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West Rand Photographic Club
A friendly, fun, supportive club on the West Rand
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Inside this issue: Page Page Page
Committee & Club info 2
Letter from the Chairman 2
Social Evening Report Back 3
Events, Outings, Photo Ops 4
Club hosted up-coming events 4
Set Subjects 5
Reducing Camera Shake 6
Upcoming salons 6
Salon Winner—Gaby Grohovaz 7
WRPC—What’s ahead 8
Our Judges were:
Lance Nel—WRPC
Dave Brimson—WRPC
We thank them for their time and valuable input.
PSSA— Why Join! 9
Winning Images 10-11
Birthdays 12
Giggle 12
Photo of the Month
Best Senior Image
Best 4 Star Image
The heat is on
Elise Naude
4 star
Owl keep an eye on you
Dave Brimson
3 Star
Best 3 Star Image
Best Junior Image
Committee Members and other things to know:
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Chairman: Dave Brimson, [email protected], 081 728 0667
Vice Chairman: Mark Kupczyk, [email protected], 083 2692339
Club Secretary: Deanne Daniel, [email protected], 084 250 1392
Treasurer: Lesley Kearns Eastwick, [email protected], 076 184 3383
Website: Craig Morgan, [email protected], Canada 1437 990 0076
Emma: Dave Brimson, [email protected], 081 582 6663
New Members: Magda Pieterse, [email protected], 082 372 3748
Newsletter: Judy Hardy, [email protected], 084 798 1004
Catering Magda Pieterse, [email protected], 082 372 3748
Outings and events: All of us!
WRPC
is affiliate to
PSSA
WRPC Details and info:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WestRandPhotographicClub/
West Rand Photography Club : http://www.wrpc.co.za/
Formal and Informal meetings are hosted at:
Florida Lake Canoe Club, Eisteddfod Street, off Albertina Sisulu Road, Florida
This area is closed to the general public, if you wish to visit check date and time of event and then
just wait at the gate for a member to give you access or call any of the above committee members.
We are on Whatsapp, just mail us to be added to the group.
Letter from the Chairman: Dave Brimson
Unbelievably we are already nearly a quarter of the way
through 2019, and I am proud to see our members making
personal progress with their photography and creativity. It is
clearly noticeable that there is a hunger to become better
photographers not just at a club level but also for personal
reasons.
Over the past few months we have had guest speakers like
Martin Barber – who spoke to us about Black & White pho-
tography – and now we get to those members who attended
and have assimilated the lessons and have made it a part of
their work. It is my hope that we continue to
strive for the goal of continued education
within the club and on a personal capacity so
that we never be ‘comfortable’ and that we always push our-
selves toward greater success.
As chairman I am proud of everyone that has put
in the time to develop their skills and push the
boundaries and wish to congratulate Deanne for
being promoted into the Five Star rating and congratulations
to Sylvia for being promoted so quickly not just into the Two
Star rating but also into the Three Star rating. Well done.
And then a very big welcome to all the new members—
Mike Perry and Candice Perry, Kevin Reddell and Maurice
Pretorius, and Carmen Landy.
“A thing that you
see in my pictures
is that I was not
afraid to fall
in love with
these people .”
— Annie Leibovitz
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Black and White—Martin Dudley Barber—A revealing evening
Black and White Photography is the root of photog-
raphy. B&W brings attention to content, it creates a
sense of drama. It has mood. It can convey feelings and
emotions.
We have to learn to think in black and white, so it is rec-
ommended that you shoot in B&W on camera, so
the .jpg image is B&W, although the RAW image will
download colour.
This will allow you to understand the dynamic of B&W
better and allow you to practice and develop your skills
in this medium.
Cold countries are fantastic for B&W, as are huge storm
clouds and heavy weather. The wet trees and areas al-
low for dramatic contrasts, which makes B&W images
far stronger. In Sunny South Africa, these are the con-
ditions where we pack the camera away. We need to
stay out there and grab those dramatic images.
Photography is made up of FORM (Visual Aspect) and
CONTENT (meaning).
FORM—there are 4 elements of form in a photo. SHAPE,
LINE, TEXTURE and COLOUR. Any one, part of, or all,
will contribute to a good image.
LIGHT—Defines Shape, Defines Line, Creates Texture,
determines Colour.
Therefore, in a B&W image, you need to look for SHAPE,
LINE and TEXTURE.
