FOCUS CERPS WINNERS 2018 AND 2019
Edenvale Photo Club Newsletter - March 2020
Sharing Visual Art since 1950
02 / MARCH 2020 COVER IMAGE BY CLARE APPLEYARD Story behind the shot: There are a few of us who regularly head into the Johannesburg city centre to capture everything from architecture, to sunsets and classic street photography. This shot was taken back in February 2019, on one of our unplanned Sunday afternoon walks. We’ll look at the weather, look at our schedules and say “Let’s go shoot”. The weather was initially uninspiring but as the afternoon grew later, the clouds started thinning out and some magical light started hitting the streets. We were walking up Commissioner Street towards Gandhi Square when I noticed a break in the clouds and some sun rays starting to break through towards the west of the city. I snapped the empty street with the sky and sun peeking through, and, as I put down my camera, I noticed a father and his son starting to head across the street. I waited until they were in the middle of the Rea Vaya bus lane and took the photo of them. Unfortunately as they crossed the road, the sun was briefly obscured by the cloud, so to get the photo I was wanting, I combined the first photo of the sun rays with the photo of the father and his son.
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EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA
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DEAR MEMBERS Writing this after 4 days in isolation. The world has been severely impacted by this virus and I doubt it will ever be the same again. Theories abound and I think we will never know the full truth of what happened or why. Business have been affected, small and large and no doubt unemployment will rise. The effect this is having on our club is very small in comparison.
Various challenges and ideas have been posted on our Facebook page. Use this time to experiment. It helps us grow and see things in a different perspective. A small part of me is hoping that with no movement for at least three weeks, birdlife will start returning to dams and hides. Not sure if that
Luckily, we can operate remotely and effectively at that. It does mean that club meetings will be postponed until this has all settled down. Although we cannot be out and about, this does give us time to reflect, unwind and focus on what is important.
Chairman: David Wolstencroft 083 229 8066 davewol@gmail.com
It also gives us an opportunity to try something new, photographically. Table-top, macro, that elusive bird in the garden, maybe even something abstract using oil and water. We can study up on Photoshop and try new things. Everything we do is a learning experience that helps us improve our craft.
will be long enough, but there is always hope. It has been rather dismal for a while now. Reasons are unknown. Perhaps remoter areas are more untouched and quieter for water birds. I will conclude with a strong wish that you all keep well and healthy in these trying times. Look after yourselves and return stronger and wiser. Dave
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Committee Members Chairman:
MEETING TIME AND PLACE 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 18H30 FOR 19H00 EDENVALE COMMUNITY CENTRE COR. VAN RIEBEECK & 2ND STREET, EDENVALE
David Wolstencroft 083 229 8066 davewol@gmail.com
Salons, Judges and Outings: John Coumbias 079 1732 825 jcoumbias@telkomsa.net
Marketing and Secretary: Natasha Bird 082 920 8898 mnktrad@mweb.co.za
Newsletter Editor & Graphic Design: Hanli Smit 083 253 1034 hanlis54@gmail.com
Treasurer: Ted Kinsman 083 461 2350 tkinsman@global.co.za
Certificates & Awards Des Alexander 083 226 1452 neoncomp@webmail. co.za
New Members, Social Media & Website Clare Appleyard 083 234 0247 clare.appleyard@gmail.com
Scoring & Promotions:
Training:
Jorge Borralho 082 337 9575
Robbie Aspeling 082 309 7470 rob@raphoto.co.za
Jorge.borralho@vodamail.co.za
IN THIS ISSUE LEWIS MORLEY Past Masters Page 6
11 March Winners Page 20
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Paula Rutherford Judge Focus Page 44
February Winners Page 23
MEMBER FOCUS Michael Broschk Page30
Trip down memory lane By Jorge Borralho Page 12
Scoring explained Page47
Set subject ideas Page 48
Composition 101 Page 16 PSSA Salon Info Page42
06 / MARCH 2020 PAST MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Lewis
Morley
Morley was born in Hong Kong to English and Chinese parents and interned in Stanley Internment Camp during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kongbetween 1941 and 1945, when he was released and emigrated to the United Kingdom with his family. He studied at Twickenham Art School for three years, and spent time as a painter in Paris in the 1950s. Perhaps best known for his photographs of Christine Keeler and Joe Orton, Morley began his career with assignments for magazines such as Tatler. He was also a successful theatre photographer for over 100 West End productions. His publicity photographs for the Beyond The Fringe revue (1961) included a study of the cast Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller which was used for the best selling LP Cover of the show.
