Members Only Mail - Thursday 16 April 2020 Meeting ~ H2 Photographic Society

Members Only Mail – Thursday 16 April 2020 Meeting

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Thursday 16 April at 7.45pm

Hello and welcome

Another busy club meeting this week: Heather is going to show us how she creates her painterly-effect images of flowers in Photoshop (see images in this Newsletter). This workshop will show the many features of Photoshop and will interest members of all skill-levels. As usual, we will be able to ask questions and click along with her if you have your Photoshop app. open on your computer.

After Heather has finished (and if there is time), we will run through the benefits of using the Flickr photo-viewing platform. The majority of H2 members do have their own Flickr page; we hope to show them the advantages of routinely checking the H2 dedicated members-only Flickr page.

Also, we will have to make time for Jeff to inform us who is the winner of this week's Winner Stays On competition - see below for more details.

At 8pm we will stop to applaud our NHS staff and key workers. And, later we will have a comfort break for 5 minutes or so for obvious reasons - and to refresh our libation, perhaps.

We look forward to "seeing" you all on Thursday evening

Iris by Heather Clarke

Winner Stays On Competition

Already, we have several entries on our H2 Flickr group page, who are hoping to win this week's "Winner Stays On" competition. Members have a couple more days or so to upload their images on the theme of "Time"; we look forward to seeing their interpretation of this theme. Please entitle your images "Time", and number them 1, 2, etc., (if you are entering more than one). You do not need to put your name on them because that will show on Flickr.
This Thursday, Jeff will pick the winner. And whoever is the winner, "stays on" and chooses both the next week's theme and picks the winner of that competition.

So, get your creative juices flowing...and have your theme ready just in case you are the winner - we'll need to know what it is for next week's competition.

Gladioli by Heather Clarke

More (Good) News

This epidemic has had the positive effect that we are now competent with the use of video platforms for communal meetings. That, in turn, has accelerated our plans for tutoring, and we are now able to offer H2 members one-to-one tutorship. This can be on any photographic topic members wish - be it the use of their camera, the best way to print an image or using photo-manipulation software. Just let your committee know what you would like to learn and we will do our best to find you help. Our email address is below.

Also, your committee is working hard to create a programme that will be interesting and exciting. And virtual, obviously. Planned items include demonstrations, speakers and competitions. If you have any ideas, do please let us know if there is anything you would like to see.

committee@h2photo.org.uk

Free live-streamed video class on applying textures to your photographs. Hosted by Design Cuts.

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I'll be doing another live streamed video class hosted by Design Cuts this Thursday! This class will be a bit more intro level but I will be showing more advanced techniques as well.

The Thursday, April 9th Live Event:

4:00 P.M. UK Time
5:00 P.M. Central European Time
11:00 A.M. EST
8:00 A.M. PST

Hope you can join live, but if not you can catch the replay afterwards. If you attend live, you can chat and ask questions.