Club News / Events
2010-09-11 - September - Club Meeting - 9:30am - 12pm
Outlining programs for the year
2010-08-14 - August - Outing
August Outing
There will be no regular meeting in August but there will be an outing instead. The outing will be held on 14 August (15 August will be the alternate in case of rain) and will be a panoramic photo outing where you will learn the techniques required to take panoramic photos. The details of the outing along with a page of tips for taking panoramic photos are attached to this email. If you have any questions, please contact me.
2010-07-10 - July - Club Meeting
Agenda
BRING YOUR CAMERA!!!
9:30-11:00
- President: Welcome
- Election of Critic Group Leader
- Approval of the Club Logo
- Show & Tell - Pictures taken at the June outing
11:00-11:15
- Break
11:15-12:00
- Q&A Questions
- Camera specific group discussions
2010-05-26 - May - Digital Group Meeting
Program:
- T.B.D.
2010-05-08 - May - Club Meeting
Agenda
- Henry's Orleans staff will present Camera Maintenance Tips and Advice. They will cover such topics as lens cleaning, didigtal sensor cleaning techniques as well as gear and ways to protect your camera.
2010-04-28 - April - Digital Group Meeting
Program:
- Photoshop Photo Editing - Review of Part 1 and Part 2
- Presentation: Small Digital Cameras - Ed Overstreet
2010-04-10 - April - Club Meeting
Agenda
- 9:30-9:45 Welcome, News
- 9:45-11:00 Presenation: Introduction to Wireless Flash System
- 11:00-11:15 Break
- 11:15-11:30 Gadget of the Month
- 11:30-12:00 Show and Tell
2010-03-31 - March - Digital Group Meeting
Program:
- Photoshop Photo Editing - Skin Softening & Slimming Your Subject
- Presentation: Picture to Book - David Hanington
2010-03-13 - March - Club Meeting
Agenda
- 9:30-9:45 Welcome, News
- 9:45-11:00 Presenation: Filters by Rod Scott and Jacques Mailloux
- 11:00-11:15 Break
- 11:15-11:30 Gadget of the Month
- 11:30-12:00 Show and Tell
2010-02-24 - February - Digital Group Meeting
Agenda
- Photography workflow presentation by Eric Charlebois.
2010-02-13 - February - Club Meeting
The presenter will be Peter Juranka. He will
present his portfolio work along with some other types of photography that he
is into, including dance, underwater photography and some of his
Dante projects.
His presentation
promises to be entertaining and visually stimulating!
2010-01-09 - January - Club Meeting
9:30 - 9:45 - Welcome, News
9:45 - 10:45 - Presentation: Kite Aerial Photography by Rob Huntley
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:30 Winners of the Fall Challenge
Gadget of the Month
11:30 - 12:00 – Show & Tell
2009-12-12 - December - Club Meeting
December Monthly Meeting:
Will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2009, at the Queenswood Heights Community Centre, 1485
Duford Street, Orleans, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
At this meeting, we wil be having a longer break to socialize amongst members. You are encouraged to
bring snacks or non alcoholic beverages to share with your fellow members while celebrating the Xmas
cheer. We will also be having a short presentation. As well, the winners of our Fall Challenge will be
announced.
2009-11-25 - November - Digital Club Meeting
Orléans Photo Club - Digital Group
The Orléans Photo Club Digital Group will meet on Wednesday November 25. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm and take place in the Shenkman Centre, Ottawa School of Art, Studio A - 3rd Floor.
The meeting will begin with Photoshop photo editing steps to improve Hair (Stray & Highlights).
Our guest speaker for this evening is Michael Scott who will discuss the usefulness of the Histogram.
So mark your calendar, the Digital Group meets on the last Wednesday of the month in November and January. No meeting in December.
Frank Dugal
Digital Group Leader
2009-11-14 - November - Club Meeting
New for members:
We have prepared name tags for all our members. Please pick up your name tag at the table as
you come in. Before you leave, we ask that you insert the string back into the plastic before
returning it. We ask everyone’s cooperation to make this new measure successful. As well, if you
wish to volunteer your time, we encourage you to please sign up on our list of volunteers. You may
choose the time and event that you wish to volunteer for.
