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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. For further information, contact CAPA National Headquarters, Box 357, Logan Lake BC V0K 1W0. Tel.: 1-250-523-2378 E-mail: capa@capacanada.ca Canadian Mail Publication Agreement #1665081
Jacques S. Mailloux
Sheena Wilkie
Jacques S. Mailloux Rick Shapka
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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, a 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, FCAPA 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
Happy Holidays to all our friends and fellow photographers! You are always first on my list for warm wishes and glad tidings!
You may recall that in my last column, I spoke about making memories and keeping records. This is the perfect opportunity for this. Many of you will go out of your way to meet with family and friends during this enchanting time of year. Some have young children at home, which make for such a marvelous outing going on excursion to buy the family Christmas tree, then dressing it. Make sure you take your camera along, and commit those memories to “film”. Later, you can make a slideshow of those images to view with your children once they’re grown. Such a trip down memory lane is priceless. As I am writing this column, we have started work on integrating an online submission system for nearly all of our competitions. We will soon be running tests on the new software, and expect to bring the new system online over the next few months. This will simplify participation into CAPA competitions, and will allow you to keep track of the results more easily. We are also considering doing the same with submissions for Canadian Camera Magazine (CCM), our Web Galleries, and even the rotating home page image. Bear in mind that any submission to CCM, the Galleries and the home page will still need to undergo approval. A personal setback meant that some projects went on the back burner for a
while. But I am back at my desk, working on the next major benefit for our members. One of those projects is a digital edition of CCM, which I trust we’ll be able to bring to you by summer. This will be in addition to our printed edition, and will have added content, more photos and embedded live links. Your iPad or Tablet PC will be just what you need for taking your best photo mag with you, wherever you go! Your Board of Directors has gone through a lot of hand wringing at last summer’s meeting in Victoria, BC, and we have come to the conclusion that we needed to increase your membership fee by a minimal amount. This will become effective on January 1st, 2013, and has been posted on the CAPA Website since early October. CAPA is a not-for-profit organization, which means that we rely on membership fees and donations to keep our programs viable. We are striving to provide our members with value-added benefits that essentially cancel out the cost of your membership. To help minimize the impact on your budget, we are keeping our membership recruitment drive in place for another year. For each new member you recruit, yo u g e t a $ 5 re b a t e o n yo u r n e x t 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.
The program for the 2013 edition of the Canadian Camera Conference in Fredericton, NB, is all but finalized now. Keep tabs on the Conference Website www.capaconference.com to get up-to-date information. This promises to be an exciting weekend. I personally love the East Coast, and can’t wait to return and “fill my Kodak”, to quote my brother-in-law! This is a beautiful part of the country, unlike any other you have ever visited. If you haven’t been to New Brunswick yet, be prepared for a delightful surprise that will leave you breathless and begging for more! CAPA has one more project in the works. We will soon begin a complete review of our competitions, with a view to increase the artistic content our members submit. CAPA is an organization whose main objective is to promote photography as an art form in Canada and elsewhere. We want to see yet better photographs from you. We want to be impressed, we want to be astonished, we want to be flabbergasted by the art you can produce! Can you rise up to the challenge? g Sincerely, Jacques S. Mailloux, FCAPA, Hon. FCAPA President
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
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phototalk Sheena Wilkie, Editor-in-chief
Out West we have enjoyed a very long Indian summer. The cold wet weather that has finally arrived came as a bit of a shock. None the less we have plenty to keep us interested as we curl up with the winter issue of Canadian Camera. In this issue we look at ideas for our photography when the weather keeps us inside, we travel to the blue skies and red rocks of the American Southwest, take a unique look at an Australian Medieval Fair and we learn about the business of photography.
Our Vice-President, Rick Shapka, put together a terrific member survey this year. You can read the results on page 10. I was eager to read your feedback about the magazine! Great stuff! So let’s talk a bit about how you can have your photography published in Canadian Camera. We’d love to see your work in print! Our magazine is specifically targeted to our members who are photographers. Our readers want to learn more about photography. You can often include more information in your article than you realize. For example, if you are writing an article about indoor macro-photography include your lighting set up in a diagram; add a list of your workflow and some Photoshop tips! Write from personal experience, think and write like a photographer. What would you want to know? We’re looking for: • Insight into your process! Why are you photographing that subject in that manner? • Tutorials – tell us how to do something step by step. • Articles that include both technical and creative information
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• All genres of photography are welcome – from cell phonography, to social landscape, to astro-photography and everything else in between! • How to print photos, make a photo book, a collage, or prep a canvas. • Workflow – how do you manage your workflow? What software do you use? • If you want to show your travel photos your article needs to tell us more than where you went - tell us how you approached the photography; give us recommendations on equipment and accommodations. • Copyright, the Internet and image protection – how do you protect your work? - Stock Photography – the business of photography – how to make money, Fine Art sales. Articles should be a maximum of 1000 words – but don’t panic, they can also be a few hundred words. E-mail 15 to 20 low resolution photos with your Word document (we will ask for high resolution images later). Send them to editor-in-chief@ capacanada.ca Selected photos will be high quality - high resolution images, no extreme crops or noisy photos. Check for dust spots and hairs! Print is a much less forgiving medium than the web or projection. Include both landscape and portrait orientation, don't forget that cover shots are almost always portrait orientation!
