CAPA October 2024 Monthly News
Published: October 31, 2024
 Welcome to the October 2024 Issue of CAPA Monthly News. This newsletter is for members and friends of CAPA, keeping you up to date on all things CAPA for photographers all across Canada.
Photo: Guitar City by Cajo Brando, RA Photo Club of Ottawa
You canread this and all past newsletters online. Club representatives,do not forward this newsletter. Instead,go to the newsletter page, copy the link to the current newsletter and send the link to your club members.
Le saviez-vous ?Vous pouvez lire cette lettre d'information en français. Cliquez sur la lettre d'information pour l'afficher dans votre navigateur. En haut à droite, sélectionnez Traduire > Anglais. Puis, en haut à gauche, sélectionnez Traduire de l'anglais au français. Vous verrez alors la lettre d'information en français.. |
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CAPA SPEAKERS SERIES - Special Presentation October 9 (tomorrow!)
“Cameras, Copyright, and Criminals: Legal Concerns in Public Photography”
In this presentation, Halifax lawyers Nolan Little and Thomas Panther provide an overview of copyright law in Canada with special attention to legal issues potentially faced by photographers in public spaces. They will discuss the basic regime for creating copyrighted works, licensing those works to others, and remedies that photographers may use if they believe their photographs have been copied without permission. Read more.
This presentation is for individual CAPA members only. To get the Zoom link, go to the CAPA Website, log in, go to Members > Zoom Invitation > Speakers Series, copy the link andhave it handy in time for the meeting.
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CAPA SPEAKERS SERIES - October 16
 The CAPA Speakers Series is a valued benefit of individual membership. AllCAPA individual, family, youth and Honorarymembersare invited to attend this free online presentation.
Our next speaker is Nikki Harrison. Her topic will be Painterly Portraits.Nikki will touch on how to shoot for the best types of images to use, but really any types of portrait photography can work.
Nikki will cover:
- Making your own patterns for use with this technique.
- Making brushes that will work in correlation with this process.
- Putting it all together with a demonstration.
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 COMPETITIONS
We're still catching up on featuring images from some of last year's competitions. Congratulations to the all the winners of theMusic 2024 Competition - Clubs.A total of 225 images were submitted by 40 CAPA clubs. This newsletter features some of the winning images from this competition.See all the winners here.
Thanks to our volunteer judges:Guy L Brun, Gilles Vezina, Cheryl Bramble, Glenn Bloodworth, Sunchie Yang and Sheena Wilkie.
Photo: Rhythmic Gymnast with Ribbon by Katie Mak, Richmond Hill Camera Club
Read the latestcompetition newshere, including new updatedCompetition Policy and Proceduresand updatedStance on Artificial Intelligence in Photo Competitions.
CAPA Digital Salon 2024
Congratulations to all of the winners of the first CAPA International Digital Salon.See the list of all Awards and Acceptances here. There were 513 participants from 38 countries, submitting a total of 4,457 images. Catalogs and DVD's of the winning images will be sent out soon. |
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EDUCATION NEWS -THE LEARNING CENTRE
 The Education Committee continues to bring you new educational content.In the Education section on the websiteyou will see links to articles and other education opportunities, some for Individual Members only, some for Photography Clubs.
Photo: Cuban Musician Playing the Trumpet by Mary Lee, RA Photo Club
Volunteers working for you, here are the Education Committee members:Dan Sigouin- ChairDavid Laronde,Ed Taje,Bill Hall,Tracy Elliott, Laszlo PodorandManfred Mueller. Interested in joining this dynamic committee or in contributing some educational content?Send an email to Dan Sigouin.
What's new this month? Check out theEducation section of the websitefor all the latest.
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CAPA PROMOTION CARD DESIGN CONTEST
Calling all Individual CAPA Members! We are having a CAPA Promo Card Contest.CAPA is going for a new look and you have a unique opportunity to be part of its face lift. We are excited to have you create a new design that represents what CAPA means to you.
Let your creativity flow!Winner receives a one year CAPA membership. Deadline for submissions is December 20. More details here. |
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 MEMBER NEWS
Photo: The Mighty Bruce (Cockburn) by Katherine Waybrant, Grand River Imaging and Photo Society
CAPA Facebook Group Turns 8
This September, wecelebrated the 8th anniversary of our vibrant and buzzing CAPA Photo Group on Facebook.To mark the occasion, we hosted an open-themed contest for our online community.Thank you to everyone who took part and helped make our anniversary celebration a success… in pictures!Join CAPA's Photo Groupon Facebook today to see amazing photos from CAPA members.
