Staff from Sony will be onsite at the OCC to let us know what Sony is up to in the mirrorless space including their groundbreaking Sony Alpha 7R IV with a 61 Megapixel sensor.

Further info about this talk will be available shortly. 

Guests are always welcome - guest fee is $10

Please join us on Sunday, January 19th for our OCC Education Workshop from 9am to 12pm.  This will be a hands on workshop that reviews the basics of cameras, exposure and editing.

Our tutorials and practical exercises will cover some core fundamental concepts:

• basic composition in the camera
• the exposure triangle, metering techniques
• secrets revealed by the histogram
• depth of field challenges
• basic editing workflow to quickly bring your image to life
• additional topics based on your questions

We will have ample time to provide individual advice and critiques with one of our team members so remember to bring your camera and your work (digital or print) to review.

Workshop Fee: just $10

Location: QEP, Multi Purpose Room 4

Attendance will be limited to 30 people so please register using the "BUY NOW" button below.

Being a graduate in the field of Physics, Vin Singh seeks and explores the beauty of the natural world. With courses in photography at University of Waterloo and Ontario College of Arts, Vin began his journey from Science to Photography, collecting a few awards along the way.  Vin's work has been showcased in Photolife, B+W and Silvershotz magazines and recognized as "World Class Photographer of the 118th Toronto International Salon of Photography". 

Currently residing in the Greater Toronto Area, Vin is actively involved in the area's photography club "The Toronto Guild for Photographic Arts" (Toronto Digital Photography Club) and judging at many competitions as well as seminars.

Guests are always welcome - guest fee is $10

DATE SET FOR WINTER SESSION  MARCH 1, 2020  10AM -12PM  Cost is $52 per person. Spaces are limited to 12. Use the Buy Now button below to guarantee your spot.

Spend 2 wonderful hours photographing raptors in an open environment. Both flying birds and static birds can be photographed and the setting could not be better.

The photography will be followed by a stop in Port Dover and a lunch at one of the fish restaurants on the waterfront.

TIme: about 7:30 AM to 4 PM.

Learn more:  http://www.canadianraptorconservancy.com/photography_session.php

Macro Photography, for the purpose of this talk, is defined as images a nature photographer can easily create with standard macro lenses, or extension tubes. 

The size of the subjects comes with various unique opportunities to control composition and lighting, as compared to shooting landscapes. Some of Peter’s favorite approaches are demonstrated. 

Peter’s program is concluded with a short AV entitled: “The World Laughs in Flowers”.  This AV presents flower images mixed with images of landscapes in which they can be found.

Peter’s Biography.

Peter’s interest in photography was fueled early on by his interest in the production of AV presentations. His 3-projector, medium-format shows were seen in many places in North America, and “Strength In Beauty” was presented to close the very first meeting of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) in Fort Meyers FL. 

Peter is an associate of the New England Council of Camera Clubs (ANEC) and an honorary member of the Mississauga Camera Club and the Don Mills Camera Club. 

Since his retirement from medicine, Peter has been active in competition judging and delivering workshops and presentations to Camera Clubs throughout Ontario.

Guests are always welcome - guest fee is $10

ATTENTION: Due to QEP Closures in response to COVID-19, this event has been postponed - additional details to follow shortly

Photo Credit:   Ansel Adams

Challenge Themes:

Challenge 1: Animals in their Natural Environment (No man made objects in photo)

Challenge 2: Black & White Landscape

Challenge 3: Fall Colours

Submission deadline for images: Feb. 24, 2020.

Judging results will be presented at the March 23, 2020 club meeting.

Guests are always welcome - guest fee is FREE for this event

Click here for the complete rules: https://www.oakvillecameraclub.com/challenges/challenge-rules

Click here for the descriptions of the challenge themes: https://www.oakvillecameraclub.com/challenges/challenge-themes

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA WEBEX.  PLEASE WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR WEBEX LINK DETAILS. THE OCC LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PROGRAM IN A DIGITAL FORMAT.

Erin FitzGibbon received her photographic training from a variety of weekend classes and online course. She began her professional career in 2010. She has provided photographs from magazines like Canadian Geographic and also local magazines like “In the Hills”. Her artistic work has appeared in several galleries including the Elaine Fleck Gallery on Queen West. She is also a writer.

She is a resident blogger for the website Digital Photography School. Her first published book “500 Hidden Secrets of Toronto”, will arrive in stores in March of 2020. She continues to work in portraiture, sport and in real estate photography. Erin is also a certified teacher and works part-time for the Peel Board of Education. 

