Ivanhoe Photographic

Excerpt from the Australian Photographic Society website below. Congratulations to all our 18 members who worked very hard to achieve these honours (highlighted). Well deserved!!

  View this famous photographer's iconic images online at: https://dorothealange.museumca.org/  Dorothea Lange donated her 25,000 negatives, etc, to the Oakland Museum in the San Fransisco Bay Area. 

Recently I submitted a photograph to the Heide At Home Photography Challenge, one of the competitions run by Heide Museum of Modern Art. The photographs were to be of people, objects or pets that share your home, and to be inspired by a selection of photographs from the Heide collection. It was nice of HeideMOMA to run these competitions given that most people in Victoria are under some sort of COVID-19 lockdown and getting pretty bored! Since I don’t photograph people or pets - I mostly photograph “things” - I chose to submit a still life. I thought it had something in common with one of the featured photographs (though that was a bit of a stretch). I was lucky enough to be awarded runner-up. The judges called my work “beautiful and elegant”. I’ll take that anytime! There is a little prize - not sure what it is yet. The winning photographs don’t have much in common with the sort of images that judges rate highly in club competitions. There is a different set of criteria at work here.

IPS member Ron Davis was c ontacted by Kew Cricket Club to use his photographs on their new website.  As we know, Ron is a very keen sports photographer so it's great to see a local sporting club recognising the skill of an amateur.   Ron's images can be viewed via the club's new website: https://www.kewcc.com.au

Our guest speaker for Monday 21st September is Dr Roy Killen.   Dr Killen  a leading photographer and national membership director in Australia for the PSA (Photographic Society of America), and also Chair of the upcoming Lake Macquarie International Circuit, the last international photographic competition in Australia this year.  His topic is:   Increasing Your  Chances of Success in Photographic Competitions , which is relevant to both local and international competitions.  Members have been emailed a list of upcoming competitions so this is a great opportunity to learn from a master and have the confidence to enter!

Peter Bellmont will present a workshop on the 28th September.  Email Peter or Dale Murphy if you have suggestions on topics to demonstrate.  Join us to experience Peter turning an absent member into a toad in Photoshop! There is always something to learn and Peter will share his knowledge to boost our understanding of these programs, which are fabulous tools.   Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to polish your skills and create stunning images - at no cost!  

  AVs due before 19th October    Reminding you all to have a go at creating an AV for the upcoming competition. Entries will have to be sent to Dale Murphy by 18th October via  WeTransfer .   MP4 format only  please, as this will stream via Zoom or YouTube.   AVs are fun and you can use all those images that don't quite work in a stills competition.  Dale is happy to organise a workshop on AV creation if there is demand.  Let him know.

  The Minimalist Photography Awards are worth a look.  Interesting photos. Look under "Winners" and be inspired! https://minimalistphotographyawards.com/ Home Page - Minimalist Photography Awards Minimalist Photography Awards is a non profit association, powered by black & white Minimalism magazine which aims to recognize, reward and expose talented photographers all around the world and introduce them to the professional photography industry. minimalistphotographyawards.com

This year's BFOP is not to be missed.  Not to be beaten by COVID-19, it's going digital and there's plenty on offer for us camera enthusiasts.   10-13th SEPTEMBER 2020   Everyone, with every interest, can join the all-star cast of instructors for 4 days of incredible photography workshops, demonstrations, talks and banter.   There will be over 20 instructors and over 50 sessions, over 4 days.  You have the choice of a General Admission ticket or a Golden Ticket (sounds intriguing, eh?) The Bright Festival of Photography is arguably the BEST photography festival in the entire world, so it's worth a look at the website:   https://bfopaustralia.com/

David Jenkin submitted 4 images in the 2020 Australian Photography/ Capture magazine Monochrome Awards recently.   He was rewarded with achieving two Highly Commended awards and one Commended award. The photos are, Yeppoon Streetscape CQ, On Smith Street and Sanctuary Lake, Mt Macedon. Well done David! Yeppoon Streetscape CQ.      Highly Commended On Smith Street.      Highly Commended