RPS Digital Imaging Newsletter March 2023

CHAIRMANSCHAT

Thankyoutothoseofyouwhoattendedthe DIgroupAGM.Onaveragewehad250 peopleonlinethroughouttheday,sothatis veryencouraging.Holdingitonlineenables somanymorememberstoparticipateaslikely itwouldhaveonlybeen50hadweheldit face-to-face.Howeverwedoappreciatethat somemembersdostilllikethelivemeetings, sowewillexplorethepossibilityofahybrid meetingfor2024.

Forthosewhowereonline,youwillhave heardhowwewill‘evolve’thevariousDI memberinitiativesthatweofferfor2023/4. InthenextissueofDIGIT,whichshouldbe withyouaroundtheendofthemonth/early April,youwillfindatranscriptofthatwhichI deliveredasmy‘LookingtotheFuture’slotat theAGM.Alreadyyoumayhavenoticed someminorchangestothingsweoffer.Forexamplewearepackagingseriesof workshopsinto‘bundles’tomakeiteasierforyoutobookforagiventopicand includingfeedbacksessionstoconsolidateyourlearning.TheseWorkshops bookupreallyquicklysodokeepaneyeonthewebpage

HERE https://rps.org/groups/digital-imaging/new-di-workshops/

Therewillalsobechangestoourtwoannualcompetitions.Againweare endeavouringtoevolvethesetoenableyoutogetmoreengagedwiththem. Moreaboutthatasthingsfirmup.

Werecentlyintroducedthee-circlesandnowhave5operatingviaZoom.These peer-to-peermeetingsareheldmonthlyonlinesoavailabletomoreorless anyonewhoisinterested.MoreinformationHEREDeborahLothiscontinuing tofindussomefirstclassSaturdayafternoonmonthlysessions,whichwefondly call‘BigDIG’meetings.TherecenttwofromLisaCarneyonsmartphone photographyandBillWardonICMandmultipleexposureseemedtohavereally gotyoufiredupandinspired.AsdidourAGMspeakers,aswesawlotsof examplesofmuchmorepunchymonoprocessingontheFacebookpostingswith memberscommentingthattheyweregivingitatryinthe‘styleofAdrianand Len’.

FortheDICommitteethisiswhatitisallabout–givingourmembersmeetings, workshopsandopportunitiestodeveloptheirphotographyinwhicheverway worksforthem,withpassionandinspiration.Wefeelitisimportantthateach membershouldfeelthereissomethingtheywanttoparticipatein,soifyouhave ideasofareaswearen’tcurrentlycoveringthatyoufeelweshouldconsiderthen dogetintouch.Memberfeedbackandthoughtsarealwayswelcomed.Email digchair@rps.org anytime.

Janet

NEWSUPDATE

IwasexcitedrecentlytoreceivemyinvitationtotheRHSBotanicalArt& PhotographyshowattheSaatchiGalleryinJune,thisiswherethoselucky people,selectedfromtheRHSPortfolioCompetition,areexhibited.Shortly afterthatIheardthatIreneStuppleshadbeenoneofthoseselected.Ihave cometoknowIrenethroughtheDIE-circleIattend,therestofthecircle,hadall beeninterestedtohearthatshehadentered,aswehadbeenencouragingher to”goforit’!IrenehadputherPanelupforappraisalattheRHSCritique session,thatDIorganisedinNovember,whereitwaswellreceived,andthathad boostedherconfidencetoapplyanduploadherentry.Shewasabsolutely thrilledtohavebeenselected,butsaidshewasexcitedandterrifiedinequal measureasnowshehastoPrintthemandsendherPanelforscrutinyand framing.IamverymuchlookingforwardtomeetingupwithIreneinperson, andseeingherPaneldisplayedintheSaatchi.

ManycongratulationsIreneonyoursuccesssofar,fingerscrossedandenjoythe experience.