Digital Group:
The Orléans Photo Club Digital Group will meet on Wednesday November 25. The meeting will start at
7:00 pm and take place in the Shenkman Centre, Ottawa School of Art, Studio A - 3rd Floor. The meeting
will begin with Photoshop photo editing steps to improve Hair (Stray & Highligh). Our guest speaker
for this evening is Michael Scott who will discuss the usefulness of the Histogram. So mark your
calendar, the Digital Group meets on the last Wednesday of the month in November and January. No
meeting in December.
Frank Dugal
Digital Group Leader
Fall Challenge:
A reminder that the Fall Challenge deadline is at this month's meeting, November 4th. You can send in
your photos to me by email at alainxox@hotmail.com or bring them at the meeting on a USB key /
CD. Judging will follow on the OPC website until December 10th and the winners will be announced at
our next meeting on December 12th. Happy shooting!
Competition Director
2009 Interclub AV Showcase Night
The presentations will be held on December 1, 2009 at the Clark Hall, R.A. Centre,2451 Riverside Drive,
Ottawa. This is a great opportunity for you to see and compare. Everyone is invited.
2009-10-10 - October - Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes [PDF]
2009-09-30 - Orléans Photo Club - Digital Group Meeting
Orléans Photo Club - Digital Group Meeting
September 30, 2009 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Shenkman Centre
Ottawa School of Art
Studio A - 3rd Floor
The first meeting of the Orléans Photo Club Digital Group will be held on Wednesday September 30th. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm and is scheduled to end at 9:00 pm.
The meeting will begin with Photoshop photo editing steps to improve eyes. Our guest speaker for our first meeting is Heather Dawe who will take us on the journey from picture to image.
So mark your calendar, the Digital Group will meet on the last Wednesday of the month in September, October and November.
2009-09-12 - September - Club Meeting
Meeting Minutes [PDF]
The Orléans Photo Club is welcoming photographers to attend our first meeting for the 2009-2010 season, that will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009, 255 Centrum Blvd. Orleans, Room 340, 9:30 a.m. Plans and activities for the new year will be presented. We offer you lots of opportunities to learn in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
9:30 - 10:00
- President: Marc Brousseau
- Welcome
- Presentation of Executive Committee
10:00 - 11:00
- Presentation of programs for 2009-2010
- Vice-President, Diane Pilon
- Welcome table, name tags, volunteers
- Program Director, Rod Scott
- Programs for the year 2009-2010
- Competition Director: Alain Leury
- Capa Fall Competition [PDF]
- Inter-Club Competition
- Fall Club Challenge [PDF]
- Director of Digital Group, Frank Dugal
- Where, when, what.
- Webmaster, Éric Charlebois
Break
11:00 - 11:30
- Slideshow presentation : The August Outing
- Gadget of the month: Rod Scott [PDF]
11:30 - 12:00
- Show & Tell - new format
2009-08-08 - August - Club Meeting
The location for our August photo outing, this Saturday, August 8, 2009, will be held at the Beechwwood Cemetery. We will meet at the main entrance at 9:30.
Beechwood Cemetary Map
2009-07-11 - July - Club Meeting
At our July 11th meeting, we have the pleasure to have Gary Black as our main presenter. Garry is an
Orleans resident that has turned his photography hobby into a successful career.
His photographs have appeared in many publications, including Canadian Geographic, National
Geographic and O-The Oprah Magazine. Many corporate clients including Microsoft, Verizon, Air
Canada and Sony have used his services. He has over
6600 photos with the Masterfile stock agency.
A quick look at his website http://www.garryblack.com will make you realize why you won't
want to miss this presentation. According to Gary, photography today not only means seeing and
capturing images but also combining those creative skills in the digital darkroom to further enhance
and improve images.
This presentation is a combination of honing your visual skills and using Photoshop techniques to
realize your creative potential.
August 8th meeting:
Location: to be announced
For our August meeting, we are going out of the meeting room and into the great outdoors to take
photographs! We hope to make this a fun experience where you can either learn a few tips or teach
someone something new. The goal will be to break off into small groups, explore and have fun.
We need the following from you:
1) Suggestions for a location in or around Ottawa. Petrie Island has already been suggested.
