Two members of the Preston Photographic Club have exhibitions going on or coming up soon. Everyone is invited to attend.
13 Frames of Mind
13 Frames of Mind is an exhibition featuring the work of students pursuing a photography diploma at CATC Design School. Preston Photographic Club President Deb Keir will have a few of her photographs on display.
Opening night is Thursday, 11th of December at 6pm and the exhibition runs through 13th of February at the CATC Design School, 595 Little Collins St in Melbourne.
Highly Untangled, by Chris Ryan, looks at the early 20th century architecture of Northcote-Thornbury landmarks that is often missed or barely visible, hidden above shop awnings and behind power and tram lines.
Highly Untangled opens Friday, 12th of December at Kau Cafe, 541 High St, Northcote, and runs through February.
Congratulations to all the winners of the Open competition!
Prints Novice
1st Newtown by Sharon Crabb
2nd Lunch by the Wall by Sharon Crabb
3rd Beauty Commerce Fate by Sharon Crabb
Highly Commended Sunset Cloud Show by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
Prints Standard
1st Coffee Drip by Alison Crea
2nd Lizard by Stephen Currie
3rd Next Jump by Stephen Currie
Highly Commended Poison Apple by Alison Crea
Digital Novice
1st My Mobile & Me by Sharon Crabb
2nd Possessed by Sharon Crabb
3rd View-Master Experience by Cosette Paneque
Highly Commended Winter Solstice by Sharon Crabb
As usual, the standard of competition was exceptionally high and the results were very close. Preston came in 475 points and Parklands at 469. A big thank you to the judge, Graham Anderson.
Preston Photographic Club librarian Michael Jones holds a print entry for judge Graham Anderson.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Prints
1st Behind the Door by Greg Piper, Parklands 2nd Rose Coloured Sky by Sharon Crabb, Preston 3rd Masterpiece in the Making by Maria Mally, Preston Highly Commended Be Still by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen, Preston
Highly Commended Cherry Blossom by Sharon McDowall, Parklands Highly Commended Eleanor by Steven Pace, Preston Highly Commended Madeline #2 by Michael Jones, Preston Highly Commended Making My Own Fun by Alison Crea, Preston
Highly Commended Shake a Tail Feather by Andrew Haysom, Parklands
Highly Commended That Hat by Clem Warren, Parklands Highly Commended The Cyclist by Robin Tully, Preston
Highly Commended Water Play by Sharon McDowall, Parklands Highly Commended Waterlilly Bud by Maria Mally, Preston
Highly Commended Wombat by Clem Warren, Parklands
Digital
1st Bass Straight Beach – Man Walking by Peter Mollison, Parklands 2nd A Walk in the Forest by Sharon Crabb, Preston
3rd Tree versus rock by Charlie Scicluna, Parklands Highly Commended 80s Rebel by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen, Preston Highly Commended Barwon by Robin Tully, Preston
Highly Commended Bright Eyes by Gail Crennan, Parklands
Highly Commended Built by Ralph Haller-Trost, Parklands Highly Commended Downy Barbs by Cosette Paneque, Preston Highly Commended Grand Central Station by Deborah Keir, Preston Highly Commended Gullin Balloon by Sam Mariani, Preston Highly Commended Insanity by Santo Girotto, Preston
Highly Commended La Femme Fatale by Rachel Rutkowski, Parklands
Highly Commended Looking Up by Ben Lippa, Parklands Highly Commended Me and My Monkey by Rachael Eaton, Preston
Highly Commended The Estuary by Paula Northey, Parklands
Congratulations to all the winners of the Monochrome competition!
Prints Novice
1st Apostle Sunrise by Renee Kennedy
2nd Yarra Ranges Stream by Renee Kennedy
3rd Watching Dragon by Maria Mally
Highly Commended Wallace’s Hut by Renee Kennedy
Highly Commended Goodnight, Melbourne by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
Highly Commended Here Comes the Sun by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
Prints Standard
1st Morning Light by Deborah Keir
2nd Silhouette in the City by Alison Crea
3rd Isle of Skye by Sonya O’Brien
Highly Commended Foggy Morning by Steven Pace
Highly Commended Angel at Birrarung Marr by Alison Crea
Highly Commended The Diminishing Apostle by Fabian Scarmozzino
Digital Novice
1st Finding Om by Sandra Alesiani
2nd Beechworth Cascades by Renee Kennedy
2nd In the City by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
3rd Bliss by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
1st Thunderbolts and Lightning by Alan Turner
1st Irish Morning by Deborah Keir
2nd Keeping Watch by Stephen Currie
3rd Otways Fall by Fabian Scarmozzino
Highly Commended Clovelly by Sonya O’Brien
Highly Commended Gullin Balloon by Sam Mariani
Highly Commended Kenyan Storm by Sam Mariani
Highly Commended The Prom 1 by Robin Tully
Highly Commended Tassie by Santo Girotto
Highly Commended White Night by Alan Turner
Congratulations to all the winners of the Monochrome competition!
