Activities

After a nice long summer break, we start the new academic year with our tradition of reviewing each other's holiday pictures. On September 3rd we will get together at Hubble and look at all the summer memories that were made by our members whilst enjoying a nice drink. This is the perfect opportunity to catch...Continue Reading "Back from Holiday Drink (Members Only)" →

We kick off our Open Culture Week with a picture hunt. Get ready to explore the TU/e campus in search for the perfect picture. You will receive multiple photo-related challenges that you will have to try to complete to the best of your photographic abilities. What might these challenges be? Who knows? Everything is possible...Continue Reading "OCW: Photo Hunt (Open Activity)" →

Returning for this Open Culture Week again is a DM classic: Steelwool Spinning. We are back with some sparks to light up the night sky at TU/e. We will use long exposure techniques to capture the arcs these sparks make to create some stunning visuals. Our experienced spinners will be there to light up the...Continue Reading "OCW: Steelwool Spinning (Open Activity)" →

For our third Open Culture Week activity we go small, like really really small. You better bring your magnifying glass for we are gonna go macro! Fo this activity we will compose a scene using tiny miniature figurines. We will then use a special macro leans to create really cool close-up shots of these figurines....Continue Reading "OCW: Miniature Macro (Open Activity)" →

For our final Open Culture Week activity we will organise a B-Roll evening. B-Roll is all about making quick and snappy cut and transitions in your video. During this activity we will use DM's Blackmagic video camera to record short B-Roll videos. We will teach you several different cuts and transitions as well as how...Continue Reading "OCW: B-Roll Video (Open Activity)" →

Are you interested in the different ways you can manipulate light to make your photos look more interesting? Ever sat in a physics class and pondered the photographic applications of Isaac Newton’s favorite light-refracting objects? Maybe not! But using prisms, mirrors, and funky glass textures; you can create all sorts of interesting patterns and colors...Continue Reading "Lightbending Photography" →

It is time! Now that we have kicked off the start of the new academic year, we look forward to the first General Members Meeting (or GMM for short) of the year. This is a great moment to look back at all of our achievements over tha last year as well as presenting our plans...Continue Reading "General Members Meeting (Members Only)" →

Lighting is a very integral aspect of photography and is therefore very fun to experiment with, especially in the context of portraits. Changing the color, positioning, and intensity of the flashes can lead to very interesting and aesthetically-pleasing results. You might even end up with some great portraits of yourself! For this activity, we will...Continue Reading "Two-tone photography" →

Enjoy a nice game of pool with a side of DM committee propaganda this coming Tuesday! As you may know, committees are a important part of the association. Joining a committee lets you see how the association functions behind the scenes and also gives you the ability to plan things yourself. This interest activity will...Continue Reading "Committee interest drink (members only)" →

It is time to CELEBRATE the start of our time as Board 54! As is tradition, we will be having a constitution drink (CoBo) soon to do this. We will be having a system for SEVERAL FREE DRINKS if that gives any incentive 👀, and the CoBo is a VERY FUN social event in general...Continue Reading "Dekate Mousa CoBo" →

OOooooOOOOoOO it’s the last regular activity before Halloween! If you’ve ever wanted to pretend to be a ghost, now just might be your best opportunity. We will be doing a long-exposure “ghosting” activity where you create an illusion of transparency that can lead to some rather spooky results. Together as DM we can haunt the...Continue Reading "Ghosting photography" →

Exam weeks can be quite stressful, which is why we generally don’t plan major activities until the beginning of the next quartile. We do, however, have a relaxing movie night planned for Tuesday, November 5th in the DM studio. There will be drinks, snacks, and a chill vibe in the studio to accompany your movie-watching...Continue Reading "Movie night [MEMBERS ONLY]" →