Characteristics of Colour is HUE—SATURATION - LUMI-
NOSITY/BRIGHTNESS which is known as HSL.
Hue is the NAME of the colour—I.e. Blue, Green, etc.
Saturation is the amount of colour (from Grey to Total
Colour) . Luminosity of a colour is light or dark (white to
black with colour between).
We see TONE as Dark to Light (Brightness), and a sepa-
ration of tones is necessary for B&W.
Saturation and
Hue have no
influence on
the image in
B&W. Light-
ness and dark-
ness have the
best influence.
The recom-
mendation is
not to de-saturate your image to convert it to B&W, as it
presents an image that is Grey Scale. In Photoshop,
rather use the Black and White conversion on the Ad-
justments layers, or Under IMAGE—Adjustments—Black
& White for those that are not using layers yet.
Tweaking the image from here involves using the slid-
ers to change the look of the image till it suits the au-
thor.
A good vignette on the image may just assist in pop-
ping the final result.
Saturday 6th April—Day of the Cowboy at Diamond X Cowboy Ranch—Rayton. Diamondxranch.co.za
Saturday 6th April—Toyota Warrior #3 @ Tierpoort, Pretoria. Starts @ 7am.
Saturday 6th April—Artbox Gallery—Mono—Black and White Photographic Exhibition.
86 Skilpadweg, Monument Park, Pretoria.
Saturday 13th April—Dragon Boat Event @ Florida Lake.
Sunday 14th April – Dog Agility at Kyalami Equestrian Park, 8am till later.
Monday 22nd April—Dragon Boat Event @ Florida Lake
Saturday & Sunday 27th& 28th April—Protea Festival in Cullinan.
Saturday 27th April—Heidelberg Wandered—Reef Steamers are going to Heidelberg,
this could be a perfect opportunity to photograph a steam train in a new setting.
Departing Johannesburg Park Station at 9am.
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th May—Gino Cup Dragon Boat Event @ Florida Lake
PLEASE INFORM US OF ANY EVENTS YOU’D LIKE THE CLUB TO BE INORMED ABOUT.
Events, outings and Photo Opportunities
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9th April— Social Evening— Leo Theron will be in
attendance featuring his all too famous presenta-
tions on Aviation Photography. Bring everyone to
listen! He has offered to run a private session at
the Military Museum, once dates confirmed we’ll
message everyone.
23rd April—Formal Meeting
14th May—Social Evening—Bokeh Photography.
You will need your camera, tripod, remote trigger if
you have one and your fastest lens with a very
high aperture. (e.g. 50mm 1.8)
28th May—Formal Meeting
Club Hosted up-coming events: CATERING:
Madga is arranging the
catering for the club.
Please contact her to reserve
your plate on the social evening,
at a cost of R25.00
Please RSVP
Magda Pieterse,
082 372 3748
SMS or Whatsapp
“Photographs open
doors to the past,
but they also allow a
look into the future.”
— Sally Mann
Lightroom Tuition:
If any members or friends are interested in tuition in
Lightroom please could you contact Dave Brimson
We need to establish if we have enough interest.
Harbour Art
Martin Brimson
3 Star
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April 23rd:
“Black and White”
Inspired by the Martin Barber talk on the 12th March. He will be judging! :)
May 21st:
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Inspired by the presentations done on the 9th April. Leo will be Judging! :)
June 25th:
“Water of life”
Display how water is crucial to living things…. Either by showing lack of water and
it’s effects or more water.
July 23rd:
Year End—your Best 4 images of the year, look out for the categories and further
info on page 8.
Set Subjects:
Ideas for the next set subject:
DIGITAL SIZING MAXIMUM FILE SIZE:
2MB SRGB Colour Space
LANDSCAPE: Maximum 1920 Pixels on Horizontal Axis
PORTRAIT: Maximum 1080 Pixels on
Vertical Axis
Black & White and
256 Shades of Grey
Determined to Swim
Maurice Pretorius
1 Star
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13th April—Camera Club of Johannesburg
27th April—PSSA Up & Coming Competition
27th April—Hibiscus PDI Salon
11th May—Brandpunt PDI Salon
25th May—Tygerberg PDI Salon
31st May—CTPS Ntional AV Salon
Upcoming Salons:
One of the biggest challenges that many photographers face is
yielding sharp photos when hand-holding a camera. Many end
up with blurry images without understanding the source of the
problem, which is usually camera shake. Unfortunately, cam-
era shake can come from a variety of different sources – from
basic improper hand-holding techniques to mirror and shutter-
induced vibrations that can be truly challenging and some-
times even impossible to deal with. While I will go over the
latter topics in a separate article, I would like to talk about the
most common cause of camera shake: lower-than-acceptable
shutter speed when hand-holding the camera. I will introduce
and explain the reciprocal rule, which can help in greatly in-
creasing the chances of getting sharp photos when you do not
have a tripod around.
