Stroud Camera Club Member Annie Blick, for the whole of May has an exhibition of 16x12 inch prints from the Peckham Archive of old Stroud in the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s click here for the Stroud Photos website.
The prints are displayed at The Lockkeepers Cafe & Bar at Wallbridge, Stroud (next to the Canal Trust visitors centre). All profits from print sales will go to local Stroud Charities.
Stroud Camera Club is pleased to announce a change of venue for the new season in September 2012.
We will be moving to the Cotswold Indoor Bowls Club near Sainsbury's in Stroud. The new venue gives us a much larger room, better parking, easier access and most importantly a bar, so tea time can be a quick half if you so choose. The Committee Officers at the C.I.B.C are extremely friendly and we are very much looking forward to sharing our new home with Members and visitors alike from September. More exciting news is that the new venue also presents us with the opportunity to run a more intimate hands-on camera session one Friday a month where you can bring your cameras and get some hands-on help.
Click here for a link to information and directions to the new venue.
Stroud Camera Club is proud to present:
Damien McGIllicuddy
February 23, 2012
Stroud Indoor Bowls Club
Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis so don't leave it too long. Get in touch through our Contact page.
Whatever you have seen of Damien McGIllicuddy’s work, come and be prepared to be inspired on 23rd February at Stroud Indoor Bowls Club from 7.30 -10.00.
If Damien believes in one thing it is raising the standards for all photographers so aside from his rich array of awards, he spends much of his time mentoring aspiring photographers and campaigning for higher standards of education. Damien is a passionate speaker, an extraordinary talent and one of the most in demand photographers in the UK today.
Damien’s work has been recognised worldwide with 11 UK Awards of Excellence; 59 Fuji Professional Awards; 112 British Professional Photographer Awards; 600+ Regional, National & International Awards. Damian also became the 68th Master Photographer Fellow in the World, and is currently the ONLY Photographer to have 5 UK Master Photographer of the Year Awards and 7 Society Photographer of the Year Awards
Sometimes referred to as "The BIG Dog", (it's a long story but one he will happily share with whoever wants to hear), he has also been called many other things throughout his career, and some of those are even printable! More often than not in the photographic press he’s referred to as the “Magician” or the “Lighting Wizard”, terms of endearment that best describes his ability to create beautifully lit fashion, beauty and portrait imagery simply anywhere... ...under any circumstance!
A worldwide advocate of “Strobism”, (Minimal Kit - Maximum Effect), Damian is well known for teaming any & all portable lighting with his own, personally designed Damian McGillicuddy Lighting Modifiers. These are a range of collapsible, highly portable light modifiers & light shaping tools designed by the man himself!
Damien will be flying in from an assignment in Venice to come to Stroud where he will demonstrate how he works on a professional assignment complete with models
This will be a fantastic interactive opportunity to see one of the world’s great photographers demonstrating some of the latest equipment, showing his lighting secrets and giving a true insight into the inner workings of one the magicians of photography.
Arthur Sparrow
1919-2011
All members of Stroud Camera Club recently received notification that Arthur, a long-standing member of the club, had died. As a new member I cannot boast a long acquaintance with Arthur but my occasional meetings with him during club nights were enough to persuade me that he was an extremely warm-hearted man with a passion for a life: everything he did, he did with enthusiasm and when he talked about his life and his adventures, his natural kindliness and humour were clear for all to see. It was clear that Arthur, who was recently awarded honorary membership for a lifetime of service to the club, was an extremely important figure within the club — respected and loved by all.
My first experience of Arthur was his smile: I was a new member to the club, feeling a little nervous and out of my depth, but his smiling cheery face as he introduced himself to me put me completely at my ease.
I was lucky enough to be present on the wonderful occasion that Arthur talked about winning a national Kodak competition that he had entered — his prize: an amazing cruise to the Caribbean. We were treated to some delightful photographs of his island-hopping holiday and the slide show stuck in my mind, not necessarily for the photographs — interesting as they were — but for the sheer unabashed enthusiasm in the way he explained each slide. This was a man who loved life!
From time to time club members are encouraged to share their photographic skills with other members: small workstations are set up and we drift from one expert showing us how to (say) use layers in Photoshop to another explaining the intricacies of (say) flash photography. It was on one such evening quite recently that I had another ‘Arthur’ experience: his area of expertise on this particular evening (I am only now beginning to understand that Arthur had many interests and many areas of expertise) was the cutting of mount board and as this is something in which I am interested, I jumped in for a one-to-one tutorial. Although I found the necessary techniques quite difficult — in a ham-fisted sort of way — Arthur, as the teacher, was fantastic. He patiently explained what I should do, allowed me to make my mistakes, explained again and suggested I had another go.
I will miss Arthur a great deal and Stroud Camera Club will be a poorer place without him. It is in the wider community, however, that his parting will be most sadly felt and we at Stroud Camera Club send our heart-felt best wishes and condolences to Arthur’s family and friends.
Thanks for the smile, Arthur. Thanks for everything.
Latest news from around the county and beyond:
1. Shrewsbury Open Photography Exhibition Entry
Just to let your members know that the entry form for the Shrewsbury Open Photography Exhibition is now available for download on our website.PAGB patronage is applied for, and acceptances will count towards BPE Crown awards.