07 / MARCH 2020 Morley emigrated to Australia in 1971 with his wife Patricia and son Lewis, where he lived in the inner west of Sydney. He did studio and commercial work photographing architecture and food in magazines such as Belle, and worked with interior designers and stylists such as Babette Hayes, and Charmaine Solomon until his retirement in 1987. In 1989 he collaborated with photography curator Terence Pepper in staging his first museum retrospective at London’s National Portrait Gallery and subsequently donated all the images printed for the exhibition as part of a larger archive of his work. His first autobiography Black and White Lies was published in 1992. In the mid 1990s, Morley ventured into the gallery business when he opened
The Lewis Morley Photographers Showcase. Embracing the great tradition of photographic salons, the gallery presented the work of a variety of local photographers from a range of genres. In 1999, Lewis Morley appeared in the Contemporary Australian Photographers series. It was followed in 2003 with the release of a film about his life and an exhibition, Myself and Eye, at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
Lewis Morley is perhaps best known for his images of Christine Keeler, the main character in the infamous Profumo affair In December 1963, Keeler pleaded guilty to charges of perjury before Sir Anthony Hawke, the Recorder of London, and she was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, serving four and a half months in prison.
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09 / MARCH 2020 Lewis Morley images
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Lewis Morley images
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12 / MARCH 2020 A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
Sharing Visual Art since
1950 This year is a very special year at
Edenvale Photographic Club.... We are celebrating our 70th year of existence, we would love to publish relevant and interesting historical clippings and any news that has transpired over the past 70 years. Send any contributions to hanlis54@gmail.com
13 / MARCH 2020 Edenvale Photography Club…a view into the history of the constitution Jorge Borralho The last recorded Constitution document for our club spans back to 1972. Almost half a century has gone by and not a huge amount has changed in terms of governance rules of the club, however, many operational changes took place as we have already seen in the previous report of our beloved club’s history. In this article we delve into some of the interesting facts and changes that have contributed to the existence and history of the club today and more so our constitution. The Edenvale Photographic Club had its roots firmly intertwined with neighboring clubs and it was from one such club that our constitution took shape and became a reality. The club we took reference from was the Germiston Camera and Cine Club which sadly no longer exists. During that period the club’s committee founded the basic principles of the club: •To promote an interest in photography. •To arrange photographic events and entertainment. •To assist and instruct in the art of photography. Sound familiar? Well it should, since these core values of the club have not changed since then, as our current constitution and website list these same values as core to what the club is all about and our focus going forward.
Moving forward to the present; what has changed significantly is that our country went through its historic political transformation in 1994, and so did our clubs outlook in terms of racial and demographic participation. Today we pride ourselves on being an open, multi-cultural, multi-racial and communal social club that welcomes all. Focusing on 1972 again,and the constitution of the club. Committee members were appointed at the club’s AGM as is the case today. Below is a comparison of the committee roles in 1972 compared to 2020: As the comparison shows, there is not a major difference between the two eras, except that we now have nine committee posts versus eight; and some roles have been combined under one portfolio whereas others have expanded into separate portfolios. The addition of the ninth committee member came about in 2020, a very recent and justifiable addition to the EPC Committee. CLUB PRESIDENT N/A Chairman Chairperson Secretary Marketing Co-ordinator Club Liaison, Social Media & Website Programme Secretary Joint Committee Public Relations Officer Marketing Editor of newsletter Newsletter
Competitions secretary Vice Chairperson, Salons, Judges & Outings Scoring and Promotions Training & Skills Development Certificates & Award Not a major difference to what our club has today, the differences are that we now have 9 committee posts versus 8 back then, some roles have been combined under one person and others broken out into separate portfolios, the current ninth member to the committee came about in 2020 so this is a recent addition to the changes for justified reasons
What is interesting is back then in 1972, An interesting fact in 1972, is that the mayor of Edenvale would automatically be nominated as the club’s president, a post and a situation that clearly no l onger occurs. However, I presume the reason for this was that it was probably prudent to keep regional leaders involved and participating in the promotion and growth of both the club and the community. As for most of the rules including the scoring etc. ,not much has changed in the last 50 years, in fact the changes that did happen were mostly around the medium of photography i.e. film and print was pretty much the only medium used in the past decades. It radically changed from the 90’s on. Digital photography has become the mainstream medium at all clubs and associations globally, and the film and print mediums have almost disappeard into obsolescence. In the early film days the club entry categories naturally were different, namely •Colour transparancies (35mm Slides if you recall or are from that era). •Monochrome prints (Still a beautiful medium but sadly all but become obsolete). •Cine films (Originally restricted to Standard 8, super 8, 9.5mm and 16 mm film for enthusiasts).
