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25 Jan 2023

Discover how you can use simple equipment to capture different images of the night sky

Our popular astrophotography workshops are returning this winter.

Introduction to astrophotography – 15 February, 7:30pm – 10pm

Join us for an informal and fun session that includes an introductory workshop (co-presented by Jodrell’s Dr Ant Holloway), along with a chance for you to try out your equipment on-site at Jodrell Bank.

You’ll learn how to use your DSLR or Compact System Camera to get started in Astrophotography. You’ll also discover how you can use simple equipment such as a tripod, to capture different images of the night sky, from planets and constellations to the colours of stars and star trails. There’ll be a chance too, to look at additional equipment you can use to expand the range of images you make.

No previous knowledge is required to attend this session but you will require your own camera with full manual controls.

Outdoor clothing and waterproof footwear is advisable. Observing the night sky is weather permitting.

Advanced astrophotography – 15 March, 7:30pm – 10pm

Do you already have some experience in photography and are looking to get some extra tips and tricks from an expert? Our advanced course offers astrophotographers the chance to extend their knowledge and help them achieve breath-taking night sky photography.

The session follows on from our Introduction to Astrophotography and includes a detailed talk by Jodrell’s Dr Ant Holloway followed by an in-depth demonstration of software packages including ‘Deep Sky Stacker’ and ‘Star Trails’.

Please note, this is a theory-based session, and the evening won’t include any practical outdoor work. As ever, you can expect a warm welcome and the chance to meet like-minded people and to talk to our knowledgeable team.

Both events are suitable for adults and young people 14+ and hot drinks will be provided.

Image credit: Dr Ant Holloway

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OUR HOMETOWN: Williams Lake photographer strives to capture moments, record history

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A visual storyteller from the time she was a teenager, Laureen Carruthers has been a professional photographer in Williams Lake for over 15 years.

Her love for photography began after she saw an enlarged photograph her high school art teacher, David Abbott, had taken of his daughters, which included Carruthers’ lifelong friend, Kelly Abbott. She recalled looking up at that photo and instantly knowing that she wanted to take photos of her own children like that one day.

Now, she photographs just about everything, from intimate portraits of mothers with their newly born babes to action-packed rodeo photos. Her photos are warm and authentic, capturing precious moments that might otherwise be forgotten.

When looking at her work, it’s as if you’ve walked into a memory and are now truly there. You can hear the rushing water as a fisherman carefully stabilizes himself against jagged rocks while holding out a net of fish. You feel the wind from the bride’s dress as her groom whisks her into the air.

Time stands still in a photograph, yet in her work, you see an entire story unfolding.

Carruthers is drawn to what’s real, and she “[tries] to capture that no matter what genre [she is] photographing.”

While she could never pick a favourite moment as a photographer, she cherishes being able to photograph children, like the photos of her own boys with her father who has since passed. Encapsulating moments like that is something she’ll never forget.

Carruthers opened her photo studio around 2012 after outgrowing her basement, where she was photographing families and newborns. Her studio allowed her more space, far superior lighting and the ability to grow her business into commercial work as well.

Outside of her studio, she’s built special connections with the Tsilhqot’in National Government, where she works for them on a contract basis. She loves all she’s learned about the First Nations culture and traditions, including “how the elders are treasured” and being able to photograph them, with “their faces [having] so much to tell.”

She also volunteers some of her time, where annually she photographs the Williams Lake Stampede and more recently the Williams Lake Stampeders hockey team. She was drawn to sports photography after her boys got into things like mountain biking and soccer. Some of her volunteer work is much harder but leaves bereaved parents with truly invaluable keepsakes – photos of their adored stillborn babies. Carruthers said, “this one is really hard to do, but I feel is so very important,” including trying to capture precious moments between family members who are in the process of losing a loved one.

“I want to take photos that will matter in years to come, be it for families, maybe history lessons… Things that will make a difference in people’s lives.”

