1. hobbies and interests
2. arts and crafts
3. photography

January 2015
4 Sun Guild Competition 3: Digital - Open, Nature,
Creative, Portrait, Photo Travel, P/J, and Humour
and Prints (Colour or Mono). A total of 7 digital
images and 2 prints.
Image evaluations.
12 Mon Seminar 5: Viki Gaul - Photographer of the Year
2013-14: A review of the images used to win the
POY Trophy to show the viewing audience the
variety and quality of her work.
Image Evaluation - Bring up to 5 images you want
evaluated on a flash drive or CD.
Workshop 3: 4-Corners - Four photographic
setups all running at one time. Bring your camera.
19 Mon PSA Competition 3: Digital (Maximum 2 images/
Category for total of 8) - PID (Open), Nature, P/J,
Photo Travel and Print - Colour & Mono (Large &
Small) and Creative. (Maximum 2 prints/ category
for total of 5 prints).
CAPA Competition 3: Digital Theme “Light”
(Light must play an important role in the
composition. Must be shot after Feb 20, 2013)
2nd Guild Assignment: “Circles” (must be shot
after September 1, 2014).
Image evaluations.
25 Sun Field Trip 6: Eagle Watch - John Wm. Webb. (Bad
weather date Sunday Feb 1).
Workshop 4: Portrait Lighting Demonstration Mervyn Kumar-Misir. Hands on portrait photo
shoot with live models. Bring your camera.
February 2015
1 Sun
Seminar 6: 360 Photography “A short introduction
to Panoramic images” - Richard Novossiltzeff (1
hour). http://www.360cities.net/profile/nadonou
8 Sun Workshop 5: Peter Steeper’s home studio 1 to 5
p.m. Space is limited. First come first served. Watch
the PGNS Website for more information.
9 Mon CAPA Competition 4: Digital Open, Portrait,
Nature and Prints (Colour or Mono). Maximum of
2 images per category. (Must be shot after Mar 20,
2013).
Image evaluations.
RK Mann Theme Competition: Theme “Portals”.
Mayor of Halifax Theme Trophy Competition:
“Country Roads in HRM” (Images may be
photographed anywhere within HRM).
16 Mon PSA Competition 4: Digital (Maximum 2 images/
category for total of 8) - PID (Open), Creative, P/J,
Photo Travel and Print - Colour & Mono (Large &
Small) and Creative. (Maximum 2 prints/ category
for total of 5 prints).
3rd Guild Assignment: “Glass” (must be shot after
September 1, 2014).
Image evaluations.
Brown Bag Shoot: Members are to bring in a
surprise small subject(s) in a “brown bag” and
receive a bag from another member to take home
and photograph. Images are to be brought back to
the Guild on March 29th.
22 Sun Guild Competition 4: Digital - Pictorial, Nature,
Creative, Portrait, Photo Travel, P/J and Humour
and Prints (Colour or Mono). A total of 7 digital
images and 2 prints.
Image evaluations.
March 2015
1 Sun
Sight and Sound Essay Competition: Essays must
be submitted to our Digital Coordinator one week
in advance.
9 Mon Seminar 7: Lighting Your Subject - Nick Honig
and Tuma Young.
Workshop 6: Painting with light. Bring your
camera and a flashlight. Check out the PGNS
website for more information.
Guild Trophies to be returned.
29 Sun Trophy Competition: NS Bird Society Trophy,
Atlantic Geoscience Society Trophy,
Nova Scotia Nature Trust: Theme 2014 “Land
Mammals”. See PGNS website for details.
Winter at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park
Exhibition Selection: Maximum 3 digital images
per member. Check Guild website for species.
Brown Bag Shoot: Participating members are to
bring in their images made from the Brown Bag
surprise subject shoot for group discussion. (Non
competitive).
April 2015
5 Sun Show and Tell 2: (Non competitive) Members may
bring images up to 15 digital images made with
any digital camera (including a cellphone camera)
on a flash drive or CD. Must not run longer than 6
minutes.
13 Mon Postproduction: Postproduction at the novice
level. Laszlo Podor demonstrates what can be done
to easily improve your images.
18 Sat Annual Spring Show: Burke Education Centre,
Theatre A at Saint Mary’s University.
20 Mon Seminar 8: "Digital Manipulation - The Great
'Reality' Debate" - Kas Stone.
Mini Seminar 7: Introduction to Creative Masking
- Kas Stone.
26 Sun Seminar 9: Infrared Photography - What it is, what
it looks like, how to shoot it. Bring your camera to
test it for infrared - Darryl Robertson.
May 2015
2 Sat
Field Trip 7: John Liddard, Mark Langille and
Mike Bayer -Unmanned Aerial Photography
using a Mini Helicopter carrying a DSLR Camera.
