The Club’s mission is to provide a supportive forum where photographers of all levels can gather to learn, share ideas and techniques, and explore both the science and art of photography. These goals will be met through presentations by external speakers as well as fellow club members and active participation by members in club photo assignments, competitions, field trips and monthly meetings.

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We encourage our members to review the PSA Scoring Guide for the PSA Interclub competitions and consider representing our club by entering their own images. If you are interested please complete the release form and forward it to Simon Robertson.

Club Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 07:00 PM in the St. James Community Center. In addition, all meetings will be shown on Zoom, so members who cannot get to the community center can attend. Members are encouraged to attend meetings, particularly in person, to ensure the best possible Club experience for all.

• Review of the monthly assignment 'Street Photography'
• Presentation by Peter Baumgarten: “Seeing Differently – Creating More Interesting Compositions”. According to Peter, the challenge in photography is to take a scene that is visible to anyone who cares to look and present it in a uniquely artistic way. He is an award-winning professional photographer and educator based on Manitoulin Island where the stunning nature surrounding him inspires his work. He picked up his first camera at the age of 12 and was instantly hooked. Inspired by Canadian photographer, Freeman Patterson and his book, “The Art of Seeing” Peter is always striving to see the world in ways that most people miss.
  

 Monthly Photo Assignment

The December assignment is 'Street Photography'. Submit up to 3 of your street photography images through the club website until Friday December 6th at 11:00 PM. Image voting opens at 11:00 PM on Friday December 6th and will remain open until Monday December 9th at 1:00 PM.

Submission should be in jpg format and the max size should be 1920 x 1080 pixels or below 3 mb per image. To submit photos just click on "Competitions" (from the menu above) then "Submit Images to a Competition". There is a tutorial located under the heading "Competitions" if you require assistance.

Please note the following criteria for submission. 

 - Photo must have been captured within 12 month of submission deadline

 - No watermarks (authors name on the image)

 - No authors name in title

 - Photos not meeting the criteria will be disqualified

Future monthly assignment topics are December - Street Photography, January - Abstract/Creative, February - Mood, March - Movement, April - Color and May - Weather. We will provide further assignment details at the monthly meeting prior to that assignment

Helpful Tips

 - Several months ago we previewed a video '1 Mile, 1 Year, 1 Lens'. You can access that video here. 

Field Trips/Workshops 

 Suggestions for future outings are very welcome. Contact Peter Riekstens at saloon@aol.com

Club Membership

Membership is open to all residents of the St. James community. Annual dues of $25.00 are due by January 31st. 

If you want to join our club or renew your membership, please click on the "2024 Membership Form" below and either bring the completed form and check to our next meeting or mail the completed form and check to Pat Powell, her address can be found on the membership form. Thank You.

The St James Photo Club Membership form can be downloaded here: 2024 Membership Form  

For suggestions regarding meeting topics or monthly assignments, general questions, or help creating your St James Photo Club website account, please reach out to either Mogens Hermansen or Steve Henne.