Hello Soccers!

Welcome one and all to the final newsletter of this fine semester! We’ve had an absolutely fantastic time with you all in the last months and I for one sincerely hope that we’ll have an even better time of it in the new year! We’re looking to get some new and unique opportunities for you all, as well as bring in some special speakers to show you how the pros do it! But more on that next semester!

1. Friday 30th – EXHIBITION LAUNCH!

This Friday’s meeting will be a combination of a drinks social and the launch of our latest exhibition: “Empty Spaces”! If you didn’t make it to the voting session last week, this will be the perfect opportunity for you to come and see the fantastic work that was put into our competition entries.

We will be meeting in the Teviot Middle Bar (AKA Lounge Bar) for 7:30pm where we’ll sit, chat and drink ourselves merry before we head down to the Study at 9:30pm for the launch of the Exhibition. There will be prizes awarded to our winning entries, as well as FREE NACHOS and – if last year is anything to go by – giant novelty games! Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your pets (please don’t bring your pets, EUSA frown upon this) and come have a great evening!

2. Saturday Trip – Glasgow Christmas Market

This semester we’ve had the chance to visit some pretty beautiful places around Edinburgh – from its botanical gardens rich in autumn colour to its windswept rocky coastline and dazzling night skies. In favour of nature and the great outdoors, you might say however that we’ve neglected our cities, which is why this Saturday we’ll be heading to Glasgow to photograph (and devour) its annual Christmas market!

Meeting at Waverley ticket machines at 13:40, we will be catching the 14:00 train to Glasgow Central (trains are every 15 minutes), where we will then walk to St Enoch Square to photograph and eat our way around each stall until our bellies and CF cards are full. This will be a nice laid back trip but also a great chance to get some very atmospheric seasonal shots. Hope to see many of you there!

Train Tickets are £12.10 return or £8 with a railcard!

3. External Competitions

Fujifilm Student Awards 2013

Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2012

4. Jobs!

5. Darkrooms

Darkrooms are up and running in full, so those of you who have had tutorials, feel free to develop to your heart’s content! Please remember if you are using the enlargers (Pleasance or Kings) to switch them off at the plug after use. We had an issue with over heating recently that caused the Bulb to blow, so remembering to switch them off means everyone can use them without a hitch. If you are still looking to have a tutorial send us a new email with the subject “Darkroom Pleasance” or “Darkroom KB” and one of our tutors will get back to you and arrange a session to get your access card!

6. Rentals

The society has a large range of equipment available to rent for free by our members, including a range of film/digital SLR cameras, lighting equipment and lenses.
To see what we have to offer have a look at: http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/rentals/
Send an e-mail with ‘Rentals’ in the subject and we’ll get back to you!

7. The PhotoShop

Our lovely photosoc shop has now been restocked, so we now have a nice fresh stock of film and paper for sale at great prices! Simply come along to one of our meetings, let us know what you’re after and either myself or our Treasurer Alex will sort you out!

http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/photo-shop/

8. Picture of the Week

This time around, Picture of the week goes to Derek Chang for his beautifully misty shot taken on our Trossachs weekend away! Having been there at the time, I can confirm that it was almost impossible to get a good shot for sunrise, but clearly some people managed. Well done Derek!

Now, as the full moon glares harshly through my papery curtains and my toes turn to ice, I wish you all a good night and hope you all get a better night’s sleep than I’m expecting!

See you all (please?) on Friday!

Robin~
President

Good evening, soccers!

Firstly, I’d like to say thank you to everyone who joined us for the trip out to the Trossachs this weekend. It was incredible fun, and definitely of the busiest trips we’ve ever had in Photosoc! I look forward to seeing everyone’s shots turning up on our flickr page and maybe even in our competition!

I hope everyone had a great week and that no-one’s getting too stressed with the end of the semester drawing near! to lighten your mood, here’s everything that’s going on with us this week!

