Sigma Touch 'n Try
2025-09-23 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Edmonton) | London Drugs, 156 St. Albert Trail, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 3K8
We will be joined by Daniel Lee from Sigma. He will be bringing with him an assortment of demo lenses for customers to feel and use.

Deadline - Voting
2025-09-23 20:00
Voting closes at 8pm Tuesday Sept 23. Please vote for the top 3 for each of the open and theme categories.
Voting – Submission Night

Submission Night: Rainy Days
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Red Willow Community Church, 15 Corriveau Ave, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 5A3, Canada
Its all about the rain tonight!
No strings, just rain.. plain and simple!
Show us your rainy images!
Banner Image by Mag Barry

Landscape SIG Outing
2025-09-29 18:00 - 20:30
Cityscape from Cloverdale Hill Road All photo club members are welcome!

When: Mon, Sep 29, 6:00 pm
Photographic Opportunity: Capture a view of the city at golden hour, sunset and blue hour
Please see the notice on the SAPC Forum or SAPC Facebook for more details about parking and carpooling.

Landscape SIG Outing
2025-09-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Walterdale Bridge
This outing is cancelled. It is replaced with an outing on Sept 29th.
Photograph the Walterdale Bridge and the Edmonton river valley at golden hour, sunset and blue hour (weather dependent)
All photo club members are welcome!
Further details to be provided closer to the date. Keep a watch on Facebook or the Landscape SIG Forum.

Red Willow Change Out
2025-10-01 09:00 - 12:00 | Red Willow Senior Center, 7 Tache St, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N-2S3, Canada
Please contact Francoise if you wish to participate in hanging images at Red Willow.
francoisetnoel@gmail.com
Banner Image by Myles Clark

Critique SIG with Italo
2025-10-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Google Meet
Go to our Critique SIG forum for more information!

McBain Photo Walk
2025-10-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Cardiff Park, Sturgeon County, Alberta
October 4th 2025 Cardiff Park 1 pm-3 pm
This event has been cancelled

October Full Moon Rise - Photo Outing
2025-10-07 18:30 - 20:00
NOTE: DEPENDING ON CLOUD COVER, I MAY CANCEL THIS OUTING WITH SHORT NOTICE. BEFORE HEADING OUT, PLEASE CHECK THE SAPC LANDSCAPE FORUM OR SAPC FACEBOOK FOR UPDATE.
Where: Beaumaris Lake. This large city lake is located in the Castledowns neighborhood of Edmonton, a few minutes from St. Albert.
When: Tue, Oct 7, 6:30 pm at the lake.
Please see SAPC LANDSCAPE Forum or SAPC Facebook for details.
Photographic opportunity:
Moonrise: 6:47 Sunset: 6:55.
Shoot the birds at the lake and the late day sunset, followed by the full moon rise over the eastern horizon. Hopefully, we will catch reflections of the moon on the lake as it climbs higher in the sky.
All club members are welcome!

Speaker Night-PAUL ZIZKA-ONLINE/IN PERSON MEETING
2025-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Red Willow Community Church, 15 Corriveau Ave, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 5A3, Canada
Paul Zizka is an award-winning mountain landscape and adventure photographer based in Banff, Canada.

Paul’s images have been featured on countless book covers and in a variety of highly regarded publications, including National Geographic, Outside Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Alpinist, Maclean’s, Canadian Geographic, Islands, and Outdoor Photographer.
Paul Zizka is a professional mountain landscape and adventure photographer and the co-founder of OFFBEAT. With six published books and two forthcoming, Paul’s award-winning photos have also been featured in a variety of publications, including Maclean’s, National Geographic Adventure, Huffington Post, and Canadian Geographic. His client list includes leading national and global brands such as Canon, Apple, NHL, Dell, Arc’Teryx, Panasonic and MEC.
He lives in Banff, Canada, with his wife and two daughters.

The speaker will be online, however there will still be an in person meeting at the church!
Feel free to stay home and watch the presentation online, or even BETTER – come join us in person for some social time with your fellow photographers!

Meeting Link is: Meet – syp-vdqk-jss
Link opens at 6:45 pm

Abstract with Jennifer
2025-10-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Google Meet
Go to our Abstract SIG forum for more information.

Aldon's Auto Salvage Yard
2025-10-11 08:00 - 12:00 | Aldon Auto, 552057 Hwy 831 S, Lamont, Alberta, T0B 2R0, Canada
Join us for our annual trek to Aldon’s Auto Salvage Yard!
Each year we secure a private event in the morning to go and shoot old cars. Its not just old cars that you can shoot. Macro and abstract are high on the list of photographers. If lucky you will find some cows in the pasture next to it.
So feel free to get your creative juices going for this one!
Please note: The grounds/fields at Aldon’s are uneven, has unseen potholes, ruts and can be slippery. Members with any mobility concerns may want to re-consider attending this event. Attending will be done at your own risk.
What to bring:

Tripod, macro lens, 24-70mm or whatever lens you’d like
Rubber Boots, gloves, warm jacket/hat- it can be very wet and cold in the mornings
…your Imagination!

New Members Night
2025-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Red Willow Community Church, 15 Corriveau Ave, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 5A3, Canada
This night is for the new members to learn how to use the website, forums and Facebook pages. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Deadline - Digital Submissions
2025-10-16 20:00
Theme (Movement), Open and **new this season** Print submission deadline is Thursday 8pm, Oct 16.

