The Central Alberta Photographic
Society was founded on February
27, 1980 with six members
and on April 28, 1986 the
club became an incorporated
Society. Interest in the
club has continued to grow
and the membership has increased
to 45 members in 2010. Members
in our club range from first
time camera owners to professional
photographers.
CAPS’s year runs from
September thru to May, meeting
the second and fourth Wednesday
of September, October, November,
January, February, March & April,
the months of December & May
have our competitions and
dinners. Meetings are held
at the Sportsman Room, lower
level of the City Recreation
Center, doors open at 6:30
for socialization, meetings
start at 7:00pm. Annual member
fees are $40.00 per person.
Monthly, the club endeavours
to have a guest speaker/member
who offers information, innovation
and tips on a variety of
photographic subjects. There
are several workshops each
year, both indoor and outdoor
where members are encouraged
to bring their equipment
and through hands-on experience
learn various photographic
techniques and skills.
A “monthly assignment” competition
is held each month; those
who choose to participate
not only enter a picture
but also have the experience
of judging all entries. Twice
a year a competition is held
with both novice and advanced
categories to be independently
judged and all participants
receive a copy of the judge’s
comments of their entries.
Our club works on a mentoring
system of the more advanced
or long time members offering
encouragement and assistance
whenever possible to other
members. Besides being an
educational club it offers
a friendly and social meeting
place for those with a mutual
interest.
CAPS has a history of involvement
with the community of Red
Deer helping photograph local
events, most recently the
carrying of the Olympic Torch
as it passed through Red
Deer. As a club compiled
of local photographers we
hope to continue to provide
a valuable service to the
community through our art
of capturing the beauty of
our surroundings and recording
images of events.
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