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Vol. 13, No.3 â&#x20AC;˘ Fall 2012

Sheena Wilkie

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Jacques S. Mailloux Publishing Editor

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CANADIAN CAMERA (ISSN1206-3401) is published quarterly by the Canadian Association for Photographic Art, Box 357, Logan Lake BC V0K 1W0. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part without prior written permission of the publisher and author. All photographic rights remain with the photographer. Opinions expressed are those of the individual contributors. Articles and photographic portfolios are welcomed from all CAPA members. All articles and low resolution photographs should be submitted to CANADIAN CAMERA, c/o the Editor-in-Chief at editor-in-chief@ capacanada.ca.CANADIAN CAMERA reserves the unrestricted right to edit, crop and comment editorially on all submitted material. SUBSCRIPTIONS: CANADIAN CAMERA is distributed automatically to CAPA members. Individual copies are available for $9.95. Library subscriptions cost $35.00 for four issues.

Jacques S. Mailloux

Message from the President Sheena Wilkie 4 Phototalk 5 Club News Jacques S. Mailloux 8 CAPA 2012 Annual Digital Competition Sheena Wilkie 16 Freeman Patterson - Fifty Years of Photography Bill DeMeester 26 Fall Colours: - Really messed up this year, timing is everything

30 CAPA Competitions 34 CAPA Competitions 36 CAPA New Members 37 Canadian Camera Conference 2013

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Message from the president

CAPA Officers & National Council Members

Founded in 1968, CAPA is a nonprofit organization for photographers, including amateurs, professionals, camera clubs, and anyone interested in photography. The aims of CAPA are to promote good photography as an art form in Canada, and to provide useful information for photographers. CAPA accomplishes this through interaction with individuals and member camera clubs and by distributing slide sets, evaluating photographs, running competitions, and publishing the quarterly Canadian Camera. CAPA also sponsors Canadian Camera Conference, an bi-annual summer weekend of field trips and seminars held in a different city every other year. CAPA is a member of the Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP).

CAPA OFFICERS PRESIDENT Jacques S. Mailloux, Hon. FCAPA VICE PRESIDENT Rick Shapka, MCAPA SECRETARY Michael Breakey, FCAPA TREASURER Len Suchan, FCAPA PAST PRESIDENT Allen P. Bargen, Hon. FCAPA

CAPA DIRECTORS ATLANTIC ZONE Leo Allain QUEBEC ZONE Albert Limoges ONTARIO ZONE Rod Trider PRAIRIE ZONE Larry Easton, FCAPA PACIFIC ZONE Larry Breitkreutz, FCAPA DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING Dr. Bob Ito, Hon. FCAPA DIRECTOR OF CCC William ( Bill ) Lloyd DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIONS Leonie Holmes

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR CAPA Membership phone 1.250.523.2378 c/o Lee Smith Box 357, Logan Lake, BC V0K 1W0 E-mail: membership@capacanada.ca Website: www.capacanada.ca 2 - Canadian Camera

Jacques S. Mailloux

Dear friends and fellow photographers: Our Vice-President, Rick Shapka, has recently conducted a survey of a cross-section of our members to get their impressions on the new CAPA Website, as well as comments on our competition roster. We received lots of kudos for our Website, with some excellent suggestions. We will be reviewing these at our summer Board meeting in Victoria, in August. It is likely that by the time you read this, we will already be implementing some further changes to the Website. As mentioned before, this is a work in progress, with changes occurring nearly every week, if not every day. You should visit often, just to see what’s new. For instance, we now have a pull-down menu, in addition to the side bar, which made room for us to tell you about the most recent posts. The calendar is also a feature of the side bar now, with the colour of the day highlighted when an event is scheduled. Take a look: we have a group cruise to Alaska, with Cim MacDonald, scheduled for the summer of 2013, and you are invited to attend an information night on August 22nd. There have been some changes to the lists of prizes for the Annual Digital Competition, since this magazine was last published. Epson Canada has joined the ranks of the companies offering prizes to the first three winners of this competition. This makes it one of the richest photo competitions in Canada. Because this is a competition limited to our Individual and Family members residing in Canada, your chances of winning are much better than in a competition open to the public. Better yet, other than the cost of your annual membership, there is no entry fee to submit. I would therefore encourage all of our members to participate! With our summer photographic treks behind us, most of us will have acquired a sizeable library of new images. And we are truly looking forward to seeing the photos of our members in the CAPA Galleries. This is a unique opportunity to show what you’re made of, and how artistic you can be with your camera. Submitting a collection of photographs for a gallery is quite simple. Just get in

touch with Rick Shapka, who is also our Galleries Manager, and he will provide you with the information you need. Rick can be reached at Galleries@ CAPACanada.ca . We have increased the number of photos in rotation on the home page. And we need more images from you, to fill in the unused space. Since we would like to present you with new images more often, do not hesitate to submit your entries to Rick Shapka, who manages the home page, as part of his galleries responsibilities. We are looking for writers/photographers who are prepared to take a bit of time to get an article ready for this magazine, along with a good selection of photographs to illustrate it. We have started work in earnest on a new digital edition of Canadian Camera, which will have more content than the printed one, not being limited by the high costs of printing. Have no fear; we have no intention to stop printing your beloved magazine. We may even produce a yearly anniversary edition in the future.

