A fascinating evening with Steve Myall and his 100 Strangers talk last night;

Flickr’s 100 Strangers Project offers the opportunity to step back from club and exhibition photography constraints and stepping into spontaneity and challenge of approaching and photographing strangers.  The project requires a short write-up of each encounter and technique.  Overcoming nerves, becoming confident in ones approach, how to engage with the subject, even asking them to move to a suitable/sympathetic background is an art form of itself!  Steve certainly has the techniques off-pat and shared not only his photographs but also technical tips along the way.  There is so much scope in the project for sub-projects – men with beards, red hair, colourful hats……….No wonder Steve is into his third 100 Strangers.

Many thanks to Steve for an informative and entertaining evening and to everyone who came along.

Next week we meet in Hatch End for our final monthly Print Competition of the season which will be judged by Kevin Day.

Have a good week and stay cool (and dry!).

We celebrated the longest day of the year by meeting at the Aquadrome last night for an informal photo shoot.  Perfect weather, glorious light and some obliging subject matter!

For some it was their first visit, others are familiar with the trails, lakes and habitats, happy to act as guides.

With so many areas of interest, the lakes, nature reserves, woods, along the  River Colne or Grand Union Canal,  last night was just an introduction/’taster’ or reminder of a great  place to hone one’s camera-craft.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable and convivial evening – no one got lost or locked in the car park and everyone went home with record shots in their cameras – some of which may feature in future competitions or critique evenings.

Next week we have a Talk over Zoom:  100 Strangers by Steve Myall EFIAP BPE5* 

In the meantime, enjoy your week and stay cool.