HaveanyotherDImembersbeeninformedtheyhavebeenselectedorreceived feedback?Iwouldbeinterestedtoknow,asweareplanningtorepeatevents withtheRHSincludinganotherappraisalsessionforthosewhohavepanels ready

MONTHLYONLINECOMPETITION

ThewinnerofourJanuarymonthlyonlinecompetitionwas‘Grounded’byPeter Stickler,whichisfeaturedonthecover.(Formoreinformationaboutthisfriendly monthlycompetition,includinghowtoenter,visit https://rps.org/di/monthlycomp/. Keepaneyeoutforvideoslideshowsofmonthlycompetitionentrieson our YouTubechannel.)

‘Grounded’byPeterStickler ARPS

Peterhassentthecomponentsthatmakesuphis winningimagefromtheFebruaryMonthly Competition.

‘Grounded’wasa‘Composite’imagemadeup from3files.

Thestartingimage,wastwoboatsondrylandin Lanzarote.

Thenextstagewasconvertingthecolourimagestoatonedmonoimage,for thisIusedHueandsaturationwiththecoloriseboxchecked.

Thefinalstagewastoaddafurtherlayerfilledwithwhiteandablendingmode softlight,85%opacity.

Peter

Andthisisthefinalimage.

SecondPlacewas‘AshmoleanStair’byJohnBullLRPS

ThirdPlacewas‘LightDancer’byPaulBatherARPS

MONTHLYCOMPETITIONS

MONTHLY COMPETITION

JustareminderonhowtoenterourMonthlyCompetitionandalsohowtovote foryourfavourite.ClicktheimageabovetotakeyoutotheMonthly CompetitionontheDIWebpage.Kenwouldbepleasedtohavemoreentries. Doshareyourfavouriteimageswiththegroup.

Afuncompetitionwherememberscanchoosetheirfavouritepicturefromthose submittedeachmonth

EntryisrestrictedtoDigitalImagingandDigitalImagingOnlinemembersofthe RPS.

Pleaseemailyourpictureto digcompsec@rps.org.Youshouldgetan acknowledgment.(ifnot-remindme!).Oneimageperpersonpermonth. Imagesshouldbe1000pxwide-thereisnorestrictiononhowtallyourpictures are.Sopleaseresizethemupto1000pxbyXXXXXpx.(NOTXXXXpxby1000 px).Pleasenameyourjpegsasfollows-ImageTitlebyYourName.e.g."Pretty GirlbyJohnSmith"Tryandavoidusingthecamerafilename,itjustlookssilly whenposted!

Winners(andrunnersup)willhavetheirimagesshowcasedinDIGNews.Voting takesplacearoundthefirsttendaysofthefollowingmonth.Iusuallyemailout thevotinglink,orcheckourFacebookGroupfortheannouncement.

KennethNessARPS(digcompsec@rps.org)PLEASENOTENEWEMAIL Openforentries1sttolastdayofeachmonth.

Votingtakesplace1stto10thofeachfollowingmonth.

ResultspublishedinDINews

Image:BluePoolbyKevinMaskellFRPS

THEANNUALPRINTCOMPETITION

TheResults

ThisisjustareminderthattheresultsoftheAnnualPrintExhibitionselectionand alltheimagescannowbeviewedontheDIWebsite.TheSelectorsawardswere announcedattherecentDIAGM,ifyoumissedit,fulldetailsandtheYouTube slideshowofalltheimagescanbeviewedunder AnnualPrintExhibitiononthe DIWebsite

Abigthankyoutothe134entrantsforyourentries,withoutyoutherewouldn’t beacompetition.TheSelectorswereDaanOliverFRPS,RosemaryWilmanHon FRPS,TimMorelandARPSandtheCompetitionwasablyorganisedbyMarilyn Taylor,avoteofthanksgoestothemfortheirtimeandthecontributionthey madetothiscompetition.