Now if you’re not ready to write an article, consider sending us a member’s portfolio. This is usually about 6 photos (send us 12 to choose from) and a couple of paragraphs about you and your photography. Sift through some of our back issues for inspiration. Photography clubs! Don’t forget to e-mail us information about your club; other clubs are very interested to read what you are doing, as are our individual members. (This might be a good opportunity to recruit individual members to your club!) And remember; only time sensitive announcements will be printed in a specific issue. All other articles and photographs will be published in the issue the article fits best in regardless of when you submit it. That means you may submit a photo for the summer issue about spring flowers and we may hold onto it for a future spring issue. We are planning ahead! Thank you to all our past and current contributors, you’ve made our magazines one of the best in Canada! And welcome to our future contributors, my inbox is ready and waiting! g Sheena Wilkie, ACAPA www.phototalk.ca
A Few Things People Are Saying About Canadian Camera Magazine “Just wanted to thank you so much for putting together the recent article in Canadian Camera about Freeman Patterson. You did a really good job writing about how many of us feel about Freeman.” - Randall Romano “The latest edition of the Canadian Camera is terrific. You did a fabulous job in honouring Freeman, and I found his history very fascinating. Super!!!!” - Larry Breitkreutz, FCAPA “I would also like to commend you on the tribute to Freeman. Spectacular!” - Robert Imeson “Your article about Freeman is excellent and lots and lots and lots of his photos. Love the pieces by people who have been influenced by him.” - Mufty Mathewson, FCAPA
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“From one of Freeman's admirers, thanks so much for doing such a great job on the article about him.” - David Corkett
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“Special congratulations on a very fine tribute to Freeman Patterson in the current issue of Canadian Camera!” - Jean Timmermeister, Honorary PSA, FPSA, FCAPA
CAPA Clubs in the Pacific Zone are invited to participate in the 2013 Pacific Zone Print Challenge on Sunday, April 28th, 2013 at the Richmond Cultural Centre, 180 Minoru Blvd. in Richmond, BC.
“Just to say, your "From Us to You Freeman" article is superb. Extremely well done, a pleasure to read.” - Leo Allain
Judging starts promptly at 1:00 p.m. There will be 10 winners in total. CAPA medals are awarded to the First, Second and Third place winners with rosettes awarded to seven Honorable Mentions.
We’re interested in what you think of the photographs, the articles, the magazine and about photography in general. Please e-mail your thoughts to the Editor at editor-in-chief@ capacanada.ca and if we have room, we’ll print them!
Show Admission is $10.00 per person. Rules and entry forms have been sent to all CAPA Clubs in the Pacific Zone. For additional information, please contact Brian D. Phillips – bdphill@hotmail.com.
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Club News
Saskatoon Camera Club Celebrates 75th Anniversary Article by Vern Sanders Amateur photography became popular in Saskatoon in the 1920s and early 1930s. Many amateurs had been working together for several years, and on the evening of September 23, 1936 thirty men and one woman met to organize the Saskatoon Camera Club. It has operated continuously ever since and is the oldest in Saskatchewan. The entrance fee was a dollar and the annual membership fee was also one dollar. For the first six years, meetings were held in a room at Nutana Collegiate. Then the club rented space with a darkroom in the basement of a downtown office building. In the late 1930s and into the 1940s the focus of photographic activities was the production, judging and display of black-and-white prints. Competitions were the order of the day. For instance, in the 1943-44 season, there were eight regular monthly competitions, plus another eight “in-between” competitions. Also there were “print exchanges” with various other clubs. Some members entered their work in national and international “Salons of Photography”. Colour photography arrived in the 1940s. At first there were slide shows at meetings, but black-and-white work still predominated among members. In 1944 the Camera Club, the Art Association and the Archaeological Society joined to form the Saskatoon Art Centre. This later proved to have been a critical decision. The new organization located on the second floor of a downtown building and later moved to the basement arcade of the King George Hotel. Colour work increased in popularity. A slide projector and screen were purchased in 1948. The club established a Colour Slide Division in 1952. During the 1950s and 1960s, basic instruction classes, special interest groups, industrial excursions and outdoor field trips were all part of the program. The Art Centre broke
up and for a few years its component parts went their own ways. Then it reunited and moved into the newly completed Mendel Art Gallery in October 1964. A new era dawned for the Camera Club. It now had its own darkrooms next door to its meeting place in the auditorium of the centrally located gallery. From the time the Club moved to the gallery, until recently, this community-owned facility was the headquarters for nearly all its meetings and activities. For several seasons the Club donated to them our “Print of the Year” of which forty-six of them are now a part of its permanent collection. During this long period the Club developed a highly successful format for presenting its programs and conducting its business. Changes were made to meet changing circumstances with the constitution and by-laws revised when necessary. The executive consisted of usually sixteen persons who managed all aspects of the Club. The president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer were all elected with the other offices filled by appointment. There were six clinics every season. Half were based on general themes and half on nature subjects. Club members who entered slides or prints in the clinics did so in either the Intermediate or Advanced Division. They were judged and critiqued by a panel, and good work made promotion possible. Every meeting was planned in advance. The Club was fortunate that most