2) We are looking for experienced photographers to lead small groups of photographers.
Please forward your location suggestions before the July 11th meeting to photographic@rogers.com A
decision for location will be made at the July 11th meeting.
2009-05-09 - May - Club Meeting
May Meeting Highlights
- Lightroom 2 presentation by Marc Brousseau
With the introduction of the digital camera, more and more people are snapping away thousands
of photos each year, downloading them to their hard drive and wondering how to manage, adjust,
print and present all these great moments. If this sounds familiar, then Lightroom II may be a
solution to your problem; join me for a review on how lightroom will help you catalogue, process
and print your photos.
- Shenkman Centre Grand Opening (don't forget to email your photo to Rod Scott!)
- Looking for a new Program Director for next year
2009-04-11 - April - Club Meeting
April Meeting Highlights
- HDR presentation by Eric Charlebois
- Winter Challenge results revealed
- Shenkman Centre Grand Opening (don't forget to email your photo to Rod Scott!)
- Looking for a new Program Director for next year
Full bulletin and details [PDF]
2009-04-08 - Winter 09 - Voting Deadline
April 8th is the deadline to vote on the Winter 09 Challenge.
2009-03-27 - Interclub Competition Deadline
The deadline for submissions to the Interclub competition is March 27th (this Friday). Diane has sent you the submission guidelines, make sure you follow the naming convention and sizing of the digital submissions. You must submit your digital images to me at mscott@millenniumwave.com. For prints and analog slides, email me and I will send you my address for delivery.
Please submit! This is a great learning experience and a great opportunity for you to showcase your talents and see the work of other photogs in the region.
Michael Scott
2009-03-24 - Winter 2009 - Voting Announced
Winter 2009 Challenge photos have been posted to the member section and are available for voting.
2009-03-22 - Special Bulletin
Orléans Photo Club / Club Photo Orléans
Special Bulletin
Two special events that might interest members.
1. Rules and Guidelines for an Interclub Photo Competition
2. RA Photo Club Focus Series
2009-03-14 - March - Club Meeting
Agenda / Ordre du jour
1. Introduction - 15 minutes
- President: Welcome/Bienvenue - Marc Brousseau
- Questions and announcements/ Questions et nouvelles
2. Michael Scott - 60 minutes
New Old Creative Photography
Break / Pause
3. Winners of the Fall Challenge / Gagnants du cours d’automne
4. Show and Tell / Montre et raconte– 30 minutes
2009-02-14 - February - Club Meeting
This month:
Come and meet our presenter, Blair Gable who will talk about the differences between freelancing for a news agency and being a staff photographer for a newspaper. Location: City of Ottawa Community and Protective Services Parks and Recreation Branch, 255 Centrum Blvd., Orléans, room 340 . Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:00.
New Location for monthly meetings:
All meetings from January to June 2009 will now be held at the City of Ottawa Community and Protective Services Parks and Recreation Branch, 255 Centrum Blvd., Orléans, room 340 on the 3rd floor. Indoor parking is available for 60 cars in the indoor garage. As well, parking is also available in the YMCA parking next door.
Show & Tell session:
To share your favorite photos, bring them to the meeting on a USB Flash Drive. Remember that there is no such thing as a bad photograph. This is a great opportunity to learn from each other and to find great ideas. Do not email your photos to Diane.
New OPC Website:
Eric Charlebois, our webmaster will present to you our new OPC website. Details for the online judging process for the Fall Challenge will also be presented.
2009-01-11 - Winter 09 - Photography Challenge Announced
Category: White
Yes, white is a colour. It actually comes in many shades of colour as every self respecting Canadian or house painter knows. Here in the season of snow and ice, take your best image that illustrates the colour "white". And don't forget about contrasting white with all those other colours that might pop up.
Category: What's for Dinner?
There is a whole industry built around taking pictures of food. Whether those appetizing desserts at the high end restaurant or the 40 foot billboard hyping the latest cholesterol laden heart-stopping burger, food pictures sell. Many of us can lose a few pounds after the holidays, so here is your chance. What's healthier for you then eating food? Taking pictures of food! Take pictures of other people eating food. Make a plate and take pictures before you eat it. Go on, you know you want to take more than one!
