April 2007.pub - Sackville Photography Club
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1. It s almost as though the body is lying in parts and I assemble it into something beautiful First I look at her proportions If she has a long torso and short legs I move my camera down Then I ask her to put her weight on each leg to see what the hips are doing I work very carefully with the best she has Proportions are very important I tighten everything At the very end I ask her to breathe so that her body is both tense and relaxed I never carry a camera with me Everything that I do is by intuition The only thing I plan is when the model arrives I am an opportunist My pictures are about awareness I consider it a great privilege to be a photographer It is such a joy to make a connection with everything ON EDWARD WESTON Edward Weston made me think photography was serious Before that I thought it a craft I saw his work and realized the heart was involved I asked myself if I could also make people feel that way When I first saw his work I cried he ran after me with a handkerchief and said Stay for dinner The difference between my photographs and Edward s is he is a man and I am a woman A man s nude suggests What is your phone number When I look at a woman I look at her as being me I identify with her beauty and proportions There is never sexiness in my photographs Sensuousness Yes cont pg 13 The Imagemaker Page 19 A TRIBUTE TO RUTH BERNHARD con d October 14 1905 to December 18 2006 ON ROBERT MAP2. a 4 al A Ya zan Yoo Zuu Rick Brown The Imagemaker Page 25 Field Trip Group Shots Second Lake Field Trip Second Lake Field Trip AT TT Juno Tower Field Trip Juno Tower Field Trip SHOOTING TIPS How To Remember All The Tips When Photographing Have you ever forgotten a tip when you re out shooting Something simple like move closer or look for different angles You look at your photos later and think Why didn t I remember that at the time How do the pro s remember all the tips when photographing They practice practice practice And then they practice some more Like anything in life the more you practice the more the activity becomes second nature and the better you get But all this practice doesn t need to be time consuming or hard Remember when you first learned to drive a car Initially driving took all of your concentration but over time you got used to it and were able to think about other things while driving It s the same with photography Practice just a few tips at once Over time you ll remember more and more techniques which will improve your pho tography You ll get to the point where without you even consciously thinking about it you ll be taking much better images Your brain will have switched to autopilot David Peterson reprinted with permission from Author The Imagemaker Page 27 SHOOTING TIPS cont d 1
3. 2007 PHOTO CONTEST Hat s Off to all the Winners Melving Weatherby and Mike Richard sweep the contest SEE ALL THE 2007 WINNING PICTURES ON Newsletter April 2007 Inside this issue Editor s Message 2 Sherman Hines 4 Postcard Competi tion Product Review 7 Popobrella Winning Photos 11 Profile 17 Tribute to Ruth 18 Bernhard Juno Tower Field 24 Trip Eagle Watch Field 25 PG 7 7 pe 16 Trip Report L For Sale 32 Sherman Hines Postcard Contest Results are in Check out how our club RUTH BERNHARD PIONEER members did on pg 4 PHOTOGRAPHER INSPIRES ALL SEE HER SPECIAL STORY PG 18 WWW SACKVILLEPHOTOGRAPHYCLUB NS CA Editor s Message Hat s off to all the winners in this edition of the Imagemaker The Photo Contest was a huge success this year and the elections went smoothly with everyone willing to pitch in and lots of stories came in to my inbox Thanks to all who sent in articles pictures and tips etc to help make up the contents of this newsletter Check out the Photo Contest pics They are great As I was re searching new material to include in this edition I came across a pioneer Photographer Ruth Bernhard s information and sadly she had just passed away I have given her a special tribute in this month s edition Photo by Sue Gauthier Welcome to the Newest Club Members Rick Janes Dick deGier Diane Morgan Charmaine Kennedy Henry Black Ross Blackburn
4. a s f Bi i gt iil Hi pS cd oa rs am aa SECOND LAKE TRANQUILITY MaRCH MEANDERING AT SECOND LAKE PAR by Marilyn Challis Second Lake Regional Park the green and blue crown jewel of northern HRM is enjoyable at any time of year even March The Sackville Photography Club and Second Lake Park group met at the First Lake Drive trailhead at 1 30 p m on a windy sunny Sunday March 25th The purpose of the walk was picture taking while enjoying the natural beauty of the lake and park We walked the Great Oak Trail then looped off part way and hiked down to the lake The trip lasted two hours We took our time with photographs and rest stops Marc LeBouthillier nature photographer Bob Kerr Chair Sackville Photography Club Lily Snow veteran snapshot taker and war veteran and other members of the Photo Club participated in the walk Shane O Neil tour leader biologist and trails developer pointed out natural items of interest David Haley engineer and chair of Second Lake Park was on the walk to perfect his pic ture taking techniques and answer any questions the group might have As we walked along we could hear the hemlocks and pines rustling in the cool spring winds Didn t see any birds The trail was frozen solid and the normally lush undergrowth bare and exposed due winter die back We detoured through the woods at times to avoid ice dotting the pathway One good thing about March trail w
