Presentations

Previous Presentations

Bangor and North Down Camera Club November 2024

Ruth took  us on a journey through Scotland (A favourite location for Ruth )  starting in the east and travelling  westward through to the Highlands and finishing in the majestic landscapes of mountain, sea, and islands of the west.

Ruth's photography encapsulates her vision of the large vista ,the intimacy of  the woodlands  landscape, and the beauty of the sea and coast. Ruth advised us to look up and down to isolate the details within the landscape.

Turning to her woodland images Ruth revealed the beauty of Autumn mists and colour in which birch trees are a favourite subject .

 Black and white photography is also favoured  by Ruth to provide images of mood and emotion to delight the viewer.

 The members of BNDCC thank Ruth for sharing her delicate minimalist  and ethereal  landscape work  presented in a stylish manner and ending with a short slide show with music accompaniment.

Stirling District Camera Club November 2024

On behalf of Stirling District Camera Club, I would like to thank you for your excellent talk, Scotland looking beyond and within, to our members via Zoom. It was very well received and as you could see there was a large attendance in the room, and to date, one of our biggest of the season.

Your presentation was educational and your images inspiring. Many of our members have commented on how much they enjoyed the evening and how much you have inspired them to get out taking photographs.

I am sure everyone took a great deal from your well - structured and professional presentation. Members comments below.

“Ruth’s images were great to look at and it was very interesting to see how she approaches things.”

“I was interested in what Ruth does re- composition and, what she does not do. I also liked that Ruth showed all her settings.”

From SDCC members a huge thank you once again for a very professional and well received presentation.

Earlston Camera Club, Scotland October 2024

Our “Playing with Light” session on 4th October had to be postponed, due to unforeseen circumstances, but will, hopefully, take place at another date during this autumn.

So, it was particularly pleasing to get together again on Thursday 17th October for a Virtual Presentation by Ruth Grindrod, a photographer from Norfolk who has a passion for Scotland’s scenery which has won her awards, including first place in the Scottish Nature Photography 2019 Competition – no mean feat! 

Ruth takes an interesting perspective on Landscape photography, and although she did show us one or two images of iconic locations, e.g. Bow Fiddle Rock at Findochty, they were not at all the “standard” shots and displayed her exceptional talent for using unusual angles and bringing out texture and atmosphere.  She is no fair-weather photographer either, which is a blessing, as we would all struggle to build up a portfolio if we waited for blue skies and sunshine in Scotland, especially in early spring and autumn, which are two of her favourite times to visit!   Instead, she uses rain, lowering skies and seas and dripping trees to her advantage, and produces some incredibly beautiful and atmospheric images, often in black and white to enhance the mood and detail. 

And regarding details, she constantly looks for the image within the image – taking the viewer beyond the big vista by homing in on often-overlooked details, e.g. patterns on a sandy beach, angles and colour tones in rock formations.  Although Ruth claims she is utterly useless with a paintbox, her considerable artistic flair emerges when she is behind the lens, and there is a distinctly “Turneresque” quality to much of her work. 

Very down-to-earth, Ruth provided enough practical and technical advice to assist the audience, without baffling or overloading them, and certainly inspired some of us out with our cameras a couple of days later, in not very good conditions, to try our hands at producing something along similar lines.  It was a most enjoyable evening.

Camversation September 2024

Feedback from my new presentation ‘Amazing landscapes- Patagonia and Iceland

“Amazing images, have really enjoyed your presentation.

From Deanne

Remarkable presentation, Ruth! Question: Do you estimate hyperfocal distances to get everything sharp front to back? Or focus stack? Everything has wonderful detail! From Christine

Thank you! This has been a great presentation. Love Ruth’s work and her excitement and love for photography. So many beautiful photo’s

From judyl :Beautiful images as well as very informative. Thoroughly enjoyed it

From Christine: What a fantastic presentation, love the less is more / get the in camera settings right in the first place approach, so refreshing to see this is still being done by some photographers rather than  all the work on post. Thank you Ruth -this has whizzed by tonight”

Invicta Camera Club September 2024

"A big thank-you to Ruth Grindrod for an excellent Zoom talk, ‘Colours, Tones and Textures’ at our camera club this evening. Colour theory, in particular, can get complex but Ruth put it across in a friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic way, illustrated by lots of examples from her own work. Some of us are inspired to try the analysis tools; others simply loved the images. There was something for everyone. Thank you."

Melbourne Camera Club September 2024

‘Great talk last night- Colour Tones and Texture. Your images are just wonderful and the talk full of really interesting content, thank you.’

