This Friday at KPS ...

Kingswood Photographic Society is absolutely delighted to welcome Sarah Howard, as their speaker on Friday 9^th January giving an illustrated talk entitled An image seen – the creative art of landscape.

Sarah says: “My interest in photography was initiated by my father, himself an accomplished amateur photographer, and developed further through my travels overseas where I found the eye of the camera allowed me to view my surroundings in greater depth.

Inspired, and subsequently mentored, by renowned landscape photographer Charlie Waite, I was encouraged to develop my photography further and so it is to him I owe much gratitude for supporting me and helping me to find my path in life. Aside of photography my greatest passion is travel so I am at my happiest whilst exploring the great outdoors and seeking to capture the immense diversity and beauty of our world on camera.

2009 saw of the publication of my first book; 'A year in the life of Westonbirt' and I am now working on my second project. That same year, wishing to pass my knowledge on to others, I set up Image Seen and now run landscape photography workshops throughout the UK as well as offering tailored one to one tuition.

As a creative tool the camera has allowed me to express my love of the landscape. What is often seen simply as an instrument to record images can in fact allow an individual great opportunity for creative expression. Photography has certainly changed my life in the sense that it’s opened my eyes and made me really ‘see' what is around me. Through it, I have found my vision has become more fine-tuned and I now look at my surroundings completely differently. As such, with a greater appreciation of the landscape I feel I have also developed a greater connection.

My talk is aimed at both the beginner to landscape photography and those perhaps looking to explore it further. It has been brought about as a result of the landscape workshops that I run, and is in essence a response to some of the questions I have been asked about working with light, composition, use of filters etc.”

For further information about Sarah, pop onto her website, www.sarahhowardphotography.com, from which you’ll see why this promises to be an excellent evening.  We hope to see you there.

Kingswood PS meet Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at St Barnabas Church Hall, Warmley, Bristol  BS30 5JJ.  Visitors are most welcome and the cost for this evening is £3.00.