Fred & Edie Greene Speaker Series

The Faroe Islands, A Photographer’s Shangri-La?
Paul Illsley

Join Paul as he explores The Faroe Islands; a tiny Danish archipelago located in the North Atlantic between Iceland, Norway and Scotland. This remote collection of 18 tiny islands would fit within an area the size of the Annapolis Valley, but it punches well above its weight when it comes to scenic beauty. During our adventure we will view; 1000-foot sea pillars, 2000-foot towering cliffs, a “floating” lake, terrestrial and undersea tunnels, grass roofed huts, waterfalls cascading into the North Atlantic and remote villages nestled within steep fjords.

Join us to see if you would agree that this tiny remote and picturesque North Atlantic archipelago deserves the title, “A Photographer’s Shangri-La”.

Bio:
With over 40 years of photographic experience Paul’s work has been published by National Geographic, used by The Royal Canadian Mint in the form of a coin, by Canada Post in the form of a stamp and featured in a number of international publications.


Paul has served as imaging specialist on a NASA and National Geographic sponsored airborne laser (LiDAR) mapping project in the Peruvian Andes and as an instructor of Cartography, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Research Imaging with the Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) in Alaska. Paul is an award-winning graduate and former instructor of Remote Sensing, Airborne Imaging and Digital Mapping in the Cartography department at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Nova Scotia, Canada.


Paul is a retired airborne imaging specialist in the Applied Research department at COGS where he was responsible for piloting and maintaining advanced drones containing Viable Spectrum, Multispectral, Hyperspectral, Thermal imaging sensors as well as active LiDAR laser mapping systems. He holds an Advanced Operations drone pilot’s certification from Transport Canada.

PGNS members can go to the members only page for the WebEx link to the meeting.
Non-members of the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia can register for the presentation using the following link: Eventbrite

Fred & Edie Greene Speaker Series

How Do I Improve This Image?
Hazel Meredith

Whether you are new to Photoshop and editing, or a seasoned pro, I’ll show you some simple adjustments that will make your images “sing”! Easy adjustments for contrast, shadows, highlights, clarity, cropping and more, will improve your images. As an active camera club judge, I often comment on simple fixes that will improve an image’s score. I will demonstrate in Photoshop, but the same techniques apply in almost any editing program.

Bio:
Hazel Meredith is an award-winning photographer and a sought-after teacher, speaker, and competition judge. She began teaching in 2007, and now does seminars at camera clubs and conferences across the U.S. – both in-person and virtual. She offers her own workshops and webinars and has done webinars for several software companies.

She has written two eBooks on working with textures and released two creative courses. She and her husband, Dave, produce the “Virtual Creative Photography Conference” with attendees from around the world. Hazel loves the creative aspect of photography and postprocessing, especially the use of textures and software to create unique images.

She is actively involved with the photographic community and has held leadership roles and received honorary distinctions from several organizations. In the Fall of 2020, she was the recipient of the Ashbrook Award for Digital Imaging Instruction from the Photographic Society of America.

PGNS members can go to the members only page for the WebEx link to the meeting.
Non-members of the Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia can register for the presentation using the following link: Eventbrite

Puffins at Ile aux Perroquets
France Boutilier

Ile aux Perroquets is a tiny, rocky island in Quebec’s MinganArchipelago National Park Reserve. It is famous for its Atlantic Puffins and it features a historic 1951 heritage lighthouse that has been beautifully restored into a unique inn.

If you are interested in capturing puffin images where you are up close and personal with these birds, then this island’s photographic experience is for you!

Bio:
France’s photography interests have always included wildlife and travelling to different places to witness nature’s beauty. Her travels have taken her to many places on the mainland of the United States, Hawaii, Portugal, Africa, Costa Rica, Cambodia and Vietnam and of course various places in Canada. Through her travels, wildlife and scenery remains her main goal. Being a member of the Nova Scotia Photo Guild, it has offered some guidance and expertise of other photographers with a view of improving her photographic skills.

Show & Tell

This Show & Tell will be about using AI in your photography. You can show images created entirely with AI, images modified by AI or even your use of AI tools in post processing.

Send up to 10 images to Laszlo or prepare your own presentation and share your screen with WebEx.