Caister Camera Club April 2024

On behalf of Caister Photography club, I would like to thank you very much for a very enjoyable evening last night, when you presented your talk ‘My Vision my practice’.

 Your enthusiasm and passion for landscape photography was clear throughout your presentation. Your images were very inspiring, and the elements of theory were very clear and straight forward to understand.

 Many thanks once again from all of our members.

South Liverpool PS February 2024

SLPS Lecture - 22nd February, 2024 - Ruth Grindrod

 SLPS members recently enjoyed a presentation for Ruth Grindrod entitled “My Vision, My practice” via zoom.

 Ruth stated at the start of the presentation that she wanted to entertain, inform and inspire us and she certainly achieved that through showing us a diverse range of fabulous images, both in colour and monochrome.  We learnt about filters, ISO, aperture and shutter to attain the perfect gradation of tonality, focus and composition and when Ruth uses her tripod.

 Ruth’s spectacular portfolio, captured a magical, natural world in sublime light, graceful mists and gently diffused waters.

 Members thoroughly enjoyed the evening and the clear understanding that they didn’t need to take up mountaineering to achieve fabulous landscape images!   We would thoroughly recommend Ruth to others.

Hebden Bridge Camera Club January 2024

Thank you for speaking to our club yesterday evening. It was very well received by our members and I for one have been experimenting with masks this morning! I have written a short review that you are welcome to post on your website.

Bungay Camera Club and other local club In-person presentation January 2024

Thank you for an excellent evening. It was lovely to see the room so full and I know that both our members and our visitors enjoyed your presentation very much. Here are some of the comments that members shared:

‘I found Ruth's talk clear, articulate, and informative. It was illustrated with numerous wonderful landscape and seascape images with a range of useful information about techniques and equipment used to get the best possible image.’

‘A professionally presented talk.’ (Ruth is) ‘…an accomplished presenter.’

‘I found your images beautiful, evocative and inspiring and was fascinated to hear about the way you approach photography, your philosophy, and how this guides your practice.’

‘Superb images presented with a fascinating and instructive talk.’

‘It was pleasing to hear Ruth talk about and show images where things went wrong, with a few suggestions on how to put these right.’

(Ruth demonstrated) ‘a pragmatic approach to both subject, artistic and commercial elements of the landscape genre.’  

‘Some of the highlights of the evening were the local images’.

‘Thank-you, for a brilliant evening.’

Doncaster camera Club December 2023

‘Ruth joined us on Zoom for her talk entitled 'My Vision, My Practice.  It was billed as a masterclass in Landscape Photography, and so it proved to be.  Throughout the evening Ruth 'Rolled Out' so many superb images covering many forms of landscape work.

A lovely selection of coastal work with considered and careful use of neutral density filters. She explained that the 'Ten Stop' was not her preferred method, using instead ND's of less density to create images of great beauty.

Living on the Broads provides her with locations which she exploits to best effect with some soft misty images which displayed a delicate touch. 

Ruth also explored the 'Intimate Landscape' by looking for texture and detail to create more beautiful images.

Ruth was happy to pass on information on not only filters, but use of depth of field exposure and spent time to show how she goes about working on an image in Photoshop in order to bring out the very best.

Our members have commented just how much they enjoyed the evening.’

Nottingham and Notts Photographic Society November 2023

‘ Thank You Ruth for your recent zoom talk to Nottingham and Notts Photo Society. Your high-quality photos and interesting commentary were very well received by our members. I am sure we will be inviting you back soon.’

Exeter Camera Club October 2023

The images were amazing and it was fascinating to hear and see you analysis of each image and to understand your thinking when you took them. The colour palettes and tones were very distinctive. I have had several members comment on how much they enjoyed your talk, and considering I usually get very few, it is testament to how much it was enjoyed.

Cam conversation October 2023

A few comments

‘Excellent’ ‘I throughly enjoyed this’ ‘Wonderful’ ‘Absolutely brilliant as always, Ruth’

Kempsey Camera Club September 2023

‘We were all thrilled with your talk "My vision, My practise" it was an excellent way to begin our club's season.

To learn first hand of your vision and approach to Landscape Photography was a privilege. Filling the evening with some great ideas and thoughts about what makes a landscape image and how to take it. Providing inspiration to react to light and conditions of the environment around you, whether local to home or further afield.

Illustrating your point with some amazing ethereal images of Norfolk and 'Turneresque' movements of water in the Scottish Islands or minimal abstracts from Iceland. A continual seeing eye. Persuading us to consider tone over colour and even the subtlety of shades of grey. Your photography comes from within and is so expressive, it speaks.’