Have you recruited a new member yet? This is an easy way to get a $5 rebate on your next membership renewal, up to a maximum of $15. Just make sure the person signing up includes your name and membership number in the Referred by section on the membership form. Keep tabs of your e-mail. Within the next few months, you will receive a member survey about an important new benefit we are working on for CAPA members. We strive to add value to your membership in every possible way. The preparations for the 2013 edition of the Canadian Camera Conference in Fredericton, NB, are well underway. Take a look at the Website www. capaconference.com to get up-to-date information. Among the prestigious guests will be David DuChemin, André Gallant, Louise Tanguay and Freeman Patterson. New Brunswick is one of the most photogenic regions of Canada, and its people are like no others, welcoming you with open arms and open hearts. The final question: how do you use your camera? Is it only for artistic purposes? How about making records of those close to your heart, including your pets? We chitchat with our relatives and family members every day, but often fail to make records of those interactions, except perhaps in our mind. Sadly, should anything happen, all you may have left would be your memories, which tend to fade with time. Make sure

you make photographic archives of all your important family events, including your kids and grand-kids as they grow up. It’s astonishing how fast they grow. They are suddenly adults, when you still see them playing in the sand at the beach. Pets too are very close to some family members, and photographs make it possible to remember them with fondness, once their time with us is past. Using your camera to digitally record important family heirlooms and documents is essential nowadays. Insurance companies demand proof of ownership in case of loss. With the rapid changes in global weather, numerous floods and forest fires, those records may be the only way for you to recover some of your lost valuables in case of catastrophes. In closing, would you join me in welcoming Albert Limoges, our new Québec Zone Director, who is planning on being very active in that province, by recruiting new members and new clubs, and planning regional events. From what I have seen, Québec members are very artistic and will give you a good run for your money. You can reach Albert at quebec@capacanada.ca . We are looking forward to receiving submissions from our new Québec members. g

CAPA Members PUT YOUR AD IN THIS SPACE You can reach new customers with your ad in Canadian Camera. Your message will be seen by serious photographers across Canada at a reduced ‘Members Only’ price of $50.00 (B&W) per issue.

Contact: capa@capacanada.ca

Sincerely, Jacques S. Mailloux, FCAPA, Hon. FCAPA President

Breaking glass by Graham Moss. Fireworks by Gregory Cox.

Waterdrops by Marnie McFadden and Gregory Cox

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phototalk Sheena Wilkie, Editor-in-chief

What a thrill to put this issue together! Our first ever Collector’s Edition – and what better reason for that than to honour our good friend Freeman Patterson on his 75th birthday and to celebrate his 50 years of photography. ” I’m sure I am not the only one who remembers those early photographic stirrings that sent us to the book store in search of more. For me that more was my first photography book, “Photography and the Art of Seeing”. Although my path back then lead me to commercial portraiture Freeman opened my eyes to a world beyond the rule of thirds and gear lists. Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to attend several of Freeman’s presentations. His workshop with a visit to Shamper’s Bluff is on my bucket list! I know I am not alone in my sense of who Freeman is. No one has spent any time in Freeman’s presence without recognizing him as a genuine human being, he radiates warmth and generosity. His giving nature is truly extraordinary. And he gives great hugs! Yeah I confess -- I’m a fan girl! I’m sitting here with Freeman’s “Photography and the Art of Seeing” the Fourth Edition on my desk, clamoring for my attention. As my life evolves I find I have ever more to learn – both about myself and my photography. As Freeman says “You cannot make a photograph without saying something about yourself.” Thank you Freeman for being part of my ongoing journey in finding my photographic voice. I hope you’re along for the ride for a very long time. Happy Birthday! g

Submission of Articles, Portfolios and News Items CAPA Members… We need submissions for upcoming issues. Canadian Camera is YOUR magazine! We welcome your articles, news items, portfolios and reviews. We do reserve the right to accept or reject material as we see fit. We will make every effort to achieve a balance of views, subject matter and geographical representation of our members. So please, submit an article about that last photo trip you took or that last nice lens you purchased. You never know, you might just get your name in print.

How to send material • Please write your article in MS Word format, plain or rich text; • You may send your article and low res photos by email to editor-in-chief@ capacanada.ca; • High resolution photos can also be submitted by FTP (instructions available upon request); • Please don’t format the text of your article. No bold, underline, bullets, indenting, or special characters; • Photos must be JPG format; • Do not resize, final photos must be full resolution; • If photos are scanned CMYK is preferable to RGB; • Photos must have simple descriptive filenames and include the photographer's name, e.g. Susan_ Brown_barn_swallow.jpg; • We may not use all of the photos you submit; • Your article should not contain notes about where to place a photo; • Your article should not contain wording specific to a photo;

• You may list your files and suggested captions after the text of your article; • Please include your phone number, e -mail address and CAPA membership number.

When to send it You may submit an article any time but for time sensitive material our submissions deadlines are:

• Winter Issue Oct. 23 • Spring Issue Jan. 19 • Summer Issue April 20 • Fall Issue July 20 Submitting an article and having it accepted does not mean it will come out in the next issue.

Where to send it Canadian Camera c/o Sheena Wilkie, Editor-in-Chief E-mail: editor-in-chief@capacanada.ca

Sheena Wilkie MCAPA www.phototalk.ca

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Club News

Another Successful Pacific Zone Print Challenge April 22nd saw a capacity audience; club members and volunteers forgo a sunny Sunday afternoon to enjoy the 2012 CAPA Pacific Zone Print Challenge hosted by the Richmond Photo Club. One hundred and fifty prints were judged and displayed in the performance hall of the Richmond Arts Centre with fifteen clubs participating – mostly from the Lower Mainland but including as always our friends in Prince George. There were many great images presented to our judges Val Davison, Greg Schurman, and François Cleroux and in the end, after some tie-breaking discussions, three photographers were awarded CAPA medals and seven more received an Honourable Mention. Awards were presented by CAPA’s BC Zone Director, Larry Breitkreutz who also gave away a one-year CAPA membership as a door prize.

