June 3, 2025 - KPAC Leadership Committee Meeting
2025-06-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
Regular meeting of the KPAC Leadership Committee. Primary function of this meeting is to plan events for club members. This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing.

June 8, 2025 - Year End Pot Luck/BBQ
2025-06-08 13:00 - 17:00
Bonnie Pryce has kindly offered to host members at her vacation home at Heffley Lake for a year end get together. Bring any watercraft you like, such as paddleboards, kayaks, etc. Bring a swimsuit and towel if you like but the water will still be a bit chilly. Also bring your camera, a chair, your own drinks and meat to barbecue along with a potluck dish to share. The event begins at 1:00pm with the barbecue around 3:30 or 4:00. There will be 2 pop-up tents in case it rains but you may want to bring a rain jacket as well. There will be games such as ladder golf and bocce. And….Prizes!

The address is: 6474 Lower Heffley Lake Road (there is no house number)

Directions: Take Hwy 5 North to the Sun Peaks exit, turn at the Heffley lake store and go 13.1 km up the road towards Sun Peaks. Just past Little Heffley Lake turn right onto Lower Heffley Lake Rd. Bonnie’s place is the second in and it is a little green house with a garage. There are only 6 places on this road so it is hard to go wrong.

September 2, 2025 - KPAC Leadership Committee Meeting
2025-09-02 19:00 - 20:30

September 5, 2025 - Picture Bingo
2025-09-05 00:00 - 23:59
Your summer club challenge is Photo Bingo! Your Bingo card is shown in the featured photo for this event posting. Your challenge is to take any five photos that will fill a diagonal, horizontal or vertical line on the Bingo card…and to have fun!

Once you have your five photos, size them according to the specifications listed for Photo Submissions on the website, label them according to the following specifications:{Firstname} {Lastname}–{Bingo Square}.jpg

Example: Jane Doe-Bokeh.jpeg Jane Doe-Long Exposure.jpgand

then email them to bingo@kamloopsphotoarts.ca Please include BINGO in the subject line of your email. Deadline for submission is September 5, 2025.

And…did we mention, there will be a prize for one lucky member! We will draw a name from member submissions on the night of our first in person meeting on September 10, 2025.

That lucky person will receive a one year CAPA (Canadian Association for Photographic Art) individual membership (or renewal if already an individual member).

September 9, 2025 - Photo Evaluation Shared Interest Group
2025-09-09 19:00 - 20:30
This is an opportunity for members to receive constructive feedback on their photos to help improve their photography skills. Please be prepared to share with the group up to three photos of your choice that you would like to receive feedback on. KPAC members can join this group at any time and if you just want to observe that is fine. We welcome you!

This session is via Zoom video conferencing.

Isobel Lamarche Photo

September 10, 2025 - KPAC General Meeting at Henry Grube Education Centre
2025-09-10 19:00 - 21:00
This is the first general meeting of the 2025/26 year and will take place at the Henry Grube Education Centre located at 245 Kitchener Crescent, Kamloops. The main focus of the meeting will be a member meet and greet along with a Slideshow of member images that was put together to provide a calming atmosphere in the Royal Inland Hospital ICU quiet Family Room. Coffee and tea will be provided.

We look forward to catching up and seeing all members – longtime and new!

Photo Courtesy of istockphoto

September 16, 2025 - Lightroom/Photoshop Shared Interest Group
2025-09-16 19:00 - 20:30
Over the summer, as we capture new images and process them in Lightroom and/or Photoshop, challenge yourself to try new tools (or new to you tools) that are found within Lightroom and Photoshop. At our September meeting we will share 1 or 2 images each, showing the before and after, and demonstrating how the tools were used. All levels of expertise are encouraged to participate from “newbie” to power user.

Have a great summer with lots of photo opportunities and growth.

This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing.