The2023WinneroftheGoldMedalandChairman'sCupwas‘PerfectCurves’ byDerwoodPamphilonARPS

‘PerfectCurves’byDerwoodPamphilonARPS

2023RIBBONWINNERS

RibbonawardedbyRosemaryWilmanHon.FRPS,Poppies,byProf.Brian CookeARPS

RibbonawardedbyRosemaryWilmanHon.FRPS,ThePuppetKing,byMarilyn TaylorFRPS

RibbonawardedbyDaanOliverFRPS,TallDarkStranger,byTrevorRudkinLRPS

RibbonawardedbyDaanOliverFRPS,MakinganEntrance,byHilaryBailey LRPS

RibbonawardedbyTimMorlandARPS,Balconies,byMargaretFordARPS

RibbonawardedbyTimMorlandARPS,AmericanGraffiti-YellowCab,byAlan CollinsARPS

LOISWAKEMAN

IwouldliketointroduceyoutoLoisWakemanwhohasrecentlyjoinedtheDigital ImagingCommitteeandtakenontheroleofWebEditor.Thisinvolvesher updatingthepagesandmakingsureeverythingpostediscurrentandallour eventsarebeingpromoted.

IwenttovisitLois’spersonalwebsite,muchofwhichfascinatedme,Iwas interestedtoreadofher‘DayJob”ThenIwenttoher‘Links’expecting somethingquitedifferenttowhatIactuallydiscovered.Thispromptedmetoask ifshewouldbeinterestedinwritingmeapiecefortheNewsletter,whatfollows detailsaninterestingaspectofFACEBOOKGroups

Thisarticlewasinspiredbyaquestionfromtheeditor,Melanie,whowas intriguedbyalistoflinksonmywebsite.Asafully-qualifiednerd,Ibelongtoa numberofesotericFacebookgroups(andamactivelyresistingjoininganumber ofotherssuggestedbymyfellowgroupmembers–it’salltooeasytodisappear downtherabbit-holeofever-morespecialisedinterestgroups–Ialreadyspend toomuchtimewonderingatwhatpeoplefindtoshowme!It’sthemodern equivalentofafavouritechildhoodpastime–lookingatatlases,encyclopaedias anddictionariesforaspecificthingandsuddenlyrealisingthatit’sdarkandyou stillhaven’tfoundwhatyouwerelookingfor…)

So,whichofmygroupsisthefavourite?That’slikeaskingmetonominatea favouritechild,soIwillstartwiththefirstoneIjoined,whichistheCorrugated IronAppreciationSociety.Despiteanoccasionalspatwhensomeone accidentallypostsaboutondulineorcementboards,thisisafriendlygroupof peoplewhoenjoythequirksandbeautyofthecrinklystuff.Abandonedbarns andcroftsfeatureheavily,asdoimmaculatetintabernacles,huts,industrial buildings,Australiansheepsheds,remoteshops,andlotsofweirdanimalshapedbuildingsinNewZealand.Ican’tgetquitesoexcitedatthepicturesof randombitsofrustytinstuckuptreesorinbrambles,buteachtohisown!

Thesearesomeofmyfavouriteimagesintheoeuvre:

EsotericFacebookGroupsbyLoisWakeman

Andjustincaseyouthinkthisisallfun,BrickoftheDayisafineresourceforanyone withaninterestinarchitecturalceramics.Thereareseveralimmenselyknowledgeable contributorswhocanidentifythemostobscurebrick,orwriteashorttreatiseona brickworksorinterestingbuilding.Myhumblecontributionhereisjustafewseaworn specimenswashedoutofthedumpatLymeRegis,thoughbelowI’vethrownina coupletakenforaestheticratherthanacademicreasons!

SobeforeIstartextollingthevirtuesofevenmoreobscuregroups,Ithinkit’s timetodrawtoaclose,butIdourgeyoutofindyourownfellowobsessives,as aninspirationalspurtofindingmorephotographicsubjects!

Talk-Walk-TalkStreetPhotographyInitiative

ThejointinitiativebetweenDigitalImagingandtwoRegionalGroupsinvolved deliveryofaZoomtalkonStreetPhotographyaimedatprovidingparticipants withsomeideasforanexcursion.RegionalgroupsinSWEnglandandSouthern Scotlandarranged5photowalksfollowedbydiscussionevents.