5. critic Elizabeth McCausland By 1934 Bernhard was almost exclusively photographing women in the nude It would be this art form for which she would eventually become best known By 1944 she had met and became involved with artist and designer Eveline Evelyn Phimister The two moved in together and remained together for the next ten years They first moved to Carmel California where Bernhard worked with Group f 64 Soon finding Carmel a difficult place in which to earn a living they moved to Hollywood where she fashioned a career as a commercial photogra 5 pher In 1953 they moved to San Francisco Page 20 The Imagemaker A TRIBUTE TO RUTH BERNHARD cont d October 14 1905 to December 18 2006 Most of Bernhard s work is studio based ranging from simple still lives to complex nudes In the 1940s she worked with the conchologist Jean Schwengel She works almost exclusively in black and white though there are rumours that she has done some color work as well She also is known for her lesbian themed works most notably Two Forms 1962 In that work a black woman and a white woman who were real life lovers are featured with their nude bodies pressed against one another A departure was a collaboration with Melvin Van Peebles as Melvin Van then a young cable car gripman driver in San Francisco Van Peebles wrote the text and Bernhard took the unposed photo graphs for The Big Heart a book about life on the cable
6. ij ER new home Please bring in any books or maga zines that you are willing to give to the new li 2 fl i 1 brary and Diane will be happy to add them to the A WA LISA Hi iN mi library More details will follow as the library is organized Diane Morgan benonieca yahoo ca Cont d from pg 9 Shane pointed out an old gigantic wolf pine hemlocks a huge oak tree beech trees and ash trees A naturalist s garden Lily and I rested on tree stumps and a man made log chair Five park benches will be installed at strategic locations which seniors will appreciate We completed our walk around 3 30 pm tired but exhilarated Shane took a group photo shot at the trailhead exit to First Lake Drive then we went our various ways A Photography Display is upcoming on 7 p m Wednesday May 9th at the Sackville Library Everyone is welcome to display his her handiwork of Northern Metro HRM outdoor photography Contact 865 9947 or drop off your 8 x 10 photos by April 11th to 139 Cavalier Drive or at our monthly park meeting April 11th 7 p m Sackville Heights Community Centre If you d like to help us plan your Park and your trails and maintain them in perpetuity mark your calendar for our upcom ing Annual General Meeting May 9th 7 p m Sackville Library Volunteers welcome Giving a cou ple of hours of your time monthly would promote a good cause your park Marilyn Challis Director Second Lake Regional Park The Imagemaker Page 9
7. Claire Mountain Evan MacPhail Ken Kane Giovanni amp Maria Lenci Rick Brown Elva Fraser Tet Soon Kim Kee Terry Crowell Bill amp Valerie Wilson and Raymond Seto There is so much information in this edition that I am going to cut this short and let you get to it Happy shooting SUBMITTING MATERIAL TO THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR IS EASY 1 DIANESLAUNWHITE NS SYMPATICO CA 2 29 RATTLING AVE DARTMOUTH NS B2W 3P8 3 GIVE MATERIALS TO DIANE AT MEETINGS CLUB ADVERTISING Watch for us in the Bedford Sackville Weekly News and Local Camera Stores Any other suggestions bring em in The more the merrier The Sackville Photography Club meets on the Ist and Diane Slaunwhite The Imagemaker Where Time All are welcome to attend 3rd Wednesday of each month at Acadia Hall 650 Sackville Dr Lr Sackville NS 7 30 p m Page 3 2007 Events Schedule April 18 2007 Presentation Stephen Patterson May 2 2007 Presentation Beth Thomander Organize edit print protect and preserve your Photos with Memory Manager 2 and Creative Memories Storybooks May 16 2007 Presentation Peter Tenwolde Photographing kids amp adults Theme Showcase Black and White May 19 2007 Field Trip Crystal Crescent Beach Yorke Redoubt and The Dingle June 2nd amp 3rd 2007 Our Annual Club Photo Contest See some of last year s winning photo s Also feedback from sendin
8. Denise Ward Animals Denise Ward f Page 14 The Imagemaker More winning Photos 2ND PLACE CONTEST PHOTOS Special Effects Creativity O Mike Richard Sports Action O Marc LeBouthillier The Imagemaker f yy ny f ny 4 4 f Lt 7 rif AI LA Aa a r di Yeh Still Life Susan Myatt Page 15 3RD PLACE CONTEST PHOTOS Sports Action Melvina Weatherby Still Life Dick deGier Animals Marc LeBouthillier Scenery Denise Ward Page 16 The Imagemaker 3RD PLACE CONTEST PHOTOS Humour Dick deGier Special Effects Creativity Melvina Weatherby Humour Susan Myatt The Imagemaker Page 17 PROFILE MARTY MCSWEENEY Born Toronto in 1958 Usual upbringing by two parents in two cities A few years here in Halifax with Maw a few years in Toronto with the old man Went to Dalhousie Marketing Major Wanted to be lawyer wasn t sleazy enough so I ended up in the hotel biz Spent 6 great years with Holiday Inn where I met my lovely wife Bernadette Moved from Hotel to newspaper advertising biz and loved it Started my love for photography and did a lot of shoots for ads etc I took a number of Photography courses Graduated to Yellow Pages in 88 where I learned a lot more about photography and art compilation Bernadette wanted to start a wedding consulting biz in 95 so we started interviewing DJ s Ca terers and Photographers Found out I loved the DJ busi