Prints Novice
1st Lazin’ Around by Renee Kennedy
2nd Amanda by Milan Krmpotic
3rd On the Murray by Renee Kennedy
Prints Standard
1st Making My Own Fun by Alison Crea
2nd Eleanor by Steven Pace
3rd Monotone Fashion by Alison Crea
Highly Commended Artist at Work by Robin Tully
Highly Commended Pentridge by Alison Crea
Highly Commended School Sucks by Steven Pace
Highly Commended St. Patrick’s Cathedral by Fabian Scarmozzino
Digital Novice
1st Abandoned by Renee Kennedy
2nd Sunrise Secrets by Sandra Alesiani
Highly Commended Memorial by Luke van Maanen
Highly Commended Sheena by Eric Yuan
Highly Commended The Look by Milan Krmpotis
Highly Commended Under the Bridge by Cosette Paneque
1st No Dialing Necessary by Alison Crea
2nd Ballerina by Alison Crea
3rd Father and Son by Fabian Scarmozzino
Highly Commended Me and My Monkey by Rachael Eaton
Highly Commended Ned Kelly’s Walk of Shame by Fabian Scarmozzino
Highly Commended Old Train Workshop by Ian Logan
Highly Commended Paul by Rachael Eaton
Highly Commended Submerged Tree by Deborah Keir
If an artist were to admit that he was uncertain as to what part of the content of his work asnwered to life and what part to art, and was perhaps even uncertain as to precisely where the bounday between them lay, we would probably consider him incompetent. -John Szarkowski
The latest addition to the Preston Photographic Club’s library has been polarizing, perhaps like all great art should be.
By the 1970s, colour was everywhere, but photography was still largely in black and white. Photographers such as Walker Evans declared colour photography “vulgar” and Robert Frank insisted that “black and white are the colours of photography.” Then came William Eggleston.
William Eggleston’s Guide is the accompanying book to his 1976 exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA). Photographers such as Paul Outerbridge, Eliot Porter, and Stephen Shore had worked in colour, but Eggleston’s exhibit was a watershed moment in the history of colour photography. His was the first one-man exhibition and it marked the acceptance of colour photography by an important institution (MoMA). As a result, Eggleston ushered in a new era of colour photography.
Sumner, Mississippi. William Eggleston’s Guide.
Eggleston’s work is characterized by its ordinary subject matter – an incomplete jigsaw puzzle on a folding table in the lounge room, discarded plastic bottles, a child’s tricycle, the interior of a kitchen oven, a jacket hanging on the wall. Whereas many photographers pursue the beautiful and the extraordinary moments in life, Eggleston’s seemed to be interested in random, ordinary, banal, boring stuff. His camera was democratic and, to Eggleston, a sunset was no more beautiful than a hair dryer. The photographs that appear in William Eggleston’s Guide were largely taken in Tennessee and Mississippi in the southern United States, these areas are not exactly known for glitz and glamour.
Jackson, Mississippi. William Eggleston’s Guide.
Eggleston found beauty in the mundane and he took colour photography out of the hands of fashion magazines and turned it into an expression of the every day. We take colour photography for granted now, but Eggleston’s 1976 exhibition was shocking and radical. Whether you love him, hate him or find yourself indifferent to him, Eggleston is one of the great pioneers of colour photography.
For more information about William Eggleston, please visit his website.
William Eggleston’s Guide is now available to club members. Please see our librarian Michael Jones to check it out. And a big thank you to Michael for adding this important book to our wonderful library.
Recently Preston Photographic Club member Sam Mariani gave a choice presentation on photo books.
