Information about the Art Banner

We recently wrote a post about the 2013 Owen Sound Art Banners and there may be some confusion regarding the submission specifications.

Artists are to submit images that are “print ready” and are to be a maximum of 2000 pixels on the longest side. The confusion lies in the other important part of a digital image size, resolution, or pixels per inch (ppi). A print ready file will have a ppi resolution of at least 240, and some folks may like to increase that number to 300. To be sure your file is accepted for consideration by the committee, go with a resolution of 300 ppi.

If you’re a little unsure of how to size an image, be sure to take a look at our page on Re-sizing Images in the Tutorials section of the site.

2013 Owen Sound Art Banners

The call for the submissions for the Owen Sound Art Banner Annual Exhibition has just gone up. The winners will have their work printed on a banner that will hang from lampposts around the harbour during the summer.

Find the submission form and more information at 2013 Banner Project Call to Artists and Donors

And be sure to check out the 2012 Banner Images, including one from club member Lynn Reket

Merry Christmas

Hello world! The club has been very overwhelmed over the years with the fact that we get visitors from virtually all over the globe to our little old website here in Owen Sound, Ontario. We would like to express our heartfelt thank you for all the views, comments and support. We truly love photography and we love sharing it with you just as much as we love to create it.

Soon another year will come to a close and a new year will begin. With new beginnings come new opportunities. We hope the new year brings you good health and prosperity and many new opportunities to capture this world through your lenses.

We here at the Owen Sound Camera Club would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe Holliday Season.

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December Meeting

Our December meeting is tonight, Dec. 11th. Meet us at Foto Art at 7pm (the back entrance will be open) for:

– A wander downtown photographing the Festival of Northern Lights (or anything that catches your fancy).
– Nibbles and warm apple cider.
– “What/Where is it?” Theme slide show.

Items to bring (recommended by Lynn):

– your own mug for the cider, if you wish some
– tripod is a must unless you are doing free hand lens painting
– camera and gear to protect it from rain or wet snow (Plastic covering or umbrella, etc)
– a small flaslight or head light for shining on your camera controls so you can see your dials/settings
– warm clothing if the temps drop. We will leave the “clubhouse” open for coming in and out from time to time.

Cindie’s Work on Display

At the back entrance of Foto Art is the Full Spectrum Gallery, which features a rotating display of local photographers or camera clubs photos. Currently hanging for your viewing pleasure is club member Cindie Fearnall’s nature photography and some of her terrific pet portraits. Great skill coupled with the patience to use it on furry targets is evident in this work!

If you can’t make it to town don’t despair, you can find Cindie’s photographs online at www.photosbycindie.com or in the camera clubs Flickr group. Keep up the great work Cindie!