Preview for 2021 By James Gibson APSNZ EFIAP
AS 2020 DRAWS to a close and I look back at what for us all has undoubtedly been an incredibly difficult year, I find myself thinking fondly of those moments when we have been able to enjoy our hobbies and pastimes and really make the most of the freedoms we are able to enjoy within New Zealand. I am especially grateful that we were finally able to hold the 2020 Workshop Series events, for the friends (and images) made on these trips and for the pleasure we have all experienced from being able to get out with our cameras and learn new skills. In 2021 we are intending to extend the series to eight workshops. These will be open for registration in two blocks, and you will be eligible to sign up for one workshop in each
block. You may add your name to waitlists for as many workshops as you wish; any empty places will be released approximately one month prior to the workshop date. We are trying to maximise the availability of places on these workshops to as many of our members as we can; you may be able to attend more, but you won’t find out if you have a place until close to the workshop dates. All things going as planned, we shall open the first block of workshops for registrations late in January – watch out for further details of the exact date. The second block will open towards the end of May. Here’s a rundown to whet your appetites:
Block 1 • MATT LEAMY LPSNZ will start us off with an exploration into Macrophotography: techniques, gear, image capture and postprocessing (Whakatane, 27 March). • GRAHAM DAINTY FPSNZ will be leading a weekend-long Landscape Photography workshop in Central Otago over Anzac weekend - for the beautiful autumnal colours (Alexandra,24-26 April).
Vivianne Baldwin APSNZ
• JUDY STOKES APSNZ takes her incredible talents south, looking at ICM and Creative Photography (Hokitika, 15 May). • LEITH ROBERTSON comes back to host a second Astrophotography workshop. This time we shall be heading to the Central Plateau to photograph the stars over stunning mountain scenes (National Park, 11-13 June). Frank Hopfler
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