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Congratulations go to the ladies of Kemerton WI for selling all of their 2017 "Calendar Girls" style calendar and being able to present the two charities, St Richards Hospice and Guideposts, with a cheque for the total amount of £2,350. This was done last Thursday at The Crown Inn at Kemerton. I was so pleased to be one of two photographers responsible for all the photographs in the calendar. A great set of hard working ladies to work with.
Had great fun and satisfaction from being involved with the ladies of Kemerton WI to help produce their 2017 calendar. Myself and fellow photographer, Rose Finch, never having done anything quite like this before, were a bit apprehensive beforehand, as I think were the WI ladies themselves! It took great courage to bare all in front of two strangers but after we got the first "month"under our belt we all relaxed and a great time was had by all! The shoot was done over two separate days in June and July and proved quite a challenge at times especially when trying to replicate Christmas in June or Bonfire night in July!
The Calendar was eventually finished and printed and the launch was last night at The Crown in Kemerton. Great coverage by BBC Hereford & Worcester, BBC Radio Gloucester, Evesham Journal and the Gloucester Echo all came and took even more photographs and interviewed us all for broadcasting this morning and for publication in the next editions.
Well done to Linda, Kim and Pam, for all their hard work (along with the rest of the ladies of the WI) in coming up with the ideas, the props, the venue and most of all the camaraderie as a result of this great experience! It was a privilege to be involved and all proceeds from the sale of this calendar will be shared between St Richards Hospice and Guide Posts charities.
Two days spent near Dolgellau photographing the autumn colours and waterfalls. Spent about five hours the first day in the forest taking photos down by the river, staying until after it had gone dark to try some "painting with light". Tripod, slow shutter speed and torches - great fun, here is one of the photos that had been "painted with light".
Went down to Batsford Arboretum last Thursday looking for some autumn colours. Couldn't get excited with the colours, but tried a few multiple exposures which I was quite pleased with. Prefer to come across "natural" scenes rather than a manicured parkland so today went down to the Forest of Dean. Tried Cannop Ponds but, again, the colours aren't stunning yet. Went further into the forest and had some success with abstract movement shots which I enjoyed.
Am pleased to be able to say that the two photographs I submitted for consideration a little while ago for No 8 Open Art Exhibition (held every two years) were accepted and they are currently on view at "No 8" and will be until 15 October 2014. Four "Special Merits" were awarded by the judges and I am delighted that both my exhibits were chosen for two of these awards.
One other bit of good news is that I received a call earlier from "No 8 "to say that both pictures had been sold today and could I arrange for two replacements to fill the gap! Lovely!