professional photographers in the city were willing to be guest speakers or clinic judges. The Divisions did not apply to the year-end competitions. For a time the Club had membership in N.A.P.A. (National Association for Photographic Art). Each year several members would join P.R.P.A. (Prairie Region of Photographic Arts). In addition to clinics, competitions and speakers, other events enriched the Club’s programs. Some were social rather than strictly focused on photography. The Club published a Club magazine/newsletter called “The Viewfinder”. In late September the Fall Field Trip takes place along with a Christmas Party in December. The Club Auction was held early in the New Year followed by the Transparency Battle. The official season closed with the Annual Awards Banquet around the first week in May. Members who wished to pursue their photography during the break could join the Summer Fun Group which featured excursions around the city and nearby countryside. By the 198687 season the Club was fifty years old. The principal event of celebration was a one-day teaching seminar hosted by Freeman Patterson. Darwin Wiggett performed a similar function when the Club marked its 60th year; as did Courtney Milne when the Club celebrated its 70th birthday in 200708. Early in the 21st centur y the new digital technology made rapid advances against traditional film photography. In 2001 the club launched a web site located at www. saskatooncameraclub.com. At the end of the 2005-06 season, it was found that the number of digital prints entered in clinics far exceeded those produced from film. In 2007 the Club purchased a digital projector. After 2008-09 all clinics and competitions accepted only digital entries. Except for a few hold-outs who still preferred film, the transformation to digital was complete. Changes became necessary. The Intermediate and Advanced Divisions Continued on next page
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CAPA News were eliminated and all clinic entries were now on the same level. The new categories for both digital submissions and mounted prints are; Traditional Colour, Monochrome, Portrait and Altered Reality. The last named is for use by creative photographers who want the opportunity to digitally manipulate specific images in order to produce a result which is uniquely expressive. The 2011-12 season marked the 75th Anniversary of the Club; to celebrate the Club mounted an exhibition in the auditorium of the Mendel Art Gallery during the past summer. It included artifacts – vintage cameras, trophies, issues of “the Viewfinder”, as well as images representing all eras of the Club history. Some of the images that were on display are included in this article. For forty-seven years the Club’s meetings were held in the auditorium of the Mendel Art Gallery. As the gallery’s own programs expanded, more space was needed, so a part of the auditorium was partitioned off. The remainder of the auditorium was not large enough to accommodate the Club’s one hundred and thirty members. In the fall of 2011 the Club relocated its meeting place to new quarters at the Mayfair United Church. The Saskatoon Camera Club will continue to be the vibrant and dynamic organization it has been for seventy-five years. g
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Membership Fees Rate Increase – effective January 1, 2013 Due to rising costs of producing Canadian Camera Magazine, postage fees and several other factors, the Board of Directors has agreed unanimously that we needed to generally increase the fees for a CAPA Membership. The rate increase is the first in several years, and was necessary to insure that the organization can continue to meet its objectives in the Canadian photography landscape. Costs have been rising steadily over the years, and until now, we had been able to absorb the yearly deficit. At this summer Board meeting in Victoria, BC, it became evident that a rate increase would need to be implemented if we were to continue offering the same level of service to our members. We continuously strive to improve the benefits we offer, with discounts available at several large photo retailers in Canada, and specially priced software programs offered by our supporters. We are positive you will agree that a CAPA membership is an extremely good value. In fact, if you use the benefits and discounts negotiated on your behalf, a CAPA membership should come at no cost to you. Not to mention the honours and recognitions we offer for excellence in photography, and the many high value competitions our members continue to participate in. The world of photography is fast evolving, and as a not-for-profit organization, CAPA not only aims to make it a friendly place to be, but also an artistic one. Sincerely, Jacques S. Mailloux, FCAPA, Hon. FCAPA CAPA President
Membership Fees Rate Increase January 2013 Please note that Membership fees do not include HST or GST, which will be added to your membership based on the province where you live. 1 Year Rate Individual Member - All $65.00
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CAPA News List of CAPA Recipients Pewter and Excellence in Photography Medals 2012 Pewter Medals Greg Dean - Central Okanagan Photographic Society, BC Club Member since 1997 and Director of Programs – 3 yr. and Director of Field Trips – 3 yr. and Evaluation of Prints – 2 yr. Greg retired as an educator but never gave up teaching. In addition to his service on the exec. Committee, Greg was always available to teach club members on the fine points of good photography, whether it be in the classroom or on a field trip. Bill Browning - Latow Photographers Guild, Burlington, ON Club member since September, 2001. Bill has contributed time and expertise to the club and it’s members. He has served as treasurer for the club, the Christmas Sale Committee in addition to the 4 years on Seminar Committee, 10 years for the Art Auction, and resident handy man for the club, as well as mentoring other photographers in the club. Karen von Knobloch - Grand River Imaging and Photographic Society (GRIPS), Kitchener, ON Member since 2006. Karen has been an invaluable member of GRIPS for a number of years. She has held positions as Outings Chairperson, President for 4 years. She is and continues to be a devoted and valued member of the GRIPS community. Donna Nesjan - Kamloops Photo Arts Club, Kamloops, BC Member since 1986 – Secretary for 15 years Donna is a long time and tireless member of this club who is an organizer with great attention to detail. She continually strives to improve her own photography while helping others with their own photography.
