FOCUS Wishing you
Happy Holidays and a New Year filled with
prosperity and success
2018
November / December
Sharing Visual Art The Official Digital Newsletter for Edenvale Photographic Club 2018 -CERPS -Winners
Proud Members of the Photographic Society of South Africa www.pssa.co.za
CONTENTS:
Committee Members
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3
Chairman’s Chat
Chairman & Website:
Page
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Winning Images 24 October’18
David Wolstencroft 083 229 8066 davewol@gmail.com
Vice Chairperson: Scoring & Promotions
Heidi Broschk Page
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Winning Images 14 November’18
079 886 8515 heidib@uj.ac.za
Treasurer: Ted Kinsman
Page 16
Past Masters of Photography
083 461 2350 tkinsman@global.co.za
Secretary: Page 18
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Submision Procedure for Club evening entries
Antoinette Bezuidenhout 072 4426 317
antoinette1949@gmail.com
Salons, Judges and Outings: 19 & 20
Page 21 - 25
Page 26
Salon results
John Coumbias
079 1732 825 jcoumbias@telkomsa.net
2018 - Annual Competition WINNERS Jozi Take over by: Clare Appleyard
MEETING TIME AND PLACE 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month 18h30 for 19h00
EDENVALE COMMUNITY CENTRE Cor. Van Riebeeck & 2nd Street Edenvale
Certificates & Awards Des Alexander
083 226 1452 neoncomp@webmail.co.za
New Members & Face Book Clare Appleyard 083 234 0247
clare.appleyard@gmail.com
Newsletter & Media: Hanli Smit
083 253 1034 hanlis54@gmail.com
Chairman’s Chat At the risk of being cliché, I cannot believe another year has gone. The 2018 club year is history. For EPC it has been a good year. Lots of growth, member wise and financially. One of the areas we need to focus on though, the area that needs the most attention is member education and member retention. Regarding member education, I am referring to member growth, not in numbers, but in experience, knowledge and confidence. I am sure if this is in place and members can see the benefit of belonging to a club, they will stay. We have had quite a few members that join, attend a few meetings never to be seen again. Some stay a little longer, maybe making it to 3 star, and then disappear. We need to increase the value of being a member. There are already motions in place to put back into the club for the members. We have booked 4 additional evenings at the ECC for 2019 to host well known speakers and educational workshops. Details will be shared as soon as they are finalized. The dates will be published in the club calendar for 2019. We also plan to have at least one outing per month that will vary in order to expose members to new opportunities and new experiences. Another issue that will be addressed in 2019 is the way decisions and changes are decided. Any matter that affects the members needs to be voted and decided by all members. This has not happened the way it should; mistakes have been made and this will be corrected. On this note, there seems to be a sentiment that the committee sees itself as a higher power, and does not have member interests at heart, that decisions are made that serve a subset of members and that the committee operates underhanded with hidden agendas. I can assure you, nothing is further from the truth. This is not the mindset of the committee and never will be. How this sentiment arose I cannot say. All I can say is “2019 here we come”. Change is coming, change for the better, change for a healthier club, change for happier members and thus a happier, stronger club. This will be further achieved if the committee is taken to task by members. Let us know how you feel, and why you feel that way and more important, what we can do to change that. The road ahead may be uphill, but it needs to be walked. Happy festive season one and all. Safe travels if you are travelling. Rest, recuperate, spend time with loved ones and we are all looking forward to seeing you all in a better, brighter 2019. Dave and the EPC committee.
Reminder
ANNUAL CLUB FEES ARE NOW DUE!!
1 Star Winners
PICTORIAL City Lights Atholene Liebenberg
24 October
NATURE On the Run Brian Kleinwort
2 Star Winners
24 October
NATURE Spotted Thick Knee Bianca Holburn
PICTORIAL Grubs up
Caryn
3 Star Winners
NATURE Lily Christa Smith
PICTORIAL Three pink taxies Valerie Sampson
24 October
4 Star Winners
24 October
NATURE Red Leaf Natasha Bird
PICTORIAL Gentle Beauty Natasha Bird
5
and 6 Star Winners NATURE Vulture Disagreement Dave Gordon
PICTORIAL Running Wild David Wolstencroft
24 October
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1 Star Winners
14 November Pictorial Home in the City Atholene Liebenberg
WHY JOIN A CAMERA CLUB...