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA WEBEX.  PLEASE WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR WEBEX LINK DETAILS. THE OCC LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PROGRAM IN A DIGITAL FORMAT.

Creating impactful photographic images is not about the equipment. It IS about seeing - seeing light, seeing composition and capturing what you feel in the final image. 

This will be an entire evening of photographic excellence and inspiration with talented photographic artist Harry Cartner. 

Harry has been involved in the world of photography for 40 years. 

He is the founder of Country Images Camera Club in Newmarket, Ontario, (now York Region Art Club), a founding member of the Photo Essay Group (Toronto), a former member of Toronto Focal Forum Print Group and an Honorary Life Member of the Toronto Guild for Photographic Art (now the Toronto Digital Photo Club). Harry is also a member of the Forest City Photographers Guild and the London Camera Club, currently the President. 

Harry has won numerous awards both locally and internationally. His work has been published in several books as well as magazines and calendars. He has prints hanging in private homes and corporate offices. 

He has served on numerous judging panels as well as judged International Salons. Harry also leads photographic workshops, digital photography workshops, and photographic tours. He has lived and worked around the world. 

In 2019 he will be hosting, on behalf of PhotoTrekker Tours, a photo tour to Bulgaria (June 2019) and to Franklin Island, near Parry Sound (September 2019). This will be Harry's 12th year at Franklin Island. 

I trust that you understand and support the above decisions.  If you have any questions, please feel free to correspond with me directly.

Many thanks for your ongoing support of our Committee, and our Capture Oakville Event.

Be Safe; Cheers, Bernie

Bernard Cook

Oakville Camera Club

Chair, Capture Oakville Committee

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA WEBEX.  PLEASE WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR WEBEX LINK DETAILS. THE OCC LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PROGRAM IN A DIGITAL FORMAT.

Margaret Rodgers is an Oshawa-based artist. Much of her work combines painting and photography, including both transfer processes and contact printing using solar sensitive dyes on vintage linens. In 2018 she exhibited solar prints at Fort St. John North Peace Museum, B.C. and at the Women's Art Association of Canada, Toronto. Other exhibition activity includes IRIS at 20+1 (CWSE) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), IRIS at 20  RMG, FILMIC , Station Gallery, Whitby 2015, Closeups at RMG Oshawa 2015, No Man's Land (Erring on the Mount festival, Peterborough),  The Tree Museum: Easy Come, Easy Go (AGP), WhiteOut, TAC Art/Work Gallery, Toronto, and  OshawaSpaceInvaders, 2013-14. International exhibition activity includes Deviant Detours, Kunsthaus Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Beijing World Art Museum, and the Lake Placid/Saranac Lake area, NY. 

She is founder of the IRIS Group, a collective of women artists, formerly art professor at Durham and Centennial Colleges and Director/Curator at VAC Clarington. She is the author of Locating Alexandra (Toronto: ECW, 1995) about Painters Eleven artist Alexandra Luke, and is published in venues including OshaWhat, Art and Ecology, Sculpture, Urban Glass, Canadian Art, ESPACE, and the Journal of Canadian Studies. Her blog is at margaretrodgers.ca.

She was a member of Heritage Oshawa for several years and served on Oshawa's Cultural Leadership Council and is a member of the Women's Art Association of Canada.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA WEBEX.  PLEASE WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR WEBEX LINK DETAILS. THE OCC LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PROGRAM IN A DIGITAL FORMAT.

With a career spanning more than a decade, Trevor Godinho is an internationally recognized artist and published photographer, his work gracing the pages of Vogue Italia, Elle Canada, Men’s Health Australia, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Playboy France & USA, FHM France & India, and much more.

His skill, vision, and passion for his art have led him to travel and establish a reputation in Toronto, New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, London, Milano, and Perth – putting him and his camera in front of notable personalities and Hollywood’s leading men and women. In 2017, Trevor was named the Canadian brand ambassador to Elinchrom Limited (based out of Switzerland).

In addition to photography, having graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree, Trevor’s creative range also includes painting, sculpture, and design. His mastery of these disciplines has led to his work being exhibited at Coldstream Fine Art and the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.

Trevor continues to mentor the next generation of aspiring photographers and artists, who he hopes will continue to tell human interest stories with vision and expressiveness. Trevor is an active supporter of both local and international charities, including NATO Association of Canada, Jays Care Foundation, U For Change, Artscape, and Big Blue Ocean Cleanup.

Trevor currently resides in Toronto, Canada. 

