Be sure to check out our Flickr pool at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/saskatooncameraclub Feel free to view, join and add photos to our pool.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta: “Adobe has released a beta version of its Photoshop Lightroom 3 workflow and image editing software. Available immediately for free download from Adobe Labs, the new version includes features such as ‘intuitive’ importing, improved noise reduction, enhanced slideshows and direct online publishing options (such as Flickr).” Lightroom 3 Beta available and will expire on April …

A page to the site on the basics to creating a presentation.  Be sure to check it out under the menu Guidelines, Presentations How-To.

The results for the first clinic “Song Title” have been added to the website under the Results menu.

I added a page for how Presentation are judged. You will find the guideline for the Intro & Ending, Photography, Sequencing, Audio and Overall Impact. You will find a link to the judging sheet used by our judges. Link can be found under Guidelines > Presentation Judging

Need an easy way to format your image for submission purposes? Scott Prokop created an Action script that will take your currently open image in Photoshop and resize it, set it to SRGB and then all you have to do is save it. Download the Action script here. For a guide on using Actions, click here.

I am sending you a link to a presentation “Gladys – A War Survivor” that my wife did in honour of one of her fellow friends.  This ties in Remembrance day along with our club meeting on Tuesday on creating presentations.  My wife is not a technical person but she was able to use the Pinnacle Studio software to add …

Did you know that you can pull up all the keywords on all the photos on our website?  All the keywords are derived from the file name when submitted or if keywords are included with the photo.  Go to the following link to see all of the keywords:https://www.saskatooncameraclub.com/keyword/ Also note that you can click on your name, this will be …

Club member Steve Hiscock almost had a winning entry for a photo contest on www.scottkelby.com titled “Shoot on the Sidelines with Scott & Mike” Contest. Check out his entry: “Bringing ‘em Out With a Bang”By Steve Hiscock

2009 ANNUAL DIGITAL COMPETITION September 30th – CAPA Individual and Family members PRIZES! PRIZES! PRIZES! This competition is open to CAPA Individual and Family members in good standing ONLY, who are permanent Canadian residents at the close of the competition! All submissions will be automatically validated against our Membership database. All entries must be submitted electronically no later than Midnight …

Summary of day: Head to church which is just north of Wakaw. Should arrive around 10:30. Shoot, have lunch and then head to Tway and walk around the town and hopefully get into the general store. Time: 9:00 am Meeting Place: Co-op on Attridge and Ludlow (near Willow Grove & Erindale) Contact: Karen Pidskalny, kmpfoto@sasktel.net or 664-0045

Check this video out, they end up attaching a 2x to the 1200mm and shoot some video through it! Hands on with the Canon EF 1200 f5.6L Lens from Juan Pons on Vimeo.

The first meeting of the new season will be on Sept. 8th at 6:30pm at the Mendel Art Gallery (950 Spadina Cres. East). Agenda: Introductions, presentation on the how and what of submitting photos for the 2009-10 Clinics and Competitions. Membership Fees: Single $40.00/year Family $50.00/year Student $20.00/year Spouse of a Life Member $10.00/year Visit www.saskatooncameraclub.com for more information.

Need some inspiration for our 2009-2010 clinics? We, the executive, are guilty for getting the great ideas for the topics from other competitions so here are some links to help you create a masterpiece. Remember to watch out for those “Nature” competitions. Click clinic title for other inspiration for competitions:Song Titles (General Clinic – Sept 22nd) – Note when entering: …

The Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan will be hosting an outdoor photography work­shop featuring professional photographer and biologist Chris Hendrickson at Saskatoon Natural Grassland area on Central Avenue, just north of the Regional Psychiatric Centre on August 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. Chris has experience with many different subjects and styles, with work that ranges from weddings to stock …