Viewpoint Newsletter of the Castle Hill RSL Photography Club

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the year and to have a good time. The program for 2012 is almost complete and should be ready for publication shortly. We are looking at another year of challenging set subjects for our competitions.

judges. Please remember that all positions on the different committees are voluntary and recognition needs to be given to all for the amount of personal time they devote to the club.

1 Viewpoint Newsletter of the Castle Hill RSL Photography Club December 2011 Issue 69 President's Report Welcome to the last Viewpoint for As I write this, we are in the final stages of planning our Annual presentation on December 10 which should be an exciting evening and our chance to recognise all the winners for their work during the year and to have a good time. The program for 2012 is almost complete and should be ready for publication shortly. We are looking at another year of challenging set subjects for our competitions. There has been a lot of work done by the Competition Committee, Program Coordinator, Social Coordinator, Training Coordinator and others to bring this program together including booking lecturers and judges. Please remember that all positions on the different committees are voluntary and recognition needs to be given to all for the amount of personal time they devote to the club. Thanks also go to the many members who have helped to set up and put away print stands etc. Your efforts also have not gone without notice. Thanks must go to all the lecturers and judges that have contributed their knowledge and views. We all owe thanks to the Directors and Staff of the RSL Club for their support and assistance during the year. In closing, may I wish each and every one of you a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. See you on 7 February 2012 when we meet to do it all again. Well that s it for this year, Remember you don t take a photograph, you make it, Robert Shelberg President, CHRSLPC. Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Newsletter Page 1 December 2011

2 Competition Night "Print of the Month" Winners Congratulations to the following members for their Prints of the Month from our competition night held in October: I will wait for you Amelia Chen The Model Les Harvey The Model Les Harvey God Bless Geoff Higgins Pool with a view Fred King Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Newsletter Page 2 December 2011

Weekday Outing Report: Linnwood House Linnwood House Guildford, October Outing Our weekday outing in October was in a different style to the normal outings.

With models dressed in period costume and the backdrop of the historic residence we were able to achieve some authentic looking images.

3 Weekday Outing Report: Linnwood House Linnwood House Guildford, October Outing Our weekday outing in October was in a different style to the normal outings. With only a limited number included in this photo shoot, a small group of pre-registered members came together to photograph at the historic Linnwood House. With models dressed in period costume and the backdrop of the historic residence we were able to achieve some authentic looking images. Sorry to those members who expressed an interest in this shoot and missed out, we will try to organize a similar outing next year. Many thanks to Bob Cook for his assistance in setting up this outing and also for bringing along his studio lights and accessories to allow us to take some of the interior photos. Also many thanks to our models who spent the day with us, their patience and stamina were greatly appreciated. The November outing will be our final weekday outing for We will start back in February next year, please check the club reminder notice for details, or Deanna on deannab@bigpond.com If any members have photographs from our weekday outings that could be included in the outing reports, please forward to me by . Thank you, Deanna. Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Newsletter Page 3 December 2011

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8 December Club Events 6 December: Mini Print Night Enter your best print 6" x 4" (15 x 10cm) size, subject open, no extra manipulation, do it all in camera. Images will be judged by members. Prize will be a bottle of best vino for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The bar will be open. Starting time 7:30pm. Judging to be finished by 9pm. Presentation will be at 9:40pm Members are also invited to bring a 5 minute audio visual of your photos to show on the night. These will be running at the same time as the competition is going on. Wanted - data entry operators for the Mini Print night, please come and give us an hour of your time. 10 December: Christmas Party 7pm in the Lyceum An evening not to be missed! Awards night, dinner, drinks, entertainment and a chance to let your hair down and socialise with all your friends at the club For the entertainment this year we have the Hills Harmony Chorus. To see the wonderful things they do go to Tickets will be on sale at club nights For enquiries Jacci - social@chrslphotographyclub.org Additional information is available on the social page of our website. Website Images Competition You have all noticed the images that are at the top of the club web site. Well, it's time to change these again to keep the web site looking fresh. A competition has been set up to collect images for selection as the 2012 images. Details are to be found on the web site in the Competitions area. Entries close 30 November. Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Newsletter Page 8 December 2011

