Cameratalk April - May 2017 by Photographic Society of New Zealand

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T h e o f f i c i a l n e w s l e tt e r o f t h e P h ot o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y o f N e w Z e a l a n d INC April / May 2017

Entries open for Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon 2017 Popular NZ salon turns 21! The 2017 Laurie Thomas New Zealand Landscape Salon is the 21st in a series that began as a nationwide colour slide competition in 1997. Pioneered by the Christchurch Photographic Society, and named after one of its formative members, the Laurie Thomas Salon is now exclusively for projected digital images. The Salon is open to photographers young and old, amateur and professional, throughout the country. Entrants may submit up to four images of the New Zealand landscape. Every entrant receives a full-colour catalogue. The winner of the salon gets to keep a distinctive trophy. Silver and bronze medals, as well as Honours/Acceptance certificates are awarded at the judges’ discretion.

Laurie Thomas entries are assessed alternately in the North and South Island. This year for the first time they will be assessed in Invercargill. Three photographers with outstanding credentials will form the assessment panel. Graham Dainty FPSNZ, current chair of the PSNZ Honours Board, will chair the panel. Graham will be joined by Roger Wandless FPSNZ FNZIPP and Kevin Tyree APSNZ. The 2017 Laurie Thomas Salon is open for entries; go to lauriethomassalon.com for details. The closing date is 26 May 2017. Above: Lorraine Gibb LPSNZ was awarded an Acceptance in the 2016 Laurie Thomas Landscape Salon for her image As the sun sets.

Audiovisual notes by Trish McAuslan APSNZ AFIAP AAPS – JSMT Coordinator

Tauranga AV Salon Entries are now open and will close on 7 June 2017. This competition is open to anyone who is a member of PSNZ or a member of a club affiliated to PSNZ. This is a good opportunity to share an AV you have created, especially one you have entered into your club competition. The Tauranga Club is holding a Presentation Evening on Saturday 5 August and you will be able to see all the award winning AVs. In the afternoon before the Presentation evening the Club is planning to run some AV workshops for both beginners and more experienced workers. The workshop details as well as the rules and entry form for the Salon are on the Tauranga Photographic Society’s website: http://taurangaphoto.org.nz/tga-av-salon/ One of the requirements for this competition is to provide a short summary of the audiovisual. It is limited to 30 words so you do need to prepare it before you begin your entry. Last year some entrants thought we couldn’t count to 30 – well we can! This year I understand that the webmaster has worked out how to limit the number of words to 30 (not 31 or 50!) In the Tauranga competition each summary will be read to the judges or provided in written form before they see the audiovisual. Last year the ones which worked best introduced the audiovisual, so the judges were prepared for what they were about to see. Some summaries simply repeated words that were written or spoken at the start of the AV, and the judges felt this was a wasted opportunity because they were being told the same thing twice. You might like to think of it this way. “What is your AV about?” (Reply in less than 30 words.) “Great! I’d love to see it!”

Audiovisual judge accreditation programme PSNZ has a training and accreditation programme for judges of still images, with accredited judges listed on the PSNZ website and in the Directory. As more people are becoming interested in creating audiovisuals and more clubs are including an audiovisual competition in their club programmes, we want a similar expertise from the people we ask to judge these competitions. Anyone who watches an AV will have an opinion about it and in that sense they are a judge. We want much more than that from our AV judges – we want them to be able to tell us what they liked about the AV and suggest ways we might change the parts that didn’t work as well. In addition to that our judges need to be able to consider all aspects of the story being told. At the same time they must be able to listen to the audio track and be aware of how well it works with the images. While they are doing that they also have to consider the quality and appropriateness of the images. This takes time and practice to achieve. We expect our judges to understand all aspects of creating an audiovisual and be able to provide feedback which is both encouraging and helpful. Last year a proposal for AV Judge accreditation was presented to the PSNZ Council by the Judges Accreditation Panel and approved. Since then a team of four people have been working on the requirements for accreditation. They are Alistair McAuslan, Trish McAuslan, Elizabeth Carruthers and John Hodgson. At this stage, some of our successful AV

workers are completing the accreditation process. If their accreditation is approved, their names will be listed in the PSNZ Judges Accreditation List with AV beside it. Clubs who run AV competitions will be able to approach these people to judge their competitions in the same way as they do now for judges of the still image competitions and evaluations. At the end of the current process, probably about June or July, anyone else who would like to be considered for accreditation as an AV judge will be able to apply. There will be information in the next issue of CameraTalk. In brief the requirements for future AV judge applicants are: 1 At least five acceptances over the last five years in at least two different national or international AV competitions, with at least three different AV programmes. 2 To be a PSNZ accredited judge or have attended an accredited judge training course in the last three years.

