Club Meeting - 8th March

Professional Photographer, John Reynolds delivered an insightful and very informative presentation on Low-light photography at this month's club meeting. John shared his extensive experience as a wedding photographer and how he deals with the issue of low-light on a daily basis. He illustrated the advantages and disadvantages of working with ambient and artificial light sources. Of particular interest is his work with off camera flash. Appropriate in the context of John's presentation, the Motivation for April will be Low-light Photography.

Motivation

Joe Kennedy presented the submissions for the Self-Portrait Motivation which was judged by John Reynolds. I thought the response was very imaginative with many members presenting an emerging personal style. The results from each category is as follows;

Beginners

1. Meave Cormican
2. Dan Lonergan
3. Susan Duffy

Intermediate

1. Desmond O'Dwyer
2. Siobhan Carlos
3. Mary Lane

Advanced

1. Debbie McCormick
2. John Walshe
3. Joe Kennedy

Following on from John Reynolds presentation, the Motivation for next month will be Low-Light Photography. Members can send up to three images to info@boylecameraclub.com before Friday 8th April.

Milestones

Conor Dowling gave a very informing extended presentation on the work of Hungarian photographer, Brassaï (1899 – 1984). Appropriate in the context of the low-light theme at this meeting, Conor drew attention to Brassaï’s night scenes of Paris from the 1930s and the documentary style of this often understated and influential photographer. We hope that this will be the first of a series of talks by Conor to look at some of histories most inspiring and influential photographers.

Summer Weekend Photo Shoot - Inishbofin

Peter Boalch has been busy setting up our annual Summer Weekend Photo Shoot which will take place from Friday 13th to 15th May. This year Boyle Camera Club will be heading to the island of Inishbofin. Access to the island is via ferry with mainland departure times for Friday at 11.00am, 2.00pm and 7.30pm. Cost of ferry is €17.00 return. Members should attempt to take the afternoon ferry to make the most of the visit. Accommodation will be at The Dolphin Hotel, cost for TWO nights B&B plus ONE Evening Meal is €119.00. Members intending to take part should give their name to the club secretary or email info@boylecameraclub.com. For insurance purposes, only fully registered members can take part in the photo shoot.

More detail will be announced at the next club meeting.

Photo Shoot – Strokestown House

This month’s club photo shoot will take place on Sunday 27th March to Strokestown House. There will be plenty of opportunity to explore the possibilities of Low-Light photography so make sure to bring your tripod! Meet on The Crescent, Boyle at 9am for carpool.

Distinctions

There will be 10 club members going forward for the IPF Licentiateship distinction this Autumn. Conor Dowling is overseeing this aspect of club activity and has made arrangements to meet with the group from 7 – 8pm, before each monthly club meeting.

The group had their first meeting on 8th March. Conor went through the IPF distinction requirements and presented each member with a copy of the IPF distinction guidelines. In the coming weeks, participating members will decide on a Theme for their panel of images and email TWO potential thematic images to Conor. Conor has offered to print the images which will subsequently inform a discussion at the next group meeting.

All information relevant to the Distinctions Group will henceforth be posted on the Distinctions Page.

Diary Dates

27th March - Club Photo Shoot

8th April – Low-Light Motivation Submission

8th April – Distinctions Group – Two images emailed to Conor

12th April - Next Club Meeting

13th – 15th May - Summer Weekend Photo Shoot

Full Minutes of the meeting available HERE shortly.