PhotoClub has been continuing to have active lessons with Nigel Wilson running two classes on a Thursday throughout April and May.
The day out this term has been to Ham House, which was enjoyed and gave good photographic opportunities both inside and round the gardens.
PhotoClub went on a very interesting walk from Blackfriars to Clerkenwell lead by Paul Tallin along the route of the River Fleet, which although not visible but its progress into the Thames clearly affected how the land around it was developed.
We learnt about many historical facts and gossip surrounding the river over the centuries.
PhotoClub has been participating in Roehampton Club’s 125 year celebrations.
We have joined up with the Art Group to hang 125 images that are representative of the Club’s activities past and present. There is a wonderful mixture of art and photography being shown in the Reading Room, Health Club, just outside the door to the Fountain Room and the door to the Bar.
This exhibition will run till Friday 26th June. Do make sure you visit and have a look. There are also six montages of art and photography outside on the Piazza – do take a look and enjoy the creative skills of members of the Art Group.
Thursday 4th June 10.30am to 4.30pm – an all day visit to Painshill Parks near Cobham with Nigel Wilson to guide students round and advise on the best shots to take. www.painshill.co.uk
For further information please contact Sarah Smith smithgarden@icloud.com
Thursday 11th June 10.30am to 4.30 pm – studio workshop. The day will be divided into two parts with the morning learning and practising taking macro and closeup of still life objects using natural light and some of the Club’s special lighting. The afternoon will be spent taking portraits again using natural light and our own lighting, experimenting with different techniques to obtain different results e.g. a silhouette, Rembrandt lighting or rim lighting effects.
2nd to 30th July – Nigel Wilson’s summer school. Classes will run from 10.30am to 1pm on Thursdays during July with a practical day on 16th July visiting Kew Gardens with many subjects to take including the Henry Moore Exhibition.
Lillian Spibey will be holding two sets of evening classes open to all Roehampton Club Members.
Wednesday 20th and 27th May 7 to 9 pm 2 – creative photography with a camera, in the Art Studio.
Wednesday 17th and 24th June 7 to 9pm – using creative apps on a mobile phone, in the Art Studio.
Nigel Wilson’s autumn classes will start on Thursday 17th September – details to follow.
Bill Ward is a multi award winning British actor and photographer, born and raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
He is also known for his photography and specialises in creative photography, and is particularly drawn to water. A lifelong traveller, he’s interested not just in the places he goes, but the time that he spends in them. It’s this that forms the basis of his work: specifically how it felt to spend this particular time, with this particular place.
As an actor, he has performed in over 30 Television shows and Films, and over 50 Plays since turning professional in 2000.
He is probably best known for playing the badly behaved builder Charlie Stubbs in the UK TV show Coronation Street, a role he played for over 400 episodes and three and a half years, and for which he won a number of awards. His Theatre work includes multiple roles in London’s West End (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Spamalot, Million Dollar Quartet, Viva Forever), UK Tours (The Glee Club, Shakespeare in Love, Legally Blonde, Look Back in Anger), Rep Theatre (Bristol Old Vic, Bath Theatre Royal, Manchester Royal Exchange, Northern Stage, Theatre Clwyd), New Writing (National Theatre Studio, Battersea Arts Centre, White Bear) and Off West End (Southwark Playhouse).
Constantly in search of peace and quiet, his photography is a response, and in many ways an antidote, to the time he spends as an actor working in the public eye.
More lecture details to follow.
