Image Review - Theme is 'Nature'
2024-03-27 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Winnipeg)
Image Review – Theme is ‘Nature’

Speakers: Elaine O'Keeffe and Robert Bisson
2024-04-03 19:30 - 21:30
Elaine: “My almost 365…”.
Elaine began 2023 with the goal to take a photo each day for the whole year. This is her tale of some successes, some struggles and a whole lot of enrichment, entitled “My almost 365…”.
Elaine has been a member of WSPC for 16 years. WSPC and all its members have been a very important part of her photographic journey. She is inspired by the beauty that surrounds her as she wanders in Winnipeg, Manitoba and while travelling. She aims to capture those special moments, whether it is in the scenery that surrounds her, the people within or discovering a hidden treasure. Her goal is to capture the inner character and vibrancy of whatever she is photographing so others may see it too.

Robert: “Lightroom Classic vs Lightroom Cloud”
A few years ago, Adobe had introduced Lightroom Cloud (Lr CC) as an alternative to the original Lightroom Classic (LrC). Recently there have been significant changes to the LR CC Ecosystem to closely match the capabilities of LrC.
Robert will review the various platforms of Lr CC ecosystem, differences between LrC and Lr CC plus the pros and cons of each application. He will also demonstrate how both platforms can be used together to serve the photographer’s organizational, editing and exporting/sharing needs.

Speaker - Paul Epp
2024-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Paul will be presenting on “Creativity & Creation”
Paul Epp is an award winning hobby photographer from Winnipeg, MB who has a love of nature and wildlife photography. He can be found on Instagram at: @pauleppic
He will share about how having the right mindset along with thoughtful planning can lead to better photo ops.

Image Review - Theme is 'Water'
2024-04-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom meeting
Image review; theme is ‘Water’

Speakers: Anil Sud and Peter Blahut
2024-05-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Anil Sud: “Antarctica – My Winter Getaway!”.
Peter Blahut: “Iceland: Land of Fire & Ice”

Speakers - Joey Senft & Brian Stefaniuk
2024-05-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Speaker series

AGM and Image Sharing
2024-05-24 06:30 - 21:30
Annual General Meeting, supper, and image sharing

Field Trip and Picnic Lunch
2024-09-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Bird’s Hill Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada
Manitoba Hunter Jumper Association Fall Harvest Equestrian Event. Photograph the jumping at 10:00 followed by a bring your own lunch picnic at West Beach at 1:00.

Welcome, Member Introduction, Image Review Process, Image Review
2024-09-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Members will introduce themselves and bring their favourite (or not) photo gear or gadget to discuss.
Keith Putt will introduce the new Image review process.
An Image review will take place with 1 photo submitted from each member.

Speaker - Bram Singleton
2024-10-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Bram Singleton will present on Computational Photography and will provide a demonstration.
Photography has been a life-long pursuit for Bram. He has been immersed fully in that world for over fifteen years. He received his Diploma of Professional Photography from what was formally known as PrairieView School of Photography. He has worked as a professional photographer, taught at both casual and diploma levels. He is currently a visual artist working primarily with photography.

Speaker - Robert Bisson
2024-10-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Robert Bisson will present “Woodlands Photography” and “A Comparison of Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Cloud
Robert has been a member of WSPC since about 2014, serving as President in 2018-19. He had started with colour slide photography in the mid-1980’s, with a main interest in documenting his travels to various areas of the world. He then evolved to digital photography in the early 2000’s, starting with a point and shoot, evolving to first a DSLR and then a mirrorless system. His photography interests had been quite diverse over the years, but primarily focused on landscape and wildlife topics. His post-processing is mostly done with Adobe Lightroom Classic, along with Photoshop and more recently DxO PhotoLab.
In the first half of the presentation, Robert will cover his learnings and experience in the temperate rain forest, plus some of the woodland areas in some of his local favorite local areas such as Riding Mountain and the Whiteshell.
For the second half of the evening, Robert will present a comparison of Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Cloud applications, highlighting the differences and how these apps can be used together.

