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Hi Everyone

As the previous post was put up, to advertise and advise of the exhibition, I though I would write a short report on the event. Some of you may want to organize this sort of thing yourselves.

As back ground information may be of interest, I am giving some here.

The exhibition venue was booked last November (2007) and it's use was offered free to the three of us, on the basis that there would be images from the local area.

The three of us as friends, decided to get together for this show have varying interests.

Keith Tranah had been a miner for 25 years and had obtained a permit to photograph down the 'Pit' and developed into an expert in paint by light photography, has amassed hundreds of stunning images on film and hand printed them of working life of a miner up to 1999, when finally all of the mines in the area we live had closed. He has since been shooting images various subjects, landscape's, creative,urban, details etc. In mono and colour.

James Mason has is studying and doing an HNC in photography and has started up a portrait studio in a small way to finance his studies, he works in all mediums and specializes in portrait, figure studies and glamour.

I have been photographing various subjects as you can see in my photo steam for over 50 years, I have recently been shooting glamour, for the first time in my life, having avoided shooting people for years.

The venue for the exhibition allowed us to exhibit in the region of 100 prints , set up a small portrait studio and exhibit some camera's and mining equipment.

We set up on Friday morning and had a couple of local newspapers visit for pictures to supplement the press releases we had given them.

The show ran from Noon on Friday to Sunday evening, over 1260 visitors passed through the exhibition, including 40 invited guests we had there on Friday evening, who comprised of family, friends, fellow photographers, local councilor, studio owner, models, etc . Everyone said they enjoy the event and praised the mining images in particular.

This exhibition has been a great success for the venue, 1260 visitor in two and half days, compared with an average of 4000 a month! We have been invited to do more exhibitions because of this!

This show took a lot of work to organize and set up. Meeting visitors and seeing your work exhibited is a great experience and well worth the work to do.

I hope you find this blog of interest.

Some pic's will follow

Geoff

Hi All

Been busy with organising this exhibition. If you are around please call in an meet me and the other photographers.

<a href="www.flickr.com/photos/viages/2463469345" title="Ehibition Poster by viages, on Flickr"><img src="farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2463469345_a2fc313b72_o.jpg" width="552" height="800" alt="Ehibition Poster " /></a>

Viages - Exhibition Poster

See my photo's

Model - Chloe Hayes

Hi Everyone

Some of you might find the thought of selling your images of interest.............

This new stock library has recently started in business. With editing policy that favours the ''quirky'' image and less stringent image quality requiements. Lots of point and shoot stuff in the collection as well as the more traditional stock.

My images are here :- mp.photoshelter.com/user/viages

The main page is here :- mp.photoshelter.com

It is free to submit to the collection.

Geoff (viages)

Hello Everyone

I want to take this oppertunity, to  wish you all of you and your families, a Very Merry Christmas, I hope you all enjoy the holiday.

Thank you for making me welcome on Ipernity and for your online friendship.

Thanks for all the people who assist in running and moderating the groups I am involved in.

I have tried to email all of my contacts but I am not sure if you recieved it..................

All the best

Geoff  [viages]

Dear Agony Aunt

Is self portaiture addictive???

I posted a shot yesterday, my first ''serious'' attempt at clicking my self........... I took about a hundred .........

I decided I should have tidied myself up a bit...........

Got up this morning decided to look pristeen, showered, shaved, dressed in pinkish!!! shirt..........

Set the lights, changed the umbrella's from white to silver, lowered the flash head power, to enhance my complextion, combed my hair again, ( I usually only do this once a day, if need to or not), off I went clicking, posing, like some demented model.

150 shot later, I stopped clicking, drained, sweaty and shaking.!!

Do I need help?

Flash Geoff

N.b. Please don't publish my name, I feel so ahamed.............

Who are you!

Show yourselves!

Don't be afraid!

Don't be shy!

Contribute!

Join it's free!

Make comments!

Let us see your images!

Please...............

The anonymnity of visitor to my images...........really pis___ me off  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just had this image commended in the Cannock Photographic Society Annual Exhibition, it was entered in the general colour print section, printed and mounted by myself, it makes this commendation all the more enjoyable.

The fact that this image had such a good response to me posting it here and on Flickr made me decide to enter it into the competition.

Thanks for all of your comments and votes...........

© viages

The society has been establised over 50 years.

www.cannockps.co.uk/

If anyone would like to visit on the club nights as my guest ( I will pay the entrance cost) please contact me.

Geoff

To see the images I have submitted for sale.Images by Geoff Sutton

Has anyone else noticed contacts from their network disappering ?

Two of mine have gone recently................ Is this some form of censorship or is it somthing else?

I've been spotlighted

Thanks to the kind invitation of Melody, some of my work has been spotlighted on her group www.flickr.com/groups/ljomi/

If you have time take a look. The link is www.flickr.com/groups/ljomi/discuss/72157601322473352/

Thanks for your interest in my work in the past.

Best Regards

Geoff (viages)

Post your pictures of street art here...............while we wait for groups..........lets see what you've got!

Me first,

Brownhills Miner

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Your 'Youth' has fallen from its shelf,

Another great week! This is my daughter,

Katie Louise Sutton BA

Back from 9 days in Ireland (Eire) last night, My first trip there. Love everything about it, the people, places and laid back lifestyle.

Took loads of photos some of which will be uploaded soon. Great place for photography...........

Stayed with my friends last weekend, great to see them both, had a great couple of days with them, plenty of good conversation,food and wine...........

I am now looking forward to going again!

Thanks for all your best wishes for my holiday, I did not see these before I left for Ireland last week, they are all most appreciated.

I am now looking forward to catching up with everything and everyone at Ipernity

Geoff

I am off on holiday to Ireland (Eire) on Thursday for 9 days. Great place to to take photographs, I am told.

Going to visit some friends I have not seen for eighteen months, they are both artists, so maybe I can snap a few shots of them working.

Maybe the groups will be up and running, the thing I miss most.............. when I get back.

Be Good

Geoff

I think at the moment, as this site is just up and running, it has that sense of 'new' community and expectation of new features (groups etc.) making it a little more interesting.

Since the censureship issue has been going on at F.....r there has been a noticeable drop off of activity there in my opinion, has anyone else noticed this?