9. Amber McNutt Jo Ann Roche Rhonda Smith Bill Wilson Grand Total Jan to April 84 00 Largest win April 07 25 00 Thanks for your support The Imagemaker Geoff Brewster The Fall Show Door Prize was donated by one of our members and earned 23 10 Thanks for the donation Summer hours are back Doors now open at 7 meeting starts at 7 30 Page 7 PRODUCT REVIEW POPABRELLA Voted Best Consumer Product at Yankee Invention Expo 2005 Popabrella tilts slides up or down adjusts side to side for 360 degree coverage to protect from rain sunglare on viewing window blocks sunflare on lenses and most of all protects from heat damage Fits all 35mm Digital amp Video Cameras with Tripod Screw Socket or mounts directly to Tripod Height 8 inches of Travel Width 12 inches diameter when opened Slide Bar 6 inch travel side to side Travel 360 degrees horizontally vertically Weight 3 oz With bracket I was born in Indiana but spent most of my life in Alaska until I was drafted in Vietnam After service in the US Navy for 4 years on an aircraft carrier I married and had 2 wonderful children both boys are now young men I became a sign painter and have been in the business for 30 years I started inventing when I saw problems that needed solutions After many attempts and a lot of failures I finally began to see how this worked I also have a travel product and a golf product o
10. Calif Friends of Photography 1979 e Bernhard Ruth Gift of the Commonplace Carmel Valley Calif Woodrose Publications Center for Photo graphic Art 1996 ISBN 0 9630393 5 0 e Bernhard Ruth The Eternal Body A Collection of Fifty Nudes Carmel Calif Photography West Graphics 1986 San Francisco Chronicle 1994 Essay by Margaretta K Mitchell ISBN 0 8118 0801 7 ISBN 0 8118 0826 2 e Van Melvin and Ruth Bernhard The Big Heart San Francisco Fearon 1957 Sources e Ruth Bernhard Minnesota Public Radio audio e Samples of Bernhard s works o Female nudes at Charles A Hartman Fine Art o Female nudes at Charles A Hartman Fine Art o Female nudes at Debra Heimerdinger Fine Art Photographs e American Indian College Fund donation Denver Colorado NB says nothing about Bernhard e Apogee mini review of Between Art and Life e Lavender Lisa Ann Ruth Bernhard In The Oxford Companion to the Photograph ed Robin Lenman Oxford Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 0198662718 e Rosenblum Naomi 4 History of Women Photographers New York Abbeville 1994 ISBN 1 55859 761 1 e Bernhard Ruth and Margaretta K Mitchell Ruth Bernhard Between Art and Life San Francisco Chronicle 2000 ISBN 0 8118 2191 9 e Corinne Tee A Ruth Bernhard In An Encyclopedia of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender and Queer Cul ture 2002 e Ruth Bernhard at Women in Photography an unsigned article with photographs by Bernhard e
11. cars In the 1960s Bernhard started to work with Joe Folberg who owned Vision Gallery in San Francisco Folberg single handedly introduced the idea of limited edition photography prints to help photogra phers get a fair return and to build value into their work Bernhard and Folberg worked together until Folberg s death when the gallery split with Debra Heimerdinger taking over operations in North America and Folberg s son Neil moving the Vision Gallery to Jerusalem Heimerdinger has worked with Bernhard to introduce platinum prints to her portfolio Heimerdinger sells Bernhard s prints even today In 1967 Bernhard met United States Air Force Colonel Price Rice an African American man ten years younger than her and the two became lovers They would remain together until his death in 1999 In her 90s Bernhard cooperated with biographer Margaretta K Mitchell in the book Ruth Bern hard Between Art and Life publicly revealing her many affairs with women and men throughout her lifetime Bernhard was inducted into the National Women s Caucus for Art in 1981 Bernhard was hailed by Ansel Adams as the greatest photographer of the nude 10 Bernhard died in San Francisco at age 101 04 Quotes e Her standard of printing was so much higher than anything Id come across in England She had complete techni cal skill but it was her total disregard for accepted norms of printing that opened my eyes She used the negative as absolute raw mat
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13. 3200 set it to 1600 Set Shutter Priority Mode on your camera If you don t have this mode use the Night Photography setting Both these settings turn off the flash which is what we want here To fix any exposure problem change the Exposure Value EV setting of your camera For images that are too dark set the EV to 1 or 2 and take the shot again If the resulting image still isn t right try again with a lower EV value Another way to fix an exposure problem is to switch your camera into Manual mode Use the camera s menu system to display the shot record EXIF data of the first shot you took Take a note of the Aperture and Shutter Speed settings Then switch the camera to Manual Mode set the same Aperture and then take about 4 more shots each time varying the shutter speed to be slightly longer than last time For instance if the camera chose an Aperture of 5 6 and shutter speed of 2 seconds I would place the camera into manual mode set the same aperture 5 6 and try three more shots with slightly slower shutter speeds say 2 5 3 2 and 4 seconds These are the three next slower shutter speed settings on my camera Take a look at each of these photos on your camera s screen You will find each image to be brighter than the previous images What you want is a brightness where you can see the darker areas of your photo but the lights aren t too bright I take one last shot setting the shutter speed to be slightly slower once agai