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Club Scott Fowler APSNZ EFIAP PPSA Workshops For information on Scott’s courses, go to www.scoiwi.com/section828118.html Email details of services, upcoming photographic workshops, seminars and exhibitions to Lindsay Stockbridge LPSNZ at dilinz@actrix.co.nz

A new era dawns! PRESIDENT Peter Robertson LPSNZ PO Box 2, Westport 7866 t. 03 789 8745 e: president@photography.org.nz

VICE-PRESIDENT Moira Blincoe LPSNZ 16a Burleigh Street, Grafton, Auckland 1023 t. 09 379 7021 e. blincoe.communicates@gmail.com

TREASURER David Knightley PO Box 99470, Newmarket, Auckland 1149 e. treasurer@photography.org.nz

SECRETARY Patrice Nilsen 8 Raroa Terrace, Tawa, Wellington 5028 t. 04 232 1565 e. secretary@photography.org.nz

EDITOR Lindsay Stockbridge LPSNZ 14 Poynter Place, Whanganui 4501 t. 06 348 7141 or m. 027 653 0341 e. dilinz@actrix.co.nz

DESIGN AND LAYOUT Annikka Pugh LPSNZ 157 Peel Street, Westport 7825 t. 03 789 6650 or m. 021 023 13912 e. annikka.pugh@gmail.com

ADVERTISING & INSERTS Paul Whitham LPSNZ PSNZ Councillor t. 04 973 3015 or m. 021 644 418 e. paul@pwfotos.com

CAMERATALK DEADLINE The next CameraTalk deadline is 1 June 2017. Email your contributions to the Editor at his email address. Editorial should be sent as Word or .txt files. JPEG images generally should open to not more than 150mm x 100mm at 300 dpi, compressed to high to medium quality. Include return postage if you wish material to be returned. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Editor or of the Council of PSNZ.

Peter is taking a well-earned rest after the convention so I have been asked to write this month’s column and to share some exciting news. This is the last edition of CameraTalk in the current print format. Early next month we will take it to a digital format, such as f11 Magazine, starting with an expanded edition covering the convention and the National Exhibition. The world has very much moved to digital publishing and the PSNZ Council felt it was time to follow too. While the eight page print version has served us well over the years, it was really limiting us in what we could profile, and was costing us in the order of $12,000 per year to print and distribute. The vast majority of members had elected to receive the digital version and the last edition was only mailed to 51 members. With most current news being sent out to members via bulk emails, the blog and the Facebook groups, it was hard to justify the expense when a significant portion of each issue had already been distributed. We will be using the same online delivery system as f11 Magazine, which is run by a company called ISSUU. I encourage everyone to go to www.issuu.com and register. There will be no requirement to register to view CameraTalk; however the site contains thousands of magazines and books to view and is well worth going to.

The link to each issue will be sent out to members and to club secretaries, and unlike the current digital CameraTalk will not require the person to be logged into the PSNZ website. For those few PSNZ members who do not have email we will take steps to ensure that you receive your copies. We are also aware that clubs use CameraTalk as a way of recruiting members. The new link will be able to be sent to visitors and Council is already working on other marketing materials for clubs to use. Paul Whitham LPSNZ PSNZ Councillor for Publications

Editor’s corner As I write these notes, I’m very aware of technological advance. All the editorial work for this issue has been done in Australia, courtesy of free wi-fi in most locations. When travelling on the wonderful Melbourne trams we’ve witnessed entire tramloads of electronics leaving at each stop, only to be replaced by another tramload of electronics. In his annual report, President Peter Robertson referred to the dramatic drop in sales of compact cameras. I’d have to agree – I’ve seldom seen one in our travels! We can be sure of one thing – photography is always changing. By the time you receive this issue, another national convention will have

come and gone. I hope everyone who attended had a thoroughly enjoyable and inspirational time in Auckland, and that the organisers will soon be able to tidy up their work and look back on a job well done. There’s no shortage of activities for PSNZ members, and promotional material for this year’s regional conventions is included in this issue. Start planning to attend the regional convention at Stratford or Nelson – or even both! Lindsay Stockbridge LPSNZ Editor

2017 PSNZ Interclub Competitions The four Interclub competitions were held recently and the results have been sent to all clubs. The cups/trophies will be presented at the National Convention banquet. Congratulations to all the winners.

