Photo shoot planned for Foxford, Co. Mayo - 29th March

Foxford Woollen Mills - Peter Boalch

Peter has been doing his homework with regard to organising the next club photo shoot. We hope to be heading into the depths of wild and beautiful Co. Mayo and Foxford for our March excursion. The trip will include a visit to Foxford Woollen Mills and the scenic Pontoon area on the banks of Lough Conn. This will be an early start folks, its a good job the mornings are getting brighter.


TM

Club Meeting - Wednesday 11th February

The main feature of the club's February meeting was a presentation from the renowned photographer Mike Bunn. Mike was one of the first photographers to present to Boyle Camera Club when it was founded back in October 2007. Mike showed some of his photos from a shoot in Marrakesh and a fashion shoot in connemara. He also adjudicated and commented on members submissions for the month's Motivation.

Minutes from the meeting, prepared by Dermot, can be seen HERE.

The next club meeting will be held on Wednesday 11th March at 8pm in the Moving Stairs, Boyle. The agenda will include a presentation by Tony Murphy on the subject of camera Aperture and Peter Boalch will present a selection of his photos and discuss how he approaches his work.

EXPLORE LIGHT with Peter Gordon - PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS

DUBLIN ONE DAY WORKSHOP - MARCH 14th

For the first time we are pleased to announce a one day Dublin workshop. The day will be split between on location shooting, practical 'in the camera' development and post processing of imagery from raw capture. To this end the afternoon will be spent editing previously taken images as well as work from our morning shoot in Photoshop. This new one day event will be an intense day of learning and will be suited to both beginners and more advanced photographers. As numbers are limited to just four participants there will be plenty of time for one on one attention.

MORE INFORMATION HERE

WICKLOW WEEKEND WORKSHOP - APRIL 4th-5th

The days are getting longer and Spring feels like it is finally here. With all the great new lush greens that are soon to be around we are pleased to announce a new weekend date for our weekend wicklow workshops. The focus of the weekend will be on landscape photography and abstract depictions of the natural environment. A combination of 'in the field work' and photoshop post processing will form the basis of learning for the weekend.

MORE INFORMATION HERE

TM

LICENTIATE/ASSOCIATE DISTINCTIONS WORKSHOP - 22nd February Athlone

The mid-western regional committee of the Irish Photography Federation is organising a LICENTIATE/ASSOCIATE DISTINCTIONS WORKSHOP for all clubs in the region this February.

This workshop will be of interest to club members preparing for their 'Licentiate' or 'Associate' distinction this April or others interested in finding out more about the process and the standard of photography required.

The workshop will take place in Athlone on Sunday, February 22nd and is being hosted by the regional committee in association with the Midlands Photography Club.

Sean Casey, Bob Morrison and Des Clinton will deliver the workshop, reviewing panels and providing guidance on the day.

The workshop will take place in the Prince of Wales Hotel, Athlone and will run from approximately 10am to 4pm. A workshop fee of €15 will apply for each member attending.

Booking form for club members available HERE.

For more information please contact Bob Morrison on 087 6887811 or Maresa Fagan on 087 2357147.

TM

Eagles Flying - Photoshoot - 8th February 2009

Boyle Camera Club members at Eagles Flying in Ballymote.

It's on ... it's OFF ... it's ON again!
Residence of Boyle awoke this morning to the first decent bit of snow in ages. It was met with mixed emotions by organisers of this month's club photo-shoot. Initially, a message was sent via text to all members to say the shoot was cancelled. Negotiations continued among committee members and it was decided to proceed with the event and so the second message circulated. In the end, 13 members came to The Crescent in Boyle and we promptly headed to EAGLES FLYING in Ballymote, Co. Sligo.

Members were given the opportunity to photograph rare and exotic birds at this premier raptor sanctuary. Our stay was very professionally facilitated and we were able to get up close and personal with all manner of falcons, hawks and eagles ... oh yes, and there was the odd sow and ram there too! Excellent day out and fun had by all.

See some of the members photos HERE.

TM.

NEW STRUCTURE TO CLUB MEETINGS

Attention ALL Club Members.

In light of the club’s development and expanding membership, the committee feel that a more structured approach to meetings be adopted so that ALL members equally, will have an opportunity to look, listen and learn but also to engage and contribute at meetings. After some deliberation at recent Committee meetings as to how this might be done, we have drafted a NEW STRUCTURE which will be adopted from our February meeting 2009. Members will be given the opportunity to comment on the new structure after the meeting and make suggestions should they feel the need for further review.

The committee also, propose to restructure the following areas of club activity;

Photo Shoots – A schedule of monthly Photoshoots to be prepared 6 months in advance.
Workshops – Members can avail of workshops dealing with basic image editing and setting up a personal on-line gallery for their work (Flickr, etc)
Competitions – The club propose to set Thematic Competitions for members every two months. This will replace the current Motivation League. From February, the Motivation League will no longer be credited via voting. Images will be submitted monthly as usual and slideshows will be presented at meetings, however, this will inform a debate and analysis of submissions based on members interpretation of the monthly theme and photographic technique.

Review the proposed NEW STRUCTURE for Club Meetings HERE.

TM