The other day while reading the internet I came across “The 10 Most Harmful Novels for Aspiring Writers.” I wondered whether there could be a list for photographers as well. I thought about it and then sent my list to Blake Andrews to see if he wanted to contribute and have some fun with it.
Here are Blake’s five.
The Arts Association Stellenbosch & US Art Gallery
… are exhibiting work by, amongst others, Nicole Palmer and Eric Palmer. Do try and get there! Wednesday 18th May until Saturday 19th June, 2010; Mon – Fri 9-5; Sat – 9-1. US Art Gallery, cnr. Dorp and Bird Streets, Stellenbosch.
Competition Meeting Wed. 12th May
Some 50 members and guests arrived for the Competition Meeting, the set subject being ‘Go Graphic’. There was a good selection of both prints and projected images, in the set subject, as well as in the open one. Lanz von Horsten spoke afterwards on two particular images he was impressed with – a portrait by Marthinus and a landscape by Marietjie. It was very interesting to receive feedback from an experienced photographer such as Lanz. After tea Roger gave a talk on converting your slides to digital images using a slide projector and your camera (instead of scanning slides with a scanner). He has an engaging way of explaining things, and we were highly entertained at the possibility of using ‘his’ method. Thanks Roger! Before we all left for home, Steve showed a few instructional audio-visuals on various aspects of Photoshop … you learn something every time!
2010 May Competition Winners: Projected Images
Here are the projected image winners from the May competition for which the set subject was Go Graphic.
Set Subject
1
Desert Graphic
Paddy Howes
2
New Life
Emma Finnemore
3
Go Graphic
Frank Reuvers
Open
1
Can You Hear?
Marthinus Retief
2
Grass
Neels Beyers
3
Misty Morn
Maritjie Kumst
The full list of projected image scores can be found in this PDF document
2010 April Competition Winners: Projected Images
Here are the projected image winners from the April competition for which the set subject was Carnival.
Set Subject
- Tuba Player
Marietjie Kumst - Stage of Light
Marthinus Retief - Fair Ladies
Marthinus Retief
Open
- Red & Blue Drops
Marius Swart - My Upside Down Garden
Elsa van Zyl - In the Clouds
Irmel Dunaiski
SoFoBoMo
SoFoBoMo is short for Solo Photo Book Month – a group event where a bunch of photographers all make solo photo books start to finish in 31 days.
SoFoBoMo 2010 runs from June to July.
Visit SoFoBoMo to find out more and pledge your own participation if you’re up to the challenge.
Monitor Calibration – do we really need it?
OutdoorPhoto have an article on monitor calibration on their site. It begins thus,
I have been wanting to tackle this question for some time now and have been pondering the answer and from which angle to handle it.
A recent conversation brought it to a head, though. so here goes:
If: Colour is perceived differently by different people, and
If: Photography for the sake of Art can have some lenience as to colour accuracy,
then: Why do we need to calibrate our monitors?Well the answer is actually quite simple.
Photo masterclasses
BBC Wildlife have made their twelve-part Photo Masterclass tutorial series available for download. They say;
Welcome to the complete collection of our Photo Masterclasses. Just click on the images below to download a PDF of each masterclass and your photography skills will soon improve with our experts’ advice.
Click here to visit their page and start downloading.
2010 March Winners
Here are the winners of the March competition for which the set subject was Urban Decay.
Please note that only digital images are available for display.
Prints
Set Subject
- Décor by Eskom
Paddy Howes - Stone Town Decay
Paddy Howes - Old Chain in the Harbour
Neels Beyers
Open
- Na die Oes in die Overberg
Neels Beyers - Tree Trunk in Cecilia Forest
Neels Beyers - Looking Through the Window
Brenda Botha
Projected Images
Set Subject
- Decomposition
Marthinus Retief - Sea Bench
Roger Lee - Levi’s
Gavin Whiteford
Open
- Splash
Roger Lee - A Surreal Beach Walk
Deon Kuhn - Standing Up
Birgit Hoffmeyer
REPORT: CLUB MEETING Wed. 10th March 2010
At least 40 members and guests arrived for the competition meeting – the Set Subject being ‘Urban Decay’. As Bernard previously said – it is not so easy to find ‘urban decay’ in this lovely city of ours … while he was out shooting he met a graffiti artist who has promised to take him and members of our club to various graffiti sites … we will apparently be ‘protected’ :-).
Steve will put up the winners in the various digital categories.
After tea we watched four educational videos on various aspects of Photoshop … always of interest, as much information covers questions we are too afraid to ask!
Our Audio Visual Meeting on 31st March will be hosting members of Hermanus Photograpic Society’s av section. Even though you might not make audio-visuals, you are most welcome to attend these meetings, and I’m sure this one will prove to be most enjoyable.
An e-mail has been sent to everyone concerning our two outings in March, as well as other snippets regarding subs and the Cape Photographers Congress. Please contact Nettie at nettie28@iafrica.com should you need more information.
Helderberg Photographic Society 