GUEST AND MEMBER SPEAKERS
WINTER 2025
JANUARY 2025
- 2025-01-08 (First half) - Florence Jean “Backing up to your Own Network” (ONLINE)
- 2025-01-08 (Second half) - Phillip Shapiro “Before & After 2” (ONLINE)
- 2025-02-12 - Kas Stone “Making Meaningful Photographs” (ONLINE)
- 2025-02-26 - Margaret White “Presentation: Three Generations of Photographers” (ONLINE)
- 2024-02-26 - Patrik Marier “Before & After - Nature” (ONLINE)
- 2025-03-26 - Hazel Meredith “Creativity with your Smartphone” (ONLINE)
- 2025-04-09 - Todd Murrison “Composite Photography” (ONLINE)
- 2025-04-16 - Joe Desjardins “Crazy About Wildlife Photography: A Wildlife Primer” (ONLINE)
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- JANUARY 8, 2025 (First half) - Member Speaker
- FLORENCE JEAN (ONLINE) - "Backing up to your Own Network"
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FLORENCE JEAN - BIO
After 40 years in the Health Care System, from a bedside nurse to management, Florence retired and took some Photography classes at the Visual Art Center. From there, with a few others, she then became a member of the Montreal Camera Club. The club provides great opportunities for learning through others members, competitions, lecturers and workshops; it also motivates you to go and try new styles and shoot as often as you can! |
- JANUARY 8, 2025 (Second half) - Member Speaker
- PHILLIP SHAPIRO (ONLINE) - "Before & After 2"
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PHILLIP SHAPIRO - SYNOPSIS
I will show you how to take a good photo and transform it into a more impressive photo. These techniques in Adobe will bring out information in your image by taking a "flat" image and show more depth or more dynamic range in your image. I will show you how to bring out hidden details in your image, including those in the dark areas. All images can de enhanced. Photography was always intended to be coupled to postproduction, where most of the work is done. In fact, about 70% of the effort in creating a great image is done in post, this is where you decide the look and the feel of your image by exploiting the features in a positive fashion. There are a number of alternatives to Adobe software and if there is time, I could show you alternatives to Adobe, including free software.dit. |
Phillip Shapiro
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FEBRUARY 12, 2025 - ONLINE
KAS STONE
“Making Meaningful Photographs”
KAS STONE
“Making Meaningful Photographs”
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BIO - KAS STONE
Kas Stone is a full-time photographic artist based in Nova Scotia. Her portfolio includes an extensive list of exhibitions, retail art/craft shows, teaching and publications, with several books and articles in Canadian and British magazines. She favours a thoughtful approach to photography, exploring the landscape in the context of broader human and environmental themes. Website: www.kasstone.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/KasStoneArts Instagram: www.instagram.com/kasstonearts |
FEBRUARY 26, 2025 - ONLINE
MARGARET WHITE
“Presentation: Three Generations of Photographers”
MARGARET WHITE
“Presentation: Three Generations of Photographers”
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BIO - MARGARET WHITE
Margaret White is originally from Winnipeg. She studied fine arts at the University of Manitoba (BFA(Hons). In 1977, she moved to Montreal. Margaret has exhibited her photographs in many group shows and has been a member of the Montreal Camera Club for 24 years. She was the winner of Westmount’s ExpoCity photography contest in 2019. Presentation: Three Generations of Photographers Kathleen White (Swann), started taking photographs in 1911 when she was given a camera as a wedding gift. She took photographs of her family, friends and the farming area in Western Manitoba where she lived. Harold K. White, was taught photography by his mother while he was growing up. When attending the University of Manitoba, he took photographs for the student newspaper and the yearbook. He operated his professional photographic studio in Winnipeg from 1938 to 1976. Specialized in wedding photography and portraits. He also often worked as a photo journalist and documented the 1950 flood in Winnipeg. Margaret White has been taking photographs for 60 years. Enjoys taking photographs of landscapes, flowers, birds, vintage cars, and the many interesting neighbourhoods in the Montreal area. |
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MARCH 26, 2025 - ONLINE
Hazel Meredith
“Creativity with your Smartphone” (ONLINE)
Hazel Meredith
“Creativity with your Smartphone” (ONLINE)
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BIO - HAZEL MEREDITH