Bledisloe Cup: 1st North Shore Photographic Society

George Chance Cup: 1st North Shore Photographic Society

Bowron Trophy: 1st Rangiora Photographic Society

Wiltshire Memorial Cup: 1st Auckland Photographic Society

Bledisloe Cup – 1st North Shore Photographic Society 1: A piece of the past by Lynn Hedges. 2: Anzac Day by Dean Ding 3: Cpl RM Williamson Wellington Mounted Rifles by John Botton APSNZ. 4: Once upon a time by Kinloch Byrne LPSNZ. 2nd, Southland Photographic Society. 3rd, Christchurch Photographic Society. George Chance Cup – 1st North Shore Photographic Society 1: Milford blues by Breen Porter FPSNZ ARPS LBIPP EFIAP. 2: Nugget Point by Doug Moulin EFIAPb APSNZ AAPS. 3: The lonely tree by Stuart Mackay. 4: The Pinnacles by Pat Cockfield APSNZ. 2nd, Rangiora Photographic Society. 3rd, Christchurch Photographic Society.

Bowron Landscape Trophy – 1st Rangiora Photographic Society 1: Brace yourself by Nick Thorp. 2: Maori Lakes by Kaye Radford. 3: Last light Lake Taupo by Carl Street. 4: Summers end by Cathy Price. 2nd, Christchurch Photographic Society. 3rd, Howick Camera Club. Wiltshire Cup – 1st Auckland Photographic Society 1: Balance by Karen Lawton. 2: Parnell Pools by Lynn Clayton HonPSNZ APSNZ EFIAP ESFIAP. 3: Sands of time by Roy Cernohorsky. 4: Turning the page by Heather Saint. 2nd= Manukau Photographic Society. 2nd= Rangiora Photographic Society.

Early days yet, but start planning to discover the Forgotten World! We’re talking, of course, about this year’s PSNZ Central Regional Convention, hosted by the Stratford Camera Club and set down for 29 September to 1 October. The groundwork has already been done, with the securing of two very special guest speakers. Ron Willems Hon PSNZ FPSNZ FAPS AFIAP ARPS and Newell Grenfell Hon PSNZ FPSNZ FNPSNZ, both Christchurch award-winning lecturers and internationally recognised photographers, will inspire and fascinate all who register. It will be well worth the effort travelling to Taranaki, voted second-best region in the world to visit by Lonely Planet in 2017. Planning is under way for three optional field trips. • Forgotten World Adventures – Starting at Douglas, in the heart of the lush Taranaki pastureland, travel by rail cart towards the rugged hill country further inland. Enjoy a light afternoon tea at Te Wera before returning to Douglas, again by rail. This trip will take four to five hours. Limited numbers will be available, so be quick to book. • Bus trip to Tawhiti Museum at Hawera – Widely acclaimed as the best private museum in the country, gifted modeller Nigel Ogle uses life-size exhibits and scale models to present our heritage in a series of super realistic and engaging displays.

• Way Out East – a sheep and beef farm visit. This field trip is still being planned, but there are more than a few farms to choose from! Alternatively, we’ll have a variety of suggestions for you to discover the forgotten world on your own. Saturday night’s banquet invites guests to don Shakespearean dress. The William Shakespeare connection led to the naming of 67 Stratford streets after Shakespearean characters, from 27 of his plays. On Stratford’s main street, New Zealand’s only glockenspiel clock tower plays the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet three times a day. The venue, St Mary’s Diocesan Stratford, offers onsite affordable accommodation. Each room has two single beds, and two rooms share a shower and toilet. Transport will be provided to and from St Mary’s for each of the optional tours. Book early to ensure your accommodation. The project is still in the early planning stages, and more exciting and interesting activities will be developed. Follow our progress at www.photography.org.nz/events/central-regional and mark the 2017 PSNZ Central Regional Convention on your calendar! Above: Stratford Camera Club president Sue Morton and her husband Bill (obscured) enjoying a day out with Forgotten World Adventures. Photo: Jocelyn Barrett.

