Club Meeting - Tuesday 8th of February

Standing room only at this month’s club meeting. The scheduled agenda was presented as planned.

Tony Murphy conducted a Photoshop make-over on a photo of the Plassey Boat taken by Michael Candon during the Inis Oirr trip last June. Non-destructive editing was demonstrated which addressed aspects of using Adjustment Layers, Layer Blending Modes and High Pass Sharpening.

Tony is teaching a course on Digital Darkroom Techniques which will start on Wednesday 23rd February at Roscommon Learning Links in Boyle.

Motivation

This month’s Motivation was judged by photographer, Christine Burns from Celbridge Camera Club. Christine’s detailed and extensive commentary was presented by Joe Kennedy.

Top - Winner Advanced - Joe Kennedy 'Roscommon All The Way!'

Centre - Winner Intermediate - Desmond O'Dwyer - '.ie'

Bottom - Winner Beginners - Meave Cormican - 'Barcelona Port'

Full details of Christine's critique available HERE.

Next month’s Motivation theme is; Self-Portraiture. Members will come to terms with using their camera’s self-timer or remote shutter release. As ever, a creative and inventive approach to the theme is encouraged.

Group Sessions

The Beginners (led by Paraic Brennan) and Intermediate (led by Joe Kennedy and John Reynolds) groups, discussed manual and semi-automatic camera settings as an alternative to depending on full-auto. This was the first session that will go some way to addressing individual members technical needs as outlined at our January meeting. The sessions are designed to give members a voice, opportunity to learn and to contribute at meetings. In time, sessions will develop to cover other photography issues.

More info on Beginners and Intermediate Pages.

The Advanced group discussed the work of American photographer, Walker Evans who will inform this month’s ‘Advanced Challenge’. Advanced members are encouraged to give some thought to this photographers work in the coming weeks and produce a single photo inspired by Evans’ extensive and varied output. Advanced members will review the submissions at next month’s meeting. Sean O’Dowd will present next month’s challenge.

See Advanced Members Page.

Conor Dowling is planning to prepare interested members for IPF Distinctions this year. He hopes to conduct a meeting with this group shortly and outline the requirements set down by the IPF for the award.

Members should contact Conor via email; bearsden@eircom.net

On the subject of IPF Distinctions, members are reminded that the Print and Projected Images Awards are taking place in Athlone on 19th February.

Full detail of the event HERE.

Minutes from the February Club Meeting available HERE.

Diary Dates;

19th February – IPF PPI Awards Athlone.

27th February – Club Photo Shoot Aughris Head Sligo.

4th March – Self-Portrait Motivation Submission

8th March – Next Club Meeting

TM