Meetings and Events 2024-2025
Regular Club Meeting Location: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - From September to May at the Université de Moncton - Édifice Rémi Rossignol - Salle D002 - rue Notre Dame du Sacré Coeur - Moncton, NB
Doors open at 6:30, so come early to socialize
Next Contest Deadline
Food and Beverages:
due Jan 31, 2025
Go to Focus Camera Club :: Focus Contests for more information and to submit your images
Next Outing
Next Meeting
Thursday, Jan 23, 2025
CLUB MEETING
High key - Low Key presentation by Mathieu Chiasson
Blurb Books by Daniel Caissie
All Member Photo Book Show and Tell (bring YOUR photobook and share all the details about it. If you have extra copies to sell bring’em!)
Contest Results (One/Four Colour competition)
January 30, 2025
OFF-WEEK LEARNING (Zoom)
Topic:
FRENCH Photo Editing Q&A
• Session question et réponse en français sur l’édition de photo. Vous pourrez aussi soumettre vos photos pour des conseils d’édition.
When: Jan 30 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Where: Zoom (club members will receive the link via email)
Who: Focus Camera Club Members (Note: you need to have a paid-up membership)
February 6, 2025
OFF-WEEK LEARNING (in person)
Topic:
Photography Magic Workshop by Mathieu
• In Person workshop at U de M
• Single Speedlight techniques.)
When: Feb 6 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Where: Usual meeting room at UdeM
Who: Focus Camera Club Members (Note: you need to have a paid-up membership)
Thursday, Feb 13, 2025
CLUB MEETING
Ivan's Camera
Photo Edit Extravaganza (New!)
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Submit one of your photos to be edited by other members
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Pick any number of submitted photos to show how you would edit it.
Thursday, Feb 27, 2025
CLUB MEETING
Gear Show & Tell: Tripods, monopods, bean bags, go-pros...
Theme Showcase
Thursday, Mar 13, 2025
CLUB MEETING
Details to follow soon!@
Thursday, Mar 27, 2025
CLUB MEETING
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
CLUB MEETING
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
CLUB MEETING
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Thursday, May 8, 2025
CLUB MEETING
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Thursday, May 22, 2025
CLUB MEETING
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Thursday, Jan 9, 2025
CLUB MEETING
Join Us for an Exclusive Q&A with Daniel Milnor!
(via Zoom: paid-up club members will receive the link via email a day before the meeting)
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to engage with world-renowned photographer and creative evangelist Daniel Milnor!
Check out the details on the Focus Camera Club Guest Speakers' page
December 12, 2024 NEW DATE!!
OFF-WEEK LEARNING (Zoom)
Topic: Post-Processing: Fix These photos (Lightroom)
When: Dec 12 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Where: Zoom (club members will receive the link via email)
Who: Focus Camera Club Members (Note: you need to have a paid-up membership)
Submit an image or two via the Focus Camera Club "Image Upload" portal (see tabs on the top of the Home Page) before Dec 10, 2024
TUESDAY December 10, 2024
CHRISTMAS PARTY
O'Creek Brewery, 175 Barker St, Moncton
At 6:00 pm
Social gathering with snacks, drinks and a lot of photography talk between the best photography community members on the whole planet Earth and beyond.
December 7, 2024
CLUB OUTING
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
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meet in front of Moncton City Hall at 9am on Saturday December 7, 2024.
For details check out the Outings 2024-25 page.
Thursday, Nov 28, 2024
CLUB MEETING
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Theme Showcase: Night photography
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Flower Photography: Daniel Caissie
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Competition Results: "Mother Nature"
Daniel's presentation
Thursday, Nov 14, 2024
CLUB MEETING
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"Picture me!" (be sure to submit your 5 images that describe a bit about who you are: like a mini-photo-essay to introduce yourself to the club)
Saturday, Nov 9, 2024
CLUB OUTING
Street Photography
Meet in front of Moncton City Hall at 9am.
For details check out the Outings 2024-25 page.
Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024
OFF-WEEK LEARNING (ZOOM)
Topic: Post-Processing 101 - Lightroom
When: Oct. 30 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Where: Zoom (club members will receive the link via email)
Who: Focus Camera Club Members
Join Mathieu Chiasson in a post-processing 101 session using Lightroom. Though I will be using lightroom, all post-processing techniques and principles applies to all post-processing software. I will be using Lightroom (not Lightroom Classic) for this demonstration. This session is aimed for beginners to intermediate level.
Bring your questions!
* I will not cover in this session: Workflow (Importing and exporting your images); I don't use Lightroom in my regular process and I don't feel I can advise well enough in this regards at this time.
Thursday, Oct 24, 2024
CLUB MEETING
Gear Show & Tell: bring your Backpacks, straps, slings & holsters to show off what works for you.
10 Minutes of Fame:
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Alex Vye: "Shooting BnW Film at Petty Int'l Raceway
The presentation is "Staycation - photographing local events in traditional black and white".
Alex Vye, on and off member since 2004, mostly film photographer, collector of old cameras, develops and prints at home.
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Stephan Reebs: "London i-Phone Shooting"
Hear Stephan talk about his newbie experience as an iPhone photographer on his trip to London last summer.
A continuous member since 1991, Stephan Reebs is the longest-attending member of the Focus Camera Club. (He is a past president, past past-president, past program officer, past secretary, and past projectionist, but he is excited about the future.)
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Renée Turcotte: "Ivanoh Demers"
Renée will give a short presentation on Ivanoh Demers and his Saturday reviews of some images from media reports of the week: ‘’Dans l’oeil d’Ivanoh’’ (In the Eye of Ivanoh).
Renée Turcotte, member of the FCC for many years, loves to take pictures of nature, landscape, and horses.
Thursday, Oct 17, 2024
CLUB OUTING
Moon Rise over Petitcodiac River
Meet at 6:15 PM behind the "Running Room."
For details check out the Outings 2024-25 page.
Friday, Oct 11 - Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Invitation to club members
NAVRATI
Once again, FCC members have been invited by the event organizers to the Indian Navrati. Free tickets may be available for the event to members who wants to go. There'll be more information at the next FCC meeting on Oct 10.
Thursday, Oct 10, 2024
CLUB MEETING
Feature speaker: Lawrence Nicoll
Saturday, Oct 5, 2024
CLUB OUTING
Autumn Colours in Centennial Park
Meet at 9:00 AM at main parking lot.
For details check out the Outings 2024-25 page.
Thursday, Sept 26, 2024
CLUB MEETING
"Photography and Instagram": Mathieu Chiasson
"Preparation for our 1st competition": Mathieu Chiasson and André LeBlanc
"Two by Two": recent prize winners, Ian Hibbert and Jocelyn Gagnon discuss two of their favourite images.
Thursday, Sept 12, 2024
CLUB MEETING
Season kick-off!!
Don't miss the first meeting for the new season!
Connect with old friends and new. Hear about this year's contests, outings, and guests. Celebrate the club award winners for 2023-24.
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2024
CLUB OUTING
7:45 pm Caissie Cape Wharf
Night Photography outing at the Caissie Cape Wharf
see details on Outings 2024-25 page