Category Archives: U3AC Photography Courses

U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 26 Still Life Photography Workshop

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Brian

Jitka Brynjolffssen facilitated a practical session on still life photography yesterday.  She heroically brought in all manner of items to use a subjects and various lighting set ups.  All good fun, lots of squatting and kneeling notwithstanding.  My efforts below.

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 25 Penny Reeves, Portrait Photography

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Brian

Penny Reeves, photographer and accredited judge on photography talked about the ins and outs of portraiture, illustrated with her own work featuring family and friends. Types of portrait: casual/candid; natural light posed; studio posed; and self-portraits.  Selfies and corporate head … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 24 Eleni Paliginis Macro Workshop

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Brian

From a briefing note by Eleni: Macro photography, sometimes referred to as microphotography, is the action of taking photos of small items. It is extensively used to photograph flowers, insects and also for commercial purposes to photograph jewellery etc. Because … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 22 Michael Morrish in Antarctica

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Brian

Mike spoke about his recent trip to the far south: Buenos Aires – Ushuaia – Antarctic Peninsular – Port Stanley.  Photographic challenges: temperature and cumbersome clothing; choice of seating in the Zodiac dinghy; biosecurity on the Peninsular; snow and judging … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 21 Creative 2

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Brian

Today’s class was run as a practical workshop to try out creative in-camera techniques, such as double exposure, zoom burst, rotation burst, intentional camera movement and high dynamic range, introduced by Tim Ewbank at the end of last term.   We … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 20 Creative

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Brian

A session presented jointly by Alasdair, Andrew, Tim and myself looking at ways of  achieving visual effects and alternative imagery. Alasdair: using old SLR lenses on digital cameras; tilt adaptors; and the Lensbaby. Andrew: refractions in water; show shutter speeds; … Continue reading →

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Alternative Photography

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Brian

Spent a bit of time yesterday experimenting with Lensball and Bug Eye gadgets in preparation for next week’s U3A Photography Forum.

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 19 Members’ Travel Photographs

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Brian

Graham Wickens presented travel photographs by members of the Forum.  Ten people submitted around 40 pictures – mainly in colour, just a couple in black and white. Destinations ranged from the Hebrides and Felixstowe to Nagasaki and Chatsworth and from … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 18 Still Life 2

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Brian

This week members introduced their own work following Jitka’s talk in class 13.  We reviewed 40 pictures from 12 people.  The topic was interpreted very broadly.  Subjects included, flowers, crockery, sculptures, tools, a lensball, electronic circuits, architectural details, bric a … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 17 Street Photography 2

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Brian

This week members presented their own street photographs following my talk in Week 15.  Fourteen photographers submitted a total of 44 pictures.  Thirty-six pictures were in colour and eight black and white. Locations: Cambridge 19, other UK 9, abroad 16.  … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 16 Travel Photography

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Brian

Graham Wickens titled his talk Travelling Photography.

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 15 Street Photography

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Brian

I gave an introductory talk about street photography on Monday (12th February).  I structured this under three headings: 1. Why street photography?  2. The development of the genre (early years; the 20th Century; and contemporary work).  3. Tips on technique. … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 13 Still Life

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Brian

Jitka Brynjolffsen introduced us to the world of still life, a genre that can trace its root in painting to the ancient Egyptians and on through the Greeks and the Romans, the Dutch Renaissance and to the Impressionists and Post … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 12 Post-Processing

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Brian

Eleni Paliginis introduced us to the post-processing capabilities of Lightroom Classic.  It is undoubtedly a very powerful programme for working on photographs – some of its tools appear almost magical in the way they understand what’s in the original photograph … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2023-24 – Week 11 + Exhibition

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Brian

Yesterday we looked at organising and saving photography files, a worthy, important even, but dull subject. Much more interesting was the exhibition of work by members of the Forum mounted at the U3AC offices.  Eleven members showed twenty pictures, split … Continue reading →

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