Established 1988

Capture and awards 2016

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Tickets are $10 a piece or 3 for $20. You can buy them online or at the reception desk for Capture Day or the Awards Dinner/Evening program.

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Capturing Light and Shadows Program details

Capture Day Time Table

Capturing Light and Shadows Day

Schedule

Time                                                               Content

7:45am – 8:45am                              Registration, coffee, mingle

8:45am – 8:50am                              Introduction and Order of the day – Harvey Rogers Chair

8:50am -10:00am                              Keynote Presentation by Henry’s Professional Services

All about Drones in Canada

10:am – 10:15am                              Coffee break

10:15-    11:45am                               Morning Sessions in Willow Rooms and Elm Room

11:45am – 12:45pm                         Lunch Break. Food service in hotel or nearby restaurants

12:45pm – 2:00pm                           Keynote Speaker – Maurice Henri

Cameras for Healing- The Burdened Spirit

2:00pm – 2:15pm                             Coffee break

2:15pm – 3:45pm                             Afternoon Sessions and Shoots in Willow Rooms and Elm Room

3:45pm – 4:15pm                             Tech Talk Keynote  –  Will Prentice

Lighting the Emerging Technology

4:15pm – 4:30pm                             Raffle and Closing Remarks – Harvey Rogers Chair

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Morning Keynote Speaker

Henry’s Professional Services: Drones and Image Posting

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The use of drones in our photographic world is accelerating at a very fast speed. Do you know what a photographic drone is? What it looks like?  Are there different ones to choose from? These important questions will be addressed and fully explained and demonstrated during the morning keynote. But what do you so with the images from this small camera? How do you couple them with your still images? Well these questions  will be explained and demonstrated in our first group session.

Morning Sessions:

The Creation of High Speed Shutter Images

by Bharat Mistry

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This demonstration session will explore the world of slowing down the world around so that we can capture movement that the eye really does not see. The dropping for fruit into water and the effects that the water makes at that moment; shooting the water stream in the park and thus turning the stream into a silky flow that adds very creative look to the image; and capturing sports in all its glory. These are just three of the many items that will be discussed and demonstrated in this session..

How to get There and Back with Your Images Intact

by Jonathan Ward

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A successful photographic trip depends on so many things.
• Learn how to research your destination, find the best locations, guides, accommodation etc.
• Learn about travel insurance and pre-travel health requirements.
• Decide on what equipment to take – this is not just about the cameras and lenses.
• Learn about backing up your images and making sure you get them home safely.

Wedding 101 the must knows

by Joe LeDuc

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Joe will present for the photographer who is interested in getting into the Wedding Photography World the basic primer.
Discussion will centre around the Must Knows, Should Knows, May know and the Nice to Know.
As Joe will tell you loud and clearly “ Wedding Photography is not dead! It is a booming industry”.

Professional Photography using Mirrorless cameras:

by Yannick Michaud and sponsored by Olympus Cameras

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The lecture will demonstrate many different forms of photography; portraiture, landscape, sports and wildflife and how using a Mirrorless camera can be very beneficial to the photographer.
This lecture will demonstrate that the quality of the Mirrorless cameras; that the lightweight compact cameras with interchangeable lenses will benefit all those who desire to downsize their hardware.
Learn the tips on improving your photographic techniques and how the Mirrorless camera system can be beneficial to you in your photographic journey!

Afternoon Keynote Speaker

Maurice Henri: Cameras for healing – The Burdened Spirit

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The mission of Cameras for healing is to support emotional healing through photographic arts and creative expression for those living with pain, grief, fear, poverty or stress. We encourage and develop emotional connections through visual arts in an effort to help circumvent the element within us which repress what we are willing or able to talk about. (This Keynote is sponsored by)

Afternoon Sessions:

Advanced Video Shooting with an SLR

by Brian Young

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This session is the second round in the education of our attendees that highlights the extra features that the newer models of SLR and mirrorless camera provide on the video front. How to get the most out of your camera in providing top quality moving pictures and good sound pick up in the field. How do you edit the video files and how do you incorporate them into your photo essays will be touched upon in this session. (This session is sponsored by Vistek)

Shooting the Human Form

by Tim MCGill

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This is the second in our series of exploring the techniques of shooting the male and female body in a studio controlled setting. The session will start with a 20 min presentation of creating mood lighting, and posing the models for best angles and imaging. This is an active shooting session so you will bring your cameras as you will have an opportunity to inter act and pose the model for your take shots. The session will be limited attendance in order to allow adequate time to let the create juices flow.

Fashion and Beauty Lighting

by Gary Goldberg

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Have you ever wanted to know how to do a gorgeous beauty shot? We will do an introduction on a few different lighting techniques for capturing great beauty and fashion photography, using portable electronic strobes, and what the differences are between the two. We will be shooting with a professional model and tethering right to a Projector (using Adobe Lightroom) so everyone can see the results instantly. Then everyone will get a few minutes to try this out, so bring your cameras and imagination and let’s have some fun. If time permits we will touch on some basic techniques using speedlights as well. (This session is sponsored by Vistek)

How to work your Mirrorless Camera

by Ameet Zalera

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This session is a hands on approach to using your new mirrorless Camera. Panasonic will be supplying a camera for you to use during this demonstration session. How to read and use the many main and sub menus that you must familiarize yourself in order to become proficient photographer with this new gear. How to use the touchscreens to cut down and speed up your settings in the camera under duress in order not to lose the shot will be touched upon in this new style of tutorial. ( This session is sponsored by Panasonic )

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Banquet and Awards details

Banquet and Awards Time Table

Awards Night and Print Gala Evening Program

5:00pm                 Cocktails with Hors D’ouevres with the Industry

6:15pm                 Welcome by GTCCC President

6:18pm                 Dinner and Conversation

7:30pm                 Awards Night guests are seated

7:40 pm                Awards Rewards Draw Part 1

7:45pm                 Keynote Speaker Bruce Macaulay

8:20pm                 Presentation of GTCCC Service Awards

8:30pm                 Opening Remarks to the Awards Presentation

8:33pm                 Award Show Image Presentation & Awards Ceremony

9:50pm                 Awards Rewards Draw Part 2

10:00pm               Print Exhibition & Reception begins

10:45pm               Exhibition closes

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Keynote Speaker for Awards Night

Bruce Macaulay

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My talk will be about being a stills photography working on movie and TV productions for the past 35 years. What I do, why I’m needed, how my work is used and the ins-and-outs of being a part of the magic on productions.

Background
  • Montreal Gazette, advertising 1967 – 1972
  • Southam Press, photo editor/staff photographer 1972 – 1984
  • Self-employed 1984 – present

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