tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77231427920579800772024-03-13T02:14:18.331+00:00Malden Camera Club - Chairman's BlogMy thoughts views and news as the current Chairman of Malden Camera ClubFred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-85952080802766429312013-03-09T13:51:00.001+00:002013-03-09T13:51:32.230+00:00Review - RPS workshop “Where to From L?”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The London region of the RPS organised a workshop “Where to From L?” on Friday 8 March lead by <a href="http://www.williamcheung.co.uk/" target="_blank">Will Cheung</a>. The workshop was held in a small photographic studio/venue about 5mins from Greenwich station.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The day started with introductions and the timetable. There were only about 8 of us at the workshop which made for a lot of interaction rather than be just talked to The morning was spent viewing images (prints and PDIs) that people had brought along. I took my L panel prints and a few other prints along. Will started by explaining the difference between a LRPS and ARPS panel and asked about when we intended to go for an ARPS. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He looked through everyone's images and provided a very useful feedback about what was needed to be improved for a successful A panel. After lunch everyone had an one on one with Will for about 20 minutes. To firm up on the way ahead. The will be a private Flickr group set up so that Will can provide feedback as everyone begins to develop their ARPS panels. I will probably attend a future workshop in the Autumn for some more feedback on how my panels are progressing</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would recommend this type of workshop for anyone contemplating the move to ARPS, it was great fun, I met some very interesting people and picked up some great ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BTW Will Cheung FRPS is Editor of the <a href="http://www.advancedphotographer.co.uk/" target="_blank">Advanced Photographer magazine</a> which I also recommend</span><br />
Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-16633623326772155692013-02-13T08:44:00.000+00:002013-02-13T08:44:00.065+00:00Light from the Middle East<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">I recently visited a free exhibition of photographs at the Victoria & Albert Museum</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13 November 2012 - 7 April 2013. The first major exhibition of contemporary photography from and about the Middle East, Light from the Middle East: New Photography features over 90 works by some of the most exciting artists from across the region.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full details <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-light-from-the-middle-east-new-photography/" target="_blank">Light from the Middle East</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the photographs were changed by scratching, burning or photoshop. Whilst one set had people set in a traditional Arabic setting but with the addition of a item representative of western culture </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This notice from the exhibition provokes questions about the nature of photograph</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">y</span><br />
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<br />Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-77833797812163601322013-02-09T17:25:00.003+00:002013-02-09T17:25:55.116+00:00A blast from the past<br />
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Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-27937531567270723912013-02-08T17:02:00.004+00:002013-02-08T17:02:58.575+00:00The Assignment<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The idea behind the assignment is for people to respond to a brief and present a panel of 10 images. To provide a short explanation of how you went about interpreting the brief, and the choice of images.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The idea is, rather than focusing getting marks from a judge from single images, but to develop peoples creative thinking and skills as photographers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> All images are to have been created after the start date of the assignment, the use of old images is NOT allowed. The idea is to get people out, taking new photographs not rummaging through their collections of old images.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Images can be made using cameras or scanners, Image manipulation using software such as Photoshop elements etc is allowed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Images can be presented as prints ( no larger than A4 ) or as PDIs, this is intended to keep costs down. Prints can be mounted directly on card without the need for cutting mounts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starts at the AGM with presentations of the panels at a Club evening from July onwards date to be finalised by mid February </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The assignments are open to all Malden Camera Club members, members can enter as individuals or as a group entry. Members should let me know the details of the assignment they have chosen and whether its an individual or group entry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Art Deco to explore art deco and to produce a set of ten images that capture the spirit of art deco </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A Day in the Life of… This is a great project to document a particular occupation. For example, you could take photographs of a nurse at work to show all the various aspects of his or her job. It may take you more than one day of shooting to capture a representative set of images.