In this day and age of all things digital where websites such as Facebook and Instagram are the primary ways in which people share their pictures, photo albums may seem passé, but there are some great reasons to make photo books.
Photo books tell your story your way. You can collect and organize your pictures around a particular theme such as your backpacking trip across Europe or the year you spent building your house. You can customize your book by arranging the photos how you want and adding text and design elements to insert your unique personality into the book.
Family themed photo book by albumworks.
Photo books bring your memories to life. We love the Internet as much as anyone else, but looking at a beautiful book on your lap feels different than viewing it on a computer monitor or mobile device. The album’s weight and the smooth feel of the glossy pages filled with vibrant photos offer substance and tangibility. It’s also a wonderful way to share your photography with people who may not be online or on your preferred photo sharing website.
Photo books are beautiful and professional. They make great coffee table books and you can also use them to create a portfolio. You can easily integrate photo books into your photography business. They also make beautiful gifts.
Photo books by Artisan State.
Putting together your own photo book can be very easy. There are a number of websites that allow you to create them such as Snapfish, momento, Artisan State, and albumworks. In most cases, you download a desktop program, create the photo book, and then upload the whole thing to the site. The company then prints the book and ships it to you. Costs vary according to factors such as the size of the book, the quality of the paper and printing, and so forth. Besides cost, other things to consider when selecting a company to create your photo book are ease of use, delivery options, and design options.
Sam noted that the result in printing may not always be what you expect. It may be worth creating a small book with more than one company to compare the results before making a final decision.
Photo gifts by Snapfish.
Many photo book sites also offer other products such as calendars, cards, posters, diaries, and coffee mugs, which all make great gifts showcasing your photography.
A big thanks to Sam Mariani and also to Joe Conte for sharing these terrific resources.
Congratulations to all the winners of the Showing Motion competition!
Prints Novice
1st Masterpiece in the Making by Maria Mally
2nd Be Still by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
3rd Goes By by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
Highly Commended Waterfall by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
Highly Commended Air by Sharon Crabb
Highly Commended Waterlily Bud by Maria Mally
Prints Standard
1st The Cyclist by Robin Tully
2nd Behind the 8-Ball by Alison Crea
3rd Spinning by Swetko Muntisov
Highly Commended Sunday Drive by Steven Pace
Highly Commended Domino Effect by Alison Crea
Highly Commended Mary Poppins by Steven Pace
Highly Commended Big Bang by Alison Crea
1st Chasey at Edwardes Lake by Sandra Alesiani
2nd Zoom by Sharon Crabb
3rd Ghosts by Lisa Rabbito-Nolen
Highly Commended Happiness is… by Sandra Alesiani
1st Flyboard by Alan Turner
2nd Splash by Alan Turner
3rd The Twist by Fabian Scarmozzino
Highly Commended Richard Casquet by Deborah Keir
Highly Commended Riding Along by Alison Crea
Highly Commended There Goes My Tram by Sam Mariani
Highly Commended Tossing Dice by Alison Crea
Highly Commended Smoke Screen by Sam Mariani
Highly Commended Grand Central Station by Deborah Keir
Highly Commended Water Balloon by Fabian Scarmozzino
Congratulations to all the winners of the Up Close competition!
Prints Novice
1st Light it Up by Lisa Rabbito-Nolan
2nd Golden Centre by Maria Mally
3rd Babies Grasp by Lisa Rabbito-Nolan
Highly Commended Waterlily Bud by Maria Mally
Prints Standard
1st So Fresh by Fabian Scarmozzino
2nd Oil in Water by Alison Crea
3rd Dragonfly by Stephen Currie
Highly Commended Candle by Stephen Currie
Highly Commended Close Up by Steven Pace
Digital Novice
1st Downy Barbs by Cosette Paneque
2nd Lotus Bud by Sharon Crabb
3rd Untitled 1 by Eric Yuan
Highly Commended Funny Bone by Cosette Paneque
Highly Commended Lilac Lotus by Sharon Crabb
1st Feather by Fabian Scarmozzino
2nd Milk in Oil by Alison Crea
3rd Lanark Band by Sonya O’Brien
Highly Commended Going Up by Alan Turner
Highly Commended Audible by Rachael Eaton
Highly Commended Snail by Rachael Eaton
Highly Commended Goose by Robin Tully
Highly Commended Screw by Deborah Keir
