tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post89036032087776436..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Understanding Photography with Kim Ayres - Episode 5 – Getting easier, but where are the submissions?Kim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-3814180364756067632020-05-06T20:54:17.722+01:002020-05-06T20:54:17.722+01:00Keith - many thanks for taking the time to comment...Keith - many thanks for taking the time to comment and give me some insights. It wouldn't have occured to me that many camera club members have stopped engaging with their photography, but on some levels I can kind of see why.<br /><br />If your photography is the thing that gets you out the house - wildlife, landscape, street, etc, then you're going to feel pretty demotivated if stuck indoors.<br /><br />And yet for family members, who perhaps haven't traditionally done much with photography, it's all something a bit new and exciting to try out.<br /><br />Maybe I'm just getting carried away with a bit of pop-psychology, but I appreciate your observations.<br /><br />Do let the camera club family members know about the Tuesday evening sessions - perhaps they might be more responsive just now :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-73137023565226005192020-05-06T20:02:40.268+01:002020-05-06T20:02:40.268+01:00Hi Kim
First and foremost, and without wishing to...Hi Kim<br /><br />First and foremost, and without wishing to appear sycophantic, I am really enjoying the Tuesday night sessions. There is lots of interesting and useful information and the hour or so passes very quickly.<br /><br />I can understand your frustration at the lack of "critique" material and would make the following suggestion. If you were perhaps to ask for examples of a particular type of image e.g. a portrait of a person/pet or a still life, then folk might be more willing to post something up. We could also flag this up through the camera club connections.<br /><br />It is worth mentioning that three of the camera clubs (Abbey, Stewartry and Loreburn) are running a weekly online competition and that a significant number of the entries are coming from the families of club members. Indeed the majority of members of these clubs are not, as yet, taking part. This could be for a number of reasons and suggests that some photographers are just not engaging with their hobby at present. This in turn might explain why relatively few have so far engaged with your sessions.<br /><br />Hope this all makes some sort of sense!<br /><br />"See" you next week.<br /><br />All the best,<br />KeithKeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551839683705939065noreply@blogger.com