14. PLETHORPE I think Robert Mapplethorpe was inspired some by my sense of organization I ve never seen a bad Mapplethorpe photograph but he had a more narrow view than I he was very interested in his personal experiences have great regard for that Impersonal photographs are for the birds I photograph the things for which I am very passionate for instance leaves Her Story Reprinted from Wikipedia Free Encyclopeidia on the Web www wikipedia org Bernhard was born in Berlin and studied at the Berlin Academy of Art from 1925 27 Bernhard s fa ther Lucian Bernhard was known for his poster and typeface design In 1927 Bernhard moved to New York where her father was already living She worked as an assis tant to Ralph Steiner in Delineator magazine but he terminated her employment for indifferent per formance She used her severance pay to finance her own photographic equipment In 1935 she chanced to meet Edward Weston on the beach in Santa Monica She would later say I was unprepared for the experience of seeing his pictures for the first time It was overwhelming It was lightning in the darkness here before me was indisputable evidence of what I had thought possible an intensely vital art ist whose medium was photography By the late 1920s while living in Manhattan Bernhard was heavily involved in the lesbian sub culture of the artistic community becoming friends with photographer Bernice Abbott and her lover
15. Richard 1 Melvina Weatherby 2 Rick Brown 2 Shana Hendsbee 310 Denise Ward r Dick deGier and Susan Myatt Tied Due to a calculation error we would like to apologize to Susan Myatt She would have placed 3 in a tie breaker with Dick She will be awarded a third place along with Dick deGier CATEGORY PORTRAIT CATEGORY ANIMALS 1 Mike Richard 1 Melvina Weatherby gt na Denise Ward 2 Denise Ward ao Amber McNutt 3 Marc LeBoutillier CATEGORY SPORTS ACTION CATEGORY STILL LIFE 1 Mike Richard 1 Marc LeBouthillier 2 Marc LeBouthillier 2 Susan Myatt 3m Melvina Weatherby Dick deGier CATEGORY SPECIAL EFFECTS CREATIVITY 1 Susan Myatt 2 Mike Richard 3 Melvina Weatherby Some Interesting Websites to check out www canstockphoto com www lulu com www photolife com www rangefindermag com Magazine current_issue tml www photo net www nyip com http www camerasforhealing com The Imagemaker Page 11 1ST PLACE CONTEST PHOTOS BEST OF SHOW kad Sports Action O Mike Richard Portrait Mike Richard More Contest Pictures Still Life Marc LeBouthillier Page 12 The Imagemaker iST PLACE CONTEST PHOTOS Special Effects Creativity Sue Myatt ST RE ilga t Kangge anana se igs ia es a E gga aki Scenery Mike Richard Animals Melvina Weatherby The Imagemaker Page 13 2ND PLACE CONTEST PHOTOS Humour Shana Hendsbee Portrait
16. Ruth Bernhard Joe Folberg of meeting Bernhard e A single short paragraph about Bernhard New Jersey Public Radio e The Quote Garden provides one quotation by Bernhard but doesn t say where it comes from The Imagemaker Page 23 3 wago H oza HAPs AA Ts4Z2crrys Page 24 y Wow all I can say is Wow What a great spot for a Field Trip Not a whole lot of walking great friends and a spectacular view Juno Tower is the condo building sort of a hotel for visiting personel for the Military I am not sure if anyone actually lives there but it is approximately 15 stories high It is located at the end of the MacDonald Bridge on the Halifax side and looks out over the Harbour directly facing the MacDonald Bridge It was freezing out the night we ventured out to take some pictures of the Bridge and surrounding scenery Very cloudy so it wasn t the greatest night for catching sunsets There were about 20 of us and we all hiked out of our cars into the elevator and up to the 12th floor There was a room similar to a party room with a bar and tables and chairs No the bar wasn t open darn We could have used the spirit to warm our spirits There was a balcony that we all went out to set up our tripods and took many pictures Once the sun went down some of the brave stayed outside and took some awesome pictures of the MacDonald Bridge all lit up They also were the ones with the great cameras too I was really brave