14 / MARCH 2020 The latter being an expensive medium for most individuals back then and required specific projectors for the various formats so was restricted in its popularity, nevertheless an interesting approach from a club perspective to have this as a category already back in the 70’s. A tidbit of interesting trivia about the Cine method of scoring, if a member submitted a film and the judge awarded it Gold, the film length in feet, was taken into consideration and then divided by 50 to reach the number of Gold awards the contributing author would receive toward promotion.
Members of the club in the 70’s had different sections that provided the path to growth and promotion within the club, these sections were as follows: •
Beginner section
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Intermediate section
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Advanced section
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Senior section
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Masters section
After reaching the Masters section, members were encouraged to participate in the PSSA distinction programs and go for what we today know as the APSSA distinction. The club promotional criteria remained in place fairly unchanged for almost 50 years, as you may be aware, recently we changed the promotion levels and
Today naturally everything has gone digital and many clubs have employed AV or Audio Visual categories to substitute the film equivalent of past. This is a potential area of growth for Edenvale Photographic Club as it’s becoming more popular amongst photographers, clubs and photographic associations globally these days, given that all digital cameras now support the ability to create video in its various formats i.e. HD – 1920X1080, UHD – 3840X2160 (Standard 4K), 4096X2160 (Cinema 4K) etc .
scoring system to align with current best practices across national clubs and PSSA recommendations and standards. The full details of the 2020 scoring and promotional changes reside on the clubs Web Site located at https://edenvalephotoclub.co.za/club-information/promotion-criteria/
please take the time to familiarize yourself with these changes and if you have any queries or concerns please contact Dave Wolstencroft or Jorge Borralho for further clarification. Back to the 70’s once again and looking at the various differences to how the club handled awards then versus what is done today, EPC had various floating trophies which were awarded to the top photographers in the various competitions, for example:
15 / MARCH 2020 •T h e A b e S h a r p f l o a t i n g trophy – Annual award to the top photographer in colour transparencies. •T h e R u d m a n f l o a t i n g trophy – Annual award to the top photographer in Monochrome prints. •T h e Te r e s f l o a t i n g t r o p h y – Annual award to the top cinematographer in Cine films. •T h e G i l l ’ s t r o p h y – Annual floating trophy given to the winner of set subject competition for transparencies. •T h e U r n – A n n u a l f l o a t i n g trophy given to the winner of set subjects competition for monochrome prints. •T h e C h a l i c e – A n n u a l floating trophy given to the winner of set subjects competition for Cine films. •T h e Te r e s Tr o p h y – Fo r the most enthusiastic m e m b e r. •T h e R o g e r C a l l e g a r i Plaque – Annual award to clubs most successful member achieving salon acceptances. •T h e S y d S c h u l t z Tr o p h y – Fo r m o s t s u c c e s s f u l b e g i n n e r.
Currently we have our annual awards dinner celebrating the various winners in the prescribed current categories including our annual club competition. Nothing quite as glamorous or prestigious as in the past. I believe this too is an area EPC should redress as most other clubs still have their annual awards rewarding their respective winning members with something to be proud of. It’s not to say that our awards are not worthy but they certainly could be far better than a certificate which isn’t even framed Rewarding those who go above and beyond is a good way to keep them in the club, and not running off to other clubs where they feel more appreciated. Showing appreciation for the top photographers is motivational and generates interest as well creates opportunity for other aspiring photographers.
