The H2 Newsletter
Welcome to this week's Newsletter. This Thursday we had a table-top practical evening. It began with Heather (Clarke) giving us an informative lecture on the basics of depth of focus. At one point during her presentation she persuaded three members to stand at the front in single-file to demonstrate foreground, mid ground and distance and what (who?) would be in focus at different f-stops.
She also had a multitude of commonsensical ways to experiment with table-top photography without spending a fortune, including using economical LED light-sources, home-made reflectors, using BlueTac to hold subjects and how to make-your-own bean bag support. Heather then invited members to practice on two setups she had created at the front of the hall.
At the back of the hall, Paul (Radden) and Graham (Woolmer) were guiding members to create water-droplet and multi-coloured oil-on-water shots.
To the side Stan (Chippett) was exploring photographing textures and still life images under different lighting conditions and opposite him, Paul (Major) was venturing into photo-stacking territory.
Members moved from one "learning station" to another, some not even stopping for the tea break; it is safe to say that we all went home knowing more about table-top photography than when we came.
A big thank you to those members who setup the stations for their energy and interest and expertise. And keep an eye on our H2 Flickr page for the images that our members created.
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David Lukey's Exhibition
H2 member, David, is about to have his first exhibition this month as part of the prestigious London Photo Show. The venue is the Barge Gallery at the Oxo Tower on London’s Southbank and will run from Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 October 2019. Take a look at the website (shown below); it would be well worth a visit to see David's images as well as the other exhibitors' photographs.
Well done David.
For more information visit https://londonphotoshow.org/
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Above and below are featured some members' images recently posted on our H2 Flickr page. This image is entitled C-jump and was taken by Chris Shepherd.
When on Flickr it is always worth clicking on the "Explore" button positioned at the top left of the page. It takes you to recently uploaded images from around the world. You can find some amazing images there, as well as motivate your own creativity. Take a look.
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BETWEEN THE POLES by Graham Woolmer
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This close-up shot is entitled Physalis 4 and is one of a series posted on our Flickr page by David Woods
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This image entitled Chat In The Square was taken
by Warren Martin on a recent trip to Portugal.
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Social Media - Facebook
 Facebook users should checkout our H2 Facebook page, there is always something new on there.
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REMEMBER...
If you submitted into the Tony Perryman Monochrome Print Competition, being judged this coming Thursday, dont forget to email a digital copy of your entry to print@h2photo.org.uk with the subject MonoCup.
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Save The Date
Sunday 27th October 2019
Epping Forest Meet 2019
Details Soon
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New Rules for Competition entries
Please be aware, the hand-in process for all competitions has changed.
Prints need to be handed in a week before the competition as previously, but a digital copy of the image must also be submitted via email.
Digital Images need to be submitted a week before via email (no more bringing cards & memory sticks in).
How to Submit Images via Email
- First prepare images following the guidelines for projected images.
- Create a new email & select the correct email address:
- Set the Subject of the email to the name of the competition from the lists below.
- Attach your files and send them
You should get a reply within a few minutes telling you if your entry has been successful.
Example
To enter the Mono Print competition we send an email to print@h2photo.org.uk with the subject MonoCup with our pictures attached to it.
Print Competitions
| Email Subject |
Competition Description |
Last Entry Date |
| MonoCup |
Mono Cup Competition |
06/10/2019 |
| UpClose |
Up Close Critique Evening |
27/10/2019 |
| NaturalHistory |
Natural History Competition |
12/01/2020 |
| StillLife |
Still Life Competition |
29/03/2020 |
| Water |
Water - Critique Evening |
17/05/2020 |
| PrintOfTheYear |
Print of the year Competition |
31/05/2020 |
Projected Image Competitions
| Email Subject |
Competition Description |
Last Entry Date |
| InTheDark |
In then Dark Critique Evening |
24/11/2019 |
| UpClose |
Up Close Critique Evening |
31/10/2019 |
| Portrait |
Portrait Competiton |
23/02/2020 |
| DpiOfTheYear |
Projected Image of the year Competion |
07/06/2020 |
Any problems please drop me a mail: chris@shepherdpics.com
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 H2 Membership fees due
For those members who haven't yet done so, as the new photographic year has commenced, everyone needs to pay their yearly subscription and fill in a membership form.
You can find the form (including details of how to pay by cheque or banks transfer here.
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Message On behalf of Stevenage Photographic Society
We have a very special lecture from Antony Penrose, who will talk about the photographic life of his mother, Lee Miller. His talks have been highly recommended to us by members of photographic clubs in the Southern Counties region and as we're not aware of him having lectured in our area we think the talk may be of wider interest than our own membership.
Monday 21st October 2019, start time 7.45pm - 10pm.
'Backstage at the Lee Miller Archive' and 'The Legendary Lee Miller', by Antony Penrose.
Tickets can be purchased from the Stevenage PS website for £5 each.
Please visit stevenagephotographicsociety.org.uk for more information.
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Photographic Opportunities this weekend
RHS Photographic Display
Enjoy the very best of garden and plant photography, with a selection of winning images from the RHS Photography Competition.
RHS Garden Hyde Hall Creephedge Lane, Rettendon
to Fri 11 Oct
Diesel Day
Unlimited rides on a diesel train plus miniature ride-on railway and garden railway (weather permitting) and large model railway layout. Working signal box, Travelling Post Office carriages, buffet carriage, shop and large free car park.
Colne Valley Railway, Yeldham Road, Castle Hedingham
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And a final image from an H2 member: Flour Dance 1 by Jeff Sinclair.
Obviously Jeff and Chris went to the same flour-throwing photographic studio :)
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Dates for your Diary
Thursday 10 October: Monochrome Print Competition
Thursday 17 October: Talk by Mark Edwards - Black & White
Thursday 24 October: EAF Exhibition
Thursday 27 October: Epping Forest Meet
Thursday 31 October: Print Critique Evening
Meetings begin at 7:45pm.
Club Calendar on Google Calendar
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Quest photo workshops 2020
Quest (Colin Southgate & Tom Peck) have some super locations to visit next year, both local and further afield (Iceland, Skye, Yellowstone, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Coast among others), .
Check out the Quest website www.questphoto.co.uk with more information.
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Our new Home
Our new meetings will take place at our new home:
Address:
Much Hadham Village Hall
High Street,
Much Hadham,
SG10 6BP
Free parking to the rear of the hall.
Directions
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