Judge – Erica Oram CPAGP AFIAP BPE3*

Our Annual showcase of some of the best prints from the East Of England

ZOOM Presentation –

Speaker – Geoff Reader

“How to be a Portrait Photographer” has been amended to make it more instructional.
It is still primarily a set of Geoff’s best and varied portrait images, but broken into sections that explain and show how things like colour and props help.
Where to find models.
How to talk to models to get the best out of them + lots more.

Will we love your images? One-to-one critique sessions

1. Bring in 3 images, by way of Print or DPI that you would like feedback on. Please bring DPI images on a Laptop, Tablet or Phone – we only have a limited number of laptops to use if the image is on a USB key.
2. There will be tables set up with randomly chosen members sitting at each one.
3. Choose one of your images to present to the other member at the table for friendly, constructive feedback.
4. Members will be rotated to sit at each table for 3 minutes to either give or receive feedback. At the end of each interval a bell or whistle is given to alert members to move onto the next table.

Practical session with Jonathan Sayer

Bring your camera with closest focus lens, and a Tripod if you have one, for an evening of photographing small things!
Five separate lighting setups from Ring Light to Light Cube will be available to try.
Bring a spare SD card if you want to try a Macro (1:1) rig.
Loan gear available.

Judge – Ken Payne

Round 4 of 6

Prints and Projected Images.

ZOOM Presentation

Speaker – Sue Clark LRPS CPAGB AWPF

Image manipulation, now often colloquially called “photoshopping” is nothing new and not restricted to digital images, it has been done since “imaging” was invented.
The camera may not “lie” – but the photographer can “alter the truth”.

ZOOM Presentation –

Speaker – Mike Bennett, LRPS, DPAGB, EFIAP, BPE3*

Mike will be discussing all sorts of photography and techniques and the talk is split into 2 parts with straight photography (Documentary, Street, Sport and Projects) in the 1st half and more creative/created images in the 2nd, including for a couple of the images, how Mike planned the construction and the thought process involved to get to the finished image.

The President’s choice of theme for this year’s challenge is “MOTION”.

The Judge will be Nick Akers.

From 8:00pm a walk around the town centre to photograph the Christmas Lights then back to the Free Church for some hot drinks including non-alcoholic mulled wine courtesy of Nicky.

Then from 9:00pm

Photographing people at events with Graham Shirra
A look at taking portraits of co-operative subjects at re-enactments, historical parades and places.