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COMPOSITION 101
Golden Triangle Photography I found these snippets on the web The golden triangle: compose pictures classically. ... The golden triangle is instead a classical rule of composition used in paintings and photography. This timeless rule states that to create a harmonious image, the main subject should describe the shape of a triangle. What is Triangle Photography? Triangles are a great way of grouping together three points of a photograph and organizing them to portray a certain feeling such as stability, aggression, instability, etc. When you understand this, you can use them as invisible features of a photo to evoke strong feelings in the viewer The golden ratio, sometimes called the Fibonacci Spiral, golden spiral, phi grid, or golden mean, is a composition guide. It helps lead the viewer’s eye through the entire photo, leading to more captivating images. ... The golden ratio, based on the spirals seen in nature from DNA to waves
COMPOSITION 101
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5 Rules on Composition to Create More Compelling Photographs 1. The Rule of Thirds When starting out, it is natural to place your subject at the centre of the frame. However, in a photograph having your subject placed dead centre often leads to a boring composition. Doing this often makes our photographs look predictable. . The Rule of Thirds is one of the most popular compositional techniques. The Rule of Thirds divides your scene into a 3×3 grid with equal size rectangles. To follow this rule, compose your subject in one third of the frame or on the line. This creates a more dynamic and pleasing composition since it gives more emphasis to your subject and their environment. With regards to the photo below, our eyes go immediately to the children who are the primary subjects of the photograph. Also be aware of the direction that your subject is looking or moving towards. Generally, it is better for them to look or move into the frame. The same holds true when you’re taking a landscape photo; it’s more interesting to put either the landscape or sky in two thirds of the frame to give it more importance . Placing the horizon in the middle of the frame makes for an uninteresting composition where neither the sky nor landscape is emphasized. Using the Rule of Thirds provides balance to the photograph by using the two third’s section of the frame to compliment the one thirds section of the frame where the subject is placed.
2. Leading Lines Leading lines are diagonal lines that naturally exist in a scene which help the viewer’s eyes move from one direction to another. The lines are created from converging perspectives as seen through the camera. They should be framed in a way that draws the viewer’s eyes towards the primary subject as they can drawthe viewer’s eyes away from the subject when used improperly.
3. Reduce Clutter Clutter is pretty much anything in the photograph that takes your attention away from your primary subject. This can be anything from a Styrofoam cup, a busy tree branch, or any busy details on a focused background that do not help enhance the scene. This of course does not mean that you can nor should you only shoot against a plain background. The first image of the couple in the bamboo forest works well because the repeating lines are relatively uniform in direction. Were they not, then it would lead to a busy and cluttered background. Shallow depth of field is another great way to reduce clutter and give visual weight to your subject.
4. Contrasting Colors Another way to make your subject stand out is by using contrasting colors. Examples of this include vibrant vs muted colors, warm vs cool colors, and dark vs light colors. The last one, light and dark, is especially important because our eyes tend to move from darker colors towards lighter colors.
5. Creative Framing Framing your subjects is a great way to isolate your subject is to use framing. This can be done with either defocused foreground objects or solid color shape elements. Just make sure that what you are using to frame is not so overly busy that it fights for attention.
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SPECIAL SUBJECT WINNER
Special Subject MARCH WINNER
Jorge Borralho
Symmetry Lines and Reflections
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ONE STAR WINNER 11 MARCH
Dandelion
Linda Carter
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ONE STAR WINNER 11 MARCH
Balloon
Brian Abrahams
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TWO STAR WINNER 11 MARCH
Yellowbilled Stork
Andrew Mayes
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THREE STAR WINNER 11 MARCH
Ellies
Augusto Dias
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THREE STAR WINNER 11 MARCH
Butchart Gardens
Brian Kleinwort
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FOUR STAR WINNER 11 MARCH
Are you sharing
Des Alexander
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FOUR STAR WINNER 11 MARCH
How much longer
Clare Appleyard
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FIVE & 5 STAR HONOURS WINNER
11 MARCH
Swallow tailed Bee eater snack Natasha Bird
