JUNE 2012 - Photographic Society of Sri Lanka

Monthly Newsletter of the
Photographic Society of Sri Lanka
Since 1906
March 2012
Volume 6 Issue 1
PSSL AGM held at Capri Club
Member of
Patron
Mr. Joe De Livera
Executive Committee
President
Mr. Marcel Bandaranaike
Vice President
Ms. Cheryl Silva
Secretary
Mr. Romesh de Silva
Asst Secretary
Ms. Chetra Gunathilake
Treasurer
Mr. Suresh Weerasuriya
Committee
Mr. Panduka de Silva
Mr. Ravi Ranasinghe
Mr. Kevin de Silva
Ms Hiranthi de Silva
Ms Yamindri Perera
Next
Monthly
meeting on
June 12th at
5.30pm at
the Society
Premises
PSSL AGM was held on the 19th of May, 2012 at the Capri Club, commencing at 5.30pm. The
formal meeting was followed by a very entertaining and a lively Social which saw Mr. Chandran
Rutnum, the world renown Sri Lankan film director making an interesting foray in to the
“Secrets of cinematography”, Ms Nihara Jayatileke giving away the certificates for the successful students of the January 2012 intake of the Photography Certificate Program, and the hilarious skit titled “Charitha atak”, by the popular stand up comedian Mr. Wilson Gunaratne.
It was hearting to see over 100 members and guest attending the event, which went on till late
night, aided by the cash bar, and the sumptuous dinner which was served.
Mr. Marcel Bandaranaike was elected as the President of PSSL for the ensuing year, 2012/2013.
In his acceptance speech, Marcel stressed the importance of holding the values and the traditions of PSSL which have survived for over 100 years intact and the need to preserve them for
the future. Mr. Romesh de Silva was elected as the Secretary for another term, and he presented the membership with a review of activities for the year gone by. Ms Cheryl Silva was
elected as Vice President, Ms Chetra Gunathilake as Assistant Secretary, Mr. Suresh
Weerasuriya as treasurer for another year. Mr. Panduka de Silva, Mr. Ravi Ranasinghe, Mr.
Kevin de Silva, Ms Hiranthi de Silva and Ms Yamindri Perera were elected to the Council.
Photographic Society of Sri Lanka
Lionel Wendt Memorial Art Centre, 18, Guildford Crescent, Colombo 7.
Tel. +94 011 7220115 , Email. [email protected], Web. www.pssl.lk
Office hours—Tuesday to Friday 11.00 am to 6.00 pm. Saturday from 9.00am to 5.00pm
Sundays , Mondays and Poya days closed.
Capture This ! Winners for April
Assignment Colour
Ravindra Ranasinghe 5 pts
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Assignment Monochrome
Indunil Munasinghe 5 pts
See more images at
www.pssl.lk
Open Colour
Ravindra Ranasinghe 5 pts
Open Monochrome
Marcel Bandaranaike 5 pt
April- Toys
It will be all fun with this assignment. We want you to show us toys, whether they were new or old, in a scene you designed, or being played with by kids. Maybe you are a new generation Smurf. Sometimes it’s strange when toys change
and update for the next generation. You can convey a new perspective, not necessarily used when toys are photographed,. The bright, light colours, the idea of being high tech or a mere a feeling of lightness and happiness.
“Capture this” Competition Themes
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July- The Workplace
Where do you work? Are you at a desk most of the day or in the great outdoors? Do you work at home or in an
office or studio? Are you alone or with a group of people when you work? Is traveling part of your job? Maybe
you are retired and your workplace is where you pay your bills or do volunteer work. Are you a sportsman,
doctor or an writer? Or of course, a photographer!!!! Give us a little peek into your life and let us see what you
do.