Are you looking for like minded people who are interested in photograpy *SHARING IDEAS *SHARING SKILLS *SHARING PROBLEMS *SHARING FRIENDSHIP Even when we compete with one another we are sharing,testing ourselves against the work of others to see just how good we can be.
Most importantly it is about becoming more satisfied with our photographic work
2 Star Winners
14 November
NATURE Sibling Love Bianca Holburn
PICTORIAL Photo bommer Caryn Wilson
3 Star Winners
NATURE It takes two to tango Valerie Sampson
PICTORIAL Evening gallop Valerie Sampson
14 November
4 Star Winners
14 November
NATURE Sunset over Ficksburg Natasha Bird
PICTORIAL Graceful Duo Natasha Bird
5 and 6 Star Winners
NATURE Immature Fish Eagle Jorge Borralho
PICTORIAL Inferno Fighters Jorge Borralho
14 November
Past Masters of Photography
Irving Penn American Photographer Born: 1917 - Died: 2009 Irving Penn was born on June 16, 1917 in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Harry Penn and Sonia Greenberg. In 1922, Irving Penn’s younger brother, Arthur Penn, was born, who would go on to become a film director and producer. Irving Penn attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts) from 1934 to 1938, where he studied drawing, painting, graphics, and industrial arts under Alexey Brodovitch. While still a student, Penn worked under Brodovitch at Harper’s Bazaar, where several of Penn’s drawings were published. Irving Penn worked for two years as a freelance designer and making his first amateur photographs before taking Brodovitch’s position as the art director at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1940. Penn remained at Saks Fifth Avenue for a year before leaving to spend a year painting and taking photographs in Mexico and across the US.
When Irving Penn returned to New York, Alexander Liberman offered him a position as an associate in the Vogue magazine Art Department, where Penn worked on layout before Liberman asked him to try his hand at photography for the magazine. Irving Penn photographed his first cover for Vogue magazine in 1943 and continued to work at the magazine throughout his career, shooting covers, portraits, still lifes, fashion, and photographic essays. In the 1950s, Penn founded his own studio in New York and began making advertising photographs. Over the years, Penn’s list of clients grew to include General Foods, De Beers, Issey Miyake, and Clinique
More iconic Images by Irving
Penn
Specifications for Submission of High Definition “E” Photography
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE Maximum Pixel Size = 1080 x 1920 Maximum Data File Size = 2000 Kilobytes (2mb) Jpeg We use 2 Categories at Edenvale for our club submissions 1) NATURE...”na” 2) PICTORIAL....”pi” The image must be named as follows Star Rating_Category_Image Name_Persons Name EXAMPLE:...2_na_hornbill_joe blog (all lowercase)
1. Select Canvas [Frame] Size under the heading “ Image” in Photoshop if you wish to add the border to the image and make your adjustments. If you do not wish to add a border go to step 2 2. Select image size under the heading “Image” in Photoshop – Tick the following boxes : Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions and Resample image. 3. The maximum size of the image must not exceed 1920 pixels wide and 1080 pixels high 4. When resizing a horizontal image ( Landscape ) enter 1920 pixels in the Width box and the vertical size will be adjusted automatically if you have ticked the “ Resample Image” box . If the vertical size is 1080 pixels or less, the resizing is correct. If the vertical adjusts to a value more than 1080 pixels ( say 1096 pixels ) then adjust the vertical size to 1080 pixels and the horizontal size will automatically reduce below 1920 pixels if you have ticked the “ Resample Image” box. 5. When resizing a vertical image (Portrait) enter 1080 pixels in the Height Box . The value in the Width Box will change automatically to match the original image if you have ticked the “ Resample Image “ box 6. The maximum image data file size is 2000 (2MB) Kilobytes in the JPEG format . Note that if a border is added to the image, this must be added before resizing and reducing the file size to a maximum of 2000 Kilobytes to ensure that the image remains within the specified 2000Kb (2MB). 7. It is recommended that the image be displayed in the sRGB Colour Profile. This can be selected in the camera or changed in Photoshop under Edit/ Convert to Profile.
