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APAC PHOTO BITE NEWS
June 2022
Dear <<First Name>>
It's incredible how fast the APAC season goes by. Here we are in our last month before the summer break. We want to take this opportunity to thank all of you that have participated with us and supported us this year. We hope you have a fun, healthy and happy summer of photography and we look forward to seeing you in September.
As always, inside this edition of Photo Bites you will find information about ongoing APAC initiatives, events, upcoming meetings, news about the club and maybe even something to inspire you.
You can always find more details on our APAC Website.
In this issue:
- June Exhibition Night Details
- June Program Night Details
- Funday Monday
- May Judges Choice
- APAC Spotlight on Phil Dyer
- APAC Beautiful Abbotsford Calendar Project
- 2022 Scavenger Hunt
- Photo Walk to Finn Slough
- MAC Exhibition "A Sense of Discovery"
- Inter-Club Speaker Series free to APAC Members
- And More!
We will be continuing to meet on ZOOM for the rest of this APAC season so watch for those ZOOM credential emails and please join us!
If you're receiving this newsletter it's because you are:
1. A current APAC member.
2. A former APAC member.
3. A friend of APAC that (we hope!) wants to hear from us.
If you like this newsletter please forward it to your friends and encourage them to subscribe here
Any questions or comments please drop us a line at socialmedia@apac.bc.ca . We would love to hear from you!
As always our sincere thanks for being an APAC member and supporter!
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June 6th Exhibition NightThe Assigned Topic is Night Photography
"Images from the night. After twilight and blue hour. Could be astro-photography."
Zoom will start at 6:30pm for socializing in breakout rooms.
Zoom info will be emailed to members in the afternoon.
Meeting will begin at 7pm
REMINDER: Images need to be submitted by
Wednesday June 1st at 11:30pm
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June 13th Funday Monday
Exhibition Night Submission Rules
Changes & Updates Review
We had a good session reviewing the rules with some members in our May Funday Monday and we will have a brief repeat of this review for members that may have missed it.
The APAC Executive have undergone a review process of the rules changes proposals from the subcommittee and have ratified the changes.
It's important that all members participating in club competition nights are familiar with submission rules that apply to each category.
We will also be introducing a new category for next year!
We will also have a Show & Tell if time permits.
Join us while we discuss and review the updates and changes.
We hope to see you there!
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June 20th Program Night
Members Night
Our last Program Night of the season and we will be reviving an APAC tradition.
Member's Night will feature slideshow
presentations of photos from APAC Members.
This is your opportunity to share a slideshow selection of your photographs on any subject or any collection. You can set them to music or narrate as you choose.
Please keep your presentation to a 5 minute maximum.
If you would like to participate please send an email to Doran at socialmedia@apac.bc.ca |
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APAC Calendar Project Fundraiser
Beautiful Abbotsford.
APAC has embarked on a fundraising project for our 2022-2023 year.
We are creating a 2023 Calendar entitled "Beautiful Abbotsford" featuring 13 images from Abbotsford taken by APAC photographers.
We are accepting submission into an online gallery on our website for consideration in the calendar.
The gallery is entitled "APAC 2023 Calendar Project (Abbotsford Images Only)"
As the name indicates images must be of subjects and scenes within the Abbotsford City boundaries.
JUNE 17th DEADLINE FOR IMAGE SUBMISSION
We would like you to scour your archives between now and June 17 for any images that showcase Abbotsford. They could be scenes both rural and urban, activities such as parades or celebrations and events such as the Air Show or Agrifair. Also if you have seasonal images that would be even better.
Image Instructions:
Subject Locations: Images must be scenes of Abbotsford and taken within the Abbotsford city boundaries
Image Size: Images submitted to the gallery must be 11.25 inches x 8.75 inches with 300DPI (horizontal and colour only).
Image Title: Make the title of the image the location of the image
We will be adjudicating the images on June 22. Our aim is to have everything ready by mid-September with the intent to market them at the Fall Wine & Art Walk.
Please direct any questions to Phil Dyer
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May Judges Choice
"Almost Touching" by Phil Dyer
Congratulations Phil!!
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Phil Dyer
Creating the Magic
Thinking outside the frame has led Phil Dyer to the creation of his unique style of photographic art. Tossing aside one of the basic tenants of photography – keeping your subject sharp – Phil has blurred his images, distilling them into billowing shapes, undulating lines, and glorious colours. His work takes us into a surreal realm, where imagination intersects with unexpected forms and flowing colours.
Phil started experimenting with his style of abstract photography in 2012. His interest was piqued by the work of photographer and artist, Josh Adamski. Adamski’s images struck a chord in Phil and he began his own journey into creating abstract images. “What I enjoy is seeing how each image develops,” says Phil. “It depends on what I start with, and what techniques are applied. Sometimes I like the outcome from a first try and, other times, it takes multiple attempts.”
The first thing Phil looks for is some bright colour in his original image that he thinks will blend well and harmonize with the other tones in his photograph. Using photo editing software, he creates his magic as he transforms an image into stunning art pieces. Some of his images tell a story while others simply stop the viewers in their tracks with their visual impact.
Phil’s image “Almost Touching” is a Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) award winning photo. It will be exhibited at the APAC Photo show in the Mission Art Gallery, July 5-25, 2022.