August - Hands
Hands and fingers are often dead giveaways to how the rest of the body is feeling. When photographing Hands
encourage your model to keep them relaxed and their fingers separated. Or sometimes the best thing to do
with hands is to give them something to hold or do. Consider using a prop (as long as it adds to and is relevant
the shot and isn’t distracting) or have them rest upon some other element in the shot (a leg, a chair etc). as
mentioned in our article in the last issue, hands tend to look best when shot from the side. Front shots of
hands can often look quite blob like. Be creative!
September - "Get Down".
Even though you know you should be taking shots from all different angles, one seldom get down very low to
shoot. Afraid of getting dirty maybe? but it's always good to see what a different perspective can do. Try getting eye level with babies and children to see how it draws the viewer into the photo. Consider a bug's eye
view of the world. Don't want to get dirty? Put your camera down low and shoot "blind".
News Flash
PSSL Walking tour commencing at 4.30pm near the
Wellawatte Railway Station on Saturday 23rd,
June. Free walking, free shooting, free excitement
(no Tax, no GST). Bring your refreshments, your
cameras and your selves..……….. ooops and tripods.
SOCIETY NEWS—Dates to Remember
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15th—17th of June— A Celebration Thru Light– PSSL Student Exhibition of
the January 2012 Intake at the Lionel Wendt Gallery.
20th June– Week day classes commence– 4th Intake for 2012.
23rd– June– PSSL Walking Tour commencing near the Wellawatte Railway
Station at 4.30pm. Open to all members and guests.
30th– June—PSSL Photo Clinic at the
Society premises commencing at 2.30
pm. Special presentation on Camera
Care will be held during the Clinic. All
are welcome.
10th of July- Monthly meeting for July.
Ex. Co 2012/2013 and contact details
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Some of the Ex. Co members immediately after the AGM photographed together with the Guest Speaker Mr. Chandran Rutnum, Ms Nihara Jayatillake, and Mr. Wilson Gunaratne. The Immediate Past President Mr. Mithra Weerakoon too is in the picture. Missing are Pandu, Yamindri, Hiranthi and Kevin.
Society News
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Ranmihittene over night excursion organized by PSSL was an enjoyable and an exciting journey for the 22 members that took part. Starting off at 5.00am on the long
trek to the Tele-cinema park, near Hambanthota, the group arrived there as planned
by 1.00pm after making a surprise stop at the Le Petite Montessori at Embilipiitya.
Immediately after lunch it was shooting as usual, firstly at the Village setting with local models being carefully groomed by Pandu and Mithra. The photo shoot continued
to the night under lights, with special models from Colombo being inducted in, Kevin
(the හ ොද හිත cow boy) and little Taneesha. After a late night debriefing by
Pandu, a thrust quenching session a la Mr. Jonnie Walker, a heavy dinner, the
group retired to bed, under the watchful eyes of the little frogs who were
perched on the window sills.
Dawn was a heave of activity- catching the mist, shooting birds (all kinds), and
mingling the rays of the morning sun in the City setting, which boasted of many
a old building, which many of our senior members fortunately did recognize.
Departure was after breakfast, through an alternate route, stopping in view of
the Tissa viharaya for some photos, and the tank for quick beers, partaking a
ගහේ lunch at a reasonable price, a concerted effort to dump the හ ොද හිත
cow boy on the way, which failed miserably, the group arrived in Colombo in
high sprits, especially due to the vigorous and an enthusiastic attack launched
on poor Mr. Walker by most in the bus closer to Colombo.
See the හ ොද හිත cow boy doing the Embilipitiya marathon on our
site.
PSSL 2012 AGM in Pictures
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Reflections—PSSL May 2011 Batch Exhibition
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Member excursions
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Ranmihittene Group Photo - 28th and 29th of April 2012
Vesak Safari on the 7th of
May 2012
At the
Motor
show at
BMICH on
9th of
June
PSSL first Overseas Excursion
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Crossing Bridges
is a joint project among the largest photography forums in South East
Asia and is an annual trip by the members around the ASEAN. This venture has been an ongoing event since
2004 bringing photographers to Indonesia (twice), Cambodia, Hong Kong,
Macau, Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam.
