What we have
The programme this time will be as follows:-
We will again have a section devoted to the SIGs – Elements will always be one of them and this time I thought we could start up the B&W group as they haven’t had an initial meeting. There may be an ipad meeting as well. If any of the leaders of the other groups wish to have a meeting please let me know and I will arrange it.
As well as this there will be the slide show of the macro photos taken for the assignment from last month. Gary Wilson has some amazing photos that we will try and have a look at as well – it would be helpful to have the shooting info on hand too.
For those who are not in the SIGs listed above perhaps you could get together with others in your groups like landscape and discuss technical details of shooting in various conditions etc.
Bring your cameras everyone and go outside and try various settings for different types of shots . Try some HDR and maybe even have a go at photo stacking. Also try taking some portraits in the hall with the sitters by the windows to get the light and see how they turn out.
All in all a lot to do so make sure you come to the meeting and I look forward to seeing you.
Our education meeting in September had to be moved to the 10th.
More details on the meeting will be sent out via email
Be certain to upload your photos for your ‘Summer Project’
There is a Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting at 7:00.
Jack Harynuk and Richard Peeke-Vout have offered to give a tutorial on How to Create a Slideshow at the SIG meeting Tuesday evening. Jack will use Aperture on a Mac and Richard will use Movie Maker (Windows Essentials) on a PC.
The other groups scheduled to meet that evening will be
- Photo Techniques with Les McLean
- PS Elements with Frieda Van der Ree
Gavin is giving a talk on publishing your photos in the media and watermarking your photographs. If there is any time left over then we will have a discussion with Les on photographic techniques.
The first part of the meeting will be a presentation by Les McLean on using ‘dodge and burn‘ in Photoshop. This will be followed by a practice session for us to try motion, zoomba and bubble shots
- PS Elements – Sharpening methods: Explore the many kinds of sharpening possible
within Elements. We’ll discuss which is best used for what purpose and
perhaps see some methods demonstrated. Read more: http://www.texaschicksblogsandpics.com/ top-10-methods-of-sharpening- using-photoshop-elements/ - Landscape -Panoramic images, horizontal or vertical. Discussion topics could include choice of `stitching` software, creative possibilities and technical challenges of panoramic shots. Read more at:http://photographylife.com/
panoramic-photography-howto - Wildlife – Bring a shot of a bird taken during the month of June with a request from peers about how the shot might be enhanced. Bring images as prints, on laptops or on a flash drive. Read more: http://www.
slrphotographyguide.com/ birdphotography.shtml
http://www.exposureguide.com/photographing-birds.htm - Macro – A macro outing is scheduled for Buckerfields on the 25th
Contacts for SIG groups:
- PS Elements: Frieda Van der Ree – friedavdr@gmail.com
- Landscape: Sucha Ollek – sucha.ollek@gmail.com
- Wildlife: Levonne Gaddy – vpexhibits.opc@gmail.com
- Macro: Jack Harynuk – jbharynuk@gmail.com
Our education meeting will feature Brian Argyle a well known local photographer.
TABLE TOP FUN TONIGHT
Bring your camera. If you have a flash and a tripod, bring them too!!
This will be an enjoyable social and “hands on evening” of shooting some
interesting and creative subjects.
We will be doing macro: motion blur and some abstracts.
BRING YOUR CAMERA and a tripod !!
The first half of the meeting we will finally be going over the submissions for cropping and critique. Open discussion.
The second half of the meeting will be hands on with our cameras. Candlelight displays will be set up.
Nick Zoltay will be giving a presentation on Portrait Lighting.
The second half of the evening we will practicing the techniques.
Bring your cameras: tripods: a flash and transmitters if you have them
