This month's speakers

BCG presents Dean Holland who will be a regular presenter at BCG over the coming months.

Dean is a professional trainer and runs Take Better Photos (takebetterphotos.com.au) where he has taught many hundreds of people how to improve their photography, both at the moment the shutter clicks and later during the processing stages.

Over the next few months, Dean will be presenting at BCG digital nights on many varied subjects.

Tonight Dean will cover the fundamentals of digital image presentation "Getting it out there".

Print Preparation

18 March

Continuing our month of printing, we'll be looking at the how to get your image out of the computer and to the printer. There are a number of steps involved to ensure the colours you see are the colours you are going to get.

Darren Jew (darrenjew.com) will show you some of the techniques he uses to print his gorgeous work, ensuring that the colours he's captured are the ones which appear on his prints.

Darren is one of the worlds most accomplished underwater photographers and has shot in the exotic locations of Africa, Alaska, Patagonia and Antarctica. He has had his work published internationally in books and magazines and was named the Canon/AIPP Australian Science, Environment and Nature Photographer of the Year for 2007, 2009 and 2010.

Image Editing

After the break, Dean Holland will continue his series on editing and adjusting images. Tonight Dean will cover histograms, brightnesss, contrast in the topic "Get the Brightness right"

Dean is a professional trainer and runs Take Better Photos (takebetterphotos.com.au) where he has taught many hundreds of people how to improve their photography, both at the moment the shutter clicks and later during the processing stages.

Editing by Histogram

If you were present at the March Digital Meeting you'll know that April's Digital night is one not to miss. Dean Holland continues his talks on taking better photos and will show you how to edit your photos by reading and analysing the histogram. Your image has so much more to tell you if you can understand what's there.

Dean is a professional trainer and runs Take Better Photos (takebetterphotos.com.au) where he has taught many hundreds of people how to improve their photography, both at the moment the shutter clicks and later during the processing stages.

Smooth Skin

How do you correct skin tones and clean up blemishes? Rod Talbot will show us the tricks of the trade to smooth skin and clean complexions.

Ray Lockett will show you alternative software designed especially for portrait editing, Portrait Professional. Definitely worth a look and if you're working with portraits.

Before and After

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Bin or Win

So you've been on another fantastic BCG outing event and now have 583 images to sift through. How do you make that choice? Why did you choose that image over all the others?

Send your best shot, along with the two or three others you rejected to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Image Show

You can also post your selection to the BCG Forum in the Digital Night section.

The email address for image submissions is: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Details for image dimensions are here.

Infra-Red

IR photography was previously only achieveable using special film. Now, thanks to special modifications, IR can be captured on digital cameras. Understanding how it works and how to make it produce images is quite difficult. Fortunately Dave Edney can explain these technicalities and show you the new look of images now possible with and IR camera.

Image Refinement

BCG presents Dean Holland with another instructive installment to help you take better photos.

Dean is a professional trainer and runs Take Better Photos (takebetterphotos.com.au) where he has taught many hundreds of people how to improve their photography, both at the moment the shutter clicks and later during the processing stages.

Regular Segments

Before and After

Send your nominations to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  with a brief write up of what steps you went through.

Bin or Win

So you've been on another fantastic BCG outing event and now have 583 images to sift through. How do you make that choice? Why did you choose that image over all the others?

Send your best shot, along with the two or three others you rejected to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Image Show

You can also post your selection to the BCG Forum in the Digital Night section.

The email address for image submissions is: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Details for image dimensions are here.

AV Showcase

In preparation for the Annual Competition, Ray will be showing examples of award winning AVs to illustrate the art.

Masking For Digital Photography

Andy Cross will show us some more tricks with photoshop and how to select and modify using masking layers.

Regular Segments

Before and After

Send your nominations to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  with a brief write up of what steps you went through.

Bin or Win

So you've been on another fantastic BCG outing event and now have 583 images to sift through. How do you make that choice? Why did you choose that image over all the others?

Send your best shot, along with the two or three others you rejected to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Image Show

You can also post your selection to the BCG Forum in the Digital Night section.

The email address for image submissions is: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Details for image dimensions are here.

BCG is proud to present an evening with Nick Rains.

Originally from the UK, Nick made Australia his home in 1990 and is well known for his travel and landscape photography.  Nick is one of Australia's most well known and most published photographers with credits to his name in Australian Geographic, Sports Illustrated, London Times, Paris Match, Stern and many other well known publications.

On Monday 29th April, Nick will be presenting at Brisbane Camera Group on the Art and Craft of Landscape Photography.

The evening will start at 7.00 pm promptly and will cover:

• The essentials of how to think about landscape photography:researching a location, preparing for the shoot, what kit to take, what to do on the day.
• Post production for landscape photography: workflow to get the most out of your landscapes, maximising tonal range, sweetening the image for printing.
• Throughout the evening, Nick will use his own images to demonstrate his techniques.  You will be treated to a showcase of amazing images and some of the stories behind the pictures.

