Centurion Camera Club: PSSA Northern Gauteng Newsletter

Monday, February 4, 2013

PSSA Northern Gauteng Newsletter - 1/2013

Newsletter 1/2013

28 January 2013

Dear Northern Gauteng Clubs

Welcome back after the 2012 holidays. I visited quite a few clubs the past month and it is greatto see all the high-impact images created during the festive season. Keep up the good work!

1. National Salon

Please visit the PSSA website (www.pssa.co.za) and Photovault Online (www.photovaultonline.com) for all the upcoming national salons. The first two for 2013 are the 4th Bethlehem Digital Salon for Colour Photography (closing date 9 February 2013) and the 1st Midrand Camera Club Monochrome Salon (closing date 23 February 2013).

2. PSSA's New Definition for "Manipulation"

Please familiarise yourself with the new definition for "Manipulation" on the PSSA website:

MANIPULATION shall constitute any or all of the following modifications to the original image:

Adding an element to the image that was not contained in the original capture;
Removing an element from the image that was contained in the original capture; and
Moving or re-positioning an element of the image that was contained in the original capture.

In the categories Nature and Photojournalism, manipulation is not allowed. In all other categories, there are no restrictions whatsoever in the way authors choose to post process an image.

3. New Creative Virtual Photo Club

We all know the master of creative photography, Hein Waschefort. During December 2012, the Visual Skills School (VSS) took it one step further by creating a VSS Creative Virtual Photo Club. Please visit their website www.visualskillsschool.com for more information.

4. Training Opportunities

Advanced Bird Photography Workshops

On my workshops you will practically learn the techniques to take images like these. From camera settings, Lightroom to Photoshop techniques.

Workshops consists of a morning and afternoon shoot, followed by some editing in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Equipment needed:

Any DSLR;
Shutter release;
Tripod and Beanbag;
Lenses: afternoon shoot 150mm to 200mm, morning shoot 400mm and upwards;
The use of a 500mm f/4.5 and 300mm f/2.8 as well as a 70-200mm f/4 is available for Canon users at no extra charge.

Contact Francois Loubser

082 928 4940

francois@sportsphoto.co.za

4. PSSA Club Winning Image

Congratulations to all the club winners over the past 2 months. We hope to see more of the Northern Gauteng Clubs' winning images amongst the monthly winners this year.