Annual Photo Journalism and Photo Essay Competition

On Tuesday 19th August we will be having our annual Photo Journalism and Photo Essay Competition, for prints and slides. From the Competition Rules:

"Photo journalism is a record of any event which tells a story of what has happened, is happening or is about to happen, the sight of which excites or stimulates one of the human emotions. Set up portraits are excluded."

"A photo essay comprises of a set of four slides or prints which when viewed together tell a story. Each set of prints must be displayed on one mount. The size of the mount shall accommodate up to a maximum of four prints up to A4 size with a maximum border of 5 centimetres on the edges."

An entry form can be downloaded here.

Sunday outing to Port Adelaide

Meet at 3 pm at the lighthouse, Port Adelaide, this Sunday. There may be a shower or two, but don't let that put you off. Often, after a brief shower, there may be wonderful lighting effects against dark clouds. So bring your rain coat and umbrella. We'll finish the outing with fish and chips at a nearby eatery. See you there.

SAPF Annual Audio Visual Exhibition

A letter was received from Neil Gray, who is the director of the 2008 SAPF AV Annual. Club members are encouraged to have a go and enter this year. The letter is as follows:

Hello Camera Club Member,

I would like to bring to your attention the up-coming SAPF Audio Visual Exhibition on Saturday 8th of November 2008.

The exhibition is open to all members of affiliated camera clubs with SAPF, this means that you can have a go creating an audio visual to enter this exhibition. All the details you need to know is on the entry form, which can be downloaded from the SAPF website.

WHAT IS AN AV?
An AV is a series of photo’s compiled together in a sequence that tells a story. Using background music and/or narration that is in tune with the images adds to the overall package. The transitions between the images should flow harmoniously with the music and/or narration. Introduction of multiple image slides also has a great impact to an AV.

If you are inexperienced in making AV’s the section photo harmony is for you. What is PHOTO HARMONY? A photo harmony AV is exactly the same as a traditional AV but without the narration.

If you are interested in having a go making an AV, can I suggest you take a look at some examples to get an idea of what can be done. I have included some helpful links to get you started, I highly recommend Barry Beckham’s web site as your first point of call.

http://www.beckhamdigital.co.uk/audiovisual/audiovisual.htm
http://www.a-p-s.org.au/av.html
http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=3000&hl=inna+malkova
http://www.maureenalbright.com/digital-av/diav%20pages/links/diav%20links-tutorials.htm
http://www.alrobinson.com/audiovisual1.htm
http://www.thedom.fr/share/dload.php?action=category&cat_id=3
http://www.wnsoft.com/
http://www.topshareware.com/Pictures-To-Exe-download-2824.htm
http://www.nnps.org/links%208.htm
http://www.beechbrook.com/pte/
http://www.digital-av.co.uk/pictures2exe.html
http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php

The software Pictures to EXE seems to be the preferred program amongst AV workers so if you haven’t already got a copy you can download a copy from one of the links above.

Finally, why not combine your skills with another member and make a combined entry or what about the camera club making an activity in your programme to produce an AV in the club entry section. Even if you don’t enter an AV in the exhibition, please keep the exhibition date free to attend the Gala Presentation & Awards night.

If you have any further questions please contact the director – details on entry form.