Field Trip
2024-10-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Stonewall Quarry, 166 Main Street, Stonewall, Manitoba, R0C 2Z0, Canada
Field trip to Stonewall Quarry.

Image Review - Theme is "Trees"
2024-10-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom meeting
Theme is “Trees”
A tree or trees must be a meaningful element of your composition.

Speakers - Wendy Stephenson and Carol Zimmerman
2024-11-06 19:30 - 20:15 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Wendy Stephenson and Carol Zimmerman will present “Khutzeymateen, the Grizzly Bear Sanctuary”
Wendy has been an active member of the Manitoba Camera Club as well as the chair of the Red River Exhibition Photo Salon.
Carol is a member and the new Vice President of WSPC.
They will present on their recent trip to British Columbia and their adventures in Khutzeymateen, the Grizzly Bear Sanctuary.

Speaker - Robert Bisson
2024-11-06 20:15 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Robert Bisson will present a post-processing demonstration of Woodlands Photography
Robert has been a member of WSPC since about 2014, serving as President in 2018-19. He had started with colour slide photography in the mid-1980’s, with a main interest in documenting his travels to various areas of the world. He then evolved to digital photography in the early 2000’s, starting with a point and shoot, evolving to first a DSLR and then a mirrorless system. His photography interests had been quite diverse over the years, but primarily focused on landscape and wildlife topics. His post-processing is mostly done with Adobe Lightroom Classic, along with Photoshop and more recently DxO PhotoLab.
A few weeks ago, Robert delivered a presentation on Woodlands Photography. As part of the presentation, a brief overview of post-processing considerations were reviewed. Since then, there were requests made for a post-processing demonstration.
Robert will provide post-processing demonstrations using both ACR/Photoshop and Lightroom workflows covering Raw file preparation, Luminosity (Tone) adjustments, Color adjustments, and final clean-up

Field Trip
2024-11-10 11:00 - 13:00
Walking Tour of the Exchange District. Meet in front of City Hall, 510 Main Street. We will start with the NW tour.

Meeting Cancelled
2024-11-20 19:30 - 21:30
Meeting is cancelled as room unavailable at Acadia Junior High School.

Image Review - Theme is "Monochrome"
2024-11-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom meeting
Theme is “Monochrome”
Your photo may be B&W or a grey scale image modified with a single colour across the entire tonal range (such as sepia).

Field Trip
2024-12-03 21:15 - 21:45
Field trip to view and photograph the 2024 CPKC Holiday Train and listen to a concert. The train will be at Panet Road & Molson Street. Please bring a monetary or heart-healthy food donation for the food bank.

Speaker - Dmitry Kirshner
2024-12-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Dmitry Kirshner will present on processing workflow in TK Actions and Adobe Portfolio.
Dmitry Kirshner, is a Winnipeg-based landscape and abstract art photographer. Dmitry loves using digital processing to turn his images into striking works of art. He combines the power of advanced tools and software to bring out rich colors, dramatic lighting, and dynamic textures, creating photos that tell a story beyond the ordinary.
In this session, Dmitry will walk us through his creative process and show how he uses digital techniques to push the limits of his photography.
Dmitry’s presentation will be divided into two parts: first, he will share his image processing workflow, focusing on his favorite features of the TKActions Photoshop Panel; then, he will demonstrate how to build a stunning photography website using Adobe Portfolio.

Holiday Party and Image Review
2024-12-13 18:30 - 21:30 | Bronx Park Community Center, 720 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2K 0Z5, Canada

Speaker - Jean-Pierre Parenty
2025-01-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Jean-Pierre Parenty will speak on “The Coastal Wolves”.
Jean-Pierre is a self-taught photographer. Actually, he just loves being out in nature getting close enough to wildlife to photograph them. When he comes home, he wants to share what he has experienced with the wild things.
Jean-Pierre Parenty was born and raised in Otterburne, Manitoba where he developed a keen interest in animals. As an adult, he became fascinated with wildlife, and he combined his interest in photography to become a wildlife photographer. After many photo-trips to Africa, Asia, and South. America, he decided to focus on the wildlife of Canada.
He received a wildlife accreditation in 2014 with the Professional Photographer of Canada (PPOC). He regularly places among the top wildlife photographers in the country winning awards in regional and national professional competitions.
Nothing is more rewarding for Jean-Pierre than to spend a day in nature and to come home with exciting images to share. “The more people know about wildlife, the more they will be interested in protecting it.”
Jean-Pierre will focus on a Photo Trip he took in June 2023 on the west coast of Vancouver Island where he photographed coastal wolves. If time permits, he will also present his Muskoxen Trip to Kuujjuaq.

