The Final Touch(es) - with Neil Boyle You’ve taken the perfect image, tack sharp, perfectly composed, histogram shot to the right, RAW format, and it’s a wonderful scene never shot before. Or maybe it’s a JPEG that you really like. Possibly even an HEIC selfie from your iPhone. Now what do you do with it? Come and see what a bit of post-processing can do for you images. Bring 2 images you like (RAW if you have it, JPEG will do, maybe even HEIC), on a USB stick, and we’ll display them on the big screen and post-process them. We’ll try by committee, where I implement suggestions from the photographers present, and I’ll do a second version the way I think best. Software used will be Lightroom and Photoshop, and maybe the Nik suite.

Introduction to Lightroom – Presented by Cindy Stephenson Lightroom is a software program from Adobe that enables you to organize your images, create virtual collections of images along specific topics (travel, events, types of photography, etc.) quickly search for images that match specific criteria, and make non-destructive edits and enhancements to your images. Before using Lightroom, you should have a good understanding of where your images are stored on your computer, and ideally, have them set up in a folder structure that makes sense to you. Being fairly comfortable with files and folders and computers, in general, helps as well. Over five two-hour sessions, Cindy will cover the following topics: File and Folder Management: organizing your images, folders versus collections, how Lightroom works as a Catalog, your ideal folder and collection structure, backing up your images and Lightroom Catalog Getting Started: bringing images into Lightroom from your computer and from your camera Lightroom’s Library Module: organizing images into folders and collections, evaluating your images, searching for images, applying keywords, and exporting images  Editing Your Images: making global and local adjustments, sample digital workflow, how Lightroom works with other programs such as Photoshop, or NIK. Image Review: participants will submit two images they have edited using some of the techniques covered in class Registration is required. Please sign up for the January 14th date and you will be registered for all five sessions. Each session will build on information provided in previous sessions, and for that reason, it is important that participants be able to attend all five prior to registering. FYI – Subject to interest from club members, this workshop will be offered again later this spring. Based on feedback from the last time we ran this course, the classes will be taught as a lecture style, rather than hands on. You will also receive written mate

Dean Park access remains closed due to the recent snow.  Fernwood Square, where Fernwood Road meets Gladstone Avenue, is a lively people venue.  With warm weather, lots of people should be out and about.  Lunch will be at the Fernwood Inn, 1302 Gladstone Avenue. Please register to receive follow-up information on any changes and to receive notification if a weather-related cancellation is required.

Members' Night Details: You are invited to stake out a 10 minute time slot to present your images or a short learning session. Check out the guidelines at the Documents & Files How-to section of the website and make your submission well in advance.

Theme:  Minimalism is indeed the art of less. Using a minimum amount of components such as colour, shape, line and texture. Keep It Simple.  Lunch: 12:00 PM @ Yates Street Taphouse  759 Yates St. 250-590-5253 Please register to receive follow-up information on any changes and to receive notification if a weather-related cancellation is required.