Day: 18 August 2011

September Judge – Man Made Timber Structures (monochrome)

Dave Sumner

I hope that you will all agree with me that last months judges Fiona and Andrew were absolutely brilliant and we were very honoured to have them judge for us at our humble little club. This month we really do need to be rolling out the red carpet because the calibre of judges coming to our club is absolutely astounding and it is all a big thanks to Peter Myers and of course the judges themself.

The judge for September stands up there as one of the best wedding photographers IN THE WORLD, Nick Ghionis. Nick travels the world taking images and talking to audiences so we are very fortunate to have volunteer his time to judge our images. Here is Nick’s biography and please feel free to click the logo at the end to visit Nick’s Site:

Nick Ghionis is an extraordinary talent and one of Australia’s most sought after wedding photographers. WPPI 1st place WINNER for the past three years ( Bride and Groom, Fashion and Science and Industrial) Also winning first place in the humour category in wedding the same year . His multi award winning photography both nationally and internationally, sees him at the helm of XSiGHT photography, one of the most respected wedding & portrait studio’s in Australia. Nick’s passionate approach to photography and business makes him an industry leader that has seen him at the top of his field for the last 10 years. His glamorous and emotive images, are admired by his clients and peers alike.

Nick along with his wife Sharifa are the owners of the flourishing wedding and portrait studio: XSiGHT Photography based in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fairfield.

Wedding photography and portraits remain Nick’s great love, giving him scope to be creative and to work with people. “…Wedding photography gives a photographer the privilege of being around people at very intimate moments. We are invited to share and capture the moments, moods and events that surround a wedding. It’s so much more than just the wedding ceremony, it’s the joy and tension that goes into that event and the celebrations that follow…” Nick says of his successful XSiGHT business

Workshop Night – Ian Rolfe’s Presentation Report

Dave Sumner

On Tuesday 16th August we had the well known photographer Ian Rolfe visit and give us a presentation on landscape photography and the light. Ian opened his presentation to a packed Wadham House with a slideshow of his landscape images which were truly stunning. It was immediately obvious to us all that this man knew how to find and capture the light and use it to his advantage in his work. Ian went on to talk about the different types of light as well as composition, exposure, Depth of Field and many other factors that effect all of the shots that we take. Ian showed us that it is the work prior to taking the image that is important and less towards the post production that we have all come to expect from images.

Ian finished his talk with a slideshow of King Island and passed on some information about the tours that he runs there, four times per year.

Ian Rolfe Photography

All in all we had a very good evening and I think we all came away with something that we never knew prior to it. So thank you very much to Ian and we look forward to seeing his techniques applied to shots submitted into future club competitions.

Dave