Lacock Positive: Lacock Positive Meeting, 16th October. Part 1

Our meeting on 16th October was very busy, so the blog will be split into 2 parts.

In this first part, I have included pictures from 2 of our club group activities. The first was a workshop focussing on portraits, and the second was the group shoot to Castle Combe on a Race Day.

So, firstly here is a selection of pictures from the portrait workshop. for many of the participants this was a first, and it involved getting to grips with lighting and how to handle the lighting for different set-ups.

We were lucky to have 2 models, both grandchildren of members. For the purposes of the blog, I will share just pictures of the older model.

©Amanda Gregory

©Ann Horne

©Danny Wootton

©Lesley Cadger

©Rose Porfirio

©Sue Power

And finally a picture of our member Paul Hounsell who supplied a set of lights and donated them to the club.

©Sue Power

The Need for Speed

Four members went to Castle Combe for a Classic Car Race day. Following on from the introduction given by Danny Wootton at the meeting previously, they were all willing to try different approaches to shots of cars racing on the track.

IN this first picture, Caroline has used panning to reinforce the impression of speed.

©Caroline Howe

Here, Caroline has captured the variety of cars taking part, and the skid marks on the track add atmosphere.

©Caroline Howe

Danny has captured a mini in typical corning position - cocking a wheel!

©Danny Wootton

The slanting horizon and the blurred background from panning add to the impression of speed, while the use of black of white give a feel for this older Alfa Romeo.