Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA)
- CAPA (Canadian Association for Photographic Art ) RHCC has a club membership in CAPA.
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RHCC members can now register as a Member of a CAPA Club. This is a one-year limited membership at no cost, offered exclusively to members of CAPA Clubs who are not Individual members of CAPA.
Once registered, you will have direct access to a digital copy of the current Canadian Photography Magazine. In addition, you may also submit articles to Canadian Photography Magazine. You must register to receive these benefits.
- Did you know that you can read the CAPA monthly newsletter online? Click on this link to access the current and past CAPA newsletters.
Ontario Council of Camera Clubs (O3C)
The RHCC is pleased to make photo tours available through the Ontario Council of Camera Clubs (O3C). These tours are arranged through Photo Tour Trekkers (Tourcan Vacations) and are exclusive to O3C member clubs.
For more information, please consult the O3C website or the Phototrekkers website. Discounts are available to O3C affiliated club members, so please use the links provided here to obtain the club discount.
Most tours are led by James Cowie from Photo Tour Trekkers.
Please contact James directly at: / 1-800-263-2995 ex 2688
From our Tips ‘n Tricks Pages, or Contributed by Members
General Photography Sites
- Toronto Topics – Great collection of links to e-magazines, Toronto camera stores, Review sites, Camera Manufactures, etc.
- All Things Photography – How-to articles relating to many aspects of photography, very useful for beginners as well as more advanced amateur photographers.
- Photo Work Shop – E-magazine discussing many areas of photography and featuring pro photographers and their work.
- The Spruce Crafts – How-to articles and purchasing advice re. all things photography, including for beginners.
- LIfeWire – How-to articles re. graphics software, scanning, post processing, organizing photos, etc.
- Luminous Landscape – dedicated to all aspects of landscape, nature and documentary photography
- The Strobist – all about LIGHT
Camera Reviews
- Digital Photography (DP) Review – Updated news and reviews of cameras and lenses.
- The Digital Picture – Digital camera and lens reviews
- Camera Labs – Digital camera and lens reviews
Bird Photography
- Ontario Field Ornithologists – A site that lists recent bird sightings
- Carden Alvar Provincial Park – Carden Plain, near Kirkfield, Ontario. This is a well-known birding mecca and naturalist reserve.
Free Photo Software
- GIMP – this a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes.
- Irfanview – free photo browser/semi-editor
- Mehdi Plugins – free Photoshop plug-ins (kaleidoscope, julia world, projection)
- Photographer’s Toolbox – Lightroom and Photoshop plugins – free or shareware
Mostly Photoshop
- Adobe Photoshop Tutorials
- Shutter Freaks – lots of Photoshop tips and resources
Hardware How-to Site
- Digital SLR Guide – Learn what all those buttons and dials do. Free info and inexpensive lessons on how to choose and/or use your camera.
Sites for sharing your Images
Photographers
| Freeman Patterson | One of Canada’s pre-eminent photographers |
| Richard Martin | Contributing editor for Photo Life Magazine |
| Frans Lanting | National Geographic photographer |
| Andre Gallant | Well-known Canadian photographer |
| Rob Stimpson | Rob is well known for his Canadian wilderness photography |