We believe that the image is everything!

Outings 

Outings are a great way to socialise with fellow members, visit new places and even take some photographs so do come and join us.

Look at the schedule at the end of this Newsletter for Outings…

Please note that registration for Outings will be continued to facilitate contact tracing in the event that we experience a Covid outbreak with the group.

Special Outing – Portrait Masterclass

This is special because it’s indoors! Last Sunday was the first of our Portrait Masterclasses. Aimed at those who wanted learn more about this most fascinating of genres Richard Byrne and Paul Frazer gave us a most enjoyable and instructive afternoon with two beautiful models Jade and Bella.   

This is an afternoon for beginners in the art of portraiture in a fully equipped studio with models. On the afternoon of 22 January 2022 – it’s a Saturday – we will repeat the course and the number of attendees is limited to 10.

This session is filling up quickly so get your name on the list by emailing outings@offshoot.ie now.

Congratulations

To Liz Roulston for achieving her LIPF at the recent sitting of the IPF with this beautiful panel.

Thoughts for today

“If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.”
Jay Maisel

“If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures.”
Don McCullin

“I go and get the camera and do it. Photography is a medium in which if you don’t do it then, very often you don’t do it at all, because it doesn’t happen twice.”
Paul Strand

Accessing Video Recordings of Meetings

You can access recordings of past Zoom meetings in the Videos section of the Member's Area at https://www.offshoot.ie/member-area/. You will need to log in to the website to see the content of this section of the site.

Every member has a log in to the site. If you don't remember your login details go to https://www.offshoot.ie/login/ and select the 'Forgot your password?' link. Enter the email address you received this newsletter with and reset your password. Once you've reset your password you can log in and catch up on speakers you missed. Happy catching up!

To give you some advanced warning, the first Club Competition for 2022 will be an Open Theme competition for Monochrome images. The entry date will be in late January – full details to follow in due course.

For those who may not have engaged with this yet here's how it works. Each week a theme/topic is set.

During the week you shoot or process an image in that theme. and load it on the Flickr site. One image will be selected as the "theme pic of the week" and published in the following week's newsletter.

Why bother? The theme pic gives you an opportunity to explore and try out many different styles and types of photography. It increases the variety of images on our site and is an excellent opportunity to expand your creativity and photography skills and you get your picture in the weekly newsletter!

Please note this is not a competition. The image chosen each is selected to encourage and inspire us. It may be the most technical but could also be selected as the most unusual, the most creative, the funniest or the one that appealed to us the most. The pictures are selected by a different member of the team each week to ensure varied viewpoints.

This week's theme is "Dragging the Shutter" 

While it might sound complicated, dragging the shutter is simply using a slower shutter speed than you normally would while using flash. This means combining flash and existing light to give a balanced exposure and get the best from both light sources. it can also be used to add selective blur to your image.

We look forward to seeing your images. Don't forget to label your images on Flickr with the theme name.

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

Members will be able to attend our outings by registering for specific outings. Keep up to date with the latest events at https://www.offshoot.ie/whats-on/.

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.

 [Note. To join the Offshoot Flickr group, you must first be a Flickr member. Then send the email address used to join Flickr to webmaster@offshoot.ie. You will get an email when you have been added to the group. Please be patient as this is a manual process.]

Non-Themed - Misty Gougane Barra by Richard Boyle

Non-Themed - Catching the light by Mary Hahn

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

Inspiration from Jay Maisel

Off Camera Flash Photography Tips with David Hobby (The Strobist)

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/