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Next E & D — 19 June 2024

Portraits by Kim Stevens

report by Steffne Hughes

Portrait photography is a blend of art and storytelling. It is
about going beneath the surface and capturing the essence
of a subject.
Portraits of people draw the viewer in as they have the chance
to explore the visage of another person without violating their
private space…and often see therein something of themselves.
In her presentation Kim Stevens will explore different types
of portraits and equipment needed to achieve these. She will
touch on forms of lighting and techniques and tips to achieve
your goals in capturing portraits, and will also refer to some of
the masters of portrait photography.
Kim's talk will be followed by an image evaluation discussion.
Please send your portraits for discussion to Lesley Parolis at
lesleyparolis@gmail.com by June 17th. Image by Kim Stevens.

More about Kim Stevens

"My love affair with photography be- with my camera, searching for light
gan in 2003 with an epiphany," says and compositions to tell my story. To
Kim. "I was attending a photo work- explore my vision and enhance my
shop in Kamieskroon in the Northern skills I have taken part in numerous
Cape with the celebrated Master of workshops, courses, and photo tours.
Light, Freeman Patterson. His slide- I have learned from masters and peers
shows depicting the extraordinary in alike and love to share knowledge
the ordinary, changed my view on the with like-minded people.
world forever. "I never stop learning about photog-
"Photography has become both a raphy and there is so much material
passion and an addiction and I can available to us to enhance our skills
never stop seeing the world in imag- and vision. "I have been fortunate to
es. I enjoy all genres of photography, be mentored by such esteemed pho-
especially architecture and architec- tographers as Freeman Patterson, Lee
tural landscapes, long exposures, wildlife, and street Frost, Jonathan Chritchley, Martin Osner, Leon Oosthui-
photography. zen, Martin Barber and Hougaard Malan."
"I have a passion for the classics and am happiest in a See more of Kim's work at www.limelightfoto.com; on
darkened theatre photographing ballet and opera per- Facebook @limelightphotographyart and Instagram
formances. I love to travel and explore new horizons Kim_Stevens_Photography.

E&D report back — 15 May 2024

Macro and Close-up Photography with Melanie Cornelius

report by Steffne Hughes
Melanie would be familiar to the CTPS members who at- what the subject was in a few abstract macro images.
tended her talks and workshops, and remember her as a She then went on to discuss some of the equipment that
judge at the club. can be used in this genre. The range is extensive, and
This month’s Macro and Close Up photography talk was Melanie indicated how to choose the equipment to suit
another example of Melanie’s enthusiasm in freely shar- your budget.
ing information and her passion for the challenging The talk was accompanied by wonderful macro images
macro genre. of insects and other tiny subjects. As Melanie indicated,
She captured our imaginations by asking us to guess you need PATIENCE for macro.

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