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Next week, we welcome Paul Gooch ARPS to BPS. He will be presenting his talk entitled A Tale of 3 Photobooks.
Paul says the following about his talk:
Over a three-year period, I created 3 iterations of my photobook. I initially created a 52-page photobook, which was submitted to the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) for an Associate distinction assessment (ARPS).
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It was always my intention to use the ARPS distinction process as a learning curve and a stepping stone towards self-publication. The final iteration of the photobook expanded to 188 pages, with the specific intention of self-publication and selling the book to a wider audience.
My first attempt at a photobook for the ARPS distinction process was not perfect. I show example spreads and describe the mistakes I made. I then talk at some length about the approach & learning curve I undertook. I describe the adjustments I made and improvements to the photobook, both as a photographer and as photobook designer / author. I show further example spreads to illustrate the improvements.
I then talk about the approach I took to extend the photobook beyond scope of the RPS Associate submission and to eventually self-publish the final product. The process of extending the photobook content to 188 pages was carefully considered to be totally complementary with the Associate distinction submission, and at the same time appeal to a broader more commercial audience. I show further example spreads to illustrate the final self-published photobook.
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| Date |
Speaker |
Subject |
| 17 Mar |
DI Group |
Practical Evening |
| 19 Mar |
Paul Gooch |
Photobooks |
| 26 Mar |
PDI Competition |
Round 4 |
| 2 Mar |
John Lewis |
Composition |
| 9 Mar |
Alison Mees |
Cheetahs (Zoom) |
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DI Group - Practical Evening |
The next practical session is scheduled for Monday 17 March at 7.30pm [This session will not be zoomed] and will cover table-tops using tools. If you have any old tools, bric-a-brac, etc, bring it along and have a go at photographing them – feel free to bring any fruit or veg to augment your creations too.
Bring tripods (if you need to borrow one, let Mike Martin know). It’s also worth bringing hand torches to illuminate your creations.
Mike Martin
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Print Competition - Round 4 |
The closing date for Round 4 of the Print Competition is Wednesday, 2 April.
There is a box for your entries on the stage in Unit 13.
Don’t forget to upload jpegs of your prints to:
The Judge will be Gareth Martin AWPF, CPAGB from Neath and the optional prescribed topic is Documentary.
The Photographic Society of America (PSA) defines documentary photography as images with informative content and emotional impact, reflecting the human presence in our world, where the journalistic (story-telling) value of the image receives priority over pictorial quality.
If you have any problems or questions, please contact me at:
David Alderson
Print Competition Secretary
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The 2025 WCPF Knightshayes Trophy was held last Sunday. This is a Federation competition open to all members of WCPF Clubs who can submit up to two prints on a subject set annually by the WCPF President, who also judges the competition. This year's theme was "Two, Double, Twin". Two BPS members did particularly well, gaining Highly Commended awards, namely Rachel Domleo and Mike Martin. Their award-winning images are shown below:
The judge, WCPF President, Pedro Landers seen here in full flow when judging Rachel's print:
Thank you to Linda Meaton for the pictures.
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PSA Nature PDI Competition - Round 2 |
More results from the PSA PDI Competition:
Nature
A disappointing result. After two rounds, we are languishing in 15th place in the top tier of this competition, with 131 points, some distance behind the top club with a seemingly un-assailable score of 159! The two clubs in joint 2nd each have 148 points. However, with 6 images each scoring up to a maximum of 15 points, or a total of 90- points up for grabs in round 3, nothing is impossible.
We clearly need to up our game in this section :(
Congratulations to Ralph for our only awarded image, scoring a top 15.
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NEW - Download Issue 375 PAGB eNews HERE.
NEW - Download Issue 375 Extra PAGB eNews HERE - this issue contains a full report on the 8th Masters of Print exhibition which includes Derwood Pamphilon's successful print.
Download Issue 119 of Photography News HERE.
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| INTERNATIONAL SALONS |
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Closing - 30 March
5 PDI Sections
Open Colour, Open Mono, Creative, Nature, Scapes
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Closing - 23 June
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour, Open Mono, Nature, Scapes
2 Print Sections
Open Colour, Open Mono
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| BPE EXHIBITIONS |
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Neath Salon 2025
Closing: 20 March 1 week to go!
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Monochrome
Creative
Nature
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Closing: 20 April
5 PDI Sections
Colour
Scapes
Creative
Monochrome
Nature
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Closing: 4 May
6 PDI Sections
Scapes
Open Mono
Open Colour
Nature
People
Creative
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I received the following from Sue O'Connell:
The original table of results for the Bristol Salon (Issue 620) missed out a Selector’s Choice for one of my images (as did the Scorecard I received). The only clue I had about this was the second certificate received! Ralph has now confirmed that I received TWO selectors’ Awards (both from Adrian Lines), the second being for a colour print (the first was for a Monochrome print).
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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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for sale, drop me a line and I'll include them in the next newsletter.
Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full
description of the sale items (pictures always help).
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