Spring 2026 Newsletter

Spring 2026 Newsletter

With spring in the air, we are delighted to share with you our Spring Newsletter for the 2025/26 year! In this edition we have some excellent contributions including:  As always, many thanks to all our newsletter contributors for sharing your incredible content. Also, a big “THANK YOU!!!” goes to Nancy Leask for her unwavering dedication to bringing this newsletter to life!

APC April 2026 Meeting featuring guest speaker Eva Polak, Impressionist Photographer.

APC April 2026 Meeting featuring guest speaker Eva Polak, Impressionist Photographer.

April 21, 2026 Virtual (Zoom) Spring is finally here! And with that, we are happy to announce our guest speaker for this month’s meeting. We are excited to welcome Eva Polak to share her expertise and experiences about impressionist photography. Through books, online courses and workshops, she helps her followers release their creative potential and turn their cameras into paintbrushes. It is clear she has found her life’s work in discovering impressionist photography…in her own words: “I still vividly remember…

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Newsletter Content Submissions

Newsletter Content Submissions

Deadline: 31 March 2026 In anticipation of Volume 3 of the 2025-2026 APC season of YOUR newsletter, the editor seeks content from APC members. Both articles and photographs are most welcome. Perhaps you have learned something new during these past cold months. Perhaps you have been experimenting with a new challenge. Perhaps you have a tip. technique, or skill you can share so we all learn more. Perhaps you are seeking to learn more about a particular aspect of photography…

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APC March 2026 Meeting featuring guest speaker Kas Stone, Photographic Artist.

APC March 2026 Meeting featuring guest speaker Kas Stone, Photographic Artist.

March 17, 2026 at 7:00pm Virtual (Zoom) As the days grow longer with winter almost behind us, we are happy to announce our next guest speaker for this month’s meeting. We have the special pleasure of having Kas Stone speak to us about a topic that all of us are searching for in one form or another and yet remains elusive for many of us: inspiration. As a photographer, Kas will talk to us about some important questions: Here is…

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Watermarks Added to Photos Uploaded to Meetup

Watermarks Added to Photos Uploaded to Meetup

Greetings fellow APC Members! Recently we had a few inquiries from members regarding a new practice introduced by Meetup, our collaboration app. They started adding watermarks to photos we would upload to Meetup, raising some questions around ownership and use of photos. We inquired into the practice with Meetup and wanted to share their response with all: “When members use the “Share” button in the Meetup app to save or share photos to social media, Meetup adds a watermark/logo overlay….

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APC February 2026 Meeting featuring guest speaker Peter Baumgarten, Landscape Photographer.

APC February 2026 Meeting featuring guest speaker Peter Baumgarten, Landscape Photographer.

February 17, 2026 at 7:00pm Virtual (Zoom) Continuing on with our series of guest speakers, this month we have the special privilege of having Peter Baumgarten as the speaker for our virtual meeting on Tuesday, Feb 17 @ 7pm. Peter is an award-winning professional photographer and educator based on Manitoulin Island where the stunning nature surrounding him inspires his work. He picked up his first camera at the age of 12 and was instantly hooked. Inspired by Canadian photographer, Freeman…

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APC January 2026 Meeting featuring guest speaker Trina Koster, Portrait & Wedding Photographer.

APC January 2026 Meeting featuring guest speaker Trina Koster, Portrait & Wedding Photographer.

January 20, 2026 at 7:00 pm Virtual (Zoom) We continue our 2025/26 schedule of guest presenters and we have the special pleasure of hosting Trina Koster as our guest speaker for our virtual meeting on Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 7pm. After graduating with a major in Fine Art, Trina established her studio in 1995 and now has a team of talented photographers collaborating with her. Together they have photographed hundreds of weddings and literally thousands of portraits and headshots. Trina…

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Winter 2026 Newsletter

Winter 2026 Newsletter

Happy New Year to all! As the holidays are now behind us and we look forward to 2026, we invite you to enjoy our second newsletter for the 2025/26 season! Highlights include articles on: Many thanks to all our newsletter contributors for sharing your incredible content. Also, special shout out goes to Nancy Leask for her ongoing commitment in designing the newsletter!

APC October 2025 Meeting featuring guest speaker Matt Huras, Wildlife Photographer. October 21 at 7:00 pm

APC October 2025 Meeting featuring guest speaker Matt Huras, Wildlife Photographer. October 21 at 7:00 pm

Location: Sabina’s, 1755 Pickering Pkwy #20, Pickering We continue our 2025/26 program of activities with another in-person meeting at Sabina’s. For all photographers, both experienced and those wanting to learn about nature photography, this in-person meeting is for you. Be sure to join us to do a little learning, meet other members and swap stories. This presentation focuses on the strategies and techniques Matt uses in his photography. Matt will use several example images and the stories behind them to…

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