Club Meeting - Wednesday 10th December

Phillipa models for the a studio light test at this month's meeting

This month's club meeting was very well attended with a few new and welcome faces in the audience. Members gathered in the Moving Stairs, Boyle for this, the final club engagement of the year. The main body of the meeting consisted of a demonstration by Tony on setting-up and using the club's recently purchased set of studio lights. The demonstration was specifically tailored for compact camera users. Phillipa modelled as Tony showed how to adjust the lighting to get natural skin tones and showed the effects that can be achieved from using one or multiple light sources. There is an excellent instructional DVD that accompanies the kit which is easy to follow and user friendly. Ideal for experimenting with Still-Life or Portraits, the lighting kit is available for loan to all club members. Those interested should contact Sean or Dermot.
There are some excellent video tutorials on using studio lights available by following the links below.
Studio Lights 1.
Studio Lights - select any of these.

The theme for the December Motivation was 'Silhouettes' and Conor prepared and presented the slide shows. This month, members from each of the 3 categories voted for images in their own category only! The Motivation Team are looking at a number of ways to stream-line the voting process so that it is easy for both members and the committee to process. Submissions to the December Motivation are available for review HERE.
Conor also presented members with a hand-out for the January Motivation - 'Christmas Means ...'. Members are encouraged to explore the creative possibilities that will present themselves to their camera lenses in the coming weeks.
Members should submit images for the January Motivation on or before 9th JANUARY 2009. Have a look at some of the images in the links below for inspiration.
'Christmas 1'
'Christmas 2'

Finally, Tony presented an image 'Make-Over'. He showed how to add some spice to an ordinary snap shot demonstrating how silhouettes can be simulated with a few simple tweeks in Photoshop. Tonys presentation can be viewed HERE.

The meeting ended with some seasonal indulgence. Those present enjoyed some wonderful finger-food prepared by Mirik, resident chef at the Moving Stairs. The Christmas Pudding was a particular favourite!

Farmers Journal Calendar 2009


Debbie Little - Cold Feet

Debbie Little's photo will be published in the Farmers Journal 2009 Calendar. At the moment, the public are asked to vote for their favourite image among the 12 finalists. If you would like to give Debbie your support, you can do so by texting JOURNAL A to 51444. The Farmers Journal Flickr site is HERE.

Ben makes National Geographic

Ben Millett - Celebrating the Season

Ben has one of his excellent night scenes of Dublin shoppers selected for publication on the National Geographic Travel Blog. Check out some more of Ben's shots from this series HERE.

Details of the next club photo shoot will be discussed by the Committee in the coming weeks and relayed to members thereafter.

Full Minutes from the meeting are prepared by Club Secretary, Dermot Devine and available for review HERE.

Next Camera Club Meeting Wednesday 14th JANUARY.

The Camera Club Committee wish all our members and their Families a Very Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year. Thank you all for your support.

TM