Winners of this year’s event were:

Honourable Mention were awarded to: Lights & Rainy Nights by Michele Broadfoot Early Morning Beach Huts by Jarvell Jardey Twilight by Wendy Dunn Swan Lake by Hung Shui Yu Winds On The Dune by Jason Duncan Old Beijing by Urs Fricker Miss Vietnam by Hong Giang

The top three clubs were Surrey, Delta and Lions Gate. GOLD Walt Disney Curves by Paul Sharpe Surrey Photography Club

SILVER Arches by Hamid Ebrahimi Lions Gate Camera Club

BRONZE American Classic by Mike Aird Delta Photo Club

Thanks to all who participated with their entries and to our judges and volunteers for making it happen.

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Club News

The 5th Chung Ai International Salon of Photography 2012 Recognized by PSA, FIAP and CAPA. It is the tradition of the Chung Ai Photographic Society to hold an International Photographic Salon every two years. Our previous success in holding this event was largely based on the support from the world wide photographic community. We are planning for the 5th International Salon which will be held on October 13 and 14, 2012. The Salon Committee has decided to continue with the Digital Format and accept Digital Images only. All submissions can be made by utilizing our website. Competitions will be based on projected images assessed by

a Panel of Judges. A Projected Exhibition which is open to the public will be held on November 4, 2012. All submissions can be made by utilizing this Website: www.chungaivancouver.com/internationalsalon2012/ Please show your support by submitting four images of each category namely “Open” and “Nature”, fill out the application form and make your payment through PayPal. Your support to this competition is appreciated.

We are happy to announce the launch of the 5th Chung Ai International Salon of Photography 2012! We cordially invite your submissions and continued support. Our sections, Open and Nature, are recognized by PSA, FIAP and CAPA. • Closing date: October 1, 2012 • Preliminary judging: October 13-14, 2012 • Exhibition: November 4, 2012 Please visit our website, http://www.chungaivancouver.com/internationalsalon2012, for the entry form and more information.

We look forward to seeing your entries! 6 - Canadian Camera

March 2, 2013 – Save the Date! The North Shore Photographic Society will present the 2013 North Shore Photographic Challenge, Saturday, March 2, at the Kay Meek Centre for the Performing Arts in West Vancouver. The show begins at 7 pm. The Challenge is a competition of photo clubs from BC and the Yukon – a visual feast of rare wildlife action, stunning natural beauty, street photography, architecture and structures, the human form, abstracts, altered reality, and cutting-edge digital technique. An annual event, the Challenge is in its 29th year. Competing clubs each submit 10 images which are scored by a panel of experienced judges. Viewing of the competition and awards is open to the public. Audience members can also enjoy and vote for The People’s Favourite of prints hung in the lobby. Refreshments will be served at intermission. Ticket holders will take home a large number of photography-related door prizes donated by our generous corporate sponsors. For more information, contact Gordon Cornwall, Challenge Team (Promotions) 604-986-3843, gordon@phantomself.org, or Norah Corbet, Challenge Coordinator norahcorbet@shaw.ca

Three members of the Victoria Camera Club hosted the CAPA Executive for an excursion to some of their favorite Victoria places to make images on Sunday, August 12th. Once the CAPA AGM was complete, Donna Robertson, Andrew Kerr and Paul Ross all members of VCC showed why the Victoria shoreline is a terrific place to make pictures. Mount Douglas offered a scenic 380 degree view of the city! Thanks to Donna, Andrew and Paul for your time and hospitality. Rick Shapka, Vice President.

Club News

Coming Home: The Sarnia Photographic Club By N. Leonard Segall

Sarnia Photographic Club by Lorrie Williams

Rich Houtby Explaining Flash Photography by N Leonard Segall

Club Members Paricipating in Summer Scanvenger Hunt by Kelly O'Connor

The Sarnia Photographic Club makes its home in the Sarnia Library Theatre. When the club moved in to the Lambton County facility in January of 2009, it felt like coming home. Everyone clapped or cheered or giggled with glee as they entered the large warm comfortable hall. It turns out that the club was returning home. In the 1960s that same theatre was the home of the Sarnia Photochromatic Club. When the club membership fell off, the club moved through a variety of locations, eventually ending up in a room at the Kinsmen centre, a former elementary school converted to a community facility by the City of Sarnia. With a new name, and a club membership of 30, this was a comfortable home. Then came digital photography. As new club members arrived who did not shoot slides, the club had to adapt. The club successfully applied for a Province of Ontario Trillium grant, supported by CAPA as a member club, to buy a digital

projector, laptop and sound system. The new equipment allowed the club to integrate digitally projected photographs into the competitions, and to show members’ audio-visual presentations alongside the mini-slide sets. Then suddenly the club which had been dwindling began growing again! We sponsored an annual photo contest open to the public, where all of the entries, mounted on foam core, were shown in a month long exhibition. The club also began annual month long gallery exhibitions of framed members’ photographs at various private and non-profit galleries. The club participated in Artwalk: a festival in Downtown Sarnia, where the streets are closed to traffic and for the first weekend of June are filled with art and music. Most of these exhibitions were part of First Friday: a popular cultural walkabout featuring gallery openings and musical performances at various venues in Downtown Sarnia on the first Friday of each month. The club was no longer

