Share Your Photos
We encourage all members to share photos with the club. Sharing is not a requirement, but it is a great way to foster discussion and learning, and get to know other members.
Show and Tell
Photographs are displayed in a slide show during regular meetings. Members may provide commentary about their photographs, such as where and how taken, and answer questions from the group. Each photo is displayed for approximately 30 seconds, or longer if a conversation occurs. Participation is encouraged and responses are always friendly.
5-photo maximum, unless otherwise stated in the meeting email announcement.
Critic’s Corner
This is a photo critique: comments are intended to be constructive, and not critical in nature. Photos are displayed for longer periods, while club members offer feedback a and suggestions about how you may take better photographs, or improve on the image in post processing.
3-photo maximum, unless otherwise stated in the meeting email announcement. Photos may be submitted anonymously.
Competitions
The club hosts internal competitions and competes as a group in Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) competitions. Please see Compete for more information.
In-club competition submission requirements and CAPA competition information and deadlines will be included in meeting email announcements.
How to Share Photos
Uploading Files
Please also read the following section on file name and image specifications before uploading files.
Members will receive an email notice for each meeting that includes the Google Drive link for uploading photos. If you are a new member and do not receive your first notice within one week of paying fees, please contact our team. Folders have been created and named for each purpose. Please upload your files to the appropriate folders prior to each meeting, taking great care not to delete folders or files from the drive.
First-time guests attending a meeting are also encouraged to share photos during the meeting.
File Naming and Image Specifications
For Show and Tell, name your files so that they appear together during the slideshow and we can identify who owns each photo. Files must be named FirstNameLastName-Title.jpg (e.g. RobertMiller-APhotographTitle.jpg, RM-img123.jpg, etc.). For Critic’s Corner, files may be submitted anonymously. All images must be in JPEG format and not exceed 2500px in either width or height.
Images for the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) competitions have specific file naming and image requirements. Please read the complete list of requirements for each competition which is published on the CAPA website, including restrictions such as editing and theme rules. Questions about CAPA rules may be addressed during club meetings or may be sent by email to our CAPA Director.