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Joyce S.K. Chew - Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia, NS Club member since 1996.
Joh Fredrich - Latow Photographers Guild, Burlington, ON Member since March 1983.
Joyce has been volunteering at the club since she first joined and has held different positions in their committees and executive, including Secretary, VicePresident and President. In addition, she is the Photo Guild’s CAPA Representative and the Halifax District Representative for CAPA for the years 2009-2012.
Joh has contributed time and expertise to the club and its members over the years; he has been leader of the Photo Art Group at the club for several years and encourages and helps members in their pursuit of excellence.
Sheila Dallimore - North Shore Photographic Society, BC Sheila has been an active volunteer with NSPS since she joined the club several years ago. She has gone above and beyond the requirements of her volunteer position as Programs Coordinator and has organized top notch speakers and workshops for the enjoyment and education of the members of the club.
Excellence in Photography Medal Jerry Curtis - Camera 35, Mount Pearl, NL Jerry earned this medal for having the highest aggregate score in the club in CAPA competitions for the 2011 – 2012 season.
Heather Bashow - Kingston Photographic Club, ON For "Print of the Year" - title "Pas de Deux" Michel (Mike) Soucy - Kingston Photographic Club, ON For the “Projected Digital Image” of the year for "Snowy Owl at Sunrise".
Club Services Medal Nancy Ricker - North Shore Photographic Society, BC Nancy has been an active member of NSPS for over 14 years and has held the positions of Field Trip Coordinator, Vice President and President. She also judges for our club and other CAPA clubs in the lower mainland.
He had an excellent showing this year – the club picked photos belonging to Jerry to enter in each of the five competitions in which the club participated and all of his entries earned very respectable scores. Toni Browning - Latow Photographers Guild, Burlington, ON Club member since September 1996. Toni has contributed time and expertise to the club and it’s members over the years – had been President twice for a total of 4 year as well as holding many other positions in the club and volunteered countless hours for club events.
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Member Survey Feedback
Some Survey Highlights 1) Membership: Forty nine (49) percent of participants have been CAPA members for 3 years or less. 2) Why Join CAPA:
By Rick Shapka
As many CAPA members know, on behalf of the Board, I conducted a member survey in July. The objective of the survey was to gather some benchmark information from our members about our current offering of services, and to use this information to assist with CAPA’s plannning for future services. All members are aware of the tremendous changes with photography over the past ten years, and it is anticipated there will be similar change over the next ten years. In order to continue to be relevant to your photographic life, CAPA needs to know what is important to you. What might your photographic interests be in 10 years? One hundred and ninety (190) survey questionnaires were e-mailed to a randomly selected group, with 109 members responding to the survey. The following is a summary of the results. If you would like to see the detailed summary of the results, please check the website. A full summary of the results can be found in the Members Section. If you have any questions about the survey, or other comments you would like to share with the Executive please e-mail me at vice-pres@capacanada.ca.
Thank you for taking the time to give us your thoughts.