This month, we honour long time membersPatricia Zuest,Toronto ON who first joined CAPA in 1999;Lynda Miller FCAPA,Kelowna, BC who first joined CAPA in 2004and is a former CAPA board member;Judy Higham FCAPA and Ed Higham FCAPA, Abbotsford, BC who first joined CAPA in 2004.Thank you for your loyalty, your volunteerism, dedication to and support of photographic art in Canada, and many years of membership in CAPA. |
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 CLUBS
Club Liability Insurance:By now, your club should have received a letter asking for your early interest in joining the CAPA group for special liability insurance rates for CAPA Clubs. If your club has not seen this letter, pleaselet us knowand we'll send you a copy. We need a commitment from 25 clubs by end of day October 19 in order to proceed.
Photo: I Can Change the World with This Guitar by Karl Saad, Club Photo Evasion
Attention small and medium CAPA clubs: we have a special educational presentation for you and your members onElevating Your Photography- an online presentation on composition and creating wow images. ContactEducation Director Dan Sigouinto schedule this 45-60 minute presentation for your club.
Please give a hearty welcome to two new CAPA clubs:
Looking for a club near you?You can check out all ourCAPA Photography Clubs on this page in the website.
Here is yet another benefit for your club members. This year, we are offering a special discount for members of CAPA Clubs who join CAPA as an individual member. There is a $15 discount on new individual or family one-year memberships in CAPA. Your club members can use the codeClubMember24to take advantage of this limited-time offer.
This month we recognize three more CAPA clubs:
Thanks for your loyalty and continuing support of photography in Canada.
Got a club-related question, event to promote or idea to share? Join theCAPA Clubs Facebook Group. |
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 JUDGING PROGRAM
A question often asked is how does CAPA ensure consistency in judging?
The CAPA Judging Program is designed to provide training and ongoing monitoring to ensure a high standard in our judging process.
This can’t be done without the help of CAPA’s competition team.Sheldon Boles, Director of Competitions, works closely withBill Hall, Director of the Judging Program to provide tools for judges to self-evaluate after each time they judge a CAPA competition.
This also allows the Director of the Judging Program to see anomalies that can identify coaching and training needs. To learn more, see the articleJudging Process for CAPA Competitionsfound on CAPA’s website under the Judging tab.
Photo: Ghost Pianist by Colleen Pollack, Beach Photo Club
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 MEMBERSHIP
Are you a member of a CAPA Club?
For a limited time, we're offering a special discount of $15 to all members of CAPA Clubs for newone-year individual and family memberships. Use the discount codeClubMember24when you check out.
Did you attend the CAPA Conference last June?
For a limited time, we're offering aspecial discount of $15 to all conference attendees for newone-year individual and family memberships. Use the discount codeConference24when you check out.
Joining CAPA is the best investment in your photography you can make. Take advantage of this offer before it disappears.Become a member todayfor a year filled with learning, competitions, fellowship, new friends and fun.
Photo: Hypnose by Marie Marcoux |
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 CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
Do you have a photo project or special camera technique you'd like to talk about and share your images? We'd love to hear from you. Share your knowledge. Members appreciate seeing your images and learning from fellow CAPA members. Articles can be in English or French.
Photo: Electric by Bob Friesen, Abbotsford Photo Arts Club
Send in your ideas and articles toeditor-in-chief Terry Tinkess.
Content deadlines:
- Winter Issue: October 10
- Spring Issue: January 10
Online Access: CAPA Club representatives, please log in to your club's account, go to the members section, download the PDF version of the magazine and send it your club members. Or better yet, encourage your club members toregister as a Member of a CAPA Clubto get direct access to their own digital copy of the magazine. |
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| Ofra Harnoy and Mike Herriot by Lisa Sells, Camera 35 St Johns |
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| Flemenco Tragic Love Song by Armando Marandola, Lakeshore Camera Club |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Here we feature upcoming CAPA events, CAPA club events where guests are invited, (some at no charge) and other events of interest to our photographic community.
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Zone News & Education OpportunitiesFrom Across Canada
 Education Opportunity: Many of our CAPA clubs offer opportunities for guests to attend meetings online or in-person, for a nominal fee or at no cost. This is an incredible educational opportunity for CAPA members everywhere to learn and grow, no matter where you live. Jump in and enjoy the chance to learn from some of the best presenters and educators across Canada.
Photo: Pianist in Solitude by Peter Janna, RA Photo Club of Ottawa
Atlantic Zone
- Celebrating its 77th year as a club, thePhotographic Guild of Nova Scotiais pleased to extend an invitation to join us for our Fred & Edie Greene Speaker series. There is no charge to attend these webinars, but donations to support the speaker series are gratefully accepted. See Upcoming Events list above for links to the presentations.
Ontario Zone
Pacific Zone
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