Sources of Inspiration 3

Peter Cramp.

Difficult to choose from Bill Brandt, Edward Weston and Fay Godwin. I have selected some of my favourite images

Bill Brandt

Edward Weston

 Fay Godwin

Sylviane Moss

Ian Cameron

 Jane Bown

 John Gray

 Michael Kenna

Sources of Inspiration 2

Paul Ashley

Two photographers I follow are:

1.       Jonathan Slack. Much of his stuff is with Leicas and for testing of Leicas, but he has a great eye for composition which I wish I could emulate.  This is a review of the Leica Q with a number of images I admire: http://www.slack.co.uk/2015/Hemingway.html

2.     

           Rosie Collins, portrait photographer. I admire her imagination & creativity: http://www.rosiecollinsphotography.com/portraits

Alan Clarke

I love the work of Charles Sheeler who photographed a lot of the Ford Motor Company (and other) industrial infrastructure in the 1920s. Interestingly he was also an excellent artist who also painted many of the same scenes that he photographed.

I also like the work of O Winston Link who photographed the dying days of the last steam railroad in the USA in the late 1950s – typically using the most enormous banks of flash lighting

We were in western Massachusetts and visited the MASS MoCA (museum of contemporary art) and were blown away by the giant images off Clifford Ross  who has invented an ultra-high resolution digital camera, and uses it to photograph both landscapes and seashore breakers. He then creates building-sized prints in exquisite detail.

Sources of Inspiration 1

Michael Wayne Plant's Lecture

Here are some of the photographers that I noted and have looked at their pages. I will bring a few examples to the next Aperture Group

http://www.adammarelli.com/adam-marelli-photography/
https://www.artsy.net/artist/robert-frank
http://www.martinparr.com/blog/
http://www.brucegilden.com/
http://stephenshore.net/

He also mentioned various techniques. Here are a few with links

Figure to Ground Concept
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-figure-to-ground-art-theory-in-photography/

Expose to the right
http://www.streethunters.net/blog/2014/09/03/learn-zone-focusing-hyperfocal-distance-street-photography/

Hyperfocal Distance and Focusing Zone
http://digital-photography-school.com/exposing-to-the-right/

Do email me any comments or tips you gleaned from last night.

Darkness Gallery is Open

I have uploaded the images that I have been sent so far for our project, Out of the Darkness - you can email them to ann@pin-sharp.co.uk or bring to any Aperture meeting. You can view the Gallery via Menu links or direct here - Darkness

October Aperture on Books

Apologies that it has taken a little while to write up our October meeting, which  had book making as our special project. Thanks to the various Members who brought along books on that evening. We had a wide range of formats and styles.

Many were done directly out of Lightroom through Blurb. A demonstration was given with a sheet of notes  to help anyone who has not yet discovered this great facility in Lightroom.

You can also use the Software directly from  Blurb Books.
Others had used Bob books or Cewe 

A big message was not to order books at full price unless you need them in a hurry as there are always discount offers - Blurb has 40% off at the moment

White Gallery

The White Gallery is now accessible from this blog - click here or follow the Gallery link.

This year's theme is Out of the Darkness.

Thank you Stephen for a starting image for our Gallery

September Gallery

The September Gallery images are now posted - click the link above to view.

Many congratulations to Lynne Blount and Mike Harris for achieving the LRPS at the recent session

This was Lynne's final panel

and this was Mike's