What is Reciprocal Rule?
Due to the fact that we as humans cannot be completely still,
particularly when hand-holding an object like a camera, the
movements caused by our bodies can cause camera shake
and introduce blur to images. The basic premise of the recipro-
cal rule is that the shutter speed of your camera should be at
least the reciprocal of the effective focal length of the lens. If
you are confused by what this means, don’t worry – it is really
easy to understand once you see it in an example.
Say you are shooting with a zoom lens like the Nikkor 80-
400mm f/4.5-5.6G VR (see our in-depth review) on a full-frame
camera like the Nikon D750 (in-depth review). All the rule is
stating, is that if you are shooting at 80mm, your shutter speed
should be set to at least 1/80th of a second, whereas if you
zoom in to say 400mm, your shutter speed should be at least
1/400th of a second. Using such fast shutter speeds should
prevent blur by camera shake. Why? Because there is a direct
correlation between focal length and camera shake – the long-
er the focal length, the more potential there is for camera
shake. If you have a long telephoto zoom lens like the above-
mentioned 80-400mm lens, you have probably already noticed
how much more shaky and jumpy your viewfinder looks when
you are zoomed in to the longest focal length, compared to the
shortest one – that’s because camera movement is magnified
at longer focal lengths:
Part of an article in Www.photographylife.com
Tips on reducing camera shake—Reciprocal Rule
Show Time
Michael Daniel
4 Star
C.O.M.
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PECC Silver - Creative Monochrome - The last Seat - Gaby Grohovaz - West Rand Photographic Club
Port Elizabeth PDI Salon Medal Winner
Creative Monochrome
Gaby Grohovaz
The WRPC would like to Congratulate Gaby on her well deserved achievement.
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WRPC Club information—What is ahead...
Geometrica
Judy Hardy
4 Star
Annual Competition and Awards Evening This is held annually, in July, and provides members with the opportunity of competing for various awards. Awards
are also presented for overall achievements during the preceding club year. The
Competition
Photographs may be entered into the categories detailed below. The competition is conducted on an equal basis. Only
fully paid-up members who have entered pictures for advancement judging at least twice during the previous year may
enter. Pictures that have won prizes at previous Annual Awards Evenings may not be entered again.
A total of four images may be entered, combined across all categories and mediums. A maximum of two digital may
be entered into each category. No image may be entered in more than one category. Photographs may only be entered
in the applicable category, as defined below.
Portraiture A portrait is an image of a person, animal or bird in which the face and its expression is pre-dominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality and even the mood of the subject. A portrait often shows a subject looking directly at the photographer, in order to most suc-cessfully engage the subject with the viewer.
Scapes Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landforms, living elements of fauna and flora, abstract elements such as lighting and weather conditions, and human elements, for instance human activity or build environment. Seascape is similar to a landscape, but instead of an area of land, it features the area of the sea. Cityscape is the urban equivalent of a landscape (the physical aspects of a city or urban ar-ea).
Still Life Still Life depicts mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, flowers(cut), plants, rocks or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewellery, coins and so on) in an artificial setting.
Creative/ Expermental
An image upon which additional work has been done. This could be effects created in camera and/or with image editing software.
Nature/ Wildlife
A natural history (or nature) image includes botany, zoology, geology, physics, chemistry, meteorology, palaeontology, anthropology, archaeology, etc, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material, and to certify to its honest presentation. Human elements if present should be un-obstructive and enhance the nature story. Photo-graphs depicting cultivated plants, still life studies, domestic animals, mounted specimens, museum habitats or groups, derivations or any form of photographic manipulation are not acceptable – with the exception of detailed micro or macro photographs. A wildlife image as opposed to a nature image is one that depicts “one or more organisms living free and unrestricted in a natural habitat or adopted habitat and not made under con-trolled conditions”.
Photo- journalism
Photojournalism creates images in order to tell a story. It may include contemporary life illustrative spot news, human interest and sport.
Open Pictorial
Any image that does not fit accurately into the categories explained above only.