WalkswereheldinGlasgow, Dunfermline,Truro,Plymouthand Exeter.TheweatherforbothScottish walkswasdecidedlyinclement,which madeforsomeatmosphericimages, nottomentionenjoyablechatsina coffeeshop!Participantsmetupa fewweeksafterthewalkstoshare someoftheirimagesanddiscussthe initiative.

Itwasagreedthattheeventswere wellworthwhile,face-to-face meetingswereappreciatedandthe groupsenjoyeddiscussingtheresults. Thegroupsinvolvedwerekeento repeattheformatwithothertopics.

Wearehopingtobeabletorepeat theT-W-Tformatlaterintheyear,and consideringwoodlandandseaside opportunities.

Ifanyoneisinterestedinhelping pleaseletmeknow!(digmem@rps. org).

ThankstowalkleadersJanetHaines, CliveWatkins,MonicaVella,andPaul Evan.

‘Rituals’byJeanRobson

‘WalkonBy’byMargaretElliot

STREETPHOTOGRAPHY JUSTGETOUTANDDOIT

DIrecentlyran‘StreetPhotographyJustGetOutandDoIt’, aworkshopwithJoeHoughton.Thecoursehasrecently finishedandJoeisbusycreatingaGalleryforallthe favouriteimages, fromthosewhoattendedthisworkshop. Itisbeingconstantlyupdatedasimagesareadded,you mightliketotakealook?HereistheQRCode

Herearesomeimpressions,imagesandtestimonials:

HuwThomas wrote,

‘Streetphotographyhasalwaysappealedtome-thewayitcanhighlightour sharedhumanitywithallitshighsandlows,andconnectwiththeviewer emotionally.Iseekoutimageswhichreflectthis,capturingmomentswecanall relateto,butperhapsdon’tnoticeaswespeedpastinourbusylives.

Myhopeistocontinuallyrefinemycompositionalandcameraskillssoasto producesomeimagesthatmoveoneemotionallyaswellaspossiblybeing consideredas“fineart”goodenoughtocompetewithmyartisticwife’s paintingsforhangingspaceinthefamilyhome.

Duringthecoursewehavebeenencouragedtoplaywithdifferentcompositionsandstyles.In thesamecoffeehouse(differentday)thisladywasreadingherbookwiththegorgeous Februarylightstreaminginonher.IhadjustreadupaboutpainterEdwardHopperandwith hiscompositionalstyleinmindIcomposedthisimage.Thepicturerequiredverylittlepost processing-sometimesyouarejustlucky.

AQuietReadbyHuwThomas

Justwanderingroundthelocaltownasawthisteenagecoupleeatingtheirlunch.Thegirlwas quitebemusedwhenIcomplimentedherondramatictightsandwashappyformetotakethe shot.Ithoughtitwouldmakeanicedramaticmonoimage.

‘Thegroupwasfullofexperiencedandtalentedphotographers andwelearnedalotfromeachother,Joechairingandsteeringthe critiquesandaddingafewgemsofhisown.Greatfun-manythanks."

TightSpotbyHuwThomas

“Ihavealwayshadalikingforstreetphotographybutdidn’tseemtobe progressingwithmyphotography.Twoyearsofillnessandlockdownputmy motivationatrockbottom.HavingpreviouslyseentwoofJoe’sonline presentationsatmylocalcameraclubIwaspleasedtofindthiscourseoffered bytheRPS.

Fouronlinesessionsarescheduledeverytwoweeks,allowingtimetodigestthe coursecontentandprepareandpresentmy“Homework”withoutanyrushor stress.HomeworkiscritiquedbyallthoseparticipatingwithJoeaddingmuchto thediscussions,Joe’senthusiasmandknowledgeforthesubjectshonethrough andhewastrulyinspiring.Thegroupweretalented,veryfriendlyandwillingto sharetheirknowledge.

