The Hamilton Camera Club

NOTE: Information on Workshops. 

The workshops listed here are conducted by HCC

Members who wish to help others by imparting information through their experiences in Photography. They are not designed to replace courses offered at Colleges and Universities. They are offered to paid up members for the modest fee of $5 and to non members for $10, for offsetting the price of the room. Unless otherwise noted they are held in the study room of the Mount Hamilton Christian Reformed Church. Registration is through the membership chairperson and is required in the event of notice of a cancellation.       [email protected]

BASIC CAMERA

WITH BOB MELNYK

DATE 06 10 2012

TIME   9:00 am

OUTLINE

- An introduction to understanding the basic camera settings including ISO, shutter speed, aperture and other features. The presentation is not camera specific, composition, rule of thirds and hand held shooting vs. using a tripod will be covered. A camera is not required for this part of the workshop

CAPTURING LIGHT TO PUSHING PIXELS

WITH JURAJ DOLANJSKI

DATE 06 10 2012

TIME   1:00 pm

OUTLINE

- Using in camera histogram to capture the best results

- Live view and DOF control

- Image enhancements in Photoshop, a must and optional

- Colour correction by the numbers

- Creative tricks in Photoshop

- Add on filters

OUTING/WORKSHOP                

WITH BOB MELNYK            

DATE 13 10 2012                                         

TIME   8:30 am till 10:00 am                    Tiffany Falls

             coffee break in Dundas                                  

             10:30 am till 12:00 noon                  

A short walking tour of the Historic Area of Dundas

Note: Maps for locations to be provided on 06 10 2012

OUTLINE

- This workshop is a follow up of the in class presentation on Basic Camera from 06 10 2012 and will be a hands on workshop/outing covering those topics.

MIRRORLESS CAMERAS PRIMARILY M4/3

WITH JURAJ DOLANJSKI

DATE 08 12 2012

TIME   1:00 pm

OUTLINE

- Advantages, shortcomings

- Idiosyncrasies and future

- Controls that should be changed from defaults

- Tricks in zooming, focusing

- Personal experiences

- Group discussions

DIGITAL BLACK AND WHITE PROCESSING

WITH COLIN WILLIAMS

DATE 09 02 2013

TIME   1:00pm

OUTLINE

- Converting from colour to black and white

- The use of various software

- Understanding high and low key images

- Using the histogram to your advantage

- Using presets

- Understanding HSL adjustments

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP

WITH COLIN WILLIAMS

DATE 09 03 2013

TIME   1:00pm

OUTLINE

- Introduction to the layout and panels

- Sizing, guides and rulers

- Selection tools

- Colour settings and profiles

- Simple masking using the brush tool

- Sharpening

JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

WITH JURAJ DOLANJSKI

DATE 13 04 2013

TIME   1:00pm

Judging is an Achilles heel for many images. Audience participation at this workshop is expected and encouraged.

Participants are encouraged to bring samples of their images, which will be judged by the presenter, followed by constructive critique with suggestions for potential improvement, including live Photoshop based “fixes”.

The result will be more creative images with impact with a potential to "score" better at Camera Clubs competitions