Study Group 9

Brian Swinyard

Bill Thompson
Brian Swinyard
Beverly Caine
Fred Drury
John Larson
Shaikh Amin

Mayra Pau
 

May      Image - "Flamenco Dancers"

How I did it - The image started life as a picture of candle smoke. It ended up as shown after having been through various stages in Photoshop, most of which I cannot remember. It was one of those occasions where you end up at your destination but cannot remember anything about the journey.

Comments
Bill Thompson I have the same trouble remembering all the steps when I work an image a long time. To me, this one is a winner, I see dancers swirling to wild music. I am sure there are many possible interpretations, what ever it is great.
Beverly Caine Very interesting abstract. I know you put a lot of work into it, but I wonder how it would do in a competition.
Fred Drury A very attractive abstract. You told me what you believed it was. An alternative view: what I SEE is two dancers (one black, the other white), facing one another, and performing some sort of ballet-like routine. There is fog on the stage which contributes to their slow, ethereal movements. Their strength and grace is evident in the image.
John Larson The only thing I have tried to do is to save the history file in Photoshop to help me remember the steps. This is a very creative image and I think it would do well in a creative competition.
Shaikh Amin Unusual affects you created-Brian. It is too bad that you did not record how you did it. It sometime happens.
Mayra Pau This is a Masterpiece. However you did it is wonderful and unusual.
 
Member Biography

Brian E Swinyard BA(Hons) MA MInstLM ARPS EFIAP DPAGB BPE3* PPSA PSA: CPID3* EID(C)3* EID(M)2* ND2* PTD2* PPL(C)1* PPL(M)1*

An 'Aspirational' Photographer with special interest in Creative, Travel and Portrait photography. His preference, with his wife Angela, is for long-haul, off-the-beaten track, back-packing type of expeditions which have included Tasmania, Bolivia, Peru, Cambodia and Vietnam. Born in 1943 in Bristol, England, Brian developed his first B&W photograph at the age of 13, while a member of the Rosyth & District Camera Club in Fife, Scotland. However, he did not begin a serious interest in photography until 1984 and since then he has been an active member of Cheltenham and Gloucester Camera Clubs. He is currently a Tutor with TheSchoolofPhotography.com on their Basic and Digital Photography Courses, a National/International Judge and a Lecturer. He is regarded in the UK Camera Club Circuit, not only as a prolific image-maker but also as an inspiration to others. His photography, which nowadays is exclusively digitally-based (Canon EOS 50D) is varied and shows a great deal of technical expertise, originality and enviable imagination. Many of his images have been accepted (some medal winners) in National and International Exhibitions and Salons in Europe, Middle East, Far East and American continents. His work has been published in In-House and Photography Magazines and Journals. Brian graduated BA(Hons) in Psychology with The Open University, Milton Keynes and MA in Photography with De Montfort University, Leicester. The latter included critical surveys and analysis of: Moment Of Death photographs in war photography, Urban Landscapes viewed as monochrome negatives and Personal Identity: Transition from Camera Club to Master of Arts Photographer. He has applied to undertake a PhD by Research in Photography with the University of Gloucestershire. He is a member of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS), Bureau of Freelance Photographers (BFP), London Independent Photography (LIP), InScape, Cheltenham Camera Club, Gloucester Camera Club and Smethwick Photographic Society. He is currently working towards FRPS, EFIAP/s and MPAGB Awards. Some of Brian’s images can be viewed on the members’ galleries at the RPS, PSA, SOP and Camera Club websites. Brian joined the Photographic Society of America (PSA) in 2004.