Challenge - Create An Advert 03/08/22

Following on from our still life evening earlier in the year, members were given the opportunity in the time allotted to create an image for an advert. Props were provided and members discussed the finer details of using the props. In the second half the images were uploaded to the laptop and discussion followed.

Challenge - Match That Print! 27/07/22

Tonight, we had something different! Members were put into teams, given time to select 20 prints from a variety of genres and then in match one print with the one on the stand. A mono image was put on the stand, with teams selecting one image to match either being a monochrome image or parts of the image. Points were gained by the team member enthusiastically debating on why they should be awarded the maximum of 4 points from our two adjudicators, being Carla and Kevin Lloyd. This was a new type of event for HPIC and really challenged members to think laterally about how they read and interpret images.

An enjoyable evening nonetheless with various members thinking outside the box demonstrating their observational skills in the hope of gaining more points.

Speaker – James Kerwin – Abandoned Architecture 20/7/22

Hard on the heels of last week’s challenge to bring along prints of ‘Decay’, we had an enthralling Zoom presentation on the subject of ‘Abandoned Architecture’.

Far from being a casual trespasser seeking Urbex thrills, James demonstrated high technical and artistic skills as he took us through his journey to become an acknowledged exponent of interior photography. It came with the added piquancy that James was delivering it from the couch of his apartment in Istanbul. If we had forgotten what it was like to travel over the last two years, our lost enthusiasm was soon reinvigorated by a stream of fascinating stories, and images taken in derelict palaces, churches, cinemas and gothic greenhouses. At every turn we were able to marvel at the architecture and the ingenuity of the speaker in finding them and bringing them to life. James shared with us his insights into what kit to use and the techniques which went into his spectacular photographs. His choice of tripod types, wide angle lens and tilt-shift optics were all explained as were one, two and three point perspective as compositional aids.

His stories and enthusiasm for pastures-new left a number us looking up how to get to Georgia or Armenia. Many thanks to James for sharing so much with us.

The images shown are taken from screen shots via Zoom and in no way do justice to the fine detail James produces with his mammoth prints.