3) Camera Club Membership: Eighty (80) percent of our members belong to a camera club, and fifty-nine (59) percent of members have submitted images to a CAPA competition either directly or through their local club. 4) CAPA Judging Course: forty-nine (49) percent of our members responded they have attended the CAPA Judging Course. 5) Canadian Camera Magazine: forty-six (46) percent of members have read the latest magazine from cover to cover, while another thirty-eight (38) percent have read more than two articles. Overall members place a high value on receiving the print edition of the magazine. There were very mixed responses from members about having the opportunity to read an E copy of Canadian Camera. 6) CAPA’s New Website: forty-nine (49) percent of members have visited the new website and twenty-five (25) percent have looked at the albums in the member’s galleries. 7) Future Services: ninety-four (94) percent of members are interested in more educational programs. Eighty-one (81) percent of members are interested in different image competitions. Seventy-three (73) percent are interested in discount travel programs offered through an operator. Ninety-four (94) percent are interested in website links to more photographic topics. 8) Value of Membership: Overall, what value do you place on your CAPA membership?
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Circles & Wheels or Harbours & Lighthouses, for the first time ever, participants could select between two dual themes this year, an innovation that proved to be very popular, and was received with real enthusiasm. These dual themes required the photographers to be keen observers, and to explore their environment with foresight. Our three judges were critical of those who did not illustrate the themes as well as they could have. Our first judge was Lois Seigel, a filmmaker and photographer with an illustrious career in the arts, as a casting director, a musician, writer and professor. Lois also has worked with the Ottawa Citizen, as a photojournalist. Next was Jim Sutton, a CAPA certified judge, and the first to ever achieve the elite level of Master Photographer at the RA Photo Club of Ottawa. Jim’s photographs have been published in numerous Canadian magazines. Our third judge was Chris Klus, a CAPA trained judge, who is an accomplished and widely published Ottawa photographer. Following this event, Chris was confirmed as a CAPA certified judge. As in the years past, we had the use of a high-end calibrated projector, including a state-of-the-art judging apparatus using a Windows-based system with three networked netbook computers, with a special program written by John Elliott, a professional programming wizard and also a member of the RA Photo Club. John was on hand personally this year, and provided his expertise to make sure the competition was judged under the best conditions possible. The event ran without a glitch. The winning entries, including the Honour Awards recipients, will be posted on the CAPA Website shortly, and will be incorporated into a short slide show, to be shown at all major CAPA events in Canada, throughout the year. As previously mentioned, Sony of Canada and Adobe Canada will also be showing these images at various venues, giving full credit to the photographers and to CAPA.
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Competition participants can login to the CAPA Digital Website www.digitalcapacanada.ca/, using the e-mail address they used to register and the password that was generated for them, in order to view their score for each image submitted to the competition. This was designed so that all scores are kept confidential. The following is a complete list of the prizes won by our first, second and third place winners. These garnered comments from our judges, such as: good composition; simple design; dramatic skies; quality of light; great perspective; as well as sharpness. In addition to a $25 Gift Certificate towards their own Blurb Photo Book, ten participants will also each receive an Honour Award certificate from our Director of Competitions, Leonie Holmes, commemorating their winning entry into the 2012 edition of this competition.
First Prize to Heather Bashow of Odessa, ON: • S ony SLTa55VL 16.7MP Digital SLR Kit w/18-55 Zoom Lens • L owepro PhotoSport Sling 100 AW Camera Bag • EPSON Stylus Photo R3000 Inkjet Printer • Manfrotto 496RC2 Compact Ball Head • Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended • Adobe Lightroom 4 • $ 100 Gift Certificate towards your own Blurb Photo Book
Second Prize to Jennifer Lamb of Vancouver, BC: • S ony aNEX5NKB 14.2MP Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera w/18-55 Zoom Lens • L owepro CompuDay Photo 250 Backpack • P hotoflex PX229 30” White Adjustable Umbrella
• Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended • Adobe Lightroom 4 • EPSON Professional Media Paper, consisting of: 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
Third Prize to Kas Stone of Toronto, ON: • Sony Cyber-shot DSCWX7B 16.2MP Digital Camera w/5x Optical Zoom • Lowepro ILC Classic 100 Camera Bag • EPSON Perfection V330 Photo Scanner • Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended • Adobe Lightroom 4 • 2 packs of Hahnemühle Bamboo 290 gsm 8-1/2 x 11” Paper • $100 Gift Certificate towards your own Blurb Photo Book This year marked the eight edition of the Annual Digital Competition. The support and response CAPA continues to receive from our sponsors has a major impact on the success of this competition. We are pleased to welcome Epson Canada as a new sponsor of this competition. As our membership continues to grow by leaps and bounds, member participation and interest is increasing, making this competition one of the most valued CAPA has ever hosted. Our most sincere congratulations go to all the winners. Many thanks to all of you who participated and for making our judging event so interesting and so challenging! See the announcement of the 2013 Annual Digital Competition in the Spring 2013 issue of your magazine! Jacques S. Mailloux, FCAPA, Hon. FCAPA CAPA President and Chair, CAPA 2012 Annual Digital Competition