Date:  Monday 29th April 2013

Time:  7.00pm - 10.00pm

Supper:  Provided

BCG Members:  $35.00  (BCG Financial members will be emailed a link for this special price)

General Admission: $45.00

General information about Nick and his work can be found at http://www.nickrains.com

Photographing the Queensland Ballet in an unobtrusive manner places unique demands on a photographer’s skills and tests the boundaries of the equipment as motion needs to be frozen in a low light environment. On Monday 11th February 2013, Ken Sparrow will explain the techniques he uses to capture the activities of the Queensland Ballet and provide a showcase of his work. http://kensparrowphotography.com.au

Ken Sparrow is a photographer based on the Gold Coast whose passion is documenting the activities of the Queensland Ballet. Ken is a member of the Gold Coast Photographic Club, PSQ & the APS.

Printing

Almost a dying art, printing and displaying your images is the most satisfying way of showing your work. If you've never used a mat cutter this is your chance to see how easy it can be.

Several of our members are bringing in their own cutter to demonstrate how to make frames for your prints and sharing tips and tricks to make the job easy and look great.

Mat Cutter For Sale

Iris Anderson will be selling an Oval mat board cutter similar to this one from Logan Graphic. Give your prints a unique flare with this cutter.

Competition Topic Discussion

May's competition set subject, "On The Street" has several interpretations. We'll be discussing ideas and inspirations for competition entries. A definition is listed on the May Competition page here.

Image Critique

Bring along some images to have them appraised by our panel before you submit them for competition. An ad-hoc panel will offer tips and suggestions for improvement of images brought in by members.

There is no competition or winner, just constructive comments on how to improve your images. 

• Members are welcome to bring along up to 4 images
• Please bring your images on a USB stick, SD or CF card

Guest Speaker - David Lloyd & Angela Blakely

Ethical Photography in Sensitive Situations

David Lloyd and Angela Blakely began working together in 1995 when commissioned to document the Australian Army’s involvement in the Rwanda crisis.  On their travels together and separately through Somalia, Bosnia, Malawi, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Australia and many other countries, Lloyd and Blakely have worked in highly sensitive areas documenting health and social issues.  Brisbane Camera Group is pleased to host Angela & David who will be talking about Ethical Photography in Sensitive Situations.

Competition Topic Discussion

June's competition set subject, "Wide Angle" will be discussed for ideas and inspirations in competition entries.

Image Critique

Bring along some images to have them appraised by our panel before you submit them for competition.  Image evaluation and critique will take place on our 'Focus' nights on the second Monday of each month.  An ad-hoc panel will offer tips and suggestions for improvement of images brought in by members.

There is no competition or winner, just constructive comments on how to improve your images. 

• Members are welcome to bring along up to 4 images
• Please bring your images on a USB stick, SD or CF card

Damien Bredberg

Damien is a master professional photographer working for some of Australia's largest advertising and commercial agencies. His uniquie ability to visualise the final scene enables a high quality product, full of action, life and character. 

We've had Damien's collaborator, Danny Joslyn, at BCG in 2012. Now meet the man who makes Danny's images possible.

damienbredberg.com

Image Critique

Bring along some images to have them appraised by our panel before you submit them for competition. An ad-hoc panel will offer tips and suggestions for improvement of images brought in by members.

There is no competition or winner, just constructive comments on how to improve your images.

• Members are welcome to bring along up to 4 images
• Please bring your images on a USB stick, SD or CF card

Date: Sunday 3 February - 10am

Brisbane Powerhouse - Front entrance door, carpark side (not river side)

Set subject objective: Textures (for April comp)

Shoot commences shortly after 10am and continues until around 12:30. This is a great shoot for beginners who are still getting familiar with their camera settings as we will likely be in optimum shooting conditions for testing new cameras and techniques in an interesting and visually rich environment. It's a great chance too to scout out photos for the up-and-coming competitions.

Date: Sunday 3rd March - 4.30pm

Location: Fortitude Valley, Brunswick St Mall, outside McDonalds

Set subject objective: On The Street (for May competition)

Fortitude Valley has some very interesting street art and culture. We can investigate some of the alleys and back streets, as well as the street vendors, local characters,  and Chinatown lights/ car light trails.  This will be a great opportunity to scout out photos for the May competition "On the street".

Plan: Meet at McDonalds and team up to explore the surrounding area. Beginners will be offered the chance for some one-on-one time with an experienced photographer. Meet again at 6.15 pm for a quick dinner at a local restaurant.  At about 7.15pm, anyone who would like to photograph night streets/Chinatown lights/car light trails can join other members of the group for an hour session.  We'll finish at about 8.15pm.

Things to bring: