Seminar Schedule Released

The schedule for the 36th Annual APAC Seminar has been posted on the seminar website! Check it out, as well as bios and topics for the speakers. Just follow the tabs for everything you need to know about Oct 26. You can also register online.

http://www.apac.bc.ca/Seminar%202013/Schedule.html

Here's an image from Tony's recent visit to Pt Townsend, WA. 

Abbotsford Agrifair Photo Contest: APAC

Abbotsford Agrifair Photo Contest

Now is the time to prepare your entries for the 2013 Agrifair Photo Contest.

You can download the Photo Contest Rules and Photo Entry Form from Agrifair's website at www.agrifair.ca. Click on the "Forms" tab and you will see both the Contest Rules and the Entry Form. The Entry Form is an on-line fill able type PDF that you can complete and printout if you wish.  Both the Contest Rules and Entry Form will also available at Lens and Shutter (Abbotsford) in the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre.

This is an opportunity to have your images viewed by thousands of people as well as winning some prize money.

An Interview with Sandra McMartin :APAC

Here's an excellent article about one of APAC's photographers, Sandra McMartin who happened to win our club's top award for the second year running. It includes some excellent photos as well as insight into one artist's creative vision and process.

Check out the article here

"Fog" Assigned Topic, June 2013: APAC

This months topic was "Fog". Scroll down to the bottom to see the winners. Great entries from everyone.

Foggy Night

Foggy Morning

Eye of the Fog

Good Morning

Coming out of the fog

Under the Willow

Pastel Dawn

Vanishing Power

Waiting for the Train

Engulfed

Fog on the water

Fog and Wires

Morning Mist

Here is 3rd Place.

Bridge in Time

2nd Place,

Fraser Valley Morning

1st Place.

Creeping along the valley floor

Exhibition Night, June 2013: APAC

Here are some of the images from our last exhibition night until after the summer vacation. This months adjudicator was Allen Bargen who is a long time CAPA member, you can read his Bio Here.
 The highest scoring images and "Judges Choice" will follow in another post, these are the  amazing images that DIDN'T quite tickle the adjudicators fancy. Enjoy and remember the top scorers are yet to come!

Blue Sky, Blue Roof

Jumping the Moon

Morning on the Beach

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APAC 36th Annual Seminar Newsletter: APAC

Our first Newsletter is out. Click here to find out more or read the info below, but don't forget to sign up to receive the updates directly to your email.

As organizers and hosts of this annual event for the past 35 years, theAbbotsford Photo Arts Club has learned to adapt to change. Early seminars were held in a church basement. We outgrew that as some years have drawn over 500 attendees! We've seen slides go and iPhones come, computers have replaced chemicals. But we've always tried to provide inspirational and instructional events. Here's an update on 2013...  First, what's staying the same The APAC Photo Seminar will continue to  feature world renowned speakers. We're very excited to have Tony Sweet as our keynote speaker for 2013! More about Tony below... Workshops will continue to be a vital part of the 36th Seminar, although for this year there will be fewer than last year. However, our workshop presenters will be the best of the best!   Bang for your buck! The APAC seminar has always been a great deal, and we'll continue to keep it affordable. And some changes For this year at least, it's a one-day event. To be totally honest, our committee is burned out and we needed to scale back or quit completely. And we're not going to quit! NO MORE ROCK HARD BLEACHERS!! We heard the many complaints about the seating in our previous venue, and we've responded by moving to the plush environs of the Michael J Fox Theater in Burnaby, BC (a suburb of Vancouver). Click here to take the virtual tour.   Again, for this year there will be no Photo Contest. We're taking some time to look at this and other aspects of past seminars to make some changes before we bring it back in the future.

Tony Sweet

Tony's Bio After successful careers as a jazz musician and educator, and professional magician, Tony settled on photography as his chosen means for personal expression. Beginning as a film photographer, he reluctantly moved to the digital age. Probably one of the last of his peers to "go digital," Tony has become facile in imaging software, specializing in plugins. As a charter Nik Team member, Tony teaches and lectures throughout the United States and Canada on the creative use of plugins. For more... Tony's Work One of the reasons we pursued Tony was that he's current with modern technology and techniques, and he's familiar with the West Coast. Take a look at his Victoria, BC and Whidbey Island, WA folios. We'll tell you more in upcoming Seminar Newsletters.

When, Where & How?
When: Saturday, October 26, 2013  Where: Michael J Fox Theatre, Burnaby, BC Registration: Registration will open July 1. You'll be notified if it opens sooner.

Seminar Newsletter
We'll send this newsletter out with regular updates about the workshops, more info about Tony Sweet, and other news relevant to the 2013 APAC Photo Seminar. We'll also include articles and links that will be of interest to all photographers, so please forward this letter (link below) to your photographer friends and encourage them to sign up here! Thank you, and see you on Oct 26th!

"The more you carry, the less you shoot."  Jay Maisel

"Trees" Assigned Topic, May 2013: APAC

Here are some more of the entries for the assigned topic "trees" in May, 2013. You can view the winners here

Don't sit under the Apple Tree with anyone else but me

Fire Ravaged

All Lit Up