Birmingham Loves Photographers

BLP Meet Up - 1st November

We will be having our next get together at 6/8 Kafe on Tuesday 1st November at 6:30pm.

No guest lecture this time - it will be a friendly get together and a chance to meet other photographers and network.

….although we do have a couple of special things up our sleeves.

As well as showing the results from Portrait Project Round 3, there will also be announcements of several exciting new projects, events and opportunities. 

I would also like to hear from YOU! BLP is all about inclusiveness and I want to hear about your ideas, what you think would be fun and what opportunities you would like to in order to engage and challenge yourselves.

This will be an open floor discussion, so if you have any thoughts then just come and talk to me after the announcements.

Look forward to seeing you there!

BLP Meet Up & Guest Lecture - 22nd September

This Thursday September 22nd at 6/8 Kafe at 6:30pm will be the next Birmingham Loves Photographers Meet Up - this will include a talk by professional photographer Richard Southall

From his website -

“Richard Southall has been an architectural photographer for over 23 years. He specialises in producing photography for the leisure (restaurants, casinos, nightclubs & bars),residential, retail and construction industries. Over recent years, he has undertaken several personal projects which have resulted in book publications.” - Richardsouthall.co.uk

Richard will be doing a talk on his perspective of landscape photography and his influences.

We will also being showing the results of Round 2 of the Portrait Project. 

Plus, you’ll be able to have a cup of coffee and a chat with local photographers - This event is open to everyone, come and say hello!

Check out Richard’s Featured Interview on Birmingham Loves Photographers

For more information on Richard Southall -

http://www.richardsouthall.co.uk/

Richard also does a number of workshops for the Birmingham branch of Camulet - find out more information here -

http://www.calumetseminars.co.uk/birmingham.html

Meet ups - August 4th & 16th

The dates have been set!

August 4th

On August 4th there will be an informal meet up at 6pm, held at 6/8 Kafe. This will just be a coffee and a chat session, anyone is welcome to turn up and talk photography. This will also be a chance for Portrait Project pairs to get together at a set time and meet others taking part. 

On August 4th, after the meeting finishes, everyone is welcome to head to one of the Ping Pong tables scattered around Birmingham and we will have a Birmingham Loves Photographers Ping Pong Tournament (don’t worry, it’s not really a tournament, just a bit of fun…I’m rubbish) This will give you ample opportunity to take some photos and enter them into the Ping! Photography Competition. Get practising!

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August 16th - 6:30 Start

Then on August 16th there will be another get together at 6/8 Kafe. This will be a chance for participants of the portrait project to share work they have done, show others who are interested in the project, have a chit chat and also a short lecture by a guest speaker on portrait photography.

This will be more chilled out then our last meet up, giving a chance to meet other togs around Birmingham.

Hope to see you at both and if there is anything you would like to see or contribute then just give us a shout.

Thank you and we’re on Twitter

Some surprisingly bad photos for a room full of photographers

I just want to say a quick thank you for everyone who came to our first meet up and guest lecture last night. I wanted to keep it simple and interesting for the first event; and I think you’ll agree that Richard Battye did a superb job in giving an entertaining and inspiring lecture. Check out this write up on PS Photography

This will be the first of many meet ups, with the next one happening next month and this time it will be more geared to meeting your fellow local photographers! Keep an eye out for the event soon and also new projects will be posted over the next couple of days.

Twitter

We have a twitter account! While some updates will be filtered through the 6/8 Kafe twitter account, I have opened a new Birmingham Loves Photographers twitter account to give updates on the blog, answer questions, retweet events and have a bit of fun. So get following!

Thanks again and see you soon.

Craig

BLP Meet Up & Guest Lecture with Richard Battye

Birmingham Loves Photographers would like to announce their first meet up andguest lecture on the 22nd June 2011. This will be held at 6/8 Kafé, located on 6/8 Temple Row (Map Here). The event will start at 6:30pm, with a chance to sit back, have a coffee and chat with other photographers. 

We would like to state that this is an OPEN EVENT: anyone can attend and join in, as long as they are friendly!

Then at 7, there will be a guest lecture by Birmingham’s own Richard Battye, a professional photographer with over 20 years experience in the business. Here is a description of Richard from his blog:

“Freelance photographer based at The Custard Factory, shooting, fashion, music, dance, advertising and commercial work for a very diverse client base. Established for 21 years. Main website www.riverstudio.co.uk Also www.richardbattye.com”

The talk will last roughly 45 minutes and Richard will talk about his career as a photographer, as well as ways of developing yours. 

The talk will be FREE and part of a series of lectures happening in conjunction with Birmingham Loves Photographers. 

We will also be announcing a number of projects, including a Portrait Project that looks to team both Amateurs and Professionals together in a creative relationship. We will also be disclosing the latest ‘In Focus’ that will look to create work for specifically for the topic.

Lots of exciting stuff and we hope to see you there, until then enjoy some of Richard’s photos below and visit his sites.

So that’s Wednesday 22nd June at 6:30pm.

Keep your shutter open!