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Next week our speaker is Phil Cooling FRPS. Phil visited us recently to judge the Creative Competition, so this week we will get a chance to reverse the tables and see some of his work when he presents his talk: Weird & Wonderful...ish. Phil's description of his talk is below:
I first picked up a digital camera in 2008 and my first competition entries were dreadful (I will share some of these with you). I quickly got over this phase and began to win competitions at home and abroad. I attained my ARPS in 2010 (Natural History) and my Fellowship in 2014 (Visual Art). My presentation, called "Weird & Wonderful...ish" takes you along my journey from taking anything and everything to specialising in creative composites. There should be something in the talk to appeal to all, from steam trains to steamy nudes and everything in between....see you there.
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Below are a couple of images from the evening to give you some idea of what to expect: |
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- Wednesday 7 August @ 19.30hrs
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- Meeting ID: 856 8335 8870
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The next Digital Imaging Group Meeting will be on Monday 12 August at 7.30pm.
These meetings are informal and take place at the clubrooms and via zoom. It is a great opportunity to share your work with other members or simply to gain some inspiration.
If you would like some advice, to share a project you have been working on or simply want to share some of your images outside the competition environment please send your images to dig@bristolphoto.org.uk by 5.00pm on Saturday 10 August so they can be included
Please number your images in the order you would like them to be viewed and resize to the usual competition size, not essential but helps to keep the files to a manageable size.
Last month we were privileged to look at and share some diverse and interesting images, styles and projects from Mick Jupp, Simon Caplan, Colin Dixon and Steve Field
We also enjoyed seeing the amazingly creative and varied results of Ashwin Chauhan’s DI challenge, where Ashwin supplied a number of his images and invited members to take them and edit. Watch this space for more…….
See some of the images below to get a taste of what we enjoyed including one of the Challenge images.
We viewed the first ideas for the Kingswood Salver WCPF inter-club print competition for a panel of five images from five different photographers, which will be held later in the year. Many thanks for all those that have contributed additional images, we will be taking a further look at progress at the next meeting.
Rachel Domleo
Ashwin Chauhan
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Phil Cooling FRPS |
Weird &
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| 12 August |
DI Group Meeting |
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| 14 August |
Ian Bateman FRPS
MPAGB APAGB AV-AFIAP |
Audio Visual Journey |
| 21 August |
NEMPF Travelling Exhibition |
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| 28 August |
Club Outing |
TBA |
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2024-25 BPS Competition Season |
The Creative competition was the last of the present season, but next season lurks just around the corner.
You can check details in the Members' Portal of the BPS website by clicking on Competition Closing Dates, where you will find a downloadable list of dates, judges and the optional Prescribed topics. For anyone new to the competitions, you will also find a full set of competition rules in the same area. Details on how to access the Members' Portal can be found at the bottom of this and every newsletter.
Don’t be taken by surprise. Canny competitors will be thinking ahead and making ready.
Entries for PDI Round 1 will need to be in by 4 September and the Prescribed topic is “Two”.
Below is a full list of the 2024-25 competition dates, complete with details of judges and prescribed themes. A copy is also attached to this newsletter for you to keep for your records:
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04/09/2024 |
25/09/2024 |
Penny Piddock |
Two |
| Print |
25/09/2024 |
16/10/2024 |
Aleks Gjika |
Blue |
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| Round 2 |
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| PDI |
06/11/2024 |
27/11/2024 |
Sandie Cox |
Imperfect |
| Print |
20/11/2024 |
11/12/2024 |
Leigh Preston |
Monochrome |
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| Round 3 |
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08/01/2025 |
29/01/2025 |
Simon Caplan |
Energy |
| Print |
29/01/2025 |
19/02/2025 |
Roger Creber |
Architecture |
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| PDI |
05/03/2025 |
26/03/2025 |
Peter Weaver |
Something Small |
| Print |
02/04/2025 |
23/04/2025 |
Graham Walton |
Documentary |
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Comp |
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| PDI |
30/04/2025 |
21/05/2025 |
Martin Fry |
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| Print |
28/05/2025 |
16/06/2025 |
Gareth Martin |
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| President's
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11/06/2025 |
02/07/2025 |
Les Loosemore |
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25/06/2025 |
16/07/2025 |
TBC |
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Great Western Photography Exhibition
Open - NOW
Closing - 2 October
3 PDI Sections:
- Open Colour
- Monochrome
- Nature
3 Print Sections:
- Open Colour
- Monochrome
- Nature
Free entry for BPS members
Click on image for further details:
Dingwall National Projected Image Exhibition
Open - NOW
Closing - 22 September
4 PDI Sections:
- Open Colour
- Nature
- Landscape
- Monochrome
Click on image for further details
Midland Monochrome
Open - NOW
Closing - 1 September
3 Monochrome Print Sections
- Open
- Portraits and Figure Studies
- Scapes (Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape)
Click on image for further details
30th Shrewsbury Open Photography Exhibition
Open - NOW
Closing - 29 September
4 PDI Sections
- Open Colour
- Monochrome
- Scapes
- Nature
Click on image for further details
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NEW - Download Issue 361 PAGB eNews HERE.
NEW - Download Issue 361 PAGB eNews EXTRA HERE which is a fully illustrated report of the recent PAGB PDI Championships, with hundreds of images from the successful clubs and more ........
Download Issue 116 of Photography News HERE.
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Well done to Steve Field for adding yet another photo distinction to his growing list of gongs - he is now Steve Field, EFIAP/b (Bronze) to add to his ever growing list of scrabble letters.
Well done to the following members for gaining acceptances in the Winchester National Exhibition (details taken from Winchester website):
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Pictorial Colour |
Pictorial Mono |
Scapes |
Nature |
Creative |
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| Jay
Hallsworth |
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2 |
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| Richard
Kay |
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| Sue
O'Connell |
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Pears |
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Salon acceptances: 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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Going FREE to a good home! Derwood Pamphilon has a box (50 sheets) of Pinnacle Matte 300gsm A3 paper to give away!
If you are interested, please contact Derwood, either via email:
or phone:
07545 848 919
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description of the sale items (pictures always help).
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