Ihavelearntmuchfromthiscourse,fromotherparticipantsandfromJoe,who hasawealthofexperiencetoshare,asaresultInowfindmyselfreinvigorated andreadytotaketothestreets.

AberdeenHeroesbyDavidJones

Thenarrowcourtwithitscolourfulstreetartdrewmetotakethisimagealongwiththe reflectionsonthewallsandstonefloor.Themurals?DennisLawandAnnieLennox,bothfrom Aberdeen.

DavidJones,attendedtheworkshopanddescribeshisexperience,

Areflectioninthewindowofamusicshop.Thiswasanexperiment,the shoplightswereverybrightbutthestepsweredarkanddon’tgetmuch daylight.Ididn’texpectittoworkbutitdidwithoutmuchPP. Justshows,it’salwaysworthtrying.

IcanhonestlysaythatIcameawayfromallfoursessionsfeeling inspiredandwithanurgetopickupmycameraandgetout there."

"Isetouttocapturewhatevertakesmyfancy,andstreet photographyhasalwaysbeenthemostenjoyablewaythatIhave foundtodothis.

MusicalStairsbyDavidJones

MargretPreece wrote,

Iliveinaverysmallvillagewherestreetphotographyismoreofadream,you canwanderaroundwithhardlyanyonetobeseen.

ThereforeIliketotraveltoLondon,andrecentlyIspentadayintheTate Modernaskingmyself‘whatdopeopledointheTateModernotherthanlooking attheworksofart,andhowaboutallthosechildren?Whatdotheydothere?

Thesearesomeofmyanswers:

CartwheelsintheTurbineHall,TateModernbyMargretPreece Theturbinehallcanbecomeaplayground,Ialwayscheckwhatisgoingonthere.Inthiscase mumisobviouslyhavingarestwhilstthelittlegirlispracticingcartwheels;butwhatarethe structuresontheright?

20DIONLINEMar2023

“Theperfectlearningenvironment,tomymind."

Goodtositdown-don'tnodoffbyMargretPreece

Thisladymusthavehadatiringday.Ilikethejuxtapositionofthetwopeoplelookingin oppositedirectionsandpasteachother.Isthereaconnectionoraretheystrangers?

Tunnel-vision:byJohnAnderton Wetalkedabouttheimportanceofleadinglinesinourimages,andhowtheycancreateasenseofdepth,so whenIwentoutlookingfordoorwaysandarches,IknewthatIalsowantedtoincorporatethisintomyimage. Iwasparticularlypleasedwiththewaytherailingsleadtheeyetothesilhouettedfigureandbeyond.

Wetalkedabouttheimportanceofleadinglinesinourimages,andhowtheycancreateasenseofdepth,so whenIwentoutlookingfordoorwaysandarches,IknewthatIalsowantedtoincorporatethisintomyimage. Iwasparticularlypleasedwiththewaytherailingsleadtheeyetothesilhouettedfigureandbeyond.

Ilovetheshapesthatcanbecreatedbylightandshadowoutonthestreet.Iwaswalking alongthisshoppingarcade,andInoticedhowthesceneinfrontofmewascomprisedoffour, roughtriangles.However,Ireallywantedafiguretobecentre-stageandsoIwaitedawhile forsomeonetowalkdowntheexactcentreofthewalkway.Fortunately,thispersonobliged!

JohnAnderton said, Isetouttocapturewhatevertakesmyfancy,andstreetphotographyhas alwaysbeenthemostenjoyablewaythatIhavefoundtodothis.

However,itcanbeasolitarypursuitsotheopportunitytospendtime(albeit online)withotherstreetphotographers,sharingimagesandideaswasreally enjoyable.IcanhonestlysaythatIcameawayfromallfoursessionsfeeling inspiredandwithanurgetopickupmycameraandgetoutthere.

"IlookedtojoinJoe'scourseaftercompletinga2yearphotographic diplomainnightschool(Alevelequivalent).Thefortnightlyzoom meetingswerespacedfarenoughapartforeveryonetobeableto producesomenewimageseachsession-basedonthesuggested themeswhichwerethencritiquedbyall.”