insular, and became a major participant in the vibrant artistic and cultural life in Sarnia. When the club moved to the Sarnia Library Theatre, it had grown to around 75 members. Since then it has doubled! With all of this activity plus monthly competitions, outings, a regular photo discussion group, a summer scavenger hunt, a web site, a Facebook page, logo gear and banquets, the executive has also doubled in size. The general public are free to attend two club meetings for free before deciding to join. This allows presenters to invite family and friends to come out to see the result of their preparation. One great feature was the creation of pre-printed name tags for members to wear at meetings; this allows visitors to be recognized, and welcomed. The auditorium seats 360, so there is no fear of running out of room! The most recent addition to the club activities has been an annual one day workshop in November. Previous presenters were Freeman Patterson in 2010 and André Gallant in 2011. This year the club is proud to welcome Daryl Benson on Saturday, November 10th. This workshop is open to the public. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at the door, at Cheeky Monkey, or online at www.cheekymonkeysarnia.ca.

The Abbotsford Photo Arts Club is proud to announce our 35th Annual Photographic Seminar. The seminar will be held October 27 (Abbotsford, BC) & 28 (Burnaby, BC), 2012. In addition to keynote speakers, renowned nature and landscape photographers John & Barbara Gerlach, there are over two dozen workshops to choose from, tradeshow, an open photo competition, thousands of dollars in door prizes, and more. All registration information, workshop details, and competition entry forms can be found at http://www.apac.bc.ca/.

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Annual Digital Competition www.digitalcapacanada.ca

The 2012 Annual Digital Competition is underway. Have you submitted your entries yet? The entries from the two themes were so interesting last year that we decided on a repeat performance, but with a twist: your assignment in 2012 is to provide our judges with Circles & Wheels – or – Harbours & Lighthouses images that are exceptional, awe inspiring, or simply stunning! Look around you, drive around town or through the countryside, and find those old wheels or circles that have a certain indefinable appeal, yet say a lot to your artistic eye! For those of you living close to the coast, a marina or a harbour, find this picture that expresses the spirit of adventure and discovery that has inspired mariners around the world to sail beyond the horizon toward new lands and new people. And if this harbour happens to have a lighthouse… Reveal the artist within you, discover what your equipment can do, and capture the very best images you can! And what can you expect for your efforts? How about one of three fabulous prize packages! The Sony cameras are true state of the art equipment – and look at what else is included to help you with your next great creation. NEW! - We have added EPSON prizes to the list. Check it out! Plus, ten additional participants will be the recipients of a prestigious CAPA Honour Award – and – a $25 Gift Certificate towards a Blurb Photo Book of their own! This competition is open to CAPA Individual and Family members only, who are permanent Canadian residents. So, if you belong to one of our many CAPA clubs, we encourage you to join as an Individual or Family member. By taking part in this competition you will have a chance to win one of three fabulous prize packages.

Legal Terms:

With proper credits to the photographer and a reference to the CAPA 2011 Annual Digital Competition Prize, winners give CAPA, Sony of Canada Ltd. and Adobe Systems Canada Inc. the right to publish their winning photograph in Canadian Camera and on the CAPA Website, and use them at any CAPA, Sony and Adobe exhibition, publication, promotional or educational event. Entry into this competition implies acceptance of the above practice, unless refused in

First Prize: • Sony SLTa55VL 16.7MP Digital SLR Kit w/18-55 Zoom Lens • Lowepro PhotoSport Sling 100 AW Camera Bag • Manfrotto 496RC2 Compact Ball Head • EPSON Stylus Photo R3000 Inkjet Printer • $100 Gift Certificate towards your own Blurb Photo Book • Adobe Photoshop CS6 • Adobe Lightroom 4

Second Prize: • SonyaNEX5NKB 14.2MP Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55 Zoom Lens • Lowepro CompuDay Photo 250 Backpack • Photoflex PX229 30” White Ajustable Umbrella • EPSON Professional Media Paper: - Signature Worthy Sample Pack (8.5 x 11”) - Ultra Premium Luster Photo Paper (11.7 x 16.5”) - Exhibition Fiber Paper (13 x 19”) - Premium Photo Paper Glossy (8.5 x 11”) • $100 Gift Certificate towards your own Blurb Photo Book • Adobe PhotoShop CS6 • Adobe Lightroom 4

Third Prize: • Sony Cyber-shot DSCWX7B 16.2MP Digital Camera w/5x Optical Zoom • Lowepro ILC Classic 100 Camera Bag • EPSON Perfection V330 Photo Scanner • 2 packs of Hahnemühle Bamboo 290 gsm 8-1/2 x 11” Paper • $100 Gift Certificate towards your own Blurb Photo Book • Adobe Photoshop CS6 • Adobe Lightroom 4

writing by notifying the Chair of this competition. CAPA recommends that the photographer obtain a model release for presentation and publication purposes, prior to submitting an entry, and have these available if requested. In case of legal challenge, the photographer agrees to hold CAPA, Sony of Canada Ltd. and Adobe Systems Canada Event Sponsors

Inc. harmless, and assume all liability or injury that may arise from entry into this competition. Photographers retain all creative rights to their art.

