Photographic Society Report May 2024

Tim Pile, accredited photographer from Birmingham, showed the Society a continuous array of fantastic images that he had taken around the world. His research to find venues requires him to spend a huge amount of time researching them.

He spends much time planning the composition of, and lighting of, all his photographs. He uses natural light on his models creating back lighting, side lighting, and soft or hard lighting. He takes time to check the direction of light and what time of day it is to produce exquisitely artistic images.

His nude models work in partnership with Tim, planning and executing their shots. Composition and Lighting are carefully considered and are the dynamism of his photographs. The models form rounded or jagged shapes, echoing formations in the landscape around them; they mold to the landscape and become part of an image, not always the focus of the photographs, but inclusive within it. The mirroring of shapes around them is part of their technique.

Back in 2008, with his Canon G9 camera he joined his first Camera club – ‘The Aston and Erdington Photographic Society’ and later ‘The Smethwick Photographic Society’, entering competitions & learning new techniques and forming his style. He joined up with a small group of friends who explored nude portraiture taken in studios. At this point his preference was to shoot images with natural light and he developed his style

His photographic journey has included learning from others including developing techniques from Irene Froy which was evident in some of his shots where he desaturated images, blurred layers and produced white layers, producing images like this one that he is famous for- ‘Pearls’.

This image won gold medals and was in the Edinburgh Salon.

Architecture was our topic slideshow title for the second part of the evening and many of our members showed their interpretations. Neil Grantham took the photograph below of Tower Bridge in London.

Next month we have Graham Marek coming to discuss Camera Obscura.

We welcome new members to our Society nights on the first Wednesday of each month.

Website:  addphoto.co.uk or find us on facebook.com/add.photosoc for further information!