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Monthly themes and discussion topics we have used previously are summarized below.
Members suggestions for new themes and topics are always welcome, as are variations on previous themes or re-iteration of earlier topics. Suggest at the meeting or email infocusphotographersclub@gmail.com.
Synopsis of Previous Meetings
5 January 2018
Dave C showed a short PowerPoint presentation of pictures from his recent cruise. "Texture" was the theme for the month and members' photos were viewed. Again, a small number of members' prints, on a variety of subjects, were on display.
8 December 2018
Members' photos on the theme of "Motion" were viewed. A small number of members' prints were also displayed.
3 November 2018
Members' photos on either or both of the specified themes of "Depth of Field" and "Autumnal" were viewed.
A number of members' prints were also displayed.
6 October 2018
Members' photos on the theme of "Transport" were viewed.
A small number of members' prints were on display, both on the theme and of alternative subjects.
14 July 2018
Kostas talked on computer related issues and demonstrated replacing a conventional spinning hard disk drive with a solid state drive while also transferring disk contents using a disk image.
2 June 2018
Members' photos on the theme of Spring Flowers/any flowers (or anything vaguely related to Spring or flowers) were viewed.
Laurie displayed yet more A3 prints of members' photos produced for the Allen Gallery cafe exhibition.
5 May 2018
Visiting photographer Ivan Constable and his colleague Simon, showed a very large number of impressive images covering macro, graphic art, graffiti and others.
Laurie displayed more A3 prints of members' photos produced for the Allen Gallery cafe exhibition.
7 April 2018
In anticipation of the July exhibition at the Allen Gallery cafe, Laurie displayed A3 size prints of photos which members had asked Laurie to produce.
Members' photos on the theme "Framed" were viewed.
3 February 2018
Stuart gave a presentation primarily on portrait techniques and the use of Lightroom (and to some extent, Elements) to achieve desired effects.
6 January 2018
Close-ups with a festive theme was the subject for the month and while this was seriously attempted by some, it was interpreted with great flexibility by others!
Earlier pictures found on unsuspecting members' USB sticks were also viewed, including a short AV sequence of shots taken in Scotland by Stuart & Mary.
9 December 2017
Members' close-up pictures were viewed with some entertainment derived from guessing what some of the photographed items were. As an extension to this, Kim showed photos of jewellery which he had handmade, principally from copper wire.
Kostas related his "adventures" in transporting a cat from Greece to the UK, all documented photographically.
4 November 2017
Lyn showed a fascinating set of photographs of Kiev from her recent visit to the Ukraine.
Members' pictures on the theme "Animals" were viewed.
Laurie demonstrated a method of transferring photos onto candles but concluded that "it wasn't worth the bother!".
7 October 2017
Members' "Architecture" photos were viewed.
Laurie confirmed that the cafe area of the Allen Gallery has been booked for July 2018 for display of some of our photographs.
Lyn gave a presentation on her recent visit to Chernobyl.
2 September 2017
4 years since the club's first meeting celebrated with cakes made by Lyn.
Members photos on the theme of "Local places" (with some liberal interpretations of "local") were viewed.
Interest in a possible exhibition of members' photos at the Allen Gallery café in July next year was sought by Laurie.
Lyn showed photographs she had taken at the recent kite festival on Southsea Common.
5 August 2017
Members' photos taken on "proper" cameras were compared with the same subjects taken on phones and tablets.
Angela Jackson from the Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust described the work which the trust has been doing and encouraged club members to visit and photograph the reserve.
1 July 2017
Members photos on the theme of "Speed" were viewed, during which Dave C demonstrated how he had used layers in Photoshop Elements to put several images of one person in a single picture.
Lyn gave a Powerpoint presentation on her recent visit to Pembrokeshire, largely to photograph birds.
Laurie described how he had made fridge magnet pictures using foam board faced with a small photo and backed with magnetic card (available from Amazon, among others).
3 June 2017
A video was shown on setting up & using the studio lighting kit which the club bought back in February.
Members' photographs of things starting with the letter "E" were viewed.
Dave C. gave a presentation on varying shutter speed according to subject and circumstances.
6 May 2017
Photographs on specific themes assigned to individual members were viewed.
Laurie showed a very old photograph which had been scanned and the image restored.
1 April 2017
Dave C. talked about aperture settings; a practical session followed.
Amanda presented a slide show on the centrifuge for pilots at Farnborough.
Members' photographs on the theme of "Bricks" were viewed.
4 March 2017
Dave C. showed a selection of photographs from his recent trip to the Middle East.
The studio lighting kit acquired by the club was shown; this is available for members to borrow for a charge of £10 of which £5 is refundable when the kit is returned.
Members' shots on the theme of "After Dark" were viewed, as were more old photos.
