Harry Weir, award-winning food photographer, will visit Athlone Photography Club (APC ) on April 5, from 7.45pm, in the Abbey Road Artists Studio in Athlone.
Harry has over 20 years of industry experience, working with a huge clientele that spans from small artisan producers to some of the biggest brands and commercial chains in the world and in 2015, he deservedly received the accolade of National Magazine Award photographer of the year.
Harry previously visited in person in April of last year and presented his work in food photography. He showed images from his portfolio, performed demos (using his own set up ) of his techniques, revealed tips and tricks on how to take good photos of our favourite dishes.
It’s in another capacity that Harry is returning to APC this year, tasked with judging some of our members’ photographs and conduct a critique in front of the club.
Each quarter, the APC committee encourages its members to submit three of their photographs, which are then judged by an external professional photographer. In total, 55 photographs from all categories (Landscape, Nature, Creative, Portrait and Open ) were collected for the winter challenge and on April 5, Harry will go through each of them and explain what he liked and what could be improved.
Beyond the academic score (out of 20 ) provided, such feedback from an external professional is invaluable for the club’s members. Often, a good photograph can become a great photograph, with very little advice and editing (cropping, sharpening, dodging and burning ). This is the main purpose of the exercise.
After the critique which should last approximately 60-75 minutes, Harry will give us a provide an introduction on food cinematography or “food video” as he describes it.
While APC approach the end of the 2022-2023 season, it is still possible for non-members to attend this event and to hear all that the club has to offer. However, those who are interested in attending are strongly encouraged to contact the club’s secretaries Ciara Kinnarney and Sébastien Rolland by email to [email protected] to book their seat and to arrive at 7.45pm, to enable the meeting to commence at 8pm sharp.
More information about the club can be found online by visiting the club’s Facebook or Instagram.
