Small but Meaningful
Yet again we are fortunate in having Cliff present to us. The talk is
going to be something that is close to his heart. And as it is going
to be print only and I know the quality of Cliff’s printing, we are
in for something special.
Cliff He has updated a new gallery on his website and asked that I
pass on the details — cliffthreadgold.com/gallery
By now you will know that the Photographic/Camera industry is in the throes of yet another big change.
For further reading on the subject, the following links
goodbye-cameras.html
industry sales – infographic
What happened to the Photographic Industry in 2013?
How does this relate to this week’s meeting? Well Big George from Wellington
Photographic Supplies will be in attendance to show, tell, discuss and answer
question on cameras, digital or film. In particular, he hopes to bring along
the following which are some of the new generation cameras.
Wednesday 26th March 2014, 19:30
Cliff Threadgold will be preseting at the meeting after this on the 9th April.
He has updated a new gallery on his website and asked that I pass on the
details, www.cliffthreadgold.com/gallery
Another fine site, content-wise, is the Luminous Landscape. Recently
they featured an article by Jackie Ranken who is based in Queenstown
and is very well known in New Zealand and Australian photographic circles.
Kitchen Stories and other Realities
We are in for a treat this week as we have a guest speaker who is
well known to the club.
Bruce Girdwood is going to talk about why he photographs and what makes him
tick. If you have seen any of Bruce’s photography or his presentations, you
will know that this is a meeting not to be missed.
What: Bruce Girdwood presents…
When: Wednesday 12 March 19:30
Where: Karori Arts and Crafts Centre
* Wellington Interclub
* Hutt Karori Battle
* New Zealand Camera
* PSNZ Convention 2014 – Blenheim
Here is one of my daily must view sites that publishes a single quality
photograph a day. Bruce is one of the ten regular photographers.
agathering.co.nz
Time for the second meeting of the year and the first meeting at the Arts
and Crafts centre.
This week is a members’ night. We ask people to bring along some of their
receent work to show and talk about.
To keep things manageable, the following are some suggestions
We are also hosting the Annual Hutt–Karori Interclub this year in
November and get to decide the topics.
Recently, the competition has only been digital and topics have been:
2013 – Hutt – Feeling, Function, Form, Free
2012 – Karori – Heads, Decay, Monochrome, Theatre
2011 – Hutt – Colour, Monochrome, Shoot from your Boots, Including Clouds
2010 – Karori – Colour, Monochrome, Age, Wild
2009 – Hutt – Open, Black and White Portrait, Senses
2008 – Karori – Prints: Open, Portrait. Digial: Open, Weather
2007 – Hutt – Prints: Open, Glass. Digial: Open, Purple
2006 – Karori – Prints: Portraits. Slides: Open. Digital: Macro.
2005 – Hutt – Prints: Abstract, Open. Slides: Open. Digital: Landscape.
The latest New Zealand Camera has arrived and I have books for the
following who were financial paid up members of the PSNZ at 31 Jan 2014
and who have selected or been selected to have their books delivered via
KCC:
* Carol Anderson, Neil Annenberg, Gayle Cullwick, Neil Annenberg,
Bruce Girdwood, Bill Leask, Bruce Hutton, Joanne Van Selm.
I will bring these to the meeting, but feel free to contact me to pick up
at another time.
A reminder about fees. We are part of the Karori Arts and Crafts Centre.
So you should have received a reminder about your annual sub of $30 for
that membership.
And to cover occasional costs we might occur (such as a thank you to
external speakers), we charge $5 for the Karori Camera Club. This is
normally collected at our first meeting at the Centre (which will be
Wednesday 26th February this year).
Finally here is a link from the Online Photographer, a site I keep
tabs on.
Great Photographers on the Internet
http://goo.gl/gjbps9
Interestingly, the Eggleston image is currenly showing as part of an exhibition
at the City Gallery in town to March 9th. Certainly worth visiting.
City Gallery – South of No North – Laurence Aberhart, William Eggleston, Noel
McKenna
http://goo.gl/3FwP7G
Well another year is upon us. A little late starting, but hopefully we
will have a good year.
The calendar is in a bit of a flux but can be seen at
http://karori.cameraclub.org.nz/calendar
As we have done in the last few years, the first meeting is an outing.
Waitangi park is the venue. There are a variety of photographic
opportunities. Afterwards, we will adjourn to a café for a further catch
up.
Details for the outing are:
When: Wednesday 12 February, 19:00 – Note slightly earlier time.
Where: Waitangi Park, Herd Street
Bad weather plan: To be advised
A reminder about fees. We are part of the Karori Arts and Crafts Centre.
So you should have received a reminder about your annual sub of $30 for
that membership.
And to cover occasional costs we might occur (such as a thank you to
external speakers), we charge $5 for the Karori Camera Club. This is
normally collected at our first meeting at the Centre (which will be
Wednesday 26th February this year).