1. Friday’s Meeting – Competition Judging!

Our semesterly photography competition will be having it’s voting session this Friday (23rd) in the Highland Room at the Pleasance from 7:30pm onwards! The theme is “Empty Spaces” and it will be up to members of the society to vote on their favourites! Member may enter up to 2 photos to the competition and in order to enter you will need to bring an A3 print for everyone to see and judge. Trumps (Fujifilm shop) on Clerk Street can get your picture printed for £2.50, all you need to do is flash them your photosoc card, give them a Pen Drive with your entry on and they’ll do the rest!
Here’s a map: http://goo.gl/maps/GYbYb

Following the competition, our exhibition launch will be held on the 30th of November in Teviot Study. The launch is going to be catered so we’ll have free nachos for all our guests and prizes awarded to our winning photographers! (More info on that next week!)

2. External Competitions

Fujifilm Student Awards 2013
Metroprint the online arm of Metro Imaging, one of London’s premier professional photographic labs is to sponsor The Fujifilm Student Awards 2013 for the second year running. This year’s Award is run in conjunction with Fujifilm and ChooseFilm.com. 2013 marks the 28th anniversary of the competition, making it the longest running and most prestigious student photography awards in the UK.
This year’s awards:
Entries will be open to all students in the UK.
The theme for this year’s Award is ‘The Colour Of….’ with students being briefed to capture an image that illustrates how colour lights up their world. All images must be taken on Fujifilm Professional film and submitted via www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk – entry is free and students can enter as many photographs as they wish.
The closing date for the competition is the 29th April 2013. For further details, including prize details, visit www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk or www.metro-print.co.uk/MetroprintsponsorFujifilmStudentAwards2013

Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2012
The entry deadline is approaching for the 2012 Scottish Nature Photography Awards – celebrating nature, wildlife and landscape photography in Scotland.
The competition for the title of Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2012 is open to amateur and professional photographers. Entries are welcome from around the world, but images must be taken in Scotland. The categories are:
Scottish Wildlife (Wildlife Portrait, Wildlife Behaviour)
Scottish Landscape (Sea & Coast, The Land, Urban Greenspace)
Scottish Botanical
Natural Abstract
Environmental
Full or part-time Students (over 18 years of age) undertaking a photography element in their course can compete for the title of Student Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2012 by entering a portfolio of 3 images on a single nature theme.
Entries close 24:00 GMT on Friday 30/11/2012
All the competition details are at http://www.scottishnaturephotographyawards.com along with information about the Touring Exhibition and Portfolio Yearbook publication.

3. Darkrooms
Darkrooms are up and running in full, so those of you who have had tutorials, feel free to develop to your heart’s content! Please remember if you are using the enlargers (Pleasance or Kings) to switch them off at the plug after use. We had an issue with over heating recently that caused the Bulb to blow, so remembering to switch them off means everyone can use them without a hitch. If you are still looking to have a tutorial send us a new email with the subject “Darkroom Pleasance” or “Darkroom KB” and one of our tutors will get back to you and arrange a session to get your access card!

4. Rentals
The society has a large range of equipment available to rent for free by our members, including a range of film/digital SLR cameras, lighting equipment and lenses.
To see what we have to offer have a look at: http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/rentals/
Send an e-mail with ‘Rentals’ in the subject and we’ll get back to you!

5. The PhotoShop
Our lovely photosoc shop has now been restocked, so we now have a nice fresh stock of film and paper for sale at great prices! Simply come along to one of our meetings, let us know what you’re after and either myself or our Treasurer Alex will sort you out!

http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/photo-shop/

6. Picture of the Week

This newsletter’s picture of the week comes from Graeme Pow. A brilliant, central composition with fantastic exposure throughout, giving a great juxtaposition between Edinburgh’s old and new structures! Kudos, Graeme!

That’s all for me tonight. See you all on Friday!

Robin~
President

Hey Photosoccers!

