Back To Basics

Thank you all for showing up to the meeting on Wednesday and for those of you who couldn’t make it, do not fret as you can still come along to next weeks meeting. Models normally meet on a Tuesday at 7, and Photographers meet Wednesdays at 5. However, it has been brought to my attention that some people do have clashes with the Wednesday session, be it sports or classes, and so we are considering having another meeting during the week.

Therefore; those of you who cannot make Wednesdays, or would rather another day, let me know. We will try and organise another day in the week so those people do not miss out.

PHOTOGRAPHERS!

This weeks meeting will be Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Eliot Seminar Room 1, the same room that we moved to to share photos. If you do not know where this room is, let me know, or you can ask at Eliot Reception. If we manage to organise another day soon enough, I will let you all know.

This week we are going back to basics, as to try and bring everyone up to more or less the same level of understanding of how a SLR operates. We will briefly go through the different types of cameras and lenses, and then discuss the different modes. We will talk about f/stops, shutter speed and ISO and what their relation is and how to get the best composure. We will then move outside and practice what we’ve learn (weather and light permitting).

We would like to remind you guys that if you want to take part in the weekly photo competitions, then you will need to acquire a flickr account. It’s free (unless you want a pro account) and is easy to use. It is also great for showing off your work and getting feedback from other members. The link is:  http://www.flickr.com/ and once you have signed up, then you can join the UKC group at :  http://www.flickr.com/groups/uok/ If you have any problems, let me know. There is no topic for this week, as we did not have time to set one, so this gives you guys time to sign up to flickr.

MODELS!

There will be a regular meeting for the Models this week, which will be in Eliot Seminar Room 1, at 7 p.m. This week there is a posing workshop, where you will learn different poses, not only for the catwalk, but also for the camera. However, there is an exciting twist, but you will have to find out what that is on the day.

ELECTIONS!

We would also like to remind you of the elections that will be in Week Three, October 14th. The positions up for grab are; Model President (currently run by Dan), Model VP (currently Bekki), Secretary (currently Hannah), Treasurer (currently Eggy) and Social Secretary (Open). Even though these positions, except social sec, have candidates already, you are still able to run for those positions. If you are interested in running for a spot, email us with the position you are interested in. More information will be discussed at the meetings. You will need to be a payed member in order to run for a position, and vote. If you have problems  joining, don’t worry, as we will show you guys how to join at the meetings this week.

Again I cannot stress the usefulness of the facebook group : http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5161714902 when it comes to networking amongst each other. The join option should be just below the group picture.

First Meeting and Signing Up

The first meeting of the year will be THIS WEDNESDAY AT 5 P.M.IN THE SHIRLEY BARLOW ROOM IN ELIOT COLLAGE. Directions are as follows;

1. When you enter the collage, enter through the door on the left side of the courtyard.

2. Go down the first flight of stairs that you come to on you left.

3. Turn right at the bottom of the stairs andyou will see two rooms with a elevator in between them

4. The room on the left is the Shirley Barlow Room.

If you get lost you can always ask at the reception, but we will have it all sign posted for you.

This first meeting will be an introductory one, wherewe will tell you guys what we have planned for the society. Halfway through, we will be splitting the up photographers and models. The models will stay in the room, where they will find out more information on Kent’s Next Top Model, which starts on October 5^th, the Fashion Show, which will be in March, and the numerous workshops throughout the year.

The Photographers will go upstairs to Eliot Seminar Room 3,where they will find out what we have planned for this year’s workshops and trips and also exchange photos and show off their work to the other members. So those who have photos to show, you can either bring them on a memory stick,show them online on your website, or bring your prints. Do not worry if you do not have any photos prepared. The topic for the first weekly competition willalso be decided on.

Don’t forget to check out the website at: http://ukcphotomodels.wordpress.com/

And join the Facebook group, as it is a good way to find out what is happening and great for networking: Photographers and Models at UKC

If you have any questions about the meeting or the society, please do not hesitate to email us at: ukcphoto@gmail.com

Signing Up

For those who already know that they wish to join, you canbecome a paid member by going to the Kent Union Website at: http://www.kentunion.co.uk/. Then click on the “Sports Clubs and Societies, JOIN NOW” red banner. Register for OnCampus. After you log in, go to Groups – Discover groups and find the “Photography and Modelling Society”and then click on join.

