SaltSpring Photography Club

                May 14th Newsletter/ Meeting

Twenty two people came to the library program room.

This year's sponsored student, Greg Evans, was at the meeting and Judy welcomed him.

Shows around town:

Elehna de Sousa is showing photos in Country Grocer this month

Last year's sponsored student, Galveston Gill, is putting together a portfolio for submitting to a photography school and is looking for some helpful guidance. John de Bruyn offered to help.

Ulana Switucha has a Sony Camera for sale: As part of the Sony Photo Award she won a α7R V(ILCE-7RM5) with a fe 24-70mm f2.8 gm ii (SEL2470GM2) lens.  Its still in the box and never used.  She is asking $6500 which is below retail. her contact is ulanaswitucha@gmail.com She won 1st Place, the Tokyo Toilet Project https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world- photography-awards/winners-galleries/2025/professional/1st-place-tokyo-toilet-project

Meeting  Speakers:

Ulana Switucha will be our speaker for July's meeting at the Library. August - Malcom Carmichael Sport Photography

September - ? place possibly Harbour House or ???? October - zoom - Mike Moats - tiny landscapes - macro November- zoom

December - Library holiday social

Country Grocer Art Wall:

July - Colton September - Anna

November - Margaret Benmore

Jan 2026 - we will be asking soon for 2026 for the art wall at Country Grocer, Please contact Judy at jhmcphee@shaw.ca

Eclectic  Visions:

Starts this Friday, May 16th 10 am, opening 5-7pm Until 3pm May 29th. Put on name tags, they are stored under sales table.

PLEASE Read binder for how to record sales and collect money.

Count the money in the cash box when you arrive and record it on the daily sheet, and count again at the end of your shift and record it.

Please greet people as they walk in the gallery. Do a head count on the people entering the gallery, record on the daily sheet in binder. Mention the people's choice award, there are ballots and a box to put the entries in on the desk. This is for the favourite IMAGE. There will be image numbers on the wall labels.

SALES: Gallery8 will take charge cards for us - they will charge the customer tax. Gallery 8 doesn't take any commission so all sales are for the artist. We don't charge tax for cash sales.

Details for sales are in the white binder at the gallery. Please read through carefully when beginning your shift.

When a wall piece is sold, please let the artist know. contact info is in the binder.

This year all the photos have a number (in the green dots by the photos) 1 - 45. Visitors just have to write the number of their favourite image for the People's Choice Award. The prize will be a $50 gift certificate from the Hen and Hound. They own the Feast restaurant in town (at the House Piccolo site), the Taste (once the Fernwood cafe) and a farm stand on Walker's Hook Road.

Still looking for someone to sit the show on Wednesday May 28th, 10am - 1pm. Contact Seth or Judy if you can do it. And thanks!

Judy brought in Photo Ed Magazine, a Canadian Magazine that is worth subscribing to. Check out their website https://www.photoed.ca

Next Month - June:

We will continue with David duChemin - Shoot What it Feels Like, video 4 & 5. Theme for June's challenge: Roads