9th of May
Moved the Van to the top part of the village, by the War
memorial. Partly to make the project more visible to the village, but also too
see who would come forward. Had a great chat with Mr Barron. And John Walker
popped to show me his archive and brough some beautiful photographs for the
Maggie law to copy and recod.
I had a meeting with Marie and Suzanne about where we where at with the project.
Met a father and daughet walking past talked
to the, about the project and the digital camera classes. They seemed very
interested and also talked about the possibility of the cinema in the village
hall which really went down a treat.
The school mums took some interest in the Van and the
Secondary school kids on the bus. Then a few of the older kids from the school
popped over Jo Jayden and Luke. The chiara. We talked about what films we might
show that where universal and Luke was keen to help making posters to advertise
the cinema.
Digital photography
three people came to the digital photography session. Ian,
Whinnie and Hamish all adults and all new to the me in the project.
We had three very different camera and the participants all
had different skill levels.
We explored the camera settings what they where for and how
we might use them. Then we talked a little about framing and how to set up the
image. After which we went out around the village. Cath Roberts popped in to chat and kindly washed up the tea
cups!
Down to the harbour.
Hamish
had brought a Polarizer filter for saturated images, and I was able to talk on a more individual basis to
each of the participants.
We talked about the difficulty of fitting in photography
with kids and ho you can combine the two.
About playing and trying out the settings of the camera
experimenting with angle and view in the shots.
We talked aobut injecting some energy into activities in the
village.
Hamish asked if there would be further camera workshops and
I said I would see what could be arranged.
And perhaps we could tie something on with the party on the
pier event, perhaps a photography exhibition. To give the photographers something to work twards.
Finished at 8pm then popped round to Daivds who looks afters
the Hall . He had hoped to dig out some of his old photographs to show, but had a lot on. He was very kind and welcoming. And we hoped to catch up
later on under better circumstances.
He said he had been pleased with the rise in activity in the
Hall this year and that they had managed to make a little profit. This is great to hear news and I explained to his that there was now
a cinema licence that meant people
could hire the hall for screenings.
I read the papers in the harbour bar in the evening, and
checked if it was possible to add a photography exhibition to the party on the
pier event. in august should we decide to do so.
A posititve yes was as ever the answer. And spread the word
about the cinema licence.
I saw the village writing group and let them know that the
licence had been bought (8 women) they where very excited to here that films
could be put on in the hall.
I wondered if a list of volunteers that would have and
interest in running a programme could be found so that it was a group of many
other than the same keen few.
Then too bed.!
Still no internet much a pain!)