New PSNZ judges accredited We congratulate two members who have been appointed as PSNZ Accredited Judges. They are: Dr Mark Brimblecombe APSNZ from Whanganui e. mark.brimblecombe@gmail.com p. 021 545 184 Michele Usher from Carterton e. michelle@mcuconsultants.co.uk

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Southern regional convention 2017

Nelson – Picture Perfect by Peter Wise FPSNZ, Nelson Camera Club The Nelson Camera Club will proudly host this event from 13 to 15 October at the Richmond Town Hall, just seven kilometres from Nelson. Ken Ball, an international award-winning photographer from Australia, will introduce his new book She: A Visual Celebration of Women. Wendy Verity, also from Australia, will share her technique in creating a variety of abstract macro images using a wine glass, oil, water, food colouring and aspirin. Keith Hawke is a Nelson local who will share with

us his many challenging, hilarious and weird experiences in his long career of filming documentaries and corporate projects, often in foreign countries. Esther Bunning from the Wairarapa is well known for her outstanding creative portraiture techniques. For those who cannot leave their cameras alone, the engines at the Wakefield Steam Museum will be fired up, and models dressed in period costume will be available to help set the scene. For sunrise and nature enthusiasts an early

morning excursion is planned to the lighthouse on Boulder Bank. The theme for the Banquet Evening will be ‘Pink & Black’ for a fun night out. Take your camera to the banquet too! For more information please visit the Southern Regional Convention page on the PSNZ website, http://southern. photography.org.nz/. All PSNZ and Camera Club members are invited to attend this fun, practical and educational event. Registration and Salon entry details will be advised at a later date.

PSNZ Canon Online Results from Round 1, 2017 I am so pleased we had a great start to the year, with 143 entrants sending in some beautiful work in for our judge Scott Fowler APSNZ EFIAP PPSA from Christchurch. Scott is a busy man but has been very kind in giving his time to select the top 10 images. Thank you Scott, it is very much appreciated. Congratulations go to the top 10 authors but especially to Tom Wilkinson LPSNZ from Napier with his beautiful image Taranaki Falls. Round 2 closes on 25 April 2017 so you can send your image now. All entries are to be submitted online; go to www. photography.org.nz and enter under the Member Login area. Sally Phillips APSNZ PSNZ Canon Online Coordinator

Taranaki Falls by Tom Wilkinson LPSNZ

Comments from the judge: Scott Fowler APSNZ EFIAP PPSA What a great selection of images I had to choose from! It was a very hard task to select only 10 images from the wealth of talent submitted.

outstanding black and white with excellent use of light and shadows, a must for a good black and white.

1st Taranaki Falls by Tom Wilkinson LPSNZ A simple yet powerful black and white image. I felt this image was an

An unusual high key image that caught my eye straight away as I looked through the images, excellent tones. Another excellent simple yet powerful image.

2nd Ibis by David Skinner

3rd The colours of Hoi An by Lezanne Gibbs A vibrant image, with in my opinion a nice balance of colours. The cyclist’s face is well exposed and I believe this has added to the overall appeal for me. A nice story-telling image with plenty of points of interest to hold my attention.

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PSNZ Canon Online: Results from Round 1, 2017 4th Those eyes by Allysa Carberry Yes the eyes have it for me, they are big and inquiring. I like the overall treatment you have done on this image – it adds to the overall appeal for me. 5th Fire and Water by Maggie Mabon I loved the vibrance of the reds in this image with the sharp water droplet holding court at the edge of the abyss. 6th New Zealand Tui by Jeanette Elaine Nee APSNZ This tui does not look too happy with whatever is going on. The colours are excellent, detail looks good and I particularly enjoy the look on the tui’s face – it is priceless. 7th Extreme pedicure by Emily Morgan Having been a farrier in a past job, I enjoyed this image and the story it told me. I especially liked the hoof dust captured in the air with a good black and white treatment being added to this image.

8th Captured by Carolina Dutruel A portrait of a young lady. I feel the treatment you have given this image has worked well and added a timeless feel to it, eye contact and detail have been well handled and drew my eye straight to them, always a good thing in portraiture. 9th Scuppered by Martin Kohn A stormy day at sea. I could feel the cold and wet conditions in this image. The treatment used I feel has helped this. 10th Catharsis by Daniel Wong A nice black and white image using a long exposure, this image I feel has worked well with the placement of the spit of land, the human out near the end and you have good separation between the person and the land.