September 17, 2025 - Photoshoot of Frolek and Farina Homesteads in Knutsford
2025-09-17 17:15 - 19:00
Members will meet at the TNRD Recycle Station on Beresford Road by Separation Lake in Knutsford at 5:15pm. Members must pre-register for this event by September 14, 2025 by sending an email to events@kamloopsphotoarts.ca. In the subject line, please put ‘Frolek Ranch Photoshoot’ and indicate that you will be attending this event. Your name will be added to the signed Frolek Cattle Company Group Liability Waiver which is required to allow access to the property. Please read the Liability Waiver here

There will be multiple photo opportunities of picturesque landscapes and old homestead buildings. Entry into the buildings is not allowed but you can photograph some of the interiors through the windows and doors. There should be wonderful lighting as we will get into the blue hour.

Isobel Lamarche Photo

September 20, 2025 - Wildlife Shared Interest Group
2025-09-20 13:30 - 15:30
The Community Meeting Room on the second floor of the downtown Kamloops library has been booked from 1:30 to 3:30 on Saturday, September 20. Non-members of the Kamloops Photo Arts Club are welcome. Feel free to spread the word.

The purpose of the meeting is to each share up to 4 recent wildlife photos with one another, share general locations of good photography “hot spots” on public land in the region, and discuss gear, online resources or “tips and tricks” that are of value to your wildlife photography.

If you do not wish to share images that’s fine. You can still participate in the meeting. To make the meeting run smoothly, send your images to dave.whiting@me.com to be put into a slide presentation. The photos will be displayed on a tv monitor connected to a laptop.

Please submit your images prior to September 20. Photo location information will only be shared if appropriate.

Norm Dougan Photo

September 24, 2025 - Showcase: What is Summer to You
2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:00
Family, travel, gardens, campouts, summer sports, rest and relaxation are all part of the summer season to capture. There are numerous opportunities for fantastic images for you to create and share.

This meeting is via Zoom videoconferencing.

Photo Credit – Lyn Riley

October 7, 2025 - KPAC Leadership Committee Meeting
2025-10-07 19:00 - 21:00

October 14, 2025 - Photo Evaluation Shared Interest Group
2025-10-14 19:00 - 20:30
Each member is invited to select one or two images of their own and edit those images in both colour and B&W. We will discuss how well the image works in both profiles, which works better and why.

This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing.

October 15, 2025 - Deadline for Submission of Images for Club CAPA Competition - Monochrome
2025-10-15 00:00 - 23:59
This competition invites entrants to demonstrate their mastery of light and shadow, contrast, and composition through black and white imagery that strengthens rather than diminishes their subject’s impact.

There are four themes: Candid Person, Natural Surroundings, Dramatic Contrast and Shadows and Nostalgia.

For complete information go to the CAPA Website by clicking here.

KPAC members can submit up to two images for selection. The image specifications for sizing and naming are listed on the KPAC website.

Note: There is no meeting this day.

October 18, 2025 - Long Exposure Photoshoot at Chase Creek Falls
2025-10-18 10:30 - 12:30
For those who would like to learn or practice long exposure photography please join us on Saturday October 18th at the Chase Creek falls. This technique can turn everyday images into dream-like works of art and can be applied to water, clouds, vehicles, people or anything in motion.

You will need:

A camera that allows you to change shutter speed

Tripod

Neutral Density filters or even a polarizing filter if you have them. There will be extras on site if you don’t own these (77mm and 82mm)

Optional: phone app such as Photopills for making exposure calculations. (10.99$ one time purchase). There are other free long exposure calculators in the app store.

Bonnie Pryce will give a short in-service on Long Exposure Photography

You will learn:

Camera settings for long exposure

Calculation of shutter speed to determine the look you would like

Suggestions for long exposure compositions

To get to Chase Creek Falls, heading east on HWY 1 from Kamloops, take the Shuswap Avenue exit into Chase and continue through downtown Chase, turn right onto Coburn Street, then left on Paquette Road. Meet at the parking lot at 1027 Paquette Rd in Chase next to the school bus garage at 10:30am. It is a 4-5 minute walk to the falls.

