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Next Wednesday we are to be treated to an evening of work by four BPS members - Mike Dales, Graham Pears, Steve Field and Gerry Gill. The format of the evening will be:
- Mike Dales - Introducing Myself (AV)
- Graham Pears - Some Pics I Like
Break
- Steve Field - Evolution (PDI)
- Gerry Gill - Audio Visual with beautiful music and nice people.
This is an evening when members who are not usually front of house and are not therefore that used to showing their images to an audience, so please come along to support these four stalwart members, I'm sure that it will be a cracking evening.
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The new programme for 2018-2019 has now been finalised and has gone to the printers (along with the rest of the BPS Handbook). To give you a taste of what to expect in the coming 12 months and to give you advanced warning of closing dates, please see the September programme below. Please note that for the competition closing date on 5 September (for the advanced level only), the competitions will be subdivided into an ‘open’ category and a ‘prescribed’ category. In each round, two submitted images can be in the 'open' category, the subject and style being the free choice of the entrant. The third image submitted must be in the subject or style category specified for each competition, in this case it is "Letters", for the Print Competition closing date on the 29th, the subject is "Wood".
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Tue 4 Sep
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Photography Course – Composition
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Wed 5 Sep
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Chairman's Evening
Closing date Projected Image Competition Round 1
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Mon 10 Sep
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Digital Group
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Tue 11 Sep
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Photography Course – Camera Settings
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Wed 12 Sep
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Tesni Ward
Working with Wildlife
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Sat 15 Sep
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Photography Course - Field Trip, Clifton
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Tue 18 Sep
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Photography Course – Image Editing 1
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Wed 19 Sep
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Paul Sanders
Solace: A Mindful Approach to Photography
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Tue 25 Sep
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Photography Course – Holiday and Travel Photography
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Wed 26 Sep
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Projected Image Competition Round 1
Judge - Brian Swinyard MA (photo) ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/b
Closing date Print Competition Round 1
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Advanced Warning - BPS Outing
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Our Programme Secretary, Mike Hall, has managed to arrange for us to have a private visit to Arnos Vale Cemetery on 29 August, between 7.00pm and 9.00pm. There is ample parking on site and we have access to the whole grounds. More details on the venue https://arnosvale.org.uk/.
There is a good pub nearby called the Knowle https://theknowlebristol.com/ for those thirsty or hungry members ! All interested members and guests meet at 7.00pm at the cemetery. Don't forget to bring your camera!
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Google vs BPS Photo Course
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As you should by now know, we are running our annual Photography Course in September. Apart from word of mouth, we rely on the internet to bring in new course members. This means that a potential member has to type something in Google (other search engines are available) along the lines of “photography course bristol” which brings up a list of options; at present this brings the BPS Course up in about 13th place on the page, which is much too far down a page already populated by photography courses in and around Bristol. We understand that it is possible to optimise our website by the use of particular wording to make it such that we appear much closer to the top. However we also understand that this is a particular skill - which we don’t have. We are therefore looking for someone with that particular skill-set to help us. Do you have those skills and would you be able to help us? If you can, please let the Chairman know, either by speaking to him at the next meeting or by email chairman@bristolphoto.org.uk
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Beyond The Wall - Dates For Your diary
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Here is some advanced notice of a couple of future events being organised by David Grierson at Beyond the Wall.
NEW: The next meeting of the group will take place on Monday 17th September. It will be the You Tube video night based on improving Black and white images.
NEW: Before then, a great opportunity to take some cycling photos as the Tour of Britain race has its 3rd stage based in and around Bristol.
If you would like to meet up on Tuesday 4th September, the stage starts @ 11.30am on the Downs but my early thoughts are to be on Beggar Bush Lane in Failand where the riders get released from the controlled start and get racing. Then just before the finish about 2.30pm, the riders have to come up Rownham Hill and over the Suspension Bridge. If you would like to meet up, please let me know. mail@dgrierson.co.uk |
Download Issue 57 of Photography News here. |
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This weekend
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Upfest Festival 2018 - This festival of street art returns to Bristol for another year. Upfest 2018, Europe’s largest, free, street art & graffiti festival, attracts over 400 artists painting at 50 venues throughout Bedminster & Southville, Bristol from 28-30 July. Talented artists travel from 70 countries and across the UK to paint live on 60,000sqft of surfaces in front of 50,000 visitors. The affordable art sale, music stages and art workshops round off a visually spectacular weekend.
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3-5 Aug
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Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton Motorsport Centre. For full details, click here website
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9-12 Aug
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Bristol Balloon Fiesta - Full details on their website |
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11-12 Sept
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For those of you who prefer something a little faster than a balloon, why not go to Castle Combe Circuit to their BRSCC Caterham Race Weekend. For details of this and the other meetings at the circuit this year, why not visit their website. |
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4 Sept
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The Tour of Britain cycle race comes to Bristol again this year with Stage 3 beginning and ending on the Downs. For full details, please follow this link. |
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9 Sept
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Fotospeed are holding Foto Fest in September. This will bring you a unique opportunity to learn from and be inspired by world renowned photographers and image makers. Foto Fest is a day of curated talks given by practising photographers and image makers who share their insights from different areas of photography. You’ll also have the opportunity benefit from the advice of our experts in our Marketplace, and treat yourself to that new essential piece of kit with special offers only available at Foto Fest events. fotofest.co.uk |
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14-16 Sept
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The city’s annual Bristol Open Doors festival returns in September, giving you the keys to the city. With 101 venues, experiences and family activities to enjoy, it’s your chance to experience Bristol’s places and spaces like never before. Full information can found on their website. |
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Until 30 Sept
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Members, if in London, may be interested in a photography exhibition at the National Maritime Museum - The Great British Seaside. Photographers featured Tony Ray-Jones, David Hurn and Simon Roberts and new work by Martin Parr. Open until 30 September, tickets Adults £11.50: Further details on the official website.
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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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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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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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Please note, we can only carry adverts for items to sell if those items actually belong to the member advertising them.
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. |
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, photographic hints and tricks, etc. please let me know at bpsnewsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE: ALL COPY TO BE WITH THE EDITOR BY MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO ALLOW FOR PUBLICATION (HOPEFULLY) ON FRIDAY MORNING.
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Missed a copy of the Newsletter? |
To view past editions of this Newsletter, please click on the following link and then select the date(s) you are looking for - BPS Newsletter Archive
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BPS Website - Members' Area "Log in"
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To enter the Members' Area of the BPS website you will need the following:
User Name - chatroom Password - pixels
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 |
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Bristol Photographic Society, Unit 13, Montpelier Central, Station Rd, Bristol, BS6 5EE
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