• This evening we followed up on Mike Blazek’s earlier tutorial on Intentional Camera Movement and Combining Photos In Camera. Many of our members brought their cameras to the meeting and shot pictures of the various items that were available, zooming, twisting and using their in-camera methods to combine photos. A few examples of the results can be found on our Club Photos page.
For a review on how to employ these methods, check out these YouTube videos.
How To Combine And Blend Photos In Photoshop
Mastering Multiple Exposures In Camera
• Our next meeting will be a “Zoom” meeting on Thursday, January 9th at 7 Pm when guest presenter Jane Lazenby will teach us about working with textures with a unique twist.
“Great photography is always on the edge of failure.” – Garry Winogrand.
• Club member Mike Blazek presented a lecture on Intentional Camera Movement, where we can create some interesting images by moving, twisting or zooming our lens in or out. Mike also talked about making multiple exposures in-camera for some fascinating results. Thanks Mike! Your lesson gave us some inspiration to seek out and capture some new and exciting images.
For more on ICM, see this YouTube video.
• Our featured photographer in What I Shoot was Brian Marchand, who showed us some of his nature, landscapes, travel and zoo animal photos. Nice job, Brian! We really enjoyed your show.
• Entries from our November Photo Challenge were reviewed. You can see Jeff and Wendy’s YouTube video for all of the images and their scores.
• Mike and Keith reviewed some of the beautiful prints that were brought in for display. Thanks to everyone who brought one in. Your next chance to show us a print will be on Thursday, January 23rd.
• Our next meeting will be another live meeting on December 5th at 7 PM when we will have a workshop on Intentional Camera Movement. Bring your camera to the meeting and have some fun!
“A good picture knows how to communicate the emotion that created it.” – Willy Ronis
Our guest speaker for the evening was Chris Moore, who presented his tips and tricks on photo printing and framing. The Club wishes to thank Chris for his time and talents.
For more about printing, check out this YouTube video by Jared Polin.
Our next meeting will be a “live” meeting at Evangel Church on Thursday, November 28th at 7 Pm when Mike Blazek will speak to us about Multiple Exposures and In-Camera Movement.
“The camera makes you forget you’re there. It’s not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.” – Annie Leibovitz
• Club member Chris Jorgensen presented a tutorial on how to make a panorama.
Chris started with a caution that reminded us to allow room for cropping at the bottom of the frame while taking the original photos. He went on to show us how to stitch and fill our panoramas in Lightroom and Photoshop. The Club thanks Chris for his well organized presentation. It has opened up new possibilities for many of us.
For a review, check out these YouTube videos
How To Make A Panorama In Photoshop
How To Make A Panorama in Lightroom
• Entries from our October Photo Challenge were reviewed with Stacy Arnold, Kim Charron and Janet Fraser scoring 21.5 pts each in the Intermediate Division. Jeff McDonald with 25 pts, Penny Rintoul with 24 pts, and Martha Gilliar with 22.5 pts led the Advanced group. The Salon class saw Linda Pepper (25 pts), Jim Pollock (23.5 pts) and Tere Deslippe (22.5 pts) gaining top marks. The top scoring shots can be seen on our Club Photos page.
Our next Challenge topic will be Scapes for the Novice and Pet / Domesticated Animals for IAS
• Mike and Keith reviewed some of the excellent prints that were brought in for display. Thanks to all who participated. Your next chance to show us a print will be on Thursday, November 28th.
• Our next meeting will be a live event at Evangel Church on November 14th at 7 PM when guest speaker Chris Moore will discuss Printing and Framing.
All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice. – Elliot Erwitt
• Club member Keith Blackwell spoke to The Club about On-Camera Flash.
Keith explained that one of the reasons that we use flash is to separate the subject from the background and therefore we are actually dealing with two exposures. He went on to say that the basic properties of light are quality, quantity and direction. From there Keith spoke about basic flash operations and how to adjust our individual units.
Keith left us with this flash exercise to try on our own:
Set both your camera and flash unit to manual mode (don’t use ETTL on your flash).
