Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Club Meeting - Wednesday 13th August

Robert Doisneau - 'Kiss by the Hotel de Ville' 1950

A full house once again for our August meeting, despite the wet and miserable weather. Those who were unable to attend can review the minutes from the meeting HERE.

Club members involved in the recording of the Boyle Arts Festival presented a selection of their images in a slideshow. More details HERE.

A great many members entered images for this months Motivation, the quality of submissions continues to rise and impress. Members can view the Motivation League as it currently stands HERE. The winning entry from each category will be submitted to the local newspapers for publication.

The Motivation Theme for September is; Food For Thought. A selection of images were presented on the theme to generate ideas and ways to approach the challenge in the weeks ahead.

There will be some links to relevant image libraries placed here shortly to assist members with ideas for the challenge.

Motivation entries should be received by Friday 5th September.

At the end of the meeting, Tony Murphy gave a presentation on the work of French Photographer, Robert Doisneau with emphasis on the famous photograph, 'Kiss by the Hotel de Ville' - 1950. This will be a regular inclusion at future meetings where some of the most famous and noteworthy photographs in history will be presented and discussed as part of a photographic appreciation slot. Tonys presentation can be viewed HERE.

TM

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