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.