Member
Salon
Achievements
SA Results 3rd Camera Obscura International Salon 2018-10-09
Open Colour Acceptance Open Colour Acceptance Open Colour Acceptance
Green Eyes Rose Spiral Stygian Lake
Lourens Durand Lourens Durand Lourens Durand
Results 1st Western Cape Photographic Forum Salon 2018-09-22
Nature - Colour Only Acceptance Nature - Colour Only Acceptance Scapes - Colour Only Acceptance Scapes - Colour Only Acceptance Scapes - Colour Only Acceptance Scapes - Colour Only Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Monochrome Acceptance Visual Art and Altered Reality Visual Art and Altered Reality Visual Art and Altered Reality
Mating dragonflies White Throated swallows Sun filter Early morning Alpine Islands Cloudscape Cactus Flower The fisherman Jackal Portrait Abandoned House Acceptance Shades of Pink Acceptance Mothe Nature Acceptance In the magic forest
Johann Harmse Adrian Style Ken Warburton Ken Warburton David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft Lourens Durand David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft Lourens Durand David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft
Results 6th Swartland Fotografiekclub Digital Salon 2018-10-27
Nature - no Birds - no Scapes Nature - Birds Only Acceptance Nature - Birds Only Acceptance Nature - Birds Only Acceptance Scapes Certificate of Merit Scapes Acceptance Scapes Acceptance People Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance
Acceptance Monkey with a bone Cattle Egret Groenrugreier Landing Approach Waiting for the day Weskus Cloudscape Seasons Cactus Flower Eight Hundred Seasons Training Rule Britania Boat on the River Running Wild Jackal Portrait
David Wolstencroft Lourens Durand Christa Smith David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft Christa Smith David Wolstencroft Hanli Smit Lourens Durand Hanli Smit Ken Warburton Ken Warburton David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft
Member
Salon
Achievements
Results Kroonstad Foto Vereniging 60th Anniversary Salon 2018-10-13
Wildlife - Colour Runner up PSSA Bronze Medal Open - Monochrome Acceptance Human Portraits - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance
Mating dragonflies Arabian Beauty Venus Race Conversation
Johann Harmse David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft
Results 9th TAF Digital Salon 2018-11-10
Wildlife excluding Wild Birds - Colour Only Certificate of Merit Mating dragonflies Wildlife - Colour Only Acceptance Baboon fright Wild Birds - Colour Only Acceptance Yellow-billed duck landing Wild Birds - Colour Only Acceptance Yellow billed duck Wild Birds - Colour Only Acceptance Grey crowned cranes portrait
Johann Harmse Johann Harmse Johann Harmse Johann Harmse Johann Harmse
Results 2nd Rustenburg PS National Digital Salon 2018-09-08
Human Portraits - Colour Acceptance Human Portraits - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Acceptance Open - Colour Certificate of Merit Open - Monochrome Acceptance Open - Monochrome Acceptance Scapes - Colour Acceptance Scapes - Colour Acceptance Scapes - Colour Acceptance Wildlife Birds Only - Colour Acceptance Wildlife Birds Only - Colour Acceptance Wildlife Birds Only - Colour Acceptance Wildlife Birds Only - Colour Acceptance Wildlife - Colour Acceptance Wildlife - Colour Acceptance
Jaime 2 Red Haired Beauty Lily Yellow and orange The colour gold The Sanctum Fishing Boat Captain Tiger lilli Just mud Boats on the Beach Poplar Sunrise Autumn Dreamscape Safe Landing Cattle Egret Squacco Heron Hunting African spoonbill portrait Mating dragonflies Painted Dog
Cecil Mayhew David Wolstencroft Antonette Bezuidenhout Antonette Bezuidenhout Antonette Bezuidenhout Lourens Durand David Wolstencroft Antonette Bezuidenhout Cecil Mayhew Lourens Durand David Wolstencroft David Wolstencroft Lourens Durand Lourens Durand Lourens Durand Adrian Style Johann Harmse Adrian Style
