Each year parents of the graduating class from GISS take responsibility for hosting a grad night party.  This year the seniors selected the theme: Hollywood.

We have been asked if photo club members would be interested in forming a Paparazzi.  The hosts said," Three to six people would be ideal. We want the candid, paparazzi like photography but what we want the most is that the photographers adopt the persona and style of…

Does this kid understand PHOTOSHOP software or what?



Erik Johansson - 21 year old Swedish photographer…

If you are one of the members participating in the Velo Village photo shows:  We are in three locations:1. Art Spring. 2. TJ Beans. 3. Fernwood cafe.

Please send you photo information to Doug McMillin as he will create the tags.

If you desire to have the same photo in more than one loaction (& made duplicate prints), please tell Doug.

Anna McColm returns from holidays on May 26.  Where there are not duplicates, she will decide in which venue your Velo…

After the Club meeting Educational Roundtable discussion, I was asked to provide a link to the article shared on screen.

The topic is: Tips to help with photo sharpness. 

http://www.shutterbug.com/content/pictures-unsharp-here-are-10-tips-improving-results

Saturday's Times Colonist in an article about Portland, Oregon touts Blue Sky, Portland's headquarters for the Oregon Center for Photographic Arts.  The web site: http://www.blueskygallery.org

I went the site and enjoyed thinking of what can be created in an urban environment.  If only we had the money and population for such an endeavor.

I then looked at the examples from the current exhibition and was not impressed.…

This attachment is an extraordinary 7 minute photo shoot. Click on the first photo and the photo shoot will begin and will illustrate each photograph sequentially. The photographer explains his shots on audio.…

The guidelines for 2012 Eclectic Visions have been sent to all members who have signed up to participate.  If you signed up and did not get the guidelines and an entry form, contact Curt ASAP.

There are 29 participants this year.

Dates to remember:

Entry fee is due by May 9

Entry Form is due by May 25

Framed photo delivery to Art Spring on May 31 between 5 and 6:30 PM

curtfirestone@gmail.com with questions or comments.

I thought fellow club members would find this of interest in their outdoor photo adventures.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/sunrise-sunset-calculator.htm?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news25

Viva Voice has approached the Photo Club through Bob Davidson looking for a photographer to create photos of two of the their rehearsals of an upcoming production.

April 5, Thursday pm rehearsal (7 - 9:15) Brian Tate, the composer of our newly commissioned piece, attending and conducting the rehearsal that night.  They want to interview him and submit an article to the DW along with a photo, hopefully of him and the choir in rehearsal.



May 25,…

In January when we have our elections, I have proposed that we add the position of Vice President.  The current system which expects the past president to assume the president's functions when the president is unavailable is not functional.  If you have any thoughts about this change, please post them or contact me.  Nothing is iron clad at this early date.

I will be in Mexico on November 9 and December 14; missing our general membership meetings.  In my absence, Bob Davidson…

FYI

1. Country Grocer's Roaster cafe will host the Photo Club with five shows.

January, March, May, August and October.  Rachel Page will provide details and take names of those interested in the next month or so.

2.Eclectic Visions.  June 7 through June 18, 2012

This is a reminder that Sandi Poystila, Club member, is publisher of the Islands Marketplace bi-weekly publication.  She loves to highlight our Photography Club.  She will publish your photo for all of her readers to see.  You get the photo credit.

Currently, she needs more photos from club members.

Send to:info@islandsmarketplace.com   Include any brief narrative.  Remember to re-size your image just like when sending them to Doug for the slide show.

A combination men's clothing store and gallery in Vancouver is seeking a Salt Spring Island photographer to represent.

The owner, Michael Burt, would like some non representational photos.  He is looking for photographers who use Photoshop and take reality to another place.

He currently represents Nicholas Halpin of Gabriola.  www.eyeswideopen.ca   His work is very realistic and Michael is looking for a balance in his…

We have room for three more members to exhibit one framed piece at Country Roaster Cafe Art Wall at Country Grocer for the month of July.

The current three are:

Ramona Lam

Anna McColm

Curt Firestone 

Sign up here.

The meeting of the Eclectic Visions participants will take place at 5:30 PM on May 10 at the Church of Latter Days Saints.  This is the same night as our regular meeting.  Bring your own food and drink and enjoy "dinner" as we talk.  By having the meeting the same night, we are reducing our meeting evenings to one.  We will meet for an hour plus and then take a break between meetings.  The regular meeting will start at 7 PM.  Also by having a 5:30 PM meeting, those who do not drive at night…

This year the Salt Spring Photography Club’s premier photo show, Eclectic Visions, will be held at Art Spring 24 June through 7 July.

All members of the photography club are encouraged and welcome to participate.  Each member will receive a certain amount of space which will guide the member in determining how many small, medium or large framed images to show.  The actual hanging location of each image will be at the discretion of the non-member who hangs the…

Happy Holidays to the entire membersip of the wonderful Salt Spring Island Photography Club.  May everyone have a 2011 full of images that bring joy to your hearts and smiles to the people who view them.

Our first show is up at Country Grocer's Roasting cafe. Tell your friends to check out six of our members' work. Country Grocer will get the Driftwood to do a feature story.

FYI, we may be called upon to act as back-up if Country Grocer has not lined up another group for December. The members signed up for March will be first contacted. The six are: Adrian Selby, Robert Allen, Angela Jackson, Debra Moore, AJ George and Joanne Montrichard.

Rachel and Curt thank…

Country Grocer Cafe exhibit will be up for viewing Saturday morning for the month of November.

See the works by Tom James, Wendy Rosier, Elehna de Sousa, Nirmal Dryden, Trudy Sloan and Avril Kirby.

This morning Adrian started a discussion with a receptive Harbour House about showing club members' photos on their big screen. More discussion to follow. Bravo Adrian !!