Photo Shoot this Sunday 27th February to Aughris Head, Sligo

Members are reminded that there is a Club Photo shoot this Sunday to Aughris Head, Sligo. Meet on The Cresent, Boyle at 9am for car-pooling. It is approximately a one-hour drive to Aughris from Boyle via Ballisodare, we may take advantage of additional photo opportunities should they present themselves en route.

Aughris Head is locate at A on the map below.

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Landscape Photography Workshop in Cork – March 2011

Photographers Chris O’Dell and Phil Pound present the first in the Spring series of their DIGITAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS, scheduled for early March at the stunningly beautiful Inish Beg Island Estate near Baltimore in West Cork from March 4th to 6th, 2011.

There will be many opportunities for practical LANDSCAPE photography at selected venues around West Cork. If you want to make better landscape photographs or add landscape photography to your range of skill sets as a photographer then this weekend course will prove valuable. There will also be an introduction in the use of Photoshop to manage your images and detailed course notes will be provided to take away.

DIGITAL LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP March 4th, 5th & 6th 2011 at Inish Beg Island Estate, Baltimore, West Cork.

TUTORS: Phil Pound and Chris O'Dell

At €395 for the whole weekend to include ACCOMMODATION, TUITION and all FOOD plus complementary WINE on Saturday evening.

Full details are available from the website www.thewildlifefilmschool.com or download the documentation HERE.

Contact; Nic Slocum, The Wildlife Film School, Union Hall, Co.Cork.

Tel: 028 33387

Mobile 086 153 1663

Skype: slocum1951

Email: nic@thewildlifefilmschool.com

Web: www.thewildlifefilmschool.com

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

IPF Print & Projected Images Final Athlone - Lectures and Workshops

In an earlier post, we mentioned that the IPF are holding the Print & Projected Images Finals in Athlone on the 19th & 20th of February. Running in conjunction with this event are a number of Lectures and Workshops that will be of great interest to members.

Full, up-to-date details HERE.

I would particularly recommend Ciaran Whyte's - Off-Camera Flash Workshop. Anyone interested in Studio or Strobist work should not miss this event.

Members intending to travel to Athlone need to notify Denis Whelehan, PPI Competition Coordinator by email; denis.whelehan@gmail.com

TM

Club Meeting - Tuesday 8th of February

The Agenda for our February club meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address
• Presentation - Tony Murphy will conduct a Photoshop Makeover on one of last month's Motivation entries.
• February Motivation & Critique - Abstract Architecture, presented by Joe Kennedy. Joe will also show a selection of members photos from the Dromod photo shoot.
• Tea/Coffee
• Group Sessions - Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced groups will discuss one of the issues from last months survey.
• Conor Dowling - Milestones in the History of Photography. A five minute presentation on a famous photo from the past.

Members are reminded that Friday 4th of February is the closing date for Motivation entries. This month's Motivation, Abstract Architecture, will be judged by Celbridge photographer, Christine Burns.

Motivation entries can be viewed HERE.

Members that attended the photo shoot last Sunday to Dromod should send in some of their photos to info@boylecameraclub.com to be included in the slideshow and critique.

TM

Photo Shoot - Cavan-Leitrim Railway, Dromod.

Boyle Camera Club would like to extend our gratitude to Pat Coen & Michael Kennedy and the Volunteers at The Cavan-Leitrim Railway Museum in Dromod for the warm, friendly and excellent reception we received there during today's photo shoot. The staff pulled out all the stops (literally!) as they presented the extensive range of locomotive antiques they have collected over the years. Members had free-reign on this photographic escapade with more subject matter for photography to feast your eyes on than you could shake a stick at!

This was our first shoot of the year and was very well attended. Photo Shoots are a monthly club event and provide great opportunities to visit and appreciate some of the fine locations we have about Boyle. Photo Shoots also give members the chance to learn about taking pictures in an informal setting and meet like-minded enthusiasts with a passion for photography.

Members that participated in today's shoot are encourage to send some of their images to info@boylecameraclub.com for the slideshow at the February meeting.

View photos from the photo shoot HERE.

TM

Calendar of Events 2011 - Part 1.

The Calendar of Events for the first part of 2011 is now available to members HERE. We hope to include presentations on photographic issues delivered by invited experts so as to broaden members understanding of the craft of photography today. Suggestions are welcomed from members for future presentations and guest speakers.

A Photographers Vest is a very useful piece of kit to have on a photo shoot. Boyle Camera Club currently have these available to members. The vest is light and durable with plenty of pockets to carry that extra lens, filters and other accessories. It also has 'Boyle Camera Club' embroidered over the breast pocket. Vests cost €35.00, are available in all sizes and come in khaki and navy.

Contact; Kit

Members are reminded that we will meet this Sunday, 30th January at 9.00am on the Cresent, Boyle for our monthly Photo Shoot. We are heading to the village of Dromod and the Cavan-Leitrim Railway. The fee is €5.00.

TM

NIPA Triptych competition 2011

This may be of interest to some members.

The Northern Ireland Photographic Association is organising a Special Competition for 2011. The subject is “Open” but the defined format is Triptych, and Calumet Photographic Belfast has provided the top prize of £100 voucher for camera supplies.