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Dark. We don’t always think to take our cameras out at night. Try shooting after dark. If you’re in the country, you can shoot moonlight or star trails. In the city, you can shoot vehicles’ tail-light trails or downtown buildings. Wherever you are, you can try light-painting – using a long exposure, and moving a flashlight over parts of the scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bench in a public place . Take your camera a public place and capture some images .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Mortality and aging Life and death, the fragility and transient nature of all life</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> New Malden a vibrant London suburb</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life on the move</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Members will provide a hanging plan for the prints allowing them to arranged for atheistic impact. Members are invited to talk about how they interpreted the assignment and what lead to their choice of images. People attending the presentation will be invited to comment, ask questions and to discuss the panel presented. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fred Dawson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Barnsbury Close, New Malden, Surrey KT3 5BP</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home: 020 8287 2176</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mobile: 07973 169338</span><br />
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Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-69468216877275913632013-02-08T16:48:00.001+00:002013-02-08T16:48:40.932+00:00A new year a new Chairman<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night members of Malden Camera Club voted Fred Dawson LRPS in as Chairman. As Chairman I have now resumed this blog to keep members up to date with with news and developments which I hope will be of interest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The AGM was well attended and the raffle raised in the region of £100. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was agreed to replace references</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to slides within the club competition</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> rules with Projected Digital Image / PDI. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the informal</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> discussions it was agreed that club members would be provided with a list of members details including name, phone numbers, and email address. Minutes of the AGM will be made available shortly</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would also like to remind members t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hat there is a </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/maldencameraclub/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Malden Camera Club group on Flickr</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am looking forward to year ahead and I believe we have an interesting programme with something for everyone. I encourage everyone to actively participate in Club activities and we all need to do all we can to increase membership. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If any member has any questions about the Club or needs help please do not hesitate</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to get in <a href="mailto:fred.wp.dawson@gmail.com" target="_blank">touch with me</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full detials of Club programme, rules, competitions etc are available on the<a href="http://www.maldencameraclub.org.uk/" target="_blank"> Club website</a></span>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-61178702668111924872011-01-19T09:21:00.000+00:002011-01-19T09:21:24.223+00:00The Last Post and a new beginning<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Version>12.00</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:DoNotShowRevisions/> <w:DoNotPrintRevisions/> <w:DoNotShowMarkup/> <w:DoNotShowComments/> <w:DoNotShowInsertionsAndDeletions/> <w:DoNotShowPropertyChanges/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-GB</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">This is the last post I will be making to this Blog. After two years as Chairman of Malden Camera Club I am stepping down for someone else to have the honour of being elected as Chairman.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">However to replace the “Chairman’s Blog” we have set up a new blog for Malden Camera Club to tell you all about the latest news and views, the blog also allows members to add comments to the posts</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://maldencameraclubnews.blogspot.com/">http://maldencameraclubnews.blogspot.com</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The blog has RSS news feeds to which allow people to subscribe to the blog and have posts sent to their RSS readers</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I will continue to play an active role within Malden Camera Club publicising and promoting Malden Camera Club in particular managing the use of the internet by the Club; apart from the Club web site which is managed by John Horn. I will also be the editor of Print the club news letter which will be published four times a year.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Welcome to this new blog which will is to tell you all about the latest news and views, the blog also allows members to add comments to the posts</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://maldencameraclubnews.blogspot.com/">The new blog </a></div>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-61552471288780485772011-01-18T17:22:00.002+00:002011-01-18T17:23:02.317+00:00Atrophaneura Semperi<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwp-dawson/5367049681/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5282/5367049681_ca6bdd3671_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
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Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/fwp-dawson/">Fred Dawson</a></span></div>I recomend a trip down to the RHS Gardens at Wisley to see the display of butterflies in the glass house details at<br />