Photographic Society of South Africa (PSSA)
Why should I join PSSA?
A question asked many times. PSSA serves like a governing body of the Photographic world of South Africa. PSSA provides guidelines to the Clubs in all the Regions. They do not dictate, but guidelines help the Clubs to establish a good grounding for the monthly running of Clubs. A lot of the work that PSSA does does happen away from the eyes of the members of public.
By joining PSSA you benefit from our quarterly Magazine, which is full of tutorials on various as-pects of photography plus showcasing the work being done by all the members around the country. The best learning experience an amateur photographer can have is to attend the annual PSSA congress and the regional congresses. This is the time where we get to meet other like-minded photographers from South Africa and abroad.
Salons at a slightly cheaper rate if a member. Through Salons one can exhibit their work against the whole of South Africa. Many clubs require Salon Acceptances for their promotional purpos-es.
Diamond Ratings and Honours is also a big plus when a member of PSSA, and all the infor-mation on these are on the PSSA web site. Achieving your Honours is really an honour, it show-cases the work you do and exhibits this honour to your colleagues, friends, family and in some cases throughout the world. Apart from the distinction that this provides, it also gives us a goal. Something to work towards, something to strive for.
As regional Director and Board Member of PSSA I believe in this organisation, and although it might seem like a large ship that does not want to turn and adapt, it does its job. The Northern Gauteng Region is very strong and wil remain strong through its members. Without members that give their input, an organisation like PSSA cannot exist and will not adapt. Therefore don’t stand on the sideline. Join the movement and help us steer this ship called PSSA through the often unknown and turbulent waters. I would like to therefore encourage you to join PSSA, and be active in the organisation.
FRANCOIS VENTER – APSSA REGIONAL DIRECTOR – GAUTENG NORTH.
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IMPORTANT
This is the official monthly in-house magazine of West Rand Photography Club.
By virtue of submitting any entry, the image author permits W.R.P.C. to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for
inclusion in the monthly magazine, local press or W.R.P.C. Website, unless otherwise stated by the author. All other images are courtesy
of Google Images and remain the property of the original Image Author. Credit given to Image Authors where possible.
No part of this magazine may be used or reproduced without the written consent of the existing chairman.
This magazine is free of charge and may not be sold.
ALL QUERIES MAY BE RAISED WITH THE CLUB CHAIRMAN.
Overview of Winning Monthly Images—The very best!
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Owl keep an eye on you
Dave Brimson
3 Star
Best 3 Star Image
Best Junior Image
Best Set Subject—It’s all in the eyes
The stare of a Lion
Michael Daniel
4 Star
Overview of Winning Monthly Images
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Photo of the Month
Best Senior Image
Best 4 Star Image
The heat is on
Elise Naude
4 star
Best 5star Image
Broad Billes Motmot
Craig Morgan
5 Star
Joke of the month:
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Member Birthdays
January Katherine Lutge—8th
Luis Chin—12th
Judy Hardy—18th
Phileen Lutge—20th
February Dave Brimson—14th
Helen Brimson—18th
Janine Biesbrouck—19th
Jean Dick—19th
Bertie Baard—23rd
March Mike Perry—3rd
Craig Morgan—21st
Maurice Pretorius—30th
April Lara Bonetto—5th
Bruce Hepburn—30th
May Hettie Halliday—5th
Mark Kupczyk—5th
Magda Pieterse—12th
Pieter Louw—13th
Rudy Biesbrouck—20th
June Carmen Landy—6th
Louis Jordan—18th
Antoinette Nel—26th
Gaby Grohovaz—27th
Michael Daniel—29th
July Mark Hardy—8th
Roland Tutty—13th
Nadia Mills—18th
Deon van Niekerk—22nd
Elise Naude—28th
John Shorten—29th
Kittie Groenewald—29th
August Lance Nel—5th
Deanne Daniel—7th
Johanna van Niekerk—26th
Roy Mann—29th
John Truter—31st
September Candice Perry—1st
Warren Krynie—3rd
Renier van Niekerk—19th
October Gareth Norman—18th
Kevin Tutty—27th
November Mike Swart—1st
December Alan Goldschmidt—16th
Sylvia Loraine-Grews—21st
Brenda Mashaba—27th
Keven Reddell—28th
Lesly Kearns-Eastwick—30th
Martin Brimson—31st
Happy Birthday to
each and every
one of ya!