St. Albert Photography Club

New Members Night
2025-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton) | 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 | Alberta
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, 2025-12-08 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, 2025-12-16 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 | Alberta
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, 2025-11-24 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 | Alberta
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.

Critique SIG with Italo
2025-11-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Google Meet
Go to our Critique SIG forum for more information!

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

Abstract with Jennifer
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Google Meet
Go to our Abstract SIG forum for more information.

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 | Alberta
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.

Abstract SIG Photo Outing
2025-11-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-18 18:30 - 20:30 | London Drugs, 156 St. Albert Trail, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 3K8

Submission Night: Straight Out of Camera
2025-11-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Red Willow Community Church, 15 Corriveau Ave, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 5A3, Canada
Tonight’s image is about getting it right in camera. The intent of this challenge is have you slow down and shoot with intent.
With todays editing programs becoming more sophisticated we can become more lazy in the field and rely on the editing programs to “fix” a bad image.
Before you hit that shutter button work your composition. Do you need to move up or down, sideways to make the scene work.
Check your setting for lighting, clarity, sharpness and so on.
Its also a great way to learn your camera setting and what they can do for you!
SOOC is just that, no editing is allowed… scary isn’t it…but you can do it!
What Does SOOC Mean in Photography? | Shuttertalk

Banner Image By Shutterstock

SAPC Christmas Event
2025-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Taste of Ukraine, 516 St Albert Trail, St Albert
Our annual Christmas dinner this year will be held at Taste of Ukraine. Taste of Ukraine has a three course menu where you get to select your choice of borscht or Caesar salad, then three choices of entrees finished off with lemon poppyseed cake, plus perogies and cabbage rolls. You would select the dishes when we arrive for the dinner. The price per person is $42.95 plus gratuity and gst. There will be seating for 42, so get your name in now. This is a bring your significant other evening.
If you plan to attend, register
https://forms.gle/9KRfUpjBj8j4VmYUA
Banner Image by Silvana Bobowik

ACCA Presents- Joel Robison
2025-12-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom
This is a special presentation from ACCA -(Alberta Camera Club Alliance) with Joel Robison!
A little bit about Joel:
My name is Joel Robison and I’m a Canadian conceptual portrait photographer and digital artist currently living in Hampshire, UK. I’ve been creating and sharing my conceptual portraiture work since 2008. My interest in story telling and self expression through art is what motivates me to create and share my work with people around the world.
Teaching and educating artists is a passion of mine and throughout my career I have instructed over a thousand students across the globe in a series of photography workshops aimed at building both the creative portfolio, developing a unique creative voice and setting up a photography business. I also teach an online course that is delivered to students around the world and is designed to grow each student’s creative eye and creative portfolio.
My work has been used world wide by clients such as Coca-Cola, Heineken, Microsoft, Google, FIFA, Yahoo, Adobe, Oprah Magazine, Mariott, ArcAngel, Trevillion, PhotoNews Canada, and many more. During 2013/2014 I worked exclusively with Coca-Cola and FIFA as the lead photographer and voice of social media on the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola where I travelled and photographed more than 80 countries over a 9 month period.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to Joel living in the UK and the time difference this presentation will be at 2pm on December 14th, 2025
This presentation will be on ZOOM only-
Here’s a link to the Jotform to register for it. when you register, you’ll receive the Zoom details
https://form.jotform.com/253176437968977

You wont want to miss this one!
Banner image by Joel Robison- The Great Adventure
https://www.joelrobison.com

NO MEETING
2025-12-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Alberta
Merry Christmas!
