May 11, 2013 Fraser Valley Invitational results are in.
Congratulations to all participating clubs, sponoirs, guests, LCC members and the FVI committee.
Complete details are located at the FVI page:

May 15 – Development Night: – The photographers’ software “Lightroom” an overview by Bea, followed by Detlaf on Photoshop
May 22 – Guest Speaker Night – No Charge – bring a guest, open to the public:
Our speaker for Weds May 22 is John Lowman who is a well known freelance nature photographer. He has completed several projects that celebrate nature, combining the art of photography with the science of natural history. His wonderful images help to promote and protect the animals they display. John has spent considerable time photographing polar bears as well as grizzlies and black bears and recently he returned from a wolf photography trip in Jasper and Banff. His website johnlowmanphotography.ca documents the wildlife living in and passing through the Conservation Area of Maplewood Flats.

John’s presentation will certainly both educate and inspire us.

Please note the following change in our presenter for Wednesday, April 24. We are delighted to have John Gordon give a presentation on the art of bird photography.

John Gordon has been involved in community newspapers since 1983. His professional photography career began on Vancouver Island at the Campbell River Courier/Upper Islander before making the move to the Lower Mainland in 1989. Based in Langley, his work can seen throughout the Lower Mainland. Articles and photography have also been featured in Photo Life and Birders World, Parks Canada and other publications.
Awards include 2 Kodak Gallery Awards, Fuji Masterpiece Award and a Nikon Digital Imaging Award as well as 30 national and provincial newspaper awards.
His first book Langley Familiar Places: Familiar Scenes published in 2004 sold 3000 copies. His recent book The Langleys was published in Nov 2008 and has sold 2700 copies.
John also gives presentations throughout the Lower Mainland for the Fraser Valley Regional Library. He also leads photography workshops each spring and Fall.
John’s latest project is learning all he can about about the art of bird photography. John will pass what he has learnt in the past two years including where to bird, what equipment to use and most importantly the concept of “Total Birding”.

Website www.johngordonsphotography.com
Blog http://thecanadianwarbler.blogspot.ca/

Dear Langley Camera Club, all photo clubs of Metro Vancouver, and Guests…

Tickets for the 14th annual FVI are now available for purchase in the Langley Camera Club Store.

Fraser Valley Invitational info: Visit the FVI webpage for all the details!

The FVI is a public event, tix: $16 in advance, $20 at the door.

More information: FVI webpage with all the details

Location: Chief Seapass Theatre Auditorium, Ft Langley

We look forward to seeing you at our photo competition,
FVI Sat May 11, 2013

Doors open at 6, program begins at 7:30pm sharp.

CONTACT FVI COMMITTEE:

Email: General Inquiries FVI Inquiry email link

This is a public event; Tix $16 advance , $20 at the door.

Update: 4pm Weds Dec 19 – it’s raining, the roads look good, bring a print for discussion if you want and a small plate of treats to share. A perfect night to be at LCC
…. and remember your zany festive sweater or crazy holiday hat.

This Weds, Dec 19 is Development night with a festive flair –
bring a small plate of holiday treats to share AND where your tacky / colourful / crazy holiday sweater or zany hat !

LCC Clothing is now available online!

Click Here for more info.

Check out the tab LCC This Month in the CLUB INFORMATION tab for the club`s schedule.
December is a good reminder for us photogs `The best camera is the one with you`
Do you have small camera? A point `n shoot? A cel phone camera?
TIP – We don`t always need a big gear to be creative or grab some memories.

Detlef is leading a evening LCC outing – bring a friend – the more the merrier-hohoho

Check out the Miss 604 blog for family & photographer activities, outings and events.

November 7, 2012

OTTAWA, November 7, 2012: At last, Canadian photographers own their copyright.

The Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators (CAPIC) would like to congratulate all Canadian photographers in Canada on this important date and pivotal achievement in the photographic industry. As of today, Canadian photographers now officially own the copyright to all of their work whether the photograph is commissioned or not, thanks to the new Copyright law.

The principle of protecting photographers’ ownership rights started 65 years ago by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who founded Magnum with Robert Capa and David Seymour. Magnum assured that a photographer’s image belonged to the photographer and not to the commissioner of the work.

In Canada, all other artists have already owned the copyrights to their work and thanks to this new law, Canadian photographers, albeit the last in the industrialized world, now have all legal rights to their images.

CAPIC has been working towards this monumental achievement in Canada for more than 20 years through lobbying efforts and could not have achieved this truly important mission without the support of its members, who have contributed financially, morally and offered countless volunteer hours towards this major effort led by CAPIC National Copyright Chair, Andre Cornellier.

The Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) were a valuable partner in this achievement as well as the lobbying firm Temple Scott Associates for their work in Ottawa.

”I would like to thank the team that worked so patiently and for so long,” commented Cornellier. ”Finally we have won a right due to us as artists. Thank you to Canadian photographers across the country for your support and patience and to André Amyot and Brian Boyle of PPOC for your work. It has been worth it.”

CAPIC will be providing more information on the direct effects of the law for Canadian photographers in the week to come as we celebrate this important Canadian achievement.

For more information:
André Cornellier
Copyright Chair
CAPIC, The Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators
andre@cornellierphoto.com
tel.: 514.933.4000

Wednesday Nov 28 7pm, 9167 Glover Road, Ft Langley – The yellow heritage hall
LCC Presents Chris Harris – this is a public, no charge event. Come one, come all.

Chris’ latest book “Flyover” is co-authored with Sage Birchwater.
Flyover is a snapshot, a glimpse, a legacy, of a unique time and place, defined by the people who live it.
The inspiration to create a book photographed from the air and, telling the stories of the pilots… For Chris, his beloved and familiar Cariboo Chilcotin Plateau came to life to reveal a form of beauty that he had never imagined possible. As with astronauts seeing the planet from space, perspective wrought its magic and a new visual world captured his artistic passion.
These are the images he is most excited to bring to an audience; a beauty undiscovered and never photographed before, and seen only by this handful of privileged pilots.
Complete details located our our web page LCC This Month