Social, Exhibition & Friday Night Drinks - Please Join Us!
The Photographers’ Gallery is currently showing the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. On March 12th at 6:30pm we will have an expert, introductory talk to the exhibition and gallery.

We’ll have a few drinks after looking round the exhibition, giving us a chance to meet other photo-hobbyists. I encourage you to bring and share your own significant photos and photo-stories; just 1 or 2 prints will do!

Contact me (details at the top of the page) if you’d like to join us for the evening.

What’s On
Deutsche Börse Photography Prize rewards a living photographer, of any nationality, who has made the most significant contribution, in exhibition or publication format, to the medium of photography over the previous year. The four shortlisted artists for this year’s Prize are:

- Anna Fox (b.1961, UK) - part of the new wave of British colour documentary photographers that emerged in the 1980s, Fox creates a compelling study of the mundane and bizarre in British life
- Zoe Leonard (b.1961, USA) - a chronicler of the overlooked, for the last 30 years Leonard has recorded urban landscapes, creating an eclectic and personal inventory of our material world
- Sophie Ristelhueber (b.1949, France) - investigates the impact of human conflict on architecture and landscapes and records the resulting aftermath in places such as Bosnia, France, Iraq, Lebanon
- Donovan Wylie (b.1971, UK) - systematically documented the fabric and physical structure of the eponymous Northern Ireland Maze Prison and its subsequent demolition

Location & Meeting Point
We’ll meet inside the Photographers’ Gallery at the reception desk. I’ll be wearing a badge saying The Photo School. The talk starts promptly at 6:30pm. This get together will probably be 3 hours in total (first 1h30 at the exhibition and the second half having drinks). If work keeps you late, you’re welcome to join us later, but please do text/phone to let me know.

Please note the Photographers’ Gallery is now at 16 - 18 Ramillies Street behind Oxford Street.

Just found these London before and after photos on the BBC website.

Truly amazing, there are nearly 140 years between the photos of how London was then (shot by Henry Dixon - 1870s) and how our capital looks now (shot this year by Rob Ainsley).

Mostly photos of the city, we are privy to see the changes that have happened with buildings that either were bombed or spaces that would change as society changed.

View the photos on the BBC website.

Look closely, you can see extensions, renovations, or in the case of a couple, our food and drinking needs have wiped away the whole building.

An excellent slideshow of 12 photos courtesy of the British Library.

And a great warm up for the Points of View exhibition being hosted by the British Library that The Photo School is going to this Sunday.

Photos from Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew

Back in August, the Photo School spent a sunny summer’s day at Kew for our Garden Photography Masterclass. So it was nice to have a reminder yesterday of the fun we had by seeing some more stunning photography shot at Kew.

This time is was by professional photographer Heather Angel.

Heather spent a year capturing the plants and animals that inhabit west London. I love the commentary that she gives in her slideshow. See her pics from Kew on the BBC website and our beginner shots from August on the Photo School’s events page.

Looking forward to seeing more wildlife photos at the National History Museum later this month.

Join us if you can!

Happy photographing! Natalie

What better to do on a summer Sunday than to have a day at Kew Gardens learning how to improve your garden photography.

This practical photography event coincides with The International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition.

There will be the chance to view the best images taken from gardens across the world whilst exploring Kew and improving your garden and plant portraiture photography.

The event runs from 10:30am til 4pm and costs £35. This includes:

• Kew entrance costing £13
• Tuition by acclaimed landscape and portrait photographer, Jon Mortimer
• Hands-on photography at Kew’s Houses, Conservatories and Walkways
• Chance to view and be inspired by the Garden POTY exhibition
• Beginner garden photography handouts

Please pay via Paypal to natalie@photolate.com to confirm your place. Min 8 people. Max 15 people. This practical is aimed at enthusiastic beginner photographers. Lunch not included.

Theme
Jon Mortimer, an acclaimed landscape and portrait photographer will lead the group. The topics to be discussed and taught during the day will include:

• How to select the angles in a garden
• Framing and composition in relation to garden and plant portrait photography
• Using a variety of lenses for different elements of garden photography
• Learning how time of day and weather affect garden photography
• Using natural light and small camera top flash
• Switching to indoor plant photography
• Choosing the best equipment for a desired theme

Itinerary
The event will comprise of the following parts:

1) Warm-up: be inspired by others’ garden photographs at the POTY exhibition

2) Introduction: Jon will discuss the main elements of garden photography

3) Hands on tuition: we will be travelling around the gardens stopping at Kew’s key attractions. For each attraction, the tutor will talk through the main areas of this field of photography and then we will spend some time practicing what we have learnt, with Jon always close by to help and advise

4) Late lunch: stopping at one of the cafes we will take the chance to discuss and share our own experiences, each sharing our best photo so far

5) More key attractions and teaching: attractions may include Xstrata Treetop Walkway, Palm House, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Waterlily House

6) Evaluation: we will discuss our experiences and evaluate our images

Exhibition
The International Garden POTY exhibition is in its 2nd year and receives over 19,000 images from amateur and professional photographers alike.

This year the exhibition includes a special category ‘World Botanic Gardens’ to celebrate Kew’s 250th birthday. Other categories include garden views, plant portraits, wildlife in the garden, trees, people in the garden & the edible garden. It is likely to be a great inspirational start to the day!

Things To Bring
Please bring your camera and a tripod if possible. It’s always advisable to carry spare batteries and memory cards just in case. If you wish, please bring printed samples of your own garden photographs.

We will be stopping at one of the cafés for a late lunch.
Feel free to bring a packed lunch if you prefer.

Location
We will meet promptly at 10:30am at Kew Gardens, Victoria Gate.

This is the largest entrance and nearest to Kew Gardens station (District line and London Overground services), about 3 minutes walk from the station.

This gate is on Kew Road, situated in the middle of the Gardens, and the 65 bus stops outside. The Victoria Gate visitor centre provides retail, coffee shop, toilets, information and Friends desk.

Find Out More
http://www.kew.org/vi…
http://www.tfl.gov.uk…
Call Natalie on 07773 819053

5/5 To Eamonn McCabe’s Exhibition “Artists And Their Studios”

It’s currently on show at the National Portrait Gallery and is a small and sweet, yet great insight into the world in which others - artists - work. It features photos of Gilbert & George, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst amongst other less well-known artists.

It’s well worth a visit if you are in town. You can whizz round the 14 portraits probably in 14 minutes, giving time to stop off at the cafe just next door :) It’s on until the end of the October.

McCabe Began His Photographic Career In The 1970s.

He joined the Observer in 1976 and was voted Sports Photographer of the Year four times between 1978 and 1984. In 1988 he moved to the Guardian as Picture Editor and became the chief photographer of the Guardian profile portrait. In 2000 he left the picture desk to concentrate on photographing people in the arts.

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