Category: Nature In and Out
Lots of people think about nature in the spring, summer or fall, but how about lonely winter? It's still out there, may even be in your house. Anything natural, (not human made) is fair game. Capture the natural world in winter. Could be a trip to Parc Omega, could be your favorite house plant. Show us your vision of Mother Nature in Canada's showcase season.
2009-01-10 - January 2009 - Club Meeting
This month: Come and meet our presenter, Frank Dugal, a seasoned photographer who will show us how to achieve great portraits in a studio setting that can be set up in your own home. Location: City of Ottawa Community and Protective Services Parks and Recreation Branch, 255 Centrum Blvd., Orléans, room 340 .
Agenda
1. Introduction – 15 minutes
- President welcome – Marc
- Open floor for questions or announcements
2. Frank Dugal – 60 minutes
- Studio/Portrait Photography
3. Photo Challenges – George & Michael – 30 minutes
4. Show and Tell – 30 minutes
2008-12-13 - December 2008 - Club Meeting
Come and meet your fellow members as we celebrate the Xmas holiday. Muffins and coffee will be offered by the club. Members also welcome to contribute additional food choices.
Agenda
1. Introduction
-President welcome – Marc
-Open floor for questions or announcements
-Mystery photo
2. Fall Challenge – George & Michael
3. Show and Tell
2008-11-20 - Tony Beck - Special Presentation
Tony Beck, a freelance naturalist based in Ottawa, will share his award winning photography which appears in many books, websites, magazines & calendars. He teaches Birdwatching and Nature Photography courses both independently and through a variety of institutions. As a Freelance Tour Guide, he leads groups to many exciting destinations, including: All Corners of Canada, Tropical Pacific, American Southwest, and Neotropical America.
Location: 255 Centrum, Orléans, Room 340, 3rd floor.
When: November 20, 2008, 7:00 pm
2008-11-08 - November 2008 - Club Meeting
Come and meet our presenter, Ray Pilon, a seasoned professional photographer and instructor who organizes photography field trips in the city of Ottawa. He assists individuals and small groups to better understand modern day digital photography and digital photographic practices; including digital photography equipment and photography software to prepare images for printing and web output. This month, we are pleased to giveaway as door prizes, complementary tickets to the ‘’Photographic, Video & Digital Imaging Show being held at the Hampton Inn & Conference Centre on November 14, 15, 16 2008.
2008-10-11 - October 2008 - Club Meeting
If the meeting from last month is any indication of the level of participation that we can expect,
then we are in for a great year. The diversity of photos shared at the meeting was very
impressive and will certainly raise the bar in capturing creative photographs.
The main purpose of the club is to provide a meeting place for like minded individuals to share
ideas and learn from one another. The best way to achieve this is through the comments
received at the show and tell session that is part of each club meeting. Remember that there is
no such thing as a bad photograph; as each photo helps us become better photographers and
what better way to learn than from our own photos.
To submit photos for the members show and tell, ensure that the longest side does not exceed
720 pixels including borders and frames. Save the file as a JPEG format and keep its size to
around 250 KB. Send your re-sized photos to Diane Pilon and she will upload them to the club’s
laptop before the meeting. Always bring a back-up of the submitted photos with you to the
meeting just in case we did not receive your email.
Paul Downing has prepared a survey to help in selecting activities for the club meetings. Results from the survey will be discussed at the meeting.
This month’s presenters are Eric Charlebois, our web master, and Paul Downing, our program
director. Together, they will discuss the benefits of shooting RAW and the different types of file
formats used to save your final photos. Part of their presentation will be the advantages and
disadvantages of each file type, as well as the different software available to convert camera
RAW files.
Until the opening of the Shenkman Arts Centre in May 2009, our meeting location will be
moving around due to space availability. Our next two meeting (Oct &Nov) will be held at the Bob
MacQuarrie - Hall ‘C’ which is located at the bottom of the stairs in front of the sport service
desk.
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September 2010: Our first meeting of the new year will be held on 11 Sep 10. Whatever your photographic skill level, we offer lots of opportunities to learn in a warm and friendly atmosphere - so come out and join us!
Digital club meetings will resume on Wednesday, September 29, from 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Non-members who are interested in the club are welcome to attend both meetings.
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