Meetings: Sep 2020
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Thursday, Sep 10, 2020, 7:30 p.m. - Guest presentation
Photographing the Prairies (Steve Ricketts)
- Preplanning possible photoshoot locations
- Proven spots to go
- Available photographic subjects (landscape, prairie animals)
- Timing for such photoshoots (time of year, time of day)
- What should be in your kit bag
- Things to be cautious of (legal aspects about going onto private proerty, rattlesnakes, insects, driving at dusk and large mammals)
- Tips for landscape photography
Where: online, using Zoom (for help on how to use Zoom, click here)
How to register: TBA
Prerequisite: membership in IACC
How to register: TBA
Prerequisite: membership in IACC
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I first became interested in photography in 2010 as a pre-retirement project and as a homage to my Dad, and I discovered that I enjoyed it immensely. I find myself drawn to photography because of its ability to tell a story without the use of words, and as a way to volunteer my time to help others.
I’m mostly self-taught; i.e. I have no formal training in photography or in art. I’m not exactly artistic; if anything, I’m the opposite as I’m a scientist by education and work, and I take a very scientific and logical approach to photography While the Alberta Rockies are the home of a lot of spectacular scenery, there is beauty in the Alberta prairies too, and I find myself increasingly drawn to shooting the landscape in central and eastern Alberta, especially in Strathcona, Lamont, Minburn and Two Hills Counties. That is, rather than take the viewer on a journey to marvel at the grandeur of the Rockies, I prefer to show them the subtle beauty of the Prairies. |
Member showcase: TBA
Thursday, Sep 24, 2020, 7:30 p.m. - Competition night
Themes (TBC):
- "Isolation"
- "Shapes, Patterns and/or Texture"
