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APL Camera Club Update

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Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update on what's coming up.

The next APLCC meeting is scheduled for Thursday April 27 between 7-9pm in the Lebovic room of the Aurora Public Library.

EXPOSURE TRIANGLE

Since we didn't finish the hands-on part of the exposure triangle at the last meeting this is what we'll be focusing on in April.  So please bring your cameras and any props that you would like to photograph.  I will be providing props as well, but if there's something specific that you'd like to photograph please bring it along.  I'll set up stations around the room where people can go and experiment.

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE MONTH

As well as the hands-on exposure triangle session I will do a brief presentation on a photographer.  I have a really interesting photographer in mind.   I think most people will find this photographer amusing, disturbing, and provocative.  I know I certainly did!  I'll keep who it is a surprise so that you'll get the full impact.  laugh

MONTHLY CHALLENGE

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APLCC Meeting Reminder and Agenda for March 30, 2017

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Hi Everyone,

The next scheduled meeting of the APL Camera Club is March 30th, 2017 between 7-9pm in the Lebovic Room of the Aurora Public Library.

The following topics are on the agenda:

  • Photographer of the Month -- Christopher Anderson
  • Monthly Challenge -- Jumpology or Essence
  • Exposure Triangle -- A hands-on workshop
  • How to transform GIMP to Photoshop

MONTHLY CHALLENGE

There are two options for the Monthly Challenge -- Jumpology based on Philippe Halsman's photographs or Essence. 

For the "Jumpology" option go out and photograph someone mid-jump.  The goal here is to capture the action as well as the personality of the jumper.  As Philippe Halsman said "when you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears."

The "Essence" option is wide-open.  Go out and take a picture of something in an interesting way, a way that captures the "soul" of the thing.  The image can be of anything that you want -- an object, a person, an animal -- it doesn't matter.  The thing that you're striving for is capturing the essence of the thing, as you see it.

Please upload your images ASAP.  As of today, only two people have uploaded something.

EXPOSURE TRIANGLE WORKSHOP

The Exposure Triangle workshop will be broken up into two parts:

1.  I will do a quick lesson on the "Exposure Triangle".

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APLCC Meeting Reminder for March 30, 2017

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Hi Everyone,

A quick reminder that the next APL Camera Club meeting will be held on March 30th between 7-9pm in the Lebovic Room of the Aurora Public Library.

MARCH 30TH MONTHLY CHALLENGE

The Monthly Challenge for March 30th is based on the photography of Philippe Halsman, last month's photographer of the month.  As a portrait photographer one of the things that was important to Halsman was to capture the "real" person, to strip away the mask that people often put on in an effort to psychologically protect themselves from the world.  The ultimate goal in a portrait, Halsman argued, is to capture the essence of a person, to show the person as he/she really is.  Halsman developed a technique he named Jumpology where he had people jump and he would then capture their image mid-air.  He argued that the concentration involved in jumping  forced people to strip away the mask and reveal their "true self".

So the Monthly Challenge for the upcoming meeting is one or both of the following:  Jumpology (that's right, get someone to jump and capture their image mid-air) and Essence (You can photograph an object or a person (minus the jump) where the goal is to capture the essence of the object or person)

Here are a couple of YouTube videos that may help:

1.  Here's a short interview with Halsman conducted by a young Leonard Nimoy on Jumpology...

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APLCC Meeting Reminder and Itinerary for February 23, 2017

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Hi Everyone,

A quick reminder that the APL Camera Club will be meeting tomorrow night between 7-9pm in the Lebovic Room of the Aurora Public Library.

The following topics are on the agenda:

  • Photographer of the Month -- Philippe Halsman
  • Monthly Challenge -- Broken/Old/Manipulate
  • The Imprtance of the Photo Triangle
  • The Genius of Photography

See you tomorrow.

Ronen

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Monthly Challenge Change and APLCC Meeting Reminder for February 23, 2017

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Hi Everyone,

Another quick reminder that the next APL Camera Club meeting will be held on February 23 between 7-9pm in the Lebovic Room of the Aurora Public Library.

CHANGE TO THE MONTHLY CHALLENGE

I've given it some thought and I've decided to amend one of the options for the Monthly Challenge from "Broken" to "Old".  This means that you now have the option of uploading a photo  that  shows something old, which would also cover old and broken.  So I haven't completely taken away the option to show something broken but I've added the possibility of "Old" to the equation.  So to recap, this means that you can upload an image that shows something old, or something old and broken, or just something broken.  Hopefully this is relatively clear.