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http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Wisley/What-s-on/ButterfliesFred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-55096043638535860412011-01-14T12:23:00.002+00:002011-01-14T13:59:54.993+00:00FOCUS ON IMAGING 2011 6 - 9 March<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">FOCUS ON IMAGING is Europe's biggest annual imaging show, covering all your needs from image capture through to output and beyond. Whether you are a professional image maker or processor, a buyer of image making equipment or materials, a manufacturer or distributor of products or a keen hobbyist, a visit to FOCUS ON IMAGING is a must.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Over 200 exhibitors and product launches galore - including all the very latest digital cameras and equipment - will feature at FOCUS 2011, 6 - 9 March, NEC, Halls 9 and 10.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The show features Malden Camera Clubs very own Duncan Grove <span style="font-size: small;">FRPS who will be giving a 30 minute talk on the RPS stand at midday on both Sun 6 Mon 7 March</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I wonder who will be going from Malden Camera Club</div>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-44221010604736586642011-01-14T12:16:00.000+00:002011-01-14T12:16:38.125+00:00The ecstasy of street photographySome feel that street photography robs people's privacy, but to me the thrill of the hunt felt more like creation than theft<br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/23/street-photography-ecstasy">Guardian article by Srah Bakewell </a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-82243608155805095572011-01-04T17:11:00.000+00:002011-01-04T17:11:57.388+00:00Can I recycle my old photographs and negatives? | Leo Hickman | Environment | guardian.co.ukFrom the Guardian by Lyn Ebbs<br /><br />My new year's resolution is to cull my collection of old photographs. Can I recycle prints as paper waste and negatives or slides as plastic? Or should they all go to landfill? What about old black and white negatives? Do they have a significant amount of silver or other toxic materials coating them? I am willing to send them to a specialist processor, but can't find anything online.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/04/recycle-photographs-negatives">Can I recycle my old photographs and negatives? Leo Hickman Environment guardian.co.uk</a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-91672447343101780042010-12-03T16:21:00.000+00:002010-12-03T16:21:48.628+00:00Before Colour: photographer William Eggleston in black-and-whiteFrom the Guardian <br />
"Eggleston in black-and-white? It seems a contradiction in terms. But here, finally, is the evidence that even the most famous colour photographer of all once saw the world around him in monochrome. It is quite a surprise.<br />
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A new book, published by Steidl, is called simply Before Colour. It's a great title: specific to the arc of William Eggleston's development, but suggestive of the wider impact that his first colour images had on photography in general. We now often divide the history of photography into before and after colour – a shift of consciousness that is often put down to Eggleston's ground-breaking show at MoMA in 1976, which shocked critics with its dramatic, heavily saturated dye-transfer prints. In fact this wasn't the first time that colour photography had appeared in a major American gallery: photographer Stephen Shore exhibited colour images of America at the Metropolitan Museum of Art four years earlier, and also caused something of a critical storm."<br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/dec/03/william-eggleston-photography-before-colour">Continues</a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-9752111042086676772010-12-01T08:24:00.001+00:002010-12-01T08:26:28.306+00:00The Weird Adventures of Eadweard Muybridge - BBC IPlayerEadweard Muybridge born and died in Kingston upon Thames, but spent much of his time in the USA, this BBC programme tells the interesting story of this pioneering photographer.<br />
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"Pioneer photographer, forefather of cinema, showman, murderer - Eadweard Muybridge was a Victorian enigma. He was born and died in Kingston upon Thames, but did his most famous work in California - freezing time and starting it up again, so that for the first time people could see how a racing horse's legs moved. He went on to animate the movements of naked ladies, wrestlers, athletes, elephants, cockatoos and his own naked body, projecting his images publicly with a machine he invented and astounding audiences worldwide with the first flickerings of cinema. Alan Yentob follows in Muybridge's footsteps as he makes - and often changes - his name, and sets off to kill his young wife's lover. With Andy Serkis as Muybridge."<br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/wdlkz/">IPlayer</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadweard_Muybridge">Wikipedia</a> entryFred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-57806549781803411382010-11-29T15:28:00.000+00:002010-11-29T15:28:39.945+00:00Photojournalist Ron Galella - BBC IPlayerWidely considered to be the world's first paparazzi photographer, the controversial American photojournalist Ron Galella was sued by Jackie Kennedy and had his jaw broken by Marlon Brando. Throughout a career spanning more than 40 years, Galella's stalking tactics have attracted criticism, hostility and lawsuits. But his relentless pursuit of the famous has enabled him to amass an archive of 3 million photographs that represent a unique record of modern American celebrity culture.<br />
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In this film, the award-winning programme-maker Leon Gast follows Galella as he revisits some of his old haunts and recalls his encounters with the stars who have tried - and usually failed - to evade his lens. <br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/wcjwz/">Available until 28 December</a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-71933752987901326372010-11-26T09:37:00.000+00:002010-11-26T09:37:58.046+00:00Members evening - 2nd December<strong>Members Evening</strong><br />