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First, Heather Bashow, Fall Vacancy at Westport
Second, Jennifer Lamb, Wings over English Bay
Third, Stone Kas, Cape Forchu Nova Scotia
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Honourable Mention Images
HM, Theodore Lo, Motorcross
HM, Derek Hayes, Rail Power
HM, Baylon Godofredo, Retired Wheels
HM, Stone Kas, Brier Island Nova Scotia
HM, Joyce DeMeester, Tired
HM, Mary Chambers, Parasolarium
HM, Laronde David, Vatican Circles
HM, Victoria Lowe, Recycle the Wheels
HM, Tutnjevic Drago, Little One and Big One
HM, Wendy Royer, Waiting To Open
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Looking for a Landscape Hotspot? By Alan Wilson, Elaine Wilson and Allen Bargen
Try the deserts and canyons of Utah and Arizona. We decided that three to four weeks in May of this year would give us the time to visit a selection of high points and a few of the more remote off road locations. We started our journey at Arches National Park near Moab. The setting is a photographer’s dream with amazing sandstone formations and, of course, their many arches. You can easily plan on several days here. You haven’t seen it all in Arches until you top off your day with a sunset visit to the Delicate Arch. This walk is an unbelievable lung burner but worth the effort as it’s unarguably the best arch in the park. Dead Horse Point State Park and the north entrance to Canyonlands 14 - Canadian Camera
National Park were a must destination. This proved a great decision as the fare in these locations is breathtakingly majestic compared to the intimate sandstone structures of Arches. We passed on the much photographed Mesa Arch at sunrise, opting instead for a heart stopping 4X4 plunge through the switchbacks of Shafter Canyon. This is a narrow, precipitous and very rough road that terminates at a series of azure blue potash ponds. The landscapes along the way were worth the drive.
Our last day in Arches started early on the east side of the North Window where we attempted to frame Turret Arch at sunrise. It’s a bit of a squeeze getting to the small rock where this shot is possible and not an easy climb in the dark. Our day was spent at the Landscape and Skyline arches. Evening was just south of Panorama Point at roadside where we enjoyed the sunset glow from the desert floor framing a gnarled juniper as a counterpoint to Ham Rock.
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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is a spectacular vista, hosting mesa and butte outcrops in a vast desert setting. However, it’s not an easy location for composition as you are restricted in most locations to walking within a short distance of the road. Everything here is massive and while the road is a badly maintained series of ruts, the 16 - Canadian Camera
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landscape opportunities for grand vistas are incredible. Page, of course, hosts Antelope Canyon, arguably the most photographed slot canyon in the world. It’s also minutes from Horseshoe Bend, another icon that attracts landscape enthusiasts who are prepared to shelve even the worst case of vertigo to
capture the depth and perspective of the Colorado River. We took the usual guided photo tour of the Upper Antelope Canyon and found, as we expected, it was a nightmare to time and position around the crowds being funneled through the narrow enclosure. It’s worth doing once but a definite challenge for your photographic skills.
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Another location that is often missed is the Wahweap Toadstools. You get there just north of Church Wells at Milepost 18 on the Cottonwoods Canyon Road. Roughly 2 miles from the highway a road to the right will take you within walking distance of the location. It’s a sunrise to early morning event and well worth the effort if you can find it and have the
stamina. There are three “coves” housing the hoodoos or toadstools. The first is spectacular, the second very good but the third needs some mothers love from a photography perspective. The walk is exhausting on a hot day so take plenty of water. A s w e p r o g re s s e d n o r t h , w e opted for a quick afternoon at Zion
National Park where we focused on “grabs” of rock formations along the Mount Carmel Highway and vistas of the East Temple as we neared Canyon Junction. The real gem of this area is, of course, Bryce Canyon National Park. Plan some time here as the locations are not only photography friendly Canadian Camera - 17
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Kodak Basin Grosvenor Arch, Allen Bargen
but also riddled with possibilities that range from grand vista to intimate. It is a north-south layout where the sun traverses the major overlooks and trail viewpoints, forcing photographers to choose their vantage points, not only seasonally but also by time of day. The Amphitheatre Region, with the exception of Sunrise Point, houses 18 - Canadian Camera
four exceptional locations, Sunset Point (including Thors Hammer), Inspiration Point (including Wall Street and the Navajo Loop), Bryce Point (including the Grottos and Arch) and a short side road to the Paria View. Along the south end, the Natural Bridge is a definite gem, especially in the afternoon.