Once again, lots to say, so bear with us!:

1. A visit to the Stills Gallery
Whilst some of our merry crew of photosoccers are off gallivanting around the Trossachs this weekend, we thought we’d offer you something a little different right here in Edinburgh. Instead of our usual Friday lecture-style meeting, we are proposing a little trip to Edinburgh’s one and only Photographic Gallery ‘Stills’, which has a new show all about the process of being a photographer opening this weekend. The plan is to meet at the gallery, Located on Cockburn street, the windy road that connects the royal mile to the station at 4:30pm. We’ll then take in all the gallery has to offer for an hour and pop along to another nearby treat Edinburgh has to offer- the Halfway House Pub, to discuss the exhibition of course! Entry is free, all you have to pay for is a drink at the pub!
Here’s a link to the gallery’s webpage: http://www.stills.org/exhibitions/current

2. Competition and Exhibition
As most of you already know, our semesterly photography competition it’s called “Empty Spaces”. We’ll have the voting on the 23^rd of November and the launch on the 30^th of November in Teviot Study. The launch is going to be catered so we’ll have free nachos for all our guests.
To enter the competition you will need to bring an A3 print (we will frame the photos for you that’s why we ask for this paper format) to the aforementioned meeting for everyone to see and judge. Trumps (Fujifilm shop) on Clerk Street can get your picture printed for £2.50, all you need to do is flash them your photosoc card and give them a Pen Drive with your entry on and they’ll do the rest!
Here’s a map: http://goo.gl/maps/GYbYb

3. Jobs and Competitions
Medics Class of 2013:
The medics are trying to organise profile pictures. If you are interested in shooting these, you can contact the organiser at steffi.mccallion@gmail.com.

Exchange 360 Ball:
Exchange 360 are having a St. Andrew’s Day ball on 1st December, and need a photographer for the night. The job comes with a free ball ticket, which entitles you to all the perks that the other guests will get, including a 3 course dinner.
The already have a resident photographer, but as this is a big event, they would like a second one. The job will involve going around taking pictures of the guests and also photos at the ‘photo booth’ that they are providing with props and a backdrop.
To offer your services, contact Fiona Das at fionadas@hotmail.co.uk

Fujifilm Student Awards 2013
Metroprint the online arm of Metro Imaging, one of London’s premier professional photographic labs is to sponsor The Fujifilm Student Awards 2013 for the second year running. This year’s Award is run in conjunction with Fujifilm and ChooseFilm.com.  2013 marks the 28th anniversary of the competition, making it the longest running and most prestigious student photography awards in the UK.
This year’s awards:
Entries will be open to all students in the UK.
The theme for this year’s Award is ‘The Colour Of….’ with students being briefed to capture an image that illustrates how colour lights up their world.  All images must be taken on Fujifilm Professional film and submitted via www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk – entry is free and students can enter as many photographs as they wish.
The closing date for the competition is the 29th April 2013. For further details, including prize details, visit www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk or www.metro-print.co.uk/MetroprintsponsorFujifilmStudentAwards2013

Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2012
The entry deadline is approaching for the 2012 Scottish Nature Photography Awards – celebrating nature, wildlife and landscape photography in Scotland.
The competition for the title of Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2012 is open to amateur and professional photographers. Entries are welcome from around the world, but images must be taken in Scotland. The categories are:

Full or part-time Students (over 18 years of age) undertaking a photography element in their course can compete for the title of Student Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2012 by entering a portfolio of 3 images on a single nature theme.
Entries close 24:00 GMT on Friday 30/11/2012
All the competition details are at http://www.scottishnaturephotographyawards.com along with information about the Touring Exhibition and Portfolio Yearbook publication.

4. Darkrooms
Darkrooms are up and running in full, so those of you who have had tutorials, feel free to develop to your heart’s content! Please remember if you are using the enlargers (Pleasance or Kings) to switch them off at the plug after use. We had an issue with over heating recently that caused the Bulb to blow, so remembering to switch them off means everyone can use them without a hitch. If you are still looking to have a tutorial send us a new email with the subject “Darkroom Pleasance” or “Darkroom KB” and one of our tutors will get back to you and arrange a session to get your access card!

5. Rentals
The society has a large range of equipment available to rent for free by our members, including a range of film/digital SLR cameras, lighting equipment and lenses.
To see what we have to offer have a look at: http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/rentals/
Send an e-mail with ‘Rentals’ in the subject and we’ll get back to you!

6. The PhotoShop
Our lovely photosoc shop has now been restocked, so we now have a nice fresh stock of film and paper for sale at great prices! Simply come along to one of our meetings, let us know what you’re after and either myself or our Treasurer Alex will sort you out!

http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/photo-shop/

7. PotW
This week’s feature comes from Kirsty Bain. This shot is fantastically moody, and wonderfully composed. The black and white really enhances the solitude of the tree, and the reflective puddle lends a nice balance to the whole shot. Well done Kirsty

That’s all for this week!
See some of you on Friday!

