged to submit for the Competiion a print sized 8x10 to maximum 11x14, mounted on a firm backing. This is an Open Theme, so pictures can be of any subject. Members should bring their print, with a paper sheet placed over the picture so it cannot be seen by other members when handing it in. Also bring a 4"x4" piece of paper on which is printed the title of the picture. There should be no name or any other print anywhere on that paper or on the picture, front or back, that could identify the artist.

Saturday, January 14 Outing: Members should come to the Wakamow Skating Oval building from 1:00 to 5:30. Hot chocolate will be served upstairs in the building. Bring any equipment you want to use. Bring your skates and your family if you wish!

Thanks Everyone. See you at the meeting!

JANUARY 2023 MEETING

Happy New Year!! The date for the January meeting has changed and is now scheduled for January 9. There is a print photography competition with an open theme. Please bring a un-matted print, no targer than 11x14, mounted on a rigid backing to be judged.

The ‘hands on’ workshop will be a theme of Still Life. Bring your camera, tripod, etc. so you can get some practice.

Special thank you to Craig Boehm for his fantastic presentation at the December meeting. He has inspired us to chase the weather!

Hope to see you on the 9th!

Rescheduled Meeting and Swap Meet

Swap Meet Outing on Saturday, November 19th!

At 1:00 PM.

Used Photography Equipment Sale and Water Refraction Workshop – there are going to be some good deals there, with great workshop as well. Bring your own used equipment to sell - no cost!

Location: Building at the Speed Skating Oval. Wakamow Valley.

Our postponed November Membership meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, November 21st.

We will be having a Macro Photography Workshop. Bring your camera, tripod and macro lens - if you do not have a macro lens, a telephoto will work, too.

We will have our "Landscape" Critique. Bring one Landscape image on a USB to give to Rob Harden at 6:45. "Landscape" should be any scenery, which may include some sign of man or man himself, but the landscape should be the main focus.

See you there!!

November 7 Meeting

The next meeting will be November 7 at the Cosmo Center.

There will be a critique activity where club members can bring one image for critique by the judging team. The theme for this meeting is Natural Landscape. The landscape image can contain manmade objects but should not be the focus.

Rob will also be hosting a macro workshop. Please bring your camera, tripod, and macro or zoom lens.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Monday, October 17, 7:00 pm, Cosmos Centre

A special session for club members to learn about judging photography, from professional Canadian Association of Photographic Arts photographer Dan Sigouin.

This will be a Zoom session with Dan, who will be talking about how to judge an image - therefore, what to work on when you are planning to submit an image to our Critiques and Competitions.

Dan will also cover what are appropriate comments when judging, and learning the language of judging. This will be a very informative evening. See you there!

October 1 Outing and October 3 Meeting

The next camera club meeting is at the Cosmo Senior Centre October 3rd. There will be a quick slideshow for members to enter two photos each either from Sukanan Threshing Bee, Cal’s Museum or open. Then Mike Stubbs will be doing a presentation on “ Landscapes & Prairie Sentinels”.

This Saturday October 1st, Cal Anderson has invited club members to tour his fantastic museum! There will be a BBQ fundraiser so need to worry about taking a lunch. Total cost will be $20 per person which will be donated to Ronald McDonald House. We will meet up at Mac the Moose at 10am, you will not regret going I promise you!

Photos for Carol’s Cafe are due at the October 3 meeting. Please bring your submissions on a thumb drive for printing.

Hope to see you all there!