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| OHCC LIVING | SEPTEMBER 2021 | 29 Nowadays we all have phone cams or DSLRs that can take dazzling color photos, we have computers with powerful editing programs to adjust colors as necessary, or many phones have that as well. But the question comes up – what about Ansel Adams? His iconic photos of Yosemite are black and white. Black and White is all that was available for a long time – I have a small collection of Black and White family photos taken on rooftops in Brooklyn in the 30s and 40s. Don't know why they were on the roof – good light, I guess. For successful black and white photography, try to do some of the following: If your camera supports it, set your LCD display and/or viewfinder to black and white. That way you can see exactly what you are shooting. Look for tonal contrast and texture – variations in brightness in different parts of the image, and contrast between different textures. The image of the rosary on the unknown soldier's headstone (taken at Colleyville-sur-Mer in Normandy) has extreme contrast. And the textures of the shot with the sheep and the rock and grass and sea in County Donegal are pretty cool. Use a neutral density filter to keep the camera from overexposing, particularly if you are using a slow shutter speed for a particular effect. They can be had on Amazon for almost any price. Take photos that are your own without reference to what anybody else is doing. And, when the time comes, travel, if you can. The Photography Club is for photo enthusiasts of any experience or skill level. We usually meet on the third Thursday of the month, in the Lamia Room, at 1 pm. Our September meeting will include a slide show of the 'colors' photo shoot we worked on in August, and our October meeting will include a class by Mike McMahon of the Carlsbad Senior Center about how to take good photos using your phone. Note that for November we couldn't reserve the room, so topics for a photo shoot, on site or off, are welcome. New members are welcome, too. Annual dues are just $8, and if you join in the fourth quarter, we'll throw in 2022 as well. Photography Silversmiths We are back in the clubhouse with our equipment and making jewelry, etc. Try your hand at making your own jewelry or gift. We will be featuring both working with metals (fabrication) and turning wax models into metal (lost wax casting) the best of both worlds. Most all jewelry that you find in jewelry stores have been cast from wax or plastic models, rings, pendants, pins, earrings, etc. Learn to create your own personal design out of wax or how to make that necklace you have dreamed of, but never found. Burnable materials such as leaves, tiny pine cones, flowers, insects small plastic figures, etc. can be cast and whether used as a component in jewelry or just have as a conversation piece. Half the fun is figuring out what you want to try.