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FIVE & 5 STAR HONOURS WINNER
11 MARCH
Dream Flight
Jorge Borralho
30 / MARCH 2020 MEMBER FOCUS MICHAEL BROSCHK
Member FOCUS Michael Broschk
In the early months of 2017, I was coaxed to go to the Edenvale Photographic Club with my aunt, after this delightful experience I discovered an interest in photography. So, soon enough after expressing my interest in photography, I was gifted a Nikon D7000 - which is still the camera I use today. Ever since that one meeting I have been going to shoots, meetings and expeditions with my aunt, and sometimes some friends. Ever since I can remember I have been surrounded by photographers. My mom and aunt, my parental figures, were always involved in photography, every other Wednesday they would go to a meeting and I would stay at home with my grandmother - longing to join them! But now I can and it is all I could have imagined: a place filled with passion, laughter and an immeasurable amount of wisdom. Young and old, professional and amateur, Nikon and Canon, all these people in one place seen as one person, regardless of knowledge nor division. Everyone is equal yet dierent, everyone is a photographer. Every photographer has their own style, their own genre if you would - mine would be nature photography. I love nature photography above anything else; I just love being on edge, never knowing what is hidden behind the next bush. The element of surprise plays a big role in my photography, seeing the unimaginable, somehow achieving a photo which should not be possible, but is. Although I love nature photography, I do dabble in other categories such as still life and photographic journalism. I do not want to make this hobby my profession, I want to keep it as a way of spending my free time, thus popularity for me as a photographer is not too important. All I want to do is work to my greatest capability and enter some competitions required to show myself I am proficient of achieving something, being good at something, being more than I ever thought of myself. Photography is my way of increasing my expectations of myself, working harder and overall having fun, but none of this would have ever been possible if it weren’t for my aunt, Heidi.
31 / MARCH 2020 MEMBER FOCUS MICHAEL BROSCHK
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ONE STAR WINNER 25 MARCH
It is mine
Fabiola Geeven
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ONE STAR WINNER 25 MARCH
Chocolate
Linda Carter
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TWO STAR WINNER 25 MARCH
Trumpeter
Tony Wilson
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ONE STAR WINNER 25 MARCH
The look
Tony Wilson
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THREE STAR WINNER 25 MARCH
Big Catch
Brian Kleinwort
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THREE STAR WINNER 25 MARCH
a Rose is still a flower
Kenneth Kubheka
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FOUR STAR WINNER 25 MARCH
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5* & 5 Star Honours Winners 25 MARCH
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5* & 5 Star Honours Winners 25 MARCH
Trust Me
Natasha Bird
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PSSA Salons What are salons and why do we do them? Wikipedia: “From the seventeenth century to the early part of the twentieth century, artistic production in France was controlled by artistic academies which organized official exhibitions called salons.” To be able to exhibit your work on a salon, you had to obtain the approval of the judges. Today it is still the same in photography that all entries received are evaluated by the jury and only those found acceptable will be exhibited. And this is how we think of a photographic salon today – an exhibition of photography. Photographers are invited to submit their images in various categories for possible inclusion in the salon exhibition. A panel of judges scores all the submitted images and chooses approximately 20% for exhibition. The images that are chosen are known as “acceptances” and these are the “salon acceptanes” that are required for Club promotion. The acceptance rate will be different for each event and is set by the jury but within the parameters set by the organisations which approved the exhibition (salon) and lend their name to it (patronage). In South Africa, PSSA , as the national organisation representing amateur photographers, uses a guideline for acceptances for PDI (projected digital images) salons at between 20 and 25% and up to 35% for prints and Audio Visuals. Overseas you may see rates between 25 – 45%! The prime reason for presenting a salon is to see work that you would otherwise not see and share this work with all EPC members and the general public. The entry fee is there to cover cost and if there is a surplus, that is considered a bonus. Salons are either national, where only photographers from South Africa (as well as all members of PSSA worldwide) may enter or international ones where photographers from all over the world compete. A list of salons is published on the PSSA website, in Club newsletters. Entries for SA salons is generally done via PhotoVaultOnline.
