I'm trying to say something about Sarah Hagen and the Pro'ject Sound concert that just took place tonight but I'm lacking words to describe how wonderful, how powerful, how inspiring the performance paired with the photographs was. A milestone in the Photo Club's history for sure and I think HSPAA had a memorable season opener to add to their 20 year history. The reception afterwards was also well attended and judging by the smiles on people's faces....I think we did well :)
A big THANK YOU to the co-producers Joanna Schwarz, Petra Walter and Doug Hackett, the participating photographers (Megan Wilson, Deb Wilson, Cindy Watson, Erin Yeo, Jennifer Roberts, Petra Walter, Joanna Shwarz, Peta Hackett, Muff Hackett & Doug Hackett) for all their time and effort over the last year to make this happen. Also thank you to the District of Squamish and the Squamish Arts Council for partly funding this project. - Petra

HOWE SOUND PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION is celebrating its 20th Season.
 

International pianist, Sarah Hagen, performs the music of Debussy while photos taken by the Squamish Valley Photo Club are projected on a giant screen.

At the Soiree after the concert, you will have a chance to meet the artist, the photographers and enjoy the Art Show with numerous images framed for viewing.

I hope you will join us and tell your friends about our special event.

 

DATE: Saturday, September 22, 2012.

ADDRESS: St. John the Divine Anglican Church, 1930 Diamond Road 

Tickets: Adults, $25   Seniors, $20    Students and Children FREE (with a ticket)

Available at Billie's Flower House in downtown Squamish (CASH ONLY).

Brittannia Mine Museum Photo Contest

Over $1000 in prizes!!!

Mineral Images
The Britannia Mine Museum is hosting its first annual amateur photography competition.  The best submissions will become an exhibition at the Museum in the fall.  This is for amateur photographers of all ages and abilities.
The Categories
Each category has two age groups; 15 & under, and 16 & over.
Use of Mined Materials
Show us how people in the sea-to-sky use stuff we get from mines.  Think anything metal, glass, stone, clay ... bikes, binoculars, mirrors and Mack trucks.
Rocks and Lanedscapes
Rocks, minerals, volcanoes, cliffs, mountains, valleys... we are surrounded by some astounding rocks and rocky landscapes.  Show us how they look to you.
Human-Environment Interaction
We have an impact on our environment and it has an impact on us.  We want to see the effects of one on the other; a whiskey jack feeding from a hand; land being cleared or planted; sand between toes of a bare foot.

Submission deadline:  September 7, 2012
More details at www.BritanniaMineMuseum.ca

We are two years old!

Happy Birthday to us!
The club is two years old and we are using the June Photo Walk to throw ourselves a birthday party. The Photo Walk will take place at Murrin park (on Highway 99, on the hill above Britannia Beach). There will be hot dogs, chips and lemonade. If you want to bring some dessert to share it would be appreciated. After dinner there are lots of good photo subjects in the park.

If you want to come a little early, we will have some hot dogs ready by 6:30pm.

If you need directions or to carpool send an email to SVPC@shaw.ca

Wednesday June 6  - see 'ya

 

Pro'ject Sound Submissions

This note is IMPORTANT for any photographer planning on submitting images for Proj'ect Sound*
We are ready to start receiving your images in all categories.  Please review the following criteria for each image.

Image Criteria

Each image you submit must

·         be in 'landscape' orientation

·         be the highest resolution possible

·         contain NO watermarks of text overlays

·         be in JPG format

·         be correctly labeled with group, name and sequence (see label format below)

Image Label/Name

Before sending images, each file must be labeled using the following format.
C_LName_F_seqnbr.jpg
where:
C              is the color category (R, O, Y, G, B, I, V)
LName    is the photographers last name
F               is the photographers first initial
seqnbr    is whatever numbering scheme you want to use
                 each component of the name should be separated with an underscore ( _  )
Example:
An image from Doug Hackett in the green category would be labeled   G_Hackett_D_1579.jpg

Submitting images

When you are ready to submit images please email SVPC@shaw.ca with the number of images you are ready to transfer.  You will be sent instructions on how to transfer the images as well as a transfer date.
Transfers will take place using an online tool called DROPBOX.  This tool works on both Macs and PCs.  It appears as a file folder on your computer so you can just drag and drop your photos into the folder and they will automatically be transferred.

Is this my only opportunity to submit photos?

No, there will be additional opportunities but we need to start to assess any categories that are weak or have too few images.

I have a friend who might would like to participate as well.  Can I send them this info?

By all means, they will need to join the photo club before they submit images but that is the only limitation.

How will I be recognized?

Every photographer whose images are selected will have their name in the program and in the credits.  They will also have an opportunity to display in the gallery show associated with the project
 

Am I giving up my rights to my images?

No, absolutely not! Photographers will retain the rights to their own images – you are giving permission for your images to be used for this specific performance.

I have more questions

Send any questions, thoughts, concerns to Doug Hackett   ( SVPC@shaw.ca )

* Pro'ject Sound

Pro’ject Sound (as in pro’jector)  We have an opportunity to be part of a very unique production in collaboration with the Howe Sound Performing Arts Association.    The presentation will combine the pianist Sarah Hagen playing live with a continuous stream of appropriate photographs that will be coming from local photographers (that’s our part).

After an initial meeting we decided to go with the COLOUR theme which features the colours of the rainbow. Sarah likes to begin with violet and end with RED!  (violet-indigo-blue-green-yellow-orange-red)
The MUSIC will be Claude Debussy and the concert will run approximately 45 minutes.

PhotoStory3 - Create a slide show with music

In preparation for the February meeting, here is a short refresher on PhotoStory 3 software.  This is FREE software that you can download from Microsoft and it allows you to prepare slideshows of your photographs complete with music track, special effects and titles.  There are lots of slideshow tools available but if you have never used one then PhotoStory 3 is a great place to start because it walks you through the process step by step.

Download from:   http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11132      OR search Google for Photostory3.  Make sure you download from the actual Microsoft site.  The software will indicate it is PhotoStory3 for XP but it runs fine in Windows Vista and Windows 7.  There is an Apple version as well.

Step 1: Begin a new PhotoStory

Import your pictures.  The software will assist in removing black borders and resizing the photographs for a data projector.  In this step you can reorder your photographs,  adjust color levels, rotate and add special effects (like pencil sketch and washout for title slides).

Step 2: Add titles

You can add titles or credits to you slide show or even add captions to each slide.

Step 3: Narrate & customize motion

If you have a microphone attached to your computer you can narrate your slide show.  I this step you can also change the panning motion selected for each slide, the length of time each slide is displayed and the type and duration of the transitions between slides.

Step 4: Add music

The software will recognize any .MP3 song.  If the music is longer than your slide set, the software will take care of fading the sound at the end of the slide show.  Just select the slide you want the music to start on and PhotoStory3 does the rest.

Step 5: Produce your show.

This is the last step.  The software will format your show and create a .WMV video file that can be shown on any computer (you can even upload it to YouTube).
 
Remember to save your PhotoStory work so you can go back and make edits and tune-ups if you want to.