As for the future, Carruthers said she will always continue to learn and would love to do more travel photography, allowing her to see and learn about more cultures. She believes that “life imitates art” and that “all of [her] work is because of who [she is] and how [she sees] things in the world. [Her] photos are just an extension of things [she sees and feels].”

Along with her high school art teacher, David Abbott, some of her influences include Sue Bryce, whom she saw in Seattle after she won a trip to see her, and Annie Leibovitz, whose lighting and art direction she studies. She’s also inspired by old movies and paintings.

As for her own advice for aspiring photographers, she encourages them to learn everything they can about light, and not to simply rely on Photoshop. Photography means “drawing with light,” and “knowing light is by far the most important element of a good photo,” Carruthers said.

While camera-shy herself, Carruthers encourages people to get photos of themselves taken because “they are the only keepsakes we have of moments that will never again happen. They are history… We all matter. We are all a story that needs to be told and remembered.”

Her work has been published many times. One of the highlights of her career was when she won a Canada-wide photo contest through Getty Images. She was flown out to Toronto where she accepted her award.

In her personal life, Laureen and her partner Joel Gyselinck, who also works as her second shooter at weddings, enjoy living on an acreage on the outskirts of the city. Their hobbies include gardening and caring for their growing mix of animals including chickens, miniature donkeys, a pony, a horse, one goose, a cat and their basset hounds.

Recently, she was nominated by an anonymous community member for a BC Small Business Award, which she says “is truly an honour. Receiving letters of support over the last few days has moved me to tears and really helped me realize just how much my work matters in people’s lives, and I honestly feel like this is enough. Winning would be awesome, but feeling the love and appreciation I have over this last week is really enough.”

While she would love to have less social media in her life, social media is a helpful avenue in her receiving business and sharing her work. Her website is www.laureencarruthersphotography.com. You can also find her on Instagram and Facebook by searching Laureen Carruthers Photography.

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The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Roger Matsumoto’s Printing with Palladium from February 3-23

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The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Roger Matsumoto’s Printing with Palladium from February 3-23 – State of Delaware News

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On view from February 3-23, 2023

Wilmington, Del. (January 25, 2023) – The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery presents 2022 DDOA Individual Artist Fellow Roger Matsumoto’s exhibition, “Printing with Palladium”, running February 3-24, 2023. Guests are invited to attend a Meet-the-Artist Reception on Friday, February 3 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Roger Matsumoto has been involved with photography since he learned the basics during his junior high school days. The photographer for his school newspaper, Matsumoto also did astrophotography using an 8-inch telescope that he made. But “I did not consider what I was doing to be any form of art.” It was only later – on a climbing trip to Yosemite during college – that he “purchased a small booklet of Ansel Adams photographs that made me see what photography was capable of.”

He then began to study seriously, taking a photography class at the University of Utah. After exploring silver printing and some “alternative” processes during the 1970s (including Cibachrome color work), Matsumoto discovered printing with palladium, now his primary process. Since he began exhibiting in 1982, his work has been seen in over 200 shows, including at the Fleischer Art Memorial (Philadelphia), Foundry Art Center (St. Louis, MO), Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington), and the London (England) Camera Club, where his print won first prize. Matsumoto also has prints in the collections of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Utah Museum of Fine Art, and Philadelphia Museum of Art (three prints).

Though Ansel Adams’ photographs were the pivotal inspiration for his work and his artistic practice, Matsumoto was also influenced by the work of Karl Blossfeldt and Brett Weston. His current process “extends the purely photographic image with brushed lines or areas” applied at the same time as the palladium coating, making each print a “distinct realization of the negative” – a monoprint. Matsumoto is also exploring a new series called “Stereo Pair” that mimics the stereo cards popular at the end of the 19th century.

The Newark resident was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father was in the Army, and (with his mother and sister) Matsumoto lived in Tokyo for three years as a child in a U.S. military housing base. The family eventually relocated to the Pacific Northwest, and Matsumoto lived in the Seattle region until after graduate school. He then moved to Salt Lake City. He came to Delaware from Salt Lake City and has lived here since 1988, “the longest I’ve been in one place.”

