22nd February 2020

Next Monday Night

We will have a presentation by SquareSpace next Monday night.

SquareSpace have recently opened a presence in Ireland.  They are market leaders in the delivery of web based services to photographers and creatives, to amateurs as well as small, medium and large businesses.  The object of the presentation is to focus on the functions and features of their offerings. It is not intended to be a tutorial on how to set up their system or a hard sell.  It will give members an opportunity to understand the features that are available to present their work in the best light, market any activities you may wish to undertake, such as exhibitions or even to sell your images directly via their platform. SquareSpace intend to make the presentation as interactive as possible and will be happy to answer any queries you have. 

Monday 16th March

No meeting due to St. Patricks Day holiday on the 17th March.

Annual Exhibition 

The OffShoot Exhibition will once again be in Deans Grange Library from 5th May until 14th June.  This excellent opportunity to show the fruits of our photographic labours to the world, and gain good publicity for the Club, is one which we should all avail of if possible.

The exhibition is open to ALL members, it is not competitive, and is a great chance to have one or two of our favourite images expertly printed and framed for our walls at home, or for a gift.  The cost per picture in a 21” X 17” white frame is €30, which is a very heavily discounted price for the exhibition only.   Each member may submit up to two images for the exhibition and we guarantee to display at least one, depending on the number of entries. 

When choosing your images please be mindful that the exhibition is in a family library.

Like last year our plan is to exhibit 100 images, but as space limitations restrict us to displaying only 50 images at a time, we shall again show them in two batches, with the change taking place after three weeks. 

Images may be submitted from now up to 12th April. 

Please use the following format for your image file name:--       exhibition.your name.title,

You may submit your images by going to: https://www.dropbox.com/request/9bNDicu71JFLXL1W4eHx 

There really is no prize for being last, so please please submit your images early to ensure you are not disappointed, as our limit is 100 images.

There will be a party in the Grange pub across the road on the night of the opening and all members and guests will be welcome.

If you have any queries, please speak to Dave or Tony.

We're looking forward to receiving your images

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.

Shoot With Me - Spring 2020

A big thank you to our facilitators for once again making the programme both varied and exciting. A particular welcome to those leading groups for the first time.

The programme includes:

Animal Portraits: including portraits at Dublin Zoo of animals outside or reptiles in the reptile house.

HDR: High Dynamic Range

Spring in Woodland: Thinking of trees in the spring, intimate portraits, woodland streams with potential for nice long exposures

Focus Stacking: The answer to the eternal search for that Holy Grail –“tack sharp images”.

Kinetic Photography: Zoom Bursts

Astro Photography: Shoot the Stars

Name the Book: View the photo – “Name the Book”

Memories: “Some significant people, places and things in my life”.

Remove People: Removing people or animals harmlessly from busy scenes

Forced Perspective: Capturing, within one frame, multiple subjects at different distances

Farmers Markets: Exploring the Joy of Farmers’ Markets

Coming of Spring: Capture the bringing of new life that is symbolised by the coming of Spring

I hope that the seventy members and facilitators have a great “Shoot-with-Me” experience and we will all look forward to their “Showcase” in June.

Regards

George

Upper Lake Sunrise by Thilo Rusche

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.

PHLearn: Skin Retouching Basics in Photoshop

If you come across one you want to share let us know at newsletter@offshoot.ie.

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 next competition is themed 'The Natural World' to include landscapes, seascapes, skyscapes, starscapes...also animals, plants, weather...

It will be a print competition.  We intend to publish the titles and schedule of the competitions for the remainder of the year as soon as possible, so members can plan how best to plan to capture and prepare images for entry.

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/

The world’s first photographic portrait studio was opened in

a) 1840
b) 1850
c) 1860

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.

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.

Timon Time Again photo exhibition at DCC (Ends 29th Feb,2020).

My name is Paul Timon I'm a member of Dublin Camera Club and I have an exhibition of some of my work in the Eddie Chandler gallery at 10 Lower Camden St  Dublin 2 (D02 NA49).

I've been taking photographs on and off since the age of 7. I'm now 72 so I figure it's time I show what the years have taught me - good or bad!

The exhibition is not your standard 20" X 16" frames with A3 prints. I decided to 'go large' so mine range in size from A2 to A0 mounted on foam board. The subjects also vary but there are some landscapes and art nude.

Entry is free. No obligation to be nice to me or even acknowledge my presence. I can offer you a free wine if you don't mind drinking out of a plastic cup. Or .... you can just get out of the cold and sit for a while in the relative warmth.

The exhibition runs every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 11:00 to 17:00 until the 29th February

a) 1840