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J’habite un musée

During our session on Monday 13th March on the topic Comment construire une histoire en images, Luis Pardiñas presented his “récit photographique” entitled J’habite un musée. Along with the other presentations on approaches to the topic, it led to a lively discussion on photography and narrative art. We decided to share it with a wider audience. Click on the image below to experience, in Luis’s words, une “visite non guidé d’un musée, avec étonnement et un peu d’humour. De l’entrée à la sortie, sans oublier ni le Café ni la boutique.“

Mar 18, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Vie du Club | Comments Off on J’habite un musée

[Fully Subscribed] New Training: Intermediate Photography Course

The course is now fully subscribed. If you are interested in participating in this kind of course, please let us know and we will see about running it again.

Take Your Photography to the Next Level

Comfortable with your camera, enjoy photography but want to take it to the next level? CIEL is offering an intermediate level course which allows you to do just that. In a series of 3-hour workshops run by Robin Jensen taking place around Luxembourg, you will:

Learn how to seriously improve your technique, and come away with some photographs you will be proud to show your friends and family or frame and hang on your wall.

Enhance your photographic knowledge and mastery of subjects such as visual language, advanced composition and lighting.

Focus beyond the basics and delve into advanced technical aspects, such as advanced camera settings and lens techniques.

Topics covered in the course:

  • Advanced camera settings and shoot preparation
  • Advanced exposure, shooting in manual-mode
  • Understanding light and its properties
  • Creative composition and visual weight.
  • Shooting HDR the right way
  • Mastering Flash
  • Low light photography       

The dates for the workshops are:

  • April 23 (13-16H) Grund
  • May 14 (19-22H) Luxembourg Centre (Low Light)
  • May 21 (18-21H) Luxembourg Centre (Flash)
  • June 4 (14-17H) Castles Bourscheid and Brandenbourg
  • June 11 (09-12H) Mullerthal and Beaufort

The maximum number of participants is 8.

The training fees are:

120 EUR for members
170 EUR for non-members

Membership of the CIEL photo club until the end of the calendar year is included in the training fees for non-members.

Enrolment is by the order in which the training fees are deposited on the CIEL photo club’s bank account. When the maximum number of participants is reached, you will be put on the waiting list for the next available training course offered and the training fees will be reimbursed. Should you cancel your eurolment less than one week before the beginning of the training, the training fees will not be reimbursed unless the club is able to find a replacement.

You can enroll by completing the online form on the Formation page on the website and depositing the training fees on the bank account of the CIEL photo club: IBAN LU04 0024 1026 0480 0000 (BILLLULL). Communication: “Intermediate Photography EN Spring 2023, participant name”.

Feb 12, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Formation | Comments Off on [Fully Subscribed] New Training: Intermediate Photography Course

Nouveau stage: Initiation à la photographie en français (Printemps 2023)

Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer le prochain stage d’introduction à la photographie (en français) qui commencera bientôt. Le cours est animé par le photographe professionnel Jean-Marc Rohmer qui anime depuis des années ce cours pour notre club photo.

Voici le programme du stage:

Mardi 04 avril de 19h00 à 21h30
Initiation et cours théorique

Jeudi 06 avril de 19h00 à 21h30
Suite du cours théorique

Mardi 11 avril de 19h00 à 21h30
Suite du cours théorique

Jeudi 13 avril de 19h30 à 21h30
Suite du cours théorique

Samedi 15 avril de 14h00 à 18h00
Séance de prise de vues à l’extérieur (rendez-vous devant le Mudam)

Mardi 18 avril de 19h00 à 21h30
Bilan et conclusion du stage – Présentation des travaux des stagiaires

Le nombre maximal de participants est 11.

Les frais de stage sont:

85 EUR pour les membres
95 EUR pour les non-membres scolaires et étudiants
135 EUR pour les non-membres

Nous avons quelques boitiers reflex que nous pouvons mettre gracieusement à disposition des stagiaires qui n’en possèdent pas (dans la limite de nos possibilités).

L’adhésion au CIEL jusqu’à la fin de l’année calendrier est incluse dans les frais de stage pour les non-membres.

Vous pouvez vous inscrire en utilisant le formulaire d’inscription en ligne à la page Formation et en effectuant un virement des frais de stage sur le compte du club photo CIEL: IBAN LU04 0024 1026 0480 0000 (BILLLULL) avec la communication suivante: “Introduction à la photographie FR, Printemps 2023, nom du participant”.

Les inscriptions au stage se font par ordre d’entrée des virements sur le compte du CIEL. Si le nombre maximal d’inscrits est atteint, vous serrez sur liste d’attente pour un prochain stage et les frais de stage vous seront remboursés. En cas d’annulation moins d’une semaine avant le début du stage, les frais ne seront pas remboursés si un remplaçant n’est pas trouvé.