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<ul><li>Special General Meeting - Richard Weston MCC Secretary </li>
<li>Box Brownie a revolution in photography - Fred Dawson </li>
<li>Roland Adams will display images from the Saguaro Camera Club Arizona USA, he will explain about the links between Malden and Saguaro Camera Clubs. </li>
<li> Duncan Grove will talk about his successful panel for his Royal Photographic Society Fellowship and hints for those who may be considering applying for a RPS distinction.</li>
<li>The members evening will include a Christmas raffle, donations of prises would be most appreciated.</li>
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from the Guardian "More than 100 of the best images from the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards can be seen at the National Theatre in London from 22 November until 16 January – admission free. Tickets for talks & tours at the exhibition by Awards founder & landscape photographer, Charlie Waite, are also on sale. The book, Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 4 by AA Publishing, showcases 175 winning & commended entries and will be published on 1st November. <br />
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The Awards are held in association with Network Rail and Natural England. More information can be found at www.take-a-view.co.ukFred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-39017463934844423442010-11-25T09:44:00.000+00:002010-11-25T09:44:59.910+00:00British photographic history - Information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic historythe British photographic history blog which was launched at the start of 2009. There are now over 700 members, in addition to many other regular readers. They range from museum and gallery curators, photographic academics, collectors, dealers and representatives from the photographic press from around the world. The blog provides a forum for news of events and happenings within the British photographic history community. This can include lectures or meetings, exhibition news, jobs in the field and general news affecting collections of photographic material or individuals within the field. BPH will also include relevant book and website reviews from time to time. While the focus is on Britain it may, on occasion, include material that is of wider interest from Europe, the United States and Asia.<br />
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<a href="http://britishphotohistory.ning.com/">British photographic history blog</a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-44726260731228312512010-11-24T08:55:00.000+00:002010-11-24T08:55:50.564+00:00Striking images shed light on the behaviour of fluidsFrom the BBC website some <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11814553">amazing photographs</a> showing the <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">behaviour</span> of fluids.Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-10071392291194516302010-11-24T08:18:00.000+00:002010-11-24T08:18:47.295+00:00Are your old camera lenses radioactive ??In designing optical lenses, it is often desirable to employ glass with a high index of refraction. The greater the index of refraction, the greater the bending of the light. Since this reduces the necessary curvature of the glass, the lens can be made thinner and lighter. Unfortunately, glass with a high refractive index can also have a high dispersion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By adding radioactive thorium to the glass, a high refractive index (over 1.6) can be achieved while maintaining a low dispersion.<br />
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<a href="http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_lenses">Wiki page</a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-82252765090500813072010-11-20T18:09:00.001+00:002010-11-20T18:10:40.502+00:00Duncan Grove is awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Photographic SocietyI would like to congratulate Duncan Grove a long stranding member of Malden Camera Club on being awarded a fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society (RPS). The <span lang="EN">Fellowship is the highest Distinction of the Royal Photographic Society and recognises original work and outstanding ability in a specialist field.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN">The RPS were</span><span lang="EN-US"> delighted to recognise Duncan’s work in this way, especially since as far as they can remember this is the first time that a panel of tennis images has resulted in this Distinction. This achievement reinforces Duncan’s success in recent years of gaining acceptances in five of the last six of the Society’s International Exhibitions. <a href="http://www.duncangroveblog.com/pfrp/">Link to further details</a></span><span lang="EN"></span>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-11304407769569839232010-11-20T12:51:00.002+00:002010-11-20T14:58:46.083+00:00Kodak Box Brownie<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I visited St James Christmas Fair and whilst looking through the bric-a-brac found a Kodak Box Brownie Camera I negotiated its purchase for the sum of £1</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The camera is a Kodak No. 2 Cartridge Hawk-Eye Model B</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> box camera, constructed of card, wood, metal, leather and glass; made in England between 1927 and 1930.