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Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) - 14th April 2021 - Charlotte Bellamy

What became obvious very quickly during Charlotte’s presen- her images are made just a short walk from her home, which
tation was her incredible enthusiasm and willingness to share proves that one does not need to travel to exotic locations to
her love and knowledge of this very creative photographic tech- create beautiful and unique images.
nique. Perhaps the best indication of how exceptional the even- Contrasts and colours are at the very basis of her inspiration
ing turned out to be was that hardly any of the 44 people, who which is driven by a desire to push boundaries and experiment
had joined this E & D evening, left before the end. She empha- outside of the norm. She frequently adds multiple exposure
sised that the process of creating an ICM image starts already layering to her intentional camera movement because she
before she even picks up the camera. She demonstrated her ap- feels that these techniques help her to add texture, contrast
proach and technique throughout the lecture using examples and colour, resulting in images that require more than a quick
of her extensive portfolio from the last five years - which was the glance from the viewer. Blending several images together to
time when she started developing her very special skills. create a special effect is also one of her procedures when a cer-
Her photographic career started 10 years ago, specialising in tain feeling requires this action.
portraits and weddings. However, with a move to the Nether- Charlie is a panel member and judge with The Guild of Pho-
lands, her interest in landscapes was triggered and for the next tographers in the UK. Her images have won her numerous
five years she followed a traditional landscape photography awards including ‘all round photographer of the year for two
path until she felt a need to express her feelings about the loca- consecutive years with The Guild. Her work has been published
tions she was photographing, rather than just capturing techni- in online magazines such as ‘Creative light’, ‘On Landscape’ and
cally perfect or pretty images of a place. ‘Camera craft’ in the UK. She has exhibited in the ‘Connected’
Charlie, as she likes to be called, guided us through the creative exhibition in the UK in April 2019; hosted her first exhibition
process using many examples of her work that provided a valu- of her work ‘Netherlands through new eyes’ in 2014; and is a
able insights into how she got to grips with ICM; and how she regular exhibitor at the Doesburg Culturele Zondag.
was trying to portray in her images not only what she saw in a She offers online courses and has a YouTube channel explain-
location - but most of all her emotions and what she felt at that ing her techniques.
particular moment in time. For more information visit:
She explained that her style of photography is inspired by the Website: www.charlottebellamy.com
environment in which she lives, the scene from her window – Youtube: Charlotte Bellamy Photography or facebook:
observing the weather and the changes in seasons. Many of https://www.facebook.com/charlottebellamyphotography

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