In today's internet world, there are many different photo editing programs.  Photoshop has become the common name for all of them.  How do they differ?  What are their strengths? weaknesses?  Some cost more; some are free?  Some have more bells and whistles and some are bare bones.

While photo editing program do you use?  

Would you enjoy presenting your program to club members at a regular meeting?

Based on conversations at coffee and locales, we thought…

The December 11 club meeting will focus on two items before the slide show challenge.

1. Officers elections

2. Where do you want to go in 2014?  As the club membership continues to grow, recently there has been a variety of discussions.  What changes, if any, should the club make?

Read Doug's forum posting on other clubs in our area.

Answer the question: what changes should the club make or not make?  Bring your thoughts to the meeting.

If there is…

You may be interested in getting a variety of photgraphic tips sent to you each week.  I subscribe to: Digital Photography School newsletter.  It is free. This is a link to their archived articles.  http://archive.aweber.com/dpsnews  You will also find a place here to subscribe.

Here is one article that caught my attention this morning:  Breaking Down the Creative Process  …

While in Italy, I have had the joy of attending two world class photography shows.

Steve McCurry had a big show in Siena and an Umbria travel show in Assisi.

Sandro Becchetti had a huge show in Perugia which we saw today.

I am sharing McCurry's most famous photo (the 2nd of the 3) and two of my favorite Becchetti's.  One of the Becchetti photos made me think of our next challenge: Light.

I am not sharing any of my own as I know that they all need editing and…

ArtSpring has announced a juried art show with two $1000 prizes.  They call the show 20/20 Vision.  The art does include photographic art.  For more information: http://artspring.ca/2020vision/

Submission due date: 2/1/2014   Show dates are in March.

The Salt Spring Arts council is pleased to announce the call for

applications for the summer showcases at ArtCraft in 2014 (deadline, October

30th), and the call for applications for Wintercraft 2013 (deadline November

8th).

All forms and information are available on the council website:

www.ssartscouncil.com  or please phonethe ArtCraft…

Negative space, in art, is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. Negative space may be most evident when the space around a subject, and not the subject itself, forms an interesting or artistically relevant shape, and such space is occasionally used to artistic effect as the "real" subject of an image. The use of negative space is a key element of artistic composition. The …

Is anyone set up to convert 100 slides to digital and onto a DVD?

A person who helps at our home would like this done without having to make two ferry trips to Duncan Walmart.  Walmart charges $18 for this yet keeps the slides for a few days and does the work "at night".

Thanks Curt

The September slide show theme is Abstraction.

Pat & Rosemarie Keough will make a special presentation for club members only at the Portlock meeting room on Wednesday, September 25.  This fourth Wednesday of the month.  7:00 PM

This very successful Salt Spring couple have published to high acclaim books of nature photography. Their book Labyrinth Sublime features nature from Seattle to Glacier Bay, Alaska.  It has a $5000 cover price.

Come see slides and…

For your viewing infomation if you will be in Vancouver between 8/24 and 9/22/2013.

Photohaus Gallery

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f09b6a97c185a25528f168660&id=c893a7b68d&e=c8dfa7ece2

This is posted for our September presenters: Rosemarie and Pat Keough.  For more information, contact them at: 250-653-4993  rosemarie@keough-art.com

They have not set prices, and are open to negotiation.

Excellent condition:

Camera: D700

Lenses:  Nikkor AF 24-85 mm 1:2.8-4 D

        Nikkor AF 50 mm 1:1.4 D

     …

Stuart Beattie is a neighbor/friend.  He has 15 years of Photo Technique magazines from the film era that he wants to give away instead of putting in recycle.  Call him if you are interested in seeing and/or owning these magazines.  

Stuart Beattie at 537-4410.

http://www.shutterbug.com/content/get-most-your-tele-zoom-mirror-lockup-tips-amp-techniques

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.  

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…