epc members gallery

Welcome to the Edson Photo Club Members Gallery. Here are some of our members favourite photo's. We are just building our gallery and will have more coming soon.

Al Parker

EPC Member since 2009

BIO: I’ve been playing with cameras, off and on, most of my adult life. My first serious exposure (pun intended) was to 35mm match needle exposure, manual focus, SLRs. I left photography for a while the family was growing, although I always had some kind of a (film) point and shoot around for recording events. Then upgraded to some high end point and shoots, the last one of which I loaned to a friend going on vacation, and she lost it. (The camera, that is) I replaced that camera with a 35mm SLR (now with all kinds of automation), and of course started to add lenses and various accessories. Then I went back to the beginning for a while, and purchased a couple of old Mamiya medium format TLR cameras, and of course started adding lens and accessories to that kit. (Photographers don’t really like to take pictures; they like to collect things!)

Then along came digital: I owned several of the early Canon G series cameras, before taking the plunge and buying my first dSLR. I now use a Canon 5D Mk II, and have several L series lenses. All the older cameras are gone now, but sometimes I still miss the TLRs. Some of their benefits were the exact opposite of digital capture. Medium format film and processing is relatively expensive, and the cameras had no automation at all. So it was the photographer’s responsibility to get it right the first time. But, when you got it right, the quality was amazing! Now we can just keep shooting and experimenting until we get it right, or give up. The manual cameras were a great learning experience. Oh, and another back in time experience is coming up. I’ll be traveling, probably in Mexico, for the month of January. I did a similar trip a couple of years ago, and really started to resent my 5D and the three lenses I took with me. For this trip I’ll be going back to the Canon G series, either a G11 or 12.

My main interests now are wildlife, landscape and travel photography. For a couple of years I did wedding photography, and enjoyed it, but health issues made me give that up. (I just can’t keep up with a new bride all day long anymore) I haven’t been very active the last couple of years, but I still have portfolios on several stock sites, and they continue to earn a small revenue for me. I love that photography makes me really stop and look at what I’m seeing. I believe it gives me a greater appreciation of life. And I also love that photography is a continual learning experience. There are always different (sometimes better, sometimes not so much so) ways to do things. And I won’t even go into post processing…………..

Al Parker

Sean A.J.Simmons

Edson Photography Club - President 2009-Present

Personal website: ajsimmons.zenfolio.com

BIO: I have had an interest in photography for many years. But not until the birth of my first child in '99 did I start to really develop my new hobby. "It's tough not to want to blast away into oblivion with the camera when children are involved, their just to weired not to photograph". I have been developing my creative side for many years in the web development business, and the introduction of photography just seemed natural and made good business sense.

I'm very fortunate to live where I do, for a person with a passion for landscape and nature photography to live where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains is candy to a baby.

My camera bag contains a Nikon D90 DSLR with a growing collection of glass and a couple of my favourites are my 24-85mm f/2.8 Macro zoom and 50mm f/1.8 prime, Manfrotto tripod and ballhead, SB600 Speedlight w/Gary Fong, Hoya Circular Polarizer and Cokin ND Filter kit and various other gadgets. I also pack a Pentax Optio WPi waterproof point and shoot it's a must if you had kids! Now if I could add a 105mm Macro Prime, a Tilt and Shift and a 400mm I would be a very happy boy, broke but happy.

Sean A.J.Simmons

Sherry Holmedal

Edson Photography Club - Founder 2009
Secretary 2009-2011

BIO: I am an amateur photographer who shoots with a Nikon D300 camera I bought about three years ago. Since then I have taken several online photography courses and have had the opportunity to shoot with Darwin Wiggett for a week at a workshop in Nordegg.

I founded the Edson Photography Club in May 2009. I also teach a group of 4H kids photography.

I prefer to shoot images of nature, landscape and wildlife. I relish every opportunity to be outside with my camera.

Sherry Holmedal

Kieth Biernacki

EPC Member since 2010

BIO: Approximately five years have gone by since I decided I wanted to know more about taking photos than just pressing the shutter release button. Starting with a digital point and shoot camera and accessing information on the Internet, I was soon shooting in manual mode. Photography became a passion of mine and I eventually purchased an entry level DSLR. I have since upgraded to a Canon EOS 7D and of course acquired several lenses and more recently, a flash unit.

A great thing about this hobby, whether it be through my own experiences or appreciating the work of others, is that the learning process never ceases. Even when I'm not carrying a camera, photography has changed the way I view my surroundings. Quite often I find myself seeing things in more detail and from a different perspective than I had in the past. This, to me, is both interesting and "a lot of fun!" Having the ability to capture these images can be very rewarding. Oh, did I mention how much "fun!" this is?

Currently, my skills are limited to capturing subjects using natural light and, depending on conditions, using some fill flash. My present goal is to become more creative with the use of off-camera flash units and other accessories. The "fun" never stops.

Kieth Biernacki

Dana Prost

EPC Member since 2009,
Outings & Event Coordinator 2012 Edson Area

BIO:I’ve been into photography for most of my life. I bought my first camera a 35mm Nikon in about 1981. In 1983 I had the opportunity to join the Canadian Military as a Photographic Technician (Photographer). I spent the next 21 years doing all manner of imaging. The work was always interesting, challenging and rewarding.

I try not to limit myself to any one photographic genre. I’m always looking for new and interesting opportunities.

My primarily DSLR gear is Nikon but I do also have a Canon G10 for when the weather is bad or I don’t want to carry a lot of gear. I process my images using Nikon Capture NX2, Photomatix Pro4, Photoshop CS2, and just recently Lightroom.

Dana Prost

Jennifer Windl

Member since 2011, Vice President 2012
Outings & Event Coordinator 2012 Hinton/Jasper Area

BIO: Originally from Germany, Jennifer Windl earned a Professional Photography Certificate from the New York Institute of Photography in 2009. Since then she has been a part time online student at the Academy of Art University of San Francisco pursuing a Fine Art degree in Photography and Illustration.

She has been living in Edmonton, AB where she worked in an Old Time Portrait Studio. Jennifer then moved to Hinton, AB to dedicate herself to landscape photography. She is also working on setting up her own photo studio and business. On a personal level, Jennifer enjoys the outdoors, hiking, travelling, and Scuba Diving.

Photographers of interest: David Hill, David LaChapelle, Steve McCurry, Edward Burtynsky, Ansel Adams, Annie Leibovitz, Andre Kertsz, Joe McNally, Nick Brandt