Hazel Meredith is an award-winning photographer and a sought-after teacher and speaker. She began teaching in 2007, and now does seminars at camera clubs and conferences across the U.S. – both in-person and virtual. She offers her own workshops and webinars, and has done webinars for several software companies. She has written two eBooks, “Working with Textures & Overlays: Turn Ho-Hum into a Work of Art”. Book 1 was released in 2015 and the sequel in April 2019. She just created a new course, “Creating Your Own Textures”. Hazel loves the creative aspect of photography and post-processing, especially the use of textures and software to create unique images. In 2017 she and her husband, Dave, founded the “Creative Photography Conference” in New England. After several successful in-person events, they began holding Virtual Conferences to reach a wider audience. Hazel is involved with the photographic community, and has held leadership roles and received honorary distinctions from several organizations. In the Fall of 2020 she was the recipient of the Ashbrook Award for Digital Imaging Instruction from the Photographic Society of America. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazelmeredith/ Website: https://meredithimages.com/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HazelMeredith Instagram: http://instagram.com/meredithimages Email: [email protected] |
APRIL 9, 2025 - ONLINE
TODD MURRISON - “Composite Photography”
TODD MURRISON - “Composite Photography”
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BIO - TODD MURRISON
Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Lives & works in Whitby, Ontario, Canada Semi-retired storyboard artist with a strong interest in photography. Upon graduation from art school, I became an art director, but eventually made the move to advertising illustrator shortly thereafter. It's been a privilege and honour to work with hundreds of the best creative people all across North America! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ToddMurrisonIllustration/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/todd_murrison_storyboards/ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitby61/ Email: [email protected] Telephone: 905-409-6093 |
APRIL 16, 2025 - ONLINE
JOE DESJARDINS - “Crazy About Wildlife Photography: A Wildlife Primer”
JOE DESJARDINS - “Crazy About Wildlife Photography: A Wildlife Primer”
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BIO - JOE DESJARDINS
For nearly three decades, Joe has been immersed in photography. He began his career as a studio photographer in Northern Ontario, Canada. Growing up in this remote area allowed him to learn his craft while exploring the outdoors, making wildlife and landscape photography a perfect fit. Today, Joe works as a professional photographer from Calgary, Alberta, focusing mainly on wildlife and landscape photography. He is also the co-host of The Nature Photoguys Podcast along with Chris Gibbs. Joe loves to share his knowledge and enthusiasm for photography with others through teaching, workshops and speaking engagements. Joe is an award-winning and nationally published photographer who has earned multiple national accreditations in various disciplines, including equine, landscape, nature, wildlife and more. Joe has also garnered the designation of Master Photographer (MPN) in Nature Photography with MPI, Master Photographers International. Above all, Joe’s biggest passion is teaching and loves the enthusiasm his students bring to the classroom and the field. Website: https://www.joedesjardins.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joedesjardins.ca/ Email: [email protected] 
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GUEST AND MEMBER SPEAKERS
FALL 2024
SEPTEMBER 2024
- 2024-09-25 (second half) - Guest Speaker: Joyce Borenstein – in person
"The making of a film on Lida Moser, Photographer: Odyssey in Black and White". In Person
- 2024-10-30 (Online) - Guest speaker: Sharon Tenenbaum
"My Story: Architectural Photography as Fine Art & Seeing Lines"
- 2024-11-09 - Saturday (Online) - Guest speaker: David Duchens
"Creative Architecture including aspects with AI" - 2024-11-20 (Online) - Guest speaker: Nina Welch-Kling - "Street Photography"
- 2024-12-04 (Online) - Member Speaker: Alex Buchanan - "Before & After (Pictorial) - Rescuing Images: My Techniques for Travel Photography"
- 2024-12-07 (Online) - Guest speaker: Matt Hall - "The Street Photography of Matt Hall"
- SEPTEMBER 25 (second half) - Member Speaker
- JOYCE BORENSTEIN (in person)
The making of a film on Lida Moser, Photographer: Odyssey in Black and White. In Person
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Producer, director, animator, Joyce Borenstein specializes in combining animation with documentary. In 1992 she directed, wrote, and animated THE COLOURS OF MY FATHER: A PORTRAIT OF SAM BORENSTEIN, which garnered nine international awards including a Genie Award, and an Academy Award Nomination. Borenstein obtained a B.A. from McGill University, and a M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts. She taught animated filmmaking at Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Cinema, from 1983 to 2008. In 2013 Borenstein was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. She has also illustrated several children’s books and a yoga book.
