I am please to be able to announce that next week the British Society of Underwater Photographers is having its first "Digital Evening"! While we have had digital talks in the past this is the first time we have a full program with three digital talks.
If you are a UK digital photographer (and live close enough to London) then come a long and join up. See the BSoUP website for more information. 21.01.04, 8:00pm, Holland Club, Imperial College, London.
Alex
Below are the details of the meeting (which I didn't write):
INTRODUCTION - ALEX MUSTARD
Alex will present a brief digital equipment overview, followed by a
discussion on film vs. digital and digital compact vs. digital SLR together
with the new techniques that digital allows. Alex is a BSoUP committee
member, a highly accomplished photographer with many well deserved awards to
his name, and a very popular speaker.
CANADA - JOHN DE BOECK
As a slightly incongruous but very interesting interjection in the digital
line-up, John will present a brief, 10 minute introduction to the
opportunities for diving at Vancouver Island in Canada. John has been
running dive operations from Vancouver for about 25 years and currently runs
Browning Pass Hideaway, a floating dive lodge at the north of VI.
FOCUS ON SLIDE COMPETITION - ABSTRACTS
The theme is Abstracts. Maximum of 2 x 35mm slides per entry. No sticky
labels please, mark your slides according to the competition rules on the
website www.bsoup.org
BREAK
FOCUS ON COMPETITION RESULTS
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - ALAN JAMES
Alan will illustrate his work with some stunning A3 digital prints, and will
present a personal perspective on the transition from film to digital. Alan
has been actively working in underwater photography since 1985. He has many
national and international awards to his credit. His work is well published,
with well over 100 dive related magazine publications relating to worldwide
travel and photographic experiences and also his UK book 'Beneath British
Seas'. Alan is a well established and popular figure in the world of
underwater photography and runs the retail shop and service centre 'Alan
James Photography' in Bristol.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTO-JOURNALISM - CHARLES HOOD
Charles will describe the publishing aspect of digital underwater
photography including creativity and publishing requirements, digital's role
in photo-journalism and post shooting image optimisation. Charles is our
third regular and popular speaker of the evening, he is senior correspondent
for Dive magazine and also runs adventurous overseas
underwater expeditions.
