Our 2nd internal Photo Critique evening of the season
As before, we critique any images ourselves. Feel free to pass comment suggesting ideas for improvement etc.
Images will be obtained from the Photo-Entry system so get your images uploaded in plenty of time.
Tonight, Julian will visiting from France to give us a talk on Architectural Photography in support of this season’s Gloucester Cup
Check out his work - https://www.julianelliottphotography.com/architecture-photos/
Please ensure your entries are ordered - if necessary we will cull the second image
This is fairly new Battle and we have fared reasonably in the past. Hopefully we can come out victorious again.
All Prints and Digital Images are judged at each of the 3 Venues. The overall winner will be the aggregate score
Our 4th round of Judging out of 6
Good luck to all that have entered
The theme for the Challenge Competition is “Gloucester” so we have invited Tony Condon, a member of the Gloucestershire Local History Association to share some pictures of Gloucester, old and new, buildings, locations and views to give members some inspiration to get out and shoot Gloucester.
Once again, we go into Battle with the Forest of Dean Camera Club. We came 2nd last time out so perhaps tonight the honours are ours.
Please ensure your entries are ordered - if necessary we will cull the second image
Wrap up warm and we shall meet up at Gloucester Docks around 6.30-7.00pm for some evening/night time shots.
Tripods may be required
This is in Support of the Chairmans Challenge (Gloucester) as well as Gloucester Cup challenge (Architecture)
Around 9.00pm we can all meet up in a pub to warm up and discuss our images.
Our 5th round of Judging out of 6
Good luck to all that have entered
“Water is very much my specialist subject. Whether it’s the magnificent stretch of waterfalls around Pontneddfechan in the southern Brecon Beacons, the glorious sandy beaches of South Wales, or the Bristol Channel beaches of Weston, Brean, Burnham and beyond with their huge tidal ranges, the area has plenty to offer water shooters of all abilities.”
Are there any longer-term members that can recall us ever beating Cheltenham Camera Club in one of these Battles?
If so, do let us know
One day we will be victorious. Perhaps it is this evening
Max of 3 entries
Once again, we can sit back and enjoy some of the wonderful images from the Cheltenham International Salon of Photography. Always inspirational. Keep your eyes open for any submitted images by anyone from our own club
The theme was ‘Gloucester’ and this evening we will see your results
Good luck to all that have entered
Please ensure your entries are ordered - if necessary we will cull the second image
Barbie will be zooming in from Ipswich, showing her passion for macro photography, and the insect world in particular. Almost everything shown bar three have been taken with 4 miles of where she lives in East Anglia.
So this it. The final round of Judging to decide who will be this years winner
Good luck to all that enter
Max of 3 entries
An opportunity to bring your camera and lenses in and share information with other Club members. You will probably learn something yourself
The final round of Judging for this season
Last season we had a surprisingly good response to the AV (Audio Visual) competition. Lets see if we can better it.
The Highlight of the whole season
Your chance to give your opinions and ideas on how the season has gone and what you would like to see going forwards.
Our end of season meal
The last two meals have been at the Hare and Hounds in Churchdown and both times we have enjoyed them very much.
A new venue for us this year at the Fountain Inn in Westgate Street, Gloucester
We have been unable to book Misters again so this year’s venue will be the Fountain Inn.
The deadline for confirmation is mid November so we need to gather names, deposits and food choices quite quickly. The Fountain Inn comes with a very good reputation for it’s food. Details will be sent out separately.
Our 3rd round of Judging out of 6
Good luck to all that have entered
Judging for our Panel Competition both in Print and PDI formats
Good luck to all who have entered
Back by popular demand it seems! Lee will be zooming in to critique our images. Consider entering both your edited images and your original out of camera versions as Lee will also do some demo edits
Please ensure your entries are ordered - if necessary we will cull the second image
Mike is a very active member of Bristol Photographic Society, he lectures on the BPS Intro To Photography course, he organises the Bristol Photographers With Disabilities group and is also the studio manager at BPS.
This talk charts his journey into creative portraits, discussing how to get started, the value of collaboration with others, thoughts composition and style, the importance of shooting for yourself, all illustrated with prints on Fotospeed papers and inks prints. Images are accompanied with a description of the processing in an attempt to de-mystify and to encourage members of the audience to become more adventurous and have a go themselves. If time permits (rarely does) I show how I made some of the creative images, including 'before and after' shots.
To see more of Mike’s work, check out his website…
https://www.mikemartinphotography.co.uk/
Peter is a long time friend of Gloucester Camera Club, first visiting the club as a judge way back in 1990 and this will be his 20th visit over the years either as a judge or as a speaker
One of only 30 or so photographers in the UK to hold that very prestigious MFIAP distinction, we can expect to see work of the very highest quality.
For a brief preview of his work, take a look at his portfolio on the Smethwick PS website
https://smethwickps.co.uk/member-galleries/member-galleries-by-subject/monochrome/peter-gennard/
Our 2nd round of Judging out of 6
Good luck to all that have entered
We require a few of us to prepare a 15 minutes (max) presentation to present to Hereford Camera Club. More details to follow
We welcome Phil, (who judged Round 5 of our Annual Competition last season,) back to the club to present some of his work.
Phil says he has been an Art lover from an early age, with a particular interest in Surrealism & Expressionism. His portfolio contains classic shots of Landscapes, Nature etc. but his passion is creating "other worldly" composites from as many as 1,000 of my photographs, that give a glimpse into worlds that don't exist.
These images take many hours, sometime months, to create.