Demonstration at Shannon Park starting at. 1:00
p.m. (Rain Date May 3rd).
3 Sun Seminar 10: Making a Blurb Photo Book - Sara
Harley, President Bridgewater Photographic
Society.
Mini Seminar 8: Pet photography- S ara Harley.
-- Sun Field Trip 8: Motorcycle Racing: Atlantic
Motorsport Park Shubenacadie. Date not available
at time of printing. See Guild website for details.
11 Mon PGNS Annual Business Meeting and Sale
16 Sat Field Trip 9: Cape Split Annual Wildflower Walk.
Meet at the trailhead at 10:00 a.m. - John Wm.
Webb (Bad weather date Sunday May 18th). Check
the Guild’s website for more information.
27 (or 28th) PGNS Awards Banquet: Date and location will
be announced when finalized. 7:00 p.m. for 7:30
p.m. By reservation only contact Edie Greene 4441727
June 2015
June 1 to August 31 - PGNS Summer Treasure Hunt 2015
6 Sat Field Trip 10: Macro Photography in the beautiful
floral gardens of Laszlo and Maria Podor. Space
limited - participants will be contacted with
location instructions. Bring your camera gear.
(Rain day Sunday June 7th).
20 Sat Field Trip 11: Valley Excursion - Dean Hirtle. The
Lookoff, various gardens, Vineyard/Winery, etc.
8:30 a.m. (Bad weather date Sunday June 21st.)
Photographic Guild
of Nova Scotia
2014-2015 Program
Competitions - Field Trips
Seminars - Social Events
Members of one of the largest photographic clubs in
Atlantic Canada meet to share a mutual interest in
photography. PGNS, in its 67th year of excellence,
aims to promote and foster the art and science of
photography among its members and the public.
This program is designed to inspire and
motivate its participants with a range of items for
the amateur, advanced amateur and professional
photographer. It includes competitions, evaluations,
instructional seminars, workshops, shows, field trips,
and presentations by outstanding photographers.
PGNS is affiliated with the Canadian Association for
Photographic Art (CAPA), Photographic Society of
America (PSA) and FIAP, the International Federation
of Photographic Art.
Regular Meetings 7:30 pm
NS Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer St., Halifax, NS
Guests are welcome anytime
www.photoguild.ns.ca
Please make cheque payable to: Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia
Signature: ______________________________________________
Please add me to the PGNS’ email list to receive notification of events and meetings.
Email Address: __________________________________________
Student - $22.50
City: _____________________________ Home Phone: ______________ Work Phone: _________________
Senior - $40.00
Address: __________________________ Prov: ________ Postal Code: _________
Indiv. + Spouse - $50.00
Name: ____________________________ Individual - $45.00
Member New Member or a
2014 / 2015 PGNS Membership Application
September 2014
October 2014
3 Wed Special Wine and Cheese Opener: For the first
time it will be in the Main Gallery on the second
floor. Use either the south or the Main entrance.
Enjoy the Wild Horses of Sable Island Exhibit on
display by Roberto Dutesco from New York.
Show and Tell 1: Guild Members bring up to
10 Digital Images showing “What You Did Last
Summer” (or a short video) on a flash drive or CD.
Executive Update by President Laszlo Podor.
Your Hosts: Edie and Viki.
Mini Seminar 1: Preparing, sizing and uploading
your images for Guild Competitions - Viki Gaul.
October to April Home Evaluations: A Guild Member
will host around 6 Guild members to sharpen
their skills by learning to evaluate digital images.
Contact the Guild’s Home Evaluation Coordinator
Colin Campbell 423-9997. Colin will email when
an opening is available.
4 Sat Field Trip 2: Blueberry Fields of Parrsboro Clarence Nowlan. Meet at the Glooscap Monument
in Parrsboro at 8 a.m. For more details see the
Guild’s website.
5 Sun Seminar 2: “The Aquatic World of Nova Scotian
Small Rivers” -Gilbert van Ryckevorsel (30
minutes).
Mini Seminar 3: Different Photoshop Techniques Jen Fried (20 minutes).
10 to 13 Field Trip 3: Cape Breton Highlands Fall Colors Nick Honig. For more details see the Guild website.
18 Sat Field Trip 4: AGS - Rob Fensome. See website for
more details.
20 Mon CAPA Competition 1: Digital Fine Art, Nature and
Print (Colour or Mono). Maximum of 2 images per
category. (Must be shot after Oct 30, 2012).
Mini Seminar 4: CAPA update by CAPA President
Rick Shapka.
