Photographing the Alphabet – March 29th 2024

Earlier in the season, members had randomly picked three letters of the alphabet and were challenged to find and photograph three images representing each letter, whilst obeying the general rules associated with alphabet photography.

The fruits of their labours were assembled into a slideshow and played back on the evening..Not surprisingly, some letters proved easier to represent than others and a range of both straightforward interpretations and also far more creative compositions were evident. A logical extension of the project is for each person to now photograph the remaining alphabet letters and make collages. Several examples were shown which could themselves have a common theme. A short alphabet rap audio-visual from a past WCPF av competition brought the exercise to a close.

After the break some general sources of photography information were explored, with many providing free downloadable information covering a diverse range of topics. The evening concluded with a look at how to measure shutter count and a short video demonstrating some AI software which could greatly simplify the task of organising images and making searches much easier.