Want to join or renew your membership in the RAPC?
(For current members, please call the RA Centre to renew your membership at 613-733-5100. Or, in person, go to the Member and Guest Services desk in the East end of the RA Centre. Click here for contact information and hours of operation.)
The RA Photo Club brings together people who enjoy and want to learn more about photography. We welcome amateur photographers of all levels. Potential members are welcome to join up to three regular Tuesday meetings free of charge.
The RAPC offers a variety of options to explore and expand your photographic interests such as:
- hearing accomplished photographers speak on a vast array of topics;
- workshops and educational opportunities to learn how to create Audio-Visual productions, Fine Art images, Still Life images, and much more; and
- nature and urban outings.
More information is available here.
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RAPC Mission Vision & Values
Mission
A volunteer-driven club providing its members opportunities to increase their knowledge and to apply this knowledge to improve their skills and achieve their photographic goals and objectives.
Vision
To provide our members with a full range of programs and services that serve their needs regardless of their area of photographic interest or their current capabilities.
Values
Our club values:
- gaining and sharing knowledge and experience across all aspects of photography
- members who are involved and willing to help other members and the club
- having fun through exploring and sharing photographic opportunities with other members
The RAPC Gallery
The new RA Gallery exhibition with the theme of Small Wonders of Nature is ready for viewing. (At the entrance by Clark Hall).
Please drop by to see it for yourself. It is already receiving compliments from staff and visitors!!
The RAPC Needs You!
Please consider volunteering! We have a great Club and to continue offering the wide variety of Special Interest Groups, Services, Competitions, etc, your help would be greatly appreciated. And the added bonus is that by volunteering, you will truly feel like it is your Club!
Have a look at the Volunteer list of the current status of the Leaders and other Volunteers for the upcoming 2023-24 season, which begins at the end of May. Everything that happens in our Club is done by the members who volunteer. Positions in red need to be filled, especially those three vacant Council Member positions! Being a Team Leader does not mean you have to do all the work yourself. It means you will be representing your team on Council. You can see, from the rest of the list, that there other volunteers willing to help.
Of course, for the Club to continue to function and rebuild with in-person meetings, there are also many other support tasks to be done… Please look at the list and see where you will be able to help.
Please contact any of the Council Members or Leaders if you would like to play a role in our club.
To sign up for upcoming Outings (Urban, Nature or Fine Art), or Workshops (by the Education Committee or the Studio Group), click here
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Strategic Planning Documents for 2022-2023 - click here
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Tuesday Evening Presentations can be found in Documents (from the banner at the top of the webpage, go to Members/Documents/Presentations and Workshops, then click on the year/folder.)
- Jan 2023 Presentations by Members on their "Photographic Presentation Vehicles" can be found here
- Creative Imagery by Gareth Jones is under the 2022 folder
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For the Camera Basics - Get to Know Your Camera Workshop presentation by Ross Laing (presented Jan 26, 2023), click here
There is an impressive array of information available to you in the Document folder. Topics such as:
- Long Exposure;
- Making Your Own Tripod Snowshoes;
- Winter Photography;
- Layers and Layer Masks;
- AV Technical Tips and Workflow Ideas;
- Getting Your Photos Off Your Computer;
- and much more!!
Club Program
Tuesday night meetings.
This meetings will be in-person.
You are the program, so get those images ready! Bring up to thirty images, or an AV presentation of up to seven minutes.
Of course, you don't have to show images to attend the meeting.
Presenters should arrive at the meeting venue by 7:15 at the very latest so there is time to load the images onto the club computer before the start of the evening.
If you need detailed help, you can find advice about preparing your images in the Documents section of the club web site. Go to Documents ==> Competitions & Showcases ==> Image Preparation Guidelines.
Otherwise, it is sufficient to remember that your images should not exceed 1920 pixels on the horizontal, or 1080 on the vertical. Images should be .jpg, sRGB
If you have any questions, contact me at 727-481-7668 or mike@mikemackay.ca.
This meetings will be in-person.
You are the program, so get those images ready! Bring up to thirty images, or an AV presentation of up to seven minutes.
Of course, you don't have to show images to attend the meeting.
Presenters should arrive at the meeting venue by 7:15 at the very latest so there is time to load the images onto the club computer before the start of the evening.
If you need detailed help, you can find advice about preparing your images in the Documents section of the club web site. Go to Documents ==> Competitions & Showcases ==> Image Preparation Guidelines.
Otherwise, it is sufficient to remember that your images should not exceed 1920 pixels on the horizontal, or 1080 on the vertical. Images should be .jpg, sRGB
If you have any questions, contact me at 727-481-7668 or mike@mikemackay.ca.
This meetings will be in-person.
You are the program, so get those images ready! Bring up to thirty images, or an AV presentation of up to seven minutes.
Of course, you don't have to show images to attend the meeting.
Presenters should arrive at the meeting venue by 7:15 at the very latest so there is time to load the images onto the club computer before the start of the evening.
If you need detailed help, you can find advice about preparing your images in the Documents section of the club web site. Go to Documents ==> Competitions & Showcases ==> Image Preparation Guidelines.
Otherwise, it is sufficient to remember that your images should not exceed 1920 pixels on the horizontal, or 1080 on the vertical. Images should be .jpg, sRGB
If you have any questions, contact me at 727-481-7668 or mike@mikemackay.ca.
New Members Meeting Dates and Agenda - 2022-2023
Open to All!
May 30th (rescheduled from May 2nd due to Bruce Wilson Competition) - New Members Committee critique