Matsumoto’s palladium images are almost exclusively of botanical subjects. He can make negatives at any time during the year, but “I print in palladium only in the winter when the humidity is low.” This means that often months elapse between creating the negative and printing it. The pandemic, “while not actually a complete re-set of my past practice,” allowed him to try out new films. But there’s been a recent spike in the cost of palladium (and all art supplies), and Matsumoto is also challenged by the “changes made in the materials I use.” However, he’s looking forward to exhibiting again. “These prints need to be seen in person, not only on a monitor or cell phone screen.”

The Mezzanine Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located on the second floor of the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.

Image: “16-13a”. Palladium Monoprint. 12″x20″. 2016.

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Contact: Andrew Truscott, Program Officer, Marketing and Communications

302-577-8280, [email protected]

The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is dedicated to cultivating and supporting the arts to enhance the quality of life for all Delawareans. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. For more information about the Delaware Division of the Arts, visit arts.delaware.gov or call 302-577-8278.

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On view from February 3-23, 2023

The Mezzanine Gallery, open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is located on the second floor of the Carvel State Office Building, 820 N. French Street, Wilmington.

Image: “16-13a”. Palladium Monoprint. 12″x20″. 2016.

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Contact: Andrew Truscott, Program Officer, Marketing and Communications

302-577-8280, [email protected]

Related Topics: art exhibit, art exhibition, Art Loop Wilmington, Carvel State Office Building, Individual Artist Fellowship, Mezzanine Gallery, photography, Roger Matsumoto

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Gilavar Photo Club whips up interest in keen photographers [PHOTO]

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Through its multifaceted activities, the Gilavar Photo Club
successfully contributes to the country’s photography art.

Founded in 2017, the Gilavar Photo Club aims at discovering and
supporting talented photographers.

The club’s participants are actively engaged in local and
international photo contests. Since 2017, the photo club has been a
member of the International Association of Art Photographers. In
2020, the Gilavar Photo Club became Azerbaijan’s official
representative at the association.

2023 marks the fifth anniversary of the photo club that promotes
photography art in the country and beyond its borders.

On this occasion, the Gilavar Photo Club awarded some of the
best photographers in the “Stills 2022” competition.

The awarding ceremony took place at the Baku Youth Center and
brought together many officials, photographers, press secretaries,
and mass media representatives.

Chairman of the Gilavar Photo Club Board of Directors Rashad
Mehdiyev addressed the event. In his speech, he listed a number of
projects implemented by the photo club over the past years.

Over this time, the photo club organized over 10 international
photo contests with the special permission of the International
Federation of Photographic Art, Photographic Society of America
(PSA),

At the same time, over 4,000 photographers from about 80
countries participated in international photo contests organized by
the club.

Mehdiyev noted that for the first time, the club launched a
competition called “Azerbaijan Press Photo” – “Press Photo of the
Year” in the field of photojournalism.

Founder of the Gilavar Photo Club Dilavar Najafov and the
Gilavar Photo Club Board of Directors Rashad Mehdiyev spoke about
the photo club’s main objectives.

Gilavar Photo Club’s main goals include the search for talented
photographers and photography art development in the country.

The photo club supports the participation of photographers in
international photo contests and arouses interest in anyone keen on
photography.

Next, the Gilavar Photo Club awarded Azerbaijani photographers,
who distinguished themselves in international competitions as well
as the winners of “Photo shoots 2022” and “Azerbaijan Press Photo”
competitions.

Furthermore, the guests of the ceremony viewed a photo
exhibition held as part of the event.

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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County hosts nature photo contest for amateur photographers

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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County invites amateur photographers who enjoy nature and are looking for a challenge to enter its 2023 Amateur Photo Contest, which is held in conjunction with its annual Art of the Land fundraiser in November.

For $10, photographers can enter the contest and have a chance to have their photos included in a public show and possibly win a cash award.

First-, second- and third-place awards will be given in the amounts of $100, $75 and $50, with honorable mentions receiving $25.