Mallow Camera Club April 2023

‘As an amateur landscape photographer I really enjoyed your presentatio , for me it was a technical explanation of what makes an image stand out from an average image. The detail you go into about colour tone and texture, is a breakdown of some of the aesthetic parts of landscape photography. You also have spent a lot of your time travelling and photographing around your local neighbourhood and in Scotland as a result you have some superb images. Thank you”
“Great presentation thank you for sharing some great stories”.
“Inspirational presentation and fabulous images”
“A very comprehensive presentation and stunning images”
“Wonderfull presentation and so much learning built into it”

Milngavie and Bearsden Camera Club April 2023

‘The presentation was a fascinating look at the inter-relationship between colour, tone and texture within photography. There was also plenty of practical tips and hints for our members to try out themselves. Overall, a highly entertaining evening with a stunning collection of images to match the theme.’

Killarney Camera Club April 2023

‘The members of Killarney Camera Club were so impressed with Ruth's zoom presentation during the club's last season (The Photographic Journey) that they were keen to invite her back to deliver her Colour, Tones and Textures presentation.  The images Ruth shared to illustrate her talk were truly stunning, and certainly helped to convey how a deeper awareness of these three aspects of an image can contribute to more subtle and satisfying landscape photographs.  As ever, Ruth's presentation was very carefully structured and well paced, and her passion for making photographs, and for sharing her knowledge of the art and craft of photography with others, was inspiring.  The closing slide show of wonderful images, with musical accompaniment, was a lovely ending to a great evening.  The club members were excited about incorporating these new perspectives into their own landscape photography.’

Towcester and District Photographic Society April 2023

‘Many thanks for your impressive talk “ Colour, Tones and Textures” delivered by Zoom to Towcester and District Photographic Society (TDPS). Everyone found it thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring. Your enthusiasm for Landscape/Seascape photography was evident from the start and the images outstanding. The presentation was a great mix of technical and informative tips that will improve our image making and helps us understand how  ‘colour, texture and light’ affects the images we take. The worked examples in Lightroom were particularly helpful and showed how subtle changes can make all the difference to the emotional impact of the the final image.
Well done Ruth, I am sure we shall be in touch with you again for another of your presentations.’

Dundee Photographic Society February 2023

‘On behalf of Dundee Photographic Society I would like to thank you so much for your talk last night showing us so many beautiful wide visas and  also your intimate detailed images.  It was lovely to see your interpretation of many of the landscapes we are familiar with here in Scotland.   Thank you for sharing the way you look at the landscape and I am sure many of our members will pay more attention to shape, colour and details when they are taking their landscape images.  I particularly love the way you handle trees and grasses giving them a lovely  muted appearance and softness. 

Thank you again for sharing your beautiful images with us and I am sure all our members will take away something from your talk.’

Leighton Buzzard Photographic Club January 2023

‘On behalf of the club, I would to thank you for your excellent talk to Leighton Buzzard Photographic Club last night, your presentation was educational and your images are an inspiration. My head is still buzzing! Many of our members have commented on how much they enjoyed the evening so thank you again.’

York Camera Club January 2023

‘On Thursday evening, York Camera Club hosted a presentation from Ruth Grindrod, entitled 'Colours, Tones and Textures'. To describe Ruth as a 'Landscape Photographer' would be to undervalue seriously the quality and depth of her work. In a carefully prepared and effectively structured presentation, Ruth explained the theoretical ideas about colour, tone and texture that underpin her work. She then demonstrated with such clarity how those ideas are realised in her images. She clearly outlined how her images are frequently constructed around a specific tonal or colour range, consistently achieving a strong sense of pictorial unity. Ruth spoke throughout with warmth, articulating her ideas in a clear and precise manner, frequently explaining some of the processing techniques that she uses. At the end, she shared with us a sequence of simply stunning images. So, thank you Ruth for treating us to such an informative and visually engaging session.’

Dublin Camera Club January 2023

‘Thank you for the presentation you gave to the large number of people  last night. It was very well received and as you could see there was a very large attendance - one of the largest this season.

All present found it to be a very refreshing presentation without the over-emphasis on camera club competition images. Each image was technically perfect yet at the same time if managed to "break the mould" of the camera club world. Members said that they learned a lot from it and went away refreshed and with a renewed desire to return to landscape photography.  I think that those present particularly admired your intimate landscapes - the "within" images. In addition they found your videos very helpful - especially our newer members who still struggle with the technology aspects of photography (as we all do).’

Holmes Chapel Camera Club January 2023

‘…Thanks for a great talk last night; I thought it was one of the best we have had in recent years 👍…’