Please Note Update: For the first twenty minutes of this meeting, Nancy Flood, from the Kamloops Naturalist Club will make a presentation on their proposed project to build a wildlife … Continue reading November 30, 2022 – Showcase: Mirror Mirror →

Meet up with your fellow KPAC members and attend the Kamloops Santa Claus Parade for some great photo opportunities. You can even wear your pyjamas - the theme for this … Continue reading November 27, 2022 – Photoshoot of the Kamloops Santa Claus Parade →

Located at 249 Victoria Street, Kamloops. Kennell’s is a 4th generation Kamloops business.  Although the shoe styles are up to date, the business has the feel of another time.  There … Continue reading November 9, 2022 – Photoshoot at Kennell’s Shoes →

The September Showcase has been rescheduled to here. Please submit your photos for this Showcase as per the date and instructions on the website. We are back to business as … Continue reading October 26, 2022 – Showcase: All in the Details →

Join your fellow KPAC photographers for an afternoon of shooting the fall colours of the many varieties of trees and shrubs in Riverside Park. Meet in the parking lot beside … Continue reading October 22, 2022 – Fall Colours Photoshoot Riverside Park →

Learn how to post and view your images on Flickr, a photo sharing website as well as view and comment on the photos of others. Presented by Dave Whiting via … Continue reading October 12, 2022 – Flickr 101 →

An opportunity to photograph the buildings, grounds and architecture at Thompson Rivers University and meet up with your fellow KPAC members.  Meet at the basketball courts in front of Old … Continue reading September 21, 2022 – Photoshoot at TRU →

Get to know fellow member Greg Arvidson and his photography. Greg was gifted a used 120 roll film camera at the age of 10.  This led him to taking photography … Continue reading September 14, 2022 – Deep Dive with Greg Arvidson →

Depth of field is the player here. A great chance to work on bokeh or really look for a great foreground object in your image. Macro is a good option … Continue reading May 25: Over the Edge →

Join us at 6:00pm on the TRU grounds in the Plaza in front of the Library (House of Learning) building to practise your portrait skills in natural light and outdoor … Continue reading May 18 – Portrait Photography at TRU →

Presented via Zoom videoconferencing by Ross Outerbridge, an accomplished Kamloops photographer who has perfected his craft by working in sports, medical and portrait photography. Ross will cover how to use … Continue reading May 11 – Portrait Skills Using Natural Light →

This meeting will decide on club direction, scope of programming and leadership. While we are now in a good place goingforward, decisions must be confirmed by the entire membership. One … Continue reading May 4 – KPAC Annual General Meeting →

The rule of thirds is the theme. Try to achieve this with minimal cropping or none at all. Get your focal point in the sweet spot to the left or … Continue reading Apr 27: 3rd Rules the Charm →

No TBA. No Program tonight

No Program tonight.

Hosted by longtime club member David Williams, everyone is invited to gather at the TRU Greenhouses and gardens for a photo shoot in the greenhouses. There are lots of beautiful … Continue reading Apr 9 – Flower Photography at TRU →

There is no Zoom Program tonight. Entries for KPAC's last competition to enter this year will be selected off-line. Details -  CAPA is hosting “Canada My Country, 2022”.  For this competition, … Continue reading Apr 6 – No Program Tonight →

Tonight is the deadline for KPAC members to submit their images for the CAPA Canada competition: Canada, My Country 2022. The images could go far as the top 75 scoring … Continue reading Apr 2 – Submission Date: Canada My Country →

Beth Scott in conversation with Ken Gray shares how the “no car” limitation has lead her to creative solutions and adventures in photographing her passion for textiles. Looking for suitable … Continue reading Mar 30 – Deep Dive: Beth Scott ~ Urban Photographer →

Now's the time to capture some black and white or monochrome images. Look for shots that you think will work well in black and white or monochrome. Even better, if … Continue reading Mar 23: Paint It Black & White →

KPAC hosts Special Guest Malcolm Boothroyd tonight: Whitehorse-based Malcolm Boothroyd is a young photographic tiger, a man with a mission, who loves the north and has literally gone to places … Continue reading Mar 16 – Purposeful Photography:Malcom Boothroyd →

An opportunity to see a variety of edits to a selection of images. Watch for further details.

Tonight's Zoom program is a second edition of KPAC members' short slideshows plus a digitized version of A Day in the Life of Kamloops, a 'tour de force' shot in … Continue reading Mar 02 – Slideshows 2 →

Let's slow that shutter speed right down. Look for freezing your moving images while still capturingthe motion. Oooh, an icicle dripping water…double freeze! Just an idea. Photo Credit: Isobel Lamarche

At a previous meeting in January we explored ways to assemble and produce a slideshow. Since then a number of members have shows either produced and published or intend to … Continue reading Feb 16 – Members Share Slideshows →

Meet in the Henry Grube Centre parking lot (245 Kitchener Crescent) at 6:00 pm. This is an outdoor gathering, socially and appropriately distanced but please do not attend if you … Continue reading Feb 09 – Light Up the Night →

Tonight's Program will be the selection process by KPAC members for the Club entry for the (Vancouver area) North Shore Challenge Photographic Competition.

