PhoCUS

It is my pleasure to announce the PhoCUS committee for the academic year 2009-2010

President - Sebastian Lomas - sl502

Vice President - Viresh Patel - vp276

Secretary - Thomas George - tag33

Junior Treasurer - Feera Badrulhisham - fb300

Events Officers - Greg Storrar & Amrita Dhar - grs37 & ad442

Workshop Officer - Andrew Gibbs - ag553

Social Officer - Andre Beaumont - ALB1997 at aol.com

Competitions and Exhibitions Officer - Natasha Footman - nlnf2

Webmaster - Freddie Manners - frwm2

My sincerest thanks to our members who’ve carried the society forward this year. I hope you will continue to support PhoCUS and its upcoming 800th Anniversary Exhibition, the rules and details of which are forthcoming.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in Winstanley Lecture Hall on Saturday 9th May between 17:00-19:00 and take the form of an extended photoshare/informal meeting. All are welcome to attend, preferably with photos or comments on how we can improve the society’s services. We would also welcome advice on how to run the 800th Anniversary Photo Exhibition, set to happen in October and November 2009.

PhoCUS is planning to hold a Photoshop workshop on Saturday 7th March at 4pm, in the Munby Room of King’s College.

Our very own Thomas Endlein will be running through some photoshop techniques and tricks on editing photos, so you can fix rubbish photos or turn good ones into BRILLIANT ones. There’ll be tricks for photoshoppers of all degrees of skills and experience, so do come along!

Dear members,

We are delighted to be able to offer a 15% discount with canvasRus, the UK’s leading canvas printers.

They are able to print your photos and other artwork in a variety of sizes, great to decorate your home with or to give as presents… take a look at their website - http://www.canvasrus.co.uk/

A permanent link to the website on our blogroll is forthcoming, as is the discount code, which members will receive in their next weekly bulletin.

The next Photoshare session will be held in King’s Munby Room on this Saturday 28th February from 16:00-18:00. Turn up at any time you like with prints/laptop/memory stick and share your photos.

A Royal Photographic Society accreditation workshop, given by the President of the RPS Dr Barry Senior, will be happening in Caius’ Bateman Auditorium on Friday 13th February from 15:00 onwards. For those of us thinking of trying for a Licentiate or Associateship with the RPS, this is an event not to be missed! Please follow the link http://www.doodle.com/u55n8hrva4nmnkfp to book your 10-minute slot. At least 10 photographs should be brought as part of your portfolio to be examined - either in print, on CD or on memory stick. There is just 1 slot left!

There will be a talk afterwards in the Bateman at 18:00, to which all are invited.

The next Photoshare session will be held in King’s Munby Room on this Saturday 7th February from 17:00-19:00. Turn up at any time you like with prints/laptop/memory stick and share your photos over a cup of tea or coffee.

Date: Friday 21st November 2008

Time: 17:30-19:00

Place: Rylands Room at King’s College

Our final talk this term by Prof John Harvey, ‘The Ghost in the Machine: Spirit and Camera’, will explore the complex relationship between the representation of spirits and the nature of photography - in particular, examples of “spirit photographs”: pre-photographic images and photographs of apparitions.

Rylands Room is hard to find, so look out for signposts… ask at the Porters’ Lodge if you’re not sure.

Date: 7th November 2008

Time: 18:30-20:00

Place: Chetwynd Room at King’s College

Our third talk this term is by Drew Gardner, a finalist in the 2008 Hasselblad Finals.  He will be talking about his epic location photography and his use of lighting, as well as  the future of professional photography and how students can get into the business.

The Chetwynd Room is just behind the bar… ask at the Porters’ Lodge if you’re not sure.