Lecture by Trevor Youe

On the 7th October our friend (and oft-times judge) Trevor Youe presented some of his own impressive images keeping everyone interested for the whole evening.

He demonstrated a variety of approaches to traditional genres such as portraiture highlighting that we should always try to bring a fresh look to our work.

Whilst not a Photoshop tutorial Trevor gave a very instructive insight into how some of his powerful composite images were conceived and contructed.

Many thanks Trevor for a great evening.

Presentation of Annual Awards 2008/2009 Season

On Wednesday, 2nd September 2009 the Club commenced the 2009/2010 Seasonwith the presentation of the Annual Awards for the2008/2009 Season and a Buffet for members and their guests.  After a welcoming speech by the Chairman – John Harrop, the Awards were presented to the following members by the President – Dave Longley::

Aggregate Colour Prints: Advanced Photographers

1st:  Ian Farrant
2nd: June Hill
3rd: Valerie Jennings

Aggregate Colour Prints Intermediate Photographers

1st: Ian Howard
2nd: Ute Doerfer
3rd: John Ridout

Aggregate Monochrome Prints Advanced Photographers

1st:  David Brown
2nd: Annie Spencer-Smith
3rd: June Hill

Aggregate Monochrome Prints – Intermediate Photographers

1st:  Ian Howard
2nd: Ute Doerfer
3rd: Kay Monk

Aggregate Projected Images
 

1st:   June Hill
2nd:  Nigel May
3rd:  Ian Howard

Aggregate Slides

1st:  June Hill
2nd: Tony Catt
3rd : Diana Tudor

Annual Colour Print Competition :Advanced Photographers

1st:  John MacLellan
2nd: June Hill
3rd: Vivienne Lavender

Annual Colour Print Competition: Intermediate Photographers

1st:  Denise Coyle
2nd   Ian Howard
3rd   Paul Spree
Annual Monochrome Print Competition: Advanced Photographers

1st:  David Brown
2nd  Denise Coyle
3rd:: Ian Farrant

Annual Monochrome Print Competition:  Intermediate Photographers

1st: Denise Coyle
2nd: Ian Howard
3rd  Kay Monk

Annual Projected Images Competition

1st:  Les Mullage
2nd: Lesley Harrison
3rd: Tony Hill

Annual Slide Competition :                                 

1st: Hubert Evans
2nd Tony Catt
3rd: June Hill

Annual Portrait Competition : Prints: Advanced Photographers

1st:  Jim Whalley
2nd: Sarah Smith
3rd:  Ian Farrant

Annual Portrait Competition Prints:  Intermediate Photographers

1st: Ian Howard
2nd: Ian Howard
3rd::Ian Howard

Tony Gardner Award for Creativity:  Ian Howard

Best Print in the 2009 Print Exhibition in Deal Library: Sarah Smith

Presidents Award: presented for the most improvement over the past year: Ian Howard

Report by Marion Holness

Publicity Officer

Print Appraisal – 19th Nov 2008

Our esteemed treasurer Tony Catt led a lively and interactive evening where comments, questions and suggestions were bounced around and about members’ prints brought in for discussion.

This is a very interesting, entertaining and enlightening format of meeting which we intend to continue in future seasons.

Thanks to all those who brought in work and those who contributed to the discussion, but special thanks to Tony for doing a great job of leading the commentary.

/Graham

Portrait Practical Night 5th Nov 2008

Our very own Tony Scarf led a practical night concentrating on the basic theory and practice of portrait photography.

Tony introduced the fundementals of putting a subject at ease, posing, lighting and getting the best out of the model. Many members took the opportunity to put these ideas into practice on the evening.

Thanks are due to many: Tony for bringing his expertise and equipment. John McClellan for bringing and leading an additional studio setup. Les and others for helping with the setup and tear down of the sets. And, of course, bless’ed are the teamakers.

Special thanks go to the models for their patience and good humour. I hope that anyone who took pictures will bring prints to pass on the models as a thank-you.

Take Care All. /Graham

Lecture – Nature by Tony Flashman

On Wednesday 8th October, the camera club was treated to a lecture by Tony Flashman.  Tony works mostly in the Deal/Sandwich area and proved that great photographs really are just around the corner.  Tony showed us pictures of many creatures he has been fortunate enough to meet including birds, spiders, dragonflies and butterflies.

