Minutes Feb 13/13 Meeting

[Margaret C. Benmore]

Sorry for the delay.... too much going on - the Opera, tennis, just playing around.... but here you are... it was a great meeting.... 

SSI PHOTO CLUB

Feb 13, 2013  - Minutes

 

OPENING REMARKS: No Jambo Jambo tonight Bob was running the show..…

Tonight the Club was testing the new HD big screen available for rent in the Portable… for consideration… or the alternative is for the Club to purchase a good screen that we can take to various venues as required…  

No business was arising or pressing…

 

NEW MEMBERS:     Wow!!!  we are 109 members in this little club now… and it is great to see so many coming out to meeting, coffee klatches, shows and events ---  This month we welcome Shari Macdonald and Carol Newmeyer – come out and play with us… it is sooooo much fun…

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/OPPORTUNITIES:

 

New Venue --- Pemberton Holmes Reality is looking for images to hang in their conference room… it is a great captive audience making the decisions of their lives… we are thinking SSI images that will interest people in the island and its unique culture…  Patti Speed is the contact person there [e-mail]

 

 “All Things SaltSpring” Website –  jOnesi offered an opportunity for club members to participate in his new “All Things SaltSpring” entrepreneurial venture --- he is promoting SSI products/arts and such through this new website and has invited us to add our images/products to his inventory/portfolio…  it sounds like a great opportunity to reach the Wide Wide World…  thanks jOnesi…   allthingssaltspring.com   

 

Embe’s  Bakery Café:

Doug McMillin and Avril Kirby are here again – This month they are introducing the concept of “ IMPROV “ Photography  which translates  - I think - to random images from both and hung together…. It promises to be a wonderful show – drop by and enjoy..

 

Fernwood Cafe:  

John Cameron --- a well known and respected photographer from SSI has a series of shots of the Fernwood Dock --- it is an interesting study of this island icon and its many views and moods… and an opportunity for relaxing with a coffee…

Great opportunity in a lovely location, wonderful coffee and goodies…

Contact Jennifer Shaw [e-mail]  or drop by the Fernwood Café corner of Fernwood, N. Beach and Walker Hook – treat yourself…

 

Roasters Café:  (Country Grocers)

March will be M.C. Benmore ---“ Feast for the Eye “ – this is a look at food from the Turkish markets…. The familiar, some we see in our own Country Grocer and markets but with a Turkish  Twist…

If you are interested in showing in this venue contact Cliff Kelly  [e-mail] – he is interested in lining up participants for next years calendar  – it takes about 6 images and can be a solo or combined show….

Penny’s Pantry:

Penny’s is funky and very busy location offering space to our Club members.  Drop in and check out the goodies Good high traffic to see your work and believe me, people there do look at the work very carefully and talk about it …

Gallery of Fine Arts: do check out the gallery there us always something on view… keeps you in the “Art” loop on SSI…  done a gallery gallop lately, Spring is usually the changing of shows --- so keep up – places to send your guest to see the SaltSpring Art “ Culture ” 

 

Lady Minto, and Harbour House Slideshows: Wendy Rosier reminded us that she is looking for images that show “ Spring ” on the island…  so send you images to her --- she makes our work so wonderful and so many people really enjoy it…  it is fun to share…

 

Harbour House Wall Space:  “ 5 Takes  “  A show is of 5 Views of the World…(  jOnesi, Cliff Kelly, Wendy Rosier, Gregg Klassen  and Margaret C. Benmore ) bring some interesting images to the show…  A real variety of styles, content, techniques, presentation and subjects… for a random of collection of folks it somehow works well together…  Way Out to Way In….  Thanks guys for letting me play with you…

Drop by and have a peek…

There is an opportunity for anyone interested in exhibiting their work at Harbour House (Lobby and Restaurant) they should contact Tanya at Harbour House for details and information

 

TJ Bean’s: if you are interested in showing in new venue for photographers please contact the manager… Dave Bartle announces in is Forum note that June, July, Oct and November are open at the moment… Thanks Dave for the heads up…  

 

ArtSpring Winter Lobby Show:  ended on Jan. 30^th…. It was very successful and the reviews from the public, friends and family – are Glowing... Especially appreciated was the variation of work that was presented… People seemed to enjoy the creativity and the perspectives their fellow islanders have on the world…  Also they were amazed that there are so many of us and that there is such an active Club on the island… So well done all…

 

B.C. Museum:  International Nature Photography Show… A reminder --- this is the Best of the Best in the world in nature photography and well worth the trip to Victoria…  It will be showing only until April – but don’t put it off you may want to go more than once… it is Amazing, Beautiful, Stunning…   those are the reviews by the Club members at the meeting…

 

