Slideshows from members, each one being up to eight images plus a final member's profile image.  The entire showcase is capped at 10 minutes long.

The St. Martins segment, by Allan Cameron, will show selected images from five RA Photo Club members who attended the André Gallant & Freeman Patterson 2025 Workshop  Photography and Visual Design, located at St. Martins, New Brunswick.

The Food Photography segment is presented by Suliman Chadirji.  Suliman will be showing various examples of food photography setups and ideas on composition with behind-the-scene images. His final images are bound to make you hungry!  Suliman is planning to offer two hands-on food photography workshops, dates to be announced.

Suliman's food photography website and Instagram link are:

www.ScrumptiousImages.ca

@suliman_chadirji_photography

Digital only / CAPA Club Competition

This is a digital image only competition. High scoring entries will be entered in the CAPA Club Competition.

Develop a visual story through the power of three interconnected images that both stand independently and weave together into something greater than their parts. The triptych format challenges photographers to transcend the single frame, creating sophisticated narratives that invite viewers to linger, discover, and reflect.

• Differences in Building Structures – images capture the distinct architectural character of urban, rural, and industrial environments, showcasing how different building styles, materials, and purposes create unique visual narratives.

• Human Connection – images that capture the movement of humankind through the world of domesticity, the frenetic pace of public spaces or the hustle and bustle of work environments.

• Nature Scene – capture three image aspects of nature ranging from dramatic landscapes to intimate details, showing the patterns and transformations found in the natural world.

• Abstract transformation – transform that turns the familiar into the interesting with everyday objects by revealing unexpected patterns and perspectives.

• Each entry should consist of a single digital file, of up to 1920x1080 in size. Your three images for the triptych should be contained in this digital canvas.
  
• The background for the images can be any colour, gradient, pattern or texture. Patterns or textures should be the creation of the photographer.
  
• Arrangement of the photographs within the digital canvas is at the discretion of the photographer. Images are allowed to overlap.
  
• There should be no border around the digital canvas; however individual photos within the digital canvas can have borders, drop shadows or any other treatment as the photographer sees fit.
  

Examples of triptychs can be found at the following link:

https://www.thephotoargus.com/triptych-photography-examples-and-ideas/

Instructions on creating triptychs using Photoshop and Lightroom can be found at the following link:

https://capacanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Guideline-to-Creating-Stunning-Triptychs.pdf

Competition rules can be found at:

https://www.raphotoclub.ca/docs?p=2-Activities%2FCompetitions&view=Competition+Rules.pdf

Photographing at night has challenges and opportunities that just don’t exist for the regular landscape photographer. Join Peter Baumgarten for this how-to seminar that will help you create impressive night sky images. Starting with a look at the basics of shooting at night, you will also discover low level lighting techniques, live composite star trails, the value of time lapse sequences, photo stacking to reduce noise, and the creation of surreal time-blend images.

I have always liked big cities and I have always been fascinated by the buildings that are found in them. Over the last 6 years this fascination blossomed into what some might describe as a kind of photographic obsession.

This presentation lays bare my photographic journey as a lover of buildings. I will also review field methodologies, photographic techniques, and post-processing workflows and discuss the do's and don'ts of architectural photography.

Slideshows from members, each one being up to eight images plus a final member's profile image.  The entire showcase is capped at 10 minutes long.

This is a digital and print competition.

Minimalist photography is a form of photography that is distinguished by austere simplicity. It emphasizes sparseness and careful composition, shying away from overabundance of color, patterns, or information.

Negative space is the empty space around and between the subject(s) of an image. In minimalist photography, often 50% or more of the image is consists of negative space.

Digital versions of print entries must be uploaded on the Competitions page of the RAPC website before the submission deadline. Physical prints must be brought in during the regular RAPC Tuesday meeting on the submission date, unless alternative arrangements have been made with the competitions coordinator.

Members may submit up to two (2) Assignment topic images and one (1) General image.

Competition rules can be found at:

https://www.raphotoclub.ca/docs?p=2-Activities%2FCompetitions&view=Competition+Rules.pdf

Slideshows from members, each one being up to eight images plus a final member's profile image.  The entire showcase is capped at 10 minutes long.

Description of presentation will be added soon.

Permitted topics include formal and informal portraits, street photography that singles out individuals or a small group of people and portraits of pets.

Images of wildlife or other animals that are not normally considered to be pets are not allowed. Neither are general street photography scenes where people are not obviously the main area of interest.

Members may submit up to two (2) Assignment topic images and one (1) General image.

Competition Rules can be found at: https://www.raphotoclub.ca/docs?p=2-Activities%2FCompetitions&view=Competition+Rules.pdf

Why Black and White?

In about 75 minutes, Cole Thompson will make the case that black and white is the perfect medium for any subject…except for one. Cole will show work from his various portfolios including:

• The Ghosts of Auschwitz-Birkenau
• Harbinger
• Ceiling Lamps
• Moai, Sitting for Portrait
• The Lone Man
• Powerlines
• And others

Interspersed between the images Cole will share his photographic philosophies, such as:

• Never listen to others
• Photographic Celibacy
• Coles Rule of Thirds
• Equipment is overrated
• Vision is the most important tool in my toolbox
• And many others!

Cole's website is at ColeThompsonPhotography.com

Results of the Fall Challenge, and the Nature Showcase

Results from the Inter-Club photo competition

Slideshows from members, each one being up to eight images plus a final member's profile image.  The entire showcase is capped at 10 minutes long.

Showcases from the New Members, Fine Arts, and Still Life groups.

Please note: this is an in-person competition and will be taking place at the RA starting at 7:30 pm.

Please note: This year this event will be held in Courtside B, not in Clark Hall. This change was made because the lighting to view prints is better in that room.

This is the Club's pre-eminent print competition and is being held for the first time since the the pandemic. Entrants are required to enter 5 prints that are connected to each other in a series, or that are a “sequence” of images with a story line. Judging is by a single judge with experience with monochrome images who will comment on each set of entries and then select a single winner. We look forward to seeing as many members as possible attending this premier event.

Participants must register their intent to compete on the RAPC Events website before April 28, 2026.  The site will accept registration starting on Sunday March 1, 2026.

Participants must upload digital versions of their images on the RAPC Competitions page.  

We will be limiting this competition to no more than 12 participants this club year. Details and rules for the Bruce Wilson Competition can be found at:

https://raphotoclub.ca/docs?p=2-Activities%2FCompetitions&view=Bruce+Wilson+Memorial+Competition+Guidelines+-+2025.pdf