VPHS
Photographic Society
Left to Right: Tayla Southby, Kaylyn Truter, Kathleen Nowers, Selina Clark
Absent: Mrs Ferreira, Charne Valentine, Lauren Bradfield, Jason Greyling, Delia Oosthuizen, Robyn Strydom
ceived very positive feedback from many festival
goers who had viewed the exhibition.
The VP Photographic society serves to unite all
learners who share a passion for photography, and
encourages learners to embark on a journey to capture the world around them through the lens. It also
provides a platform for these learners to exhibit, critique and discuss their photographs with other aspiring photographers.
Our photographers do not only focus on their creative photographic pursuits; they also provide an
invaluable service to the school as they document
much of the school year and the life and soul of our
school, through the lens.
This year we brought in Paul Wright, head of the
PE Photographic Society, to run a course for all interested photographers. Paul’s course incorporated
many interesting aspects and elements of photography, and learners were taught everything from the
inner working of the camera, to the composition of
a good photograph. Furthermore, learners were exposed to different editing programs and techniques,
and were also afforded the opportunity to have their
photographs reviewed and critiqued on a weekly basis by Paul and other members of the society. The
course was concluded at the end of the first term.
Members of the photographic society attend almost
all of the events on the school calendar in order to
take pictures, and they are responsible for a lot of
the images displayed in this magazine, external
publications and the school’s Facebook page.
In an ever-changing world where entrepreneurship
and social networking are key skills for survival,
it is encouraging to see how many of the members
in this society are using their photography skills to
their full advantage.
The focus of the second term was on the school’s
Arts Festival exhibition. The foyer of the Blake hall
was the display area for the very best images, and
the exceptionally high standard of the photographs
on display and the wealth of natural talent that our
learners have, was the topic of many conversations
over the course of the Arts Festival weekend. I re-
As we always say, “One does not need the best camera to take great photographs; one simply has to do
one’s best with the camera that one has.”
Mrs K.Ferreira
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