All the best,
Mark
Secretary

Good evening, Soccers!

Fuel, food and hotel costs will come to £60 per head and any (reasonable) excess will be covered by the society. If we have money left in the coffers at the end of the trip, we will also make sure it gets paid back to everyone evenly! Pay your dues at the society meeting this Friday, and if you can’t make it on Friday then please contact Paul on 07774356709 to arrange a time to get the money to him

This week’s PotW, taken at the Samhuinn Fire Festival comes from a long-standing contributer to the Photosoc Flickr page, Yao Hui! Okay, so maybe I’m a little biased, but I’ve been dying for an excuse to use on of Yao’s photos in the newsletter for the sheer volume of great work that he uploads every week! Great use of thirds, fantastic colour and lighting

Guten Abend, Soccers!

Sorry about the late newsletter this week, I trust you all had a fantastic evening last night and you’re well on your way to recovery!

1. Friday 2nd November – Photo Editing talk – APPLETON TOWER

This week’s talk will be a session on how to edit your pictures simply and effectively, getting the most out of what you can do with your camera instead of what the camera can do for you! There will also be a section on Panoramas and Photo-merging for those of you interested in long exposure shots and getting the Bigger Picture. We will be hosting it in one of the Lecture theatres in Appleton Tower at 7:30pm, NOT THE HIGHLAND ROOM. So please be reasonably on time so that we can get a good start on it!

2. Saturday Trip – North Berwick beach town

This week’s saturday trip will be out to the beautiful town of North Berwick. Photosoc will be heading out to get some general photography and give you all the chance to try out some of the techniques that we;ve been talking through over the last few weeks.

We’ll be meeting at Waverley station at 12:20 to get the 12:43 train and looking to return around 6pm. Return tickets will be £4.30 with a railcard and £6.50 for everyone else!

Hope to see many of you joining us for this one! If the weather holds out it should give some beautiful town and beach views!

3. BIG TRIP! Trossachs and Loch Lomond – 16th – 18th November

Here’s the big news on our latest society trip into the depths of Bonnie Scotland! We’re still ironing out the details, but our head of Trips, Paul Collins has been hard at work finding us a superb location for a weekend of friends and photography.

There will be plenty of opportunities to photograph local wildlife including Red Kites, Red Deer and Red Squirrels (Red, red red!) The area is filled with market towns and small country villages – not to mention the beautiful glens and hills – and so will be perfect for anyone looking for their scenic autumn-winter shots for their portfolio!

Between trains, food and 2 nights at a hostel, the trip will cost around £60 per head and will be well worth it in my books! Any interested members please add your name to the doodle poll so that we can make plans that will suit our numbers!

http://doodle.com/ysp2ibhuv8gvefm2

4. Darkrooms

Exciting news for those of you who have received their darkroom tutorials already: WE HAVE CHEMICALS! That means that you’re free to develop and print to your heart’s content! Just turn up to the Pleasance bar with your Darkroom access card to get the keys.

5. Photosoc Shop

Our lovely photosoc shop has now been restocked, so we now have a nice fresh stock of film and paper for sale at great prices! Simply come along to one of our meetings, let us know what you’re after and either myself or our Treasurer Alex will sort you out!

http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/photo-shop/

6. Picture of the Week

This episode’s picture of the week comes from ‘manikclicks’ on our Photosoc Flickr. Great use of the Rule of thirds and a rather elegant macro shot! Someone was clearly paying attention in Mark’s talk and workshop!

That’s all from me this week, I have a curry to eat and I’d rather not be delayed! Hope to see you all tomorrow and a good number of you on Saturday!

Robin~
President

Hey PhotoSoccers!

Thanks to everyone who came to the macro talk on Friday, and those of you who joined us in the botanics on Saturday. It was great to see so many of you there, and I hope that some of you are eager to get into macro photography!

Robin’s computer got the Blue Screen of Death, so I (Mark) am taking over the newsletter this week.