Speaker - Keith Putt
2025-01-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Keith Putt will present “The Micro Four Thirds Format”
Keith is a long standing member of both Winnipeg South Photo Club and the Manitoba Camera Club.
He will give a presentation demonstrating the advantages and disadvantages of MFT as implemented by OM System/Olympus. Handle the gear and watch it in action.

Image Review - Theme is "Not Your Ordinary Photo"
2025-01-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom meeting
Theme “Not Your Ordinary Photo”
Dare to be different. Go for the odd angle or perspective, rarely photographed subjects, compositions, dramatic edits, strange light, lion eating a gnu and so on.

Speaker - Ryan Lucenkiw
2025-02-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Ryan Lucenkiw will present “All About Astro
Ryan is a nature photographer with a heavy focus on landscape astrophotography. The search for the perfect composition has brought him all over southern Manitoba and beyond.
In All About Astro, Ryan will walk you through his process for capturing the night sky using examples from his work as case studies to showcase the planning, execution, and challenges presented by landscape astrophotography. Ryan will also share how he determines what, where, and when to shoot as well as tools and resources he uses to maximize chances of success.

Speaker - Mike Grandmaison
2025-02-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Mike Grandmaison will present “Exploring Monochrome – Art and Techniques”
Mike Grandmaison has been photographing Canada exclusively for 50 years. In the process, he has enjoyed an extremely enjoyable and successful career as a full-time professional freelance photographer. While Mike focussed on color throughout much of his career, his first photograph was a black and white image of his aunt’s barn that he made as part of a project in grade 11.
In this presentation, Mike will discuss some of his influences, talk about what makes a good monochrome image through examples from his extensive library, discuss various ways to process black and white images and how best to bring your vision to life.

Image Review - Theme is "Open"
2025-02-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom meeting
Theme is “Open”

Speaker - Mark Hughes
2025-03-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom meeting
Mark Hughes will speak on “Pet Photograph
Mark Hughes is a Professional Photographer based out of Edmonton, Alberta who specializes in Pet Photography. Mark is accredited Photographer in a number of categories through the Professional Photographers of Canada including Canine Portraiture, Wildlife, Sports, Animal Study and Digital Image Manipulation. He has photographed thousands of dogs and cats and has been doing pet photography since 2013. He is a retired forensic engineer and now does pet photography on a full time basis.

Mark has been working as a volunteer photographing dogs and cats for the Greater Edmonton Animal Rescue Society since 2014. His images are used for adoption profiles as well as marketing and promotional materials. In addition to his photography adventures, he and a good friend also have a podcast that is not specifically related to photography but covers a very wide range of topics. The Connect2 Podcast is a mostly weekly podcast that has been going since 2021.
His pet photography website at fureverphotos.ca He also has another website for more general photography at markhughesphotography.ca

Speaker - Dieter Schonwetter
2025-03-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Acadia Junior High, 175 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3B3, Canada
Dieter Schonwetter will present “Through the Unexpected Lens: Embracing Serendipity in Wildlife Photography”
In the quiet embrace of nature, Dieter Schönwetter learned the art of capturing beauty from his father, a timeless gift that would shape his life’s journey. His photography often begins with a vision, but it’s the surprises along the way that yield the most unforgettable moments. Join Dieter as he recounts breathtaking encounters with wildlife, and marshland explorations in his floating muskrat house, the “WotaKjniepa II” (Water Beetle II).

Image Review - Theme is " Repetition"
2025-03-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom meeting
Theme is “Repetition”
Repetition is everywhere in natural and artificial environments.
