invites you to an exhibition by the

Memphis Camera Club.

“PLACES WE WORSHIP”

in the

Beverly & Sam Ross Gallery.

August 20th – September 23rd, 2010

Opening Reception: Friday, August 20th – 5:30 – 7:30 P.M.

This exhibit was the vision of Brother Robert Werle FSC, Curator or Art and Director of the Ross Gallery. Brother Robert challenged the Memphis Camera Club members over a year ago to produce images based upon the theme “Places We Worship.”

Brother Robert noted that Memphis boasts more than 1,000 churches or places of worship. Some are old, dating back to the mid-1850’s, and some are more recently completed. The people of Memphis often drive by them daily and are inspired by their architecture or their setting. The challenge to the Memphis Camera Club was to choose and record some of these inspirational places to be shared in this exhibit with all.

More than 80 photographs were submitted, and 40 were chosen and donated by the photographers.  We are grateful to all and especially those artists who donated their work to make this exhibit an inspiration.

]]> http://www.memphiscameraclub.org/memphis-camera-club-exhibition/feed/ 0 http://www.memphiscameraclub.org/patty-mclaughlin-presents-turkey-to-memphis-camera-club/ http://www.memphiscameraclub.org/patty-mclaughlin-presents-turkey-to-memphis-camera-club/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:39:31 +0000 Blair Evan Ball http://www.memphiscameraclub.org/?p=498 Our very own long time member Patty Mac did a great presentation on her trip to Turkey.

The name Turkey or Turkiye can be divided into two components.

1. Turk which means “strong” or “mighty”.

2. iye which means “owner” “land of”

Turkey has a population of  around 72.5 million according to the most recent census. The official language is Turkish, and their currency is called Turkish lira. Istanbul is the largest city with a population of 12.7 million.

Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic, with an ancient cultural heritage. Turkish is the sole official language throughout Turkey.

The multimedia presentation took us through various cities and the culture of the people. We got a great idea of the people, the food, the culture, the history, and the time of prayer.

Best part of the whole trip “THE PROPOSAL”

Jeffrey spoke for almost two hours and presented photographs of his work, and answered numerous questions from the club members.

You can tell the passion that Jeffrey has for his photographic work. He communicated several core philosophies in approaching his photography.

1. Pre-Visualize what the end result will be. Have a clear idea in your mind.
2. Pursue excellence.
3. You are only as good as your last photograph.
4. You will be remembered, not for your best photograph, but your worst.
5. Get the best lighting, and composition you can right with your shot, and minimize your post processing.
6. Have ethical integrity in your work.
7. Take control of the environment.

Jeffrey has over 2,000 lbs. of lighting equipment, over 2,000 feet of extension cords. Most of the time he travels in his Ford Club Wagon with his equipment and lighting staff. He uses a Phase One back, uses Schneider lens, and uses hyperfocal for focusing.

It is not uncommon for him to use over 100 lights in lighting his subjects to photograph. Jeffrey can spend hours with his subject to get to know the subject better, get a feel for it, and be able to create a certain emotion, and tell a story when you see his photographs. Sometimes a photo shoot will start at 4:00 pm in the afternoon, and not conclude until the early morning hours around 7:00 am.

His light sources are:

• Lowel
• Arri
• ETC Source

Barry Siegel stepped in for Dale Cox and talked about photograph layers, masks and the tool bar in Photoshop. Barry demonstrated techniques that allowed for us to enhance our photographs by using these techniques.These educational club nights are always helpful, as we all come away with learning new photograph techniques, that we can apply personally as well as at the club.

We had over 30 images in the digital photography category, and over 50 images in the print photography category. We have three judges and an alternate. The scores range from 1 to 9 being perfect. So a perfect score would be 27, which was accomplished by Tom Richey that night with his picture of a red fox.

Periodically our club competition chairman Barry Siegel will have assigned themes throughout the year, and the Memphis Camera Club assigned theme was “Disturbed”. We saw a wide range of images that represented this theme, and the winner was “Gang Graffiti” by Blair Evan Ball.