1. SOCIAL! - Friday 26th October

This week, we’re breaking from the norm, and just gonna have a decent drink together. We’d love to get to know you better, hear about your photographic aspirations, the story behind your photography, and all that jazz. If you have specific questions about photography or your camera, bring them along and ask us!

We’ll be meeting in The Pleasance Bar at the usual time of 7:30pm. This won’t be a pub crawl; we’ll be staying in the pub all night. It should be good fun.

2. Darkroom Tutorials

Darkroom tutorials are running as per usual, if you’re looking to get a slot, simply email us at photosoc.ed@gmail.com with the subject “Darkroom KB” or “Darkroom Pleasance” to arrange a session with one of our tutors!

3. Photosoc Shop

Our lovely photosoc shop is getting restocked over the coming weeks, so we’re going to have a nice fresh stock of film and paper for sale at great prices! Simply come along to one of our meetings, let us know what you’re after and either myself or our Treasurer Alex will sort you out!

http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/photo-shop/

4. Photo Jobs

We’ve got a few job openings that we’ve been asked to pass on to you:

4.1 Sick Kids Friends Foundation Dinner Function – Saturday 3rd November:

I work for a company called Morningside School of Music in Edinburgh, and every year we have an annual dinner to raise money for a much needed children’s charity.

This year it is on Saturday the 3rd of November from 7pm till 12pm at the Braid Hills Hotel in Morningside. We are hoping there will be 140 people in attendance. It’s a seated 3 course meal (Black Tie) with live music from some of the students all night with a guest appearance from Sandi Thom. http://www.sandithom.com/

As it is a charity event, we really don’t want to part with cash as that would be taking away from the charity funds. However, I was wondering if you would have a member who would like to come to the event as a guest with his or her partner in return for taking photos throughout the night? They would be treated like royalty! They would be doing a great thing for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation. The food is amazing as is the entertainment! I would guarantee them a great night!

The website of the school is http://www.polarflamemusic.com and I am the main point of contact.

Kindest warmest wishes,

Paul Boyd

Doctorate of Education

5. Picture of the week

This week’s picture of the week comes from artemis7814 from the flickr group. This is a really nice picture taken at the botanics over the weekend. Composition is really nice, the leaf on the right side of the frame gives a great balance to the shot, and though it’s dark, there’s still a catch-light in the robin’s eye. Well done!

That’s all from me this week, we look forward to seeing you all on Friday!

Mark

Good afternoon, Soccers!

Welcome to a very drizzly 4th Newsletter! Very sorry to see the weather in this state, but with a little luck we may well have some blissful skies for our upcoming Saturday trip!

1. Macro Talk and Workshop – Friday 19th October

This coming Friday, our resident macro experts Mark and Paul will be taking the helm and giving a talk on the fine details of photography with a look into the macro world. After they’ve had their fun it’ll be your turn with a free-for-all macro workshop.

Photosoc will be supplying the subjects and a selection of macro tools for everyone to get a chance to try their hand at macro photography. Bring your cameras and your questions and we’ll be on call to help you to hone your macro skills!

The talk starts at 7:30pm sharp in the Highland Room in the Pleasance and will be limited to 50 places. This talk will be free for members and £2 for non-members, so don’t forget to bring your cards! If you’ve still not signed up for membership, simply bring £12 to the meeting and we’ll sort you out.

http://www.doodle.com/79pktwicz4vuwm7p

2. Saturday Trip – Botanic Gardens!

Tying in with our macro theme this week will be our annual trip to the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens in New Town. For those of you who like to walk, we’ll be meeting by the Prince’s Mall Information point on Prince’s Street at 12pm (Right on the corner of Waverley Bridge and Prince’s Street) before walking up to the Botanics.

For those of you who’d rather take a bus out, Lothian buses 8, 23, and 27 will take you right there! We’ll be meeting by the East Gate and splitting into groups to wander round the ground and even check out the exotic flora in the glasshouses (£3.50 for the glasshouse)!

IMPORTANT: Photography in the gardens is only allowed provided you carry a Botanics Permit on you. PHOTOSOC WILL PROVIDE THESE! Just be sure to collect one from a member of the committee before we start roaming through the gardens!

