If I can find this funny when I have at least 50,000 images on my computer and hard drive, I'm assuming you all will, too.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151637015721718

Janet Dwyer, local photographer, offers a workshop on photographing your art.  Three full day workshops.  $125  To learn more contact Janet:
250 537-5805
info@janetdwyer.com 

I have it on good authority (Driftwood managing Editor) that the Driftwood is gearing up for their annual photo essay insert.....Day in the Life of Salt Spring.  It will be open to all community members (& that means us).

For information: see the add in this week's Driftwood.  

Well my Photo Club friends --- here is a golden opportunity for some practice and playtime for Photographers that does not often come to our island…

A Fashion Photo Shoot !!!

Wanted Enthusastic Photographers…

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.…

There is a Ride-a-thon this weekend in support of the Theraputic Riding Association on the island... they do really wonderful work.   I think there will be a million opportunities at this event for wonderful people and horse pictures...   Come on out and play.... 

Cheers... MCB 

Gregor Allen has requeste a one man showing in September and I have scheduled it fo him in that month. Erroneuosly I reported that it was July and July is available club members to show their work. 

We are hanging at GVM Deli tomorrow night (7 PM) for the month of May. Gegor Allen has requested a one man showing in July so that time is also taken. Judy McPhee is presenting  next month and anyone interested can come and see how we do it.

I identified the bird in this image as an Immature American Robin, but after closer examination of certain features of the bird and discussion with interested parties and referencing more fully my reference materials I am convinced that the bird is, in fact, the Fox Sparrow. I have not seen this bird before anor have I potographed it but it matches all the descriptive information I have and even though it resembles the Immature Robin - and is certainly as large as a Robin - I think it is…

Alex Waterhouse-Hayward, Vancouver photographer, will be showing at Duthie Gallery May 4-30.

Opening Reception with artist is May 4th, 5 - 7 pm

Described in a recent Vancouver magazine article as ‘the undisputed dean’ of the city’s

photographers, his work has appeared in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, the Globe

and Mail, and the Georgia…

SSI PHOTO CLUB

April 10, 2013  - Minutes

OPENING REMARKS: Curt Firestone (el Presidente) is back from South and again has things hopping… thanks Curt we need a wrangler…  Though things did move along in his absence so he can feel free to take a break… 

NEW MEMBERS:  Pat Page - reported that we have between 85-90 renewals in membership for this new year…  which is like 85% of last…

The Photo Club's annual BIG show.  Here are the particulars

June 27 the show will be hung at Art Spring.

June 28 late afternoon - the opening reception with food & wine and the finest photos.....

July 7  The show comes down at day's end

Participation Fee: $75  This show is for Club members only.

To be in the show, register with either Curt…

Another opportunity to strut you stuff.... This is a very well attended and managed sale/show which attracts many many visitors and locals alike... and includes many of the top artists and crafts people on the island... Join the fun....  

ArtCraft opens on June14th and runs until September15th.

The deadline for

new applicants is May6th, and returning participants May10th.

This year

ArtCraft is accepting applications for food products that meet the

committee's…

A lovely nurse at Greenwoods has a 12 year old son who does not do well in school but loves photography. She is willing to pay for some lessons in the basics to support him in his interest. Is anyone interested?

If so, you can contact me at avek@telus.net and I'll be go-between.

I have contacted the person who requested May - Judy McPhee -and she confirms that she would like to do a one woman show in May so I have accepted that and the month of May is now "booked" but all other month's listed are still available.

I have been in contact with Country Gocer about a discrepancy I had noted in our published schedule. The following is the revised schedule through Februarsy of 2014.

May 2013     - I already have one candidate for this show.

July  2013

Sept.2013

Nov. 2013

Feb. 2014

I have no other requests except the one shown so please keep this in  mind if you would like to exhibit on an  of these dates and please let me know as soon as you…

Seth Berkowitz, an on island photographer who is a member of Photo Synthesis is offering four workshops.

Basic photo composition

Introduction to Adobe Lightroom

Documenting your Art (For artists)

Introduction to iPhoto (For Artists)

For more information go to:

All my life I  have been able to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in a big way and in another in another life I always prepared a large Corned beef and cabbage meal (with my secret corned beef recipe)- but for now the feeling still remains and I want to wish all our club members a happy day and caution those of you who might be prone to this - to not drink too much green beer!

ERIN GO GO BRAGH.......... 

Cliff

Because of a request from the group that hangs after us at Country Grocer we will be leaving our exhibit up until 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Margaret and I will be taking ours down then.

Cliff

2 new members, Carol and Elizabeth, were welcomed and introduced to the group.

Bob Rogers mentioned that at next months meeting we will discuss whether to proceed with the $15 monthly fee for renting a projector and screen or whether the club should buy a screen. Doug and Judy will look into the sources used by the school and the Film Festival....possibly cheaper.

There was no speaker for this meeting.

There was some further discussion on backing up our images, including…