Collaboration with the SaltSpring Tennis Association…. MCB ( yours truly) …. would like to invite all of the members of the Photo Club to partake in a Fashion Shoot --- date yet to be determined – probably sometime in April/May ---

The plan is to have the Tennis Club members showing Tennis Fashion SSI style (which can be anything from traditional tennis gear, street tennis gear, punk, glamour, western… you name it – it will be totally unpredictable…

The Photo Club members –  are invited practice their people shooting to create images of this Fashion Extravaganza…. Some traditional shots but mostly as creative and lively as you can make them…  this is chance to play with a Fashion shoot… Honing Paparazzi skills…

The end goal is to produce a fundraising vehicles (notebook, jigsaw puzzles, or whatever for SSTA to help raise money for repaying the debt of Centre Court…( by the way if you haven’t seen Centre Court –it is the Community Court up at the Golf Course – Drop by and have a look or better yet come play with some tennis with us…. It is amazing --- it makes even me look like a reasonable player…

Anyway I think it might be fun Shoot… promise tasties of some sort… I always feed my Playmates…   Stay tuned for further information and updates… if you would to participate just let me know…. Or if you have any suggestions or questions  just email me at [e-mail]   Thanks… MCB 

 

“ Composite Eye ”  a workshop by Gregg Klassen – as always this promises to change the way you look at Photography and the way you look at the World...  Gregg challenges all assumptions and tempts you off into unknown territory... It sounds like it is going to be a wonderful jammed full event, but you will be stimulated and inspired I am sure.... For all of the details see the listing on the Website… March 15-17 at Harbour House.   This promises to be a wonderful adventure for the participants

 

UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS:  If you have some suggestions about what you would like to hear and/or see about --- let us know… If you have resource people in mind that would be great too….   One thing about our Club is does seem that we are a  Learning Machine and willing to take on anything… just to see what it is and how it works…  and that is wonderful to be a part of… and it is FUN   There were examples of Scanned images carefully constructed, layering, surreal constructions, musical whimsy, touching biographies and a little father/son therapy… It was amazing to see what was produced --- look on the website to review it… Doug has put up the February show…. Well done all and thanks Gregg for the inspiration… you have opened a new world for us… and it is great fun to Play in…

 

EVENING’S EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT….    Bob Rodgers did a wonderful presentation on                  “  What Now  ”   basically he was discussing --- now that you have taken the picture what the hell do you do with it …    Bob ran through the whole process from downloading from the camera and all the options available there… backing up and all those options which was a relevance to many of us… storage of images in various locations, real and out there in the Clouds…  He also talked about the importance of a developing a system of filing, naming conventions, tagging --- so you can find the images when you want them…  It was a very useful session for us and he presented in a way that most people could understand…. Which was nice… Thanks Bob from this techno peasant ( and proud of I t)  it was Great !!!!   Now can you come over to my house and make it happen on my machine do all that…???

 

EVENING’S MEMBER’S SLIDE SHOW –  “ Constructed Images “   well we certainly had fun with that challenge… it was an evening of wonderfully imaginative images, with lovely tales behind them…  Well done all

 

NEXT MEETING:

Wed.   March 13, 2013   7-9 pm   Portlock  Portable…

 

The Next Educational Component:  Still to be arranged --- so it will be a Mystery … stay tuned.

 

The Next Evening Slide Presentation   “ Humour “  now there is a challenge for this Club… okay all you Serious types – time to Loosen up…. It would be great to see “ Humour ” paired up with “ Constructed Images ” or Not… just a thought….  Maybe Miksang and Humour... Hmm….    Have fun !!!!!!

Send your imagess to our Club funny man and Techno Wizard…. Doug McMillin [e-mail]

 

JUST A REMINDER:

As always if you find mistakes/omissions and such --- just speak up –post it for all to see in the comments area… it is totally unintentional and certainly not meant to offend anyone… all additions Welcome… Sometimes there is a slippage in memory and/or hearing…    If my spelling, punctuation, capitalization and explanations of excitement annoy you --- sorry - that's the way it is free form...

I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts... Abstract writing, post modern Capitalization...  and Creative spelling... those were my majors... Just take a deep breath and bear with it....  can't change at this stage of my life.... 

Cheers…    MCB

[Curt Firestone]

I READ EVERY WORD

[Chris Dixon]

Oh please don't change - you raise this miles above mere note-taking ;-)

[Margaret C. Benmore]

Thanks guys --- it is nice to know someone reads them....

Have a good one  and have some fun.... cheers... MCB 

[Avril Kirby]

I read them, too, and thanks Marg. Hope you have shares in dot, dot, dots! (They're so you)

[timothy gibbon]

thanks as always.