MEMBER FOCUS Annual Top Achievers
2018
Gary Atkins 1 & 2 * Winner of Animal Portraits, Altered Reality, Open Colour and Altered Nature
Clare Appleyard 1 & 2 * Winner Of Open Mono, Nature, PJ & Sport Human Portrait
MEMBER
FOCUS
Annual Top Achievers
Atholene Liebenberg 1& 2* Landscape Winner
Michael Broschk 1 & 2* Still Life Winner
Valerie Sampson 3 & 4 * Winner in the following categories Altered reality, PJ and Sport, Landscapes as well as Altered Nature
MEMBER FOCUS Annual Top Achievers
Natasha Bird 3 & 4 * Winner Human Portraits and Still Life
Johann Harmse 3 & 4 * Winner Animal Portrait and Nature
Antoinette Bezuidenhout 3 & 4 * Winner Open Mono
Ruth Smit 3 &4 * Winner Open Colour
MEMBER FOCUS Annual Top Achievers
John Coumbias Open Winner Open Colour Human Portraits Open mono Jorge Bohrollo Open Winner Still Life and PJ
Dave Wolstencroft Open Winner Altered Reality
MEMBER FOCUS Annual Top Achievers
Heidi Broschk Open Winner Landscapes and Altered Nature
Dave Gordon Open Winner Animal Portrait
Lourens Durand Open Winner Nature
Jozi - Take over Like many things, the #JoziTakeover walk started with an idea. Renowned city photographer Anton Bosman and I share a love of Johannesburg and we’re passionate about showing residents a different side to our city. So, we decided to schedule a photowalk to get as many photographers back into the city. Our initial aim was for 450 registrations, but by the day of the walk, we’d had almost 800 photographers show interest. For a free event, we estimated approximately half would show up, and when the 25th November showed signs of afternoon showers, we knew we’d lose another few people who’d fear getting wet. As it was, not a single drop fell upon us as over 250 of us took to the streets, starting our walk at 1 Fox, located in Johannesburg’s historic Ferreirastown suburb. As the oldest suburb in Johannesburg, it was home to the very first gold diggings in our city and is also where Johannesburg’s first Chinatown blossomed. The first highlight of the walk was some great street art and graffiti, together with Chancellor House, where Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo opened their law firm. Now, the remarkable “Shadow Boxer” statue (depicting Madiba in his days as a boxer) guards the back of the Magistrate’s Court and peers down over Chancellor House.
Words and Images by Clare
We wound our way to Diagonal Street, admiring the contrasting architecture between the reflective glass “Diamond Building” of 11 Diagonal Street and the Victorian architecture of buildings dating back to 1896. From Beyers Naude Square we moved past historic Corner House, commissioned by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, once the tallest building in Johannesburg, where gold bullion bars were previously stored. Strolling past the iconic Art Deco architecture of Clegg House (did you know that Johannesburg has the greatest number of Art Deco buildings outside of Miami and New York?) and Victory House (the first building in Johannesburg to have a lift), we drifted towards the pulsating beat of Gandhi Square. At Gandhi Square, the rain had resulted in massive puddles, giving rise to great reflection shots, and we were given a chance to explore Somerset House, home to Johannesburg’s newest underground bar and dining venue. Built in 1906, Somerset House housed the former United Building Society until it closed its doors in 1930 and, as such, is home to almost 1000 safety deposit boxes, many of which are unopened. Who knows what treasures lay behind the locked doors?
As day turned to night, we wound our way back to 1 Fox, having enjoyed a thoroughly fun afternoon, meeting new people and discovering new sights. The day was best summed up by one of our attendees, Jeanette who said to me “You’ve made me look at Johannesburg in a new light”. That, my friends, is what the walk was about.