From the common sparrow to the colourful kingfisher, Tony captured some amazing images proving that, in this line of photography, patience is a must.  He is an opportunist who finds a tripod takes too much setting up as his subjects are always on the move.

Tony’s photographs were quite mesmerising, and his explanations and stories of how he had achieved the shots were both entertaining and helpful to the amateur photographer.

Jill Fowler
Committee Member

Lecture – Landscapes by Ian Corse

On Wednesday 24th September, Ian Corse LRPS, gave an extremely picturesque lecture on Landscapes.  Ian has travelled around the world and always has his camera at hand to take some fabulous photographs of the land around him.

He has been particularly drawn to the Lake District and explained how he had taken the pictures shown, which lenses he’d used and the various techniques he had used in each area.

The evening was very inspirational and Ian’s stories of his journeys certainly entertained us all.

Jill Fowler
Committee Member

Deal & District Camera Club

The Annual General Meeting of the above Club was held on Wednesday, 25th June 2008.

The following Officers and Committee were elected for the 2008/2009 Season:

President:  Dave Longley
Chairman:  John Harrop
Vice-Chairman: David Brown
Secretary: Nigel May
Competition Secretary: June Hill
Programme Secretary: Graham Robinson
Treasurer: Tony Catt
Publicity Officer: Marion Holness

Committee – Tony Cole, Jill Fowler, John Maclellan and Les Mullage.

Selection Committee –  Tony Catt, Tony Cole, June Hill and Graham Robinson.

The Club will now be in recess for its summer break and will recommence on Wednesday,
3rd September 2008 when the presentation of the Annual Awards will take place.

Marion Holness

Publicity Officer

Club Night

On Wednesday 4th June 2008, a “Circuit Training” night took place which consisted of various members of the club demonstrating different techniques.  These were mini-lectures where five or six members could visit each table for about 15 minutes to find out about techniques such as lighting, cropping negatives and using tones while developing, among others.

The night was a great success with positive feedback from many members.  It would be fair to say that most members came away having learnt at least one thing which was the object of the evening.  It allowed people to ask questions and get hands-on with techniques that they might not have normally used.  The club hopes to have more of these evenings in the future.

Many thanks to the people who took part and shared their expertise.

Report by Jill Fowler

Committee Member

Digital Lecture by John Bowsher CPAGB

Apologies for this late entry on the blog.  On Wednesday 21st May 2008, John Bowsher CPAGB, delivered a digital lecture including tips and information on scanning black and white negatives.  He then went on to demonstrating scanning using various settings.

He included various shortcuts in Photoshop in his presentation, also showing how layers are used and their benefits.

He finished the evening with some Audio Visual displays of his own collection.  The night was enjoyed by everyone who attended.

My apologies again to John for this late entry.

Report by Jill Fowler
Committee Member

The Competent Amateur by John MacLellan

On Wednesday, 7th May, John MacLellan treated us to an array of approximately 230 images which he has sympathetically restored over the past 30 years from mostly discarded negatives. This is a mere 10% of John’s collection so one can only begin to imagine how much time John devotes to this task. The images included such subjects as wartime photography, including vehicles and troops, and family portraits and holidays with some beautiful pictures of children enjoying themselves.

John showed us prints from photographers such as Violet Banks, Donald Cox, C P Abbott and Audrey de Bernieres. They dated from the 1900’s to the 1950’s and if the dates were not shown on the negatives, John was able to give an estimate to the age by the style of the transport and clothing.

John has particularly studied the de Bernieres family and has been lucky enough to speak to members of the family to put names to faces and find out more about their lives.

He showed pictures of small Scottish villages, the workers and the harsh realities of working in the snuff mills and woolen mills. They showed workers standing proud wearing aprons to protect them from the grueling conditions they must have endured. No health and safety or protective equipment in those days!

There were many poignant images. The one which remains in my mind is of a one-legged man on crutches limping down the middle of the road while all around him women are foraging in the ruins, maybe for something to sell, to eat, or to find something from their past lives. Each of them bearing the scars of war.

An evening of memories for some and education for others which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Let’s hope John continues this brilliant work.

Report by Jill Fowler
Committee Member