Next Wednesday is what has become a regular fixture, a "battle" with Reflex Camera Club from St Annes. This is a fun evening with a serious side - we want to WIN!

The judge is Sandie Cox ARPS from Tetbury, Sandy is the joint Members' Exhibition Secretary for the WCPF.

Next Monday, 12 January is the monthly meeting of the DI Group. All current members are welcome and the meeting will start at 7.30. Please bring along any pictures you'd like to share with the rest of the group, prints or projected (please make sure that projected images are jpegs only on a USB memory stick); Ashwin will be bringing along some images from his recent trip to India (as well as some rather nice chocolate biscuits!)  

Next Wednesday is the closing date for the 3rd Round of the Projected Image Competition. Entries as usual to Jeff at competitions@bristolphoto.org.uk. The judge will be Lyn James LRPS who hales from Cardiff. Any queries, please email Jeff at the same address.

The first Studio Group meeting of 2015 will be on Monday the 26th January with model Kara Wheatley who is a street performer. The session will be suitable for beginners and intermediates. Please book up using this Doodle link, places are limited; anyone who books on and can’t be accommodated on the 26th will go to the top of the list for the next studio event.

 

We are now moving a step nearer towards finally moving home! Architect's plans are nearly complete and shortly we should be going out to various contractors for quotations to carry out the works involved and also to apply for Building Regulations approval.

 

In the meantime, it's your chance to have your say as to what the outside looks like. We are looking for a design for the main fascia panel at the top of the front of the building and thought it would be a good idea if we called on the collective creative juices of the membership. Below is a photograph of the front of the building showing the fascia panel blanked out; it is 3500mm long x 700mm high. We do not want to include the word photographic on the outside of the building as this could act as a temptation to would-be burglars. At present we use the letters BPS in the Albertus Medium font on all stationery and corporate presentations, we also use the Suspension Bridge logo as used on the front of your handbook. It is proposed that the roller shutter framework, housing and the windows and doors beneath the roller shutters are painted "BPS Blue". I know that this doesn't give too much scope for imagination to run riot, but some creative bright spark out there must be able to come up with something. Council will consider all entries and hope make some sort of decision towards the middle of February.

 

 

 

As mentioned above, we are now very close to seeking quotations for the work involved in converting Unit 13 into fantastic new clubrooms. Before we finally put away the drawing board, it would be good to hear from members who may have any suggestions that they think ought to be incorporated. Please send your suggestions to me at the Newsletter within the next few days. I can't promise that everything suggested will be incorporated in the design, but we will look at all suggestions to see if they are feasible or cost effective. 

 

 

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