52 members attended our April 28th meeting.
• Club President Vince Gagnier reminded The Club of a photo-op on May 30th when a gathering of Gray – Dort antique car enthusiasts will meet in front of the Chatham Cultural Center from noon until 2 PM.
• The Club is looking for a volunteer to audit our books. If you can help, please contact Vince at vgagnier@mnsi.net. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Treasurer Carson Plant for all of his hard work and dedication this year. His efforts are much appreciated.
• Elections Officer Chris Jorgensen is seeking nominations for next year’s executive, specifically Secretary and Executive Assistants. If you’d like to run for office or nominate someone, contact Chris at chrisj@mnsi.net
• Mike Blazek presented his much anticipated tutorial on
How to pose people for formal and informal portraits.
Using knowledge accumulated from his many years as a portrait photographer, Mike used two models to show Club members how to make our subjects look their very best in a variety of situations. Using a 6ft umbrella, a 3ft umbrella and a white paper backdrop, Mike showed us how to position people in slimming poses and where to place hands and arms so they stay in proportion. He also gave us the camera settings he uses for his studio work as f/11, 160/second, ISO 200, with a suggested lens of 40mm to 50mm for full length poses and 105mm to 135mm for head and shoulder shots. We want to thank Mike and his assistants, Sonya and Eric, for a presentation that we can all put to practical use with our own friends and families.
A brief recap of some group shot poses can be seen in these YouTube videos.
For more information, check out this web page on
12 Common Photography Posing Mistakes and How to Fix Them
• The final entries for this season’s CCC photo competitions were judged, with the Novice group showing their Urban Decay shots and the Intermediate, Advanced and Salon members displaying their Open category photos. The scores will be revealed at our Elections And Awards Night on May 26th.
• Club members were treated to Carson Plant’s slideshow of the pictures he took in Newfoundland last Summer. The beautiful lighthouses, coastlines, boats and scenery made many of us wish we could take similar vacation to The Rock very soon. We all enjoyed the show very much, or as they say in Newfoundland: She was some pretty. We were havin’ a time, eh, b’y?
When people ask what is the best equipment to use, tell them “Your eyes.”
As a photographer, you must learn to embrace light in all its forms, not just when it is gloriously epic.