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Finally it was good to meet again. A great presentation
by Allen Church, followed by the Geoff Pfister Portrait
award.
We again are presented by challenging times, hence
our scheduled Photoshop workshop has been put on
hold.
We will still hold meetings at the Richmond Club and
practice our Coved 19 social distancing, we should be
good to continue. If you feel that you cannot attend
and would like still to enter the monthly competitions,
you can drop your prints off to the Richmond Club’s
Reception and email digital photos to Marian.
I’d like to thank Tim Hodson for all his hard work on
the committee. Due to his work promotion, he is
unable to fill his role at the club, thanks Tim.
We hope things get back to normality as they say
watch this space,
Happy snapping!
Jenny Aquilina
In Camera
The Newsletter of the Hawkesbury Camera Club Inc.
2020 OFFICE BEARERS
President Jenny Aquilina
0410 032 372
Vice President Ron Rodgers
0434 345 222
Secretary Marian Paap
0402 116 670
Treasurer Marina Opland
0409 677 474
COMMITTEE
Committee Don Clay
Geoff Higgins
George Romanowski
Jenny O’Connell
Competition Manager Vacant
Newsletter Editor Marian Paap
Webmaster Jonathan Auld
AUGUST 2020 Volume 25.07
FROM THE PRESIDENT
WHAT’S ON THIS MONTH
AUGUST 5 Members Presentation By Marian Paap
AUGUST 12 WORKSHOP How to enter / present your photo to competitions By Peter O’Brien
AUGUST 19 COMPETITION Old Things – in Monochrome
Judge: Peter Sherlock
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‘In Focus’ Photography Exhibition by our very own Jenelle
Gavin at ‘the Village Kitchen’, Kurrajong.
All the very best Jenelle. Wish you all the success.
Please let Marian Paap know if you wish to take part in this
by 12 August.
Dear Hawkesbury Camera Club
I would personally like to welcome your group to the annual
Hawkesbury Art Fair.
We are pleased to announce that the 2020 Art Fair will still
be going ahead, despite the many trials this year has
presented us all.
The Art Fair will open on Friday 25 September and close on
Sunday 29 November.
Any works to be entered must be delivered to the
Hawkesbury Regional Gallery with the completed correct
paperwork attached, on Monday 21 September or Tuesday
22 September between 8.30am – 5pm.
Please find attached:
Hawkesbury Art Fair 2020- Terms and Conditions
Hawkesbury Art Fair 2020- Art and Artwork Details Form
ATO Statement of Supplier Form
If you have any queries please feel free contact me.
We look forward to having your group participate in the
2020 Hawkesbury Art Fair.
Rebecca Turnbull | Acting Gallery and Museum Director /
Museum Curator | Hawkesbury City Council
(02) 4560 4439 | (02) 4587 7740
An Invitation to submit our work to the ‘Art & Craft Fair’.
It’s $5 per piece and to be delivered on 5th November.
See the following announcement.
EXHIBITION BY JENELLE GAVIN
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Black & White Photography Techniques
By Andrew Goodall
Reference: PictureCorrect
Black and white photography is a rewarding and challenging
field of artistic photography. Even people who don’t care
about photography can find themselves drawn to a great
black and white image. As a photographer, black and white
can allow you to discover a whole new character in a
familiar subject. For many digital photographers, black and
white photography is nothing more than colour
photography converted by software. It is a matter for your
own judgement whether this is effective for your
photographs.
Photo by Bradley Johnson.
Often the image you assume will convert beautifully to black
and white will prove a disappointment; sometimes a photo
you never imagined will surprise you. However, most
serious photographers will tell you that the best black and
white photos are taken when the photographer deliberately
sets out with black and white images in mind. This creates
an entirely different mindset in terms of how you choose
and approach your subject. You may, for example, start to
see potential in subjects you would never normally consider
for colour photography.
If you have never had a serious go at black and white
photography, here are a few simple tips to help you get
started.
Black And White Photography Tip #1. Choosing A Subject.
Some subjects lend themselves to colour but are not nearly
so effective in black and white. For example, sunset
photographs rely on the colour of a great sky for their
impact, and rarely produce a good black and white image.
Colourful birds, flowers, fashion…there are many times
when the only logical approach is to shoot your subject in
colour. On the other hand, some subjects are ideally suited
to black and white photography.
Because this is an ‘old-fashioned’ medium, it often works
well with old-fashioned subjects. Rustic items like old farm
equipment, a tumble-down shack, an old wooden fence can
all be great subjects for black and white photos.
When photographing people, age can also be a factor.
A close-up portrait of an aged face showing all the lines and
creases of their years on earth can have much greater
impact in black and white.
This can only be a short article, so these examples are just
the tip of the iceberg. You will find many great subject once
you start thinking in black and white.
Photo by Patrick Bouquet; ISO 1600, f/4, 1/4000 exposure.
Black And White Photography Tip #2. ‘Seeing’ Your Subject
In Black And White. When you first approach your subject,
you need to imagine how it will look without colour. Try to
look at it in terms of lines and shapes, shadows and
contrasts. You will begin to see your subjects in a whole new
light. You may even find yourself zooming in on a particular
feature, or photographing the subject from an angle you
might never have considered in the past. One thing is for
sure; once you get into the ‘black and white headspace’
your camera will express the character of the subject in an
entirely different way.
Black And White Photography Tip #3. Use The Light
To Enhance Impact. Because a black and white photo relies
so much on shadows to define shapes and details, your
approach to lighting can make or break an image. As a
nature photographer, I often photograph black and white
photos quite differently from colour photos.