It’s a good idea to take a break from Bryce at some point. We chose the north end of Cottonwood Canyon Road just outside Cannonville to 4X4 our way to the Grosvenor Arch. This is a wonderful location if you can reach it, best caught in afternoon light. We were accosted by a very compliant Scrub Jay who posed on the sagebrush in the parking lot, obviously mooching for scraps. We then back tracked and scouted Kodachrome Basin State Park. We decided to return the next day and walk the Angel’s Palace Trail, a 2.4 kilometer walk that boasts photographer friendly vistas. This is definitely an early morning to late afternoon location and worth exploring. Another good afternoon site near Bryce is the waterfall on the walk to Mossy Caves. It’s a bit difficult getting down, but worth the effort. From here we entered the final two parks at the tip of the San Rafael Swell. The first is Capitol Reef National Park, a roughly ninety mile wrinkle in the earths’ crust that preserves an
Wild Horse Butte Goblin Canyon, Allen Bargen
eroded tangle of monoliths, arches and canyons. This is “red rock” country, stunning and vibrant. During the morning, the locations we visited were readily accessible but fairly remote. We tried Factory Butte at sunrise then on to the Hickman Natural Bridge. As the day progressed, we worked some colorful and abstract bentonite mounds in the late afternoon and evening light. The next morning we decided to frame the abandoned farm machinery that sits roadside near the Visitors Center. As the morning progressed, we let the light lead us through Twin Rocks, Chimney Rock and the Flauted Wall. Our final destination was Goblin Valley State Park. For the most part it’s a morning location, with the exception being the evening and sunset glow that lights up the Three Sisters. At sunrise we suggest you try and capture the majesty of Wild Horse Butte just before the entrance to the park. Then it’s time to change gears and get up close and personal with the many “mushroom” like forms that give the
Delicate Arch, ERW
park its name. If you’re blessed with a cloudy sky, this is a location that you won’t want to miss. In the late morning we took a 4X4 plunge into the desert to Molly’s Palace. This brief article forced us to delete much of the intimate detail and sage photographic advice we wanted to share if you decide to visit these
locations. We will post the complete adventure on the CAPA website (with images) soon, as well as on our individual websites. See more of our trip images in Gallery 75 at Alan and Elaine Wilson’s site www. naturespicsonline.com and in Allen Bargen’s Gallery, American Scenic Places here http://smu.gs/OAorBm. g Canadian Camera - 19
The Swashbuckler
Medieval Times in Australia
Medieval Time By Wendi Donaldson
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The Silver Knight
Last April (Autumn in Australia) provided me with a unique opportunity to take a trip to the small rural community of Gumeracha, (gum er ACK’ a) – best guess at population today is 731. In recent years, the community has become known as host to a two-day medieval fair. The fair is attended by hundreds of medieval aficionados from miles around. Some of the events throughout the fair demonstrate occupations, customs, traditions and the culture of the times; archery, jousting, fencing, chain maille artistry, fortune telling, dancing and traditional music.
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Lady in Waiting
The day I visited was not idyllic with drizzle and mist throughout most of the day; however, the grey skies did help cut out severe shadows that can plague photographers at outdoor events on sunny days. Thankfully the weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the participants and for the most part they were enthusiastically amenable to having their photographs taken. No special setups were used as
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it was a spontaneous and sometimes candid style shoot wandering around the fields. I used my Canon 5D Mark II and that day tested out my new Canon EF70-300mm f/4.0 -5.6 L lens. The long lens did give me a good focal length to work with and also allowed me some flexibility in my effort not to be intrusive. Focal lengths varied from about 135 mm right out to 300 mm. Using a higher ISO of 400 also helped with the lower light levels.
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Naturally, at an event such as this the composition of the shots can be very challenging – especially with the crowds of modern-day-dressed spectators cluttering the backgrounds; that and unsightly hot food kiosks, booths for selling jewellery, trinkets and costumes. Due to the limitations of the shoot, I chose to edit out elements that were undesirable using CS5 in post processing. I also added layers of textures to create an antique look in keeping with medieval times.
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Medieval Musician
Wendi Donaldson currently lives in Victoria, BC and is a member of the Victoria Camera Club, CAPA and the Australian Photographic Society. The full collection of images can be seen at www.redbubble.com/people/wdonaldson
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Photoshop to Visit Flowers in Winter By Mufty Mathewson, FCAPA, Hon. FCAPA
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nce upon a time, in the olden days, when working with slide film, I used to keep imperfect slides with the thought that when I grew old and infirm, I might revisit old photographs and play with them. Who knew then that there would be this amazing program on a computer called Photoshop that would enable us to take an image and engage with it, flip it, double it, desaturate it, multiply it, and manipulate it with a vast array of creative possibilities? But it has come to pass and now I realize I will not live long enough, even if I make it to one hundred and fifty, to do all the things possible with an image. I’m not infirm yet but I have begun! I have taken some favourite flowers and manipulated them to cause visual variations that please me enormously. Sometimes I record what I do, other times I do not. Often I become so excited with what I‘m seeing and doing that I don’t record it at all which means, of course, that I cannot replicate it. That just leads to more experimentation and playing, which in turn allows me much pleasure. Playing with a favourite image in Photoshop whiles away winter blues with willowy flowers. I encourage all to do the same.
