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Cape Camera February 2024

Tony Bramley evaluation (continued)

Tony is an award-winning photographer with over 30
years' experience as a trainer. He has kindly offered that
CTPS members will be able to access any of his online
workshops at his 2023 prices for the remainder of this
year. Contact him on tony@lightacademy.co.uk.
After the E&D discussion, we held the first social event
of the year. The intention was to start off the year by get-
ting to know each other better and to especially wel-
come all our new members.
The social was arranged by Anna Engelhardt and Joyce
Goldschmidt, who arranged for some very appealing
eats, while her husband, Richard, made sure that we
were well supplied with wine and drinks.
I enjoyed chatting to people that I don’t often get to Jonathan Burchell (left) enjoying the wine and snacks with
interact with, and it was lovely to see so many of our new hosts Anna Engelhardt and Joyce Goldschmidt and Nicole
members join us for this special evening. Gangen, who joined CTPS at the end of last year.

Next E&D evening — 20th March 2024
Long exposure by Steff Hughes

E&D convenor Steffne Hughes will be the pre- She has been a CTPS member for more than a
senter at the E&D meeting in March, where decade and has exhibited locally and inter-
she'll share some tips on successful long nationally.
exposure photography. In her day job she provides ICT training
This will give members sufficient time to Cape Flats youths who will go out
to put this knowledge into practice in into their communities to spread their
time to create gold-winning images for knowledge, as part of a Whitaker Peace
the June set subject category. and Development Initiative. Prior to this
Steff is an experienced presenter, who is she worked in ICT in various positions for
often asked by clubs to share her photo- more than 20 years, mostly on the custom-
graphic experience during workshops and er service and training side.
talks She presented the session on Abstract and She is also a qualified tour guide and hosts week-
Visual Art for aspirant judges on the national JAP (Judg- end photography tours/workshops around the Western
ing Accreditation Program) course in 2023. In October and Northern Cape. She also assists photographers with
she offered two Beginner's courses for CTPS members. editing some of their images.

E&D schedule for the year Set subject topics

Date Topic Presenter Date Set Subject

March 20th Long Exposure Steff Hughes March 6th Stairs and Stairways
April 17th Street Photography Valerie Jardin April 3rd Monochrome
May 16th Macro TBC May 1st On the street, incl markets
June 19th Portraits Kim Stevens June 5th Long exposures, 5 sec plus
July 17th Image evaluation Members July 3rd Macro and close up

August 21st Tabletop/Still life Yvette Jordaan August 7th Human portraits, incl self
September 19th Lighting TBC September 4th Cold
October 17th Birds TBC October 2nd Table top/still life
November 21st Image evaluation Members November 6th Nostalgia
December No E&D December 4th Nature - Birds only

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