Two of our own members presented this month and the first was Ian Stanyon who acting as vice chair also did the notices:-
1. Firstly David Alwood was belatedly presented with his certificate from the Exhibition.
2. The year books have almost all been collected but if you didn’t order one they are obtainable directly from Blurb.co.uk
3. The Sheffield photo society have an AV evening at Hope Church April 12th
4. Our annual exhibition will be at Hope church from June 21st, if you can help put it in situ (20th June 10am) then contact Margaret Drabble
5. Our next social outing is on June 4th in Bradwell, details from Margaret.
With the hand in for the annual exhibition being the May meeting Ian did a practical session about choosing photos, the sizes and mounting your image. The mounts are available from the club via Keith but Ian spent a little time on types of mount including colour choice as well as size.
A top tip is to print your image with a border so that mounting becomes easier.
Next to be tackled was the variation in the “window” in which the print is displayed. The clubs exhibition rules do not specify the size of the window only the total size of the mount. Fortunately Ian had brought along prints of various sizes and a range of mounts. He also went on to demonstrate cutting a window and how to use archive tape to stick it down. Another top tip was that if you stick to the same size each year you can just reuse the same mount!
After the break Steve Elliott dazzled us with a presentation, also with practical elements “Light Painting”
The images were all taken in the dark using the Bulb setting on the camera which was on a tripod and utilising a cable release.
The settings included Base Iso and manual focus as the camera can’t cope with auto iso and auto focus in the dark!
The focus was set with the scene lit up but then switched off for the various procedures used to create the effects. Steve had brought along numerous torches, light tubes, wands, wire wool on a chord, a fibre optic brush and a bicycle wheel with LEDs attached (at least that was all I managed to jot down, there were probably lots I missed).
I’ve included a few of the many images Steve showed us and explained. He has many more at www.stephenelliottphotography.co.uk
He also explained several images he created whilst on holiday in Croatia, Turkey and Majorca but didn’t say how he got a bicycle wheel with LEDs attached through customs! An interesting story I’m sure.
Thankyou Ian and Steve for a very interesting evening with lots of practical tips. Next month Exhibition hand in and scavenger hunt.