In any event, please upload your images ASAP as there are only seven days left before the meeting.

I'll be sending a full itinerary a couple of days before the meeting.

See you on the 23rd of February.

Ronen

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APLCC Meeting Reminder for February 23, 2017

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Hi Everyone,

Just a quick reminder that the next APL Camera Club meeting will be held on February 23rd between 7-9pm in the Lebovic Room of the Aurora Public Library.

Just a couple of things for you guys to consider before the meeting:

ONE BOOK ONE AURORA PROJECT

At the last meeting I mentioned the possibility of exploring the topic of aging (one of the themes in Natural Order, the OBOA book choice for this year) through a series of portraits of people who are in the later stages of life.  As mentioned at the meeting, access to people who would be willing to pose for their portraits would be made available to us.  I think it's possible to do something quite creative with this.  The end goal will be to exhibit the images at the library and possibly other places.  I need at 4-5 people willing to participate in the project for it to work.  I would appreciate it if you would send me a personal email at reelstories@rogers.com if you'd like to participate.  I would also appreciate it very much if you'd send me a response in the next week or so as I have to get back to the organizers of One Book One Aurora on whether we're going to undertake this challenge.

MONTHLY CHALLENGE

There are two options for this month's challenge:  Broken and Manipulate the Image.

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Second APLCC Meeting Reminder for January 26, 2017

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Hi Everyone,

The next APL Camera Club Meeting is quickly approaching!  It will be held on Thursday January 26 between 7-9pm in the Lebovic Room of the Aurora Public Library.  The following is on the agenda:

  • Photographer of the Month – Steve McCurry
  • —Manipulating the Photo
  • —Monthly Challenge – Calm Simplicity
  • Photo Triangle
  • How to turn GIMP into Photoshop

MONTHLY CHALLENGE

Please upload your Monthly Challenge images ASAP.  This month's challenge is Calm Simplicity.  The basic idea of this challenge is to have your images convey a sense of calm.

Given that there are a number of new people attending the club I have created an instruction page on how to upload your images to the Monthly Challenge Gallery.  Here is a link to the page:

http://aplcc.webhop.org/apl_camera_club/content/uploading-images-monthly...

You can email me at reelstories@rogers.com if you have any questions or encounter any issues.

Please send me a quick email at reelstories@rogers.com to let me know if you expect to be in attendance at the next meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the 26th of January.

Ronen

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APLCC Meeting Reminder for January 26, 2017

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Hi Everyone,

Just a quick reminder that the next APL Camera Club meeting will be held on Thursday January 26 between 7-9pm in the Lebovic Room of the Aurora Public Library.

MONTHLY CHALLENGE

Don't forget to submit an image to the Monthly Challenge gallery before the meeting on the 26th.  The challenge for this meeting is "Calm Simplicity" which, as I mentioned in a previous newsletter, is a fairly broad topic so there are lots of options in terms of the kind of images that you can submit.  Basically, though, the idea is to convey a sense of calmness and keep the number of elements in your images to a minimum.  In other words, keep things simple and don’t clutter your images with too much stuff. Looking forward to seeing your pictures.

THANK YOU

Lastly I'd like to thank all the people who showed up to the meeting on the 5th of January.  I would like to send a special Shout Out to Rick Armstrong for bringing his cappuccino machine and goodies.  It was really appreciated.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the 26th of January.

Ronen

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APL Camera Club Meeting -- January 5, 2017

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Hi Everyone,

I hope that you've all had a wonderful holiday season and a great beginning to 2017.

This is just a quick reminder that there will be an APL Camera Club meeting on January 5th, 2017, between 7-9pm in the Lebovic Room of the Aurora Public Library. This is to make up for the meeting that we lost in December due to the holidays.

Since this is still a very busy time for people and since we'll be having a second meeting on January 26, I'm going to make this meeting more of a leisurely get-together than a formal meeting.  It'll give us a chance to connect in a less formal way.  Each person can bring their own coffee but I will bring cookies and stuff for us to snack on.

Please send me a quick email to let me know if you plan to attend on January 5th.

All the best,

Ronen

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