A gathering of 51 members welcomed 3 guests to our meeting.
• Club President Dave Noordhoff handed out more photo mounting boards, courtesy of Maple Art Gallery. There are still some left and if you’d like one, contact Dave at dnoordhoff@cogeco.ca.
• Our guest speaker was Adam Harpula, who presented a tutorial on Photoshop Elements. During his lecture, Adam showed us how to:
– add an object to an existing picture using masks
– blend two pictures using Elements’ blend mode
– remove an object from a photo using two photos and a layer mask
The Club wishes to thank Adam for his well organized and concise presentation and we look forward to seeing him again in the near future. Adam will be teaching a night school course on Photoshop / Elements at St. Clair College starting on March 12th. The sessions are 2 1/2 hours long and run for six weeks. Total cost is $96. For more information, contact Adam at 519-437-2649 or info@LighenupPhotography.com. You can also contact St. Clair College at 519-354-9100 ext. 3260.
Here is an excellent YouTube video about Photoshop Elements.
• Results from the off-site judging of our latest CAPA entries were reviewed. Submissions from Andy Stockdill, Butch Dompierre, Dave Noordhoff, George Gardina, Margaret Manson and Paul Schmoldt were selected for the Nature competition and photos from Melanie Denis, Carson Plant, Jim Pollock, Dave Noordhoff, Paul Schmoldt and Butch Dompierre were chosen to represent The Club in the Open category.
• Judging of the CCC competition for the Novice group’s Food pictures was held, with photos by Chad Barry, Pat Beaton, Dave Stewart and Sherrie Strain receiving top marks.
• The Intermediate / Advanced members were evaluated on their Shadow entries, with Bob Allen, Richard Armstrong, Mike Blazek, Collin Cooper, Doug Cooper, Carson Plant and Jim Pollock gaining the highest scores.
There were several clever and well-executed entries in both of these difficult categories. You can see the top scoring shots on our Club Photos page.
• Our next meeting will be held on March 11th, when Keith Blackwell and Dave Noordhoff will introduce their next Tech Skills Assignment, Emulation of a Famous Photographer’s Style.
Good equipment helps a good photographer;
it doesn’t make one.