How to Enter:

All entries must be submitted electronically no later than midnight (Pacific Standard Time: GMT-8:00) September 30th, 2012, through our Website at www.digitalcapacanada.ca. If you participated in a previous year, you need not register again; you can use the same login and password. For new participants, all you need to do is register using your CAPA Member Number (i.e. 28999) and a valid e-mail address. Please make note of the password the software will generate for you. All participants will be confirmed as members in good standing and living in Canada against our database, before their entries are accepted and judged at the end of the competition. Your registration will also make it possible for you to change your mind and submit a different entry up to the very last moment! E-mail and regular mail entries will NOT be accepted, and will NOT be returned. The Rules and Guidelines governing this competition are posted on the CAPA Website and can be downloaded and printed for your convenience. E-mail enquiries should be sent to Jacques@CAPACanada.ca. Make sure you include the title of the competition and the word CAPA in the Subject line, or your message may be tagged as spam or junk mail and not reach its destination. Contestants may enter one image per theme, or both on the same topic. The themes are Circles & Wheels and Harbours & Lighthouses, as detailed above. Participation is limited to 2 Entries per member, both on topic. You can submit either colour or B&W images. Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop and other software is permitted. Keep in mind though that we are looking for digital photographs and illustrations originating from photographs that have been produced with taste and imagination. Remember, CAPA is all about photographic art. And art should be created with care and love. Judging will be carried out in Ottawa in early October, and the results will be announced on the CAPA Website shortly thereafter. Jacques S. Mailloux, Hon. FCAPA Competition Chair

Our deep gratitude and appreciation go to our sponsors for their support: Sony of Canada Ltd.; Epson Canada Ltd. ; Amplis Foto Inc.; DayMen Photo Marketing; Adobe Systems Canada; and Blurb Canada. We are deeply indebted to Roy Hooper of the Camera Club of Ottawa for hosting the CAPA Digital Website as well as providing and fine-tuning the software that makes it possible for contestants to submit their entries electronically.

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From us to you Freeman By Sheena Wilkie

We’ve grown accustomed to receiving gifts from Freeman Patterson – his stories, his photographs, his teachings and his giving nature. This is our gift to Freeman – celebrating his story. This fall our own Freeman Patterson will be 75 years young -- and we celebrate his 50 years of photography. Freeman has changed how we think, how we view and how we make our photographs. He has made a deep and indelible mark on the face of photography around the world. 10 - Canadian Camera

His teachings, his books, his photographs have contributed much to the fabric of Canada. Freeman grew up on a large farm in Grey’s Mills, in the Lower St. John River Valley, in New Brunswick. Without playmates his own age and with his

mother’s encouragement, Freeman’s best friends became the flowers, trees, beaches, rocks and the creatures -- the natural world which shaped his life and in turn has shaped many of ours. His early academic education was local and for seven years in a one room school

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with him as the only student in his class. As a young adult in 1959 he graduated with a B.A. with Honours in Philosophy from Acadia University in Nova Scotia. In 1962 Freeman received a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University, New York. His master's thesis was “Still Photography As A Medium Of Religious Expression”. While in New York, Freeman also studied photography and visual design privately with Dr. Helen Manzer. In 1962 he went on to be the Dean of Religious studies at Alberta College in Edmonton. Toward the end of his tenure there he began to pursue freelance

“The camera looks in both directions. What you choose to photograph says something about you, the photographer. How you choose to photograph also says something about you.”

photography and attracted professional clients in the editorial and advertising sector.

Freeman was ahead of his time. Many of us are interested in social documentary and landscape these days, Freemen was doing it in 1964. Back then he was hired to provide photos for the centennial publication “Canada, Year of the Land” for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). In 1965 he decided to resign his teaching position and become a full time freelance photographer. His first “little job” was for the NFB photographing senior citizen homes in Vancouver for the United Church. While in Vancouver the National Film Board put Freeman on assignment to photograph Canada in all her seasons. Canadian Camera - 11

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In 1967 Freeman took his first trip to Africa. He spent four months in Botswana and the bush veldt. “Old Africa, it was an incredible experience, no school went beyond grade six, one local radio station, one local newspaper and the goats were twice the human population.” Freeman cannot explain the pull of Africa. He has passionate feelings about his experiences there. He has been there 38 times now and has his ticket for his 39th trip in hand. “Africa is totally unlike the Maritimes where I live – in the Maritimes the earth has a quilt over it, it has a wonderful vegetative quilt of trees, all kinds of plants, flowers, and often mists and clouds. So it’s clothed, well clothed. Whereas the area I go to — the south end of Namibia, there the earth is not clothed.” In Africa Freeman sees “the bones of the earth — everything is stripped down to its essentials”. “When I go to the Richtersveld, I’m going home in the most profound sense, I am going home to myself.” You can see the intensity of Freeman’s relationship with Africa as it comes through loud and clear in his photographs. In 1967, Freeman Patterson was a founding member and president of the National Association for Photographic Art (NAPA) and then went on to found the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) and for several years in the eighties, served as president as well as Editor-in-Chief of Camera Canada, the official NAPA magazine. (No pressure Sheena.) Patterson is a huge advocate for the amateur photography community. In 1973 he returned to Shamper’s Bluff to pursue his photographic vision, and to establish a workshop of photography and visual design. Since 1984 he has held workshops in southern Africa as well, where he co-founded the Namaqualand Photographic Workshops. He has also given workshops across Canada and around the world, frequently in New 14 - Canadian Camera

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I spent forty-five minutes on my deck with my lens aimed at small sections of the field, always avoiding any line or shape that was visually strong enough to draw attention to itself and away from the weave. The longer I photographed the more my sense of well-being grew. What was going on inside of me?