Entries by Friday 8th April.

Full details HERE.

TM

IPF Distinctions Workshop in Kilkenny

The next round of IPF Distinctions is scheduled to take place in Athlone in April 2011.

In advance of this Kilkenny Photographic Society are hosting a Distinctions Workshop at the St. Patrick's Centre in Kilkenny on Saturday 12th February 2011 from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm.

Mark Sedgewick will be there to provide useful information and to give advice to anyone intending to apply for a distinction this year - albeit an L, an A or an F! If you would like to receive advice, it is recommended that you bring a selection of photographs you have taken which you think may form the basis of your distinction panel.

In addition, it will also provide an opportunity to meet other people and to share ideas etc.

The timetable will run as follows:

• 10.00am: Registration & Coffee
• 11.00am: Morning Session
• 12.30pm: Lunch break
• 1.00pm: Afternoon Session
• 3.00pm: Close

There will be a minimal cover charge of E5 on the door.

Those members that wish to attend should notify;

Krissi Hodgson (Secretary, Kilkenny Photographic Society) via e-mail at krissi_hodgson@fastmail.fm

TM

Guy Gowan Workshops in Sligo

I had the great pleasure to attend a number of Guy Gowan Workshops over the years in Dublin so I was delighted to hear, he is now setting up a studio in Sligo and will be conducting workshops there in the coming weeks.

Gowan is a master in the area of post-production editing, workflow and printing and is a regular contributor to Professional Photographer Magazine. His workshops are not for the digital photography novice. This post will probably have some appeal to more advanced or Intermediate members with a good knowledge of photography and Photoshop. If you want to raise your photographic game or take your editing skills to a new level, then this is for you.

More info on the Advanced Members page HERE.

TM

Danone Actimel 'Winter - Full of Life' Photo Competition

The Danone Actimel Winter Full of Life Photo Competition has been launched and this national photography challenge has a top prize of €10,000 for the photograph that best captures Ireland’s Full of Life Winter Moment.

Danone Actimel is encouraging all photographers to get out there and enjoy winter - take a picture of your family or friends getting the most out of winter, post it on the Actimel Full of Life website and the winning photograph will receive a top prize of €10,000.

The Actimel website has tips on how to get support for your pictures (as well as tips for keeping healthy in winter). The finalists for the Danone Actimel Winter Full of Life Photo Competition will be selected by the public through an on-line vote, before they go towards the final round of judging. As well as National winners, the photo that receives the most votes in each county will get a Canon Ixus digital camera.

Log onto www.actimel.ie to find out more and for full terms and conditions.

TM

Club Meeting - Tuesday 11th January

Ardcarne Church near Boyle - Gerry Morris

Our first meeting of the year was very well attended, with many new faces ... and familiar ones too. The full agenda was presented as planned, ably coordinated by the club's new Chair, Kit O'Connor.

Full Minutes for the meeting HERE.

The club have adopted a change to the regular format of meetings. Henceforth, for a brief period during meetings, members will splinter into Beginners - Intermediate - Advanced Groups. On this occasion, groups identified issues they would like to see addressed during these sessions. These issues are presented on the respective group Pages (see the page tabs above) and items of interest and points of information will be added in this space regularly.

The committee are currently working on a Calendar of Events for the year ahead and hope to present it at the February meeting.

January Photo Shoot

A photo shoot is planned for Sunday 30th January. Meet at 9.00a.m. on The Crescent, Boyle to car-pool for a trip to Dromod and the Cavan-Leitrim Railway Museum. The entrance fee is €5.00.

Motivation

January Motivation was 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. View members entries HERE.

The Motivation theme for February is Abstract Architecture. Members submit Two images to info@boylecameraclub.com before Friday 4th February. Images should be sized to 1024 pixels wide at a resolution of 72dpi. Members should indicate Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced in the title. From next month, the motivation images will be judged by an invited photographer and a points system adopted. Prizes will be awarded in each category at the AGM. There will be a critique of a selection of images during the meeting.

Next Club Meeting

Tuesday 8th February, St. Joseph's Resource Centre, Boyle.

New members always welcome.

TM

Advanced Members

Please keep in mind that we have organised a photo shoot for Sunday 30th January when reading this post.

There is an On-Camera Flash Weekend Workshop taking place at the Centre for Creative Practices in Dublin on Saturday & Sunday 29th and 30th of January (11am - 5pm). The workshop is being run by former IADT lecturer, Hugh McElveen. The cost is €120.00

Full Details HERE.

Centre for Creative Practices,

15 Pembroke Street Lower,

Dublin 2.

Share Ireland Photography Event - Submission before 21st January

Sligo VEC is calling on all photographers nationwide to join in their celebration of Wikipedia’s tenth birthday.

To recognise the event they are running an event called ‘Share Ireland’. They are asking you to send your photographs from around the country. The aim is to create a library of user-generated images that will be freely available online through Wikimedia Commons – an archive built by community for community. This resource is currently very short on Irish content.