The goal here is to take your images based on light(s). Examples range from light sources using your in camera flash or external flash, to actually taking images of light … Continue reading Jan 26 – Showcase: Bright Ideas →

Last year we enjoyed a book club together. Members shared their favourite inspirational and technique building books. This year members sent in their favourite online video presentations and presenters. In … Continue reading Jan 19 – Video Night →

Tonight’s focus is to help members design, create and use slideshows for presentation, moving beyond single images to sharing collections. In February members will be invited to share their own … Continue reading Jan 12 – Slideshow Preparation →

Tonight KPAC members select entries for the CAPA ‘Curves & Lines’ theme competition. I hope you’ve brushed up on your photo judging skills. We will be using the KPAC scoring … Continue reading Jan 5 – CAPA ‘Curves & Lines’ Selection →

The second CAPA competition that we will enter as a club, is coming up in January.  The competition is “Lines and Curves”.  Lines and Curves have a significant compositional role that … Continue reading Dec 31 – CAPA Curves & Lines Submission Deadline →

2021 Outdoor Christmas Party for members and guests at the Kamloops Wild Life Park. Bring you camera, tripod, warm clothing and your creativity or just come out to mix and … Continue reading Dec 18 – Wild Photographers Living the Wild Life →

It's that time of year when we would all like to see some saturation and intensity of colours. Many houses and businesses are lit up for the holiday season and … Continue reading Dec 15 – Showcase: Colours of the Rainbow →

The evolution of mobile/communication/camera devices since their appearance on Star Trek decades ago is simply breathtaking, or I should say, photo-taking. When I bought my last phone, the salesperson said … Continue reading Dec 8 – Phonetography →

Ken Gray, KPAC President, has limited vision. He is tonight' zoom presenter and writes: I would have pursued a career in photography had my eyesight been 20/20. Upon high school … Continue reading Dec 1 – Blind Photographers →

This one is a real adventure for the eyes. Look for some leading lines in your shots. Focus on your composition and how angle effects how you want the image … Continue reading Nov 24 – Showcase: In the Distance →

Tonight's zoom program is a Deep Dive - Member Profile / Norm Dougan in converation with KPAC President Ken Gray. Accomplished and award-winning KPAC member photographer Norm Dougan visits with … Continue reading Nov 17 – Deep Dive: Norm Dougan Member Profile →

No Meeting tonight.  Your assignment if you choose to accept it is to solve the Case of the Missing Pixels. They seem to have gone AWOL. First clue: They were … Continue reading Nov 10 – Find Missing Pixels →

Once again, Your Photo – My Edit (YPME) comes to a KPAC ZOOM meeting.  A quick poll at the last YPME session in the spring indicated a number of KPAC … Continue reading Nov 03 – Your Photo: My Edit →

Here's a chance to focus on, well, not being in focus…Try some intentional blurring or distortions and get creative. Or, this is also a great opportunity to achieve some bokeh. … Continue reading Oct 27 – Blurred Intentions: Showcase →

Tonight KPAC members select entries for the CAPA 'Open' theme competition. I hope you've brushed up on your photo judging skills. We will be using the KPAC scoring form found … Continue reading Oct 13 – ‘OPEN’ Selection Zoom →

Pack your camera kit and a lunch and head to Isobel Lake for fellowship and photo opportunities in the fall colours of October 9.  This is the Saturday of the … Continue reading Oct 09 – Field Trip to Isobel Lake →

It is time to rev up our engines and get serious about CAPA’s upcoming Fall Open Competition. This competition will be our first official club event and it is tailor-made … Continue reading Oct 09 – CAPA Open Submission Date →

An impromptu Night Shoot has been semi organized for tonight at Thompson Rivers University. Watch for details in President Ken's weekly missive.

