13th October
The 13th October saw the club back in St Florence Hall to welcome a husband & wife team from North Wales, Rob & Sharon Prenton-Jones. They are both at the top of their game in creative composites and they spent several hours sharing their knowledge and expertise in that field. They both hold photographic qualifications to a high standard so the audience were enthralled with the talk .
They captivated and charmed with their relaxed manner but still imparted an abundant amount of facts, tips and guidance to start composite photography. There were plenty of useful demonstrations and help on where to get ideas, computer processing, photographic techniques, equipment required and possible hacks to keep the costs down.
The talk definitely inspired club members to be more creative but also to develop the portrait side of photography and the use of models and studio work .
A very genuine vote of thanks was given to Rob & Sharon for sharing their extensive knowledge so freely and for taking many questions.
This talk was followed up on Friday 14th October with an optional paid workshop with Rob & Sharon to further develop skills but in a much more practical manner . This was well attended with the morning given over to how to approach a studio / set up photo shoot with models . Advice on etiquette to the models and fellow photographers, how to acquire the desired expressions , what props are useful and how to guide the scene for what is needed . Rob & Sharon demonstrated techniques using 2 live models, John as a knight and Leah as a young lady of court .
Then it was our turn ….putting into practice what we had seen in the morning, gaining confidence and helping each other.
After lunch, Rob and Sharon then moved on to post processing techniques, showing how small adjustments put together enhance the final image amazingly . Working on one of the studio images taken that morning, they showed how to cut out the subject and incorporate it into new surroundings . In the example, the knight was placed into a misty woodland scene but he looked false until many small adjustments in Photoshop blended him into the setting as if that was how it was taken originally.
A super workshop with 2 excellent presenters who worked with patience and care . Many thanks to Rob & Sharon Prenton -Jones .
They captivated and charmed with their relaxed manner but still imparted an abundant amount of facts, tips and guidance to start composite photography. There were plenty of useful demonstrations and help on where to get ideas, computer processing, photographic techniques, equipment required and possible hacks to keep the costs down.
The talk definitely inspired club members to be more creative but also to develop the portrait side of photography and the use of models and studio work .
A very genuine vote of thanks was given to Rob & Sharon for sharing their extensive knowledge so freely and for taking many questions.
This talk was followed up on Friday 14th October with an optional paid workshop with Rob & Sharon to further develop skills but in a much more practical manner . This was well attended with the morning given over to how to approach a studio / set up photo shoot with models . Advice on etiquette to the models and fellow photographers, how to acquire the desired expressions , what props are useful and how to guide the scene for what is needed . Rob & Sharon demonstrated techniques using 2 live models, John as a knight and Leah as a young lady of court .
Then it was our turn ….putting into practice what we had seen in the morning, gaining confidence and helping each other.
After lunch, Rob and Sharon then moved on to post processing techniques, showing how small adjustments put together enhance the final image amazingly . Working on one of the studio images taken that morning, they showed how to cut out the subject and incorporate it into new surroundings . In the example, the knight was placed into a misty woodland scene but he looked false until many small adjustments in Photoshop blended him into the setting as if that was how it was taken originally.
A super workshop with 2 excellent presenters who worked with patience and care . Many thanks to Rob & Sharon Prenton -Jones .