Waverley Camera Club

This month’s homework for those attending the beginners class on the 23rd of June is:

I want you to pick a subject, it can be whatever you like – your house, your car, a pair of socks, a roadsign, next doors cat with the runny eye, anything at all and photograph it in the best light possible.

If for some reason you do choose a pair of socks then you will be able to control the light. If you choose something outdoors then you will have to work with whatever light you get over the next couple of weeks.
Too easy! you say. To make it a bit harder I want each of you to reply to xkaishox@hotmail.com by next Monday and tell me what it is that you are going to shoot.

The main purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking about light. If you were at last Tuesday’s meeting you would have heard Bev Pascoe stress over and over how important lighting is to make a shot stand out.

I want you not to forget about composition either so whatever subject you choose I want you to shoot in both the landscape and portrait formats and use whatever compositional tools you can.

So there it is. Your assignment for this week is to choose a subject and let me know what it is by this coming Monday (the 8th).
Shoot that subject in the best possible light.
Email two shots – one in landscape format and one portrait format to:
homework@waverleycameraclub.org
Have your emails in by 7pm on Monday the 22nd of June.
Label your files with your name and then number from 1 to 2.
eg: peted01 and peted02

Most importantly: have fun doing it.

The June 16 workshop will be a sound triggered flash and still life night.

In one room George Skarbek will set up his sound triggered flash rig and in the other we will attempt to do some table top photography. This means you have to bring some stuff with you on the night… Your camera and tripod for one.

For the sound triggered flash you can bring whatever you like that will make a noise to set the flash off. George is going to bring some balloons to pop with a dart. It wouldn’t hurt to have more balloons on hand so if you have some handy bring them with you. Other things that will work on the night could include breaking a light globe with a hammer, perhaps we could get in close and photograph a match being lit.

I am counting on you to come up with some more, interesting options. What about coating someone’s hands with flour and getting them to clap? There are endless possibilities so please bring any blown light globes you have lying around and anything else you want to have a go at. Please keep in mind that if you want to make a mess you will have to clean it up.
Because we will be smashing glass please bring your sunglasses or another type of eye protection with you. The last thing I want on the night is to have a piece of glass lodge itself in someones eye. It’s unlikely but best to be prepared. I will have a few pairs of safety goggles but not enough to go around.

In the other room we will attempt to do some table top photography. Dave Sumner is going to bring some older style cameras for us to take pictures of. You might have a bunch of flowers or a model train that you would like to shoot.

BRING THEM IN.

It doesn’t matter what it is this is really an exercise in composition and lighting. We also need you to bring some light sources with you. Any kind of light source will do be it a desk lamp or torch or whatever else you can think of. If it needs to be plugged in we will also need you to bring extension cords and powerboards. If you have these things and don’t bring them in then what’s going to happen if everyone else thinks the same as you?

This has all the makings of a really fun (and educational) night but it’s up to us – we’re only going to get out what we put in. See you there.

This coming Sunday, June 7th we are having our regular monthly photographic shoot at the magnificent Montsalvat.

We plan to meet between 12 noon and 12.30pm in front of the cafe and hopefully will get some great location shots in the afternoon.

Bring your own lunch or use the facilities at Montsalvat, however we understand that lunch time bookings for the restaurant are essential.

Members, guests and friends are all welcome…

Oh and don’t forget your camera!!
and don’t leave your tripod in the boot of your car either.

We are proposing to introduce a “Special Interest” group for all members interested in learning how to create A/V’s (Audio/Visual presentations).

A/V’s are a special category of image presentation which camera clubs can create for their own competitions, and indeed can enter into VAPS inter club competitions and various national competitions. At the recent VAPS muster over 20 clubs entered A/V’s into the VAPS competition.

An A/V is usually a presentation of a collection of images, usually set to music, and occasionaly with a narrative or voice over. An A/V normally runs for approximately 4 minute.

We are fortunate at WCC to have Ross Garner as one of our members. Ross is VERY knowledgeable on this subject and we may be able to persuade Ross to give us the benefit of his knowledge…let’s see.

If anyone is interested in joining this group please contact either Dave Sumner or Peter Myers. We will possibly need to arrange a meeting place (Wadham House?) and time, and agree on a special interest group membership fee to cover the meeting room hire etc.

Monthly Competition Rules Reminder

Just a quick post to remind everyone that images are due this Tuesday 2nd Jun 09 for the July Open competition. Also please remember that ALL prints submitted must be accompanied with a EDI version which should be titled with a ‘P’ as follows WCCBP0907 – 99A – My Image