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Brian Swinyard

Brian Swinyard

Bill Hodges

Joan Field

Barrie Bieler

Rick Perkowski

Anne Swearman

Nancy Springer

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Title - Flamenco Dancers (May)

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:
Comments January 25

Bill Hodges Back in July

Joan Field
Great smoke creation! I'm so glad you saw this as a dancer and that you duplicated it and changed colors. The background is also perfect. Excellent job!

Barrie Bieler

My only suggestion would be to reverse the image, so the
darker zone might hold your ese in the frame better.

Rick Perkowski Very creative!!! I don’t think that too many people would see flamenco dancers in smoke, but you did. Congratulations!! This image is a terrific abstract. Well done.

Anne Swearman
At first I thought that the right side was too light to be well balanced. but very quickly that became unimportant, and the more I looked at it the more I liked it. It is very, very creative. The contrast between delicate and strong sections holds attention really well.

Nancy Springer This is a very attractive image…I actually like it and I don’t usually care for abstract images, whether paintings or photographs. I particularly like the colors and I also like the “heavy” darkness on one side and the lightness on the other, which some might consider “off balance,” but I would have to disagree with them! Beautiful
job!

Member Bio

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.

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