For our April 18 meeting, we are going to meet in person and also present on Zoom so that all members and guests can attend, even if they are unable to join the in-person meeting.
Monday, April 18, 2022
Meeting start time: 7pm (Zoom conferencing line opens approximately 15 minutes before start time)In-person:
OSU Extension Office, 1211 SE Bay Blvd., Newport, OR 97365 (enter the OSU Extension Office through the door on the right side of the main entrance. Mask is optional.To join the Zoom meeting, click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/74909264555
At this meeting, we will share our own images inspired by the April 4 presentations from Kim and guest presenter, John Ritchie.
For photographing flowers, Kim shared her mantra and approach: keep the image simple, have a clear idea of what you are trying to express in the image, manage light carefully—particularly backlighting—identify and highlight a center of interest (COI), achieve good separation from background elements, and process to focus emphasis on the COI.
John showed us about shaping light, which means controlling lighting direction and intensity, either by using one or more strobes or composing in such a way that strong directional light is involved. Black and white works well for this. Shooting in at least partial darkness also facilitates. Using a strobe within a long exposure can freeze motion and highlight a subject. Using multiple flashes from a strobe can show motion. Directional light can abstract and highlight attractive shapes. Shooting portraits using directional light would also fit in here. The theme running through “shaping light” was coming up with an idea or concept (seeing faces in objects, e.g.) and then figuring out how to illustrate that concept using directional light.
You may submit up to three images in each category to yaapeid@gmail.com. Deadline for submissions is end of day Friday, April 15.
Please use the file naming convention YourName_ImageName_Category, where “F” category is for flowers and “L” category is for shaping light. So, for example “AnselAdams_HalfDome_L”.
File size and format will be the same as for normal EID submissions; see guidelines here.
