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We kick off the new 2019/20 programme with the Chairman's Evening. This will be your chance to see what Barry (Mead) has been up to over the past year or two, with an evening that promises to entertain with something for all. Barry will show us a mixture of his, now ubiquitous, creative images and plenty of new work of the "straight from the camera" variety.
Barry is the Society's most successful international exhibition worker, having gained the FIAP distinction of EFIAP/d3, so we are in for a visual treat. Mind you, you'll have to pay the price for this photo fest by putting up with his rubbish jokes and hearing how well each image has done on his route to EFIAP/d3!
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Next Wednesday is also the closing date for the 1st Round of the 2019-20 PDI Competition season - the theme for the Prescribed Category section (for Advanced workers) is Machinery. Full entry details and rules can be found in your handbook on page 23 et seq. |
Margaret Collis Exhibition |
By the end of this week’s meeting, the Garmston Bowl and Creative Competition prints were gone and the walls of BPS were bare. From next week, however, we’ll be able to enjoy a retrospective exhibition by Margaret Collis ARPS DPAGB HonEFIAP APAGB AFIAP and long-standing BPS member. Over forty years of making prints, Margaret has produced a huge and wide-ranging body of work and she promises to fill our walls with an eclectic selection. |
BPS Member To Walk His Socks Off To Support Autism! |
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BPS member, Phil Weston, is about to embark on a 100km (yes, you read correctly, that's one hundred!) in aid of Ambitious About Autism, which is the national charity for children and young people with autism. Phil has sent me the following;
Some of you will have heard that I intend to stretch my leg muscles again on Saturday 7 September with a 100 kilometre walk from Putney Bridge, London to Henley-on-Thames.
My aim will be to complete this ‘continuously’ (food/rest stops excepted) in as close to 24 hours as possible.
I will be walking with colleagues from work, Thornbury Community Services, and our objective is to raise as much money as possible for our nominated charity, Ambitious About Autism.
This is the national charity for children and young people with autism. They exist to enable children with autism to learn, thrive and achieve. Their ambition is to is to make the ordinary possible for more children and young people with autism.
Our company has its own Just Giving page and if you wish to donate could I please encourage you to do so via the link immediately below. Feel free to gift aid as well if appropriate.
If you are kind enough to donate could I please just request that you mention Phil within your message. That way, we know who people are sponsoring.
Thank you for reading this far and should you choose to donate may I express my sincere thanks.
Kind regards
Phil
PS - please donate to the Just Giving site highlighted and not direct to the charity.
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The RPS Western Region will be holding a meeting at Unit 13 which is open to all.
David Bathard FRPS will run a workshop at BPS Unit 13 on 8 Sept, 2.00 – 4.30:
How I approach panel making. I hope to give members inspiration for panels from my experience. Many people find that the jump from LRPS to ARPS and beyond so difficult as they often have little idea of how to proceed. I will have a number of print panels to show and would like members in the second half to bring and show any project that they have. I will not be judging anyone but would give them encouragement to find their route to a distinction and use the advisory days.
RPS - Paintworks. Extracts from the latest RPS schedule of events:
Sugar Paper Theories Jack Latham
12 October - 22 December
Using the most controversial murder investigation in Icelandic history, photographer Jack Latham explores the fundamental relationship between photography and truth. This is the first UK showing of Sugar Paper Theories, opening at the RPS,
to coincide with the release of a new, updated edition, of Latham’s multi award-winning photobook.
Film Screening: Out of Thin Air and Q&A with film director Dylan Howitt.
24 October, 6.30pm
One of the most shocking miscarriages of justice in European history. Out of Thin Air spotlights Iceland's strangest ever murder case.
Meet the Artist: Jack Latham.
7 December. 2.30pm – 4.30pm
A two-hour informal discussion with artist and photographer Jack Latham. Providing an opportunity to explore new material not featured in the exhibition and interrogate the artist. Places limited.
Mini Click Vanessa Winship
17 September, 6.30-9pm
Join us for our next free photography talk, drinks will be served before and after the event. Vanessa Winship is a British photographer who works on long term projects of portrait, landscape, reportage and documentary photography.
The Royal Photographic Society
RPS House
337 Paintworks
Arnos Vale
Bristol BS4 3AR
Further details an the RPS website - rps.org |
Read the latest edition of Photography News here.
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Images needed For New BPS Website |
We need more images for the Members' Galleries on the recently revamped BPS website.
6 Simple steps to get your images uploaded to BPS Members’ Gallery
1. Select up to 16 images. Images need to be no bigger that 1600(w) x 1200(h) pixels and 72dpi (same spec as DPI Comps)
2. Name your images - underscore to be used to separate the following;
‣ Number first if you want your images to appear in an order
‣ Image title
‣ Your Name
Example: 01_Bristol Sunset_Bon Jovi
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to upload your images
6. Your images will appear on the website within 24-48hrs and you will be emailed a direct link to your gallery images.
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Garden Photographer Of The year |
International Garden Photographer of the Year: Images of a Green Planet
Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8LG
18 September – 20 November
Hestercombe is pleased to welcome the International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition 2019.
Come to enjoy this outdoor exhibition of botanical imagery from the selected winners.
The competition which is open to amateurs and professionals worldwide followed the theme
Help us celebrate the beauty and importance of a green planet.
The stunning images range from plant portraits to fantastical botanical landscapes – they all inspire us to see the value, beauty and importance of a green planet.
Selected winners are exhibited at the world famous Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, each February and then tour to locations across the UK, Europe and worldwide, including Hestercombe Gardens!
Categories included: The Beauty of Plants; Beautiful Gardens; The Bountiful Earth; Wildflower Landscapes; Greening the City; Wildlife in the Garden; Trees, Woods & Forests; Breathing Spaces; Abstract Views.
Hestercombe House and Gardens is a unique combination of three centuries of garden design: Coplestone Warre Bampfylde’s Georgian landscape garden, the Victorian terrace and shrubbery and the stunning Edwardian formal garden design by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll.
Come and enjoy a day out exploring the gardens, our contemporary art gallery and eateries.
Admission prices
Hestercombe members, free
Adults £12.50
Children £6.25
Under fives, free
We do some offers with various partners including Gardeners World and RHS for 241 tickets at certain times of year.
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We have received the following, which is self explanatory:
Subject: River photos request
Message: Hello, I hope it is OK to contact you with this query. My name is Harriet and I work for Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART), a small river restoration charity covering the Bristol Avon catchment. We are currently in the process of creating a new website that will enable us to keep people better updated on what we are up to, share opportunities for people to get involved, as well as to be able to better host data on the health of our rivers for everyone to access.
However, we are doing this on a budget using volunteer support, so that more of our funds can go directly into restoring our rivers. As part of this, we are in desperate need of photos for our new website. We were wondering whether anyone had any high resolution photos of the Bristol Avon or it's tributaries (Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire) that they would be happy to share with us with credit given? If so, we would be really grateful! My email address is harriet@bristolavonriverstrust.org -Thank you!
Harriet Alvis
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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:
Please Note: Some members have questioned why there is a charge for BPS members at their own clubrooms. This event is being organised by WCPF & Sony and as such is totally independent of BPS.
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Only 26 days until entries close for the 41st Welsh International Salon
You can make your entry online by clicking here, or you can visit our website at www.thewpf.co.uk for full details. Entries close on 15 Sep at 23:59 GMT Standard Time
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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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