The Making of a Film on Lida Moser Photographer: Odyssey in Black and White Her latest film, LIDA MOSER PHOTOGRAPHER: ODYSSEY IN BLACK AND WHITE ©2018, is in the form of a road movie, retracing the car trip that Moser took during the summer of 1950 in order to document Quebec through photos for the American magazine Vogue. Animation weaves the photos together as the story unfolds as told by Moser. Borenstein directed, wrote, animated, edited, produced, and narrated. This presentation will include the approximately 26 minute film as well as Joyce's talk. Social Media: For a more complete filmography with awards listed and more information: www.illuminationanimation.com |
OCTOBER 30– ONLINE
SHARON TENENBAUM
"My Story: Architectural Photography as Fine Art & Seeing Lines"
SHARON TENENBAUM
"My Story: Architectural Photography as Fine Art & Seeing Lines"
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Sharon Tenenbaum defines herself as an artist working within the medium of photography. The artistic process is paramount in every creation she completes. She always aspires to ‘show reality in a different way’, creating images rather than capturing them. Sharon is constantly challenging herself: whether experimenting with bicycle parts to create composite cityscapes or painting selective overlays onto her images. She is committed to the artistic process of growth and change in the continuous pursuit of novelty. Sharon was educated as a Civil Engineer.
My Story: Architectural Photography as Fine Art & Seeing Lines My Story - Sharon’s journey from transitioning from engineering to photography with an overview of the variety and scope of her work throughout her career. Architectural Photography as Fine Art - In an engaging presentation, Sharon Tenenbaum delves into the captivating world of architectural photography, shedding light on the diverse forms of capturing art within the built environment. Through a series of striking visuals and insightful commentary, the audience is introduced to the myriad techniques and perspectives employed by photographers to immortalize architectural masterpieces. From dramatic black-and-white compositions that emphasize form and texture to vibrant color images that highlight the interplay of light and shadow, the presentation showcases the artistic versatility of architectural photography. Sharon will also explore the use of different angles, focal lengths, and framing techniques to convey a sense of scale, depth, and emotional impact. By the end of the presentation, the audience gains a renewed appreciation for the artistry involved in photographing architecture, inspiring them to view the built environment through a new lens. ‘Seeing Lines' in which I show my thought process, methodology and techniques from conception to completion in creating my Sundial Bridge series. Her love for structures is reflected in a vast body of works that celebrate more than mere architecture, but rather, the Art of Architecture. As an artist, Sharon has won numerous international photography awards and has been published in esteemed magazines such as National Geographic. As an educator, Sharon has taught group workshops from New York to Melbourne, as well as online. She has a variety of video tutorials and ebooks and is the founder of Talk-&-Learn, a free one-hour weekly Zoom session for image critique and creation. |
NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - Saturday - Online
DAVID DUCHENS
“Creative Architecture including aspects with AI”
DAVID DUCHENS
“Creative Architecture including aspects with AI”
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BIO - DAVID DUCHENS
David is a French-based photographer with a wide repertoire of architectural images. He teaches numerous online workshops as well as destination based. When looking at David’s images you can see that he doesn’t always try to represent reality, although he always starts from real scenes. David likes to work with strong contrasts and varied effects, in order to try to obtain images with a strong visual impact. Creative Architecture including Aspects with AI David is passionate about creating images. He always starts with a real photograph, from which he creates his own universe. Architecture is his favorite subject, but he also likes to vary his themes. David made his name with black-and-white architecture. His high-contrast images produce results with strong visual impact. It's through constant experimentation that David seeks out new ideas. During his presentation, he will take you into his creative world of architecture, using his favorite tool, Adobe Photoshop. Website https://www.duchensphotographie.fr/en/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/david.duchens Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DavidDuchensPhotographie Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidduchens/ |