17. THE BLUSH SYSTEM I have a great system called the Blush System to ensure your camera is as steady as possible B Breath Take a deep breath just before you fully depress the shutter and hold it while you press the shutter Breathing causes your body to move so holding your breath will eliminate this L Line up your Body Hold your elbows close to your sides stand straight up and stead yourself When your elbows are close to your body you provide your camera more support by turning your body into a makeshift tripod U You Bring your camera close to you Don t use the LCD screen to preview your photo Instead use your camera s viewfinder This will force you to bring the camera up to your face and provide even more stability S Stability Steady yourself using your feet or by leaning on a post or wall H Hands Use both hands to firmly hold your camera from each site If your camera has a large lens use one hand to steady the lens All you have to remember is the word BLUSH Next time you need to keep your camera steady go through each of the 5 Blush steps You ll be surprised at how quickly you ll be taking rock steady images 2 Boring Shots Get Closer It doesn t get any simpler than this Next time you re taking photos of your friends or anything for that matter take a few steps closer or use the optical zoom on your camera Don t take a shot of a person with their head and half their bod
18. ad time to use it so I m selling These machines are worth a lot of money Mount and or Laminate your photos Page 34 The Imagemaker NEW MEMBERS WELCOME e e Ey For more information gt Please contact Denise Ward 8644 0714 or We re on the Web Mike Richard 209 1182 REMINDERS Don t forget to let Marc know if you will be going The Sackville Photography Club website 15 on any upcoming trips maintained by Jo Anne Roche Please Keep saving those Sobey s slips and bring them in visit the site to find out about the Club s _ to Lawrence Please clip together and total upcoming photo adventures read our Keep those recyclables coming Every little bit Newsletter online visit members galleries helps Take them to Fader s beside the Swiss Cha and find links to other photo websites let and let them know it is for the Sackville Pho tography Club and they will credit our account Submitters this issue Amber McNutt Bob Kerr Melvina Weatherby Denise Ward Sue Gauthier Lily Sampson Diane Slaunwhite Mare LeBouthillier Diane Morgan Mike Richard Rick Brown Marty McSweeney Dick deGier Valerie Wilson Sue Myatt D ON BUN m kh pamah jamah oe pah NO Nn BUN OO Photography Club est 1988
19. alking no pesky mosquitoes The up and down winding paths were good aerobic workouts Lily 83 years young sporting a marvelous Canon camera remarked that once she got home she was going to soak her feet in her own special concoction and drink copious amounts of hot tea The Sackville Photography Club saw beauty in everything Up ended tree trunks from Hurri cane Juan damage some trunks had holes in the center a great place to stick your head through for a picture mushroom like fungi sticking to the trees made for unique pictures Hollowed out stumps of trees and trunk blow downs shaped like animals all were fodder for the cameraman s artistic imagi nation Second Lake s frozen expanse could be seen at the bottom of a graveled trail loop We saw over to Windsor Junction near Wingate horse stables The view 1s so different on a cold March day than in July Every season has its own beauty No visual greenery but sea blue sky white covered lake and the scent of evergreens The ice covered lake sparkled in the afternoon sunshine As we neared the cigar shaped peninsula area of the lake I thought I could hear ice creaking against the shoreline We met bikers dog walkers dogs named Buddy a border collie and Noble a black lab and hikers out enjoying the March sunshine Marvellous place for free Vitamin D doses cont d pg 8 Page 10 The Imagemaker SACKVILLE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB PHOTO CONTEST 2007 CATEGORY SCENERY CATEGORY HUMOUR ji Mike
20. all retrospective of Bernhard s images with par ticular emphasis on her elegant nudes of women Sometimes using props as diverse Ruth Bernhard red sweater and as unlikely as a painter s dropcloth or a cardboard box and sometimes using nothing at all her photographs set a new distinctly female standard for the classical nude In town briefly for the show s opening Bernhard shared some thoughts about photography and in particular her nudes ON PHOTOGRAPHING WOMEN A woman posing for me feels entirely different about her body than with a man She feels honored She feels at home and at ease and trusting She is never trusting with a man I can talk to her and she never feels ugly I give her pictures not money Money gets in the way It dictates time ON PHOTOGRAPHING MEN I once tried to photograph a man He was 22 with a body like David His genitals were small and his body had no hair He was a carpenter and had been working with shorts on Here was this white body with brown leg I photographed him so he would not be disappointed but I ve never shown them ON HOW SHE WORKS Some of my models did not have ideal proportions but I surely made them look like they did because I understand camera angles I work for two or three hours and maybe make one or two images I am not interested in a lot of pictures I m anxious to make just one I use the simplest equipment I have nothing new I learned how to be my own exposure meter
