Limerick Camera Club

Following our AGM this Week our regular weekly meetings have now ceased for the summer.
They will resume next September 15th 2010

Keep an eye out for the list of
New Club officers and program for 2010/2011 coming shortly.

Outings will be arranged during the summer , keep a lookout here for further details.

Happy Faces Day 2010 is an event run by the IPPA in association with Canon. For a donation of €25, all of which goes directly to Cystic Fibrosis Association in the Limerick area, you get a mini portrait session and a commemorative desktop sized print in a folder.

Anyone over the age of 4 years is encouraged to take part, and there is no upper age limit!!!

Paul Dorrell is taking bookings in the studio on 6th, 7th and 8th April so please give him a call on 086 827 5951.

Alternatively, Paul will be in store in Harvey Norman, City East Retail Park, with other local photographers on Sunday 11th April from 12-6.

No booking necessary, so please just come along and support this worthy cause.

Wednesday’s camera club meeting will take the form of a night shoot.

We will meet in the Curragower Bar at 7PM and will organise groups as you arrive.

This shoot will be weather dependent, so far it looks like it’ll be showery.

Worst case we’ll find ourselves in a Pub

Don’t forget to bring along your cameras and tripods

There was a big turnout last night to enjoy an evening with Tony Murphy, who teaches at NCAD, and whose photography is really variedand accomplished. Tony gave us a perfect mix of images, instruction and advice about composition (move about! find other viewpoints!) and the importance of spending money on really good glass. And this technical gem: the importance of hanging Mars Bars in trees, to get your children to gaze in the direction you want them to!

He structured his talk around a small selection of images grouped thematically. Themes included People, Street, Landscape, Strobist, Interiors, Commercial, Abstract, and Low Light Photography. This enabled him to give a lot of time to talking about the making of each shot, which was really instructive. He emphasised the importance of trying out new ideas and techniques, and said at the outset that what he is photographing is the light, and the subject comes second to the light. His strobist work encouraged even this writer, who does not even possess a flash, to think that acquiring one might well expand what she can do in outdoor photography.

During the set-up and introductions, he let a slideshow of his images run onscreen. As he was deliberately confining himself to a small selection of themed images to talk about, it was a great way of showing the range and beauty of his work as a whole. And it would make you want to see them for longer! But you can always look on Flickr!

At the end he showed us his typical workflow as he processed a RAW file, emphasing the satisfaction there is in making sure you get your shot right in-camera. He explained the importance of working on 16-bit files, and of saving your precious work as a TIFF.

He is very humble and self-effacing about what he is doing, but the quality, creativity and vision in his work speaks for itself!

Many thanks to Tony for making the long journey to Limerick in the middle of his working week, which already involves a staggering mileage. It was one of the most enjoyable and instructive evenings of the year.

Hazel Coffey.

Paul is a quondam Chairman of the Limerick Camera Club, but he has been so busy developing his award-winning photography business over the past two years that we have seen very little of him of late. This was a wonderful opportunity to see what he has been doing in the interim.

The creative imagination he brings to bear on his image-making is very impressive. Not very many people have this degree of conceptual imagination, and fewer still have the technical skills to realise their creative vision as successfully.

Paul showed us a wonderful range of image-making, from commercial shoots (including his European medal-winning shot of a local band in silhouette) to portraits. A set of fashion shots were wonderfully composed and styled.

His portrait work is outstanding in quality, and shows the evident good relationship he has established with his sitters of all ages. Their faces are open and at ease.

He talked about the importance of making images “for your life” - that are in tune with the people, and relate in a real way to their lives. This can only be done by spending time with people, getting to know them, and discussing their ideas.

It was really wonderful to see how much Paul’s skills and imaginative vision have been able to develop in just a few years. And as he said himself, he is only starting!

Many thanks to Paul for showing us where his photography is going - he has an outstanding gift, and we wish him continued success and an ever-increasing freedom to realise his vision!

All,

As Wednesday is St. Patrick’s day there will be no camera club.

Next meeting is March 24th - Guest Speaker - Tony Murphy

All,

Limerick Camera Club will be entering the national IPF competition this year.

This is open to all IPF affiliated clubs in Ireland. Details are available on www.irishphoto.ie

We need your photographs to put together a Panel for the club to enter:

Can you please send me any photographs you would like to have considered for the panel.

Only one photograph per person is allowed on the panel but you can send on as many as you like and the competition committee of the club will choose the best entries.

Please send on photographs of 1024 pixels on the longest side for consideration and remember that the photographs must be of such pixel depth and quality to be printed at 16X12in.

Attention all members who hold Distinctions from the IPF.

It’s that time of the year again! Your 2010 distinction renewal fee is now
due for payment. Please refer to the fee structure on www.irishphoto.ie

NEW FOR 2010.
To facilitate easier payment of Distinction fees, a PayPal facility has now been
set up on the Irish Photographic Federation website. Click onto “Distinctions”
in the top banner or click onto “read more..” on the notice at the top
of the Home page. www.irishphoto.ie

Notices have been sent to all distinctions holders via the contact list on our
website so, in advance, please excuse any duplication. All payments (not via
PayPal)should be made payable to the Irish Photographic Federation and sent
directly to me - all details are on the IPF website.

Just to confirm that the Guest Speaker for 24th February is Paul Dorrell LIPPA, quondam Chairman of the Limerick Camera Club, and multiple medal winner at the Irish Professional Photographers’ Association awards over the past few years. Something to look forward to!

Hi all,
If anybody has nice Christmas photographs and wishes to contribute with the Oncology Services at the HSE please contact club member james.powell@hse.ie.
They are already looking for pictures for Christmas 2010.
Thanks for your collaboration.
Best regards,
Iñaki