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 (Saturday)
NINA WELCH-KLING - “Street Photography”
NINA WELCH-KLING - “Street Photography”
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BIO - NINA WELCH-KLING
Nina Welch-Kling is a German-born, New York City-based photographer who combines her background in architecture and design with her passion for roaming the city streets to guide her often mysterious photographic depictions of everyday life. Welch-Kling earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1990) and a Master in Architecture from The University of California, Los Angeles (1993). In 2020, Welch-Kling was a recipient of the LensCulture Critics’ Choice Award as well as a finalist in the LensCulture Street Photography Awards. Welch-Kling's work has been included in multiple international photography exhibitions and numerous magazine and online publications including The Guardian, The Eye of the Photographer, British Journal of Photography, Dazed, Musée Magazine, and TheModernMet.com. In 2021, she was one of eight women named a Hasselblad Heroine. Welch-Kling's first monograph, titled “Duologues” was published by Kehrer Verlag in the Fall of 2022. Welch-Kling is a frequent guest on podcasts, photography juries as well as panel discussions. Conceptual Street Photography I will share my project *Duologues* - an exploration of visual storytelling through the pairing of images, creating conversations between two seemingly disparate photographs. My work emphasizes the narrative potential of pairing candid images taken on the street, inviting viewers to engage with the work in a thoughtful and immersive way. https://www.ninaklingphotography.com/ |
WAS INITIALLY ON DECEMBER 4, 2024 - TO BE RE-SCHEDULED IN FEBRUARY 2025 - TBC
PATRIK MARIER - “Before and After - Nature”
PATRIK MARIER - “Before and After - Nature”
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Patrik Marier is a nature and wildlife photographer. He has been a member of the MCC for over 10 years and he was the President of the Nature competition two years ago. Patrik enjoys spending time in national parks and enjoying the company of wildlife at sunrise on his kayak. He also enjoys exploring Scandinavian countries and discovering Nordic landscapes.
The presentation consists of discussing and illustrating the “minimalist” approach taken to convert raw files into simple, yet effective photography. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhotoPMarier/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photopmarier/ Email: [email protected] |
DECEMBER 4, 2024 - SATURDAY ONLINE
ALEX BUCHANAN - “Before and after - Pictorial
"Rescuing images: My Techniques for Travel Photography”
ALEX BUCHANAN - “Before and after - Pictorial
"Rescuing images: My Techniques for Travel Photography”
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Alex Buchanan works in tech and is a passionate traveler and photographer. As a "traveler first, photographer second", he often needs to resort to a variety of Lightroom techniques to make images taken in difficult context more interesting and impactful.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scooterboy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buchananmtl/ Email: 
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DECEMBER 7, 2024 - SATURDAY ONLINE
MATT HALL - “The Street Photography of Matt Hall”
MATT HALL - “The Street Photography of Matt Hall”
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BIO - MATT HALL
I’m Matt Hall, a photographer originally from Cambridge, UK and now residing in Cliftonville, Margate. My photographic style ranges from minimalism to abstraction with other common themes being suggestion, obfuscation, texture and the human element. The Street Photography of Matt Hall Matt began making images on the streets of his home city back in 2015 and has since mastered the art of finding the extraordinary in the day to day. Primarily known for his contemporary candid street photography, his images have been exhibited nationwide. Matt will be presenting his work and discussing his process, followed by a Q & A. Website: https://www.the13thsecond.co.uk Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the13thsecond/ You can see some examples here.     |