Spanning more than 28 years, Jeffrey Jacobs’ career has focused exclusively on high-end architecture, architectural product and hospitality/resort photography for the past 20 years. From large-scale projects to small intimate spaces, Jacobs’ artfully detailed and masterfully crafted three-dimensional lighting techniques are recognized nationally and internationally.

Jacobs’ extensive experience includes all types of image production, from “bubble gum to Mack Trucks,” including food, large studio and elaborate location productions in addition to numerous television, music video and documentary motion picture presentations. In the early to mid-1980s, his responsibilities included Lighting Director, Gaffer, Best Boy Electric and Key Grip on several regional and local television commercials.

Imagine the Possibilities

Here are some photographs and notes from her presentation.

Karen Pulfer Focht – A story teller, who happens to use a camera

Think in terms of moments, and learn to anticipate those moments

Shoot through the picture to capture the moment. As in golf or baseball, follow through is important.  You may not ever actually see the perfect moment through your viewfinder, but if you shoot through the moment, it will be there.

Patience…wait for the best moment, not everything worth waiting for happens within seconds of your arrival.

Be Open- – - Be Alert – - -Hold Your Ground

You can not publish an excuse

Shoot what you LOVE and Cultivate Joy…Try to tell a story with your images…Take the “pretty” picture that tells the story

Find a new way to look at things, and bring a fresh perspective to otherwise mundane events.

Have fun, and enjoy the journey

Be ready to take the “picture that hurts”.  As in life, not every image has a happy ending, but tell the story anyway…it makes for a better world.  Change the world one image at a time…we all have that opportunity.

Know what you are trying to say, and wait until you’ve said it.  Relentlessly pursue “the moment”, and Make people care.

“There are two ways to live:  you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

– Albert Einstein

Ellen Cox will be conducting the class and she is an expert when it comes to Photoshop. She is a partner in Good Advertising in Memphis. She will be showing us what is new in CS5 verses the previous version CS4.

Ellen will also take  a look at Apple’s Aperture and why she likes it as her raw converter and image filing system and she can answer questions about work flow best practice.

So come on down to the Memphis Camera Club and learn some new and exciting tips to improve your photography and take it to the next level. Be sure to have some fun, and bring a friend.

We meet at the Longinotti auditorium at the back of St. Francis Hospital on Park Ave.

It will be a busy night as we also turn in our photos for the Places We Worship exhibit for CBU (Christian Brothers University). Brother Robert Werle has been a great and wonderful supporter of the Memphis Camera Club, photography and art. We are grateful to him and to CBU for their generosity and support. The exhibit (Places We Worship) will hang in August at CBU. All photo’s were juried by outside judges in Memphis, and we will have 40 black & white prints.

Ave Maria will be having a silent auction on May 22nd at 6:00 pm, and all Memphis Camera Club members are encouraged to donate prints for this auction. These photographs along with the Auction Item Donation form are due May 6th as well.

This Saturday, April 24 at 8:00 a.m., club members and spouses are invited to participate in a field trip to the Dixon Gallery & Gardens. The gardens will be opened early to allow members to stroll the grounds and take photographs. At 10:00 a.m., the gallery is open to those interested in seeing the current exhibition, ŒAnything but Clear: The Studio Glass Movement, 1979-2009.‚ This exhibition features over 50 works of art from Memphis collections and beyond.

The gardens will be blooming with azaleas, viburnums, wildflowers, and a host of other woody plants and perennials. It is the most beautiful time of year to visit the gardens.

Diane Reed, former director of horticulture at the Dixon will be available to answer questions about the gardens and the history of The Dixon.

Grab your camera equipment and join us for an enjoyable morning at the Dixon.

The Dixon is located at 4339 Park Avenue, on the south side of Park Avenue across from the entrance to the Memphis Botanic Gardens. The gates will be open at 8:00 a.m. There is no admission charge to the gardens or gallery.

Be sure to take pictures for the Memphis Camera Club Facebook page and scrapbook!

For further information or questions, call Newt Reed at 829-2373 or contact by e-mail.

newtreed@earthlink.net