21. and took off my hat and opened up my jacket to catch some candid shots of myself which Rick and Sue took for me Usually I am taking pictures so I took advantage of all the photographers at hand to get some of myself for my website It was at least 20 out there It was fun though There were a lot of new members and we all learned one thing or another from the more seasoned photographers amongst us All in all we had a lot of fun Looking forward to the next field trip with the Sackville Photography Club See you there Rick Brown AEAN mi TA Ps m Mii TUTI q Denise Ward The Imagemaker My wife and I were venturing into the great outdoors to attend the SPC Eagle watch By The time we got to the Eagle site the sev eral Timmies I had earlier began to take effect I saw the SPC group however I didn t stop and went directly to the recreation center to find bladder relief intending on returning and meeting up with the group When I got back they were gone and apparently they took the Eagles with them there wasn t an Eagle to be seen We were the only vehicle at the site when a kind gentleman drove up and told me there may be some Eagles in Kingsport 10 minutes away So off we went hoping the SPC group had the same idea Driving into Kingsport we found several farms I noticed a small truck pulled off to the side of the road a little further away was a man looking up at a tree with a camera in hand My
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23. erial and would do anything she wanted with it She just refused to believe that because she had a particular negative then this is what the print should look like She d print until it looked like what she wanted it to look like Michael Kenna e Remember God likes us best when we are flying by the seats of our pants usually said at the close of telephone conversations with close friends e You would make me the happiest person in all the world if you would do this one little thing for me always said with a twinkle in her eye when we needs something e TI never question what to do it tells me what to do The photographs make themselves with my help e If you can t make the image bigger or more important than what you see then don t push the button e Never ever say the word shoot when you are taking a picture with a camera because a camera is not a violent The Imagemaker Page 21 A TRIBUTE TO RUTH BERNHARD cont d October 14 1905 to December 18 2006 aes weapon citation needed Now If you say shoot one more time I will have to make you give me a quarter for the American Indian College Fund citation needed The ground we walk on the plants and creatures the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy bound together by cosmic harmony If have chosen the female form in particular it is because beauty has been debased and e
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25. g our photo s to Truro Club Members for analysis April 4 Club Elections All Members encouraged to attend This will be an evening of elections and brainstorming for the fol lowing years schedule Theme Showcase Rule of Thirds April 14 Field Trip Peggy s Cove This will be an afternoon trip going into the evening to view the sunset April 18 Presenter Stephen Patterson www stephenpatterson com May 2 Presentation Members Club Showcase Topic TBA May 16 Presentation Photographing children and adults Presenter Peter Tenwolde Visit Peter s website www tenwoldephoto com Theme Showcase Black amp White May 19 Field Trip Crystal Crescent Beach MAP and Directions Yorke Redoubt MAP and The Dingle Fleming Park June 2 amp 3 Overnight Digby Upper Clements Park June 6 2007 Presentation Robert Saulnier Tips on photographing waterfalls Slideshow of his work June 20 2007 Field Trip TBA July 2007 Summer Theme TBA August 2007 Annual BBQ TBA September 8 2007 Back from Summer Break Page 4 The Imagemaker Annual Sherman Hines Museum of Photography POSTCARD COMPETITION HONOURABLE MENTION AMBER MCNUTT HONOURABLE MENTION MELVINA WEATHERBY HONOURABLE MENTION DIANE SLAUNWHITE To view all the winning entries please visit www shermanhinesphotographymuseum com postcard competition The Imagemaker rages Welcome to the 2007 Executive of the Sack
26. heart began to pound while thinking finally Eagles While pulling up behind the truck and curiously trying to get a good look at what could be awaiting in the tree I suddenly found myself in the ditch Luckily I have Onstar in my van The Onstar representative through the built in GPS knew exactly where I was 7 Love technology and told me the tow would be there in 45 minutes I had my camera there were eagles so I did what came naturally Went over and started talking photography with John the man with the camera then started taking pic tures It seemed that every time I looked down the road there were more Eagles and better photographic opportunities I was caught up in the photography before realizing I was a quarter mile down the road My wife who doesn t have a License decided to stay behind in the van with our dog When I looked back at the van the tow truck was just arriving I made a mad dash back to the van just in time to take care of business We got winched out of the ditch no harm done except my ego and off we went in search of more eagles I had some good luck that day 200 frames later I was in the parking lot of the New Minas County Fair Mall waiting for my wife shopping sipping on another Timmies while re viewing my shots of the day Despite getting stuck it was well worth it More eagle photos can be seen http flickr com photos brown1e07 Maha E a gt l is r i j if 5 NN E NI A ES TT YA