The colours of Hoi An by Lezanne Gibbs

Those eyes by Allysa Carberry

Extreme pedicure by Emily Morgan

Ibis by David Skinner

Fire and water by Maggie Mabon

New Zealand Tui by Jeanette Elaine Nee APSNZ

Scuppered by Martin Kohn

Catharsis by Daniel Wong

Captured by Carolina Dutruel

Please go to www.photography.org.nz/members-login/camera-talk for an interesting profile on Tim Pitman as well as the latest FIAP notes.

PSNZ member profile:

Tim Pitman

Life member of Rangiora Photographic Society, Life member of Christchurch Photographic Society and PSNZ panel judge for 40 years Adele tells me I joined PSNZ in 1968 which is far too long ago to remember. I started life in Westland, which at that time was a very remote part of New Zealand. In this community, contact with cameras and film was virtually non-existent. My parents owned a Box Brownie but it was used once a year to make family records at Christmas. My younger years were spent completing an apprenticeship in Christchurch where, being very hard up and boarding, I only had limited time available to pursue other interests. It was not until my parents moved to Rangiora and I moved home to live that I became involved in the Rangiora Photographic Society. RPS owned a darkroom, an ex-army hut based in the centre of town; it had an enlarger plus a couple of lenses, with space for your personal chemicals. I usually took my finished prints home wet on a bike and then completed the final wash. The hut was a very popular asset with the members, and you had to book your time and day well in advance to have a night’s printing. During the late 1950s the Christchurch Photographic Society (CPS) held an international exhibition for colour slides. Although it was not accredited at the time to have acceptances counted on the

Photographic Society of America (PSA) circuit it was organised and managed under PSA rules. I managed to gain my first international acceptance so became really involved in photography, meeting the gang as you might say. About this time I also became president of the Rangiora club and held this office for a number of years. The best event at RPS, however, was that I met my future wife Caroline at the club. We toured England and the continent for a couple of years, working in both London and Leeds. Caroline and I married in 1962 and had more than 50 years together before I lost her a couple of years ago. In the late 1960s the motorway came to North Christchurch, improving travel times on our country roads, so it became practical to join CPS. At that stage camera clubs were having a great boost in membership so CPS, with its nearly 300 members and a waiting list, was a real challenge.When I entered my first print competition I was awarded ‘champion print’ on the night. CPS was very competitive and I enjoyed the jokes and banter that went on as we all strove to be ahead on points at the end of each year. I still place my awards at CPS of greater value than any I may have gained in National or International exhibitions since.

If you take part in club competitions your name gets around, and I was soon elected as a very young President. CPS, which met weekly in those days, had a front row with many illustrious names like Len Casbolt, Fred and Kath Bowron and Bert Anderson among others. Meetings had to start and finish on time; Fred always sat down at two minutes to eight, so the president knew that he had to get up front and call the meeting to order. My workload was heavy at times as I was on two national convention committees and was also chairman of the 1974 PSNZ International exhibition. Times changed, and we moved to Nelson in 1983. The workload changed little, as I have been on at least two convention committees in this area, plus many years on the Nelson Photographic Society committee. As for the digital revolution, digital was made for retired engineers who use maths a lot, so I was able to change to the new medium without too much trouble, and still attend local club meetings regularly.

FIAP notes The results of the 2017 New Zealand International Salon (under FIAP and PSA patronage) have now been published. Congratulations to all who entered, particularly those who have been successful. It’s the first international salon organised by the PSNZ for many years, and it has been a major success, attracting nearly 8000 images from over 900 entrants. Many thanks to Michael Boyd-Clark and his small team who have worked so hard over the past couple of years to bring this to fruition. These days the FIAP arranges a ‘mid-term’ meeting between their biennial Congresses. The next is in Shandong, China from 6 to 17 August 2017 (with an add-on programme at the end). If you are interested in going, be aware that registrations close on 30 June. For further details contact Brian Cudby (brian-pat. cudby@xtra.co.nz). For those members contemplating applying for FIAP

distinctions this year they will be formally submitted to the FIAP on Monday 23 October. Copies of the necessary FIAP Dossier documentation, the rules and other information are available from Brian Cudby. Draft copies of your proposed submission are welcomed from now on, for initial checking, but do make sure that you get your first draft to Brian before 30 June. A major change to the distinction rules this year is a requirement that each applicant must be in possession of a FIAP Photographer’s Card before the application can be submitted to the FIAP administrators. To ensure that there are no problems, the PSNZ (through Brian Cudby), will be making a collective request for new cards on Monday 17 July (only able to be done once each year); this is not applicable to current Photographer’s Card holders. A copy of the required form can be requested from Brian.