Bonnie Pryce Photo

October 21, 2025 - Lightroom/Photoshop Shared Interest Group
2025-10-21 19:00 - 20:30
Members are asked to share one or two images each, and demonstrate a tool or tools that you find useful in either Lightroom or Photoshop and show before and after photos. All levels of expertise are encouraged to participate from “newbie” to power user. If you would just like to observe, you are welcome to join in.

This meeting is via Zoom videoconferencing.

October 22, 2025 - Selection Night for CAPA Monochrome Competition & Slideshow of Bingo Photo Challenge Images
2025-10-22 19:00 - 21:00
Tonight KPAC members will judge entries for the CAPA 2025 Club Monochrome competition. Prior to the meeting, please review the competition themes and criteria and brush up on your judging skills. We will be using the Zoom polling function for scoring.

The highest scoring images from six different KPAC photographers will be submitted.

Following the selection process, a slideshow of the submitted Summer Bingo Photo Challenge images will be presented. Members who participated will be given time to speak to their images.

This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing.

October 29, 2025 - Showcase: Colours of Nature
2025-10-29 19:00 - 21:00
This time of year displays colour like no other everywhere you look. Perhaps try some macro photos along with the sweeping landscapes of colour.

This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing.

Lyn Riley Photo

November 4, 2025 - KPAC Leadership Committee Meeting
2025-11-04 19:00 - 20:30

November 12, 2025 - In Person Meeting with Guest Speaker Andrew Snucins - Note Speaker Change
2025-11-12 19:00 - 21:00
Please join us for a presentation on shooting action photography with Andrew Snucins. Andrew is a Kamloops-based professional sports, automotive and adventure photographer. He has been the TRU Wolfpack Intercollegiate Sports Photographer for many years as well as shooting automotive assignments and will share with us his photographic journey.

To view some of Andrew Snucins work, click here

This presentation will take place at Henry Grube Education Centre at 245 Kitchener Crescent, Kamloops

November 15, 2025 - Social and Photoshoot of TRU Women's Basketball
2025-11-15 14:00 - 18:00
Join us at 2pm for some social time and Happy Hour at Mr Mikes Steakhouse Casual followed by an action photography shoot at TRU for a Women’s Basketball Game at 4pm.

TRU has kindly given us complimentary access to the ENTIRE WEEKEND so let’s show up and show them our stuff while they show us their’s!!

Mr Mikes at Columbia Place Shopping Centre 1200 Summit Dr

Game at TRU Tournament Capital Centre 910 McGill Rd

Check in at the ticket gate guest list as a member of Kamloops Photo Arts Club

Feel free to stay for the Men’s game right after and you are welcome to photograph any basketball game played over the weekend

You’re welcome to come for appies &/or the game

As always, following the shoot, please email up to six of your favourite images to clubphotoevents@kamloopsphotoarts.ca

Specifications for image file naming and sizing can be found here

November 18, 2025 - Photo Evaluation Shared Interest Group
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:00
Members are to have one or two photos of their choice that they would like to receive feedback on available to share with the group. KPAC members can join this group at any time and if you just want to observe that is fine. We welcome you!

This session is via Zoom video conferencing.

Isobel Lamarche Photo

November 23, 2025 - Club Social & Photoshoot of Kamloops Santa Claus Parade
2025-11-23 14:30 - 17:30
Members to meet for a social at 2:30pm at The Art We Are at 246 Victoria Street for coffee/tea and desserts gratis of the club. This will be followed by a photoshoot of The Kamloops Santa Claus Parade which starts at 2nd Ave and St. Paul St and then goes along Victoria St from 2nd Ave to 6th Ave.

Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather and having a tripod available is a good option.

In the week following the shoot, please submit your favourite images to clubphotoevents@kamloopsphotoarts.ca

Please review and follow the image submission specifications for sizing and image titles.

