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Cape Camera April 2023

News from the Council

Autumn has arrived and with that, plenty of opportunities for At our brainstorming session
amazing photographs. The mornings are colder which makes it members asked for more
more difficult to go out early, but the beautiful autumn colours hands-on post processing
in the soft light are always rewarding. training. We had our first ses-
We followed the non-stop round-the-world Golden Globe sion of Lightroom and Pho-
Yacht Race. When South African Kirsten Neuschäfer won this toshop training on 1 April.
week, I could not help thinking about our own adventurers, El- The Lightroom session was
mara and Lionel Willis. Please read the article written by Trudi attended by 12 members
du Toit in this edition of Cape Camera to share in some of their and the Photoshop session
adventures. by 11 members. We believe
We had a good response to the Cape Camera survey and thank all members who attended
all our members who took the time to complete the question- really benefited from the
naire. We are very proud of our newsletter and it is important to post-processing training.
know what members want to see and read. I learned a lot, but also realised then that I really need to im-
Council sent out a Snapshot to give feedback on the progress prove my processing skills and look forward to a next training
with items raised at the brainstorming session. We want to session. It feels as if I have to go back and reprocess all my
thank Theo Potgieter and Robert Maginley who already volun- images; when I look at them now, I see all the mistakes I have
teered to assist. Council will finalise the updates to the Council made.
Guidelines this week. This will be sent out via a Snapshot with Interclub, a long-standing annual competition for clubs affili-
a detailed call for assistance. We urgently still need volunteers ated to the Western Cape Photographic Forum, was scheduled
to assist Lesley Parolis on competition evenings. It is a huge risk to take place in August. During March 2023 the clubs voted
for the club that we do not have the necessary back-up to run overwhelmingly against having an interclub competition. The
the competition should Lesley not be available. We also need preference is to have a “celebration of photography” event. We
a person to take on E&D as Kim Stevens will run the “Body of still do not have a date or a format for such an event. We will
Work” project. inform members as soon as we have more clarity.
Jacoba van Zyl
President

Set themes for 2023

We have some interesting photographic themes for the upcoming months, which are listed below. We hope
that these will inspire you to explore new perspectives and techniques in your photography, and to capture
unique and memorable images. Remember to experiment and have fun with your photography, and don't be
afraid to take risks and try new things. We look forward seeing all the competition entries. Happy shooting!

Month Subject Upload to Competition Date
Photovault by
June People at work 31 May 7 June
Photograph people performing their work, colour or monochrome.
July Sports action 28 June 5 July
Capture moments of sporting action, colour only. NO MANIPULA-
TION.
August Altered reality 26 July 2 August
Create an image in which reality becomes blurred or altered. This
could be done with composites, motion blur, double exposures,
etc. Be free to create a new reality with your imagination. Colour or
monochrome.
September In the footsteps of a famous painter. Create an image inspired by 30 August 6 September
a famous painter. Colour or monochrome.
October Signs of spring. All aspects of the Spring season can be entered. 27 September 4 October
Macro and close-up images are included here. Colour only.

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