Light,shadowandtriangles:ByJohnAnderton

SherryDaviswrote, Ijoinedthisworkshoptocultivatemystreetphotographyandpostprocessing techniquesandIbelievethathasbeensuccessfullyachievedwithinafriendly, encouragingandinspiringgroupoflikemindedandverytalentedindividuals.

OMG!BySherryDavis

TherearelayersinthisimagewhichIthinkworkwelltogether.Thereflectionthroughthe mirrorhascapturedtheuniquenessoftheretroshopwindowdisplayopposite.Wealsohavea ratherboredlookinggirlcomingoutoftheshop,butformethemostcaptivatingthingisthe expressionontheforegroundgirl’sfacewhichaskssomanyquestions.

Engrossed:bySherryDavis

ThisisanimagethatIhavebeentryingtoachieveforsometimeaswheneverIpassthiscoffee shopthereisalwayssomebodyreadingabook.Iparticularlylikethefactthatthiscomposition usestheruleofthree,capturingboththereflectionofthemainsubject’sbookalongwiththat ofanothercustomer.

"Irecommendthiscoursetoanyonewho hasaninterestinstreetphotography,you willnotbedisappointed”

“Inowhavetheconfidencetogouptocompletestrangersand askthemfortheirphotograph,somethingIwouldnothave dreamtofdoingbeforethecourse.”

JoeHoughton

LightroomStepbyStep andStreetWorkshops

https://bit.ly/RPSDIWS2335

JoeHoughtoniscontinuingtoofferhisSteptoStepLightroom Journey,are-runhasjuststartedandthereareafewplacesremaining onthe DevelopBundle

HavingreadthepreviousarticleandthegreatTestimonials,fromthose whoattendedthefirstStreetPhotographyWorkshop,onecansense howmuchtheyenjoyedit.Howitinspiredthem,gavethemareason togetoutwiththeircamera,howtheylearntfromtheexperienceand gavethemmoreconfidencetocapturesomegreatimages.

Atpresentwehave8placesremainingonthenext Street PhotographyWorkshop startingontheFriday5th May.

RPSDISTINCTIONS

AIinthespotlight

TherehavebeenvariousdiscussionsonsomeRPSFacebookgroupsaboutthe roleofAIinphotography,notleast“howmuchistoomuch?”,giventhe sophisticatedalgorithmsnowbuiltintomuchpost-processingsoftware.

HQhascomeoutwithapreliminarystatementthattriestodefinetheRPSview, viz:

“ForDistinctions,ourstanceisthefollowing:

ImagescreatedbyAI,includingthosemadefromtheapplicant’sownfiles,are notacceptedinaDistinctionapplication.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseemaildistinctions@rps.org”

Expectfurtherclarification,judgingbythenumberofcommentsandquestions thishasprovoked!

FindoutmoreabouthowtostartyourDistinctionsjourney:

Eachofthepagesbelowincludeshandylinkstoguidelinesandgenresfor distinctions,anda“howtoapply”document:thesearemostlylinksonthe originalwebsite,bytheway.

• Licentiate(LRPS)

• Associate(ARPS)

• Fellowship(FRPS)

ThePhotobookgenre,availableforalldistinctions,hasitsownspecial guidelinesandsubmissionprocess(asopposedtoanLRPS,ARPSorFRPS submissioninbookform).Youcanfindoutmorehere: Photobooks.Youmight alsoliketoseea talk hostedbyStewartWallwhichisbothinformativeand inspiring.

Tohelpyouprepare,youcanrequestaone2oneportfolioreview–anonline sessionwithapanelmemberappropriatetoyourgenre/distinction.Seethis pageformoreinformation: Howtobookaone2one(rps.org)

Therehasbeensomeconfusionoverwhathappensnext–someonefromHQ willfindyouanadvisorandputyoubothintouchtoarrangeadateandtosend images/presentationplan.Thiscantakeaweekortwo,andyouareadvisedto makeyourrequestatleast4monthsbeforeanassessment.

