25th January 2020

Next Monday Night. 

Richard Byrne and Steve Crozier will share some tips and techniques for shooting with studio type lights. 

The aim isn’t to teach you how to “do lighting”, more to give some good places to start with etc. We will also share some ideas on posing models and how to communicate with them.

Getting the best images when shooting models is generally as much about communication and posing as it is ideas and lighting.

(No need to bring cameras for this presentation).

Next Competition. 

The hand-in for our next competition is the 27th of January. Further details later in this newsletter and in an email sent by David Sisk on 15th of January.

2020 Annual Subscription

The annual subscription for 2020 of €90 is now due. Please ensure that you pay by 28th February 2020. Payment can be made by PayPal at https://www.offshoot.ie/subs or by cash/cheque at the door.

Baking tins in the style of Jan Groover by Wendy Hannan

Just a note for new members – if you want any of your pictures considered for the photo of the week, you just have to post them to the OffShoot Flickr group at https://www.flickr.com/groups/offshoot_society.

There’s also the latest images published on Flickr that are displayed on the OffShoot home page.

The latest details can be found on our What's On web page (https://www.offshoot.ie/whats-on/).

Here are the next scheduled meetings and events for the Society:

The theme will be "Best of 2019 - Projected".  (For all levels.)

Remember, 'Best of 2019' might include your Christmas pics, excursions or projects over the holiday season. Any image category is good as long as it was taken in 2019.

Hand in will be on the 27th January to the link below.

Images should be named 'Level-Membership No-Title.jpg'. e.g. 'L2-356-A Walk in the Park.jpg'

Upload images to https://www.dropbox.com/request/X5F1002KyKc2BSRoFkkD

If you have any queries please send them to competitions@offshoot.ie.

Irish Photographic Federation Web Site:  https://irishphoto.ie/

Most recent news and articles posted: https://irishphoto.ie/news/

Distinction Sittings and Availability:  https://irishphoto.ie/distinctions/assessment-dates/

If a neutral density filter has an ND number of ND8, what does this mean?

A. The filter has 8 lines of etching per millimetre of filter surface.

B. The filter is equivalent to closing the lens by 8 full stops.

C. The filter is reducing light by 1/8.

D. The filter is best used with an aperture of f8.

Answer at bottom of the Newsletter.

Blarney Castle and Gardens Photography Competition

IGPOTY is proud to return to Blarney in summer 2020 with our outdoor exhibition. Enter this special award for a chance to have your winning image exhibited there at this world-famous magical location in the green and friendly location of County Cork, Ireland. Look for recognisable scenes of Blarney Castle but also try to explore the wider gardens to capture something original. Avoid out-of-context macro shots of plants. Details available at https://igpoty.com/competitions/the-blarney-castle-gardens-photography-award-14/. 

Photography Exhibition: Irish Butterflies, by Robbie O’Leary AIPF

The Mill Theatre, Dundrum (http://www.milltheatre.ie/exhibition/robbie-oleary-photography-exhibition/)

The exhibition will run from February 7th to April 15th 2020

What is this life if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare…..

The words of poet WH Davies best explain the purpose of this exhibition:  images of Irish butterflies. It offers a unique opportunity to come and admire the delicate beauty of these colourful native creatures and to wonder at the detailed and intricate patterns that set them apart as true symbols of the richness and fragility of our natural heritage. Symbols too of the Irish summer:  short-lived and unpredictable but to be savoured and appreciated, many of our butterfly species are increasingly threatened by climate change, urbanisation and habitat destruction.

Edinburgh Photography Society exhibition at Dunlin Camera Club

The current exhibition in the Dublin Camera Club is a selection of work from the members of Edinburgh Photographic Society. It runs from Saturday 10 January to Saturday 01 February and will be open each Saturday from 11am to 5pm. Everyone is welcome to visit if they are in Dublin and near Camden Street.

Pearse Museum Photography Exhibition

The grass and woods and water’: a photographic exhibition by Robert Keogh

Observing and understanding the natural world is central to the photographic work of Robert Keogh. His practice is based on patiently watching animals and birds, learning their ways and then capturing them on film at the exact right moment.

Robert has a keen interest in portraiture, landscape and wildlife photography. His photographs have won many accolades and acceptances in international salons from as far wide as Australia, Slovenia, Iraq to the UK and Ireland. He is an accredited member of the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique and an active member of Dublin Camera Club.

The exhibition opens daily from 14th November until end of January.

WHEN: November 14, 2019 @ 9:30 am – January 31, 2020 @ 4:00 pm

WHERE: The Pearse Museum, Grange Road, Rathfarnham. D16

COST: Free

Ireland in Focus: Photographing the 1950s

In the National Museum of Ireland. The exhibition seeks to highlight the way in which three photographers, from France and North America, saw and portrayed Ireland of the 1950s, through the places they visited and the people they photographed. Details at https://www.museum.ie/Decorative-Arts-History/Exhibitions/Future-Exhibitions/Ireland-in-Focus-Photographing-the-1950s.

C. Reducing the exposure by 1/8 is equivalent to closing the lens 3 full f-stops.

https://www.theschoolofphotography.com/tutorials/nd-filters-in-depth-guide-for-beginners