Horsham Photographic Society has secured an online speaker, and we would like to share this Zoom talk with you.

Jo Teasdale comes from a Fine Art background and has worked in the arts for many years. Since moving to Brighton she took up photography and hasn’t looked back. Having won Landscape Photographer of the Year -Take a View - 2013, she has gone on to win various competitions, been published in books and has had work shown at exhibitions.

Jo is an eclectic photographer who celebrates the reality of life through documentary and street photography. In her project work she shows a slower more conceptual approach emanating from her fine art background. Her work is an artistic form of self-expression; poignant and edgy, often unveiling elements of our human nature. ‘My Adopted Family’ is her latest major body of work, since being awarded her Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society in 2016 for her portfolio entitled ‘The Factory’.

A project that explores the concepts of memories, inheritance and identity, “My Adopted Family” is a meditative and tactile series created with cherished personal objects collected over time. Now catalogued, these objects have become an extension of her, literally and metaphysically.

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Horsham Photographic Society will continue to hold online meetings until the situation regarding the pandemic becomes clearer.

Here are the results of our latest competition, on the subject of 'Green'.

Horsham Photographic Society has secured an online speaker, Polina Plotnikova ARPS,EFIAP,  and we would like to share this Zoom talk with you.

The approach that Polina takes is similar to that of a portrait photographer. She uses flowers, plants and still life and always tries to find a unique look. Her own point of view is not limited to the purely botanical, but also deals with mood and character, beauty and purity.

With her still life photography - which she feels is great for a perfectionist - no one fidgets or makes faces, no sudden gust of wind or some other quirk of ever-changing weather can spoil your shot. But, by the same token, you cannot count on something interesting to just happen all of a sudden. She says: “It is all up to you; the choices are infinite, and the final result is entirely in your own hands”.

Polina often uses a Lensbaby and is much more interested in chasing an ever-elusive image that appears in her mind's eye, an image that conveys her feelings and emotions, rather than remaining a mere statement of fact. Polina says: "Lensbaby for me was truly 'love at first sight' - in that I loved the way in which the world could be seen through my viewfinder. Creative focusing and partial blurring are wonderful tools for highlighting areas of my image that I want to draw to a viewer's attention. And visually, Lensbaby optics allow me to introduce a translucent, dreamlike quality, which is often exactly how I feel about things, places and people that I photograph."

Polina holds ARPS and EFIAP distinctions, photographic awards, and multiple medals and distinctions awarded by various Photography Salons and is a member of the Arena Photographers group.

Wednesday, 21October 2020 7.45pm for 8.00pm until 10.00pm
The cost of this presentation is £3.

Please email HorshamPStreasurer@gmail.com the Treasurer will send you the payment details.
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Horsham Photographic Society has secured an online speaker, Jane Lazenby EFIAP, LMPA, AFIAP, BPE3*, CPAGB, LRPS, and we would like to share this Zoom talk with you.

Jane is an award winning Yorkshire based photographer, best known for her creative images, many of which reflect her previous career as a professional portrait artist. This presentation introduces the world of textures; adding a creative and artistic flair to images. The goal is not only to understand what textures are, but also to understand when to use them. Jane will discuss sourcing and creating textures with examples of her own award-winning images, then how to use blend modes followed by three different methods of how to apply textures to an image.

This presentation includes a live edit where Jane will take images and apply textures from her own stock to create final pieces.  Jane believes that seeing the process happen 'for real' is a very valuable way to learn, so the presentation will travel slowly and clearly through the technical aspects. 
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