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Embossed name on carrying handle reads, "No. 2 CARTRIDGE HAWK-EYE MODEL B"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Embossed markings on rear leatherette read, "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN by KODAK Limited</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">It has a single-speed rotary shutter, fixed focus, and two waist-level viewfinders with tiny ground glass screens for portrait or landscape shots. The pull-up tab located at the top centre of the front portion interrupts the rotation of the shutter, allowing timed exposures until the shutter release is operated a second time or the tab is pushed back down and takes 120 film.</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</div><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The social impact of the Brownie camera cannot be overestimated</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> the</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> first Box Brownie model appeared in 1900. It was part of the accelerating process of introducing new technologies into everyday use as consumer items. It allowed amateurs to record special or not so special events or even to attempt artistic expression. Cheap, easily portable cameras made the 20th century the first to leave a democratically comprehensive pictorial record, at least in the West. Photography is now a ubiquitous accompaniment to everyday life. The camera still impresses with its simple, economical, and elegant design</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/brownieCam/">More from Kodak</a></span>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-85114541955762146532010-11-17T08:50:00.000+00:002010-11-17T08:50:56.780+00:00Eric de Maré's secret countryEric de Maré's sublime photographs of British industrial buildings forced postwar architects to look again at the landscape. His influence is still felt todayFrom the Guardian<br />
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"In the 1990s, the award-winning British architect Michael Hopkins was searching for someone to take black-and-white photographs of his buildings. He contacted Eric de Maré, the visionary chronicler of the postwar British landscape, then in retirement. "It was like watching an old gunslinger back in action," says Hopkins. "The first shots were a little off the mark. Then he found his aim and was bang on target. Those photographs are some of my proudest possessions."<br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/nov/16/eric-de-mare-architectural-photography">continues</a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-47050458769852972010-11-10T09:00:00.000+00:002010-11-10T09:00:20.285+00:00Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Exhibition at the National Portrait GalleryI have visited the last two Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery I found them most enjoyable and encouraged my interest in portrait photogrpahy. The National Portrait Gallery backs onto the National Gallery and the main entrance is in Charing Cross road, entry is free.<br />
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"The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 presents the very best in contemporary portrait photography, showcasing the work of talented young photographers and gifted amateurs alongside that of established professionals and photography students.<br />
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Through editorial, advertising and fine art images, the entrants have explored a range of themes, styles and approaches to the contemporary photographic portrait, from formal commissioned portraits to more spontaneous and intimate moments capturing friends and family.<br />
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This year the competition attracted nearly 6,000 submissions from over 2,400 photographers from around the world. The selected sixty works for the exhibition include the four prize-winners and the winner of the ELLE commission.<br />
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Exhibiting many photographs for the first time, the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 is a unique opportunity to see images by some of the most exciting contemporary portrait photographers working today" <br />
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<a href="http://www.npg.org.uk:8080/photoprize/site10/exhibition.php">Link to web site</a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-69787752798349419002010-11-06T16:21:00.001+00:002010-11-06T16:21:15.178+00:00One legged cyclist at speed in Richmond Park<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwp-dawson/5151138314/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/5151138314_672c5f5334_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwp-dawson/5151138314/">One legged cyclist at speed</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/fwp-dawson/">Fred Dawson</a></span></div>I went to the Park to practice panning. The hiil provides a steady supply of subjects. This is panning shot . I only noticed he had one leg when I put the picture up in Lightroom<br clear="all" />Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-15143916873657208122010-11-04T08:51:00.003+00:002010-11-04T09:00:07.342+00:00Royal Photographic Society: Gain recognition for your achievements with the Society's prestigious Distinctions and QualificationsThe Royal Photographic Society's Distinctions are recognised as measures of achievement throughout the world. When you work towards a Distinction you will improve your photographic skills and also know that once you have been successful the quality of your work will be recognised worldwide.<br />
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Distinctions are awarded either on the basis of a portfolio of work which may be photographic images or it may be research, or by successful completion of a recognised course.<br />
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There are three levels of Distinction and, in addition, the Imaging Scientist Qualifications which are specifically aimed at engineers, scientists and technologists and provide vocational qualifications relevant to a professional career in imaging science.<br />
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<strong>Licentiateship:</strong> The Licentiateship (LRPS) is normally the entry level Distinction and is awarded for a good level of basic skill and competence.<br />