You have probably heard the rule that the best landscape
photography is done early or late in the day when the sun is
low and the light is soft and even. Well, in black and white
photography I often look for just the opposite. To create
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better definition in a subject I will often take my photos
through the middle part of the day, to create heavier
shadows to emphasise the lines and shapes in the
composition. I am also more inclined to take photos looking
directly toward the sun, to produce silhouettes that make
the most of trees, windmills and other strong shapes against
the sky.
Earlier I mentioned a portrait of a very old person. If it is the
lines on a face that give the image its character, you need to
make sure the lighting is from an angle that produces
shadows in the creases. Thus you may be looking for lighting
in a black and white photograph that would be considered
unflattering and unsuitable for a colour photograph.
Photo by Giuseppe Milo; ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/500 exposure.
So there you have three very simple tips for black and white
photography. Notice that they are all about the creative
approach, not about settings and camera techniques. In fact
most of the time, black and white requires no different
technical expertise than colour photography. To take better
black and white photographs, you don’t necessarily need to
change the way you use your camera. Instead, you are
looking to change the way you see the subject, and how you
can use light, shade and composition to capture the
character that black and white photography has to offer.
If you love photography and want to stretch your horizons,
I am sure you will enjoy experimenting with black and white.
It may open your eyes to aspects of your world that have
never turned you on before. Good luck and happy snapping!
About the Author: Andrew Goodall writes for
http://www.naturesimage.com.au and is a nature
photographer based in Australia. He manages a gallery in
Montville full of landscape photography from throughout
Australia.
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To make things easy on Competition nights, can members
please print out their own copy of the Competition
Scoresheet from the website and fill it in beforehand. Please
print clearly so that it easy to transcribe the information
onto the website.
NOTE: please ensure there are no images other than
Competition photos on the USB when submitting images on
the competition night.
Hawkesbury Camera Club has a Facebook page. Follow us
on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/HawkesburyCameraClub/
Don’t forget to make use of all of the features for members
on the Hawkesbury Camera Club website at
http://www.hawkesburycameraclub.com.au/
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Newsletter Contributions
To the Newsletter Editor-Marian Paap – [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/HawkesburyCameraClub/ https://www.flickr.com/groups/hawkesburyimages/
http://www.hawkesburycameraclub.com.au/
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GOODBYE ALAN
REST IN PEACE!
Alan Pelham Aldrich was born on 8th October 1945.
At the age of 32 he was involved in a catastrophic accident that caused him to spend his remaining 42 years
in a wheel chair.
Sometime in the mid 1980’s Alan joined the Hawkesbury Camera Club and during his many years of
membership held many positions on the committee. While his personal favourite subject to photograph was
all things historic within the Hawkesbury, he did appreciate the work and efforts of other members regardless
of their many and varied preferred subjects. Always obliging, he would constantly share his knowledge,
experience and even his equipment, including his personal darkroom in his house at Oakville. Alan was the
go to person for many things in our club. In the years that our club was involved the Hawkesbury Council’s
Spring Garden Competition, Alan would photograph gardens as he was able, but also, he was a co-ordinator
behind the scenes, making sure that the many things that needed to get done, got done.
When photography went digital, Alan embraced it and easily made the transition from film and home
darkroom to home computer, always learning and teaching others. On comp nights at our club, Alan was
never one to hold back his opinion on an image, particularly when his and the judge’s opinion clashed, he
was always up for a discussion.
Outside of our camera club, Alan was very active, working with the Hawkesbury Historical Society, the
Hawkesbury Regional Museum and always on hand for Hawkesbury City Council when they needed his
assistance planning and arranging disabled access to many locations around our area.
When our committee of the day decided to make Alan a life member, it was decided to go straight to the top
shelf and ask a person Alan greatly admired, Emeritus Professor Des Crawley if he would be prepared to say
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a few words and make the presentation to Alan. Des’s reply was instantaneous “What time would you like
me there?” showing the regard in which Alan was held by others outside of our club.
Those of us, in our club and outside, who knew Alan well, will remember him as a generous and caring
individual, as a person who remained passionate in his thoughts and opinions, an accomplished photographer
who liked to stretch the limits, and as a good friend.
Alan was brother to Sue, husband to Ruth, father to Karen and grandfather to Nicholas.
Alan left us on Sunday, 12th July 2020.
By Ian Cambourne
Getting ready for the annual Spring Garden Competition Presentation Night!
Alan’s favourite at the Camera Club’s Christmas Dinner – TRIVITA!
[with the 2015 winning team – and that Peacock!]
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A good friend of Alans’ - Christine Paine at the club meeting [former councellor]
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PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY
WORKSHOP BY JENNY AQUILINA
22 JULY
Everyone had their heads burried in their phones!
That’s how you do it Pete!
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GEOFF PFISTER PORTRAIT AWARD
15 JULY
The Hawkesbury Camera Club honours late president Geoff Pfister with a
special annual photography competition.
The Geoff Pfister Award is presented to the best black and white or colour
portrait taken by a financial member.
Geoff’s Brother Phill & sister in-law Lynne Pfister were the judges
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The competition
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AND THE AWARD GOES TO...
Tim Hodson – produced the winning image two years in a row – congratulations!
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The three runners up! Congratulations to you all!
Marina Optland
Marian Paap
Diane Tavora
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PRESENTATION
CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
BY ALAN CHURCH
8 JULY
Our first face to face meeting since March. All in one room. A good attendance to hear
Alan Church’s ‘Creative Photography’ presentation. Thank you Alan.
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IN HAWKESBURY
THANK YOU CATHY CALLAN FOR SENDING THESE BEAUTIFUL HAWKESBURY IMAGES!