November 26, 2025 - Showcase: Phonography
2025-11-26 19:00 - 20:30
We all carry cell phones in our pockets these days that can quickly take family pictures, night scenes, landscapes and even out the car window pics much quicker than getting the full gear out. Slow shutter and Snapseed are a couple of apps to try. So get that cell phone clicking and share your photos.

This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing.

Lyn Riley Photo

November 28, 2025 - BC/Yukon Inter-club Speaker Series with Shane Gross
2025-11-28 18:30 - 21:00
Join Shane Gross, professional marine conservation photojournalist and overall winner of the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, as he shares how to harness the power of photography for conservation impact. From his beginnings in southern Saskatchewan to a decade in The Bahamas and now on Vancouver Island, Shane will take us beneath the waves to explore photography, storytelling, ethics, post-processing, and building a career in conservation photography. With stories of both successes and failures in the field, Shane will reveal how images can protect wild places, reach new audiences, and drive real change.

Members must pre-register for this event – click here for the registration form. A few days prior to the event, you will be emailed a link to the presentation.

December 2, 2025- KPAC Leadership Committee Meeting
2025-12-02 19:00 - 20:00

December 3, 2025 – In Person Meeting: Henry Grube Education Centre
2025-12-03 19:00 - 21:00
Please join us for a KPAC Slideshow of member images of recent events followed by a quick brainstorming session on what you would like to see in future programs and activities. The remainder of the meeting will be a club Holiday Social.

Please bring a small plate of any type of finger food – this could be goodies or appies

For those who attended the TRU Wolfpack Basketball photoshoot and the Kamloops Santa Claus Parade, if you have not already done so, please submit some of your favourite images for the slideshow. In addition, we are asking all members to submit up to three of your favourite images from the past year. Please submit your images by December 1 to clubphotoevents@kamloopsphotoarts.ca

This meeting will be held at the Henry Grube Education Centre, 245 Kitchener Crescent, Kamloops.

Isobel Lamarche Photo

December 10, 2025 - Showcase: All Things Red and Green
2025-12-10 19:00 - 20:30
Decorations, lights, parcels, feast and fashion, there is red and green everywhere at this time of year. Get into the festive spirit, look all around you and start shooting and share your images.

This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing.

Lyn Riley Photo

January 6, 2026 – KPAC Leadership Committee Meeting
2026-01-06 19:00 - 20:30

January 14, 2026 - In Person Meeting at Henry Grube Education Centre
2026-01-14 19:00 - 21:00
At this meeting, we will have four stations set up where members can practice some different genres of photography.

Station 1: Light Box Photography – good for product or still-life photography giving you a photo with good lighting, no shadows and a white background.

Station 2: Water Droplet Photography – catch that drop when it hits the water and create some interesting effects.

Station 3 – Depth of Field – a practical session to help you understand depth of field.

Station 4: Ultra Violet Light – Black Light photography uses an ultra violet light source in otherwise low light conditions. Subjects that react with the UV light source, like flourescent paint, glow sticks, certain liquids and white objects will glow intensely and almost magically.

Gear you will need: Camera, lenses (eg. macro and 24-70mm and 70-200mm or something in those ranges), tripod, flash and flash trigger. We will have some flash and triggers available for some camera brands but not all so if you have your own gear, please bring it along.

This meeting will take place at Henry Grube Education Centre at 245 Kitchener Crescent, Kamloops

Isobel Lamarche Photo

January 20, 2026 - KPAC Photo Evaluation Shared Interest Group
2026-01-20 19:00 - 20:30
Bring 2 – 3 photos that you would like to share with the group, using screen share on zoom. The questions we will be asking everyone are: 1. Where does your eye go first – and why?2. What mood or story comes through?3. What title would you give this photo? Also a reminder, if you just want to come and not share photos, you are welcome to join us. The more members we have the more feedback and interaction we have.

This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing using the usual KPAC Zoom link.