27. n because sometimes the image in the LCD doesn t quite give me the same view that I will see on my computer or will be printed Check out David Peterson s Tips and more at www digital photo secrets com Check out Bruce Kirby s Website more great photo tips from a Professional world trekking photographer The Imagemaker Page 29 Sacky tlle Photograp hy Club agle Watch Trip 2007 It was a cold day with clear blue sky a perfect day for eagle watch Well that was the case in Sackville but as were approached the area the sky was becoming gray and foggy Our expectation for great shots was becoming less probable but there was no turning back for this group so we proceeded as planned Lucky us just as we arrived in the Shef field Mills area this young eagle was up on a tree by the road waiting for us The big bird stayed put until everybody took as many pictures as they wanted Some members of the group never experienced this before so this was perfect After that all the eagles we observed were far from the road and very hard to get close to One time we walked behind two houses Darrel the gentleman that he 1s asked for permission on this private property to get shots of eagles in a big tree After having seen enough eagles for the day we proceeded to look for a place to eat Marc and Darrel thinking they knew where they were going took the lead in front of the group Of course they took the wrong turn but fo
28. n the market now I invented the Popabrella and the Probrella after I saw problems with tourists in Alaska trying to take pictures in the rain I have worked on this product for three years so that the Popabrella works simply and affordably My mother s last wish was that she wanted to see a product of mine succeed that is my drive Most of all I hope someday to see someone using one of my products and knowing that they took some of their hard earned money and bought something of mine Tom Knightlinger Zebulon NC POPABRELLA 19 95 7 50 s amp h PROBRELLA 29 95 7 50 s amp h These rates are for the US only Please contact us for shipping rates www popabrella com Page 8 The Imagemaker NEWS NEWS NEWS Cobeguid Cultural Centre of the Arts Society A public information session to be held on Wednesday April 18 2007 at 7 00 PM in the Fenerty Room of the Sackville Branch of the Halifax Public Library We are invit ing you and our government representatives to this meeting All interested parties are welcome to attend An overwhelming response will initiate a huge step forward in the planning process Please come and bring a friend We look forward to your support Yours for the Arts Barb Vye President LENDING LIBRARY il il H TT di Diane Morgan would like to set up a book lend r mil Ti TT mi LI LL ing for a minimal fee or exchange so that all TI mG those old photo books and magazines can have a j T wih
29. nd is a fantastic help She has a great eye for detail helps set up group shots and with a camera of her own often gets some great candid shots of the bridal party In a nut shell I love being a part of the Photo Club and only wish I could devote more au time to the Club and our adventures I am very grate 1 ful to have been a part of such a great organization It has been an honour to be the Chairperson for the past few years and I look forward to many more years of learning from the members and guest speakers I have also enjoyed passing along some things I have Sa learned over the years to others along the way reas 4 Hope to hear from you soon in the meantime ps 2 Stay well and Keep Rockin Marty The Always Rockin DJ Visit us at Page 18 The Imagemaker A TRIBUTE TO A PIONEER PHOTOGRAPHER RUTH BERNHARD 101 October 14 1905 to December 18 2006 Friday January 24 1997 The Passionate Art Photographer gives a women s perspective on women s bodies Article reprinted with permission from Randy Gragg The Oregonian Port land Oregon s Daily Newspaper At 91 San Francisco photographer Ruth Bernhard is among the last of America s first generation modern art photographers Her sharply lit 1930 image of an arrangement of Lifesaver candies is an icon of early modernism influencing generations of photographers to discover the dramatic within the ordinary S K Josefsberg Studio is presenting a sm
30. ness when I went to a few gigs with some dif ferent DJ s I realized this was a really fun way to make good money and learn a lot about the wedding business We also learned that brides in Nova Scotia didn t want a wedding planner They all want to do it themselves In Toronto no one gets married without one Girls here love to get fully involved in everything I also found that being in the wedding biz and being a pretty good photographer I re ceived a lot of requests to do bride s weddings I started with friends and family for very cheap prices to learn the ins and outs of the field I also decided to learn as much as I could from some pros and so began to shadow a few good ones One I met was Sue Gautier who also introduced me to the Sackville Photography Club I loved the idea of learning and sharing from each other I had an opportunity to go on a lot of field trips in the beginning One of the problems of getting busier and busier with the wedding business was missing out on a lot of great trips with the Club It 1s always a trade off and unfortunately the customer always wins out My business is now a family affair We get to spend time together on weekends helping brides capture the memories of the greatest day of her life We call it our fun jobs Where else can you have a great time and get paid for it Sean my 16 year old son is becoming a great DJ and loves to entertain a crowd Bernadette is my lovely assistant on the photo side a