Showcase themes are based on capturing opportunities within the previous month or two. Time of year has been considered regarding available light conditions. Example: The August meteor showers are a … Continue reading Sept 29 – Showcase: It’s About Time →

KPAC is not meeting tonight.  This makes the perfect opportunity to select 10 to 25 of your favourite images to update your Gallery Page or create a new one. Your … Continue reading Sept 22 – Homework: Select a Gallery →

This last Saturday of Summer 2021 KPAC gets together at Albert McGowan Park (11am-1pm) for a VERY SPECIAL Presentation promptly at 11:30. F8 and be there! You 'll want to … Continue reading Sept 18 – Meetup at McGowan Park →

Curious about the answers to the Scavenger Hunt 25 clues? Be sure to sign onto Zoom on Wednesday, September 15th for KPAC's first meeting of the new Season.  Hunt Organizer, … Continue reading Summer Scavenger Hunt ‘Wind-Up’ →

Can you feel the anticipation? Can you sense the excitement? Can you stand the suspense? Well wait no more – it has arrived! Your Event Organizers would like to introduce … Continue reading Jun 15 – Aug 15: Summer Scavenger Hunt →

Many photographers love to photograph wildlife and share their images on social media. However, there are often negative outcomes when photographing wildlife and sharing images that we may not be … Continue reading May 12 – Ethical Wildlife Photography with Rick Howie →

Iversen Workshop: Inspiring Creativity The Kamloops Photo Arts Club invites you to an inspiring morning with international award-winning Danish landscape photographer MADS PETER IVERSEN SATURDAY MAY 8, 2021 - 10:30-12:00 … Continue reading May 8 – Iversen Workshop →

Of the Making of Photographic Books, there is no end (Ecclesiastes 12:12) Before the widespread online publication of photographic technique, innovation and artistry, we read and studied books, many still … Continue reading May 5 – Of the Making of Photographic Books →

Our final Showcase of the season and I hope to make it a big one! I encourage you all to pick a letter and grab your camera. The showcase theme … Continue reading Apr 28 – Showcase: Letter of the Alphabet →

Join us April 21, 2021 for a virtual tour of the Kamloops Heritage Railway (KHR) back-shop and railyard. George Wycherley, former KHR volunteer Locomotive Fireman, leads a team of Kamloops … Continue reading Apr 21 – Virtual Tour of Kamloops Heritage Railway →

Don Komarechka – “Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet”. Many thanks to CAPA, the Canadian Association for Photographic Arts, for sharing this special presentation with KPAC.  It is part … Continue reading Apr 14 – The Macro Universe →

Members very much enjoyed our first 'My Photo |Your Edit' program March 3. Thanks so much to the Photographers that submitted images and the editors who edited them. For Session … Continue reading APR 7 – MY PHOTO | YOUR EDIT 2 →

The time has almost come to wrap up the year for Showcase. We have March 31st with the theme of Perspectives. Get your camera out and shoot what you wish, but … Continue reading Mar 31 – Showcase “Perspectives” →

Our 2021 AGM is a time to express our appreciation to past and future leadership. Last September they were put to the test. With no end in sight to the … Continue reading Mar 24 – KPAC Annual General Meeting →

When is an image a photograph? Join KPAC members Angelina Brooymans with Carrie and Norm Dougan as they discuss their experiences of commercial versus custom photo prints, and why they … Continue reading Mar 17 – Print, Proof, Positive →

If Ken Gray has one message for travel photographers regarding Newfoundland it is “Go as soon as possible.” This historic island province abounds with musical, cultural and photographic opportunities. Whether … Continue reading Mar 10 – Travelogue: Newfoundland →

For a program with a difference, click into KPAC’s March 3rd zoom meeting. Brian Mitchell and Dave Whiting have pulled together a new program format “My Photo: Your Edit”. It … Continue reading Mar 3 – My Photo | Your Edit →

Tonight’s Zoom program is KPAC’s monthly SHOWCASE where members share up to 6 images on a theme. The theme challenge this month is ‘Show Me Sound’. Submit your images by … Continue reading Feb 24 – SHOWCASE ‘Show Me Sound’ →

Cri~tique kri-tek’ (transitive verb) to review, discuss or comment on something such as a creative work, the execution of a problem, event, strategy etc. giving an assessment of what worked … Continue reading Feb 17 – Interactive Photo Critique →

KPAC members Dave Whiting and Rick McCutcheon host this first of three sessions – How to get the very best out of your images using post-production techniques. Session ONE: – … Continue reading Feb 10 – Post Processing I →

Photo Clubs in BC and the Yukon vie for top honours in the 37th Annual North Shore Photographic Challenge, the premiere photo competition in Western Canada. Top level images in … Continue reading Feb 3 – Selection Night for North Shore Challenge →

'Classics' is the creative challenge for January's Showcase. As usual the topic is cryptic - your interpretation of Classic. Have fun! Share your images. Submit up to 6 images sized … Continue reading Jan 27 – Showcase: Classics →

 Please join us on Wednesday January 20th at 7:00 pm for a photographic journey through Namibia. This Zoom program will be presented by Bonnie Pryce, Kamloops Photographer. In November 2018 Bonnie … Continue reading Jan 20 – Namibia – travelogue with Bonnie Pryce →

