Kamloops Photo Arts

December 13, 2023 - Showcase: Emotion
2023-12-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
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 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.

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.

January 9, 2024 - KPAC Executive Meeting
2024-01-09 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.

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 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 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 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 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.

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

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 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 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 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 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 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.

March 5, 2024 - KPAC Executive Meeting
2024-03-05 19:00 - 20:00

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 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 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 20, 2024 - Showcase: Kamloops Landmarks, Natural or Man Made
2024-03-20 19:00 - 20:00
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 27, 2024 - Review of KPAC Results of CAPA Colour Competition & Report from Competitions Working Group
2024-03-27 19:00 - 20:00
This evening we will be reviewing the images selected and submitted by KPAC members for the CAPA Colour competition which was held in March 2024. KPAC scoring along with CAPA scoring for each image will be reviewed and discussed.

In addition, the KPAC Competitions Working Group will be presenting their recommendations for improvement to the Competitions processes.

This meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing.

Isobel Lamarche Photo

April 2, 2024 - KPAC Executive Meeting
2024-04-02 19:00 - 20:00

April 9, 2024 - Evaluation/Workshop Shared Interest Group
2024-04-09 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 people – can be portraits or any image with a person(s) in it. 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.

Dave Whiting Photo

April 12, 2024 - BC/Yukon Inter-Club Speaker Series featuring Harold Davis
2024-04-12 18:30 - 20:00
Harold Davis – Creating Compelling Compositions. Of all the magical elixirs that make up a successful photograph, composition is perhaps the most fundamental, and at the same time the most elusive. What makes a composition “good”? Traditional attempts to define “good composition” and to pass on rules for good compositional construction are often doomed to failure. The truth is, there are no hard and fast rules. Rules eliminate experimentation and spontaneity, which are crucial for creating compelling, dynamic, and exciting compositions. The best compositions contain an element of the unexpected.

This event is moderated by the Delta Photo Club and is open to all KPAC members. For further information and registration, Click Here.

April 16, 2024 - Lightroom/Photoshop Shared Interest Group
2024-04-16 19:00 - 20:00
For this session, the focus will be on importing and organizing images in Lightroom. Members can share some of their favourite resources on this topic via email to the group prior to the meeting or share at the meeting. Members will share their practices and offer tips. All members are welcome.

This session is via Zoom video conferencing.

April 24, 2024 - Showcase: People at Work/Play
2024-04-24 19:00 - 20:00
Just what the title implies, photograph people going about their day to day jobs or recreational activities.

This session will be presented via Zoom Video Conferencing.

Isobel Lamarche Photo

April 27, 2024 - Bird & Waterfowl Photoshoot with Norm Dougan
2024-04-27 09:30 - 12:00
Norm Dougan is a long term KPAC member who has won numerous CAPA awards for his outstanding wildlife photography. This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn and shoot with Norm who will give a short presentation on tips for getting strong images followed by an opportunity to photograph the wildlife at both Dufferin and Pineview Wetlands in Kamloops.

For camera gear, bring the longest lens in your kit. For those without suitable camera gear, bring an extra SD card and you can use Dave’s camera for a session with help from Dave.

Your favourite images can be shared at the KPAC Nature Showcase scheduled for May 29/24.

Schedule for Event:

9:30am Gather at the Picnic Shelter at Dufferin Park (Dufferin Park is adjacent to Dufferin Elementary School on Hillside Drive)

Introduction from Dave and photo tips from Norm for 15 minutes

Photo shoot for 45 minutes at the adjacent wetland

10:30am coffee and snacks provided courtesy of KPAC and Tim Hortons

11:00am Drive to Pineview Wetlands entrance on Copperhead Drive

Photo shoot for 45 minutes at the Pineview wetlands

Norm Dougan in action

May 7, 2024 - KPAC Executive Meeting
2024-05-07 19:00 - 20:00

May 14, 2024 - Photo Evaluation Shared Interest Group
2024-05-14 14:30 - 16:00
This meeting of the Photo Evaluation 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 spring. 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. You can show your images in Lightroom or other post processing software to allow for minor edits at the meeting but this is not mandatory.

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

Isobel Lamarche Photo
