BPS Newsletter - Issue 207 12 October 2016 |
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Next Wednesday, 12 September, we have a visit from Terry Wall EFIAP/p DPAGB from across the bridge in the Forest of Dean A Walk Around Hungary & Bulgaria. Armchair travel exploring the wildlife of Great Hungarian Plains and beautiful Bulgaria where Bea-eaters and butterflies abound. For information on Terry (& his partner Wendy Conway) vist his website by clicking here. |
Monday 10 October is the monthly meeting of the DI Group. This month Ashwin is away sunning himself in India so he has left the meeting in the capable hands of the two Mikes (Bigger and Bews). Mike Bews will be front of house with Mike Bigger ably assisting with the technical aspects. The meeting will take the usual format with all members being welcome, especially those who bring along pictures for the assembled masses to see, either prints or jpegs on USB memory sticks.
Mike Bews assures me that Ashwin has left a secret stash of chocolate ebiscuits for the evening
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Studio - Booking Fee Increase
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Would members please note, the cost of booking the clubroom studio has increased from £25 to £30 per session. This is effective immediately.
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Another Member Hits the Front Page
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Following my report a couple of weeks ago on the front page image of The Croquet Gazette by Phil Girdlestone. Another member, Mark Gilbert, has hit the dizzy heights of the front page of a magazine, this time it's the magazine of the Lotus 7 owners club - Low Flying. Not content with producing the cover photo, Mark built the car featured back in 1992 and is still driving it today.
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Sorry about the short notice!
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Tomorrow (Saturday) Calumet announce a special experience day for Calumet run by the X-Ambassador, Damien Lovegrove in partnership with Fujifilm and their new X-T2 digital camera.
Damien will be running a morning and an afternoon session where he will take you through the essential steps he uses to create portraits with intimacy and movement.
The essence of the session is to be as practical as possible and there will be plenty of X-T2 cameras and the full range of lenses available to use. There will be a practical demonstration showing his unique lighting styles using the latest studio flash kit. Damien will show his workflow and post production techniques he uses to maximise the files from the Fujifilm X-Trans sensor.
Throughout the session Damien will be showcasing the Fujifilm X-series cameras and lenses and will work in the studio with Bowens lighting equipment. After the session there will be an opportunity to discuss anything with Damien, our experienced staff members and Fujifilm product specialists on any questions that you may have about photography and the equipment available.
Full details here. Our own Mike Bigger will be in attendance to let you in if you don't already have a ticket. |
Mike Bews has won a Ribbon in the El Argentino Salon for a speedway shot called Excitement on the bend, this is yet another successful image from the BPS trip to Somerset Rebels' Speedway meeting in July.
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Salon acceptances: BPS photographers are now achieving large numbers
of salon acceptances and constraints on time and space mean we can't
include them all. So please only advise of awards or other
milestones.
Contrary to popular belief, I do not possess psychic powers and need you to tell me if you've had successes. If you want to blow your own trumpet (or someone else's), then this is the place to do it. Please let me know and I'll include details in a future issue.
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Canon 5D mk 3 - superb camera for all genres- very good condition (some marks on base plate) black body original box and accessories.
£1,477.00 - John Hudson 07973 118959
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If you have something photographic that you want to sell, let me have the details and I will circulate them to a captive audience of photographers through the Newsletter - send to the usual address.
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Would all members please note: before you plan your shoot and book your model, you should check whether the studio/clubroom will be free. This can be done easily and at any time by viewing the Clubroom Bookings calendar in the Members' Area of the BPS Website. Bookings can (and must) be made by contacting Mike Bigger at bookings@bristolphoto.org.uk. Log in details to the Members' Area are at the end of this newsletter.
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For those of you who aren't sure what MPAGB, EFIAP/s and many more such seemingly random collections of letters mean, just click here to download the list. |
Please don't forget that if you change your address (home or email), or gain additional photographic distinctions, it would be appreciated if you could let the Membership Secretary know so that she can keep her records up to date, this will also ensure that you continue to receive your newsletters - please email all changes to membership@bristolphoto.org.ukThe distinctions we have on record are those shown at the top of this newsletter, if they are wrong, please let Carol know. |
If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as exhibitions, special events etc. please let me know at newsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
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If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: membership@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 924 1338 |
Bristol Photographic Society, Unit 13, Montpelier Central, Station Rd, Bristol, BS6 5EE
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