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Club Program 2024-2025

Tuesday night meetings.

Club Meeting
2025-02-11
19:30

Margo McDiarmid: Winter Landscapes

An evening with documentary photographer Margo McDiarmid, a freelance photographer based in Ottawa. Margo graduated with a diploma in Photographic Arts Production from the School of Photographic Arts Ottawa (SPAO) and completed an intensive 6-month artist residency at SPAO. An award-winning journalist and former reporter with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Margo specialized in environmental reporting and politics. Following her studies at SPAO, she was inspired to document 30 of the 269 community outdoor rinks in Ottawa. The photos are assembled in a book and copies were donated by the City of Ottawa to more than 300 volunteers who look after the city’s outdoor rinks. In March 2022 Margo travelled as a freelance journalist and photographer to document the effects of the war on Ukrainians fleeing into nearby countries.  Margo will be sharing some of her work and the stories from her projects. Copies of her book on her Outdoor Rink project will be available for purchase at the end of the evening.
McDiarmid Rink Photo 2
Margo McDiarmid

Competition Results
2025-02-18
19:30

Lines & Curves

Lines & Curves - In this competition, images should capture the energy and emotion that lines and curves bring to an image.

  • Geometry in Nature – images that capture interesting natural shapes and patterns like spirals, fractals waves, etc… This theme highlights the curve and repetitions found in the natural world or created within a photographic image.
  • Landscape – images capturing interesting architectural shapes, leading lines, patterns in rural or urban environments. This theme focuses on curves, geometry, and visual rhythm in man-made surroundings.
  • Minimal Still Life – simple, clean images of everyday objects arranged in repetitive patterns or positions to emphasize their curves and lines. This theme aims to find the curve and visual interest in mundane items.

  • Motion and Flow – image capturing the curves and created by moving elements such as people, animals, vehicles, water, smoke etc. This theme focuses on using curves to show movement and energy.

  • Kaleidoscope Curves – image featuring interesting reflective symmetry (where shape or pattern is reflected in a mirror line or a line of symmetry),or a kaleidoscopic effect. Images will showcase curves, lines, and geometric shapes found in modern architecture. Submissions can feature architectural details such as stairs, railings, windows, bridges, and other structural elements. Creative perspectives showcasing the artistry of modern architectural designs are encouraged.


Editing Criteria: Any editing techniques that do not employ AI tools are permitted. Frames or borders are not allowed.

Images that receive high scores in this competition will be considered for entry in the CAPA Club Lines & Curves Competition:  https://capacanada.ca/2025-curves-lines-competition/


Club Meeting
2025-02-25
19:30

Members Theme Evening: Travel/International

Details to be announced


Club Meeting
2025-03-04
19:30

Suliman Chadiriji

Suliman will be presenting his 90 Seconds Photoshoot project: "Every image has a story". 

He will talk about the importance of goal setting, and photography projects. Suliman will show his work through photos of his travels, and fun slides shows. 


Club Meeting
2025-03-11
19:30

Greg Holden: Leaning to See Creatively

Further description of his presentation to follow.


Competition Results
2025-03-18
19:30

People and Pets

People and Pets - The RAPC has traditionally had one composition where the topic was formal or informal portraiture.

In order to broaden the appeal of this competition, the types of images allowed have been expanded to include formal and informal portraits, street photography that singles out individuals or a small group of people and portraits of pets.

Images of wildlife, farm animals 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.


Editing Criteria: Any editing techniques that do not employ AI tools are permitted. Frames or borders are not allowed.


Club Meeting
2025-03-25
19:30

Kas Stone on Making Meaningful Photographs

With today’s sophisticated cameras and countless resources available for helping us learn how to use them, making beautiful photographs has never been easier. But is “beautiful” enough? In a world where 3.2 billion images are shared on social media every day, what makes your images worth stopping for? Do they tug at a viewer’s heartstrings? Do they tell an interesting story? Can they make people laugh or think or wonder? Have they anything important to say? In short, do they mean anything?

In this presentation, Kas challenges you to explore these meaning-of-life questions as part of your image-making process, and will inspire you to make more meaningful photographs as you discover the answers.

https://www.kasstone.ca/

Kas Stone


Competition Results
2025-04-01
19:00

Ottawa-Gatineau Inter-Club Competition

Ottawa-Gatineau Inter-Club Competition - Print and Digital Competition

Topic:  Close Up and Personal

Images should be taken with the camera up close to a subject. Subjects can vary widely from a macro shot of an insect or flower, to a still life or a component of a larger subject. It’s about getting up close to your subject and showing details you might not otherwise notice.

Up to three images may be submitted and at least one of the entries must be "on topic".  These can be any combination of prints and digital images.  If three images are submitted, one must be marked as being "optional" and may not be judged, should there be too many submissions.

Submissions must be made on the inter-club submission website.  If you do not have an account and password, you will have to set one up.  Your regular RA Photo Club username and password will not work on the Inter0Club submissions website.  https://interclub.raphotoclub.ca/

Print submissions can be made at the regular Tuesday night meetings on February 25, 2025, March 4, 2025 or March 11, 2025.  Digital versions of your images must be uploaded on the inter-club competition website.


Club Meeting
2025-04-08
19:30

Gord Weber

Gord Weber brings over 20 years of experience in sports and action photography. As an accredited photographer for the Canadian Football League, the Canadian University Ottawa Gee-Gees, and numerous other action events, Gord has honed his expertise in capturing dynamic moments.

Whether photographing professional athletes or your children at play, mastering key principles can significantly enhance your ability to capture movement effectively.

Gord will share his insights on achieving sharp, emotionally resonant images that truly capture the essence of the moment. Topics include:

  • Shooting with a purpose
  • Freezing action effectively
  • Mastering focus and composition
  • Handling challenging lighting conditions
  • Capturing both predictable and unexpected moments
  • Choosing the right equipment

With these techniques, you'll be better equipped to elevate your action photography to the next level.


Club Meeting
2025-04-15
19:30

Fall Challenge and NatureShowcase


Club Meeting
2025-04-22
19:30

Frank Gunn

Frank Gunn, an Ottawa native, started shooting for the Canadian Press in 1984 and hired on staff in 1992. 

Frank will present his work in covering national and international sporting events along with many political and news events.

He was nominated for five National Newspaper Awards and has won three National Awards.

Not often do we have a Canadian Press photographer as speaker...an evening not to be missed!

 


Club Meeting
2025-04-29
19:30

New Members Showcase, Fine Art Showcase, Still Life Showcase

Details to Follow 


Competition Results
2025-05-06
19:30

Bruce Wilson B&W Print Competition

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

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.


Club Meeting
2025-05-13
19:30

Urban Group Showcase


Club Meeting
2025-05-20
19:30

1. AGM 2. Life, Faces, Figures and Studio Showcase


Club Meeting
2025-05-27
19:30

Potluck Dinner & Awards Evening