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Next Wednesday, 23 March, is the Projected Image Competition Round 4, when the judge will be Mike Dales ARPS, CPAGB. The Prescribed Theme is "At Work".
Mike is a past member of BPS and is now a member of Bristol Northwest Camera Club, he is an accredited WCPF judge and speaker on the club circuit.
You can see more about Mike by visiting his website click here.
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URL - Click HERE Meeting ID: 820 5752 1594Meeting Password: 778575 |
Would members please remember to book their place at Wednesday meetings, some are failing to do this and just turning up.
To book your slot on Wednesday, click HERE .
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Would members please note that the Members' Portal of the BPS website is being updated this weekend and that there may be short periods of time on Sunday, 20 March, when "service could be interrupted".
If you have any login issues on Monday, please contact Matt via email at webmaster@bristolphoto.org.uk with your issue along with any screenshots if possible. |
From Mike Hall:
Beyond The Wall is returning!
I am pleased to announce the return of Beyond The Wall, our first meeting since the Pandemic struck.
On Tuesday 5 April at 7.00pm we welcome Tim Jones from Fotospeed who will present an evening entitled Demystifying Printing with Tim Jones.
Tim will take you through the basics of printing your own photographs at home starting with an introduction on colour management and the steps you will need in place to achieve great prints on Fotospeed papers including Black and Whites. Tim will also take you through proofing ideas for your prints on screen via soft proofing and also illustrate Tim's preferred technique of printing a test print. The evening finishes with a talk on choosing the right paper for your pictures and what to look out for when choosing a paper.
There will be discounts available on all Fotospeed papers.
Tim's Bio:
Tim is an Academy lead and Technical Manager at Fotospeed. Before joining Fotospeed in Corsham, Tim worked as a freelance photographer for over 10 years, he also worked as a digital re-toucher during this time, as well as exhibiting his work. Tim leads the Photoshop, Lightroom, Monochrome and Practical printing courses at Fotospeed and is an Adobe Photoshop Associate. He will be sharing his personal knowledge and experiences of working with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom as a photographer, and how he has used the software for printing and editing his work over the last 15 years. Tim completed his MA in Photography at Falmouth University in 2021.
To book your slot at the clubrooms, click HERE Click on Beyond the Wall (top left under BPS Header), then change month to April and click on 5 April & the Time, fill in the rest as normal. |
Amateur Photographer of the Year (APOY) |
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Following Ralph mentioning APOY at this week's club meeting, Mike Martin has put together an idiots guide to entering, including the entry code for Round 2, Black and White, closing on 25 March.
How to enter:
1. Create an account and log-in (you can select a FREE account or one of the paid subscription levels that give additional benefits if you wish to participate in other competitions hosted on this site.
2. Click on the APOY banner or select Contests > Photography Awards and select APOY
3. Click the “Enter Now” button under the current round (its Black and White this month)
4. On the entry page click the Free Entry button and enter the Code published in the Magazine into the pop-up box and click “Claim free entry”. The code for the B&W competition is APOY29663242.
The pop-up window should close and you’ll be returned to the entry page only now this will show Entry 1 (see the right image above). Either click the “Enter a photo” header or the icon for entry 1.
5. The first time you do this you will be prompted to complete your registration details, agree the T&Cs AND have the opportunity to declare yourself as a Club Member – simply select Bristol Photographic Society from the drop-down list of clubs
Once you have competed registration you should be returned to the upload screen – simply follow the instructions to upload your entry.
You can, of course, purchase additional entries (and many Photocrowd members do).
In subsequent months, it should recognise that you have already registered and you can jump directly to the upload window.
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A thankyou from Sue O’Connell and Peter Brisley
Our thanks to members who attended the RPS Western Region talk we gave last Sunday - your support was really appreciated. Special thanks too to Suzanne Allen (WR Organiser and club member) for her expert hosting of the event making it a breeze for speakers. It was quite a responsibility to make it worth people’s while to give up their Sunday morning but we've had some wonderful feedback including “outstanding images”, “I enjoyed every single minute!” and our favourite, “worth getting up at 5.30 in the morning!” - thanks Ramesh in Ottawa for that!
Peter thinks we should probably retire now while we're on a high!!!
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NEW - Download the latest issue, 97, of Photography News HERE .
NEW - Download I ssue 303 of PAGB eNews HERE |
Click on advert to follow link.
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FRAMES Magazine is holding an online Photo Summit, 25-27 March. The speaker lineup is amazing. 12 speakers including world-renowned photographers such as Michael Kenna, Alec Soth, Amy Vitale, Phil Penman, and John Paul Caponigro. I am incredibly honoured and very excited to be included in this line up.
Tickets don't just give you access to the live talks, you will also get access to all the recordings for 3 months after the event. Therefore it does not matter if you are not able to attend any of the talks, you can catch up at your leisure. If you want to listen to some a second or third time you can.
If you use the code CAROLINE20 you will get a 20% discount off the full ticket price.
If you or your members are interested in learning more about the event and buying tickets please click the link below:
The event schedule can be found here:
(The times on this page are based on Central European Time (UTC/GMT+1) ) |
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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Following the recent death of long-time member, Gordon Thomas, the following items of photographic equipment are being offered for sale. If you are interested in any of the equipment listed, please contact Pete McCloskey, by email at pmccloskey11@btinternet.com and he will be able to discuss prices.
Camera equipment
- Canon T90 +Canon FD lens 50mm with lens cap
- Guidebook
- Canon Lenses: 35-70mm zoom 35-70, FD 135mm 1:3.5, FD28mm 1:2.8
- 2 flash guns and cable release. All in good condition blue camera case.
- Canon 100-300 lens boxed
- Canoscan F5-4000US
- Opemus 3 enlarger in original case
- Durst Enlarger TRA 305N
- Metz Mecablitz telecomputer quadrolight SCA300 Boxed
- Miranda equipment in camera bag: Miranda Re-11 + lens EC 1;1.4 50mm
- Miranda lenses: wide angle 1-21mm, macron EC 1-55mm, telephoto 2.8 1.5 to infinity, (Mir D 8344397) 1.5 cm lens
- Extension ring
- Focabell – S
- Apartacom 3.5/30 with orange filter
- Mamiya CdS Magnifying Hood C330/C220 boxed
- Ensign (not working)
- Olympus 35RC
- Kodak cameras: Box Brownie + case, Junior Box Brownie, Instamatic 104 camera boxed
- Comet 5 CME Milano
- Minolta Autocord twin lens reflex +1:45Mimaya Sekor extensions (?)
- Vivitar MC Tele Convertor
- Photokina Reflex – twin lens + leather case
If you have any photographic items for sale, drop me a line and I'll include it in the next newsletter. Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full description of the sale items (pictures always help). |
IMPORTANT: Personal Detail Changes |
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, please remember, if you don't tell us we can't possibly know!
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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 see the list.
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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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To enter the Members' Portal of the BPS website you will need the following:
Username - Your Membership Number Password - Created by you
If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Matt by email: webmaster@bristolphoto.org.uk
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