3. Photo SHOP!

Photosoc strives to provide members with the best facilities we can and for that reason I’m happy to announce: Doors are now OPEN!

We have in stock this year a great selection of Black and White ilford film as well as darkroom paper and inkjet paper to use in our soon-to-reopen digital suite! Ask one of our helpful committee for shop stock at one of our meetings ands we’ll sort you out!

Find a full stock and price list at: http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/photo-shop/

4. Mentor Groups

Just a reminder to all people involved with the Mentor system: Our focus for this week is the rule of thirds, so get yourself a photo that strongly uses this keystone of photography and get your entry sent off to your mentor via email ASAP!

Emails will be going out to you from your group leader to let you know where your next meeting will be held, so keep an eye out for those!

PS. Anyone who missed their mentor session (or will miss their next session) turn up when you can and let your mentor know. If needs be we can always arrange a one-on-one session to catch up on anything you may have missed

5. PoTW

This week’s Picture of the Week comes from one of our Lightroom tutors: Chris Rubey! Chris is a fantastic all round photographer and this is yet more proof! Strong composition and great lighting, really eccentuating the subject’s features and giving it a striking appearance. Well done, Chris!

I’m out of time for this week, if there’s anything I’ve missed then be sure to find a Newsletter supplement turning up soon!

Robin
President~

Good evening, Soccers!

Thanks to all for turning up to our night walk last week, and a huge thank you for ex-committee member Matthew for coming along to give you all a bit of an introduction to light painting!

1. Photography on a budget – Friday 12th October

This week, we’re going to be looking at how to get the most of your photography without having to spend all of your hard-earned student loan on kit! This is going to be held as a series of mini-workshops, where our experienced cheapskates will show you how to add a little flare to your Flash, steady yourself without a tripod and getting up close with macro tubes!

The session will start at 7:30pm in our usual haunt: The Highland Room in Pleasance! This is going to be an open session, so we’ll be able to fill out the room without all of those messy chairs! Please sign up on the doodle poll so we can get a good idea of how many people will be attending!

http://www.doodle.com/pk57y3769h9qws38

This session is free for members of the society and £2 for non-members, so don’t forget to bring your membership card!

2. Mentor Sessions

Mentor sessions will be starting this week at 7pm (unless arranged for another time by your mentor). Mentors will be emailing out details for the first meeting in the next day or so, so keep an eye on your emails and be sure to arrive on time!

3. Darkroom Tutorials

Darkroom tutorials are running as per usual, if you’re looking to get a slot, simply email us at photosoc.ed@gmail.com with the subject “Darkroom KB” or “Darkroom Pleasance” to arrange a session with one of our tutors!

4. Photosoc Shop

Our lovely photosoc shop is getting restocked in the coming weeks, so we’re going to have a nice fresh stock of film and paper for sale at great prices! Simply come along to one of our meetings, let us know what you’re after and either myself or our Treasurer Alex will sort you out!

http://www.photosoc.com/facilities/photo-shop/

5. Picture of the week

This week’s picture of the week comes from member Charlotte Klein for her very meta photograph “iPhone Photography”. Well composed and straight to the point (in my mind, at least!)

That’s all from me this week, I look forward to seeing you all on Friday!

Robin~

Good afternoon, Soccers!

Welcome to the second edition of our weekly newsletter! In future, I’m going to aim to get these out on the Tuesday or the Wednesday before a meeting, so don’t panic too much if you haven’t heard anything after a weekend!

1. Beginners’ Talks

First of all, I would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who came along to the beginners’ talks on Friday. It’s great to see so many people taking an interest at the start of the year and I hope that you will all keep coming along to our meetings throughout the next two semesters! Copies of the talks will be available on the website as soon as we can get it all set up, so if you ever want to go back and recap, you can do to your hearts’ content!

2. Light Painting and Night Walk – Friday 5th October

This coming Friday we’re going to be hosting a small talk about one of the more free-form styles of photography – Light Painting! One of the committee from years past (Last year!) will be coming in to give a small talk on light painting at 7pm SHARP in the Highland Room, Pleasance! From there we’re going to be gathering in the Pleasance Courtyard (7:30pm) before making our way around the city to try a bit of light painting ourselves!