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A picture is worth a thousand words,
but is it worth any money? by Jonathan van Bilsen
This September marks the 40th anniversary of my first professional portrait shoot (yes, I started when I was three). Of all the questions I am ever asked, the question about earning money from photography is the most frequent. Is it possible? The answer is a complicated 'yes'. Becoming a professional photographer requires skill, vision and creativity, but most important of all - marketing. 30 - Canadian Camera
Like many photographers, I started in the darkrooms of Seneca and Ryerson, at a time when hippies and free thinking was the norm. Photographs had to evoke emotion and make statements and were a fantastic challenge to create. It was a wonderful time, as long as your parents were prepared to feed and support you.
Photographers interested in making a career from their craft must abide by several rules. The first and probably the most important is to build a business plan. You cannot get to where you are going without a road map (or GPS in this day and age). We will assume you have credentials in your craft. If terms like 'the rule of thirds' or 'burning and dodging’ are unfamiliar to you, you may want to take a few photography courses. Choosing photography as a money making career requires one additional decision: are you going to specialize and in what? The only way to earn income from photography is to photograph for people who have money. You can be the best photographer in the world, but if your target group does not have any cash neither will you. Like most young photographers, when I started I wanted Canadian Camera - 31
to shoot covers for Life, Time and National Geographic, but ended up on page seven of the school newspaper and only because there was space. My first goal was to try every different aspect of photography and see what I enjoyed the most. Next was to understand if there were any financial rewards in a particular niche. Weddings were the obvious choice; everyone needs wedding photos and many people get married. Unfortunately, I botched my very first wedding shoot when the film reticulated in the darkroom. The stress of that day still makes me tremble. There was no way I would become a wedding shooter. Next I tried my hand at human interest, with hopes of appealing to ad agencies. My photos were good and on their way to becoming excellent, however, agencies had little interest in a young unknown. Several not for profit organizations picked up my images, but unfortunately, they paid very little. Time passed and the thousands of photos in my portfolio greatly enhanced my skill, but I was still shooting with little income. I needed feedback and began to enter 32 - Canadian Camera
competitions, joined clubs and sent my photos to anyone who had an eye for the art. Feedback and criticism was tough to accept, because after all, I was the best photographer I knew. My ego suffered some damage, but the
critiques and suggestions proved to be the biggest asset to enhancing my skill level. My shots were becoming better and I began to explore travel photography. My landscapes were good, but were
they better than anyone else's? Sadly, the answer was ‘no’. The bigger problem facing me was how could I get companies to view my work? The answer was simple: I had to learn to market myself. Canadian Camera - 33
My proficiency level grew with every shot I took and the next step was to get my name out there. Remember, it was a time without Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Linkedin so all I could do was take several sales and marketing courses. I quickly learned that photographic talent, as important as it is, is not the key ingredient in becoming a professional photographer. You have to know how to sell yourself. I learned how to get in to see people, how to ask proper questions, how to sell the benefits of dealing with me and how to close an uncertain prospect. I remember going from business to business and facing constant rejection, something I thought ended with high school proms. With all the changes in photography and technology over the past 20 years, sales and marketing
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is one element which has remained constant. If you want people to purchase your work you have to sell it to them and that means hard work. On top of that you must continue to hone your craft as a photographer. Social media has certainly made it easier to get your name out there, but the competition has become fierce. The digital age has brought millions of ready-made photographers. People who get one good photo out of every thousand shots and have no idea why it is good. Utilize social media, but only in addition to personal contact. I may have thousands of ‘likes’ on my Facebook page, but my cold calling and constant marketing efforts are what get me business. I specialize in fine art photography from countries around the world
and have always enjoyed commercial portraiture. The two are very different, but satisfy my creative desires and allow me to constantly push the envelope. Determining where your photography career takes you is a key ingredient in becoming successful. Enhance your skills to become the best in that field and learn how to sell yourself and your craft. These ingredients will give you a successful, long-lasting career in one of the most fantastic industries available. g Jonathan van Bilsen has photographed in eighty-six countries and written numerous articles for magazines and newspapers around the world. He has published 8 books and works from his studio in picturesque Port Perry, Ontario. Visit his website at www.jonathanvanbilsen.com
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Winter 2012 CAPA new members October 27, 2012 Atlantic Matthew Fleischmann, NS Maurice Henri, NB Stan Mac Kenzie, NL Ian Watchman, PE Ontario Elaine Ament Northumberland Photography Club Mandy Corbett Jeanette Dillon Shaun Goldsmith Thomas Greene Olivia Ho Mike Milton Jeff Moser Jan Michael Novada Amanda Radtke Earl Reinink Dianne SemplePatille Ron Smith Jim Stirtzinger Kas Stone James Thomson Debbie Webb
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