We are having our first meeting of the new season and as normal we start with Show and Tell. This will be by Zoom, details forwarded to members by email. Please only have 10 photos, in jpg format, you will be sharing your screen through Zoom. We also have our one shot competition, our judge this time is Tony Swweney. The theme is LOCKDOWN. Same format : jpg. and normal rules apply regarding resizing of photos. Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

New Club Committee for 2020/21 As you know we had our AGM last night.  Thank you everyone who attended and to the Volunteers who stepped up to join the Committee. The following are your new Committee:President: Paddy SayerSecretary: Kay GeogheganTreasurer: Ewa Poplawska  Competition Secretary: Gerry DalyPRO:  John RafteryCommittee Member: Oliver O’FlannaganCommittee Member: Piotr Rak Thank you to everyone for your support over the last few years…..Best regards,Ellie

This summer as we were not able to hold our Tuesday evening outings, the committee decided to run a monthly challenge. Three challenges were set up in June, July and August and members were asked to submit their entries and club members voted for their favourite image. Great images were submitted and it was good to see so many club members getting involved in the competition. Winning images were – Thanks to all who took part in the competition.

This Tuesday we welcome Elaine Butler from Palmerstown Camera Club. Elaine is going to talk to us about composite photography. You can see some of her work here:http://www.elainebutlerphotography.com/ Don’t forget voting in the August Challenge is open until 10pm tonight.  Our season starts again on the 1st of September with our AGM.  The AGM will be held via zoom,  details will be sent out closer to the time.   Sept 8th is our first One Shot of the new Season.  Thank you to Maureen Hastings for once again getting sponsorship from Harvey Norman in Nutgrove.  The Theme is “Lockdown” and entries should be emailed to  info@tallaghtphotographicsociety.com by 8pm on the 8th of September.  Usual rules re sizing apply….2400px on the long side and 240dpi.  See you all on Tuesday!

Tuesday 11th of August is our next meeting where we will welcome Tim Pile to talk to us about his Photography.  You can see some of his work here: www.timpile.co.uk As you will see from his website Tim’s photography comprises mainly nudes in landscape, so bearing in mind that we are an over 18’s only club, please be aware of who is in the room when you join the meeting!  Zoom Details to follow. The August Challenge theme is “Vibrance”  Get your entries into info@tallaghtphotographicsociety.com by 5pm on Tuesday 18th August.Voting will start on August  20th until 23rd and the winner will be announced at our meeting on  August 25th.  Usual rules re sizing apply….2400px on the long side and 240dpi.Please name your file with your Club Number and the challenge name.  For example 12345_Vibrance.  (If you are unsure of how to do this please reply by email and one of us will help you). See you on Tuesday next at 8pm

This Tuesday we welcome Cherry Larcombe to give us a talk on Creative Flower Photography.  You can see some of Cherry’s work here:  https://www.cherryannette.com/  Zoom Details will be emailed to members Don’t forget to vote in the July Challenge. The winner will be announced at the meeting on Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing club members from 8pm onwards

As we are having our Club Meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, our next meeting will be on Tuesday 14th July.  Zoom details will be sent closer to the time. On the 14th we have Patrick Kavanagh LIPF, EFIAP.  Patrick judged for us earlier in the year but now he is going to tell us about his own work.You can see Patrick’s work here:  https://kavanaghphotography.com/ July ChallengeThe theme for July’s Challenge is “Bizarre”  Get your entries into info@tallaghtphotographicsociety.com by 5pm on Tuesday 21st July. Voting will start on July 23rd until 26th and the winner will be announced at our meeting on July 28th. Usual rules re sizing apply….2400px on the long side and 240dpi.Please name your file with your Club Number and the challenge name.  For example 12345_bizarre.  Looking forward to seeing the entries for our July challenge!

Our summer challenge this month was Patterns. Thanks to those who submitted photos and to club members who voted. Our winner this month was Dave Meehan – well done! We had sixteen entries this month, photos can be viewed in the gallery below:- The challenge for July will be emailed to club members at the beginning of the month.

This Tuesday June 23rd we welcome Kieran Hayes to talk to us.  Kieran is going to talk about his own photography in Seascapes / Landscapes / Portraits / Newborn Photography and the filters he uses along with a few tips and tricks he has picked up along the way.  He’s also going to talk about his commercial work, how to get jobs, what to expect from photoshoots and how to take product shots at home.  He will also give us some advice on how to promote yourself via Social Media and setting up a website…. Something for everyone I hope!!You can see some of his work here:www.kieranhayesphotography.comwww.landscapephotographyireland.com We will also announce the winner of the June Challenge at the meeting. See you at 8pm on Tuesday

For the months of June, July and August we are going to have our meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.   This Tuesday we have a talk from EJ Lazenby for something a little different.   You can see her work at these sites:www.animalfineart.co.ukwww.ejlazenbyphotography.co.ukwww.blackequineart.com Don’t forget to get your photos for the June Challenge into info@tallaghtphotographicsociety.com before 5pm on June 16th.  June’s theme is “Patterns” See you Tuesday at 8pm