Set your camera to ISO 100 or 200, Aperture f/8 and 1/100 Shutter Speed.
Set your flash to 1/1 (full strength) output power if it’s not already.
Choose a subject where the background is far away (don’t stand a subject right against a wall or tree).
Stand roughly five meters from your subject and take a test shot. Preview the image on your back LCD screen and take note of the light falling on your subject versus your background.
The result isn’t important for now. This experiment is purely for learning purposes.
Now adjust your Aperture from f/8 to f/16 and take another test shot. Notice this time the flash hitting your subject is darker. Next, adjust the Aperture from f/16 to f/4.6. This time notice the light hitting your subject is brighter.
Re-adjust the Aperture back to f/8.
By now you should understand that adjusting your Aperture will effect the flash output hitting your main subject.
Next you’ll learn how to darken or lighten your background (ambient light). Select a slower Shutter Speed, for example 1/20 second. Take a test shot. Notice how the background in the resulting image is now much brighter?
Now select a faster Shutter Speed of 1/200 sec or 1/250 (the maximum sync speed for your flash model). Notice how your background is now darker?
For another look at basic flash use, check out this YouTube video.
.
• Our next meeting will be a live get-together on October 24th at 7 PM when Chris Jorgensen will give a presentation on how to create a panorama.
– We will also review the results of our October Photo Challenge.
– Members are encouraged to take part in our montly Print Display by bringing in a print of any size, any subject for display and discussion.
“The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.” – Gordon Parks
Due to vacations and illnesses, our first meeting of the 2024 – 2025 season was sparsely attended by just nineteen members and three visitors.
Those in attendance viewed Jeff McDonald’s presentation about this season’s Photo Challenges, in which he explained the requirements for each of the six categories. During the break we viewed our monthly Print Display as well as items brought in for sale. Julie Faas then gave us a presentation on a new feature for this year, where members will be asked to edit three photos so we can see how different photographers post process images. Keith Blackwell led a discussion on the prints that were brought in. Before the meeting ended, a number of suggestions were discussed.
Our next meeting will be held at Evangel Church on Thursday, October 10th when Keith will present a tutorial on flash photography.
“The hardest thing in photography is to create a simple image.” – Anne Geddes
The dates for our 2024 / 2025 season have been added to our Meeting Schedule page. New members may attend two meetings for free to see if we’re a good fit. We encourage everyone to check us out!
• For our final meeting of the season, our members held roundtable discussions on Photo Challenges they’d like to see in the future, possible Walk-About events, Workshop Ideas, and bringing back a digital print display.
• Tere Deslippe played her slideshow that revealed the results of the April Photo Challenge, this season’s Photo Challenge results, and a review of all of the excellent entries for the year.
• Winners of the Photo Challenge by division are:
Novice
– 1st Place with four Honorable Mentions – Dave Richards
– 2nd Place with one Honorable Mention – Christina Thomas
Honorable Mentions – Glen Douglas (1), Marielaine Douglas (2), Jenna Richardson (1)
Intermediate
– 1st Place with three Honorable Mentions – Wendy McDonald
– 2nd Place – Kim Charron
– 3rd Place with one Honorable Mention – Janice Mayuk
Honorable Mentions – Stacy Arnold (4), Rochella Mulhern (1), Dave Summerfield (1)
Advanced
– 1st Place with two Honorable Mentions – Jeff McDonald
– 2nd Place with two Honorable Mentions – Cindy Taleski
– 3rd Place (tie) – with one Honorable Mention – Penny Rintoul
– 3rd Place (tie) – Martha Gilliar
Honorable Mentions – David Bar (1), Barb Ferren (1)
Salon
– 1st Place with two Honorable Mentions – Tere Deslippe
– 2nd Place with two Honorable Mentions – Linda Pepper
– 3rd Place with two Honorable Mentions – Jim Pollock
Best Photo Of The Year
Dave Richards
Thanks to all who participated in the photo competitions this year. We hope it was a valuable learning experience and one which helped you grow as a photographer.
You can watch Tere’s Photo Challenge Awards Slideshow Below
Pictures of the Awards Presentations are available on our Club Photos page.
