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Next Wednesday we welcome Heidi Stewart who will be presenting her talk My Journey So Far.
Mother, wife and photography nut. Her interest and love of photography started at a very young age when she was given a Kodak Instamatic camera with Magicube flash technology - Wow! She was hooked. At the age of 16 she left school to start work at a professional photographic lab, printing school and commercial photographs and just a few months later she bought her trusty Olympus OM10.
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The lab was also where she met her husband Alec, whose passion and enthusiasm for photography was and still is as great as hers. Well, they got hitched and along came 3 wonderful children, so her photography took a back seat for a while. That is until she joined Gwynfa Camera Club in South Wales in 2010. It was then that she really started taking her photography more seriously and to a whole new level and realised her true passion was for landscape photography. She loves nothing more than to be outdoors photographing the landscape and anything in it and now owns and uses a Canon 5D Mll. Her talk 'My Journey So Far' shows you many of the wonderful places she has visited within the UK, both local and further afield. It isn't just landscapes though – portraits, candids, natural history and fun pics are included too! So, something for everyone to enjoy.
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You can see more of Heidi's work by visiting her website.
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WCPF Interclub Print Competition |
Several members of BPS travelled to Dorchester last weekend to see the judging of the inaugural WCPF Interclub Print Competition. 39 clubs from across the federation each entering a set of 15 prints, which were judged by a panel of 3 judges (Glyn Edmunds, Jean Brooks and Caroline Colegate). Judging was much the same as at the Bristol Salon and other internationals, with each judge allocating a score of between 3 and 5 points to each print, producing a maximum of 15. Owing to the large number of prints being judged (585) there is no time for discussion, so the judges score using electronic number pads, with the scores being automatically recorded on a computer - at the end of the day the scores are totalled and the winning clubs announced.
It was a close-run thing with the top 3 clubs covered by just 3 points, sadly BPS was just one point behind the eventual winners, Torbay Photographic Society, the top 3 clubs were
- Torbay Photographic Society 182 points
- Bristol Photographic Society 182 points
- Dorchester Camera Club 180 points
Which means that Torbay and Bristol will go on to represent WCPF at the PAGB Interclub Print Championship to be held in October.
Well done to Graham Pears who gained a Judge's personal Commendation with his print Boxing Hares and to Mike Martin who also gained a Judge's personal Commendation with his print Summers Gone
Results for the individual BPS members are shown below:
| PRINT TITLE |
PHOTOGRAPHER |
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SCORE |
| Mad Hatter |
Barry Mead |
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14 |
| Blue Mood |
John Chamberlin |
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12 |
| Zebra Dance |
Barry Mead |
Mono |
12 |
| Han Woman with Child |
Peter McCloskey |
Mono |
11 |
| Fishing on Li River |
Jeff Hargreaves |
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9 |
| Summers Gone |
Mike Martin |
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14 |
| Boxing Hares |
Graham Pears |
N H |
14 |
| Dead Vlie |
Peter McCloskey |
Mono |
11 |
| Bison Sheltering from Blizzard |
John Chamberlin |
N H |
13 |
| Stovepipe Wells |
Peter McCloskey |
Mono |
11 |
| Consideration |
Mike Martin |
Mono |
12 |
| Die de Groot |
Jeff Hargreaves |
Mono |
12 |
| Sandhill Crane in Flight |
John Chamberlin |
N H |
12 |
| Red Kite on Pheasant |
Graham Pears |
N H |
12 |
| Wheels of Time |
Barry Mead |
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12 |
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TOTAL |
181 |
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Our successful panel - for full results click on the panel picture to see all:.
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EISA Photo Maestro 2019 Awards |
A big thank you to all who voted for Steve Field in the recent EISA Photo Maestro 2019 Awards. This competition, run across 29 member countries, was for a panel of between 5 and 8 images on the theme Power. Steve won the UK round and has now been told that he has won the Peoples Vote across all 29 countries - well done Steve. Below is one of Steve's winning images, click here to see all of Steve's winning images.
I'm sorry, but my schoolboy sense of humour took over and I had to reproduce one of the other winning images from Markku Pajunen of Finland on the theme of alternative means of power:
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At present we are endeavouring to produce an up to date Risk Assessment for Unit 13 & BPS. Whilst going through the requirements for this, it occurred to us that we would probably benefit from having qualified First-Aiders in our number.
We are looking, therefore, for volunteers to be our official "go to" First-Aiders. If you think that you can help in this, please either email Jeff Hargreaves or me, email addresses as below:
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WCPF Imaging Festival 2019 |
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WCPF are holding an Imaging Festival in September. Details are on the picture shown below, but for further details, just click on the picture
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Read the latest edition of Photography News here. This edition caries a two page spread on pages 36 & 37 all about BPS.
