Our own member, Don Dickins, will give a presentation on the topic of Still Life Photography.
We are familiar with still life photographs of food, flowers, bottles of wine, shoes, jewellery, appliances and equipment as used in advertising. Still life photography, the depiction and arrangement, generally, of mainly inanimate objects, gives the photographer many challenges in the choice of the design elements used within the composition. Lighting, as always in photography, is part of that challenge. This presentation will help members prepare for the Competition Topic on Still Life on 17 June 2019.
Dear members
We, the committee, have decided to add another outing to our calendar, Tin City. Tin City is near Nelson Bay, Newcastle, approximately 2 hours from Pennant Hills. (If you were at our last competition meeting Elaine Holiday’s Top Shot was taken at Tin City).
Where: Tin City
Date: 25 May 2019
Time: Sunrise is 6.14 but we will meet at Anna Bay at 5am approximately.
Cost: $50.00 per person
Minimum numbers: 10 Maximum: 20
Please confirm asap. Partners welcome. Once you have confirmed and paid there will be no refunds available as we have to pay per booking.
Important information: the bus will leave on time and this trip depends on the tide and can only travel on the shoreline. There are plenty of choices for accommodation if you wish to stay for the weekend or night before.
More information can be found:
I will provide further information and confirm timings once we have confirmation of participants.
Kind regards
Nancy
President
Christmas in July will be held at the Geranium Cottage @ 6.30pm Monday 1st July 2019 .
Where: Geranium Cottage 838 Old Northern Road, Middle Dural
Time: 6.30 for 7pm dinner
PLEASE PAY NOW: $45.00 per person to Pennant Hills Photographic Club bank account: BSB: 032 087 Account: 731071 using the CODE: XJuly Your Name
Dress: in layers – if you get hot you take off if you get cold you can put on!!!
If you haven’t let us know that you are coming please do so – latecomers very welcome.
I look forward to seeing you at our Christmas in July.
Thanks
Nancy
President
0481 345 320
Underwater Photography with Kevin Deacon
Kevin Deacon is considered one of Australia’s most experienced, accomplished and highly published underwater photographers. His images have received international acclaim and have graced the pages of prestigious books and magazines through out the World during the past 25 years.
Kevin’s expertise and experience includes organizing and leading adventure dive and underwater photography / video tours to exotic locations throughout the world. As a keen naturalist he also enjoys introducing divers to the incredible biodiversity of the marine world. As an expedition leader Kevin has been responsible for many successful expeditions and photo shoots for other notable photographers & naturalists such as Jean Michel Cousteau & David Doubilet, National Geographic.
Due to the prohibition on non-essential gatherings, and this group outing has been cancelled.
Zoom meeting details sent out separately.
- presentation on Architecture run by our member Jeff Akers
- Top Shot Winners for Creative to give a talk on how they created their winning entry (same as we do at our meetings)
- Discussion Time – discussion on photography queries members might have eg printing
The presentation will be given on-line. Access details will be given closer to the date.
Leonard Murray Metcalf is the founder and headteacher of Lens School. Len is renowned for his exquisite photographs and supportive, gentle teaching style. His broad experience both as an art educator and photographer makes him an ideal mentor as you develop your own photography.
Len’s journey towards photographic education began long ago, with the gift of his first camera as a young boy in the Blue Mountains, and his first teaching experience in a local Scout troupe at fifteen years old. After graduating from High School, Len took a job as an outdoor educator in Kangaroo Valley to support himself through a Visual Arts degree, majoring in Photography. This was the beginning of a lifelong quest to combine his passions for adventure, education and photography.
While studying Fine Art, Len had the opportunity to learn from fine teachers such as George Schwartz, Eardly Lancaster Julie Brown-Rrap and Lynn Roberts Goodwin at the City Art Institute (now Faculty of Fine Arts at NSW University).
He graduated with straight distinctions and received the coveted award for ‘Most Outstanding Advanced Colour Photographer’. Turning down two corporate photography sponsorship offers, Len instead pursued a career in education and outdoor adventure. Photography became his unbridled passion and his escape from work.
During his 30 year career in the education sector, Len worked with numerous schools and businesses as an experiential educator, facilitating learning outcomes through experiences in the outdoors.
In the tertiary education sector Len worked at the University of Technology, Sydney in the Faculty of Adult Education as course coordinator and lecturer in the Bachelor of Teaching program. Later, he took on a role in the TAFE system as a vocational trainer designing, developing, coordinating and running some of the best industry courses in the world for over twenty years.
After 30 years as a facilitator, educator and trainer, Len was ready to pursue a new direction. He completed a Graduate Diploma in Art Education at Sydney University and a Masters Degree in Adult Education at the University of Technology, Sydney.
In 2000 Len founded Len’s School. Since then he has been teaching, mentoring and guiding photographers in some of the most spectacular landscapes in Australia, from arid deserts and windswept coasts to his backyard in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
Malcolm Fackender is an Australian award winning travel photographer who specialises in small group photographic tours. Malcolm has been involved with and successful at photography since a young teenager, winning a Gold Medal in 1985 at the age of seventeen. Initially, Malcolm had a strong interest in macro and bird photography, but more recently developed a strong interest in travel photography, where he has broadened his photographic interests to cover many other genres.
Through his company Spotlight on Asia, and with the assistance of local and international travel agencies, Malcolm has successfully planned, arranged and led 63 small group photographic tours to Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. Being passionate about photography, travel and just being around and inspiring fellow photographers, Malcolm intends to build his business to include many more countries in the years to come.
Having been involved with Photographic clubs in Sydney and New South Wales for over 30 yrs, Malcolm is always eager to share his knowledge with the members of clubs as well as any other photographers and clients. Malcolm regularly conducts educational and inspirational photographic talks at various photographic clubs and has recently incorporated workshops into his business. Malcolm actually gets much more joy out of inspiring and teaching people than receiving any competition awards. For him, there is no greater joy than seeing or hearing about the successes that past clients have with images taken on one of his tours. This is one of the main reasons clients are happy to continue travelling with Spotlight on Asia whenever a new destination is released. In addition to introducing new exciting destinations, Malcolm always freely gives advice on photographic equipment and technique.
Personally, Malcolm enjoys taking photographs and extending himself wherever possible. He believes that photography is a cycle of continuous improvement from a technical, hardware and creative perspective and as such looks forward to growing and extending his portfolio for many years to come.
Note: Due to Health Department Orders,* the meeting will held via Zoom (not Nancy’s house). Zoom details are the usual.
Kind regards
Nancy
