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Joyce’s mobile phone image ‘Country Lane’ (above middle) was chosen for the cover of Cape Camera in July/ August 2021.
Above right: ‘Passage in Pienza’ from their Italian trip.

Joyce Goldschmidt:

A valuable behind-the-scenes contributor

Many CTPS members are unaware of the valuable contributions Joyce

Goldschmidt has made to ensure the success of CTPS events and activi-

ties. She never claims credit for herself and prefers to play a background
role. Cape Camera did manage to persuade Joyce to tell our readers more

about her photography, especially her top-scoring mobile phone photos

I have always had a special interest in creating a photo- suit. My motivation was to learn how to improve my ed-
graphic history of our family and special events. But, in iting, composition and artistic skills. In the ensuing years,
the expensive days of developing and printing your film, I have been privileged to be exposed via CTPS to many
my finger-clicking was held in check. I purchased my fascinating talks, demonstrations, hands-on instruction,
first digital camera in time for a trip to Venice. My hus- exciting outings and wonderful weekends away – all of
band, Richard, and I were so inspired by the beautiful which have enhanced my photographic knowledge and
sights that we challenged each other to take The Most challenged me to improve.
Romantic Venetian Photo. As there wasn’t a clear winner, Compared to the school environment where I had to
we may have to return to the land of canals and gondo- downsize, edit and enhance many hundreds of photos
las to try again! in the shortest possible time, I have had to adjust to
In 1998, I started working at Herschel Girls’ School. It spending large amounts of time working on just a hand-
wasn’t long before I became the ‘keeper of the cameras’, ful of photos. It was quite a mind shift!
photo editor and manager of the photo library. One of At one time, I was shooting on a Nikon D90 camera with
my biggest challenges was to teach the staff how to take an 18-200 lens. But, for some reason, that lens and I didn’t
better photos for school publications. As the IT teacher gel – which made me frustrated with photography.
at the Prep, it became my duty to oversee the taking and I then purchased an iPhone 12 Pro with 3 camera lens-
selection of photos for the annual newsletter. I was the es: a standard focal length (26mm), an ultra-wide focal
photographer of galas, sports days, stage plays and oth- length (13mm), and a telephoto focal length (58mm)
er special events. and started to enjoy photography again. The many apps
In 2010, our good friend Keith Bull, a keen photographer, available added immensely to my ability to easily edit
joined CTPS and soon encouraged Richard and I to follow photos – sometimes in a quirky way.

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