Download the latest edition (235) of PAGB eNews by clicking here, this issue carries a full report on the PAGB Interclub competition
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New Zealand International - Click on picture
Northern Counties International - Click on picture
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The following workshops might be of interest to you, especially as several of them are being held at Unit 13.
Fujifilm | One-to-one – Bristol
Monday 19 August, 10am - 1pm
Free
One-to-one session with Fujifilm. An expert will guide you through the products you are interested in, inclusive of the new GFX and answer any of the questions you have.
Whether you're looking at a new camera or getting to know your own, book your session now.
2pm - 4pm
Drop-in demo session with Fujifilm products.
Atomos open day | Seminars and drop in - AT UNIT 13
Tuesday 20 August, 10:30am - 5pm
FREE / register your interest
Join WEX at Unit 13 for an Atomos open day this August.
There will be two interactive seminars during the day as well as a hands-on demonstration of the Atomos product range. Each seminar will last approximately one hour:
10:30am - Understanding codecs, compression and colour, alongside what you need to know about working with video.
2:00 pm - Using external monitor-recorders + how to achieve high levels of video and film production with your camera.
Exploring sound | Sennheiser AT UNIT 13
Wednesday 21 August, 10:00am – 4:00pm
£49
Light lunch included
Gain in depth knowledge of how best to capture sound for your videos and projects, alongside which microphone to choose and how best to use them in every scenario.
Sennheiser Sound Academy A4V course is for anyone who wants to improve the sound on their AVs. This course will take you through all you need to know when shooting with sound. Don’t miss out as spaces are limited.
Portraiture and creative shooting | An introduction AT UNIT 13
Friday 23 August, 10:00am – 4:00pm
£49
Join Hannah Brookes as she guides you through getting started with portraiture. The day will start with a brief introduction to portraits and studio work, alongside a short talk about Hannah and her career to date.
She will then show you the differences and benefits of natural light versus studio lighting, inclusive of 1 light / 2 light setups. You will then have the chance to get practical and try this for yourself.
This workshop is ideal for those still learning, or looking to brush up on, and improve their portraiture techniques. Whether you are just starting out or looking for a refresher on working with less, this is the perfect workshop for you.
Wex Walkabout | Architecture and Street Photography with Matt Higgs
Friday 30 August, 10am - 1pm or 2pm - 5pm
£15
Matt Higgs is an internationally published photographer and experienced photography journalist based in London. He’s previously worked at Practical Photography and Digital Photo magazines and was more recently Wex Photo Video’s own Technical Editor of Photography. Currently working freelance, clients for his images have included Global Citizen, Rubyworks Records, Century Media Records, and Future Publishing.
You will learn how to look at photography from a different angle and practice shooting architecture and street photography. It is also a chance for you to brush up on how to capture candid portraits on location.
Full details for each of these events and to make bookings, please click here.
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There are still spaces left on the annual photography course, could you please spread the word about the course, both by word of mouth and by social media. Below is a picture advertising the course which you might like to download by clicking on the picture and include in your Facebook (other social media sites are available) page. Alternatively, you could download and print the poster and display it in places local to you. It's worth mentioning that the course fee also includes a year's membership of the Society.
Please remember, that the low cost of your BPS subscription can only remain that way for as long as we continue to get a good attendance (and therefore income) on the course. We would ask, therefore, that as many members as possible help to publicise the course. |
If you have anything to sell, or you're looking for something to buy, just let me know and I'll include it here. Please bear in mind, we only advertise items for BPS members.
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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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Would all members please note: before you plan your shoot and book your model, you should check whether the studio/clubroom will be free. This can be done easily and at any time by viewing the Clubroom Bookings calendar in the Members' Area of the BPS Website. Bookings can must be made by contacting Mike Bigger at bookings@bristolphoto.org.uk.
Log in details to the Members' Area are at the end of this newsletter.
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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, if they are wrong, please let Carol 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 download the list.
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If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as special events, exhibitions, photographic hints and tricks, etc. please let me know at bpsnewsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE: ALL COPY TO BE WITH THE EDITOR BY MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO ALLOW FOR PUBLICATION (HOPEFULLY) ON FRIDAY MORNING
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Missed a Copy of the Newsletter?
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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' Area "Log in"
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To enter the Members' Area of the BPS website you will need the following:
User Name - chatroom Password - pixels
If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: membership@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 924 1338
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Bristol Photographic Society,
Unit 13, Montpelier Central, Station Rd, Bristol, BS6 5EE
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