Photographers will be assigned to take pictures of one of TLC’s many public or privately owned conservation easements or Conservation@Home properties throughout McHenry County.

Entrants have from now until early October to visit the site and photograph its plants, animals, insects or inspiring scenic views.

Images selected will be shown during the 2023 Art of the Land art show and fundraiser.

Photos will also be posted on the Land Conservancy of McHenry County’s website and may be used in publications and social media to highlight the beauty of the land in McHenry County.

The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15.

Entrants do not need to be a McHenry County resident to compete.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County considers an amateur photographer to be one earning less than a maximum of $2,000 annually from photographic work. For full contest rules and application visit conservemc.org/photo-contest.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is a member-based private nonprofit dedicated to preserving natural, scenic and agricultural land.

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How to use your camera’s custom settings feature to speed up your shooting workflow

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This is one of the most underused features of mirrorless cameras today – and many later DSLRs that came before them. We’re talking about the custom saved settings feature. These settings presets, usually accessible via the mode dial on top of your camera, allow you to instantly recall a set of saved settings whenever you need them. They’re massively helpful when regularly using your camera in different situations.

In this video, photographer Rick Bebbington walks us through how and why he sets them up on his Sony A7R IV mirrorless cameras. But Sony isn’t the only brand that offers such a feature. They all do. And when you’re regularly switching between different uses – like video vs stills, or regular shooting vs astrophotography or focus stacking for macro – they can save a lot of time in your workflow.

I use custom settings presets all the time with my Panasonic mirrorless cameras. I usually use them for shooting video and occasionally I’ll use them for stills if that’s all I have on me – my Nikon DSLRs are still my photography cameras until they die off. As I have six Panasonic bodies, they all have their settings as closely matched as possible and saved to a custom preset. 4K, 24fps, the same aperture, ISO and shutter speed combination, the same picture style (with custom tweaks), the same audio settings, everything.

That way, no matter what I’ve been doing with any of them in the meantime, I know I can always switch them over to “C1” and they’ll all be matched up and ready for shooting side-by-side. “C2” is reserved for shooting slow motion – whatever the maximum frame rate of each camera is, with a compensated ISO to match the new shutter speed. I used to just change the settings when I was going to do something else and then change them back when I was done. But I’d invariably forget some setting I’d changed, not change it back, and then the footage wouldn’t look right compared to the other cameras, or the audio would be way off (or not there at all if variable frame rate is enabled).

Using the custom settings presets not only saves me time from having to go and manually change each setting back every time, but it also meant that I was no longer forgetting to change important stuff. There’s not much worse as a video shooter than copying over footage from several cameras for a multicam edit and finding out that they don’t match each other.

But outside of my use for custom settings presets, they can be invaluable for photography, too, if you’re regularly switching up genres that require a completely different set of settings. Switching from portraits to astrophotography or macro can also require genre-specific settings. For example, you’re generally willing to accept a higher ISO at an event like a wedding (especially indoors) than you would with a focus-stacked macro shot of something completely static with your camera on a tripod.

Spanish Artist Carlos Cabo Creates Amazing Abstract Figurative Ceramic Sculptures

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Spanish artist Carlos Cabo creates elegant and amazing abstract figurative ceramic sculptures. Clay is incredibly malleable and versatile, allowing artists to mold the material into a wide array of forms. Carlos masters in clay art and he creates figure sculptures out of clay that reinterpret the human anatomy and forms of sea creatures in an abstract way.

In his words “I grew up in a rural environment, in which we children spent a lot of time outdoors, in permanent contact with endless objects that served to accumulate a lot of tactile experiences in my memory. On the other hand, in my town, there was no electricity during the day. This came to the houses when it got dark and, sometimes, well into the night, which forced us to wander around it using our sense of feeling and touch… I came to know all the imperfections of the walls, the geometry of the doors, and the location of things.”

Scroll down and inspire yourself. Check Carlos Cabo’s Website and Instagram for more information.