Slide deck from the January 20th, 2022, presentation.
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Saturday November 20th, 2021
Join us for a street shoot on Saturday November 20th.
Our meet time is 10:30 am at Baldwin St. and Spadina Ave.
We will do a walk about around Kensington and China town and possibly walk through graffiti alley. Bring rain gear for yourself and your camera. Now is the time to experiment with focus and shutter speed. Bring a lens that would cover a wide range of subjects. To register for this free outing: email Anthony George acgstudio46@gmail.com
Please note that members are responsible for their own safety and well being during the photo outing. As this excursion will be outdoors, the ground surface may be slippery or uneven, or conditions adverse – please use caution. Also, all members should practice social distancing and masking throughout.
John Wallace’s Image in Monday Artpost
Monday Artpost Is a newsletter, published the first day of the week, with columns by artists and writers. Its first issue was in 2002. Holly Lee and Lee Ka sing are the founders and are both photographers.
One of the contributors is Kamelia Pezeshki , also a photographer, a curator and over the years connected with a number of galleries including Elevator, Arta, Dylan Ellis, and Cardinal. This week she chose an image by John Wallace from his Flesh made Stone series, entitled Three Maids cavorting
Tech Talk – Using Stack Mode for Smart Objects in Photoshop
Using Stack Mode for Smart Objects in Photoshop – by Milos Brkic
Presented on February 4, 2021.
Have you ever wanted to remove people or cars from a busy site, yet there was always someone inside your framed composition? The technique I discuss here will allow you to do that by taking multiple shots and using Smart Objects and their Stack Mode in Photoshop. There are other uses for this technique as well, such as:
- Removing moving objects from a scene
- Creating long exposure effect in daylight photos (e.g., from movie clip frames or time lapse series)
- Noise reduction in astrophotography (and other low light situations)
- Other artistic effects
Click on Using Smart Objects And StackMode to see how to do it.
Here are just two examples from the presentation:
Street with people 
Street with people removed
Creative Effects – Traffic Flow on DVP
Tech Talk – Imaging Snowflakes
Snowflakes 101 – A Beginner’s Guides to Capturing Snowflakes
This Tech Talk was presented on January 21, 2021 by Kersti Meema. The following is a summary of what was presented and is intended to get you started on photographing snowflakes.
What you need:
- Camera with macro lens (or lens with macro capability)
- Remote trigger
- Tripod
- Glass plate (the glass from an old picture frame works well – cover edges in duct tape)
- Falling snow! Temperatures of -8 oC to -5oC work well.
- Extension tubes (optional)
- Sharpening software – I used Topaz Sharpening AI (optional)
How to: Click on: Snowflakes 101 to see the PowerPoint Presentation with all the images.
LET IT SNOW!
SNAP Silent Auction – March 2021- Jeff Curran
Another high profile annual event on the Toronto art scene is the SNAP auction organized by ACT, Canada’s leading AIDS service agency. The next Gala event will be held on March 25, 2021 at the Arcadian Court and I am beyond excited to have one of my images, Game of Tones, selected for the Silent Auction. All the funds are supporting the AIDS Committee of Toronto, more details at www.SNAP-Toronto.com.
When the night is over, a new journey starts along the spectrum of human experience. A search for meaning, through contrasting realities and tones that bring the balance and harmony we are seeking. Every shade is beautiful. A rewarding venture.
Member Publication – Autumn 2020 – Kersti Meema
I was delighted to learn that an article with photographs that I submitted to the magazine Nature Photographer was accepted and published in the Summer/Early Autumn issue. The article entitled “Going on a Moose Safari” describes my adventures photographing moose in Algonquin Park in June of 2018 and includes four of my images from that weekend.
Member Exhibit – November 2020 – Jeff Curran
There are a few reasons for wanting to have your work in a gallery space. Exhibitions are a great way of getting your work seen and evaluate how it is received by the public. In addition, the exposure offered by an event in a formal setting can be monetized through sales.
This year at “Spectra”, part of the annual CONTACT photography festival, I presented a series of four resin cast images mounted on wood panels. The show, which ran between November 11 – 22 at Gallery 1313 on Queen Street West, featured the work of 14 artists who are members of the Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography.
In a time when things are deliberately overexposed, I find myself continuously returning to those aspects that are often hidden, my images making visible what is overlooked. Throughout this series, I invite the viewer to move into a space of gentle energy. As almost everything reflects light, I use photographic processes to reveal an ethereal but lively essence of momentary dispersions of light on various surfaces. They are all different and the living shapes created by the reflections produce a unique experience that requires one to look more closely and deeply.