This is a night to mine the vast photographic knowledge of John Enman, proprietor of the eclectic little camera store ENMANS MR. CAMERA at 423 Tranquille Road, Kamloops. John’s current … Continue reading Jan 13 – Conversation with John Enman →

The theme for this last Showcase Program of 2020 is 'Time to Unwind'.  The interpretation is yours. Submit a max of 6 images by midnight, Sunday, December 13th. Size and title … Continue reading Dec 16 – Showcase →

Our next showcase is set for October 28th via Zoom. The theme is Glass Half Full. My thought with this theme was to find the good or upside in a … Continue reading Oct 28: Showcase – Glass Half Full →

 What’s out there re Stabilizing Devices AKA Tripods?  For the first part on Wednesday, Rick McCutcheon will facilitate a conversation with club members about stabilization in general and tripods in particular. … Continue reading Oct 21: Gear Talk – Stabilizing Devices →

 Fascinated by the illusive wolf, Bryan Hunt fulfilled his fantasy of walking with wolves in the fall of 2019. See Bryan’s photos and hear all about his adventure of getting … Continue reading Oct 14: Walking with Wolves →

Take your camera for a ‘socially distanced’ hike. Capture fall colour along/above the Tranquille River. This mini KPAC field trip is lead by Dave Whiting.  Meet at the parking lot … Continue reading Oct 10: Field Trip to Tranquille River →

Could be the full moon effect. We've had to postpone the scheduled Sept 30  KPAC meeting one week to Oct 7th.  See you then. The first Showcase  program of the … Continue reading Oct 07: Showcase – On the Move →

Unfortunately COVID-19 is still hanging around.  With gatherings of 5 max decreed by Health Authorities at the moment, KPAC has regretfully cancelled our annual summer get together that was slated … Continue reading Aug 30: KPAC Barbecue Cancelled →

Photo by Al Fedorak... WE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN PERSON FOR THIS EVENT. Sunlight - a life giving force that can cheer us up, cause us to gaze in … Continue reading May 10: Showcase – Sunlight →

Photo by Al Fedorak... WE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN PERSON FOR THIS EVENT. How many different ways can mist be created? Which creation is your favorite? Submit as per … Continue reading Apr 19: Showcase – Mist →

Photo by Bob Lewis. WE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN PERSON FOR THIS EVENT. Showcase: Can you tell a story in a single shot? Give it a try and share … Continue reading Mar 22: SHOWCASE – Tell a Story →

Photo "2141 Ghosts" by K. Pape. Here's your opportunity to see the inside of our own Heritage Railway Roundhouse! Meet at the west end of Pioneer Park. Led by Bob … Continue reading Mar 7: Field Trip – 2141 Roundhouse →

Photo by Al Fedorak... Traffic: We all have an opinion about it. Let's express that opinion in a photo and share!

Photo by Bob Lewis. Ahhhh the wonders of light! Led by Bob Lewis, we'll meet at the tennis courts in Riverside Park at 7:00 pm. We'll walk to the area … Continue reading Feb 19: Light Painting & Burning Steel Wool →

Photo by A. Brooymans. CAPA Monochrome Competition will include 5 categories: Portrait, Landscape, Man made Structures/Objects, Flowers/Plants and Animals/Birds/Insects. For more information go to: https://capacanada.ca/2020-monochrome/ If time permits we will also … Continue reading Feb 12: CAPA Selection Night & critique session →

Photo by Al Fedorak... Pets: Beautiful, endearing, loving, great entertainment... Rascals, often in trouble, frustrating... Oh my! This kind of sounds like children! Bring and share your best shots and … Continue reading Jan 22: Showcase – Pets →

Time to put in action what you learned on Wednesday! We'll meet at TRU - House 10 before we head out. This field trip is restricted to the participants of … Continue reading Jan 18: Field trip – Macro Photography →

This event will be held at TRU in House 10 which is to the left of the Horticultural Gardens across from the Student Residence - North Tower. Techniques for macro … Continue reading Jan 15: Education: Macro photography techniques →

Photo by Frank Dwyer - In  the spring of last year, Frank and his wife Jan traveled to Japan by way of a magnificent ship. Most of his photography aspirations … Continue reading Jan 8: Slaying the travel photography demons →

Who would have believed this year has gone so fast! Christmas again! And that means our annual Christmas get together! Who: You, members of your family or a friend. What: Full … Continue reading Dec 15: Christmas Party →

Photo by Barb Klie... Ever look at something like a cloud, tree branches or cracks in the ice and swear that Mother Nature just drew a face? Capture the image and … Continue reading Dec 11: Showcase – Finding Faces in Everyday Things →