SomeregionsareofferingAdvisoryDaysinpersonandonline.Usethislink https://portal.rps.org/s/event-listing andtickthe‘advisory’filter.Youcan generallyattendasanobserverifyouaren’treadytostepupyet(usually advertisedaweekbeforehandontheFacebookgroup).Inaddition,some ChaptersandRegionsofferonlineDistinctionsStudyGroups.Youcanalsofind thesebysearchingtheRPSwebsite.

Anddon’tforget,aswellasprojectedandprintedimages,youcanalsoapplyfor aFilm,DigitalandMultimediaDistinctionatanylevel,andalsoawritten ResearchDistinction:FilmAndResearch.

Moreavenuesofsupport:

IfyoumissedanyoftheexcellentDistinctionsLivetalks,youcan catchup here. (Alsoaccessibleviathe RPSDistinctionschannel onYouTube.)

TheFacebookGroup RPSDistinctions**OfficialGroup** hasover4650 members,andincludespostscelebratingdistinctionsuccessestoinspireyou.It’s acivilisedvenuetoaskquestions,shareyoursuccesses–anddisappointments–andaskforcritiqueorexpert adviceonyourproposed portfolio.Ifyouaren’tsurewhich genreorleveltoapplyfor,you canpost6images(plusyour StatementofIntentif appropriate)andrequest moderatoradvice.

Accolade,whichcelebrates DigitalImagingmembers’ Distinctionssuccesses,isuseful forinsightintotheprocessin manydifferentgenresandatall levels.

Issue11ofAccolade is availableonIssuu

Thislink takesyouto viewallpastcopiesof Accolade

UPCOMINGWORKSHOPS

Iamhighlightingthefollowingupcomingworkshops:

Face2Face

FormembersintheMidlandsarea, PhotoWalkKenilworthCastle FormembersclosetotheWirral, TheBeautyofSailing

Online

Ournew PhotoshopColourChallengeworkshop withCeliaHenderson

AndoneforInfraredPhotographers,a NEWWorkshopwithJonathanVaines

DigitalImagingWorkshops

MARCH282023

DigitalImagingWorkshops

April192023

DigitalImagingWorkshops

May142023

CeliaHenderson

Photoshop ColourChallenge

https://bit.ly/RPSDIWS237

JonathanVaines

InfraredProcessing Anewworkshop

https://bit.ly/RPSDIWS2336

HannahCarter-Orton

APhotoWalkInthesurrounds ofKenilworthCastle

https://bit.ly/RPSDIWS2337

ANINTRODUCTION

LetmewelcomeHannahCarter-OrtontoourWorkshopEducatorTeam,Iwilllet hertellusallaboutherselfbelow.HannahhasrecentlyjoinedtheRPSandthe DIGroupandshecamealongtooneofourrecentE-circlesessions,sharingher ownimagesandofferinggreatfeedbacktoallourimagestoo.

HannahwillbeleadingaworkshopfprtheRPSDIGroup,inMay,aPhotowalkin theSurroundsofKenilworthCastle.SoanyoneintheMidlandsareawouldbe verywelcometojoinher.MoreonlineworkshopswithHannaharebeing planned!

Havingbeenimmersedintheworldof photographyforthelast23yearsgaininga PhotographydegreefromNottingham TrentUniversityandcompletingformal trainingineducation,Hannahhasbeen teachingtraditionalandcreativefilmand digitalphotographyforthelast15years. ShelaunchedherPhotographyBusinessin 2018.

“Ihavealwaysbeenfascinatedbytheworld welivewithin,humans’andhuman relationships,whoweare,whatweareand thelifejourney’swecreateandexistin!

Photographyformeisapowerfulmedium tocapturethis,avisualdiaryasitwere”

Thisiswhatmotivatesherfamily photographyandasanexperienced photographyeducatorshelovesnothing morethansupportingpeopleontheir photographyjourneytoencourageafull experienceofconnectingandcreatingwith theircamerasthroughtechnicalandvisual know-how!

