IRISH CLASSICAL PHOTOGRAPHER MIKE BUNN LAUNCHES NEW SEMINAR PROGRAM: ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Photographic seminar by Mike Bunn on Monday 13th August at Castle Durrow, Co. Laois
Perhaps Irelands most celebrated and best known contemporary photographer especially in the fields of fashion, travel/tourism, and corporate photography.
FULL DETAILS HERE.

PROGRAM FOR THE DAY

Starts - 9.30 - 10.00 - Meet and greet coffee period

10.00 12.00 - Mike will give a talk about his life as a photographer from his early days as an art school student to the present day. During this period he will show some very good examples of his work in moving sound slide show form of - Fashion - Travel/Tourism - Corporate/Interiors.
During this period Mike will stop at any time for questions and answers.

12.00 to Lunch (1 to 2pm) - Mike will have on display a selection of about twenty framed prints of his personal work which have already been sold to various private collectors and establishments on loan for the day also a display a combination of some of his cameras still in use including his iconic 10"x8" Gandolfi camera. This will be a walk about with any comments and questions listened to and answered.

2.15 pm continuous - Mike will introduce everyone to a well known female model makeup artist hair dresser/stylist with who he has worked with a lot over the years they will go off and prepare for a photo session/demonstration later in the afternoon. Mike will include the following:-

• Mike will demonstrate and use for the rest of the day the much awaited and talked about Olympus OM-D camera.
• Mike will demonstrate using only one light the simplest and best way to photograph a product or still life with to show off great detail/luminance floating almost shadow less.
• Mike will demonstrate how with one light to make the most dramatic of head shots in black/white of a male model.
• Mike will demonstrate with the now ready female model yet again using only one light with reflectors a "beauty shot"
• Mike will demonstrate with the same female model a 3/4 length fashion shot using one light and reflectors.

Price €120.00 including Morning Coffee/Tea with croissants, 3 course Lunch and un-going Tea and Coffee during the day.

To Book this Seminar:-
Contact Mike Bunn text/ ring 086 843 2493 or email arrowproductions@eircom.net
Andy Ring text/ring 0868920077 email andy@ringpublishing.ie
For other enquiries contact Marie at Castle Durrow 057 8740 8000/057 873 6555 email info@castledurrow.com

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Club Meeting - 10th July 2012

This month's Motivation winners are; top left - Aveen Neilan, bottom left - Margaret Dolan and right - Brian Munnelly.

Presentation

This month's presentation consisted of a tripartite photo critique by Margaret Dolan, Andy Rimmer and Paraic Brennan. Each were required to select one of their own photos and describe the process of choosing a location, point-of-view, camera settings and processing. Margaret focused on a single image of Glencar Waterfall. Andy selected a series of images that told the story of the transition from stillness to turbulance on a stretch of the river Nile. Paraic's shot was a low-light interior and his emphasis was on post-production using 'Aperture'. A very stimulating and informative discussion and critique developed. It was very interesting to see the diverse range of approaches to the presentation brief. Excellent!

Motivation

The Motivation theme for July was “Creativity”. Debbie McCormack and John Walshe judged the entries and presented the results with a short critique on each. See all entries HERE.

The winners in each section were;

Advanced

• “Apple iPod” - Brian Munnelly
• “Memory” - Des O'Dwyer
• “Droplets” - Brian Munnelly

Intermediate

• “Mirror Mirror” - Margaret Dolan
• “Someone Remembered” - Mick Nolan
• “Rose Bowl” - Marion Noone

Beginners

• “Connemara” - Aveen Neilan
• “That's What I Call Efficiency!” - Derek Fetherstone
• “Reflections” - Noreen McNamara

Well done to all who entered.

The motivation theme for our SEPTEMBER meeting, chosen by our judges, is 'BOOK TITLE'. Members are asked to consider the title of a book and present a photo that reflects it.

Submit photos to info@boylecameraclub.com on or before FRIDAY 7th SEPTEMBER.

