30th September
On the 30th September Tenby held an in house event . The club has many members who are experienced and talented with both photographic techniques and post processing. Five members volunteered to talk about and demonstrate skills which they have acquired over years with excellent results.
In the first half we had Gill Mackay who showed how an ordinary image was transformed into a stunning one by cropping and tonal balancing. She then went on to use it as part of a panel for attaining her DPAGB qualification. She then chatted about her successful Ironman and Mud run images, how she shot them, to showing the post processing procedures she uses , Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik Collection and Topaz.
Neil Thomas took over showing a varied collection of impressive wildlife and motor sport photographs. Neil explained his camera techniques used to capture unique moments. A brilliant selection of fungi, insects, red squirrels, ospreys, kingfishers and cuckoo for the wildlife. Sports including rugby, cricket and motorsports were prominent , with explanations on settings given too.
Charlie Kidd was next, showing his photographic journey from simple beginnings to award winning work, including his DPAGB where he attained the highest marks possible, a unique achievement.
Harry Gardiner who is not only an excellent photographer but an artist too. This shows clearly with his work, not being conventional and staid . He chatted about the merits of Mobile Phone cameras . In other words a great image with a story can be captured easily by anyone . His iconic Tenby in the Snow provided a super illustration on being aware of light and that special moment . This was a 9 image stitched panoramic and has been extremely popular in canvas sales.
In the second half, Gill Mackay, Charlie Kidd and Dave Bolton worked on a few provided images from fellow members. They all had different approaches to post processing but the results were all super. Lots of suggestions for sharpening, cropping and tonal work in several programmes were illustrated.
Dave Bolton has a reputation at club for being very creative in his work. We were treated to a run through his inventive ideas with suggestions of props and techniques to achieve something ingenious ! Wonderful thought processes ….
Club members thoroughly enjoyed the evening, with expressions of thanks and praise to Gill, Charlie, Harry, Neil and Dave being universal from everyone.
Next Week is the judging of the first competition this season …..The First Open , judged by Brian Coleman. There is also hand in for the Landscape Competition.
In the first half we had Gill Mackay who showed how an ordinary image was transformed into a stunning one by cropping and tonal balancing. She then went on to use it as part of a panel for attaining her DPAGB qualification. She then chatted about her successful Ironman and Mud run images, how she shot them, to showing the post processing procedures she uses , Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik Collection and Topaz.
Neil Thomas took over showing a varied collection of impressive wildlife and motor sport photographs. Neil explained his camera techniques used to capture unique moments. A brilliant selection of fungi, insects, red squirrels, ospreys, kingfishers and cuckoo for the wildlife. Sports including rugby, cricket and motorsports were prominent , with explanations on settings given too.
Charlie Kidd was next, showing his photographic journey from simple beginnings to award winning work, including his DPAGB where he attained the highest marks possible, a unique achievement.
Harry Gardiner who is not only an excellent photographer but an artist too. This shows clearly with his work, not being conventional and staid . He chatted about the merits of Mobile Phone cameras . In other words a great image with a story can be captured easily by anyone . His iconic Tenby in the Snow provided a super illustration on being aware of light and that special moment . This was a 9 image stitched panoramic and has been extremely popular in canvas sales.
In the second half, Gill Mackay, Charlie Kidd and Dave Bolton worked on a few provided images from fellow members. They all had different approaches to post processing but the results were all super. Lots of suggestions for sharpening, cropping and tonal work in several programmes were illustrated.
Dave Bolton has a reputation at club for being very creative in his work. We were treated to a run through his inventive ideas with suggestions of props and techniques to achieve something ingenious ! Wonderful thought processes ….
Club members thoroughly enjoyed the evening, with expressions of thanks and praise to Gill, Charlie, Harry, Neil and Dave being universal from everyone.
Next Week is the judging of the first competition this season …..The First Open , judged by Brian Coleman. There is also hand in for the Landscape Competition.