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JULY 2020
INFORMATION:
Set subjects for 2020
Article:
Chairman’s Chat
RESULTS Composition Tips
Upcoming Salons
Publisher Benoni Camera Club
Editor Michelle Nelson
Club Meetings 1st Wednesday of the month
Venue Northfield Methodist Church,
Cnr. Aerodrome Rd & Webb
Street, Benoni.
Cover:
Time 18h30 for 19h00
Fish Eagle
Bank Acc Benoni Camera club
Shane Else
ABSA Bank,
Acc No: 29525870
Branch 632005
www.benonicameraclub.co.za Use your NAME & SURNAME
info@benonicameraclub.co.za as a reference
INDEX 4 Committee Info 22 Upcoming Salons 5 Chairman’s report 23 Membership 6 Set Subjects 2020 Application form 7 Composition Tips 12 Events 13 Scores 15 Coms 16 Awards 17 Winning images 21 Exposure cafe
RON REYNOLDS
E– CO-ORDINATOR & PHOTO VAULT ADMIN
AMY ANSEL
TEL: 0726570426
PRESIDENT
ron@benonicameraclub.co.za
TEL: 011 420 0992
SHANE ELSE WILLEM NEL
CHAIRMAN AND EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR E—IMAGE SCORE KEEPER
TEL: 0836551137 TEL: 0825629250
shane@benonicameraclub.co.za willem@benonicameraclub.co.za
LEEN VAN DER SLIK
ANTON JACOBS
VICE CHAIR & JUDGE CO-ORDINATOR
CLUB EQUIPMENT CO-ORDINATOR
TEL: 0636257084
TEL: 0661943601
Leen@benonicameraclub.co.za
anton@benonicameraclub.co.za
SUZETTE MCLAREN
MICHELLE NELSON
SECRETARY
TEL: 0795165703 WEBMASTER & MAGAZINE EDITOR
suzette@benonicameraclub.co.za TEL: 0824482453
michelle@benonicameraclub.co.za
Photo submissions
There are some basic rules around
submitting photos for judging whether
it be at club or a Salon.
1. Size...the photo must be
2. H 1080 x W 1920 and not more than 2MB.
2. Must comply with category rules regarding manipulation.
3. May only be submitted once at club, can be more than once at a
Salon...but not more than 3 acceptances allowed per photo.
At club we have seen that sometimes judging can be subjective... If a
member strongly believes that their submission did not receive the
award they felt it deserved, the member may submit the photo again for
another judging, but the following conditions apply:
1. This can only be done once.
2. It must be the "exact same" photo. No changes of any kind allowed.
3. Whatever the photo scores at the second judging stands.
4. Club must be notified of the member re submitting the photo.
All submissions are done via Photovault. Should any member need
assistance with submitting on Photovault they can contact anybody on
the committee for assistance.
MAKE SURE YOUR ENTRIES ARE IN ON THE SUNDAY BEFORE THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.
IMAGES MUST BE 1920 x 1080 PIXELS, SRGB COLOUR SPACE AND LESS THAN 2MB FILE SIZE.
UPCOMING SET SUBJECTS FOR 2020
AUGUST 2020 - SAND
SEPTEMBER 2020 - RETRO
OCTOBER 2020 - DIAGONALS
NOVEMBER 2020 - S - CURVE
DECEMBER 2020 - VERSATILITY
Here are 9 photography composition rules that may prove helpful. These tips will help you compose
photos that are more visually appealing, hold attention and just stand out.
1. Fill The Frame / Cropping
If your photo is in danger of losing impact due to a busy
background, crop in tight around your main point of
focus, eliminating the background so all attention falls
on your main subject.
This works particularly well with portraits when you're
trying to capture something more intimate and focused
or are shooting in a busy location where what's around them would just
cause a distraction.
Filling the frame could involve you capturing them from the waist up or for
more impact, fill the frame with just their face.
Patterns are another subject that when capturing, you should fill the frame
with, aligning it up carefully to ensure it's straight.
2. Don't Cut Off Limbs
Keep an eye on the edges of your frame to make sure
the person/animal/object of the photo you're
photographing hasn't had any of parts chopped off.
Cutting off your cat's tail, your dog's ears or even part of your model's head,
will not only spoil your photo, but the
unintentional limb chopping will pull attention
away from what
the viewer should really be
looking at.
Of course, there are times when this rule can be ignored but for the most
part, pay attention to it.
This photo would be even better if the cat's
ear wasn't cut off.
3. Understand the Rule of Thirds
The most basic of all
photography rules, the rule of
thirds, is all about dividing your
photo into nine equal sections by
a set of vertical and horizontal
lines.
