GTCCC Presentation Tickets Now Available

The GTCCC Interclub 2011 presentation will be held at the Toronto Camera Club on Saturday, April 2. There are two shows:
· 2:00 pm in the afternoon [not 3:00 as in earlier years, please note]
· 7:00 pm in the evening.

Because of a tight schedule, tickets this year are being made available online, through an event management system call Eventbrite. You purchase "free" tickets on the event site, print them out from
the confirmation e-mail you receive, and pay $5.00 per ticket at the door when you arrive for the show.

The event is online at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1445350081


Please purchase only from "Toronto Camera Club - afternoon" or "Toronto Camera Club - evening" ticket types. Just select the number of tickets and click "Register".

If you discover for any reason after obtaining tickets that you will not be able to attend the show, please forward me your ticket confirmation along with a request to cancel the tickets, and I will
do so.

Please e-mail me at [ Michael.Collins@ownvolition.com ] - do not Reply to this message - if you have any questions.

I look forward to seeing many of you at one of the two shows.

Peter Dudar's Starlings (at Nightfall)

BPC member, Peter Dudar's Starlings (at Nightfall)

PREMIERE:
Peter Dudar's Starlings (at Nightfall)
Images Festival
Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario
Monday April 4 at 6:30pm

Starlings (at Nightfall)Director: Peter Dudar2010, 8 min, Video

In Peter Dudar’s hypnotic and vaguely menacing Starlings (At Nightfall), we are witness to a strange intersection between the forces of nature and a man made structure. A single, static, eight minute long shot documents the spiraling flight of thousands of starlings around a power transmission tower at dusk.

Peter Dudar is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist. Early on, he co-directed the multimedia partnership Missing Associates with dancer/choreographer Lily Eng. Missing Associates participated in the first performance art tour of Eastern and Western Europe by Canadian artists—and subsequently toured extensively in both Europe and North America. Next, Dudar screened internationally as a filmmaker. He was also a creative director for print, multimedia and online media. Currently, Peter Dudar primarily makes photo-based and video artwork.

Urban Dynamic: a Photography Exhibit by F8

The F8 group announces their upcoming exhibit at the Dignam Gallery, Women's Art Association.

The eight photographers in the group include BPC members Gerrie Burnett, Stephen Dunn, Maureen Littlewood, Michael MacLaverty, Catherine MacKinnon, Natalia Shields, Rod Trider and John Wallace.

Exploring the theme, Urban Dynamic, the exhibit presents images ranging from architecture/architectural detail, street life, cityscapes, 'drive-by shooting' to abstract impressions, inspired by Toronto and international locations.

Exhibit Dates:

Wine and Cheese & meet the artists receptions : Friday April 8th, 5-9:00 pm. and Friday April 15, 5-9:00 pm.

Afternoon Tea & meet the artists receptions: Saturday April 9, 1-4 pm. and Saturday April 16, 1-4 pm.

Japan photo industry distupted by tsunami quake....

The photographic industry in Japan was greatly affected by the recent quake and following tsunami of last week. Here is an interesting article we found on the Adorama website: http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/Japan-photo-industry-disrupted-by-quake

GTCCC Judging - A Smooth Success

The digital judges scored 1060 yesterday, Saturday March 12 and did the sorting of honours this morning. Natalia was a non-scoring judge to give her some GTCCC experience.

The Beach Photo Club assisted with the judging of 376 prints, all completed on Saturday, March 12.

Paul Vaculik would like to send a huge call out to those volunteers that came out and assisted with the GTCCC Judging proceedings;

• David Sweeney; Selby Shanly; John Wallace; Michael MacLaverty; Barbara Ann Boire; Betul Mutler; Ann Gotfryd, Anthony George and Natalia Shields

Paul is still loking for volunteers to set up and take down the print presentation on April 2nd. Please contact him directly at vaculik@sympatico.ca

Toronto Photo Club is now FREE!

We are happy to announce that the membership at the Toronto Photo Club is now FREE!

We have removed all payment options from our site. All members can now create an unlimited portfolio and upload up to 3 images per day.

Please invite your friends/photographers to join in the community!

We have 20 days left for our Portrait Competition! Enter your best work for a chance to win!

www.torontophotoclub.ca

Find us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/torontophotoclub­

We hope to see you there soon!

Twitter For Artists

Social media is growing rapidly and needs to be considered when you think about ways to get your name and your work out there.

Twitter is probably the most referred to in the social media tool kit, but is also one of the most misunderstood. Twitter is a powerful PR tool that anyone can gain access to but not everyone uses it effectively. If you use twitter strategically ....... [ read more ]

Beach 2011 Calendar Produces $2,904 For Community Centre 55 Programs

On March 3, 2011 Beach Photo Club proudly presents a $2,904 cheque to benefit Community Centre 55’s valued programs.

These proceeds come from the sale of 1,500 Beach 2011 Calendars, and 2 sets of large framed images from the Calendar. The prints & frames were supplied by Black’s Photography.

Produced by the Beach Photo Club, the 2011 Calendars went into three extra printings. These phenomenal sales were achieved through the generous support of local retailers, businesses, Community Centre 55, Black’s Photography, Beach Metro News, the Club members & of course the local residents that kept buying them.

The Calendars have also been sent right across Canada and around the world including the United States, the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, and Australia.

Locally, the main images were exhibited at the Beachside Grill in Toronto where the Club hangs four shows a year.

This year the Beach Photo Club plans to repeat this success to support Centre 55 and to enhance the Club’s educational programs. Members are now shooting pictures for The Beach 2012 Calendar.