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
Sports Shooting Opportunities for the RAPC
a message from Jamie Johnson
2025 Sports Photography Opportunities
Some local pro sports Clubs have been very generous in providing access to their events by members of the RA Photo Club in return for sharing photos with the sports Club. Photographers maintain the copyright, Clubs have the right to use the photos in their social media and other usages. Please click here for additional information and to select days.
For any questions, please contact Jamie at jamie@jamiejohnson.ca
The Doodle only goes until the end of June, Jamie Johnson will extend it later and add in the Blackjacks, the Atletico and others as they confirm.
Please choose just one for now.
Summer Meetings
Summer meetings are held in Clark Hall at 7:30 pm on the second Tuesday of June, July and August. This year, those dates are: June 10th, July 8th and August 12th.
Club members are encouraged to submit, on a USB flash drive/memory stick, from one to thirty images to be shown that evening. Alternatively, members may prepare an audio-visual presentation (no longer than seven minutes). Of course, you do not have to show images to attend the meeting.
Tuesday Evening Presentations can be found here in Documents (Click on Resources/Presentations, Techniques & Tools/then appropriate year)
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List of Competitions for the upcoming Club year 2024-2025 click here
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Monthly Showcase Instructions and Deadlines for Club year 2023-2024 - Click here
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Club Program
Tuesday night meetings.
The RA’s West parking lot will be closed so people will need to park at the East end of the RA building.
Join us for more relaxed meetings during the summer. You can bring up to 30 of your images on a USB memory stick that you can share with the others. Of course, you do not need to share images to attend the meeting. We hope to see you in Clark Hall
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 2020.pdf
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
Our first competition of the 2025 - 2026 club year is a Nature competition. This includes landscapes, wildlife, birds, plants, flowers, insects and reptiles. The images can be colour or monochrome. This is a digital only competition
“Hand-of-man” elements shall not be present in the Nature theme, except where those human elements are integral part of the nature story, and should not exceed 10% of the image space. An example would be a barn being the habitat of barn owls, or insects found on domesticated plants. Domesticated or feral animals are not permitted. Domesticated plants like tulips and roses or grape vines are not permitted.
This is a restricted editing competition, so only the following editing techniques are allowed: Cropping, white balance, exposure, contrast, HDR, focus stacking, dodging, burning and removal of camera artifacts (sensor dust, sensor noise) are permitted.
Moving or removing elements (other than camera artifacts) or the use of AI technology is not permitted. Frames or borders are not allowed.
Competition Rules can be found at: https://raphotoclub.ca/docs?p=Competitions+and+Showcases&view=Competition+Rules+2023-07-25+.pdf
2024-25 New Members Meeting
Dates and Presentations
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All Club Members are welcome to join the meetings
Meetings are held in the Courtside “A” room from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
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Completed:
September 24th - Introduction Meeting
October 8th - due to unforeseen circumstances, a general discussion took place and a casual review of ‘homework’
October 22nd - Randle Wilson presented on behalf of François Gadoury. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month from October to May to give photographers an opportunity for informal feedback on each other’s work.
November 5th - Nature Group – Paul Bertelmann. All Club members are welcome to participate in Nature outings which are announced throughout the year with an annual Nature Showcase being presented.
November 19th - Urban Group – Hughes St-Pierre. The Urban Group is a special interest group of the Club focused on shooting "people in their environment" and "urban landscapes" with an annual Showcase being organized.
December 3rd - Galleries & Exhibitions – Jane Spencer. The RAPC has two galleries that offer a top-quality resource for displaying the work of club members. The possibility of resuming Ottawa Public Library exhibitions is being reviewed.
January 14th - Still Life Group – Allan B Cameron. The Still Life Group provides members an opportunity to exchange ideas and techniques in both workshops and outings and to participate in an annual Showcase.
January 28th Competitions Committee - Manfred Mueller will provide an explanation of the Competitions Committee and its workings within our Club. As well aspects of the competition process, our ranking system, Inter Club events and CAPA Events.
February 11th - Studio - Rick Harris will introduce the workings of our Studio, along with a tour of the Studio itself. The Club’s studio provides RA Photo Club members who have Studio Group membership, access to a fully equipped studio within the RA Centre.
February 25th - Education Team – Ross Laing will deliver an overview of his Team, its goals and objectives through presentations, seminars, and workshops. Most of the activities run for one to two hours, with some extending to half or whole days depending on the topic and/or activity.
March 11th - Studio - will provide a very basic introduction to studio lighting, with the intent of demystifying the complexity of this photographic aspect.
March 25th - Roger Miller’s Technical Services Team will be featured. This key Club service provided by Roger’s volunteers is in the form of setting up and running the presentation equipment which can provide valuable tips on how to run software and set up presentations for yourself.
April 8th - Education Team will review lens selections for different photographic genre as well as some helpful advice for camera setup, again for different genre. There will also be examples of gizmos, additional equipment and add-ons used to enhance and simplify your photographic activities such as tripods, filters, macro rails, snoots etc.
April 22nd - New Members Team will provide extensive firsthand help, advice and if requested, critique in preparation for the New Members Showcase.
April 29th - New Members Showcase in Clark Hall. If necessary, a pre-presentation meeting could be held in Courtside “A.”
May 13th - New Members Team - rather than a meeting, an email was sent requesting feedback