The next Digital Imaging Group Meeting will be on Monday May 13 at 7.30pm.
These meetings are informal and take place at the clubhouse and via zoom, it is a great opportunity to share your work with other members or simply to gain some inspiration.
If you would like some advice, to share a project you have been working on or simply want to share some of your images outside the competition environment please send your images to dig@bristolphoto.org.uk by email or WeTransfer service by 5.00pm on Saturday 11 of May ( a day earlier than usual) so they can be included.
Please number your images in the order you would like them to be viewed and resize to the usual competition size, not essential but helps to keep the file sizes manageable.
Last month we were privileged to look at and share some diverse and interesting images from the following members:
Robin Mudge - Shared some extraordinary images and footage, taken while on a dangerous and challenging assignment to document the extreme conditions endured by those that fought to extinguish the Kuwaiti oil fires, caused by the Iraqi military following the Gulf war.
It was a unique opportunity to view some dramatic, thought-provoking footage and imagery. Seeing was believing….
Robin produced a 16 page (maga)zine on the subject and had it printed by a company at www.mixam.co.uk for those interested.
Colin Dixon - showed a wonderful variety of images including experimental town and landscapes using multiple exposures and intentional camera movement to great effect using his camera app. Also some studio images which he had put his individual stamp on, always lots of food for thought.
A couple of images by Colin Dixon
Sian Jones - shared some images taken at the BPS outing to Wells organised by Mike Hall. The workshop was called the Art of Blur and Sian managed to get some great impressionistic images and shared some of the tips learned on the course.
Linda Meaton - ran through how she tackled one of her assignments as part of her British Academy of Photography course. The task was to create an album cover, she showed how each element was taken and layered to create a very successful end result. Illustrating among other things that you should never delete images even if you think they are terrible because they can make the perfect background!
Steve Bridgen - shared a variety of images he had converted into various shades of monochrome giving the images a very different feel. He also showed some imaginative images taken while on the Art of Blur workshop.
Rachel Domleo - Showed a selection of images from ice patterns to Spanish winter sun using collections of images and shared how some had been further processed to produce more creative images.
Ashwin Chauhan - shared some colourful images of Bristol highlighting the photographic riches on our doorstep.
He also introduced possible DI challenges for future meetings. The aim is to help members improve and polish their images.
One option maybe to take an image, either one of yours or one provided if you don’t feel you have anything suitable. Explore a number of options to see how it could be enhanced either by adding contrast, overlays or using it to create a more ‘creative’ image.
Details to follow, so watch this space….
Rachel Domleo
Ashwin Chauhan
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