Alternatively, you may go to the Mandela Building(behind the Venue) and pay there.

New Year, New Ideas

Last year was a great year for the Photography and Modeling Society, with many successful trips and workshops, not to mention the Fashion Show managed to raise over £500 for Charity. Having said that, the new Committee are working hard at making this coming year even better than before.

For all those Freshers coming to the University of Kent who are interested in the Society, don’t forget to check us out at the Welcome Fayre on the 24th of September. If you are not able to make it or cannot find us, email us at ukcphoto@gmail.com to find out anything you need to know, or join the Facebook group : Photographers and Models @ UKC

Our first big event of the year will be Kent’s Next Top Model, which will occur within the first few weeks of the term. More information would be available at a later date, but to keep informed, you can join the facebook group : Kent’s Next Top Model.

All those Photographers who are interested, feel free to add your work to the flickr group on the right hand side of the page (if you have a flickr account). If you don’t  and are interested in being an active member of the society, it is recommended that you get an account, because that will be our means of sharing our work with each other. It’s free so there is no worry about an extra cost. We would like to remind all photographers that we will be catering to all levels of experience, so if you joined last year and felt that you were not getting anything from the society, we ask that you return as we are sure you will benefit this time around.

On a side note, we have unfortunately had some of our elected committee drop out due to other responsibilities. Therefore this means that we are looking for people to fill these positions. To find out more information on this, please visit “The Committee” page.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible next year, and keep your eyes out for updates on what will be happening throughout the year.

Fashion Show Tickets Now Available

Tickets now for sale

Tickets for the annual University of Kent Fashion Show are now available from the Mandela Reception (next to the Venue on campus). Get them while there are still some left! For more details, click here.

Movies

Next week the photographers will watch one of the photography related movies below. We’ll vote on which one to watch at the meeting. The screening will be on Wednesday 4th February. The venue is not yet confirmed, but we’re trying to get the same room as last time, which is Grimond Seminar Room 3. Please check back again later for confirmation, in case we have to go somewhere else we’ll post it here. UPDATE: The room has now been confirmed, we’ll meet in Grimond seminar Room 3 at 5pm.
War Photographer
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309061/
Trailer: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x3VoyjUP8hg
Seven Photographs that changed Fashion
Info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gq75c
Blowup (1966)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060176/
Trailer: http://www.sinematurk.com/film_fragman/18995/
Funny Face
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050419/
Trailer: http://www.trailerfan.com/movie/funny_face-1957/trailer
The Killing Fields
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087553/
Trailer: http://www.zuguide.com/index.php#The-Killing-Fields

Welcome back

Welcome back guys, I hope you had a nice break!
To kick off the new term with a fantastic evening, Alex has prepared a social for Saturday (24th): ‘The plan is to start at Northgate spoons @ 9 – have a few drinks and then head to Girls & Boys at Studio 41. We’re aiming to get there before 10:30, as entry is only £2.50 for students – so dont forget your student cards people! And for those who cant make wetherspoons and have NOOO clue where Studio is – its on the same road as Chill, but its a few doors down to the left. Oooh and I thought we’d make the theme easy – STAND OUT. That’s just basically wearing bright colours people and not just clothes – you can be creative with your makeup and accessories So we hope to see all you models suited and booted on Saturday! ?’ The facebook page for this event is here.

The models will have their first meeting (show rehearsal) on Monday in the Missing Link room from 8 til 11. If you have any questions please get in touch with Josh.
The photographers’ first meeting is this Wednesday (21st) at 5pm in the Shirley Barlowe room. We’ll cover common problems (e.g. blurry pictures) and how to solve them quickly. You can download the Powerpoint presentation here.
The competition theme for this week is ‘Emotions’ and we’ll have a small prize for the winner! As usual, the only rules are that it has to be your own photo and that any depicted people consent to having the photograph published. You can bring a print, a USB stick or e-mail the photo to the society googlemail account. (Please note that this has changed, don’t email them directly to committee members anymore.)
Those of you who have not yet picked up their society hoodies, please get in touch with a committee member so that we know whose to bring to the meetings.

