The Hobart Photographic Society

Portrait Interest Group

The Portrait Interest Group (PIG) is run by HPS members who have a particular interest in portrait photography. *** Please note that new membership for the 2010 PIG group is now closed ***

 

Members of PIG for 2010

Currently the following people are envolved in PIG for 2010.
  • Adrienne Andrew
  • Reg Ashman
  • Catherine Bodini
  • Gustavo Bodini
  • Mollie Bodini
  • Lucy Brook
  • Andrew Burn
  • Ben Clews
  • Leanne Cowen
  • John Davidson
  • Patricia Davis (Trish)
  • Paula Delaney
  • Sandra Duncan
  • Layne Hardcastle
  • Charmane Kelly
  • John King Smith
  • Glenn Lewis
  • Bob Linacre
  • Antony Markovitch
  • Darryl Milbourne
  • Phil O’Halloran
  • Clive Roper
  • Emilija Saleta
  • Ben Short
  • Terry Sims
  • John Goddard
  • Vicki Smith
  • Susan Styles
  • Wayne Wagg
  • David Wilson
  • Polly Wilson

PIG events 2010

Date Session/Event Info
Thr 8th July
6:15pm		 Citylights Evening Shoot
Meet near the Waterside Pavilion in Mawson Place. Start time of 6.15pm to give us a chance to get organised for the models so we can start shooting at 6.30pm.
- Images posted via Facebook?		 n/a
Thr 22nd July
7pm		 Steve Brookes Presentation
Kingstome AdultEd. Centre		 n/a

 

Resource Sheets from PIG2009

Backgrounds (MS Word format)

Fashion (MS Word format)

Beach Photography (MS Word format)

 

Stuff you will need for PIG

Not very much. This is very much a group interested in image making and not so much about gear. An SLR is nice but certainly not required. A tripod maybe. Most people end up getting a reflector - see eBay. We used to say that film was fine, but I suspect that we have not had a film user for some time. You will certainly need to have good and frequent email access, and should be able to both send and receive images electronically. Similarly it is practically a requirement that you check the website fairly frequently.

 

Time and Effort

Attending all of the events can be quite hard work. PIG 2010 is designed to be quite demanding and to represent a moderate commitment both for getting to events and for processing of images after a shoot. The groups and models that PIG works with participate on the understanding that they will receive a selection of images from each of the photographers at each shoot. The expectation is that images will be provided to models within 2 weeks of the shoot. Sometimes there is a tighter time line.

If you are unable to meet the requirement to provide images on time then you should consider whether you should attend a shoot.

 

Use of images taken during PIG events

Most PIG events are arranged on the understanding that the models will receive a selection of images for free in exchange for their time. There is also an agreement between PIG photographers and models that images will not be used for any purpose other than PIG, unless the model is approached by the photographer to give a model release for another purpose.

 

Useful Links

Many of the models that work with the PIG are associated with Studioe.

The Strobist web site, source of excellent information on the use of flash and lighting. Particularly useful is the Lighting 101 section.

The Ken Rockwell web site, a source of outspoken, self confident, often deliberately controversial comments. See Ken's thoughts on portrait lenses.

National Portrait Gallery in the UK.

DG28.com, photographer education resources linked from Neil Turner's site in the UK. This site has lots of tips and techniques for portrait photography.