4 February 2017
Laurie explained a technique for transferring black & white images onto canvas.
Members' "Wildlife" theme pictures were viewed, as were more photos from times gone by.
7 January 2017
Dave C showed a few photos from his recent visit to Singapore and Bali.
Members' images on the theme of "Weather" were viewed, as were a selection of members' old, and in some cases, very old photographs.
5 November 2016
John K provided an AV presentation (not one of his) on the 1st world war with photos of our area from that time.
Members pictures in black & white of any subject were viewed.
1 October 2016
Members' pictures on the theme of "Remembrance" were viewed; some members brought along prints to be entered in the Community Centre's photo competition on the same theme.
Laurie demonstrated some features of Adobe Camera Raw which are available within Photoshop Elements and are similar to those in Lightroom.
3 September 2016
Laurie talked on his experience of camera sensor cleaning.
Visitor and sometime-professional photographer, Nikki, presented a collection of some of her photographs.
Members' pictures on the theme of "Leaves" were viewed (as were a number of holiday photos).
2 July 2016
Dave C gave an audiovisual presentation of photos he'd taken during his recent trip to Croatia, Montenegro and Greece.
Members' pictures on the theme of "Lines" were viewed.
4 June 2016
Dave C displayed photos he'd taken during the recent circus visit to Bordon.
By popular request, Laurie repeated his demonstration of photo mounting on foam core board.
Members' pictures on the theme of "Water droplets" were viewed.
Dave C and Laurie showed photos for members' critical assessment.
7 May 2016
Members' photos on the alternative themes of "Smoke" or "Sky" were viewed.
A few photos were also projected for (gentle) critical review.
Laurie demonstrated some of the Develop Module features in Adobe Lightroom.
2 April 2016
Members' photos of everyday objects resembling the letters of their names were viewed.
A small number of pictures, some from members but also one taken from the internet, were projected for critical comment by members present.
5 March 2016
Members' photos on the theme "Red" were viewed.
A practical close-up/macro photography session took place.
6 February 2016
Members' photos on the theme of "Shadows and Silhouettes" were viewed.
Dave C, with support from John K, demonstrated the use of Layers in Photoshop Elements.
Laurie provided an overview of Adobe Lightroom.
9 January 2016
Members' photos on the theme "Street signs and street furniture" were viewed.
Laurie showed a photographic record of the decline of Jaywick Sands (Essex) between the 1960's and now. Lyn gave a presentation on her recent "Tigers & Temples" visit to India.
12 December 2015
Members' photos on the theme of "Painting with light" were viewed.
Lyn, Dave C. and Ian T. showed photos from their recent travels to India, Thailand and Malaysia/Singapore respectively.
7 November 2015
There were no members' theme photos of Bonfire Night/Halloween!!
Joel gave an interesting demo of "Painting With Light", Laurie demonstrated his preferred method of mounting prints on foam board and Kostas continued to encourage participation in the club's FaceBook page.
3 October 2015
Landscape photographer Fi Bunn gave a talk and presentation of some of her work.
Members' photos on the theme "Sculptural" were viewed.
5 September 2015
Members' photos showing "Manipulation" of images were viewed.
Joel arranged a couple of "product shoot" set-ups allowing members to experiment with lighting arrangements.
1 August 2015
Members' photos on the theme of "Flowers and Leaves" were viewed.
By popular request, John K repeated his demonstration of how to put together an AV presentation using Windows Live Movie Maker.
Members' queries on using the club's Facebook page were addressed.
4 July 2015
Members' photos of the "Farewell to the Garrison" festival were viewed, including on audio-visual presentation put together by John K to commemorate the event.
Successes, or otherwise, in adding material to the club's Facebook page were debated.
6 June 2015
Members' photos on "Effect of shutter speed", "Birds of Prey" and numerous other miscellaneous subjects were viewed.
Laurie concluded his back-to-basics sessions with ISO sensitivity being the subject.
(4 April & 2 May 2015 meetings were off-site photo-shoots - see "Events & News".)
7 March 2015
Members' "Still Life" theme photos were viewed plus some photos taken by the members who went to Gunwharf Quays on 12 February.
Laurie led a back-to-basics breakout session on shutter speed selection.
Dave C arranged a number of set-ups providing members with opportunities to shoot both still life and objects in motion.
7 February 2015
Members' photos on the theme of "Dark & Light" were viewed.
Laurie led a back-to-basics breakout session on aperture selection..
Dave C provided lighting set-ups and flowers for members practical experimentation.
10 January 2015
Members' photos on the themes of "Frost" and "Festive" were viewed.
John K showed 2 audio-visual presentations, one which he had prepared and a second, professionally produced.
Joel showed photos of paint drops, captured as they splashed on a surface, and demonstrated how he had merged & manipulated images in PhotoShop to achieve his results.
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