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Zealand. Many of us have enjoyed and grown from Freeman’s books, presentations and workshops. Freeman has many accomplishments and contributed much to his community and our country, too many to list. Here are a few highlights — in 1985 Freeman was made a Member of the Order of Canada. Over the years Freeman has authored

and coauthored thirteen books. From 1973 to 1989 he was an elected school trustee of New Brunswick School District #19, for eight years he was vice-president and director of Masterfile (a major stock photography agency), he sat for two years on the board of Aids Saint John, and for six years he was a trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

Freeman has donated his property on Shamper's Bluff to the conservancy for an ecological reserve and education area. Freeman loves the physical work in his gardens, the bog and the woods at Shamper’s Bluff. Anyone who has had the opportunity to visit and photograph can see his devotion to the land. Although this physical work is important to him, it is Freeman's ever changing vision of the beauty the land produces and reproduces that has become part of his creativeness. The cycle of natural life runs through Shamper’s Bluff, and so does it run through Freeman's photography! Freeman Patterson’s fifty years in photography have been diverse in subject matter, location and purpose. From social documentary, to commercial work to fine art -- he has truly done it all and done it well. Canadian Camera - 15

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We approached a number of skilled CAPA member photographers, and one fine art professional photographer to contribute to this article. Each one comments about Freeman’s influence on their own photographic journey. After reading their comments, if you have been tempted but not attended one of Freeman's workshops, you may be surprised at what you learn about improving your photographic vision, but more importantly you will be amazed at what your learn about yourself both introspectively and spiritually! We thank each of them for taking the time to give back to Freeman. 16 - Canadian Camera

“Every photograph you make, I make, we're all writing our own autobiography”

“I started out in my photographic journey taking a two-year course learning all the technical aspects of photography. The course taught me the rule of thirds and how to frame images in a very structured way of taking images. I was happy with

what I was getting, very sharp and structured images. But I always thought something was missing! Then I was introduced to the world of Freeman Patterson, first through his books, then by taking one his weeklong workshops. He turned my thought process upside down from what I had learned; all the rules were basically out the window. His imagery and the way he felt the scene and built his image through various shapes, lines, colours and angles opened one’s mind to a scene. When going through his images I knew then, this is what I was looking for to hone my skills. He truly turned what I enjoyed very

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much into a passion and opened my photography to infinite possibilities. To see his passion and excitement after forty plus years of capturing what he sees is a true inspiration. Happy Birthday” from Rob Martell - Quispamsis, NB. “When I’m unsure why I’m drawn to photograph a subject, I’m reassured to hear Freeman saying that sometimes years passed before he knew why certain themes resonated with him. His reverence for and delight in all things living has inspired me in my botanical photography since I bought his first book in the late 1970s and first heard him lecture in the 1980s.

Alternating between trowel and camera in my garden-cum-studio, I particularly enjoyed his lecture “Gardening with What You Have,” in which his spiritual connection to the land was illustrated with his photographic records of his efforts and enjoyments. My passion for photography has similarly grown from a desire to record the fleeting beauty of my garden and share it with others.” Best Wishes from Jennifer Lamb – Vancouver, BC. “I've been familiar with the name Freeman Patterson for almost as long as I've had a serious interest in photography. In the 70's Freeman

was on his way to becoming one of Canada's iconic figures in photography, and was making his mark on the Canadian psyche. It seemed that during any conversation on the topic of picture making, his name was mentioned by someone as a person of significant interest and inspiration. He was building a reputation as a master photographer and cementing his place in our nation's list of important people. While I'd seen many of his books over the years, it was only in 2011 that we actually met, in St. Marten's one of his favorite places to present workshops. One cannot help but be impressed by Freeman through Canadian Camera - 17

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his strong passion for what he sees, the respect and dedication he gives to everything he photographs, as well as his eagerness to teach those who come to see and hear his philosophies about art. He shares freely his experiences both in life and photography, with all who ask. Certainly one of Canada's most prominent photographers, his very influential body of work is something that should be studied by all aspiring image makers who seek to understand excellence in our craft. Thanks for your contribution” from Allen Bargen – Richmond, BC. www.allenbargen.com “I have had the good fortune to have many people in my life who 20 - Canadian Camera

"When I saw this scene, I immediately thought of Creation. The power of the light streaming from the sky divided the blackness into water and land, and day and night, and suggested emergence." Photography and the Art of Seeing

have been my teachers for which I am grateful. Freeman Patterson is one of them. Freeman has many, many talents, which he shares with his workshop students. As one of these students, I would like to mention: his

deep appreciation for photography as a fine art; his commitment to the careful use of artistic thinking and techniques, as well as the freeing of our emotions, in the creation of more memorable photographs; and, the

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greatest of all, his capacity for sharing his unconditional love of photography and others, and of life. Thank you Freeman for sharing yourself as a fine art photographer and as a person. You have so enriched my life. Happy Birthday. A big Freeman hug to you.” Donna Wells – Toronto, ON. www. donnawellsphotography.ca “ Fr e e m a n h a s w r i t t e n m a n y informative books, and they have given me much guidance. All of this material, however, takes on a new dimension and deeper purpose when combined with Freeman’s intuitive teaching style. While the skills he is teaching come to him naturally,

over the years he has honed them to perfection. His wonderful instructional style belies his innate knowledge and he is able to impart new skills to his students with enthusiasm. Freeman’s passion for his art form is palpable. His compassion for his students, and his genuine desire for them to perfect their own individual talents give his courses a broad depth and breadth of meaning for each person. Early into my second Freeman/ Gallant workshop I began to realize that the course, is much more about the interpersonal relationships, exchange of ideas and bonding that develop. For me this led to a

wonderful learning experience that I will not soon forget. The sharing of visual concepts and ideas combined with laughter and mirth was truly euphoric and, as a result I felt that my photography grew. I would say that the skills and information that Freeman has imparted have been pivotal in opening many new doors for me. Photography has encouraged me to see the world from a different perspective, broadening my view and experiences. Every day brings a new opportunity to find exceptional beauty in the ordinary. Thanks for all the idea sharing.” Dan Bryer – North Bay, ON. Canadian Camera - 23