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Current list of Salons as per the PSSA Webpage Get the Salon Brochures on Photovault or www.pssa.co.za
2020.04.11 Edenvale PDI Salon (Brochure Available) 2020.04.18 17th PSSA Up & Coming Competition 2020.04.25 Boksburg PDI Salon (Brochure Available) 2020.05.09 Magalies Foto Fun Club PDI Salon (Brochure Available) 2020.05.23 Paarl PDI Salon 2020.06.06 Heigel PDI Salon
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EDENVALE SALON
2020
PROJECTED DIGITAL IMAGE CATEGORIES: •Category A: Nature - Colour (including birds) •Category B: Portraits – Colour •Category C: Photojournalism and Sport – Colour •Category D: Travel and Street Photography – Monochrome •Category E: Open – Colour •Category F: Open – Monochrome SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES: • Entries must be submitted online at https://www.photovaultonline.com • No entries on CD discs or flash drives will be accepted. • No late entries will be accepted, judged or exhibited. ENTRY FEES: The entry fee is: • R7.00 per photo for PSSA members and • R11.00 per photo for non-PSSA members
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FOCUS ON VISITING JUDGE
Paula
Rutherford Hello Lovely Edenvale Camera Club Members,
I just adore photography! I think we all agree its “Simply the Best.” I am a different person with a camera in my hands. Working as a mechanical draughtswoman, designing underground mining, core drilling equipment for 11 years, really didn’t tick the artistic boxes in my life. Opportunity knocked – really loudly in 1998, and we lived for 9 years, in “Boris” Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Their humble living there, really made me, who I believe I am, today. Life is great, the entire world around us is incredible and we as photographers have this ability to capture moments in time. We are so lucky and I am forever grateful for the opportunities that have been afforded to me . What is your one photographic moment in time that you will never forget? Mine, was standing in a dusty, desert valley in Uzbek on the top of a battered old van. The only woman amongst hundreds of local Uzbeks, photographing a game of KopKari, or Headless Goat Polo. The hardened bareback horse riders, faces etched with dusty lines, wearing WW 11 helmets and inside out, colourful, hand sewn jackets, fighting to steal that poor deceased goat, from another rider, will stay with me forever. It would have been incredible if my photography was better then, but my memories are spot-on! Have fun – always. Regards Paula
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Some more winning images of Paula Rutherford
Due to the National Lockdown our Photo Club meetings were suspended, the lovely Paula Rutherford did remote judging with comments. The Committee and members of Edenvale Photo Club want to take this oppertunity to thank Paula for this sefless gesture and affording us her precious time.
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EPC-Scoring Explained BELOW FIND BELOW AN EXPLANATION ON OUR CURRENT SCORING METHOD
All of this still needs to be confirmed at our Special Meeting as soon as the Lockdown is over!! The scores attained by all club members, as of the first club meeting of 9th October 2019 (first club meeting for EPC year) until 22nd January 2020, have been retrofitted with all scores attained in the stated period following the new scoring and points system. The approach taken in retrofitting the five meetings prior to 12th February 2020 was to award points at the lowest level of each award range as follows: • • • • • •
COM = 13 Points Gold = 10 Points Silver = 7 Points Bronze = 4 Points No Award = 1 Point Club night winning images = 0 Points ( still to be discussed)
On 12th February 2020 onward, the NEW club scoring system went live, the previous meetings retrofitted scores were added to this club meeting and the above log is the net result. From February onward the club will have Set Subject evenings (4th Wednesday of each month), and only one image per member is allowed to be entered. Images will be scored between the range of 1-15 Points and the results will count toward Club Log as well as Promotions Log. If anyone needs clarification or they have issues or concerns, please feel free to call Jorge Borralho at your discretion.
50 / MARCH 2020 SET SUBJECT FOR APRIL DOUBLE EXPOSURE
REMINDER SET SUBJECT FOR 22 APRIL DOUBLE EXPOSURES What Is Double Exposure? Double exposure photography is a technique that layers two different exposures on a single image, combining two photographs into one. Double or Multiple exposure creates a surreal feeling for your photos and the two photographs can work together to convey a deep meaning or symbolism. Double exposures can be created “in Camera” with most modern and all film cameras, but it is commonly created in Photoshop by placing two or more layers over each other and playing with Opacity and Blending Modes.
Examples of Double and Multiple Exposures
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SET SUBJECT CALENDAR May
SELF PORTRAIT
June
SHADOWS
July
NIGHT LIGHTS
Aug
TEXTURES
Sept
PEOPLE AT WORK
Oct
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
CUT OUT AND KEEP
52 / MARCH 2020 FOCUS ON OUR VERY OWN PAST MASTERS OF EDENVALE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
FOCUS on
Colin Hall As part of our 70th Celebrations are feauturing the history of EPC and a few of the members that took part in creating the foundations of our terrific club. We are being spoilt with a visual feast from Colin Hall Can you recall when you first joined EPC? Upon his return in the early 1990’s, digital photography had replaced slides and he soon adapted and embraced this new format. The short answer to this question is no, I don’t remember! When I first joined EPC Rob Ponte was Chairman. His wife, Jenny was expecting their son Shaun. Shaun is now 24 years old and has completed his university education, so I must have joined in about 1995.
