Issue No. 7
16th July 2024
We hope you're doing well, and hope the you have been finding opportunities to work with your camera!
Here is your latest Member News from Cliq Photiq:
Next Cliq Members Zoom meet-ups
Please join us online for an informal group meeting where we can get acquainted, share ideas and images, and discuss things to come!
Note: If you have images you'd like to review during the next Zoom session, please have them ready on the device you'll use to join the Zoom so you can share your screen. Alternatively you can email them to me or upload via WeTransfer and I can share them for you.
Zoom meetings run approximately 45–60 minutes
Please RSVP so we have an idea of how many will attend.
NEXT ZOOM MEETINGS:
– Wednesday 17th July
– Tuesday 13th August
– Tuesday 10th September
All starting at 7:00 pm (1900 hrs) British Summer Time
Join using Nat Coalson's Personal Meeting Room
Recording from previous Zoom meeting
On Wednesday 19th June we had a great Zoom session and covered a lot of topics. You are invited to watch the recordings of any previous meetings and links are provided in the Members News section of our website. (You must be logged in to access it.)
Download the latest video recording here
Featured Member: Sue Hutton
This month we're pleased to present the photography of Sue Hutton, a British photographer who lives near Loughborough. Sue is a regular visitor to our gallery and a new member of Cliq Photiq, so let's all give her a warm welcome!
See the Member Portfolio of Sue Hutton
Member Portfolios
I've created a new page on our website to feature your Member Portfolios.
If you haven't yet contributed your portfolio, please send me 12-20 of your favourite images along with a brief Artist Statement / Biography.
View Cliq Photiq Member Portfolios
Discount code and member content
Some members have encountered difficulty obtaining the automatic discounts when making purchases on our website. Remember that the member-only features and content are dependent on being logged into the website.
If you are not logged in, the discount will not be automatically applied. So please be sure to log in the website before completing any purchases.
At the upper right of the screen, click the little 'profile' icon to be taken to the login page. Let me know if you have any trouble setting a password or logging in and I can help.
You can also manually enter the members discount code during checkout. Please contact us and we will send it to you privately.
Assignment: Design Motifs (continued)
For the coming month, we'll continue the previous photo assignment creating series of images based on a motif.
In the visual arts, a motif is a visual element that repeats or re-occurs. I've received some questions about this, so let's focus in a bit and just work on shapes.
Create a series of photos that all feature circles. You can make it more challenging by shooting only blue circles, circles with hard outlines, or groups of circles, etc. but in each photo the main element must be circular.
With this assignment my aim is to refine your ability to see and identify specific shapes. Once you've done a set of circles, you're welcome to move on to create series using other shapes.
Let me know if you have any questions. We will review images in the next Zoom meeting.
Cliq Member Exhibition Oct 29 - Nov 16
The inaugural exhibition for members of Cliq Photiq will take place Oct-Nov 2024.
Each member is invited to provide up to 3 photographs for inclusion. All images will be provided digitally.
I will print and frame your photos for exhibition in our gallery.
The deadline for submitting images is Friday 11th October.
Call for Entries: Street Photography
Submissions are open for our next international group exhibition, Street Photography.
Cliq members get 15% off entry fees. When you go to the website, be sure to Log In (using the icon at the upper right of the screen) and your discount will be automatically applied.
Your input and news items needed
Do you have any news to share with the Cliq? This could be anything related to your photography.
We are very keen to have ongoing communication and involvement with and between our members and greatly value your feedback and contributions.
Featured Member
Please get in touch if you would like to have your work highlighted on our website and social media programmes. We want to share great photography with the world!
Tell a friend
If you know other photographers who you think might benefit from membership in Cliq Photiq, please refer them! You can direct them to the main Membership page on our website. Again, membership is open to photographers living anywhere in the world.
As always, if there are any questions or concerns we are more than happy to address them personally, so please also feel free to share our group email cliq@photiq.uk as well as our gallery phone number 01926 833212.
Until next time… thanks and happy Cliquing !