Prizes for participation in events will include digital hampers and mini video recorders, so get those pictures in for a chance to win. You can find out more about Wikimedia Commons. Please bear in mind that images of a particularly personal nature or of copyrighted items cannot be accepted (for example, logos). Photographs of minors must include consent of a parent or guardian.

If you are interested in adding your images to the archives please forward pictures to wikiwander@gmail.com by 5pm on Friday 21 st January 2011. Image title, your name, address and telephone number must also be included.

Full details on this and other events taking place in Sligo HERE.

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Also, this from Bristol Photographic Society regarding their International Salon 2011.

TM

Next Camera Club Meeting - 11th January 2011

Boyle Camera Club will kick off the New Year with our first Club Meeting next Tuesday, 11th January at 8pm in St. Joseph's Resource Centre. The club will be adopting a revised structure to meetings which will afford members the opportunity to actively engage with photographic issues relevant to their level of proficiency. The agenda for Tuesday's meeting is as follows;

• Chairperson's Address
• Presentation: Tony Murphy - Printing your Digital Photographs
• Motivation Slideshow and Critique
• Break
• Beginners - Intermediate - Advanced Group Discussions
• AOB

Members and New Members are reminded that the annual club subscription fee is now due and can be paid at the meeting. The fee structure has been revised. Full Membership is now €45 and students, unwaged and OAP's €15.

There will be a club Photo Shoot on Sunday, 30th January. We will visit the Railway Station at Dromod in Co. Leitrim. I visited this place a few months ago and it is a treasure-trove of antique auto-locomotion with everything from old trains to tanks and airplanes. Full of colour and something for everyone. More details disclosed at the meeting.

Members are asked to make recommendations for future club photo shoots and we hope to have a full diary of shoots and events prepared for our February meeting.

TM

FIAP Club World Cup 2010

Boyle Camera Club would like to extend their congratulations to Dundalk and Celbridge Camera Clubs on their unprecedented achievements at this year's FIAP Club World Cup. Not only was it the first time that Camera Clubs from Ireland have featured in the top 10, but to be awarded 1st and 3rd place, is worthy of great celebration.

The World Cup, winning PANEL submitted by Dundalk Photographic Society is a stunning collection of photographs and a credit to club members. Equally impressive is the PANEL from Celbridge Camera Club.

As a club still in it's infancy, BCC can take inspiration from the photographic excellence presented by Dundalk and Celbridge. Although we may not yet be at this level, we acknowledge the achievement and send our warmest wishes to you both for the New Year.

TM.

AGM Tuesday 14th December 2010

Boyle Camera Club Committee 2011.

Joe Kennedy, Debbie Little, Andrew Rimmer, (Chairperson) Kit O'Connor, Paraic Brennan, Peter Boalch, Tony Murphy and Margaret Dolan.

Tuesday night's AGM was very well attended. The main business of the meeting involved the presentation of Officers Reports and the election of a new committee.

Stepping down this year are; Chairperson, Louise Cole and Secretary, Dermot Devine. Louise, in her capacity as Chair, has been very active and highly regarded during her term. A former Club Secretary, she has been a tireless promoter of the club and will be missed for her contributions at committee level. Dermot, always fastidious in his duties as Secretary, his calm and reserved assertiveness and wit, will also be missed.

The election of the incoming committee was suitably abrupt. Elected Officers are as follows; Chairperson - Kit O'Connor, Secretary - Paraic Brennan, Motivation - Joe Kennedy, Photoshoots - Peter Boalch. New Offices for 2011 will be; Andrew Rimmer (Treasurer) and Debbie Little, Margaret Dolan & Tony Murphy.

After the presentation of this months Motivation (Film Titles) and critique, led by Joe Kennedy, members retired to enjoy an informal social gathering which included food and wine to toast the Christmas Season and look forward to the year ahead.

Full Minutes from the AGM prepared by incoming Club Secretary, Paraic Brennan, available HERE.

TM

AGM Tonight!

It is our Annual General Meeting tonight, starting at 8pm in St Joseph's Resource Centre. The Agenda is as follows:
1. Welcome from the Chairperson
2. Reports from

• Chairperson
• Secretary
• Treasurer

3. Proposal of new committee members - there will be two of us stepping down and four people have expressed a interest in joining.
4. Any Other Business.

There will then be the slide show of the last Motivation, news of the next one and then any other outstanding club business, all followed by a Christmas Social, with food and wine...
LGC

Winter Exhibition Continues

Our exhibition opened on Friday night to a good crowd. There have been some very flattering comments and a number of sales already. There is still time to view the pictures - we are open from 11am until 6pm today, Sunday, so do call in if you are able!

Some photos from opening night HERE.
LGC

Exhibition Opens Tonight!

Join us tonight, Friday December 10th, at the opening of our Winter Exhibition of framed photographs. We start at 7.30pm in the Chambers Restaurant building, Bridge Street, Boyle (opposite the Royal Hotel), and we will be open from 10am until 6pm on Saturday (11th) and from 11am until 6pm on Sunday (12th). Pictures will be for sale and we will have local author and storyteller Barry Feely joining us for the launch tonight, signing copies of his new book.
Everyone is welcome - see you there!