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Next Wednesday is Round 3 of the Print Competition, which is being judged by Aleks Gjika CPAGB EFIAP from Gloucester. Aleks is a successful international exhibition entrant and is Chairman of the Cheltenham International Salon.
Why not see what makes Aleks tick by looking at his website
Login details:
URL - Click HERE Meeting ID: 869 0687 3820 Meeting Password: 073616
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You will need to book your slot at the clubrooms, click HERE . |
DI Group - Monday 14 February |
Next Monday is the monthly meeting of the DI Group, which is being held on Zoom:
All BPS members are welcome to join the Digital Imaging Group meeting next Monday. It coincides with Valentine’s Day but hope you will still be able to join the meeting – we will still be on zoom.
I should clarify that it is not a requirement to submit images to join the DI meetings. You are welcome to sit and watch the proceedings if you wish. We have had some inspirational speakers in the club recently. It will have stimulated you to develop a few ideas of your own and if you already have some images you may want to share we would love to see them on Monday. Or if you would like to have comments from fellow members on your images or have questions on aspects of digital imaging please feel free to share them in an informal atmosphere.
Please send your images to me by 6pm on Sunday, 13 February. Images: JPG format, sRGB colour space, 1600 x 1200 pixels (same as competitions but not strict), prefix filenames with 01, 02, 03 etc. if you wish to show them in that order. Email attachment size - max 20Mb per email as many as necessary.
I look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Ashwin Chauhan
Digital Imaging Group
Login: click HERE
Meeting ID: 819 1113 1897
Meeting Password: 520291
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To All BPS Members
The selection for the 2022 Salon will be taking place this weekend (12/13 February), from 9.30ish each morning.
Colour and Mono will be selected on Saturday and Nature on Sunday - members are welcome to attend to observe on both days. Please wear masks when arriving and moving around, and ideally, also when sitting. Please do not attend if you have any Covid like symptoms.
It will not be possible to observe the Mono selection as this selection will be taking place in the upstairs room which has very limited space and we want to limit the number of people in that room for obvious reasons. Colour and Nature selection takes place downstairs in the main room, members can observe this in same manner that has been done in previous years.
Please note, members attending on either day are recommended to bring their own refreshments as, at risk of sounding mean, we cannot feed visitors. If you are coming along and do not arrive before then, please be as quiet as possible when entering the building and taking your place.
Please do not park in front of Unit 13, this area is reserved for selectors' and helpers' vehicles. There will be a limited number of spaces available at WEX. The area in front of their delivery bay can be used initially. Please make sure that space elsewhere is available for WEX customers and that access is not restricted.
Thanks, and let's hope for a good weekend.
Ralph |
Amateur Phototographer Of The Year 2022 |
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The following is from Mike Martin:
Following my individual 4th place last year, I may give it a go again in 2022! However, it should be noted that Launceston won the CLUB award (and cheque for £500) with 490 points. Bristol PS should be well placed to blow that out of the water if members get involved....
Entrants score between 100 points for winning down to 10 points for making the top 50 images in each round – and for the club ranking the scores from each person that declares themselves as a club member are added together. With just 5 people in the top 50 in all rounds, we’d have 500 points!
Full details of how to enter can be found HERE
Mike |
FIAP Biennial - Call For Entries |
From time to time, FIAP hold a number of international competitions where countries compete at a national level.
You may recall for the last one (colour) the PAGB asked for creative portraits and minimalist landscapes. Whilst none of our members were represented in the Minimalist print entry, Mike Martin and Barry Mead each had 2 images selected as part of the 20 image entry representing England in the creative portrait PDI competition. Although England only managed came 22nd, Barry picked up an individual Silver Medal.
Representing your country is a great opportunity so why not pick some of your best works on any / all of the themes (you can submit up to 4 images for each section) to be considered for selection.
REMEMBER this is a THEMED competition, so it may not be the best images individually that get chosen but instead those images that work best together (there are marks for cohesiveness within the entry).
Members can enter individually, via the PAGB entry system detailed in the attached.
Click on flyer to go to PAGB website.
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RPS Western Region - Click on flyer for more information & to register.
Further information, if required, Suzanne Allen, Regional Organiser RPS. western@rps.org or telephone 07710 643211 |
Some of the current highlights at the National RPS
Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors
RPS Gallery: 27 January - 27 March
This exhibition brings together over 50 contemporary portraits of Holocaust survivors and their families. Learn more.International Photography Exhibition 163Find out more about the 57 selected photographers from across the globe, who will be on view at RPS Gallery in April 2022. Learn more.
International Photography Exhibition 162
Visit the IPE 162 at the Museum of Gloucester from 27 January – 5 June.
This exhibition features work from 43 international photographers.
Learn more. For full details about these and much more going on at the RPS, follow this link. |
Click on flyer for more details and to book.
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Zoom Council Meeting and Knightshayes Trophy Competition
Saturday 5 March.
We had hoped that this would be a live event, but sadly because of Covid, plus problems of collecting Prints it will now be DPI and Zoom
Schedule for the Day
10.00 am Council Meeting open to all WCPF Club Members followed by the Knightshayes Trophy Competition judged by Nick Bodle, President of the WCPF
Set subject “Simplicity” to win the Superb Knightshayes Trophy for a year
Zoom Meeting Login
Full login instructions will be sent to all Club Reps and Competition entrants two weeks before the event. There will be no charge for the Zoom event
Entries to be e-mailed as attachments to –
Entry requirements for Knightshayes Trophy
WCPF Club members, may enter up to TWO DIGITAL IMAGES on “Simplicity”
JPEG format, up to 1200 x 1600 pixels, image files to be titled as follows –
- Image 1 - Title up to 30 characters
- Image 2 - Title up to 30 characters
Covering e-mail must contain
- Image 1 – Title, Photographers Name inc Distinctions and Club
- Image 2 – Title, Photographers Name inc Distinctions and Club
NO FEE FOR ENTERING IMAGES
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Download the latest edition, 96, of Photography News HERE .
NEW - Download I ssue 300 of PAGB eNews HERE - This edition celebrates 300 issues and is packed with some cracking images, including one by Derwood - well worth the read! |
Click on advert to follow link.
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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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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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BPS Website - Members' Portal "Log in" |
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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