31. rtunately as we were driving away from Canning destination for the restaurant a flock of Canada geese flew just on top of us There must have been hundreds of them flying just above our heads Everybody jumped out of the cars and took a bunch of pictures We proceeded to the restaurant after that and everybody looked happy about what they had experienced so far that day All of the 12 members that were on the trip that day had lots of fun Marc LeBouthillier Page 30 The Imagemaker Sponsor Credits Thanks to the companies who donated Best of Show prizes Glen Piercey from Technicare for donating a gift certficate towards a 20x24 canvass print Denise Horne from National Art for donating the 20x24 linen frame liner Al Gallant CFP RFP for donating the plague that the winner takes home for a year The Imagemaker Page 31 FOR SALE Peter Steeper Halifax NS 477 1442 Sigma 18 50mm F2 8 EX lens ee ee eee ee eee 400 Fits Canon 20D 30D Xti etc with EF S mount This lens is very sharp and is an excellent replacement for the standard kit lens Includes hood case UV filter and several years of warranty It has produced many high scoring images for prints Canon 28 105mm lens 228 nane nee aano one n een anna n nenen nane een rene tension 190 Includes lens hood and all original packaging Canon 50mm F1 8 ich seocicsiectectesbecenspncenecedstetcsbensceinesadeedsaueeian den des taie ones leteodowbiwbisdsseiedinniniered
32. ville Photography Club 2007 Executive amp Committee Members Executive Positions Chairperson Vice Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Program Coordinator Program Committee Field Trip Organizer Photo Analysis Organizer Club Showcase Organizer Committees amp Coordinators Newsletter Editor Webmaster Exhibition Coordinator Exhibition Committee 1 Za Contest Coordinators Contest Committee 1 2 3 Hospitality Coordinators Coffee Snack Coordinators Equipment Manager Equipment Assistants 1 2 Club Photographer Scrapbook Committee Fundraising Coordinators E mail amp Phone Coordinator Page 6 Denise Ward Mike Richard Lawrence Spencer Sue Gauthier amp Valerie Wilson Marc LeBouthillier Darlene Matheson Marty McSweeny amp Sue Gauthier Diane Slaunwhite Jo Ann Roche Carol deFrahan Derrell Hall Sue Gauthier Darrel Nicks Mike Richard Margot Kaufman Margot Kaufman amp Kim Kee Kim Kee and Lily Snow Derrell Hall Evan MacPhail Danny Sharpe Sue Gauthier Denise Ward Lily Snow amp Valerie Wilson Diane Morgan amp Sue Gauthier Sue Gauthier The Imagemaker APPRECIATION A special thanks to the Judges of this year s Photo Contest Denise Horne Yau Sun Tong Bernadette Kennedy John W Webb Geoff Brewster Pat Carroll Pat Carroll 50 50 Winners Among others some of the winners are
33. xploited in our sensual twentieth century We seem to have a need to turn innocent nature into evil ugliness by the twist of the mind Woman has been the target of much that is sordid and cheap especially in photography To raise to elevate to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman has been my mission the reason for my work which you see here Notes 1 More fully the Academie der Mahler Bildhauer und Architectur Kunst the precursor of both the Berlin University of the Arts and the Akademie der Kunste The dates are from Rosenblum p 294 2 Move working for Steiner purchase of equipment Lavender Ruth Bernhard Rosenblum p 294 3 Chance meeting with Weston Lavender Ruth Bernhard 4 Corinne Ruth Bernhard 5 Corinne Ruth Bernhard 6 A Work on shells Rosenblum p 294 7 Corinne Ruth Bernhard 8 A See this page 9 Apogee mini review of Between Art and Life Corinne Ruth Bernhard 10 Quoted by Lavender Ruth Bernhard 11 A Sabin Russell Ruth Bernhard Photographer of nudes and still lifes obituary San Francisco Chronicle December 19 2006 12 Michael Kenna 13 From The Quote Garden which does not provide a source Page 22 The Imagemaker A TRIBUTE TO RUTH BERNHARD October 14 1905 to December 18 2006 Books of works by Bernhard e Bernhard Ruth Collecting Light The Photographs of Ruth Bernhard Edited by James Alinder Carmel
34. y get really close and fill the frame with their face That s it You ll be surprised at how much better your photos look with this simple trick Plug in your external shutter release If you don t have one of these activate the self timer of your camera The self timer will activate once you fully depress the shutter button giving you a few sec onds to move your hands away from the camera so it is steady when you take the shot Cont d next page Page 28 The Imagemaker Compose the shot you d like to take Half press the shutter to see if the camera can find the focus If not then point the camera towards a light source that s about the same distance as your subject so it can focus If you don t have any other lights shine your flashlight on your subject until the camera focuses Fully depress the shutter and the first picture will be taken At this point I look at the image in my LCD screen zooming in if necessary If it seems too dark my camera hasn t set the exposure properly This can happen in night photography because there is very little light around 3 Night Photography Here s my procedure for taking great night photos every time This procedure only works well with subjects that are not moving If you want to take shots of people at night see the next section Place your camera on a tripod Increase the ISO setting to one down from the highest setting on your camera so if your camera s highest setting 1s
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