BPS Newsletter - Issue 194 13 July 2016 |
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Next Wednesday, 13 July, we will be treated to one of the recorded CDs from NEMPF (North & East Midlands Photographic Federation) showing images from a recent NEMPF Exhibition, narrated as usual by the extremely professional Ashley Franklin - always an entertaining evening.
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Important Notice To All Members - Subscription Rates
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Further to the notice circulated to all members on 12 June advising of a proposed increase in subscription rates and the subsequent vote on the proposal at the AGM held on 6 July 2016, would members please note that all subscriptions falling due after the 6 July 2016 or being overdue after that date will be liable to the new rates. The new rates are as follows:
- Full subscription - £60
- Additional subscription for spouse or partner living at the same address and paying a full annual subscription - £42
- Full time student holding a Student Union card - £40
- Member aged 16 to 19 - £16
- Member living more than 50 miles from Bristol - £16
- Member aged 70 years and over with 20 years continuous membership - £16
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AGM - New Society Officers
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At last Wednesday's AGM, the following new appointments were made:
- President - Barry Mead
- Chairman - Jeff Hargreaves
- Deputy Chairman - Ken Clarke
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Monday 11 July will be the monthly meeting of the digital imaging group. As usual, all members are welcome, even more so if they bring along pictures, either prints or projected images (jpegs on USB sticks only please). These can be just to show off your work or to ask the assembled masses for advice or help in solving a problem.
Our new Chairman, Jeff Hargreaves, has promised to show a few of his images from his recent visit to Slovenia, Margaret Collis will be bringing a few of her recent prints and John Hudson will also have a few of his images to show.
As usual, there will be copious quantities of Ashwin's, now famous, chocolate biscuits.
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This year's AGM was followed by the annual Studio Group Competition, this was a light hearted competition featuring pictures taken over the last couple of years at Studio Group sessions and took the form of a knockout competition with the audience voting for the winners of each round. This year's winner was Mike Bigger, with Gerry Gill coming second. Mike's winning image of Tara is reproduced below:
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Following on from the recent special edition celebrating Andrew Marker's FRPS, he has just had a four page spread in the RPS Journal. If you'd like to see this article, please click here. |
There are two downloads for the latest issue of PAGB e-News, the first for Issue 166 and the second for the PAGB e-News 166 Extra with all the latest PAGB & FIAP Distinctions - this second edition contains several BPS members' names.
There is a new magazine that can be downloaded, f2 Cameracraft, click here to see the latest edition. |
Calumet have been able to make a further 3 places available on their Fulifilm Day for BPS members. Below is a copy of the article, originally published in Issue 192
Calumet will be holding a Fujifilm Day run by the established photographer, Damien Lovegrove.
Damien will be running a morning and an afternoon session where he will take you through the steps he uses to create portraits with intimacy and movement.
He will do a practical demonstration of unique lighting styles using studio flash kit. He will then download the pictures and edit them in Lightroom for you to see the whole process from start to finish.
This insightful session will begin with an introductory presentation from Damien, there will then be a shooting demonstration with a professional model who he will be bringing along for the day. Damien will then spend some time running through the post production process with the images that he has shot.
Throughout the session Damien will be showcasing the Fujifilm systems and will be working in the studio with Bowens lighting equipment. After the session there will be an opportunity to chat to Damien and Calumet's experienced staff members on any questions that you may have around the products that Damien used throughout the session.
The event is being held at the BPS clubrooms on 29 July and tickets are available from Calumet at £69 per head. As BPS are providing the venue, Calumet will hold 3 places open for BPS members, however they will need to know fairly soon as demand for places is expected to be high. For full details and booking, please click here.
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Light from a Darkroom, an exhibition being held at Hamilton House (Stokes Croft) from 5 - 11 July, This is an Exhibition of work by various artist photographers, produced in a darkroom using traditional, silver, wet-based photography methods. Further details here.
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Bristol Pride Festival - Pride Parade through city centre on 9 July. Full details here. |
Congratulations to Greg Duncan for reaching another photographic milestone, he has achieved the Photographic Society of America's BPSA (Bronze PSA) and is one of the first recipients of this new PSA portfolio/panel distinction. Greg's portfolio consisted of 10 cowboy based images. Portfolio distinctions are given for a body of work, Print or Digital, that reflects a photographer's personal style and photographic interest, Greg's success is one of only sixteen awarded world wide this year.
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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 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. |
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.ukThe distinctions we have on record are those shown at the top of this newsletter, if they are wrong, please let Carol know. |
If you have something photographic that you want to sell, let me have the details and I will circulate them to a captive audience of photographers through the Newsletter - send to the usual address.
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If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as exhibitions, special events etc. please let me know at newsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
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