Hannahisrenownedforherwarm,funandfriendlyteachingapproachandhas deliveredphotographyeducationthroughcolleges,communityandtheprivate sector.

Sheprovidestraininginmostaspectsofphotography,withafocuson supportingandstrengtheningindividuals'photographicpracticefromconcept, captureandedittofinalproduction.Herphotographyinterestsarecreative, conceptual,landscape,andstilllife.

Whensheisn’tphotographingfamilies,teachingortrainingphotographyshe canbefoundenjoyingamblingthroughnaturewithhercamerainhand!

HannahCarter-Ortonisafamilyphotographer&educator

AGMSURVEY

ItseemsfromthecommentsonFacebook,thenumberofMonoimages displayed,thathadbeeninspiredbytheSpeakers,andthepositivefeedback received,thatthemajorityenjoyedtheAGMexperience.TheCommitteeasked somepertinentquestionsinthesurvey,herearetheresultsof4questions.

Thescale1 NOand5YES

e-CIRCLES

Oure-Circlesaregroupsofbetween6and10photographerswhomeetmonthly onZoom.Ifyouwanttoimprovesomeaspectofyourphotographyandare preparedtomeetupwithcolleaguesforconstructive,honestgivingand receivingoffeedbackwhynotconsiderjoiningoneofoure-Circles?

e-Processingcircles.In thesegroupsmembersall workonaRAWfile volunteeredbyone memberanddiscuss differentapproachesto processingtoachievethe volunteer’svisualisation.

e-Projectscircle.A groupwhich discussesprojects thatmembersare workingon.

e-Critiquecircles.In thesegroups memberssharean imagefordetailed discussion

Tofindoutmorecontact digmem@rps.org)

SIG-LINK

ClickingonanyoftheseadswilltakeyoutotheRPSEventspagewhereyoucan findmoreinformationabouteventsfromotherSpecialInterestGroups(SIGs):

DIGITALIMAGINGEVENTS

Followingonfrom'LifeintheBlender' Jonathanwillreturntosharesomeofhis workthathasbeencreatedinthepast coupleofyears.Manyofushave experiencedsomelossofmotivationover thepastthreeyearsandgettingback behindthelenshasbeenharderthan expected.Jonathantalksaboutwhat motivateshimandtohowhavingareason toshootanimagemakesadifferenceto yourimagemaking.Hehasacreative approachtophotographyandoftenworks withprojectsproducingsets,groups, collectionsandpanelsofimages.

Signupnow, toregisterforyourfree place.

JonathanVainesisalsodeliveringnewworkshopsforDigitalImaging,weare alreadyonthefifthre-runoftheNikCollection,therearestillplacesforthe Octoberdate.ThePastelWorkandCreativeBlurworkshopshaveproved popularnowsomenewdatesareavailableinJuly.JustreleasedWorkshopsall aboutCompositionandoneon‘InfraredProcessing’

DigitalImagingWorkshops

AUGUST2023

https://bit.ly/RPSDIWS2333

JonathanVaines Composition

DIGITALIMAGINGWEBSITE

TheDigitalImagingwebsitehasbeenre-organisedandredesignedto accommodateourgrowingneeds.Thisiswhy,ifyouhavebookmarkedparticular pages,theymayhaverecentlydisappeared,soyouwillneedtoreinstatethem.

Wehopethatthereorganisedwebpageswillassistyouinfindingallthe informationyoumightneedinthefuture,allaboutourgroupandwhatis happeningandwhen.

Theinteractiveimagesbelowreplicatethoseonthewebsite,simplyclickthe imagetoopenthelink.

Themembers-onlylinkfortheDIGITArchive,istobefoundintheemail messageannouncingthisnewsletter.

TheRPSDigitalImagingconstitutioncanbedownloaded HERE.

Foreveryone’sconvenience,weincludealistofshortcutstothemainDigital ImagingpagesattheendofeachBroadcast.

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