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• Between Art and Nature – Freeman Patterson from CBC Ideas with Paul Kennedy “It goes to something very basic. We live in a creation. When we start looking outside of our own little daily concerns -- this creation is an absolutely mind blowing place, whether you look outward, or you look inward, or whether you look around. For me creation constantly inspires awe and wonder. If you have no sense of awe and wonder, you’re not going to be creative. Creation -- earth, the entire universe, whether you look at it large or small, creation does one major thing, it creates, constantly, it creates. We call ourselves creatures, so it seems to me that our fundamental responsibility as creatures is to create. To use the talents which we have and everyone is loaded with them - the problem is just to make use of them. We don’t have to apply for creativity, we’ve got it. Art and nature for me is in this. Nature is so expressive. I as a creature am part and parcel of this incredible creative process. And what I express is part of nature.” •

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"Quite simply, Freeman Patterson is one of the world’s great visual artists. Freeman Patterson became known to me early in my career. As a working professional, I felt the pull to experience a Freeman Patterson workshop many

years ago. My time spent with him has influenced my work profoundly ever since. His work is unique, evocative, ironic, and challenging to the viewer. It is impossible to quantify the influence Freeman has had on my photography,

but suffice to say that whenever I photograph, Freeman’s approach is at the tip of my thoughts process. My enthusiastic and best wishes to you Freeman. Tony Sweet –Eldersburg, MD, USA. www.tonysweet.com

Happy Birthday Freeman from all of us, thank you for sharing yourself and your photographic and life teachings so willingly. You’ve made our lives richer and we love you for that. You inspire us in thought, word and deed. We learn as much from your approach to life as we do from your photography; indeed they are so intertwined they cannot be undone. Many happy returns of the day. g

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Fall Colors

- Really messed up this year, timing is everything By Bill De Meester

Joyce and I have gone to Algonquin and Arrow Head Park for many years to capture the fall colors with the exception of the seventeen years that we lived in Kelowna, BC. Since moving back to Ontario we have been to the Park three times and thought that we had a handle on the timing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;WRONGâ&#x20AC;?

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We did our scheduling based on most things being late this year, however on the 30th of September I noticed two small trees in our local City Park being out in full color, one red, one yellow. We left the next day for the Georgian Bay area after checking the Internet and finding that Algonquin was already 90 to 100 % in colour and the red leaves were dropping already. A Park

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Ranger said the leaves were a week early this year and had no reason why, we did feel sorry for the people on the pre-scheduled bus tours. The reasoning being that Georgian Bay is lower than the Algonquin area and may still have been in good colour, wrong, no colour at all. Not to give in we motored up and over to the Parks and to our favorite spots at the east end of the Algonquin. Because the reds were on the ground we turned to shooting other points of interest and then worked our way back west to check out other favourite spots in Arrowhead.

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We were at our first location at day break and Arrowhead Lake was completely fogged in, giving us about two hours of ever changing situations as the sun rose and began burning off the fog. Our very favorite spot is at Stubb Falls which is within the park border. A small steel bridge crosses a stream just above the rapid falls and provides shade in the morning hours over parts of the water. Within this shaded area the sky and forest colours reflect in the quiet surface just prior to dropping into the rapids and offer an array of assorted images. After arriving home we went to our local city park the next morning and found the colours within the Sumac bushes, that we had driven over 1600 kilometers for, right here, and under 5 kilometers from home.

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CAPA Competitions

CAPA POSTCARD COMPETITION We had a very successful post card competition this year. There were 68 entries received from all over BC, Ontario and Iran. The subjects were very varied – birds, animals, flowers, landscapes, altered reality, as well as whimsical and traditional post cards. The variety made for an interesting selection of cards but created a difficult job for the judges who had to pick the ten winning images. The winner was “Just A Little Bit Closer” by Les Raskewicz. There were nine honourable mentions (listed alphabetically by last name): Amiri, Omid First Iranian Tower Eugene, Haydn B. Mosquito Creek, Fall Colours Hawkins, Bob Pigeon Walk Hawkins, Sandra Cape Buffalo, Hluhluwe, South Africa Hawkins, Sandra Door: Termissa, Libya Lockyer, John Mist on the Marsh Nicholl, Lauren Hats Nicholl, Lauren Anna’s Hummingbird Szasz, Adrian The Family, Oslo

WINNER Just a Little Bit Closer, Les Raskewicz

The winner was awarded a CAPA gold medal and the Honourable Mentions were awarded Honourable Mention Certificates. Congratulations to all. Carol Coleman, Chair, Exhibition Standards, CAPA

Cape Buffalo-Hluhluwe South Africa, Sandra Hawkins

First Iranian Tower, Omid Alliani

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Mist on the Marsh, John Lockyer

Anna's Hummingbird, Lauren Nicholl

Hats, Lauren Nicholl

3 Family (Vigeland Sculpture Park Oslo), Adrian Szasz

Pigeon Walk, Bob Hawkins

Mosquito Creek, Fall Colours, Haydn B. Eugene

Door-Termissa Libya, Sandra Hawkins

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2012 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCEMENT CAPA is pleased to announce that Eileen Depeel is the winner of the 2012 CAPA Scholarship in the amount of $500. Eileen has been a member of the Abbotsford Photo Arts Club (APAC) since 1993 and has served on its board for several years. She was recently awarded a lifetime club membership. CAPA archivist since 2005, Eileen has also earned multiple awards for her photography, including several CAPA Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. She has been published repeatedly, and is still very active in her community, she has served as a volunteer for several charitable organizations and fund raising events. Eileen intends to use this scholarship taking courses to further her knowledge of Adobe Photoshop.

