Kamloops Photo Arts

March 20, 2024 - Showcase: Kamloops Landmarks, Natural or Man Made
2024-03-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
This could be the Kamloops Hoo Doos, any of our iconic city sculptures or parks or anything else that immediately makes you think Kamloops!

Isobel Lamarche Photo

March 19, 2024 - Lightroom/Photoshop Shared Interest Group
2024-03-19 19:00 - 20:30
For this session, we will continue the theme of using masking and layers in our post-processing within both Lightroom and Photoshop. Tony Kuyper has developed two plug-in panels that makes basic, as well as advanced Photoshop techniques easier for the photo editor. Dave Whiting, as a less advanced Photoshop user, will demonstrate using the basic TK Combo panel to help users move up the Photoshop learning curve a little easier. As an advanced user, Bonnie Pryce will demonstrate how she uses the TK Multi-Mask panel to easily create and adjust luminosity masks within Photoshop.

Bonnie Pryce will also show her process for developing a composite of a high school grad swimming in a sea of fish.

This session will be via Zoom video conferencing.

March 16, 2024 - Amtgard-Barony of River Watch Photoshoot at Riverside Park
2024-03-16 13:00 - 16:00
Amtgard-Barony of River Watch is a live action role play group who practice a medieval fighting style. They have wonderful costumes and authentic looking weapons and will be bringing their “A” game for our members to photograph. There will be opportunities to do portraits as well as catch them in combat action. They are a very friendly, fun and enthusiastic group. Photoshoot takes place at Riverside Park just east of the waterpark.

Following the photoshoot, please submit some of your favourite photos for posting on the KPAC website following the standard KPAC naming and sizing protocols. Email your images to galleries@kamloopsphotoarts.ca

Isobel Lamarche Photo

March 12, 2024 - Evaluation/Workshop Shared Interest Group
2024-03-12 14:30 - 16:00
This meeting of the Evaluation/Workshop Shared Interest Group is open to all KPAC members. Members can join the group at any time. Homework for this meeting is to come prepared to share up to 3 photos with a theme of water. Two of them should be your own photos and the third one copied from the internet. Be prepared to receive comments/feedback on your images and to provide constructive feedback on other members photos. The intent is to offer solutions/alternatives to possibly improve a photo and to ask questions and encourage dialogue. If you use Lightroom, it will be helpful to show your images in this application as it will allow you to make suggested changes to your image on the spot but this is not mandatory.

This meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing using the usual KPAC Zoom link.

Isobel Lamarche Photo

March 5, 2024 - KPAC Executive Meeting
2024-03-05 19:00 - 20:00
Regular meeting of the KPAC Executive. We encourage KPAC members to join and participate in our executive meetings. All are welcome.

This meeting is via Zoom video conferencing.

February 28, 2024 - Showcase: Intentional Camera Movement
2024-02-28 19:00 - 20:00
An image where the photographer intentionally moves the camera during exposure to produce streaking or an artistic effect to their photo. This meeting is via Zoom Video Conferencing.

February 23, 2024 - BC/Yukon Inter-Club Speaker Series featuring Lee Nordbye
2024-02-23 18:30 - 21:00
Lee Nordbye – An Artist’s Mountain Adventures and MisAdventures. This event is moderated by the Cowichan Valley Camera Club and is open to all KPAC members. For further information and registration, click here

February 21, 2024 - Winter Night Photoshoot
2024-02-21 19:00 - 20:00
Members will meet at TRU Parking Lot NT at 7:00pm for a night shoot overlooking the lights of the City of Kamloops and the valley below. Wear warm clothing and ensure you bring your tripod. For driving directions, click here

February 20, 2024 - Lightroom/Photoshop Shared Interest Group
2024-02-20 19:00 - 20:30
For this session, our homework is to work through Lessons 2 (Master Layers) and 4 (Layer Masks) Photoshop tutorials from PiXimperfect on You Tube. The tutorials are free and easy to follow. After you have watched the videos, there are sample images that can be downloaded for each lesson to practice on and practice on some of your own images as well. For the next meeting, have a few of your own images that you have “photoshopped” to share with the group and describe the tools and techniques that you used. If you have had specific problems using photoshop, be prepared to share your photoshop screen with the group for help from our experienced members. For the PiXimperfect link, click here

Kasandra Mathieson, a group member with lots of Photoshop expertise, has recently completed a very creative project using layers and masks within Photoshop. She has offered to share this with the group at the next meeting. It will reinforce our learning over the next month. This session is via Zoom video conferencing.