53 / MARCH 2020 IMAGES BY COLIN HALL Who were your peers/ friends? When I joined EPC there were a number of highly regarded photographers at the Club. There was Jack Weinberg, Monty Freeman, Rob Ponte, Terry Carew and Ernest Preiss, to name some of them. I was really fortunate to be taken under the wing by Geoff Ortlepp. Geoff and his wife Brenda were both amazing photographers and they spent many hours teaching me so much about the art of photography. Geoff was very particular about his likes and dislikes and wasn’t scared to let you know if he thought your photograph wasn’t up to scratch. If you didn’t have a thick skin you wouldn’t have lasted long! Luckily, I had a thick skin and he is responsible for helping me to achieve the levels of photography that I eventually reached. Over the years I was privileged to become friends with so many great people who shared my interest in photography. These include John Coumbias whose endless enthusiasm and support was immeasurable. It would be difficult to name all the people who I became friends with during my time with EPC but in my role as Chairman I did particularly value the friendship and support of all of the Committee members. How did you become interested in photography?
My interest in photography just grew over my early childhood. Family friends were keen photographers and I spent many hours watching slideshows after they returned from a holiday at the coast or a trip to the Kruger Park. Our next-door neighbour gave me his old Practica Super TL when he bought his new Yashica and I started taking my own photos. I was probably about 10 years old then.
By the end of high school I had my own Black and White darkroom in a storeroom at the back of my parent’s house. I was really fortunate to have been given tons of darkroom equipment by one of my father’s friends. I also struck up a friendship with a man by the name of ‘Boogie” who did all the exhibition printing for Beith. He taught me so much about black and white printing and retouching. I still have a deep love of Black and white photography. The biggest step forward with my photography was when I joined EPC. It really motivated me to take photo take photographs and to work on improving them.
Slides & film or digital photography Although slide film forced you to be very precise with your photography and to think very carefully before you pressed the shutter release, I would have to go with digital. Digital has been responsible for enormous progress in terms of photography. We now see images which were impossible with analogue, particularly sport and wildlife pictures. Digital has also opened up so much more creative possibility.
1-5 Star-divisions? What about categories Na / PI and Set subject. There was always 1 star to 5-star honours. There were, however, no categories in the 5-star honours category. When I started, the judging was in the process of changing from a system which only awarded the best photographs, to a system which awarded all competent photographs and penalised those which had obvious problems. When I started there were only two sections, nature and pictorial, for normal club evenings. In the Annual competition there were Nature, portrait, landscape, still life and open sections. I think that the Nature section may have been separated into birds and animals.
Approximately how many members I think that there were about 55 members when I first started. Over the years it has been higher and it has been lower.
What was the image submission format then – prints / slides/ pdi?
Where you involved at Committee / PSSA level
When I started, it was slides and prints I preferred slides as they were easier to store, and I ended up with cupboards full of slide trays. But slides were less forgiving though as there was no way of correcting bad exposures..
Was Chairman of EPC for a number of years. Also was a member of the CERPS (PSSA) Committee.
IMAGES BY COLIN HALL Did Salons exist Yes, haven’t they always existed????
Can you share a special memory I have so many special memories of my time at EPC. Outings to the Lion and Rhino Park, Clarens, Walkerville speedway, Botanical Gardens and Reefsteamers, Hubcap rallies around Edenvale, Modderfontein and at the Zoo and also so many portraiture and still life workshops.
Are you still a keen photographer – what are your hobbies now? I still love photography. I don’t go out to shoot as often as I did in South Africa and the photographic opportunities are not as good in New Zealand. The landscapes here are fantastic but I find little opportunity for story telling photography.
Are you still in contact with other ex-members and do you have their contact numbers? Would they be interested in sharing their experiences too The only other ex-member I have any contact with is Rob Ponte.
IMAGES BY COLIN HALL
Thank you very much for sharing these lovely images with us