This annual event is organised by different host countries. This year
Photo Malaysia is the main host for this event. The participating member photo related organisations are Clubsnap (Singapore), Fotographer.net (Indonesia), Photo.vn (Vietnam), Photoworld-Manila (Philippines)
and PhotoMalaysia (Malaysia). The Photography Society of Sri Lanka
(PSSL) joins representing Sri Lanka for the first time. Collectively the
group represents more than 750,000 photographers in South East Asia.
The purpose of Crossing Bridges is bridge-building and making friendships between the various online Photography forums from around the
region.
The initiation of the current tour is a result of myself being a member of
PhotoMalaysia. I had the opportunity of visiting the last year's International Exhibition of Photography held at The Nikon Centre, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. My visit influenced me to apply for a request to add Sri
Lanka to the Crossing Bridges forum after getting to know PhotoMalaysia
administrators M/s. Yusuf & Maxby. After obtaining the consent of other
participating country leaders I was given the green light and I proposed
that PSSL. be the representing organisation in Sri Lanka.
Crossing Bridges -9 will be held from 26th.Aug.2012 to 01st. Sept. 2012 in Malaysia. Participation is limited to
each country and several 'work-hard' conditions have been imposed to make the participants be completely
'involved'. After the announcement of the opening for Sri Lankan photographers the 12 slots were taken up like
hot cakes.
Usually we are restricted to our country and it is never too late to go out and to observe the activities
of photographers of our region. Crossing Bridges will be a fine platform for those who confirmed their participation to interact, build-up friendships and exchange views & ideas with fellow photographers of South East Asian
region. As the newest joining nation, we have been honoured by invited to be the host of the next year's event
which will be held in Sri Lanka.
Bandu Gunaratne -LRPS,LBPPA,EFIAP,AIIPC,FISLP,Hon.FNPAS,Hon.NAPSL
Coming up– PSSL Excursions on the cards
Await over night Photography tour and excursion to Adisham in Haputale
See Perahera within the touch of the elephants– overnight tour to capture the Kandy Perahera in all its glory
PSSL NEWS IN BRIEF
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An another PSSL SAGA begins. Listen carefully to
Haadia Galely at the June Members day
Www. Pssl.lk being revamped.
Please bear with us.
2431 members at this minute…...why are you left out?
As reported by Ms Kauminie Samarakone– editor of the Daily horror, a must read
and a specialized tabloid for pre-school children.
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Quick update
SCOREBOARD
The AGM was held on May 19th, 2012 at the Capri club with an attendance
Monthly Competition
of over 100 members and Guest. Mr Chandran Rutnam was the Guest
Winners— April 2012
Speaker. Ms Nihara Jayatilleke gave away the certificates.
Topic - Toys
Capture This - topics
Judged By
Mr. G, Hettiarachchi
Mr. Chandrasena Perera
Mr. Kumar Chitty
Assignment Colour
Ravindra Ranasinghe 5
Indunil Munasinghe 3
Alester Mohan de Zoysa 1
Assignment Mono
Indunil Munasinghe 5
Ravindra Ranasinghe 3
Indunil Munasinghe 1
Open Colour
Ravindra Ranasinghe 5
Ravindra Ranasinghe 3
Marcel Bandaranaike 1
Open Mono
Marcel Bandaranaike 5
Yuraji Karunaratne 3
Indunil Munasinghe 1
Next
Monthly
meeting on
June 12th at
5.30pm at
the Society
Premises
July
- The work place
August
- Hands
September - Get down
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Winners of Capture this for April
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Dates to remember in June and July
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Ex. Co contact details
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Society news
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News in Brief
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වටින
සිනහව
Editors Note
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Photographic Society of Sri Lanka
Lionel Wendt Memorial Art Centre, 18, Guildford Crescent, Colombo 7.
Tel. +94 011 7220115
[email protected]
www.pssl.lk