Photograph of the Week #144 – Textures

Texture in a photography can add a different dimension, whether it's part of the scene or added in post it can change the mood of the photograph. The challenge for you is to make a photograph where the texture adds to it. As always have fun! Post your photographs on the club Facebook page by […]

CAPA – Nature / Wildlife – Due Date

This competition will have five themes which are:  Botanical  Insects, Reptiles & Amphibians  Landscape  Nature  Wildlife  There a strict editing rules for this competition and rules about the "hand-of-man" so it is important to review the CAPA website before submitting any images. For a full definition of each theme and rules for this competition can […]

Photograph of the Week #146 – Camera Angles

Whether you use a low angle, a birds-eye view or a dutch tilt will change your photograph, so get down or up, move around and find the perfect angle. The challenge for this week is to make photographs where the camera angle makes a difference. Post your phots on our club Facebook page by next […]

Photograph of the Week #145 – Framed

You can use the framing technique when photographing, by framing your subject with an environmental frame such as frames, walls, windows etc, or you can create a frame afterwards in an editing program. The challenge for this week is to create a photograph that uses a frame to add to the photograph.  As always the […]

Photograph of the Week #148 – Halloween

Halloween! The ghosts and goblins are coming out, pumpkins are dressed up for their special day and the witches are turning off the vacuums and revving up the brooms!  Time to grab the camera and photograph the festivities, whether it is trick or treaters, the Jack'o Lanterns or something else that represents Halloween to you.  […]

Photograph of the Week #149 – Symmetry

Photograph of the Week #149 - Symmetry  Symmetry in photography creates balance and visual interest by mirroring one side of an image with another. So the challenge this week is to make an image using symmetry.  Post your pictures on the club Facebook page by next Sunday, November 10th and as always have fun.  In […]

Life Captured – Image Due Date

Life Captured is a 30-minute slide show shown on ROGERStv local community channels in Nanaimo and Parksville.  The slide show is created every two months and the photographs for the Dec / Jan show are due on November 1st, although earlier would be appreciated.  Up to 7 photographs are to be sent to [email protected] via […]

CAPA – Black & White – Due Date

A black & white image ranges from very dark grey (black) to very light grey (white) and varying shares (darker) and tints (lighter) of the greyscale.  All submitted images must be deemed as a black and white image, no tinting, such as sepia, will be permitted.  Submitted images must fall into one of the following […]

Photograph of the Week #150 – Part of the Whole

We so often look at the whole instead of the parts, this week the challenge is to look at and photograph a part of the whole. It can be part of anything, a branch of a tree, part of a face etc.... I am sure you can come up with something more imaginative and have […]

Photograph of the Week #151 – Free

This weeks topic an be captured in many ways, something can be born free, given free or you can feel free. The challenge for this week is to make a photograph that symbolises the word free to you and as always have fun doing it.  Post your photographs on our Facebook page by next Sunday, […]

Photograph of the Week # 152 – Black

The photograph of the week topic for this week is black, not a black and white photograph, but a photograph where the subject is black. This may sound easy but getting enough details into a black subject without blowing out the background can be a challenge.  Post your photographs on our Facebook page by December […]

Photograph of the Week #153 – Christmas Songs

It won't be long and the bells will be jingling and Mama may be kissing Santa Claus by the O' Christmas Tree. So to get you in the mood this week's challenge is to photograph something that represents your favourite Christmas Song.  Post your photographs on our Facebook page by next Sunday December 8th. And […]