The Whitehorse Photography Club is pleased to host a presentation by Manfred Meuller, courtesy of the Canadian Association for Photographic Art, entitled: Elevating Your Photography. Manfred is an award-winning, Ottawa based photographer and print maker. He is a member of the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA). He is a CAPA Certified Judge and has judged at the local, national and international levels. He is a member of CAPA’s Education Committee and had developed educational material for the organization. His work has appeared in Canadian Geographic Travel Magazine, the Ottawa Business Journal and Canadian Camera Magazine.

This presentation deals with these two elements of an effective image: How the elements of the image are organized; Composition, use of (negative) space and distracting elements in the image. It also covers how a strong image creates an emotional connection with the viewer, mood, impact, subject and imagination. The presentation shows how many of the great photographers, both present and past approached these concepts. Numerous examples demonstrate these principles using the presentation’s author, Manfred Mueller’s works. Some time is spent cautioning against a “cookbook” approach to composition and demonstrates the shortcomings of several of the well known “rules of composition”.

The presentation will be on Zoom starting at 7:00 PM Wednesday Dec. 11. Current members should have received an email with the Zoom link and passcode. Past members who are not current and others are welcome. There is no obligation, but a contribution of $10 to the Whitehorse Photography Club via eTransfer would be much appreciated. Email info@whitehorsephotoclub.ca by noon Dec 11 to request the Zoom link and payment info.

The North Shore Challenge is back after a one year hiatus. Organized by the North Shore Photographic Society under the auspices of the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA), Pacific Zone, this is considered to be the premier photographic competition in Western Canada.

The Whitehorse Photography Club has participated in this long running competition since sometime in the 1990’s, when we had to mail in our members’ precious original film transparencies for projection and judging at a live event in Vancouver. Now, of course, we upload digital files which are scored by the judges on their own computers prior to the live event that now is held on Zoom so we can all enjoy it without even leaving home. Though we are one of the smallest clubs in the competition, we usually have ranked well above our weight in the final standings.

This is an open competition, with essentially no limitations on subject matter or technique. Image editing also is mostly unrestricted, except that it must contain only the photographer’s own imagery and use of generative AI is prohibited. In this competition the focus is on artistic merit and creativity.

Now we are soliciting submissions for our club’s entry into the latest edition of the Challenge. Note that you must be a current paid up member of the Whitehorse Photography Club to participate in our entry. (The fillable PDF membership application is available here. Complete it and submit it by email; remit the membership dues by eTransfer.)

On January 5th, 2025 we will hold our selection meeting to choose the best one of up to 4 images each member may submit. Ann Alimi, a CAPA certified judge, will evaluate these initial selections and recommend the 6 best images that will constitute our club’s entry.

We hope many of you will participate, which will improve our club’s chances of scoring well again.

Challenge 2025 details are also available on the host club’s website at https://nsps.ca/north-shore-challenge-2025.

Wednesday, Sept. 25th at 7 pm will be our first regular meeting of the new season. Room 2204 at Yukon University is the venue, and again this season it will be our regular meeting room. Guests are welcome; if you are interested in our club come and check us out.

The first activity of the evening will be a photoshare. Members can submit 4 or 5 photos that are either from the scavenger hunt that was distributed in June (pick your favourites from these) OR are your favourites from the summer. Be prepared to offer and accept feedback on your photos – both positive comments and suggestions that could help improve your work. The second part will be a social gathering. There will be some refreshments provided.

Remember that memberships are due for the new season. Download the application/renewal form here and either submit it online or bring it to the meeting.

Watch the calendar on this site’s home page for up and coming meetings and events. Our regular meetings usually take place on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, same time and place as this one.

We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday.

See the map below for the new location (at the end of War Eagle Way) where we will congregate on Sunday September 15th at 2:00PM.

It is time for membership renewals. Download the 2024-25 Membership Application here. It is a fillable PDF which you can complete in Adobe Reader or other compatible PDF application and submit by email (or print and bring to a meeting). This year the membership fee is $50, which can be paid by eTransfer or by cash or cheque brought to a meeting.

New prospective members are welcome to audit one club meeting (excluding meetings with a featured guest presenter) at no charge to help you decide if you want to join. When you decide to join, use the same application form.

Please note that our congregation point for our photowalk has been changed to the end of War Eagle Way. See Sep 13th post for updated map.

All are welcome to join us on the photowalk described below. Come and enjoy the photographic experience with others who share our common interest. Though there will be no formal instruction, if you need help with your camera or your photographic technique you will undoubtedly find others who are willing and able to assist you.

Please note that this is an informal, unsupervised get-together and you will be wandering freely through the area. You are responsible for your own safety and security.