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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Horsham Photographic Society will not meet physically until 2021. We have however developed and online programme with presentations and competitions being presented using Zoom. 
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Horsham Photographic Society invites you to attend the following on-line meetings. Please email HorshamPStreasurer@gmail.com the Treasurer will send you the payment details.

Our last meeting of the year was our trophy presentation evening.

The meeting brought to a close our 70th anniversary, which was celebrated by an excellent cake made by our competition secretary, Corinna Hardware.

​Thanks to everyone who entered the competition.

Congratulations to David Donati, in the adult section, and Oscar James in the under 18s, for their winning entries.

Oscar James - Fryern Woods
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Full Results -
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Under 18s

Adult

 Mark  Pain  is  a  multi-award  winning  sports photographer  with  over  25  years’  experience  and international recognition.

He has covered major events worldwide from the Olympic Games to the Ryder Cup, and  from  football  and  rugby  World  Cups  to  World Championship athletics. Mark has worked at the top of his profession  for  many  years.  He  was  Chief  Sports Photographer of the Mail On Sunday for over twenty years.

He captures Premier League football action, as well as taking portraits  and  features  of  the  biggest  and  best stars in the world of sport, working for both editorial and corporate clients.

Having  won  many  competitions  and  been  highly commended  on  numerous  occasions, including  as  a sports finalist in the World Press Photo 1998, Mark was named as the Sports Photographer of the Year in 2005 and 2011 at the British Press Awards.

He was named as the British Airways Olympic Photographer Of The Year 2012 at the prestigious UKGuild Of Picture Editors Awards.

In 2011 Mark successfully launched the first dedicated Sports Photography School  in  the  UK,  and  in  2013became a Nikon UK Ambassador.

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