Christopher Bradbury FMPA - An Evening Dedicated to Showing How to Create Multi-layered Composite images. Chris is one of the top photographers in the UK and has won UK Digital Photographer of the Year 4 times in a row at the British Professional Photography Awards and the overall winner of UK Portrait Photographer of the Year in 2008. He is one of the best teachers of Photography and Photoshop in the UK.

For any members who feel that they could benefit from a bit of formal photographic training, BPS runs it's own course from September through to November. There are still a few places left on this year's course so if you're interested please contact the course organisers (Derek Ripper & Helen Morgan) by email at photocourse@bristolphoto.org.uk or visit the course web page by clicking here.

For the last six years John Chamberlin and Graham Reeves have run print critique evenings for those members who want to progress their photography in the direction of obtaining distinctions from organisations such as the RPS and PAGB. John has now decided to step down; we can't let this moment pass without saying a big thank you to him for all the help he has given members at these meetings and to say that many of members owe much to John for his help and advice at these evenings.

 

Thankfully, there is another expert waiting in the wings ready to step into the breach, Pete McCloskey FRPS APAGB will be joining Graham at future meetings. Pete is a member of the Travel Distinctions Panel at the RPS and is a leading international judge, so you should be in safe hands.

I have mentioned the 24 Hours in Bristol competition previously in the newsletter. This is a competition open to any photographer for photographs related to the City of Bristol and taken within the City boundary between noon on Saturday August 23rd and noon on Sunday August 24th 2014. Entry is now open and full entry details can be found by following this link.

Keen photographers are being urged to train their lenses on iconic images of British industry in EEF’s annual ‘Make it Britain’ photography competition. Winners will snap up a share of £5,000 of state-of-the-art Canon photography equipment.

Now in its 5th year, the competition aims to raise the profile of UK manufacturing by showcasing the industry’s creativity, diversity and heritage through inspiring photography.

There are three categories to enter: professional, amateur and young photographer (14-19 years old). The competition closes 30th September. Entries will be shortlisted by a panel of photography and industry experts with winners announced in December.

The gallery of winning and shortlisted images will be showcased around the UK throughout 2015.

For more information and to enter the competition, visit www.eef.org.uk/photo/ .

Members may remember the images Neil McCoubrey produced when he was working on his project at the Bristol Record Office. Neil has just been told that his images are to be used to illustrate a paper called "Can you find a Strong Room inspiring" (the mind boggles!) which will be presented at the International Council on Archives Conference to be held at Girona (Spain) later this year. Well done Neil, we all thought you were becoming a bit of an old fogie and this would just confirm those suspicions!

 

 

 

If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: secretary@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 9241338.