Hi All,
Here are my notes from last week’s ESIG, and here’s the recording - https://youtu.be/yNX3G12-Las?feature=shared
Present: Steve, Gerry, Judith, Brian, Jackie, Vaughn, Dries and me
We had three very different and interesting talks.
Gerry started us off with a very different talk about the large format 4x5 camera he has made – see photo at end of email. Having been inspired to make a start, and following research on how to construct the camera, Gerry concluded that it should not be too hard. The materials were a mix of homemade (eg the bellows), purchased (eg the lens) and 3D printed at home. Gerry explained the process of loading the film, setting the shutter (there was no aperture), focusing and then taking the photo. Gerry showed his first actual print, and proved it does work. Gerry intends to use the camera ‘for real’ so we can look forward to more non-conventional work. Well done Gerry.
I next showed the work of two street photographers, Rupert Vandervell (https://www.rupertvandervell.co.uk/) and Alan Schaller (https://www.alanschaller.com/). Both have uTube channels that are worth viewing. Their styles are similar, this being high contrast B/W, where a person is included as a small object as part of the overall composition. I then showed some of my own images, taken at the redeveloped Battersea Power Station. I tried to follow the same style, with mixed success, even though the location was very suitable for this type of photography. What was interesting is that Steve had previously visited the same location and showed his photos. They were entirely different in look and feel. Two people in the same place producing very different work.
Finally Dries gave a very unusual talk. At work he is researching AI and has a model set up that will critique a photo in the way a competition judge might. It was remarkable. Simply load up your photo and in seconds out comes a very comprehensive set of comments, and a score out of 20. I’m sure it would help in selecting images for competitions.
The Portfolio session had a small number of photos so we were able to give them a good review. Always interesting.
Next meeting is on 13th May and will be the last for this season.
Peter
Here are my notes from last week’s ESIG, and here’s the recording - https://youtu.be/yNX3G12-Las?feature=shared
Present: Steve, Gerry, Judith, Brian, Jackie, Vaughn, Dries and me
We had three very different and interesting talks.
Gerry started us off with a very different talk about the large format 4x5 camera he has made – see photo at end of email. Having been inspired to make a start, and following research on how to construct the camera, Gerry concluded that it should not be too hard. The materials were a mix of homemade (eg the bellows), purchased (eg the lens) and 3D printed at home. Gerry explained the process of loading the film, setting the shutter (there was no aperture), focusing and then taking the photo. Gerry showed his first actual print, and proved it does work. Gerry intends to use the camera ‘for real’ so we can look forward to more non-conventional work. Well done Gerry.
I next showed the work of two street photographers, Rupert Vandervell (https://www.rupertvandervell.co.uk/) and Alan Schaller (https://www.alanschaller.com/). Both have uTube channels that are worth viewing. Their styles are similar, this being high contrast B/W, where a person is included as a small object as part of the overall composition. I then showed some of my own images, taken at the redeveloped Battersea Power Station. I tried to follow the same style, with mixed success, even though the location was very suitable for this type of photography. What was interesting is that Steve had previously visited the same location and showed his photos. They were entirely different in look and feel. Two people in the same place producing very different work.
Finally Dries gave a very unusual talk. At work he is researching AI and has a model set up that will critique a photo in the way a competition judge might. It was remarkable. Simply load up your photo and in seconds out comes a very comprehensive set of comments, and a score out of 20. I’m sure it would help in selecting images for competitions.
The Portfolio session had a small number of photos so we were able to give them a good review. Always interesting.
Next meeting is on 13th May and will be the last for this season.
Peter