February 13, 2024 - Evaluation/Workshop Shared Interest Group
2024-02-13 14:30 - 16:00
This is the second meeting of the Evaluation/Workshop Shared Interest Group and is open to all KPAC members. Members can join the group at any time. Homework for this meeting is to come prepared to share up to 3 photos of your choice and receive comments/feedback on your images. If you use Lightroom, it will be helpful to show your images in this application as it will allow you to make suggested changes to your image on the spot but this is not mandatory. This meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing using the usual KPAC Zoom link.

February 7, 2024 - CAPA Colour Competition Image Selection Night
2024-02-07 19:00 - 20:00
Tonight KPAC members select entries for the CAPA 2023 Colour competition. Please brush up on your photo judging skills. We will be using the Zoom polling function for scoring. This meeting is via Zoom Video Conferencing.

Isobel Lamarche Photo

February 6, 2024 - KPAC Executive Meeting
2024-02-06 19:00 - 20:00

January 31, 2024 - Showcase: Negative Space
2024-01-31 19:00 - 20:00
For this showcase, think about any space that is left blank around your subject. When composing your shot, observe how the negative space enhances your subject.

This session will be presented via Zoom Video Conferencing.

January 24, 2024 - Review of KPAC Results for CAPA B&W Competition
2024-01-24 19:00 - 20:00
This evening we will be reviewing the images selected and submitted by KPAC members for the CAPA Black and White competition which was held in November 2023. KPAC scoring along with CAPA scoring for each image will be reviewed and discussed. In addition, entries submitted by some KPAC members in the Individual competition will also be shown along with their scores.

This meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing.

January 24, 2024 - CAPA Colour Competition Image Submission Deadline
2024-01-24 08:00 - 23:59
This is the deadline for photo submissions for the Club entry for the CAPA Colour competition. There are four categories for this competition – Landscape, Man-made Structures & Objects, Nature & Wildlife and Persons. For complete details and photo naming and sizing requirements, please go to the CAPA Canada website by clicking here.

Submit your images to: competitions@kamloopsphotoarts.ca

January 16, 2024 - Lightroom/Photoshop Shared Interest Group
2024-01-16 19:00 - 20:30
This session is open to any KPAC member who would like to improve their skills using Lightroom and Photoshop or for those who may be interested in learning how to use these software tools. Members learn from members. Members are free to join/leave the group at any time. This meeting, Bonnie Pryce will give a presentation on using the Clean Up tools in Photoshop. Your homework will be to familiarize yourself with where the following tools are in Photoshop – Clone Stamp, Spot Healing Brush, Patch Tool, Remove Tool, Content Aware Move Tool, Eraser Tool, Content Aware Fill and Generative AI fill. If you are able, try some or all of these tools before the meeting.

This meeting is by Zoom video conferencing.

January 12, 2024 - BC/Yukon Inter-Club Speaker Series featuring Elizabeth Gray
2024-01-12 18:30 - 21:00
Elizabeth Gray – Black & White Photography – Shooting With Intent. This event is moderated by the Victoria Camera Club and is open to all KPAC members. For further information and registration, click here

January 9, 2024 - KPAC Executive Meeting
2024-01-09 19:00 - 20:00

January 9, 2024 - Evaluation/Workshop Shared Interest Group
2024-01-09 14:30 - 16:00
This is the first meeting of a new KPAC Shared Interest Group which is open to all KPAC members who would like to receive and give feedback on photographs on what is working well in an image and give suggestions on what might make it better. This group is initiated by Tracey Mourre but all members will play an equal roll in the ongoing group activities. At this first meeting, members will develop ground rules, meeting structure and frequency and schedule. As well, there will be a number of images up for viewing to get the group started. As with all Shared Interest Groups, the intent is for members to help members improve their photographic skills. All members are welcome. The meeting will be via Zoom Video Conferencing.

December 19, 2023 - Lightroom/Photoshop Shared Interest Group
2023-12-19 19:00 - 20:30
This session is open to any KPAC member who would like to improve their skills using Lightroom and Photoshop or for those who may be interested in learning how to use these software tools. Members learn from members. Members are free to join/leave the group at any time. This meeting we will be discussing the use of Presets – those that come with the software, those from other sources and those created by the user. Homework is to come to the meeting with before and after images using some favourite presets and some using those you have created on your own.