CAPA is also pleased to announce that Victoria Rowbottom is this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winner of the 2012 OPAW Scholarship, the first time in three years this award is given. Victoria has been accepted at the Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops, BC) this fall, in their Digital Art and Design program, and intends to pursue a degree in journalism following this course of study. Involved in photography since the early age of thirteen, Victoria is an accomplished member of a local club, has frequently contributed her expertise in teaching Photoshop Elements, and is a free-lance photographer for her local newspapers. Victoria has won numerous awards for her photography, including the Robert Bateman Get to Know Photography award, and has shown her work in several galleries in the Okanagan, as well as in Greece. Jacques S. Mailloux CAPA President

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CAPA Competitions Digital Club Competition 20 March 2012 Host: Victoria Camera Club, Victoria, BC Gold Certificate Welland Camera Club, Welland, ON Silver Certificate RA Photo Club, Ottawa, ON Bronze Certificate St Catharines Photographic Club, St Catharines, ON Certificate of Merit 1st Victor Liu, Foothills Camera Club “Lone Tree in Snow” Certificate of Merit 3rd Glenn Disney, Langley Camera Club “Last Light on Dunes” Peter Richmond, St Catharines Photographic Club “Mackinac Bridge” Gerald Bloch, RA Photo Club “Place de I’Étoile Paris” Earl Reinink, Welland Camera Club “Port Maitland Storm”

Bruce Gunion, Chair Digital Open, Altered Reality, Theme Competitions gunion@sympatico.ca

Certificate of Merit 1st Victor Liu, Foothills Camera Club “Lone Tree in Snow”

Certificate of Merit 3rd Glenn Disney, Langley Camera Club “Last Light on Dunes”

Peter Richmond, St Catharines Photographic Club “Mackinac Bridge”

Earl Reinink, Welland Camera Club “Port Maitland Storm”

Gerald Bloch, RA Photo Club “Place de I’Étoile Paris”

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CAPA Competitions Digital Open Individual Competition 20 March 2012 Host: Central Okanagan Photographic Society, Kelowna BC Gold Medal Margarita Huang, Victoria, BC Silver Medal Kelly Pape, Kamloops, BC Bronze Medal Robert Casement, St Catharines, ON Certificate of Merit 1st Fern Thompson, Cowichan Bay, BC “Beautiful Eye” Certificate of Merit 2nd Robert Casement, St Catharines, ON “Beechy Point Reflection”

Certificate of Merit 1st Fern Thompson, Cowichan Bay, BC “Beautiful Eye”

Certificate of Merit 3rd Bob Walling, Grimsby, ON “Bald Eagle”

Bruce Gunion, Chair Digital Open, Altered Reality, Theme Competitions gunion@sympatico.ca

Certificate of Merit 2nd Robert Casement, St Catharines, ON “Beechy Point Reflection”

Certificate of Merit 3rd Bob Walling, Grimsby, ON “Bald Eagle”

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CAPA News

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CAPA News

WHAT ARE CAPA HONOURS? Honours are recognition awards for members of CAPA who demonstrate a high standard of both photographic achievement and photographic service to CAPA. If you have been a CAPA member for three years, you may qualify for the CAPA Maple Leaf (MCAPA). Members who have served on a club executive, provided service and entered photo competitions could be eligible! To receive Honours awards, members may apply directly to the Honours Committee. CAPA members or members of the CAPA Board of Directors may make application on behalf of another member. Applications may include equivalent qualifications from NAPA, CPAC or other approved photographic organizations. Apply between September 30 and June 15 each year. Maple Leaf (MCAPA), Associate Fellowship (ACAPA) and Fellowship (FCAPA) are consecutive awards. Members who are eligible for more than one award may make application at the same time. The Committee forwards the names of approved nominees to the Board. honours@ capacanada.ca Honourary Fellowship and Certificates of Honour for Service are awarded to members or outstanding contributors to Canadian photography at the discretion of the CAPA Board. Please submit applications for Member Club Awards to exhibitionstandards@capacanada.ca. The deadline for club awards is March 15. Please allow at least thirty days for an application to be processed.

Member Survey THANK YOU! The CAPA Executive wishes to thank all members who received, and completed a copy of our Member Survey. 110 members responded to our request to complete the Member Survey. As members, we expect certain things from our photographic association. It is difficult to learn the photographic needs and interests of all our members. However with your responses, we will be better able to understand these needs. We THANK YOU for taking the time to assist the CAPA Executive to help us become more responsive to your changing photographic needs. Thank you. Rick Shapka, Vice President

Theme for the 2012-2013 Theme Competition is "Sports Action"

Refer to the CAPA Member Handbook and/or on the CAPA website for qualification requirements. www.capacanada.ca

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Fall 2012 CAPA new members July 20, 2012 Atlantic Stephen Desroches PEI Keith Doucet NS Karl Maskos NB Ontario Linda Casement Steve Donnelly Lynn Dukelow Jamal El Firikh Nancy Mcrae Robin Penrose Sean Scally

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