As this is going to be a small and short talk, we’ll only be able to take in 40 members for the presentation, but don’t worry: You can still join us on the walk and find out how to try it yourself! Afterwards, we’ll be heading out to a quiet pub to have a chat and a look over the photos from the evening

Sign up:
http://www.doodle.com/fqx49nb2aghzxegc

What you will need:
Tripod (if possible)
Beanbags/spare clothes (to prop up your camera if you have no tripod)
LED Torches/Bike Lights/Spotlights/Flashguns/candles (The more colourful, the better!)
Warm Clothes
Camera!!

Photosoc 2010′s Light Painting:

More Examples:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=light%20painting

3. Darkroom Tutorials

It’s amazing just how many people are taking such an interest in the darkrooms this year and we’re happy that they’re getting such usage. My main point here is I would like to say a huge thank you to our Darkroom tutors Joe and Lauren for being on top of all of the requests for tutorials, and another huge thanks to everyone for being so patient. There’s only a small amount of space in the darkroom to hold tutorials, and only a finite amount of time that these two can put into the tutorials around their university work!

To sign up for a tutorial with either Lauren or Joe at Pleasance or KB respectively, please send us an email with “Darkroom Pleasance” or “Darkroom KB” and someone will get back to you arranging a time to meet! Pleasance Tutorials will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays after 5pm, with our King’s Buildings tutorials held Monday-Friday at varying times.

4. (NEW) Photo Mentoring sessions!

Quickly, a word from our Secretary and head of our latest and greatest addition to Photosoc’s plans for this year:

This year, Photosoc is going to be doing something new; we’re setting up a mentoring scheme!
The gist of this scheme is this:
Every week, mentors meet with their group of students. In this meeting, which is about half an hour in length, mentors and students discuss a photographic assignment that was given to them the week before. Generally, these assignments will be fairly simple tasks that require the students to implement techniques that are very important in photography. During the mentor meeting, you and your group will collectively critique each of the pictures taken for the assignment, focusing on constructive criticism that will help you develop your ability. This will also give you an excellent opportunity to discuss certain techniques or features of your camera that you are curious about.

This is going to be a lighthearted, low impact system; we don’t want to compromise anyone’s studies! The mentor meeting will be around half an hour every week, and we don’t imagine it will take longer than an hour or two to take the shots for the assignments. Additionally, we want to build a relationship between you and your mentor and fellow students, so you have someone you can talk to about anything to do with your photography. We hope you are as eager to join this system as we are to get it running. People who came to last week’s meeting already had an opportunity to sign up, but for those of you who couldn’t make it you can also do so by emailing us:

Send an email with the title ‘Mentoring’ (please use only this title – it makes it easier to sort out)
to our email (photosoc.ed@gmail.com). In the email please include the following information:

    Your name
    Your camera type:
        DSLR, Bridge [between DSLR and Point & Shoot], Point and Shoot, or Film
    Your photographic interest (preferably one or a few from the following list):
        Landscape
        Macro
        Wildlife/Nature
        Travel
        Events
        Low-light
        Panoramic
        HDR
        Candids & Portraiture
        Urban
        Star Trails
        Studio

We plan to have mentors meeting with their students weekly from the 12th of October onwards. We hope to have loads of you signed up! If you can’t send the email, you will still have a chance to sign up during this Friday’s meeting. 

The deadline for registering for this system is 12:00h, Saturday, the 6th of October.

Best,
Mark

5. Picture of the Week

Every week, I’m going to be selecting one picture from the photosoc Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/groups/edinburgh_photosoc/) to be our picture of the week and get it’s 15 minutes of fame in the newsletter!

Our first Picture of the Week is from the man behind our Saturday trip to the North Queensferry: Paul Collins! I really love the simplicity of this picture, a single, everyday subject with a great silky smooth feel to the water. Thanks, Paul!

Don’t forget to join our flickr group and get uploading! We really want to showcase our work this year, and what better way to get feedback than to share with the group and see what fellow Soccers have to say?

I think that’s all for me this week, I hope to see you all on Friday!

Robin~
President