February Photo Shoot

Club Photo Shoot this Sunday 28th February will be an action packed event!! We are heading out to Ireland's Toughest Muckers in Lough Key Forest Park. The event runs from 11am - 2pm so we might meet at 10.30am in front of the Forest Park Centre to negotiate a plan. Warning; Parking may be an issue as the event is sure to draw a big crowd. No high heels please ... wellies are recommended!

Photography and Image Editing Short Courses for BCC Members

As a response to requests from members for photography tuition, the committee have arranged a suite of photography and image editing short courses to run during the coming months. Many members will remember Jason Mallard from our January photo shoot at King House when he demonstrated some of his portraiture and lighting techniques. Jason has put together a range of short courses focusing on image editing that will go a long way towards enhancing your images for presentation and printing. Club chairperson John Walsh will conduct a course in basic image editing and file management aimed at Beginner members and Tony Murphy will conduct a camera skills course titled 'An Introduction to DSLR Photography', also aimed at Beginner members.

The full suite of courses is listed below. Additional details are available in the club FORUM and members should express their interest by attaching their name as a 'comment' in the relevant Forum post. All courses are dependant on level of interest so it is important we get this information as soon as possible.

Jason Mallard
Lightroom - 5 x 2hr sessions.
PhotoShop, Layers, Masks and Curves - 1 x half-day or 2 x evening sessions.
PhotoShop for Photographers - 4 x 2hr sessions.
Sharpen and Define in PS - 1 x evening session.
Photo Composites in PS - 1 x half-day session.

John Walsh
Basic PhotoShop - 4 x 2hr sessions

Tony Murphy
An Introduction to DSLR Photography - 4 x 2hr sessions.

Agenda - Club Meeting Tuesday 9th February

Door opens at 7.45pm. Meeting will begin PROMPTLY at 8pm!

The Agenda for our February meeting next Tuesday night is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address; Presented by John Walshe.
• Training Workshops being planned
• Club Photo Shoot - February
• Panel Projects
• The Dock Exhibition
• AOB

• Motivation Slideshow - presented by Joe Kennedy. The theme for this month's Motivation is 'Portraits'. Tony Murphy will review and critique entries.

• Tea/Coffee Break

• Presentation
  
  This month, one of our very own, Donal Hackett returns to Boyle to discuss the trials and tribulations of 'Going Pro'. Donal is a professional photographer working in Sligo. His work is primarily concerned with newspaper editorials, lifestyle and events. Through his work, he will share his experiences.

• Black & White Conversion - As the March Motivation is 'Black & White', Joe Kennedy and other members will discuss some of the more common techniques used in B&W conversion.

• Groups - If time allows, the various Panel Groups will meet briefly to assign a Group Leader and discuss a plan for going forward with the project.

We look forward to seeing you all.
New members always welcome.

Minutes from the January Club Meeting available HERE.