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Winnipeg's most active photography connection WPGphoto exists in order to promote all things photography in Winnipeg and throughout Manitoba. You don't even need to own a camera, just have an enthusiasm for photography. Become a part of the community by chatting with us on the forums and creating your own gallery. WPGphoto Monthly meeting: Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 WPGphoto Workshop: "Shooting live performance" Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 For complete information on upcoming events please see the Events page or visit the WPGphoto forum. **WPGphoto.com
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news May 13, 2008 Don't forget that our monthly club meeting is tonight, May 13th, 7pm at the Pony Corral downtown, 444 St Mary. (6pm to join us for dinner) May 6, 2008 A new workshop has just been announced: "Shooting live performance" to be put on by WPGphoto member & lighting technician exrtordinaire Hugh C. (Citizen Joe on the forum). This workshop will take place on May the 14th and has a limit of 12 photographers. Please see the Events section of the forum for more details. April 18, 2008 Tonight, April 18th, we are going to Grand Beach (West Beach area) for an impromptu sunset/starscape shoot. Everyone is welcome to join. We will be there from 7:30pm-1am. April 12, 2008 Our next club meeting is Tuesday, May 13th. Details are still in the works but this will be a shooting event, likely just outside of Winnipeg. April 2, 2008 There is a job listing in the "Employment" forum for three sports photographers. Please see the "Employment" forum for more details. March 11, 2008 Several new events have just been planned: -Thursday March 20: Movie night! -Thursday March 27: Photoshop workshop -Monday April 7: Monthly club meeting> This month the meeting is themed: Macro (we will be shooting macros such as water drops and smoke as a mini workshop at the meeting) Please see the events page for more details. March 7, 2008 The grand opening of the WPGphoto club gallery was a HUGE success! Thanks to everyone who came out! For anyone who couldn't make it out to the grand opening event you can visit the gallery until March the 28th, 2008. -See photos of the artists here -Click here for the time-lapse video of the grand opening March 6, 2008 Don't forget that tonight is the grand opening event of our first ever club gallery held at Photo Central from 6-8pm. The club gallery show is then open until March 28th, 2008. Everyone is invited! Please see the events page for more details. March 3, 2008 This is a 360 degree panoramic photo from the March 2008 club meeting which became a panoramic workshop so I thought it was an appropriate image for this month.  Click for a larger image This pano was set up and shot in under a minute since photographers can never stand still and also put together quickly with no image modifications so there are stitching and ghosting problems but it's still a fun group shot! You can also see a wider QTVR of this by clicking here. February 22, 2008 Don't forget that Thursday, February 28th is our monthly workshop, this month featuring Photoshoppery. Please see the events page for more details. February 5, 2008 Photos from last night's club meeting: "The Scene"   "Posers":  February 4, 2008 Don't forget that tonight is our monthly club meeting. Please see the events page for more details. January 27, 2008 Don't forget that tonight, Monday, January 28, 7pm is our monthly club movie night, this month featuring "The Impassioned Eye: A movie about Henri Cartier-Bresson" considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. We had 36 people out to our last meeting and are hoping to outdo that this time. *Remember, there is no fee to the club, nor is there a fee to attend the events and everyone is welcome especially new members. Hope to see you all there! January 22, 2008 Announcing the WPGphoto.com's Best of Manitoba Contest/Gallery show WPGphoto and Photo Central are presenting the chance for up to 40 club members to display one of their photographs at our first club gallery show which will be held at Photo Central in March 2008. Rules: -You may submit up to three (3) photos max per photographer -Only one photo max per photographer will be displayed in the gallery show -Photos must have been taken in Manitoba -Photos can be of any style of photography (landscape, portrait, etc) -Photos can be horizontal or vertical in orientation -Photos can have any amount of digital manipulation How to submit: -Submit a maximum of three low res photos to submissions@wpgphoto.com (1440x1152px or 1728x1152px @ 72 DPI please see more on sizing below) -Please submit photos by February 8, 2008 -Please include your real name, forum name and the title and location of the photo Information: -Photos will be judged by WPGphoto.com president Dan H. and Bram from PC on the standard photographic elements (composition, lighting etc) -A maximum of 40 photos will be chosen to be displayed -If one of your photos is chosen to be in the club show, you will be asked to have it printed from 8"x10" to 24"x16" on black gator foam and drop it off at a club meeting or at Photo Central before March 5, 2008 -The gallery show opens on the 7th of March, 2008 (when we will be having an opening event) and will end on the 28th of March 2008 when you can pick your photos up at PC January 18, 2008 An html version of the 2005 "Home made ring flash" tutorial has been produced and updated and is in the Tutorials section. January 17, 2008 Thanks to everyone who came out to the free model, flash & studio lighting workshop. Some photos from the shoot by moderator Dave B.  Click for a larger image  Click for a larger image January 17, 2008 Don't forget that our first ever WPGphoto free model shoot, flash and studio lighting workshop is tonight! January 11, 2008 The 2008 WPGphoto club calendar is now available for free download in the Goodies area. Thanks to all who submitted photos! January 10, 2008 The January workshop has now been confirmed for a flash and studio lighting workshop by none other than our own lighting Jedi Dan Harper! He will start by showing you different options for gear and then the whole second half of the seminar is for you to shoot. January 9, 2008 IMPORTANT: The forum software is being upgraded today and you may experience intermittent connections or error messages during the upgrade. This is normal and the upgrade should be complete by the early afternoon. Thanks for your patience! January 6, 2008 Don't forget that our first meeting of the new year is January 7, 2008! January 1, 2008 Happy New Year to all our members and friends! Thanks to everyone who attended the club shoot of the fireworks display. I hope you liked your gift! (Other club members will receive theirs at our first club meeting of 2008) |
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