We would all love to have 12-24 hours with a subject in the idea shooting situations but that rarely ever happens. Capturing portraits is all about the right moment and making use of your time with the subject. In my talk I will dive in to my process of capturing some of Hollywood’s well known faces, while giving you a bit of background on my journey and where I am aiming to go.

DUE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA WEBEX.  PLEASE WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR WEBEX LINK DETAILS. THE OCC LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR PROGRAM IN A DIGITAL FORMAT.

Bernie and Wojtek will recount their recent trip to Morocco in the format "Two Photographers/Two Viewpoints"

If you would like to participate in this event but are not a current member of the Oakville Camera Club, please email info@oakvillecameraclub.com to be added to our list to receive the WebEx details.

Photo Credit:  Randy Droniuk 

Challenge Themes: (Changed April 1, 2020 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic)

Challenge 1: Macro / Close-up Photography

Challenge 2: Window Light Photography.   Take any subject (portrait of a person, flower arrangement, etc.) under natural window light.  A portion of the  window needs  to be incorporated into the image.

Challenge 3: Food Photography.  Share with us one of your culinary delights and make our mouths water.

Submission deadline for images: May 25, 2020.

Judging results will be presented at the June 22, 2020 club meeting.

Guests are always welcome - guest fee is FREE for this event

Click here for the complete rules: https://www.oakvillecameraclub.com/challenges/challenge-rules

Click here for the descriptions of the challenge themes: https://www.oakvillecameraclub.com/challenges/challenge-themes

Spend 3 wonderful hours photographing raptors in an open environment. Both flying birds and static birds can be photographed and the setting could not be better. 

Cost approx. $70 pp due to smaller groups. ($75 pp if we do a weekend)

Due to restrictions, members are free to set lunch plans individually.

The drive is about 1:30 from Oakville

TIme: Allow about 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM for the whole event including travel.

TO GET ON THE OUTINGS LIST, PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE TO outings@oakvillecameraclub.com

Our second summer challenge will look at photography of smoke and bubbles.  Robin will give a short introductory presentation on bubble photography which will feature some of his work.

OCC members are invited to submit for open critiquing 1 image on their own smoke or bubble photography.  Images must be submitted to challenges@oakvillecameraclub.com by midnight, July 25.

Members will be provided with instructions for how to dial into this online WebEx meeting.

Picture credit: Macro Photography of a Soap Bubble by Pashminu   

Spend 3 wonderful hours photographing raptors in an open environment. Both flying birds and static birds can be photographed and the setting could not be better. 

Cost approx. $70 pp due to smaller groups. ($75 pp if we do a weekend)

Due to restrictions, members are free to set lunch plans individually.

The drive is about 1:30 from Oakville

TIme: Allow about 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM for the whole event including travel.

TO GET ON THE OUTINGS LIST, PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE TO outings@oakvillecameraclub.com

ATTENTION: Due to QEP Closures in response to COVID-19, this event has been postponed - additional details to follow shortly

This information session will review the essential tools for flash portraiture as well as some optional tools and their use.

Topics covered will be:

• Cameras and lenses for portraiture (including smart phones)
• Exposure measurement and control Speedlights and low-cost studio monolights
• Options for connecting the flash to the camera
• Light modifiers - umbrellas, soft boxes and reflectors
• Backgrounds and additional resources

Workshop fee $20.00

Attendence for this workshop will be limited to 30 people

Part 2 - Practical, Hands on Session is also postponed https://www.oakvillecameraclub.com/program/300-may2020flashworkshop

Fees are Non Refundable.

Spend 3 wonderful hours photographing raptors in an open environment. Both flying birds and static birds can be photographed and the setting could not be better. 

Cost approx. $70 pp due to smaller groups. Limited to the first 10 people to purchase a spot via PayPal.

Due to ongoing restrictions, members are free to set lunch plans individually. The drive is about 1:30 from Oakville Time: Allow about 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM for the whole event including travel.

PLEASE USE THE PAYPAL LINK BELOW TO REGISTER

Our third summer challenge which will be held on-line (via WebEx) on Monday, August 10.  For this challenge, OCC club members are invited to submit up to 3 images to be critiqued by the participants. 

The themes for this challenge are:

1.  Street Documentary Image in B&W - Image should tell a story.

2. Macro photography - Flower or Insect

3. Open category: submit an image you would like to have critiqued by the group.

You may submit more than one image to a theme, but the total number of images submitted to the challenge must not exceed 3. 

Images must be submitted by midnight August 8 to robin@imaginacorporation.com.

FOR THIS CHALLENGE, DO NOT SEND THEM TO CHALLENGES@OAKVILLECAMERACLUB.COM

Photo credit:  Jared Fein