Group Presentations

During the meeting, the Advanced and Intermediate Groups combined for a presentation given by Tony Murphy on the subject of 'Photographic Typologies'. Tony defined the meaning of the term and illustrated it with historical references to the work of Karl Blossfeldt, August Sander, The Becher's and Donovan Wylie. He showed some samples of his interpretation of 'photographic typology' and set the challenge to members to consider and shoot their own 'Typology' and present a set of 9 photos at the September meeting.

Des O'Dwyer discussed the issue of camera Shutter Speed with the Beginner Group. Des has been kind enough to share the transcript of his presentation for all HERE.

Boyle Arts Festival Up-date

The club will have it's annual exhibition at Boyle Library in association with Boyle Arts Festival from 26th July - 4th August. The exhibition will be open by photographer, Brian Farrell at 7pm on the evening of Thursday 26th July. The club will host a wine reception and members are encouraged to bring their family and friends to celebrate and mark the end of another successful year.

To assist the organising committee, we are asking for some volunteers to help with hanging the work in the library and at the former Fujifilm premises on the Crescent in Boyle.

• Members photos will be hung in the Fujifilm premises on Monday night, 23rd July. Volunteers should indicate their availability to assist on the Forum.
• The work in the library will be hung on Wednesday 25th July (time to be confirmed).

Exhibiting members are asked to 'sit' the exhibition for a brief period during the festival. A rota was drawn up at the meeting. Should any member be unable to do this, they must nominate someone else to sit in their place.

Exhibiting members must pay the printing and framing fee of €30 on or before the opening of the exhibition!

Club Photo Shoot

As we are formally taking our Summer Break, there are no club photo shoots scheduled. However, members are encouraged to organise their own group shoots in the weeks ahead. Anyone interested in organising a shoot should notify the club secretary by emailing info@boylecameraclub.com and post details on the club FORUM.

Next Club Meeting - Tuesday 11th SEPTEMBER 8pm, St. Joseph's Resource Centre.

BCC Exhibition in Association with Boyle Arts Festival - Selection of Photos

Last night, the club committee selected the photos to be printed from the 35 members submissions to this year's exhibition at the Boyle Arts Festival. If any member would like to take part they should send their photos to Margaret immediately (details here), late submissions will not be accepted after Friday 6th of July.

This year we have revised the existing format of printing and framing as follow;

• Members photos will be printed to 16" x 10.5" (3:2) or 16" x 12" (4:3) aspect ratio. This is larger than the standard A4 size in previous years.
• All frames will be 20" x 16".
• Members will pay €30.00 towards costs and will have their printed and framed photo returned to them after the exhibition. The club will subsidise any additional cost in this regard. Members will pay the entry fee at the next club meeting on Tuesday 10th July.
• The committee will hang the exhibition in Boyle Library which will be officially opened on Thursday evening, 26th July. Members are welcome to bring their friends and family.
• All images submitted will be presented as a slideshow during the exhibition, this has proven very popular in previous years.
• This year, the club have the opportunity to exhibit additional framed photos as a window display in one of the local shops. The committee suggested that work from the current exhibition at Gleeson's in Roscommon Town, be requisitioned for this. If members have other photos they would like to include in the window display, they should bring them to the next club meeting. In the event of oversubscription, a selection process will occur.
• Exhibiting members are asked to 'sit' the exhibition for a brief period during the festival. A rota will be drawn up at the next club meeting. Should any member be unable to do this, they must nominate someone else to sit in their place.
• Proceeds from sales will be donated to the designated charities.
• The exhibition will run for the duration of the Boyle Arts Festival.

Full details regarding the exhibition will be disclosed at the next club meeting. Thank you all for you submissions. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

Members queries via the club FORUM HERE.

Photo Shoot - Enniscrone, Co. Sligo Sunday 1st July

Some of the members that enjoyed a rain-free shoot today at Enniscrone in Co. Sligo. Despite the restricting light, spirits were high and a relaxing but productive day ensued. A warm welcome to new members, Helen and Matthew, who joined us for the first time.