Monthly Meeting – July – Evaluate your Pictures

Presentation:

We take pictures, snapshots for most, travel memories, family gathering, flowers, pets, buildings and other images when we feel like it or have time.

We look at them on our computers, when we have time, or show them to our friends and families.

We compare them to other amateur photographers and we critique ourself.

We attend seminars, workshops, lectures, we watch videos, read magazines, and all in the name of improvement.

What kind of photographer am I? How do I feel about my photographs? Are they any good?

What if we could learn how to evaluate our pictures, explore new paths,  and also help others to improve through a constructive feedback?

Then being free of doubts, we would dare putting our pictures on a wall and let them shine.

Virginia Stranaghan BIO:

During my professional life, I was an I.T. Manager for 20 years and also taught part-time in the Continuing Education program at Sheridan College and Mohawk College over a 15 year period prior to retiring in January 2016.

Virginia has been involved in camera clubs since 2007 when she joined Latow Photographer Guild at the Burlington Art Gallery.  She is currently the President of Hamilton Camera Club. Virginia also joined the Grimsby Photography Group in Jan 2019. Currently, Virginia is a member of 3 clubs.

A CAPA (Canadian Association of Photographic Art) certified judge since 2008 with refresher courses taken in April 2009, Oct 2013, Jan 2017 and Nov 2017 and an OCCC (Ontario Counsel of Camera Clubs formerly GTCC) certified judge since 2009 with refresher course taken in Sep 2018 and considered in good standing at both organizations.

As a photographic artist, Virginia finds the world around her provides inspiration and fuels her passion to capture her vision in a photograph, this drives her to continue to pursue and develop her skills and style.

Virginia has spent time with both Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant. The inspiration and insight she gained from this experience is impossible to put into words. Other photographers, she admires and has been encouraged by – Ellen Anon, Allen Bargen, Deborah Sandidge, Joe LeFevre, and Karen Sperling