To take a look at his work, his website is:
https://philcooling.zenfolio.com/
This evening we will have 3 professional models at the club for us to photograph.
Space will be limited but we should be able to photograph Portraits
We will have Studio Lights and Remote Flash Triggers
Probably some chaos but it will be fun and informative
Please ensure your entries are ordered - if necessary we will cull the second image
This is a lecture on my personal view of what judges look for in the composition of a good picture using my own photographs to illustrate. There are lots of my pictures in this lecture which I hope would be of interest to photographers of all levels of experience and include some audio-visual sequences.
Peter says that he has spent most of his life taking photographs and have been an active member of Beacon Camera Club for over 25 years. He gained his LRPS and ARPS in Visual Art and then a second ARPS in MultiMedia. He has a full range of photographic styles, turning his hand to most things, and have had success in club and regional competitions and have served as a judge for many years. His current photographic interest is in creating audio-visual sequences.
Our first of our regular round of 6 throughout the year. Let’s see if we can beat the regulars this season.
Good luck to all who have entered.
Tonight, Inaki will be zooming in from Ireland to give us a talk on Architectural Photography in support of this season’s Gloucester Cup
Inaki is a Fellow of both the RPS and the Irish Photographic Federation so you can expect to see some work of the very highest standards… To see some more of his work, check out his website - https://www.ihlphotography.com/
An introduction to Panels.
A panel is a series of normally 5 images that all balance and complement each other.
The rules for panels will be covered by Jay in the first half of this evening
An introduction to Studio Lighting
After the break we shall be setting and testing our Studio Lighting equipment. An ideal opportunity to see how it all works. Much of our equipment has not been tested since we acquired it. This is partially in preparation for the 3 Models shoot coming up very soon.
Bring your camera laong. There may be an opportunity to use it this evening
Please ensure your entries are ordered - if necessary we will cull the second image
In support of the Chairman’s Challenge Cup (Gloucester) as well as the Gloucester Cup challenge (Architecture)
We will meet in Gloucester City Centre at The Cross from 18.30pm. Some will be arriving later. We can then split into groups and look for photo-worthy shots. The approach of darkness will add an extra dimension to your photography. Bring a Tripod or some form of camera Support.
At the end we can meet in the Fountain Inn in Westgate Street from 20.45pm for a cup of tea and to discuss how we got on.
Our first Photo Critique evening of the season
As before, we critique any images ourselves. Feel free to pass comment suggesting ideas for improvement etc.
Images will be obtained from the Photo-Entry system so get your images uploaded in plenty of time.
A welcome to the new season.
A welcome to any new members
An introduction to what we have coming up this coming season
Please bring along a USB stick containing some images that you have taken over the summer months and give us a small presentation
Max 10 entries. Enter in importance order. Latter entries may need to be culled if we have too many in total
You may not know Bill’s name, but if you enjoy Coronation Street, then you will no doubt know Bill’s work as the antagonist, Charlie Stubbs, who was eventually murdered by Tracy Barlow in the show in 2007.
Bill is still a respected working actor, but is also a very well renowned landscape photographer and is a brand ambassador for Pentax.
Bill is a fantastic speaker and will be visiting us to share some of his photographic work. This is another talk not to be missed!
There will be NO MEETING this evening
There will be NO MEETING this evening
Leigh will be introducing the work of Hugh Milsom. The talk will be based on Hugh’s exceptional landscapes, with Leigh’s commentary as an appreciation. The talk will also include a selection of Leigh’s images taken at the same locations as Hugh’s, to demonstrate how two photographers may see the same place in different ways.
Tonight, images entered in the Challenge Competition on the broad theme of macro / close-up photography, will be judged by the club members present at the meeting in the village hall.
We will be inviting members to comment and give their opinion on the merits of each image prior to voting, in which each member may vote for their 3 favourite images.
Our annual end of season (ish!) social get together - we’ll have some discussion about this event closer to the time, but unless someone has any other bright ideas, it is likely to be a visit to a local pub for a meal
This year’s Audio-Visual Competition will be judged by Sheila Haycox ARPS from Exmouth CC. Sheila is an internationally renowned and highly respected AV worker.
Sheila will be judging on-line via Zoom and, as usual, the AVs and judging will be presented on the screen in the village hall.
Kylie will be joining us on Zoom to talk about different photographic distinctions and qualifications. Members will be able to either join on Zoom or come in person to the hall
Tonight we will be having two subjects. First will be a small group session based on camera brands where members can bring in their cameras and discuss the features, faults capabilities and problems with their cameras
- Fuji - Lead By DaveH
- Nikon - Lead by Jay
- Sony - MarkK
- Canon - TBC
- Olympus - BobH
The second half of the evening, we will be doing a comparison between PhotoShop and Afinity Photo editing software.
Note: Both the Challenge and AV competitions are digital so no print box, just ensure images are entered on PhotoEntry by midnight.
Smartphone photography has gained greater kudos over the last few years, mainly due to the fact that the camera capabilities on phones can now rival DSLRs.
Jeanette, from Jet Black Squares will be delivering this talk via zoom to help us get the most out of our mobile phone cameras - Jeanette will also be running a mobile phone safari the following day to put in to practice some of the techniques talked about.
https://www.jetblacksquares.com/
Tonight we welcome back Lee Sutton to judge this years Gloucester Cup.
The subject for this years competition is Sports Photography. This is a very popular subject at the moment and good sports images can be very sucessful in Inter-Club, National and International competition.
Prints should be left in the relivant box on the evening and Digital Images for both should be entered on PhotoEntry by midnight