With the imaginary frame in place, you should place the most important
element or elements in your photo on one of the lines or where the lines
meet.
It's a technique that works well for landscapes as you can position the
horizon on one of the horizontal lines that sit in the lower and upper part
of the photograph while you're vertical subjects (trees etc.) can be placed
on one of the two vertical lines.
4. Use Frames
Frames have various uses when it comes to composition.
They can isolate your subject, drawing the eye directly to it, they can hide unwanted items behind it, give an image depth
and help create context.
Your frame can be man-made (bridges, arches and fences), natural (tree branches, tree trunks) or even human (arms
clasped around a face).
5. Make the Most Of Lead In Lines / Shapes
Our eyes are unconsciously drawn along lines in images so by thinking about how, where and why
you place lines in your images will change the way your audience view it.
A road, for example, starting at one end of the photo and winding its way to the far end will pull the
eye through the scene.
You can position various focal points along your line or just have one main area focus at the end of
your line that the eye will settle on.
Shapes can be used in a similar way, for example, imagine a triangle and position three points of focus at the end of
each point where the lines of the shape meet. By doing so you create balance in your photo as well as subtly guiding the
eye.
6. Simplify – Know Your Focus
Having too much going on in your frame can mean
the person who's looking at it just keeps searching
for a point of focus and soon gets bored of looking
when they can't find one.
This doesn't mean you can't have secondary points of focus, it
just means you should make every effort to make sure they don't
steal all the limelight.
7. Watch the Background
Unsightly objects, overexposed or particularly bright areas and blocks/dots of bright col-
our will all pull the eye from what it's meant to be focusing on so take a good look at your
background before you take your photo and if pos-
sible, find a background that's not so obtrusive.
If you're working on portraits make sure there are
no unwanted items sticking out of your subject's head and, unless it adds to the
photo, throw the back ground out of focus.
To do this, select a wider aperture.
If you're working with plants and flowers create your own background out of card and material which can be slipped into
your bag alongside your camera gear.8. Look for Symmetry/Patterns
Filling your frame with a pattern that repeats gives the photo more impact,
exaggerating the size/number of the objects you're photographing.
Photos, where there's symmetry in them such as lamp posts lining either side of a
street, a long line of trees or a series of arches, can also be used to guide the eye
to a single point.
Just remember you need a focus point at the end of your photo
otherwise it won't work as well. Symmetry can also involve non-
related objects that resemble each other in shape, colour or
texture.
To be different, break the repetitive pattern with one shape/
colour that stands out from the rest. You'll probably have to play
around to see how positioning the 'odd one out' changes the
composition or feeling of your photo.
9. Create Depth
Having fore-, middle- and background detail
will add depth to your image as well as draw
the eye through the picture. Compositional
elements that complement each other, for
example with colour or by association, work
well but do be careful with the size of objects
you use and how you place them as you don't want the photo to be thrown off
balance.
You don't want a rock in the foreground of your landscape photo, for example, drawing the eye away from the hills and
mountains in the background. Adding water to the foreground can also lighten your photo as well as adding an extra
element of interest as it reflects the sky back out.
Ref: www.ephotozine.comDue to Lockdown all
events have been
cancelled until further
notice
WATCH ON
FOR
ANY ADDITIONS
AND CHANGESSCORES - JULY 2020