9 Having Fun with Photoshop by Janie News Notes from Janie News' talk: Having Fun with Photoshop KEEP INFORMED Magazines Australia Creative Photoshop Better Digital Camera Better Photography Better Photoshop Techniques Capture Overseas Photo Plus + CD for Digital SLR users esp Canon NPhoto magazine for Nikon users (NEW!) Digital Camera + CD Silvershotz fine art monochrome Join Australian Photographic Society for Competitions, Folios & Magazines: Australian Photography and Image Photographic Society of Australia for Study Groups, Magazine: PSA Journal Post on web for comment APS Folios PSA Study Groups Red Bubble/Photo.net/Photographic Wholesalers Websites New York Times Lens Blogs: Adobe TV: The Russell Brown Show: The Mindful Eye with Craig Tanner : Gavin Hooey Books Digital Photography Boxed Set of 3 by Scott Kelby The Art of Photography An Approach to Personal Expression by Bruce Barnbaum How to Wow Photoshop for Photography, also CS4 by Jack Davis Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Newsletter Page 9 December 2011

10 Talks Art Gallery of NSW Museum of Sydney State Library of NSW Camera Clubs (see FCC s Fstop for monthly information) RECOMMENDED PS PLUG-INS Redfield Fractalius Topaz Suite Nik Software Eye Candy Flaming Pear Virtual Painter Photography Dictionary: C and D Contact sheet: A print of all the frames from a roll of film, arranged in strips. A contact print allows you to select what pictures you wish to enlarge. You make one by putting photopaper under your negative sheet, then you expose it. A contact printer, made up of a sheet of clean glass and a base, will flatten the negative sheet out and allow you a clean contact print. Contrast: The range of difference in the light to dark areas of a negative, print, or slide (also called density); the brightness range of a subject or the scene lighting. Cropping: the removal of unwanted sections of an image when enlarging. D: Depth of field: The distance in front of and behind the absolute-focus of a picture that is in acceptable focus. Depth of field is increased by increasing the f stop (making the aperture smaller. f/1.8 has a very small DOF, where f/22 has a large DOF) Development: the chemical process by which an invisible latent image is converted into a visible one. Diaphragm: See aperture Differential (or Selective) Focus: A technique used to isolate a subject by using a large aperture to produce a small depth of field so that areas not in the subject plane are unsharp. A focus is created specifically around the desired object. Diffraction: The scattering of light as it passes close to an opaque surface such as a lens diaphragm. At very small apertures, loss of image quality can occur. Diffuser: Translucent material capable of scattering transmitted light, producing softer illumination. Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Newsletter Page 10 December 2011

11 External Competitions Maitland International Salon of Photography Closing Date is 16 January st Newcastle National Exhibition of Photography Closing date is 23 January 2012 Photo club Novi Sad 1st International Salon of Photography - Animals Closing Date is 1 December London Street Photography Festival Closing date is 5 January /international-award-2012-info Living Australian Photography Competition Closing date is 6 December Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Newsletter Page 11 December 2011

12 Contact Us Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Atrium Castle Hill RSL Level 6, 77 Castle Street Castle Hill PO Box 25 Castle Hill NSW President Robert Shelberg Vice President Graham Gard Treasurer Mal Hobson Secretary Joyce Goode Program & Meeting Coordinator Rod Murphy Competition Coordinator Val Fenbow Social Coordinator Jacci Schipp Enquiries Officer Mary Spence Benefits Coordinator Aaran Hayden Publicity Coordinator Steve James Training Coordinator Bob Cook Membership Secretary Michael Schwarcz Newsletter Contributions If you have any articles that may be of interest to our members, please them to They can be technical, Photoshop, arty, recent holiday shots, awards or anything that you would like to share. Please send articles in Microsoft word or plain text format with photos attached as separate files. Submitted images should be a jpg file with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (same as for the competition). In order to ensure your article is included in the next newsletter, please ensure it is submitted by the 15th of the month. Castle Hill RSL Photography Club Newsletter Page 12 December 2011

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FJKF Di 0-9 !#$%&#'()$*#!+(* DECEMBER 2010 Issue 58. Welcome to this month s Viewpoint. Di 0-9 DECEMBER 2010 Issue 58!"#$%&#'()$*"#!+"(* Welcome to this month s Viewpoint. Members as at November 9 were 281. At the time of writing we are getting close to the year end presentation night on