Feb 12, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Formation | Comments Off on Nouveau stage: Initiation à la photographie en français (Printemps 2023)

Nouveau stage: Initiation à la photographie en français (Automne 2023)

Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer le prochain stage d’introduction à la photographie (en français) qui commencera bientôt. Le cours est animé par le photographe professionnel Jean-Marc Rohmer qui anime depuis des années ce cours pour notre club photo.

Voici le programme du stage:

Mardi 26 sept de 19h00 à 21h30
Initiation et cours théorique

Jeudi 28 sept de 19h00 à 21h30
Suite du cours théorique

Mardi 03 oct de 19h00 à 21h30
Suite du cours théorique

Jeudi 05 oct de 19h00 à 21h30
Suite du cours théorique

Samedi 07 oct de 14h00 à 18h00
Séance de prise de vues à l’extérieur (rendez-vous devant le Mudam)

Mardi 10 oct de 19h00 à 21h30
Bilan et conclusion du stage – Présentation des travaux des stagiaires

Le nombre maximal de participants est 11.

Les frais de stage sont:

85 EUR pour les membres
95 EUR pour les non-membres scolaires et étudiants
135 EUR pour les non-membres

Nous avons quelques boitiers reflex que nous pouvons mettre gracieusement à disposition des stagiaires qui n’en possèdent pas (dans la limite de nos possibilités).

L’adhésion au CIEL jusqu’à la fin de l’année calendrier est incluse dans les frais de stage pour les non-membres.

Vous pouvez vous inscrire en utilisant le formulaire d’inscription en ligne à la page Formation et en effectuant un virement des frais de stage sur le compte du club photo CIEL: IBAN LU04 0024 1026 0480 0000 (BILLLULL) avec la communication suivante: “Introduction à la photographie FR, Automne 2023, nom du participant”.

Les inscriptions au stage se font par ordre d’entrée des virements sur le compte du CIEL. Si le nombre maximal d’inscrits est atteint, vous serrez sur liste d’attente pour un prochain stage et les frais de stage vous seront remboursés. En cas d’annulation moins d’une semaine avant le début du stage, les frais ne seront pas remboursés si un remplaçant n’est pas trouvé.

Feb 12, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Formation | Comments Off on Nouveau stage: Initiation à la photographie en français (Automne 2023)

Photo Gallery: John Donaldson – Missing Persons Reports

Sometimes a series, a theme, a project develops organically and with little forethought. A few individual images taken spontaneously, with no specific intention of them being part of something larger, start to coalesce into that something larger, regardless of your lack of intention. And then you start to look out for – and find – images to add to this little oddity of a project you’ve begun to see emerging. Missing Persons Reports turned into a rather whimsical project which plays with the idea of humanity’s presence as confirmed by its absence. Or, it’s nothing more than a bunch of images of empty chairs and benches collected over the past eight years or so. Either way, I like the results and will undoubtedly continue to add to this odd, personally amusing little project. This is a selection of photographs from my ongoing “missing persons reports”.

Feb 09, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Galerie photo | Comments Off on Photo Gallery: John Donaldson – Missing Persons Reports

New training: Introduction to photography in English (Spring 2023)

We have the pleasure to inform you that we will once again be offering the Introduction to photography training in English. The training is led by professional photographer Robin Jensen.

Here is the programme for the training:

Thursday 9th March 19:00-21:00
Introduction and getting to know your camera and lenses

Sunday 12th March 10:00-12:00
Outdoor shooting session (I)

Thursday 16th March 19:00-21:00
The 3 pillars of photography: aperture, shutter speed and ISO

Sunday 19th March 10:00-12:00
Outdoor shooting session (II)

Thursday 23rd March 19:00-21:00
Lighting and flash

Thursday 30th March 19:00-21:00
Composition

Thursday 20th April 19:00-21:00
Portrait photography

Thursday 27th April 19:00-21:00
Landscape photography

The maximum number of participants is 11.

The training fees are:

85 EUR for members
95 EUR for non-member school pupils and students
135 EUR for non-members

Membership of the CIEL photo club until the end of the calendar year is included in the training fees for non-members.

If you don’t have a camera, we can lend you one of the club’s digital SLR cameras for the duration of the training, depending on availability.

Enrolment is by the order in which the training fees are deposited on the CIEL photo club’s bank account. When the maximum number of participants is reached, you will be put on the waiting list for the next available training course offered and the training fees will be reimbursed. Should you cancel your eurolment less than one week before the beginning of the training, the training fees will not be reimbursed unless the club is able to find a replacement.