TOTAL GOLDS
POINTS POINTS IN POINTS GOLDS SALON
NAME SURNAME STAR
YEAR SECTION REQUIRED
GOLDS FOR
REQUIRED
COMS ACCEPT
YEAR SECTION
Dave Stedman 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
Ian Midgely 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
Jennifer Vorster 2 28 7 53 9 2 12 0 0
Margot Vile 2 51 21 39 10 2 12 1 0
Michelle Wilson 2 46 17 43 8 0 14 0 0
Ada Olwaga 2 30 16 44 6 4 10 0 0
Alexa Von Ruben 2 0 8 52 0 0 14 0 0
Basil Chassoulas 2 14 18 42 2 2 12 0 0
Emma Holle 2 50 19 41 10 3 11 0 0
Frank Ueckermann 2 0 45 15 0 14 0 0 0
George Pipinos 2 43 43 17 10 10 4 1 0
Linda Stedman 2 66 42 18 16 10 4 2 0
Neil Murray 3 54 10 70 8 2 18 0 0
Raymond Phillips 3 45 5 75 8 1 19 2 0
Dallas Mayson 3 51 0 80 11 2 18 2 0
Anton Jacobs 3 15 5 75 3 3 17 0 0
Cathy Van Heerden 3 0 7 73 0 1 19 0 0
Lynda Erasmus 3 62 39 41 14 7 13 0 0
Pieter Kruger 3 29 46 34 7 7 13 1 0
Sheilah Murray 3 26 32 48 2 4 16 0 0
Suzette McLaren 3 69 58 22 19 16 4 4 0
Willem Nel 3 69 43 37 16 10 10 7 10
Amy Ansell 4 63 297 -177 14 60 -30 2 0
Antonette Bezuidenhout 4 72 272 -152 21 72 -42 2 33
Belinda Ueckermann 4 0 83 37 0 20 10 0 32
Cathy Boyes 4 65 42 78 16 9 21 1 1TOTAL GOLDS
POINTS POINTS IN POINTS GOLDS SALON
NAME SURNAME STAR
YEAR SECTION REQUIRED
GOLDS FOR
REQUIRED
COMS ACCEPT
YEAR SECTION
Cecil Mayhew 4 66 334 -214 17 89 -59 1 39
Christine Nel 4 9 51 69 1 13 17 0 0
Craig Adams 4 6 142 -22 2 41 -11 0 2
Ditta Arnot 4 0 0 120 0 0 30 0 0
Hans Van der Walt 4 58 215 -95 18 63 -33 2 0
Jeanette Smith 4 57 297 -177 12 61 -31 1 19
John Horn 4 52 114 6 9 22 8 1 1
Leigh Reynolds 4 39 120 0 11 32 -2 4 11
Michelle Nelson 4 70 97 23 18 26 4 3 7
Mike Foxon 4 11 235 -115 3 63 -33 0 0
Morne Wright 4 52 67 53 11 14 16 2 0
Peta Quabeck 4 43 58 62 9 12 18 2 0
Ralph Evans 4 4 313 -193 1 56 -26 0 0
Robert Hill 4 27 111 9 5 19 11 0 0
Ron Reynolds 4 70 124 -4 19 34 -4 2 14
Trevor Fox 4 62 52 68 16 13 17 1 0
BERET
John Roux 5 69 n/a 0 16 4 6 3 16
Shane Else 5 62 n/a 0 16 11 -1 4 32
Cathy Dooley 5 66 n/a 0 13 13 -3 1 42
Julie Rochford 5 36 n/a 0 9 39 -29 1 15
Paula Rutherford 5 71 n/a 0 20 147 -137 1 34
BRONZE BERET
Sally Matthee 5 74 n/a 0 17 53 -33 5 42
SILVER BERET
Margaret Finn 5 40 n/a 0 8 48 -8 0 65
GOLD BERET
Leen Van der Slik 5 70 n/a 0 20 21 54 2 98
PLATINUM BERET
John Coumbias 5 86 n/a 0 23 121 29 8 301SET Valley sunset John Coumbias
SUBJECT Wes Kus Panorama Willem Nel
ONE star The good fairy Jenny Vorster
two star The Elephant Ada Olwage
THREE STAR Tannie Louise Willem Nel
four STAR Poinsettia Antonette Bezuidenhout
Fish Eagle Shane Else
Leopard on alert John Coumbias
five STAR
Skimming John Roux
Bee n coke Cathy DooleyBEST
JUNIOR Willem Nel Tannie Louise
IMAGE
BEST
SENIOR Shane Else Fish Eagle
IMAGE
ONE STAR Jenny Vorster The Good Fairy
TWO STAR Ada Olwage The Elephant
THREE STAR Willem Nel Tannie Louise
BEST Antonette
FOUR STAR Poinsettia
IN Bezuidenhout
SECTION FIVE STAR Shane Else Fish Eagle
SET SUBJECT John Coumbias Valley sunset
SET SUBJECT Wes Kus
Willem Nel
2ND Panoramavalley sunset - John Coumbias Wes Kus Panorama - Willem Nel
Tannie Louise - Willem Nel Best 3 Star Fish Eagle - Shane Else Best 5 Star
The Good Fairy -
Jenny Vorster
The Elephant - Ada OlwagePoinsettia - Antonette Bezuidenhout
NEWS!******We have a section now
where you can place appropriate adverts
for your small business that would be
useful to our members.
This section is especially for anyone who would
like to advertise to the Benoni Camera Club. It is
for selling anything that would be used by
photographers.
Advertising is free
Adverts will be approved by the committee4th Westville CC National Digital Salon 2020 PSSA B2021/01 (Closing: 11 Jul 2020) 3rd Pietersburg Digital Salon of Photography PSSA B2021/03 (Closing: 18 Jul 2020) 90TH Celebration Krugersdorp Camera Club 15th National Digital Salon PSSA B2021/07 (Closing: 01 Aug 2020) 1st Bethal National Digital Salon PSSA B2021/06 (Closing: 15 Aug 2020) 6th BFK National Digital Salon 2020 PSSA B2021/04 (Closing: 29 Aug 2020)
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and under
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