Abstract SIG Photo Outing
2025-10-18 14:30 - 17:00 | Downtown Edmonton
Check the SIG Forum page for more details

Wildlife / Birding SIG with Denis and Dave
2025-10-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Google Meet
Go to our Wildlife/Birding forum for more information!

Landscape (with Silvana)
2025-10-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Google Meet
Go to our Landscape SIG forum for more information!

Submission Night: Movement
2025-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Red Willow Community Church, 15 Corriveau Ave, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 5A3, Canada
Movement In Photography: Any instance where motion is shown or implied will be considered movement.
Please review the two article below to understand what and how to get this effect.
Have fun!

Motion Photography 101: A Beginner’s Guide (2024)
Movement in Photography: The Ultimate Guide
Banner Image by Barry Ryziuk

Workshop- Smoke Images
2025-10-26 14:00 - 17:00
Join Mark McTavish and learn how to create “Smoke Shots”!
Mark has agreed to do this workshop for the club and we appreciate it so much!! THANK YOU MARK!
Requirements:

Camera (I’m told the best ones are Canons )
Flash (no modifiers-other than you can try a snoot-but I found you don’t need one)
The Flash will be off camera, so you preferably need a remote trigger and receiver. Flash Cables will be cumbersome due to congestion in the area, but is an option.
Minimum of one tripod, (two is preferable or one and a light stand(best option)) Smaller tripods are better than the world’s tallest as you only need 1 m extension.
Coloured gels are fun to play with, but not required-you can play with the colors in post processing
Knowledge of your flash and trigger: how to change channels and groups, how to reduce the power of your flash output, how to mount on a light stand or tripod
remote cable or trigger for firing your shutter
Know how to set your camera to manual focus
know how to turn off image stabilization in lens and camera
know how to adjust aperture, ISO, shutter manually. Manual mode is best once you have dialed in your exposure as you will be shooting in the dark
fresh and spare batteries for your flash (maybe remember your camera batteries as well)
memory card with lots of room on it.
camp stool (not a chair, we do not have enough room for everyone to have a chair)
Depending on the day clothes for sitting outside, it could be cool. You will be in a darkened place, literally unheated, with a big door that will be opened occasionally to ventilate the space

And now you are saying DRAT! WHERE IS MY MANUAL? Goodnews, you can probably find a copy online.

WARNING: THIS WILL BECOME A SMOKEY PLACE AND IT IS NOT ADVISED IF YOU SUFFER FROM RESPIRATORY LIMITATIONS
Min. 5 participants- Max 9- due to space
Cost is $10.00 pp to help pay for coffee/snacks.
Sign up will be at the Open House on September 10th. A waiting list will be created if it fills!
Payment can be made at the Open House or at the meeting on the September 29th. Cash if you have it!
Please contact Katie if you are interested. kbw8303@gmail.com

AI / Creative SIG with Kath
2025-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Google Meet
Go to our AI / Creative SIG forum for more information!

Executive Meeting
2025-11-04 10:00 - 14:00
Executive Members only
10 am to 2 pm at LD

Landscape SIG Workshop - Outing
2025-11-05 10:00 - 12:00 | TBA
Join us for a hands-on outdoor workshop where we’ll refresh our camera skills, explore how to see and frame a scene creatively, and challenge ourselves to photograph several subjects using a variety of composition techniques.
Please see Landscape Forum or SAPC Facebook for details.

Speaker Night- Jan VanVeen
2025-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Red Willow Community Church, 15 Corriveau Ave, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 5A3, Canada
A special presentation tonight with our club founder…Jan VanVeen!
How do you “see” photos?” Learning to “see” and then composing photos is something a lot of us have a hard time to work at. Seeing a photo and composing a photo are what we will look at. IN very different subjects matter.
Meeting Link is: Meet – syp-vdqk-jss
Link opens at 6:45 pm
Banner Image by Jan VanVeen

ACCA Presentation- Alister Benn
2025-11-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Join ACCA as they present all the way from Scotland- Alister Benn!

Scottish born Alister Benn is an award winning Landscape Photographer and founder of Expressive Photography Limited.
His passion for individual creativity and expression make him an enthusiastic instructor and someone who wants everyone to have the confidence to express their own unique voice.
“It is unfortunate that in these days of popularity and social media, that many of us have lost the pure basic reason why we started making landscape photographs in the first place – to be outside, engaging with nature.”
Alister is a strong advocate of engaging with the landscape in an organic way, unrestrained by conventions, rules or the pressure of external validation.
www.alisterbenn.com
This presentation will be on Zoom. A link and sign up will be sent to all as we get closer to the date.

Deadline - Digital Submissions
2025-11-19 20:00
Theme (Straight Out Of Camera), Open and “Digital copy of your Print” submission deadline is Wednesday Nov 19 @ 8pm

Lighting The Way With SASHA
2025-11-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Foyer Lacombe, St. Albert, 1 St Vital Ave., St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 1K1, Canada
Join us again as we support SASHA with their annual fundraiser evert : Lighting the Way!
We once again will have a photobooth set up to offer for guest/sponsors of SASHA.
Volunteers are needed for the following:

To photograph the speakers, special guests and the overall event. X2 people
Photobooth helpers will be needed to take down the information of those getting the images done/managing the lines and photographing. X3 people
After event is over, ( but within a week) to photograph all sponsored trees and signs. Sections will be assigned so not responsible for all trees. X3/4 people

Please contact Katie to volunteer.
