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“The time has come the walrus said to talk of many things………” I remember reading this in the Farmers weekly many years ago. The farmers always had so many things about which they had to exchange views. We also have many topics connected to our hobby on which we share ideas and views.
The first topic on my agenda is to wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year. May the best of last year be the worst of this year? I trust that all have been able to have a well earned break and that you can face 2010 with vigor? May “the world cup” not infringe too heavily on you daily life. Having been to Egypt a month ago I spent the festive season having a quiet break at home doing all the things that tourists do in Cape Town.
Has anyone ever tried to define what the aims of photography are? In 1982 the Pretoria Photographic Society celebrated their Golden Jubilee-{50 years}. As chairman of the jubilee committee I came across this quote……
Photography is the universal language;
because the language of photography transcends barriers of linguistics….
because thousands of pages of commentary may be spared with one picture….
because photographic film bears no prejudice about what is recorded on its surface….
because the camera treats with equality all hands releasing its shutter….
because the tools of photography are available to people on all strata of the socio-economic scale….
because enjoyment of photography requires no more than the eyes of the observer….
because the photographs may be reproduced and displayed via all visual media….
because the interpretation of a photograph requires no special schooling nor education….
because no subject is to sacred nor to mean to be recorded by the camera….
because the photograph can record time and space faster and more accurately than any other medium….
because through photography we can record and revisit historic events….
and because the artistry of photography is three-fold: the subject, the photographer and the viewer….
We will be celebrating our 120 year of existence and I call on all members to help make this a memorable year. May our personal gripes not get in the way of members helping each other to produce outstanding images? To help beginners and also to give us oldies more confidence with new techniques a number of training workshops have been arranged. Please avail yourselves to participate in all the activities that the club has to offer.
There was once an individual who was upset that he never won the lottery. When investigating the reason for his not winning the lottery it was established that he had to date never bought a ticket. If you do not participate in the workshops and outings you will stand little chance of succeeding in your hobby. I would like to thank all those who put so much time and effort in planning and getting our workshops and outings off the ground. There were some exciting outings during 2009. If you know of a place worth visiting do let us know so that we can include it as a future venue.
Certainly not the most alluring of images, this article however provides a comentary on some events in world history that have had a profound effect on most people who have viewed them. This also documents the influence photography had on society and opinion at the time and it's hand in shaping the future.
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/02/13-photographs-that-changed-the-world/
There are always a lot of different opinions about the colour quality of digital images when projected.
The poor image has gone through so many alterations and adjustments that each time you view it on another system it looks different.
The main issue is to understand that the ICC profile used by all the various capturing and presenting devices should be in sync.
The following resources should allow you to better understand and appreciate colour management:
It is important to ensure that your display is set up properly before you venture into the manipulation of images using other software.
Peter Haarhof offers courses in Photography. Here are the photographic workshops for Febuary.
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I've discovered a veritable gold mine of photographs of current events that may prove to be a source of learning or inspiration.
The site is updated every few days with a series of photographs on a current theme, the latest of which are the Dakar Rally and the Haiti Earthquake.
"The grey colour of the Digi Grey serves as reference.
If the colours of the photo are not correct, the grey of the Digi Grey will register the defect. It will show the same deviations of colour as the rest of the photo even if the user does not see this deviation. For example, if the photo presents an orange-coloured aspect (we shall speak about orange-coloured "color cast"), the grey of the Digi Grey will become more orange-coloured in the same proportion. Also, for any other deviation of colour, even small and imperceptible to the unprofessional eye or if the monitor screen is not adjusted correctly.
It is then enough to measure this colorimetric deviation present in the grey of the Digi Grey on the reference photo and to apply the compensation correction.
Most of the graphic softwares have this function of compensation correction."
I am adding some additional information here on "grey cards" to follow on the topic of colour management. The extract comes from a website that sells one of these pocket size gray cards. In a sense we all need to have one in our camera bags to ensure that the colours of the photo's are correct. Fortunately colour corrections can be done after the photo was shot. Digital manipulations can then be done on your favourite computer application such as Adobe Photoshop.
Please click here to visit the Digi Grey site for additional information.