You will find out if you come with your cameras for this out-of-the-ordinary practical session.

We’re meeting at the entrance to the Jardin Botanique, at 12:30 on Tuesday, 1 May.

We’ll keep you informed in case of bad weather.

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Hope to see you there!

Your committee

Next session of the CPI will take place on Tuesday, 17 April at 18:00 in Room S1 (ground floor, between doors 2 and 5).

Members who attended the session at the Château des Penthes are invited to bring your pictures to share with the group.

Please bring your photographs on a USB key–not more than 10 per person.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Your committee

This Saturday and Sunday (14 and 15 April), there will be a magnificent aerial show in Geneva:

The 6th INTERNATIONAL HOT AIR BALLOONS OF GENEVA

A sight to wonder at!

On this occasion, we invite you to an extraordinary session outdoors to take photographs of

The preparation involved in sending up a balloon

We will meet at the entrance of the parc des Eaux-Vives, lakeside (quai Gustave Ador) around 13:30 to participate in sending the balloons up.

The photographs taken will be presented at a later session.

Come with your families! Children–future artists–are welcome. Their pictures can also be included in the session.

Go to the link for more information:

http://www.geneve-tourisme.ch/?rubrique=0000000743

• Samedi 14 April
The balloons will leave, depending on the weather, in the parks Bertrand, Bastions, Mon-Repos, La Grange et Eaux-Vives. They will leave in the morning at 9:00 and in the afternoon at 14h30.

We will keep you informed in case of bad weather.

For information: Georges Emmenegger (see above), ext. 71043 or +41 79 469 8575

Looking forward to seeing you!

Your committee

The next session will take place on Tuesday, 27 March at 12:30 in Room XV.

Antonio Puig, a professional photographer in Geneva, will share some insights into the different kinds of cameras available and their use.

He will speak, in particular, about the new cameras without mirrors and the compacts with interchangeable lenses.

Hoping to see you there!

Your comittee

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Avant/Before

Etudes de cas présentés par Jean-Luc La Planeta et Sergio da Silva

Illustration pratique et correction de situations (à l’aide de Photoshop) causées par un éclairage difficile ou déficient lors de la prise de vue. Les photos résultat présentent souvent des défauts liés à une exposition irrégulière de la lumière, ce qui peut donner comme résultat, des photos partiellement voilées, manquant de détails et de moindre intérêt.

APRES/AFTER

This session will take place on Tuesday, 28 February at 18:00 in Room S3 (3rd floor between doors 1 et 2) at the Palais des Nations.

Post-editing of photographs

Case studies presented by Jean-Luc La Planeta and Sergio da Silva

Practical examples using Photoshop of how to improve photographs with problems caused by difficult or bad light. This can result in photographs with irregular exposure, where half the photograph is either over or underexposed.

The exhibition will go on until 17 February on the third floor of the Palais des Nations, in the passerelle between the old building and the E building. If you haven’t been already, do go see it!

You can also view the photos exhibited in this Flickr gallery.

(Tip: Use your left and right arrow keys to slide the photos, click a photo to see the title.)

Cette session est animée par Bernard Vansiliette, producteur-caméraman TV ONU

Visite des studios TV
de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève

A quoi sert la TV ONU?
Comment sont les images distribuées? Pour qui ?
Quels sont les sujets des reportages?

Approche des moyens techniques utilisés, leur coût et leur durée de vie.
Comparaison entre les techniques de télévision et de la photo.
Similitudes entre l’équipement commun à la TV et à la photo.

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The next session will take place on Tuesday, 14 February at 12:30 at the UN TV Studios (corridor in the basement between the cafeteria and the côté Lausanne).

The Photographer and the Cameraman: Two Approaches to Images
by Bernard Vansiliette, producer-cameraman, UN TV

Visit to the TV studios
of the United Nations Office in Geneva

What does UN TV do?
How are the images distributed? For whom?
What do the news stories cover?

The approach to the technology used, the cost and durability
Comparing the techniques of television and photography.
Similarities between equipment used for TV and for photography.

More than 150 photographs from over 50 participants were submitted to the Club Photo International for its 2011 Competition and the quality has been particularly high this year. We thank all participants for their willingness to share their beautiful work with us.

The photos were judged on their technique, creativity and relevance to the contest theme by a jury composed of Sergio Da Silva, president of the CPI, Kristian Skeie, teacher of photography at Webster University and Régis Colombo, president of the Swiss Professional Photographers Association.

This year, the first prize winner is Giovanni Valensisi’s photo “Bent with the Wind”.

The other five awarded photographs were from Vincent Fung, Ernesto Castro, Aisha Coke, Aziyade Poltier-Mutal and Jan Hoffmann.

Two special mentions were also awarded to Shubber Hamoudi and Hon Fai Ng.

Pour cette rencontre du mardi 31 janvier 2012 à 12h30, Olivier Delhoume propose de faire le point sur ce que représente la photographie aujourd’hui.
Quelle valeur, quels modes opératoires et techniques ?
Que devient la photographie ?
Ce sera l’occasion de réfléchir et d’échanger sur les raisons de pratiquer la photographie aujourd’hui, de se pencher sur son histoire et ses évolutions et perspectives.
- Chimie, optique, lumière – sciences et inventions
le besoin de créer des images au XIXème siècle
- Les usages de la photographie jusqu’au 21ème siècle
photo vernaculaire, technique, artistique, documentaire, de reportage, photo plasticienne, photo familiale
- 21ème siècle
nouveaux enjeux, nouvelles pratiques et nouveaux usages photographiques (le portable, l’internet, le téléphone,….), et la valeur du patrimoine et de la création artistique photographique (conservation, ventes, enchères, internet…)
Titulaire d’un Brevet de photographie Olivier Delhoume fut reporter pour la presse écrite et la télévision, présenta de nombreuses expositions en Europe et aux Etats-Unis. Il a publié neuf livres dont « Mises au Point, Paroles de photographes » et plusieurs autres sur le Japon. Il présente des émissions de télévision et écrit régulièrement dans le magazine Art Passions.
delhoume@bluewin.ch