Another project was a series of four images which told a story entitled “Attraction”. This set of photos won First Place and a Gold Medal in the Curves and Lines Competition held by the Canadian Association of Photographic Art.
Phil strives to produce images that he would hang on his own wall. It is a bonus for him if viewers engage with his work and enjoy what they see.
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2022
APAC Scavenger Hunt
Friday June 3rd or Saturday June 4th
You MUST REGISTER to Participate
(See Below)
This year in support of APAC’s partnership with the Fraser Valley Conservancy group the scavenger hunt has a theme for the first time!
Images, representative of the effects of Climate Change will be the Assigned Topics.
The scavenger hunt will take place over your choice of one of two dates – either Friday, June the 3rd or Saturday June 4th. The hunt will take place around Abbotsford to also allow folks to shoot for our upcoming APAC Calendar project.
You will receive your instructions just before the hunt.
REGISTER:
In order to participate you must register on our website using the registration feature there for the day that you are planning to participate. Eg. If you are planning to participate on June 3rd then register for the event on June 3rd. If you are planning to participate on June 4th then register for the event on June 4th.
Navigate to the APAC website calendar to register
Choose the Scavenger Hunt on the day you wish to participate and follow the register buttons to register.
The deadline for registration is Tuesday May 31st, 2022
Submitting your Images:
Deadline for submit your images to the 2022 Scavenger Hunt Competition is Oct 31, 2022.
Your edited images should be numbered & titled according to the assigned topics. Example: 1 – Storm Clouds, and submitted to the scavenger hunt competition on: https://apacbc.photopursuits.com
Please Note: Images taken on any other date will be disqualified.
Please direct any questions or inquiries to Vickie Legere: picturemevickie@telus.net
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Photo Walk to
Finn Slough, Richmond
Saturday June 25th, 2022
5pm to 8pm
With a panoramic view of the Fraser River this walk along Dyke Road and back passes by the historic community of Finn Slough. Founded by Finnish settlers in the 1880's this was once a popular residence for Richmond fishermen. The houses in Finn Slough are located along the marshy river bank and are now a small reminder of what life was like during those flourishing fishing times.
Please RSVP via Fraser Valley and Beyond Photowalks meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/Fraser-Valley-Beyond-Photowalks/
RSVP by Friday June 24th at 5 pm
Full details are found on the meetup page.
If you have any questions contact Sue McKinley at 604-309-7415.
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A Sense of Discovery
at
The Rock Family Gallery at
The Mission Arts Centre
July 5 - 23, 2022
A Gallery Reception is planned for July 9th, 2022 1-4 pm.
The following members have indicated that they are interested in showing work in the show:
Doran Aisenstat
Andrea Chapman
Phil Dyer
Malonie Hewstan
Ruby Jaggernath
Betty Johnston
Doreen Jung
Vickie Legere
Sue McKinley
Rita Newbold
Louise Pollock
Rick Wautier
Members who are showing work should email the following information about their pieces to Doreen: doreen_jung@telus.net by Tuesday, June 7, 2022:
1. Title of work
2. Size (H X W) in inches
3. Medium: eg: framed print, canvas, acrylic, or aluminum
4. Price
5. Description (maximum 20 words)
Changes can be made to the information up to one week before the show. Eg: some exhibitors may wish to adjust their price once they see what the price range is for the images in the show.
For more information, please email Doreen: doreen_jung@telus.net
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APAC is collaborating
with The Fraser Valley Conservancy (FVC) in exploring the topic of climate change in the Fraser Valley.
At our Program Night on March 21st the coordinator of The FVC’s new Close to Home program Laura Brodey spoke to APAC about climate change and the FVC. We did a breakout brainstorming session on photography and it's role and had a first look at some of the images being collected in the galleries we have set up as per below.
If you missed the presentation the slides are available to members only as a pdf in the documents section of the APAC website entitled
FVC Stewarding for Climate Change by Laura Brodey.
As photographers, our great observational skills are important for this, along with our ability to communicate these realities ways that touch people's hearts and minds.
Members have already contributed over 150 relevant images into these two galleries and you can continue to do so as we explore new ways to partner with the FVC in the near future.
These two (2) Galleries are live on our website for members to continue to contributing images that might correspond to some of the topics and ideas both negative and positive with regard to the environment and climate change.
Gallery 1 = FVC Collaboration Climate change and Negative Contributors
Examples:
- Extreme weather events – e.g. aftermath of Sumas flood
- Infrastructure failure
- Fossil fuel anything – emissions, factories, cars, etc.
- Landfills and garbage
- Food waste
- Plastic packaging
- Unusual weather – e.g. early snow melt
- Forest or wetland destruction
- Cattle farming
- Forest fires
- Excessive consumerism
- Artificial nitrogen fertilizer
- Airplanes
- Transportation of food from the south
- Excessive water usage
Gallery 2 = FVC Collaboration: Environmental Positives and Solutions
Examples:
- Solar panels
- Electric vehicles
- Trees, forests, wetlands (maybe access to some of our sites for this?)
- Soil
- Peatlands
- Ecological stewardship/restoration
- Minimalism
- Public transportation
- Eco-friendly products and “green” businesses
- Permaculture
- Vegan food
- Renewable energy with low environmental impact
- People walking or biking places instead of driving
- Local produce and vegetable gardens
- Wood buildings
- Heat pumps
- Thrift shops
- Repairing of broken things
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