Month: January 2024

To round off January, we have an evening of two print competitions:
The Nan Borthwick Salver is for a set of three images showing a clear intention of a connecting theme of style, content or both.
The Peter Rourke Salver is for individual prints that show photographic artistic styles.

Our guest judge this year is Chas Sievewright, a gifted local photographer renowned for his street work and for his careful mono landscapes.

https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/2023/07/programme-2023-24/#week18

See what we were up to last week: https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/…/news/

Newcomers are still welcome to register online, and come along to meet us for a couple of weeks, with no commitment. That gives you the chance to decide if you like what you see.
Or you can jump straight in with new or renewed membership.
Either way, go to the online form on our Membership page to register.
https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/membership/

The publicity for David’s talk, in particular the images on his website, had given us some clues of what to expect. On the night, it was astonishing just how many awards and competitions he’s won, and what an extraordinary body of work he’s produced.

David talked us through his taking of so many oustanding photographs. If there are common threads to be found, how about:

Think graphically. David’s background in graphic design shone through in many of his compositions.

You don’t need to travel far to find great images. When it’s all about the light, the location can be anywhere. David wrapped up with a series of images all taken within 2 miles of his house in Bo’ness, on the banks of the Forth.

When you find a promising location, keep visiting it until you get what you’re after. How many trips to Loch Rusky?, to get the right amount of mist on the boats?

Get there early. Maybe it’s the dog-walking, or the commute to work, but David’s no stranger to the early starts, and that does increase his hit rate of sunrises. He even got one in Perth!

So let’s be inspired. Let’s set the alarm, and see what’s in our own back yard.

David Queenan is a freelance graphic designer and landscape photographer based in Central Scotland. He is a winner of the Scottish Nature Photography award and runner-up in the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year. In addition to his well-known Landscape work David will also show some of his beautiful Urban and Architectural images.

https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/2023/07/programme-2023-24/#week17

See what we were up to last week: https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/2024/01/last-night-members-night-flash-still-miniature/

Newcomers are still welcome to register online, and come along to meet us for a couple of weeks, with no commitment. That gives you the chance to decide if you like what you see.
Or you can jump straight in with new or renewed membership.
Either way, go to the online form on our Membership page to register.
https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/membership/

Three speakers, three presentations, three insights. And our first time in the former cafe space downstairs, where there is room for this season’s numerically vast membership.

Graham persuaded Lizzie to model while he talked us through the pros and cons of various approaches to lighting a portrait with flash – face on, bounce, bounce and reflector, plus a backdrop.

Vicky told us about how she produces her wonderful still life compositions, with ideas for subjects, backdrops, and lighting. Giving thought to form, colour, and placement, she showed how simple items can become something magical.

Tom, with some help from Yvonne, shared his love of HO-scale miniature figures from the model railway shop. With his camera tethered to his laptop so we could all follow the action on the big screren, they built up an image of a clear-up job at the crunchie foundry.

This week, we can look forward to presentations from three of our more experienced members:
– Graham Robb will show us how he takes portraits using only flash for lighting;
– Vicky McNamara will demonstrate how she produces her beautiful still life photos;
– Tom Ryan will have fun demonstrating his skills in miniature photography

https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/2023/07/programme-2023-24/#week16

See what we were up to last week:
https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/…/news/

Newcomers are still welcome to register online, and come along to meet us for a couple of weeks, with no commitment. That gives you the chance to decide if you like what you see.
Or you can jump straight in with new or renewed membership.
Either way, go to the online form on our Membership page to register.
https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/membership/

For our first night back after the break we met for the Grant Cup – this is our digital image competition on a theme, and this year’s theme was: ‘Time’.

Quite how the photographers interpret the theme is entirely up to them – literal, poetic, humourous, abstract. However you approach it, to do well you need to come up with a crowdpleaser, because the voting is by us, the members.

The concentration is palpable as each of 48 images is projected, three times, and handwritten notes are made. 5 marks to our favourite, 4 marks to the second, and so on.

Then all the phones get turned on, and we submit the scores through our online voting form.

Placings are known right away, and we have a further look at the top five images, and hear something of how they were made. There’s time too for another look at some of the others in the field, including some from this season’s new members.

Congratulatons to our winners. As always, these are posted to our Galleries. And congratulations to everyone who entered, and who gained experience and confidence in the process.

We’ve been on a break from our meetings in town, but not idle. Not least: our novice programme is well under way, with many of our newer members getting together with old-hands who have offered to help them get more from their photography. 

We come back on 10 Jan with our Grant Cup digital competition. It’s for digital images on the theme of ‘Time’, and it’s judged by us, the members. Watch out for details in the members’ mailing.

https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/2023/07/programme-2023-24/#week15

See what we were up to last time:
https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/…/news/

Newcomers are still welcome to register online, and come along to meet us for a couple of weeks, with no commitment. That gives you the chance to decide if you like what you see.
Or you can jump straight in with new or renewed membership.
Either way, go to the online form on our Membership page to register.
https://www.perthshirephotographicsociety.org.uk/membership/