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Programme 2011Unless stated otherwise these events will be held at: Get the programme reminders here: Sat 3rd March A Shooting Cripplegate walk to help us get a bit of a fix on local history and to take some more photos. We'll be needing lots of photos! We'll set off from outside the Museum of the Order of St John, just off Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 4DA at 11am. The museum is free and opens at 10am. You'll need at least 1/2 hour to take in the museum, so aim to arrive between 10-10.30.
March 6th 2012 Competition 3 of the year has the theme of "People/Portraits" Drawing on the fantastic advice and enthuseasm of recent speaker David Levine members are asked to photograph people either in a formal portrait setting or a more casual environmental one. In the upcoming NPG exhibition of the Taylor Wessing portrait prize up to ten people are featured in one portrait entry, so thinking outside the box should be our modus operandi. Top pro photographer, the aforementioned, David Levine will come and judge our efforts. So lens cap off and thinking cap on!!!!!!!!!! March 20th Talk by award winning Documentary Photographer Julio Etchart Julio grew up in Uruguay and later settled in the UK where he studied Documentary Photography at Newport Art College. He has since travelled round the world working as a documentary photographer for the international media and Non Governmental Organizations including War on Want, Save The Children, OXFAM, Christian Aid, CAFOD, VSO, UNICEF, the British Council and the European Union. After being awarded a World Press Photo First Prize in the Environment category, He produced 'The Four Elements', a touring exhibition on ecological issues, sponsored by the European Union. He has also worked for PR and touring agencies, promoters and magazines to cover musical events, festivals, dance and theatre. His current release is a photo-book: Katha: in the footsteps of George Orwell in Burma On the 20th of March he is coming to talk to us and show some of his work. Miss it and weep!!! 3rd April 1) Street Art - the Graffiti of East London by Brian Groves. 2) "Flora and fauna", a guide to macro flower photography and travel wildlife photography by Jools, based on examples from her portfolio. 3) "A guide to British wildlife photography" will be a practical guide to taking wildlife photos in Britain by Jools. There will be a special Suffolk bird weekend briefing at the end for those attending the event she has organised. Jools says, "I received my first SLR as a reward for passing my O levels and went on to learn black & white developing and printing with City and Guilds. I have a wide interest in photography having been both a wedding photographer, and still life addict. I have abandoned film in favour of the flexibilty and creativity offered by the digital SLR. This allowed me to develop my wildlife skills and pursue my great passion: the puffin!" See more at Jools' website. 17th April TBA 8th May 2012 AGM 8th - 16th May 2012 Setting up Shooting Cripplegate exhibition in Islington Museum 15th May. Last competition of the season with judge John Woolliams Sat 19th May. Set up exhibition in The Horseshoe from 10am. Tues 22nd May. Radicals Rebels and Revolutionaries: A brief political history of Clerkenwell Green. By Ben Smith of Islington Local History Centre. Upstairs at The Horseshoe, 24, Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0AG. All welcome, admission free. 25th May Talk by longtime Clerkenwell resident and photographer, Colin O'Brien, at Islington Museum. 12th June 2012 A talk by Kevin Herbert entitled "Exposing for Digital" Without being too technical Kevin will cover more than just exposure with practical advice on how sensors respond to exposure, white balance (colour temperature) correction, black levels adjustment, plus a little look at tweeks in Lightroom. No photoshop in sight! A digitally projected talk about imaging. Kevin's vast knowledge of sensors was gained whilst developing chips for Kodak. This promises to be a very interesting and, quite different take, on Exposing for Digital. 26th June Talk by Jeremy Hunter. Jeremy Hunter divides his time between television and photojournalism and has worked in many places around the world. As a photo-journalist he specializes in Travel Reportage and contributes to The Sunday Times, The Telegraph Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, The Guardian, Mail on Sunday, Bunte, Conde Nast Traveller, Stern, Epoca, Wanderlust and many other travel-related magazines. In September 2009, his reportage on "Tribes of the Omo Valley" was recognised with a UNESCO-HPA award. 6th Aug Alan Gore, on using Photoshop Elements. At Barbican Library, 6.45pm. All Welcome. Meetings continue throughout 2012 on the 1st & 3rd Tues. of each month, as well as at other times. All welcome. |