The judges are:David Gibbins ARPS, APAGB, AFIAP, Graham Hodgkiss ARPS, DPAGB APAGB AFIAP, David Johnston EFIAP/p
This year the exhibition is entirely digital and consists of 3 sections, Open, Nature and Landscape. Entries close on 24th September 2011. Full details of how to enter are on the attached entry form.
Please note that club or family entries can all be combined on one disk, details are on the entry form. Please feel free to pass this on to other interested parties.
We look forward to receiving your entry.
Regards
Judy Mainwaring
Shrewsbury Open Photography Exhibition
sps@shropshire-photographic.org.uk
www.shropshire-photographic.org.uk
2. The National Open Art Competition Entries close on September 18th
To: Stroud Camera Club
We would be grateful if you would please pass to the appropriate department, if applicable.
Welcome to the July/August e-bulletin. The NOAC Team have all been busy visiting degree shows all over the country to meet artists and photographers who are preparing works to enter the 2011 competition. Entries close on September 18th and we are expecting a large quality entry of paintings, drawings, photography and wall hung installations.We have also hosted the Annual Summer Party; confirmed that the 2011 exhibition will extend from December 10th to December 29th ; arranged that the winning works will transfer to the prestigious Pallant House Gallery (www.pallant.org.uk) Jan 3rd – 15th 2012 and developed ARTMAP-UK.com, a new service to artists across the UK.
PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.
www.thenationalopenartcompetition.com
The NOAC team are currently searching for a suitable venue in London to host the whole exhibition after its run in Chichester to offer our competing artists even more exposure ..........3 possible showcases....
Towry, the Wealth Advisers, the NOAC headline sponsors for 2011, have been promoting last year’s regional winners across the UK so watch out for their releases in your local press. www.towry.com
Key Dates
1st judging to produce a shortlist. Tuesday October 11th.
Shortlisted works to be delivered to Goodwood November 7th.
Goodwood judging Thursday November 10th.
15th NATIONAL OPEN ART EXHIBITION at MINERVA THEATRE CHICHESTER. December 10th – December 29th 2011. 10am – 9pm.
National Open Art Exhibition selected works transfer to Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Jan 4th - 15th 2012.
Please enter online now for the 2011 competition. Enter up to 6 images of paintings – drawings - original prints - wall hung installations - photographs.
Your work will be judged by Gavin Turk, Catherine Lampert, Lisa Wright and Francis Hodgson and don’t forget we have £40,000 in the Prize Fund pot.
Lisa Wright NOAC Winner 2009, Senior Lecturer at Falmouth, renowned artist, and NOAC judge, offers her top tips on entering competitions. To see Lisa’s hot tips go to www.yourartimage.com
If you would like NOAC to post your exhibition on the website please email louisa@thenationalopenartcompetition.com
Best Wishes
Amanda Kings
Administrator
T: 07986 697 693
E: thesecretary@thenationalopenartcompetition.com
W: www.thenationalopenartcompetition.com
Our mailing address is:
The National Open Art Competition
"Graingers", Southbrook Road, West Ashling
Chichester, West Sussex PO18 8DN
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Copyright (C) 2011 The National Open Art Competition All rights reserved.
3. CALL FOR ENTRIES: AESTHETICA CREATIVE WORKS COMPETITION
The 2011 Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is now open for entries! Aesthetica Magazine is inviting all artists, photographers, writers and poets to submit their work into the Creative Works Competition, Now in its fourth year; the competition is dedicated to celebrating and championing creative talent across the disciplines and welcomes entries from artists working in a variety of art forms including photography, digital art and more!
The Competition has three categories, Artwork & Photography, Poetry and Fiction.
Winners and finalists are published in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.
Winners of each category receive £500 prize money plus other prizes.
Entry to the Creative Works Competition is £10.
The entry fee allows the submission of 2 images, 2 poems or 2 short stories.
The deadline for submissions is the 31st August 2011.
More guidelines on how to submit can be found online at http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/creativeworks
Many thanks for your time and I do hope that your members will be interested in the opportunity.
Kindest regards
Bryony Byrne
Marketing Officer
Aesthetica Magazine
PO Box 371
York
YO23 1WL
01904 479168
bryony@aestheticamagazine.com
www.aestheticamagazine.com
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5. Patrick and Lucy Guardian Masterclasses
In preparation for the autumn season, we have been working alongside legendary photographer David Montgomery to develop a series of new photography courses to suit all levels and interests.
This new focus in the programme allows us to explore the art of photography in greater depth, offer a more comprehensive and specialised range of masterclasses and work with some of the best photographers in the land. We are also extremely proud to announce two new partnerships the first with the Voewood festival and the second with the University of East Anglia.
The former will see us deliver a series of taster masterclasses as part of their inaugural summer literary festival with some of the event's most accomplished writers. The latter sees us join forces with the UK's leading university for creative writing to offer three distinct courses for serious writers at different stages of their development. All three levels with be accredited by UEA.
We hope some elements of the new programme will capture your imagination and inspire you to join us this autumn and get inside the minds of masters!
We hope to hear from you soon
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