We also have some new photo opportunities for the budding photojournalists among you!
*Latin & Ballroom: “On the 14th of feb the latin and ballroom dance society is hosting the south of england dance championships in crawley and we are desperatley seeking a photographer. transport will be provided and whoever it is will be allowed to sell prints in order to make a profit. With 3000-4000 people expected thats possibly a large amount of money!” To get in touch with John Lamb, social sec, please contact the committee and we’ll forward you his contact details.
*BLW: “Hi there, My name is Damola Layonu. I am a student at UKC and the Assistant Coordinator of the society, Believers’ Loveworld (BLW). We are a Christian fellowship on campus. We are having an event in March called ‘The Real VIP’. It’s alll about showing people how special they are in God’s sight, and it will have a very glamorous and high profile feel to it. We want to request photo coverage from your members. We will have a red carpet at the event. It would be great if your members could take some photos outside on the red carpet and inside as well. I would like to arrange a meeting with you a.s.a.p to discuss this further and in detail. Please reply via [contact the committee for details]. Thank you for your help and cooperation. Kindest regards, A.O.Layonu.”

That’s all, see you soon!
Gloda, society co-president

The year in pictures

The Photography and Modelling society wishes everybody a happy new year! Before we say goodbye to 2008, have a look at MSNBC’s selection for The Year in Pictures.

New links

We have added 60 new links for you to check out during the winter holiday! Also, the winners’ gallery is up-to-date again and we have a new header image.

Christmas photoshoot and social

Since we got massive amounts of positive feedback from the last studio session, we decided to give it another go! This time we’ll meet on *THURSDAY* (18th) at *6PM* in KLSR4 (the same room as last time). There’s even a theme to this one! Yeah, you guessed it, X-mas. So get your Santa / reindier / angel etc gear out! We’ve got the room booked until 9pm. After that we’ll have a big end-of-term social. The Societies Federation has organized a social for all societies together, so this is a great opportunity to celebrate and meet some new people! It’s in the Lighthouse, and we should be able to get in for free. However, at the moment of writing, I have not yet received confirmation of this. Fabolous is performing in the Venue which might result in £10 entry tickets. But fear not, in that case our Social Secretary Alex has prepared a plan B, we’ll head to Alberry’s in town.
By the way, the hoodies will be ready by then, so come and pick yours up at the meeting (only for those who ordered one).
For the photogs, there’s no competition this week – more time to focus on your deadlines
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Appendix: last week’s newsletter.
he fashion show models have a meeting this coming Thursday, which is the 11th of December. It will be from 6-9pm. All models MUST attend and girls make sure to bring your heels again. The rehearsal will be in the Darwin Conference Room this week. (As soon as you walk into Darwin reception and you turn right, and it is just there). Another thing is that you all have to make sure that you join our society and have paid for the membership. Just go onto the website http://www.kentunion.co.uk here you register, go on discover groups, look up Photography and Modelling Society, you then add it to our basket. You can either pay by paypal, or go to the Mandela Building, the membership price is £5. Payment of this membership is mandatory and we will be checking who has and hasnt paid. If you havent done so already let us know about any medical conditions or requirements that you may need.
Now for the photographers, your meeting will be taking place on Wednesday the 10th of December,in the Shirley Barlowe Room in Eliot College. In this session you will be doing ‘Somke Photography’. For preparation visit websites under ‘Smoke Photography’ in our link section on www.ukcphotomodels.wordpress.com you will have to bring: camera, tripod, black background (e.g. t-shirt, coat or paper) and falsh. If you need any one of these things, or if you can provide more than one falsh, please contact Gloda. Also a warning that obviously there will be smoke, so if you are asthmatic or have another condition that impairs breathing please inform us at the beginning of the session. The topic of the contest this week is Motion. Could the winners of the last few weeks please send Gloda their winning photos so that the winner’s gallery can be updated.

Student Visas

The Kent Union Vice-president has sent out a message regarding planned changes to international student visas that concerns all University of Kent students. The entire message is reproduced after the jump.