Archive for August, 2009

Digital Photography: Basics Workshop

Posted in Events on August 31st, 2009 by Peter Steeper – 6 Comments

Saturday, September 19th

Burke Theatre A
Saint Mary’s University
9:00 am to 4:00 pm

This was a very popular event last year and it’s back for another year. If you want to learn more about how your digital camera works and create better images this is the event for you.

Admission is $40 at the door. Registration starts 8:30 am.

Morning Sessions

Mike McCarthy: Workflow and File Management in Adobe Lightroom

  • Basic workflow, editing and retouching.
  • Digital file management and backups.
  • Finding an image—how to use keywords and searching.
  • Saving for email and print.
  • Publishing to the web and printing to a service.

Steve Kaiser: Tips from a Pro

  • Composition – all about lines, shapes, forms, textures, colors, tension and drama.
  • Learning to see the background, corners, edges and horizons.
  • Customizing your camera and learning to maximize your gear’s capabilities.
  • Choosing the right focal length and lens and how to use focus points.
  • All about aperture, shutter speed and depth of field.
  • Practice makes a pro.

Afternoon Sessions in the Field

Mike McCarthy: Capturing Sports and Action
Dean Hirtle: Exercises in Composition
Steve Kaiser: A Pro in Action
Merv Kumar-Misir: People and Portraits
Peter Steeper: Off-Camera Flash
John Wm Webb: Nature Photography

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2009-2010 Program is Posted!

Posted in News on August 27th, 2009 by Peter Steeper – Be the first to comment

The schedule for 2009-2010 is now posted on the web site! Fred Greene has done another great job and this will be a very exciting season for the Guild. You can see it online on the Schedule page.
You can also download the PDF version for printing.
If you use MS-Outlook, Groupwise, Blackberry, iPhone or other calendar application you can download the 2009-2010 schedule to import into your calendar app. For best results save vcs file to your desktop and then import into your calendar app.

Wine & Cheese – Wednesday September 2

Posted in Events on August 19th, 2009 by Peter Steeper – Be the first to comment

Our opening event for the new season! All Guild members are welcome to bring up to 10 images showing “What I Did Last Summer”. Our MC for the evening Mervin Kumar-Misir and the hostess is Esther Theriault.

All regular Guild meetings are held at the Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer St., in Halifax. Meetings start at 7:30 pm.

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Red Marker is the entrance for the meetings.
Blue Marker is free parking. (Please do not park in reserved spots.)


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