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<strong>Associateship:</strong> The Associateship (ARPS) is awarded for a high standard of technical competence and individual creative ability.<br />
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<strong>Fellowship:</strong> The Fellowship (FRPS) is awarded for exceptional standards of excellence and distinguished ability.<br />
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Information about all assessments, and applications for 2010, can be found on the Licentiateship, Associateship & Fellowship pages.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rps.org/resources/downloads/Distinctions_Handbook_Issue_4_Sep2010.pdf">Distinctions Handbook</a> (PDF 950.80KB) <br />
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<a href="http://www.rps.org/distinctions-introduction">Further information and links</a>Fred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7723142792057980077.post-71818072272218859082010-11-04T08:43:00.000+00:002010-11-04T08:43:15.266+00:00Home Office reaffirms street photography rightsBritish Journal of Photography <a href="http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/1863573/home-office-reaffirms-street-photography-rights">reports</a>:-<br />
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In a letter sent to Francis Maude MP, in response to issues raised by photographer Mark Singleton, Theresa May says that as the Home Office continues to review police's anti-terrorism powers in relation to photography, it expects that the introduction of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill will help reduce the number of cases of police's misuse of such powers.<br />
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She writes: "The bill will include proposals to introduce Police and Crime Commissioners. This will be the key to ensuring that greater accountability is at the heart of policing in England and Wales [...] The public will be able to elect - for the first time - an individual who will provide a visible and accountable link to police priorities and activities." She adds that the reform will free the police from the bureaucracy and central guidance generated by Whitehall, the Association of Chief Police Officers and that of other organisations.<br />
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However, she says, the ACPO will continue to play an important role in the issuing of guidance, and she expects the "ACPO to show strong leadership in promoting and supporting the greater use of professional judgement by police officers and staff."<br />
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May also addressed Singleton's concerns regarding the requirement, by certain police forces across the UK, for photographers to carry identification, as it is the case in the City of London. But, as the Home Secretary refuses to be drawn into the legality of such a move - arguing that the requirement is "an operational matter" and, as such, is "the responsibility of the Chief Officer of the force concerned," - she argues that the Government "has no plans to introduce any requirement for photographers to carry identification. Let me assure you that people have the right to take photographs in public places for legitimate reasons and the Government will do everything it can to uphold that right."<br />
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May's letter was published by SceneThat, an organisation that campaigns for photographers' rights. A copy of the letter can be seen here <a href="http://www.scenethat.co.uk/assets/pdf/archive109901.pdf">[PDF link].</a><br />
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Last week, media law specialist Rupert Grey, who is a partner at the legal firm Swan Turton, addressed the current legal situation, less than six months after Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 was declared illegal and scrapped by the current government. While photographers can no longer be stopped under Section 44, they still have deal with three other issues, Grey argued - Section 43 of The Terrorism Act, charges of harassment and charges of making or retaining indecent images of children.<br />
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Speaking at The Social, an event organised by the British Journal of Photography with The Photographers' Gallery, Grey explained that under Section 43, a police officer may stop and search a photographer, if they have reasonable grounds to suspect that he/she is a terrorist or has in their possession anything that suggests they might be.<br />
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But, he added, police officers have no right to demand to see photographers’ images, or to delete images without getting a court order. If the photographer is a professional photojournalist, they are entitled to protect their sources – and that includes photographs – by refusing to show the shot, a point Grey regarded as “very important”.<br />
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However, Grey urged photographers to take a constructive approach both to shooting in the street and dealing with members of the public and the police force. “If a police officer stops you, bear in mind that they have to consider the worst possible scenario,” he said. “If they make the wrong decision, they face the possibility there could be a terrorist attack that was their fault. Ask them why they have stopped you – at least then you know where they’re coming from.”<br />
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He added that in his conversations with the Met and ACPO he detected a willingness to co-operate with photographers, and a recognition of their role as the ears and eyes of the public. New guidelines – following the suspension of section 44 – will be published by the Home Officer and the ACPO shortly, and Grey recommended that photographers should read them and have a copy in their photographic bag at all timesFred Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427602272543251591noreply@blogger.com0