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Welcome to the Shuswap Photo Arts Club Website

Hi... Welcome to our web site. Well.. Chrismas is almost upon us. At our last meeting we took a bit of an exploratory journey into the world of on-line training. We saw a bit of the training available via "Kelby Training" which provides on-line training covering just about anything related to Adobe products. Most of our members are using Photoshop Elements and we explored the world of "layers" - which I think (or at least I hope) opened a few minds to the endless possibilities available in the post processing world. Photography can be so much more than shooting in the field - when shooting RAW pictures do need post processing to bring them to life. I've found the best way to learn is to get some training rather than the old "hunt and peck" hoping you discover something of interest. Kelby Training allows you to be interactive - you can learn at your own pace and when you don't quite understand something, it's very easy to go back and pick up the missing links. We will spend more time in the spring exploring various training options. I have just posted the meeting agenda's for the period of January through May. I hope you find something of interest - it's always a bit of a challenge for the executive to come up with meeting topics that will be of interest to the general membership - if you have ideas that you don't see covered... please let us know and if they are of interest to a broad enough portion of the membership we will do our best to include them. By the way, now is the time to give some thought to helping the club out by letting your name stand for being a member of the club executive - a club can only exist if members support it by stepping up to the plate and lending a hand. As the saying goes.."many hands make for light work".

If you have an interest in the art of photography and would like to learn more about it, we encourage you to come out to one of our meetings to have a look see. The fall meeting agenda is located under the events tab. We encourage mature individuals under 19 to join us - we don't charge a membership fee for those under the age of 19. This isn't a club just for "experts" .. we have a wide range of talent and ability represented - we have beginners and we have those who are experienced. A copy of the fall meeting agenda's, dates, place etc can be found under the "Events" tab.

We are all new to the world of digital photography - even the best of the best photographers is in a never ending learning curve. With digital photography you are in charge of the entire process - from taking the initial image right through the processing phase - which opens a whole new world on the "arts" side. Being digital, you have total control of what you do with an image or a series of images. If you feel a need to express yourself... digital photography opens a door to endless creativity. You can be as creative as you'd like to be... the word "arts" is in the clubs name for a good reason.. we encourage the use of photography as an art medium.

We encourage you to come out and learn with us.

Background:

Formed in 1965, the Shuswap Photo Arts Club (SPAC) grew from the desire of a handful of people to continue to share their experiences and improve their photography. Beside fulfilling a social function, the club’s main objective has always been to help amateur photographers to develop and improve their proficiency.

Our club although small has a vibrant membership with a varied cross section of interests. We have members who are in their senior years as well as many younger members. The club is long established and was originally known as the Salmon Arm Camera Club. Because of the beautiful area that surrounds Salmon Arm known as the Shuswap, it is not difficult to find an extensive array of photographic opportunities outdoors such as lakes, forests, mountainous terrain and of course abundant wildlife. Outdoor activities such as mountain biking, kayaking, cross country skiing, snowmobiling & other activities are abundant year round so there is no shortage of subject matter. We have many knowledgeable members within our club that are happy to share their knowledge on such subjects as composition, critique, judging, digital editing, and general photography. We enjoy digital slide presentations from all over the world as many of our members are well travelled and bring those remote locations right back to our club room.
As a club, we are active in the competition circuits and often do well in prestigious competitions such as The North Shore Challenge or CAPA Print Challenge. A new focus of our club is knowledge sharing that we hope can happen in a way that is friendly to all levels of expertise.

We invite new members to join SPAC by attending one of our meetings, held on the second and fourth Mondays of the month between September and June. Check out our membership page on becoming a member of SPAC.

Mission Statement: Promoting photography as an art form & sharing knowledge with other members & the community so they might learn how to improve their photography and enhance their enjoyment of the art of photography.

Feature Club Photographer(s) - Sky Stevens -

Specializing in Monochrome imaging, Sky’s edgy “Urban Nature” style is distinctive and unique, bridging the gap between people and the Natural World on those rare occasions when the two compliment and embrace each other. Along with her skylines, cityscapes and landscapes, her corporate advertising accounts and private work captures individuals, groups and themes on location, turning outdoor passions and events into private studios to capture the real essence of a person or group engaged in something they love to do.

Her work has been shown in art galleries and advertising throughout the Okanagan Valley, as framed fine art reproductions, on postcards, posters, brochures and other printed items for Tourism and Commercial Marketing, as well as coffee table books, calendars, and private photo albums. Though Sky has travelled extensively from the Maritime Provinces to the interior of BC to share with others the beauty and diversity of the human and natural worlds, her passion remains in her “Urban Nature” shots and Essence Profiling where Sky has taken digital photography to the next level. Currently calling the Shuswap “home”, Sky offers her talents by “Stilling Life” in the interior of BC.

 

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