Page 5 - Cape-Camera-September-2022

Cape Camera September 2022

FIAP Honours for CTPS members TIPS AND TRICKS

Two CTPS members are among the eight PSSA members who The internet is flooded with photographic websites, which
were awarded Excellence FIAP Distinctions this year. can be overwhelming. Craig Stewart, former editor of Creative
For the EFIAP Distinction, Kim Stevens must have taken part Bloq narrowed down it down to a few that will help to expand
with success in at least 30 international salons under FIAP Pa- your skillset. Click here to view. Petapixel features insightful ar-
tronage in at least 20 different countries and had to obtain at ticles by Paul Bruins. In addition, astrophotography enthusiasts
least 250 acceptances with at least 50 different works in inter- can visit Astrophotography recources for inspiration.
national salons.
Consider joining the CTPS facebook page where members
fequently share articles on how to improve one's photography.
Also visit our Resources page on our website (under E&D) for more
tips and tricks.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION

I recently found another
copy of Margaret Waller's
A Bigger Picture as my pre-
vious copy grew legs. The
book starts with an expo-
sition of basic techniques
(camera equipment, nega-
Enchanting Sleeping Beauty by Kim Stevens was one of the five tives, film processing, studio
images submitted to achieve EFIAP techniques) which may not
be as relevant today but Part
For the EFIAP/s distinction, Neels Beyers had to get 300 accept- Two deals with Visual Lit-
ances with 100 different works in 10 different countries, more eracy, prepresentation and
than a year after he had achieved a EFIAP/b distinction. ethics; looking at a variety of subjects, how the subjects were
composed, techniques for reading photographs, etc. As David
GoldBlatt writes, 'Sensitivity to the significance of what we are wit-
nessing and of what we are doing with our cameras, seeing with
understanding eyes, respecting our craft and our medium, com-
passion, regard for others. These are attitudes and qualities that, in
our eagerness, or even greed to get a picture, we are often tempted
to place aside. Margaret Waller's manual should instill an aware-
ness of the bigger picture.' A worthwhile read for all practising
photographers and aspiring storytellers. Editor

Dunes Sossus 9042 by Neels Beyers submitted for the EFIAP/s
distinction.

'The eye should learn to listen before it looks.'

- Robert Frank

Cape Town Photographic Society 5