Photo Competitions

Always worth a try…

This one is promising – part of a stock photo library, and you don’t seem to totally lose copyright if you enter – but do check the details?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/istock-britain-is/istock-photography-competition

And an article on Infra-red photography at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/2010/01/on_a_different_wavelength_100_years_of_infrared_ph.html

Bob Dylan 1968 - Elliott Landy/Magnum Photos

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Important – GCE/GCSE registration

Hi

Two things – I need you to email me urgently if you have taken a GCE or GCSE in the last 7 years.  If so, you will have a UCI number – which we need – my fault, but needs to be done by end of week – sorry.  The UCI number is 12 numbers followed by a single letter – so something like 123456789123A.  It will be on a results slip, a certificate, etc.

NB – I do have the numbers for some of those who have been with us before, so this is really for Jan  (Birch), Jeff, Kristi, Janice (Jordan), Bob, Laura, Yvonne, Liz, Jane, Cleo, Heather, Cheryl, Helen, Marilyn and Sam.

I do need an email if the answer is ‘none’ please. Sorry again for last minute nature of this, but is quite urgent. emails to richard@richardjeffery.com will be best.

And AS/A2 – remember, for thursday – images from the still life shoot for a quick group critique, and your portfolios, in whatever state they are….

thanks

Richard

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Long Time No Post

Right – apologies for last week and classes cancelled, various…

for this coming week we need to review your still life results, so please bring in a handful of most successful images to show, and also I really need to see your workbooks/portfolios in whatever state they are in.  A couple of you have already shown me bits – that’s great – but need to give more formal feedback, so you know what else you might need to do to get those extra marks. Fortunately, I’ve had GCSE and AS/A2 doing same thing {because it’s easier than putting lights in and out of the car…}, so this will apply to everyone.  I want you all to end up with a good idea of what your portfolio could look like.  Remember, they don’t all have to look the same, and i would rather you found your own style, which is why there isn’t a paint by numbers version, sorry.

Some more bits:

Peter Cooper, a ranting poet friend of mine has a gig in the Winchester on Sunday night – he has  a new website and is looking for photos.  I don’t suppose you’ll get in for free, but if you do go, say you’re a student with me and do some pics – you’ll get a credit at least. probably.  I was going to go, but should probably do my tax instead.

“Don’t forget Field of Fantasy 8.00 Sunday a the Winchester.  There’s nothing else on a Sunday night in Bournemouth.  This will make you smile, make you sniffle a bit and perhaps even get you thinking.  And the Winchester is a nice place to be.  Come and see how entertaining poetry can be.  (with music by the excellent Matt Wilkinson).  Tickets at the door from 7.00 so you can have a drink beforehand. Peter”

And no zombie gags.

There is an excellent [it says here] photo exhibition at Lighthouse in Poole,

Africa Awakes
Sat 6 Jan – Sat 27 Feb 2010
Raw and compelling, Africa Awakes brings together the power and sheer scale of Africa as well as the energy and fire of the ancient and the new. It highlights the challenges and contradictions facing Africa today through the eyes of the people and their customs.

I missed the preview, but will try to get there one evening.  The bod’s website looks good.  Remember that showing you have been to look at ‘real’ photography – that is, first hand, as the photographer wanted to show it, not just reported in a book or a website, helps gather extra marks.  If you didn’t it would be a bit like saying you are passionate about music but never go to a live gig.

You are passionate about photography, aren’t you?

For the more adventurous, some competitions.  Oh yes you can.

http://www.thegalaawards.com/prizes_and_awards.html

and http://www.thegalaawards.com/categories.html

and http://www.thegalaawards.com/entry_fees.html

and http://www.bwpawards.org/

My second studio flash has been repaired [ouch] so we can plan another portrait session after half term – that way you might be able to take advantage of it for the exam theme….

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Photography’s first footsteps: Points of View at the British Library

Might be worth a trip… http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/video/2010/jan/12/photography-british-library-points-of-view

Brian Duffy's photograph of Reggie Kray with his Grandfather, 1964.

And in case you missed it, http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00pwsns/The_Man_Who_Shot_the_60s/ is a powerful review of Brian Duffy’s work – up there with Donovan and Bailey.  As it says – strong language. You have been warned….

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Interesting Times…

Thanks to the the 3 (+1) who turned up for GCSE on Monday – I’m going to assume the rest of you thought better of the weather, rather than just forgetting…?

I had wanted to set out some plans for the rest of the course – you’re about half way through, and we need to see some evidence of progress. I will do what I can to reschedule, but for now I would like you to prepare some sort of simple still life for next week If you haven’t already, go look at the work of Edward Weston and Josef Sudek, and find something to photograph that will have some definite shape in black and white.  Maximum of 3 items, but 1 good one would be easier (if you can relate to Edge that would be good too); 1 light source, and think about the type of shadows the shape will provide – and how you want to render them – hard or soft?  I would like you to come in knowing what you want the image to look like.  Plan to have an assistant too.

I will postpone the second portrait session – but would like you to agree a sitter/model from the class to work with – this time with more deliberation.  I will want you to agree a style for the portrait that relates to edge. Think props, makeup, clothing – whatever. We will have a go at that in a couple of weeks.

Thursday classes – if you are sat there wondering if the AS/A2 courses are running today – well, so am I. I’m assuming all is ok, and just about to set off from Swanage – I’m sure someone will ring if not…

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