This meeting is by Zoom Video Conferencing.

December 13, 2023 - Showcase: Emotion
2023-12-13 19:00 - 20:00
For this showcase, members can submit any image that emotes a feeling in your viewer. They tell a story and move your audience in a myriad of ways – happiness, sadness, sorrow, despair, love, etc. The shot can be of people, events, places, etc. This meeting will be via Zoom Video Conferencing.

December 2, 2023 - Downtown Kamloops Christmas Light Photoshoot
2023-12-02 15:30 - 17:30
Members will meet at Kamloops Old Courthouse on 7 Seymour Street W at 3:30pm to shoot Christmas Light displays at the Old Courthouse, City Hall, St. Andrew’s on the Square and lights around Sandman Centre as well as other locations downtown. Members are encouraged to buddy up and look out for each other to ensure everyone feels safe during the photoshoot. Happy Holidays!

December 2, 2023 - CAPA Photo Judging Course
2023-12-02 09:00 - 17:00
The Shuswap Photo Arts Club in Salmon Arm is hosting a CAPA Judging course which members are invited to participate in. The program runs from 9:00am – 5:00pm and will be held at the 5th Avenue Senior Centre at 170 5th Avenue SE in Salmon Arm. For full details and registration click here

Several members of KPAC are attending and carpooling. If you are interested in carpooling, contact Dave Whiting at dave.whiting@me.com

November 29, 2023 - Showcase: Inclement Weather
2023-11-29 19:00 - 20:00
For this Showcase, think rain, snow, wind, sunshine – anything goes here. Watch the weather and get creative. This meeting will be held via Zoom Video Conferencing.

November 26, 2023 - Member Get Together and Kamloops Santa Claus Parade Photoshoot
2023-11-26 13:30 - 18:00
Members are invited to meet at 1:30pm at the Frick & Frack Restaurant at 577 Victoria Street for a no host late lunch/appetizers/beverages and get together with your fellow members. Following the mixer, members will have an opportunity to photograph the Santa Claus Parade which begins at 4:00pm and travels along Victoria Street from 2nd Avenue to 6th Avenue. Members can also view and shoot pics from 3:00 – 4:00pm in the assembly areas which are on St. Paul and Battle Streets between 2nd and 4th Avenues and on 3rd Avenue between Columbia and St. Paul Streets. A great start to the holiday festivities and a fun opportunity to get out shooting with your fellow club members.

November 21, 2023 - LightRoom/PhotoShop Shared Interest Group
2023-11-21 19:00 - 20:30
This session is open to any KPAC member who would like to improve their skills using Lightroom and Photoshop or for those who may be interested in learning how to use these software tools. Members learn from members. Dave Whiting has initiated this group but it will be up to the members to determine what the agenda and topics for future meetings will be. Members are free to join/leave the group at any time.

This meeting is by Zoom Video Conferencing.

November 17, 2023 - BC/Yukon Inter-club Speaker Series featuring John Barclay
2023-11-17 18:30 - 21:00
John Barclay – Through the Lens of Love. This event is moderated by the North Shore Photographic Society and is open to all KPAC members. For further information and registration, click here

November 1, 2023 - CAPA Black & White Competition Image Selection Night
2023-11-01 19:00 - 20:00
Meeting via Zoom video conferencing. Tonight KPAC members select entries for the CAPA 2023 Black & White competition. Please brush up on your photo judging skills. We will be using the Zoom polling function for scoring.

October 25, 2023 - Showcase: Black and White
2023-10-25 19:00 - 20:00
For this showcase, members can submit a Black and White image in any genre of their choosing. For example, architecture, street, nature, people or landscape.

This meeting will be presented via Zoom Video Conferencing

October 18, 2023 - Images of the 2023 Bush Creek East Wildfire by Isobel Lamarche
2023-10-18 19:00 - 20:00
The 2023 Bush Creek East Wildfire burned over 43,000 hectares of forest and destroyed many homes and businesses around Shuswap Lake and Adams Lake. This photo presentation will show some of the devastation from this monster wildfire.

This presentation will be via Zoom Video Conferencing.
