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Cape Camera May 2024

In the News Did you know?

The calendar on the CTPS web-
site provides a very handy one-
Mentors to clarify image improvement comments. stop reminder of all the important
During a club competition evening you may hear comments like tone down dates for outings, competitions,
the highlights, dodge and burn, add a gradient, and many other technical sug- meetings — including meetings of
gestions that may puzzle you. interest groups like BoW and the
CTPS council has therefore decided to appoint a panel of experienced pho- salon group.
tographers, who often judge at other clubs and salons, as mentors who you The CTPS website is a wonderful
may approach for clarification. The idea is that you can ask any of these men- source of information about every-
tors questions about the meaning of phrases that a judge used, or tech- thing related to CTPS — from our
niques recommended that you didn't understand – and even ask them to colourful past to exciting future
demonstrate, if necessary. events and activities. Make sure
This service is available to all CTPS members, but we would especially like to you consult it to stay up to date
with competition set subjects,
encourage beginners to approach the mentors if they need guidance on any results, outings, etc. You can also
aspect of photography. read past issues of Cape Camera
Please note: we welcome questions about judges’ suggestions for improve- on the website that won the PSSA
ments to images, but this is not an invitation to complain about judges. annual competition three years in
The mentors are: Steff Hughes, Kim Stevens, Lesley Parolis, Ken Woods, a row.

Nicol du Toit and Trudi du Toit. Snapshot is our weekly newsletter
to remind and alert you of forth-
coming events and provide the
Welcome zoom links to meetings — and most
importantly, the link to the latest
to our new member! Cape Camera. We are aware that
A hearty welcome to Mimi van der Vywer, some servers block bulk emails and
who joined CTPS this month. She saw our website would like to ask you to please in-
and decided to join us, even though she has form me if you do not receive the
no prior experience of belonging to another weekly Snapshot.
photographic club. We hope she'll enjoy the Images used for the website
experience and join us at meetings banner must be in a landscape,
and on outings! and preferably panorama, format.
Cape Camera cover images must
be in portrait format. Therefore,
BoW Group to unleash please keep these formats in mind
Join the salon group your creativity if you wish your images to be pub-

Please join our salon group if you Inspired by the examples that Kim lished as banners or covers.
are planning on entering salons Stevens regularly posts on the Body Name cards have been rede-
— especially in the new Impala of Work (BoW) WhatsApp Group, signed by Anna Engelhardt and
Year. The salon group was resur- CTPS members are busily working Joyce Goldschmidt and reintro-
rected to assist all members who on the projects they selected to de- duced for members to wear to
enter salons with CTPS as their velop for an exhibition in August meetings. Please wear them to
primary club —and there is no fur- next year. meetings as a courtesy to your fel-
ther qualification needed to join, low members who would dearly
whether you are a salon veteran All CTPS members are welcome to like to get to know you, or match a
or newbie. join by contacting Kim Stevens for face to a familiar name.
The group meets every fourth information about the next meeting. We need Travelogues and Mem-
Wednesday via zoom. All mem- The BoW Group was founded fol-
bers are invited to submit images lowing requests from members ber Profiles for Cape Camera.
to receive feedback and sugges- who wanted to create something Please contact Dave Gordon if you
tions for improvement from the more than just good images for the know of a member who should be
group. monthly competitions. featured. Brian Jones is prepared
to interview members who've been
Contact Nicol du Toit on nicol@ There is no prescription for the BoW on interesting trips, as long as they
sportstrader.co.za to join or sub- — it can be a documentary panel, a provide the travelogue images.
mit images for discussion. panel of images with a similar theme,
or even a book.

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