You can enroll by completing the online form on the Formation page on the website and depositing the training fees on the bank account of the CIEL photo club: IBAN LU04 0024 1026 0480 0000 (BILLLULL). Communication: “Introduction to photography EN Spring/Summer 2023, participant name”.

Feb 05, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Formation | Comments Off on New training: Introduction to photography in English (Spring 2023)

New training: Introduction to photography in English (Autumn 2023)

We have the pleasure to inform you that we will once again be offering the Introduction to photography training in English. The training is led by professional photographer Robin Jensen.

Here is the programme for the training:

Thursday 5th October 19:00-21:00
Introduction and getting to know your camera and lenses

Sunday 8th October 10:00-12:00
Outdoor shooting session (I)

Thursday 12th October 19:00-21:00
The 3 pillars of photography: aperture, shutter speed and ISO

Sunday 15th October 10:00-12:00
Outdoor shooting session (II)

Thursday 19th October 19:00-21:00
Lighting and flash

Thursday 26th October 19:00-21:00
Composition

Thursday 9th November 19:00-21:00
Portrait photography

Thursday 16th October 19:00-21:00
Landscape photography

The maximum number of participants is 11.

The training fees are:

85 EUR for members
95 EUR for non-member school pupils and students
135 EUR for non-members

Membership of the CIEL photo club until the end of the calendar year is included in the training fees for non-members.

If you don’t have a camera, we can lend you one of the club’s digital SLR cameras for the duration of the training, depending on availability.

Enrolment is by the order in which the training fees are deposited on the CIEL’s photo club’s bank account. When the maximum number of participants is reached, you will be put on the waiting list for the next available training course offered and the training fees will be reimbursed. Should you cancel your eurolment less than one week before the beginning of the training, the training fees will not be reimbursed unless the club is able to find a replacement.

You can enroll by completing the online form on the Formation page on the website and depositing the training fees on the bank account of the CIEL photo club: IBAN LU04 0024 1026 0480 0000 (BILLLULL). Communication: “Introduction to photography EN Autumn 2023, participant name”.

Feb 05, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Formation | Comments Off on New training: Introduction to photography in English (Autumn 2023)

The CIEL programme: extended cut

As you all probably know, you can consult our calendar from the website to see the subjects of upcoming sessions. You can even subscribe to the calendar to have it available in your own calendar app. However, the amount of information which can be shared about any particular session in the calendar is somewhat limited. So … we decided to create a page to share a bit more detailed information about the club’s upcoming sessions. You can access the page from the sub-menu item under the Programme main menu entry or directly from the link on the Programme page. We hope that you find this additional information on our sessions useful.

Jan 29, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Vie du Club | Comments Off on The CIEL programme: extended cut

What’s On: Rencontres Photographiques du Val de Fensch

The first Rencontres Photographiques du Val de Fensch, organised by GAPHE (Groupement des Amateurs Photographes d’Hayange et ses Environs) will open on Friday 3rd February at 18:30 and will continue on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th, from 10:00 to 18:00 in the Salle le Molitor in Hayange. It combines an exhibition of the winners of the Grand Prix de Lorraine de Photographie and a collection of images from members of GAPHE. For full details, check out the website of GAPHE.

Jan 28, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Expositions, Photo news | Comments Off on What’s On: Rencontres Photographiques du Val de Fensch

Exposition “Chemins”

On Monday 16th January, the vernissage of the latest exhibition by members of CIEL took place at the Office of Publications of the European Union in rue Mercier, the Office having once again kindly agreed to be host to our annual exhibition. Eighteen CIEL photographers explore the theme of “chemins” with very varied approaches and interpretations.

“A travers ce thème, chaque auteur exprime ses voyages réels et imaginaires, ses visions et attentes, ses perceptions personnelles” – Dirk Stockmans (President CIEL)

If you would like to visit the exhibition you can arrange to do so by contacting Willem van Gemert (+352 621 213368). For those who cannot, never fear, an online virtual 3D edition of the exhibition will be coming shortly. For more photos from the vernissage head on over to the gallery, courtesy of Jean-Baptiste Bertrand.

Vernissage Exposition Chemins du CIEL

Exhibiting Photographers: Adrien Allard, Myriam Barbara-Ziadé, Gérard Beckers, Jean-Baptiste Berrtrand, Jonas Byström, John Donaldson, Joseph Emile, Almyra Knevel Persson, Anne-Sophie Kopper, Catherine Landuyt, Magali, Thelma Naegele, Luis Pardiñas Béjar, Jacques Raybaut, Dirk Stockmans, Marie Therese Truong-von Rohr, Willem van Gemert, Monique Youakim Elia

Jan 25, 2023 | Categories: Blog, Expositions, Vie du Club | Comments Off on Exposition “Chemins”