25 Sat Field Trip 5: Stonehurst Huckleberry Colour
Landscapes in the Morning and Lunenburg
Architecture in the afternoon - Stephen Scott
Patterson. Lunch at a Pub in Lunenburg. (Rain Day
Sunday 26th)
26 Sun Seminar 3: Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom for
Beginners - Colin Campbell. Cloning, blending,
cropping, resizing, etc.
Mini Seminar 5: Nik Software Silver Efex - How to
make exceptional B/W images.
7 Sun
8 Mon Guild Competition 1: Digital Open (Pictorial),
Nature, Creative, Portrait, Photo Travel, P/J,
Humour and Prints (Colour or Mono). Maximum
of 2 images per category. A total of 7 digital images
and 2 prints.
Mini Seminar 2: PGNS’s Website - Basic
information for newer members, like how to get
on the group email list, post images to Flickr, etc.
Discuss Webmaster’s changes, open discussion
about galleries and blog.
Field Trip 1: Macro Photography in the beautiful
floral gardens of Laszlo and Maria Podor. Space
limited- participants will be contacted with
location instructions. (Rain day Sunday Sept 14th)
15 Mon PSA Competition 1: Digital (Maximum 2 images/
category for total of 10) - PID (Open), Nature,
Creative, P/J, Photo Travel and Print - Colour &
Mono (Large & Small) and Creative. (Maximum 2
prints/ category for total of 5 prints).
Image evaluations.
Kent Speiran
Photographic Guild of Nova
1 Braeside Lane
Halifax, NS B3M 3J6
Please return application and payment to:
Presidentpresident@photoguild.ns.ca
Treasurer treasurer@photoguild.ns.ca
Secretary secretary@photoguild.ns.ca
Informationinfo@photoguild.ns.ca
CAPA Rep
capa@photoguild.ns.ca
PSA Rep
psa@photoguild.ns.ca
Bluenose Focus newsletter@photoguild.ns.ca
Webmaster webmaster@photoguild.ns.ca
13 Sat
Email Addresses
Workshop 1: Outdoor Portraiture - Mervyn
Kumar-Misir. Meet at 1 p.m. at the Dingle gazebo.
Live Models. Bring your camera.
21 Sun PGNS Summer 2014 Treasure Hunt Showing:
Members are to upload their images before Friday
19th.
Seminar 1: A Common Sense Approach to Sports
Photography - David Grandy.
November 2014
2 Sun
Silent Essay Competition: Up to 12 digital images
on any subject. See Bluebook for details.
8 Sat Fall Show: Burke Education Centre, Theatre A at
Saint Mary's University.
10 Mon CAPA Individual and Club Nature Competition
Judging: No Guild entry. Chair - Joyce Chew.
Come see the work of photographers from across
Canada.
17 Mon PSA Competition 2: Digital (Maximum 2 images/
category for total of 8) - PID (Open), Nature,
Creative, P/J, and Print - Colour & Mono (Large &
Small) and Creative. (Maximum 2 prints/ category
for total of 5 prints).
Image evaluations.
23 Sun John Wm. Webb Slide Film Trophy Competition:
(Slide film only, no Film Recorder slides or Digital
Images accepted.) Pictorial, Nature, Creative,
Portrait, Photo Travel, P/J, and Humour. Maximum
of 2 images per category for a total of 7.
Mini Seminar 6: "Slide film in the Digital Age" Yau-Sun Tong. Beautiful slide film images taken in
the recent time.
24 Mon Workshop 2: “The Right Way to Frame Your
Photography” – Mary Black. 7:30 p.m. at National
Art (5426 Portland Place, Halifax). The first 12
members to respond will get the opportunity to
display at the National Art Gallery for 30 days. See
website for submission details. There will be a door
prize.
December 2014
December to March Field Trips: Winter at the Shubenacadie
Wildlife Park: 9-12 a.m. or 1 to 3:30 p.m. weekdays
only. Cost $20.00. Call Doug Leahy 454-7923
to get on the list. Doug will announce when an
opportunity arrives during or following a snowfall.
Limited to the first 3 members to respond. Dress
very well for the cold. 7 Sun Guild Competition 2: Digital - Open (Pictorial),
Nature, Creative, Portrait, Photo Travel, P/J, and
Humour. Colour or Mono Prints. A total of 7
digital images and 2 prints.
1st Guild Assignment: “Water” (must be shot after
May 1, 2014).
CAPA Competition 2: Altered Reality (Must be
shot after Jan 20, 2013).
Image evaluations.
8 Mon Seminar 4: Have Point and Shoot Will Travel
- Blake Maybank. "How I gave up my SLR and
started relaxing".
10 Wed Christmas Social: Bring your camera and your
appetite for the interactive photo shoot and
desserts. Presentation by Colin Campbell (30
minutes). Details to be announced.