Programme

Sally Sallett takes everyday objects lying about and turns them into Photography Art. Let's all enjoy Sally's creative spin and find out more about the creative process.

Entries to be emailed to Gavin Lowe 29th October latest - Max 6 entries per person sized MAX. 1600 pixels wide x 1200 pixels high - 300dpi

Steve's talk will cover the following variety of Topics - be inspired and join us!

Topics to be discussed.

Please bring up to 6 entries on the night - if possible please mount your images - otherwise just bring along the print. 

Our own Susan Levelle will talk to us about the wonderful world of Macro Photography. Open your eyes to what's around you in a very small area. Pick up some tips and tricks to capture great shots - it's not easy!

This talk steps through the evolution of photography and farming. At the birth of photography most people were involved with farming, fishing, and food production. Levels of literacy were very low and visual storytelling via many forms of art was essential to communication and education. By the early 19th century agricultural productivity, which supported the industrial revolution, had plateaued after a period of impressive improvement. Photography arrived at a time when agriculture needed to get organized and knowledge driven with the best science. Industrial documentary photography...

Keith Harris will be at the AEI to give us some top tips on shooting portraits and the lighting required. This will be an interactive evening and it would be great to have some volunteers to model. It will be a fun educational evening so please come along and support the evening.

Colin's talk will show the creative side of his photography, with many of his National and International award winning images on view.

This is a light-hearted, fast flowing talk and he will pass on some of my digital “secrets” and his enthusiasm for photography.

 The talk will cover many sections including:

* Images used in the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) Diamond 3 Distinction.  

* An outline of sections that can be entered in  International Salons....

"Wanting to take on a photographic challenge, Steve decided to have a go at the 100 Strangers project. The idea is to approach people in the street that he had never met before and ask them if he could take their portrait right there and then, with the idea of photographing 100 different people. How easy would this be? Had he got the nerve to approach total strangers? How long would it take? How would people react to his request? 

The talk includes lots of tips on how to approach people and how to get them to say yes to being photographed. Steve also...