Another delightful evening this week at the Isle of Man Photographic Society, with Shan Fisher - a well known and award winning photographer on the island - presenting her work as a portrait, wedding, maternity, babies and fashion photographer.

Some 15 years ago, Shan was a member of the society - young but very successful in our competitions.

She then disappeared for some years to London to complete her studies but has now carved out a career here on the island, with an enviable reportoire of skills and a portfolio of images of the highest quality.

She believes the secret to her success lies in building a rapport with her clients, and in preparation, planning and organising the events - a comprehensive plan which times in considerable detail the various elements of a photographic shoot and the shots the client would like, but always with a degree of flexibility - baby’s feeding times or naps, for example, necessarily cannot always be anticipated!

She also believes very strongly that one should always strive to improve - to be the best at whatever you choose to do (a ’life choice’ drilled into her by her mother) - and to share an empathy with other people.

For her, images are highly emotional - a record to cherish and to love as a permanent reminder of life’s events.

Her presentation was richly illustrated with promotional videos and images of her work - and deservedly got a well earned round of applause at the end of the evening.

Our website at www.iomps.com includes full details of our programme and a map showing our location.

Our meetings are held at Thie Ellyn (the Art Society building) in Withington Road, Douglas, on Wednesday evenings starting at 7.30pm.

Our next meeting, on October 24, is a presentation by Carmen Norman entitled Landscape Moods.

She is a well-known landscape worker from the Lake District - with all that beautiful scenery right on her doorstep, it is certain to be a fascinating and stimulating evening.

All meetings are open to the public. Non-members with a modest entry charge, and all will be made very welcome.

We strive to be the island’s meeting place for all with a love of photography.

We look forward to seeing you there....

Chris Blyth