BPS Newsletter - Issue 247 2 Aug 2017
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Next Wednesday, Barbie Lindsay MPAGB FBPE EFIAP/s will be visiting BPS to present her talk called "Take a Little Byte of Barbie". This will be a digital presentation covering a wide range of topics from creative to natural history, from people to landscapes. Using SLR's, Bridge cameras, drones and iPads - there will be something for everyone, from beginners to experts alike. This will be a glimpse into how Barbie thinks and how she produces the finished images and she promises to give a few tips along the way.
This portrait shows Barbie with pink hair, but heaven alone knows what colour it will be on Wednesday, however one thing is certain - it will be an evening not to be missed.
To read more about Barbie and to see some of her images, please visit her website at www.barbielindsay.co.uk |
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The competition season is nearly upon us and although BPS competitions, with the exception of the Annuals, don’t have specific sections, it might be useful to see the WCPF & PAGB definitions for the various sections that you may encounter in National and International competitions or exhibitions (these can also be found on the BPS website):
Monochrome Images
Any black and white image going from very dark grey (black) to very clear grey (white) and containing only various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain eligible for the monochrome class.
However, a black and white work modified by partial toning or by the addition of one or more colours, becomes a colour work and is thus ineligible for the monochrome class.
Colour Images
All images other than those above are defined as colour images.A black and white image which has been modified by the addition of partial toning or by the addition of one colour to any part of the image is a Colour Image.
Nature
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able
to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Colour images can be converted to greyscale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct captures or derivations, are not allowed.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife. Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
Wildlife images that meet the Nature Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not considered as Wildlife. Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species.
Photo Travel
A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristics or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are NOT appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the environment. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping are not permitted. The only allowable adjustments are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the original scene, and complete conversion to greyscale monochrome. Other derivations including infrared are not permitted. All permitted adjustments must appear natural.
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We have heard from BPS exile, Neil McCoubrey, who now resides in Edinburgh. Neil has now embarked on an MA in Photography at Napier University and is enjoying researching the subject of "Marginal Structures in Remote Landscapes". If you'd like to know what all this means, I suggest that you read his blog at www.marginalstructures.co.uk
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Download issue 188 of the PAGB e-News here with all the news from around the Clubs and Federations and a preview of an exciting new competition.
Download issue of the PAGB e-News Issue 188 Extra here - this is a special issue giving access to a gallery of dozens of samples of pictures successful at CPAGB in 2016 and 2017
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29 to 31 July
This weekend
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Upfest 2017, Europe’s largest, free, street art & graffiti festival, attracting over 300 artists, takes place at 35 venues throughout the Bedminster & Southville areas of the City over the weekend of 29-31 July. Talented artists travel from 30 countries and across the UK to paint live on 30,000sq ft of surfaces in front of 35,000 visitors. The affordable art sale, music stages and art workshops round off a visually spectacular weekend! Full details at www.upfest.co.uk |
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1-6 Aug
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British Life - An exhibition featuring images by BPS member, Tim Woolf and his partner Becky Rogers. The exhibition is on daily between 1 and 6 August from 10am to 5pm at the I.C.E. Artist Studio and Workshop, 1 North Parade Rd, Bath, BA2 4EU (small toll house by the sports centre). |
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12-13 Aug
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The return of Thundercat racing to Clevedon. This is a great free event for those who fancy photographing high speed powerboats as they race around a course set with the pier at its heart. If you're feeling flush, you can pay to go on the pier and watch all the action from the pier itself. Follow this link for more information. |
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12-13 Aug
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Amman Valley Trotting Club in South Wales - A special weekend of motor cycle Dirt Track Racing will be held at Amman Valley again this year, a small group of club members travelled down the M4 last year for a successful day of sports photography. It's free to get in and there's a packed programme of races on both days. Click here for more details.
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The excellent LCE (London Camera Exchange) Baldwin Street are holding a photography event at Leigh Court (Grade II listed building in Abbots Leigh, Bristol). It comes under the heading of Bristol Leica Group but we are assured it is NOT restricted to Leica photographers. Wth 6 models plus access to the entire grounds and every single room for the whole day it is quite a big deal!! Cost just £20 for the day but places are limited to around 15. Only proviso is that models get use of images for their portfolios. Our understanding is that copyright stays with photographer (but please check this). Check out the Bristol Leica Photography Group on Facebook and if interested call Tom (LCE) on 01179 29 1935 to reserve a place.
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Sept
onwards
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Clifton Cameras & Swarovski are holding a nature walk at
Frampton on Severn and digiscoping classes in the Forest of Dean during
September. You can find details of these and other events organised by
Clifton Cameras by visiting their website - click here. Thanks to Mark Gilbert for this.
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10 Sept
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Fotospeed are delighted to bring together 4 world-renowned photographers for a day of talks Sunday 10 September at the EDGE, University of Bath Following on from the success of 2016 Fotospeed are thrilled to host FotoFest 2017 at a new state of the art location. You will have the opportunity to hear talks from 4 amazingly talented photographers, Martin Hartley, Paul Sanders, Ben Hall and Colin Prior. You will also have access to the market place featuring industry leading brands and take advantage of some very special offers. The market place is open and free to anyone who wishes to visit with or without a ticket for the talks. This year we will be holding FotoFest in The Edge building at Bath University. As the event is on a Sunday, parking is free and there is plenty of it. We are also including complimentary tea and coffee for all those who attend the talks. Full details here.
If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact one of the team.
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23 Sept
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RPS Digital Imaging Group is holding a special event - DI
Expo 2017 at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport (near the NEC) from 9am
to 5pm on Saturday 23 September. This event is open to all, but you will
need to book a ticket. For full information and tickets, please visit their website.
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11 Nov
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Devizes Camera Club is holding An Evening With
Charlie Waite. Charlie is one of the world's leading landscape
photographers. The event is at Wiltshire Music Centre at Bradford on Avon.
Full details can be found by following this link.
I'm told that tickets are selling fast, so you are advised to book now if
you are interested. |
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21 Oct
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The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will
premiere at the M Shed at the same time as the national opening at the
Natural History Museum in London, it will run from 21 October 2017- 08
April 2018.
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ITS NOT PARTICULARLY EASY FINDING "DATES FOR YOUR DIARY", SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF MEMBERS COULD LET ME KNOW OF ANY EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS OR PICTURE LOCATIONS THAT THEY THINK WOULD BE OF INTEREST. DATES AND WEB LINKS WOULD HELP
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Well done to Derwood Pamphilon on his recent success in the Fotogram Salon 2017, where he gained 9 acceptances, including a gold medal for his image Aphrodite, shown below:
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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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.
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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.uk
The distinctions we have on record are those
shown at the top of this newsletter, if they are wrong, please let Carol
know.
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If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as special events, exhibitions, etc. please let me know at newsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
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