There will be no Newsletter next week as I will be away. Normal service will resume, hopefully, the following week.

Next week sees the culmination of the print season with the Annual Print Competition. This is being judged by Jenny Hibbert MPAGB AFIAP AWPF from South Wales. Jenny is a prolific photographer and traveller; unfortunately when I found her web page it seemed to have been hijacked by a shoe company, so here is the link to her Facebook page - click here.

The next DI meeting on Monday 12 June is two weeks away, so you have plenty of time to put together images to show, either prints of projected images (jpeg on USB flash drives only, please); and as a reward there are guaranteed to be some of Ashwin's, now famous, chocolate biscuits.

We have a welcome return by Tony Nutley with his talk his talk 40 years of photography in mainstream television and film - Part Two. Tony is a full time professional who's not really sure if he's retired or not. He has done this extremely successfully for over fifty years. The majority of his work has been working on films and TV dramas all over the world. He has been responsible for producing the major photography on dramas as diverse as Inspector Morse through to Thomas the Tank Engine, via Sharpe, Cadfael, Soldier Soldier, and Foyles War, plus hundreds of other household names. He works almost entirely with personalities from actors to musicians, royalty, and politicians.

Last week I attached a copy of the 2017 Report of the Council of Management, unfortunately I mentioned that the Full Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2017 was included, this was an error on my part as I had misread the document John sent, what it should have stated was:

1. The full financial statements were not included in the attached documents as they are awaiting approval.
2. A copy can be requested from the Secretary or Treasurer.
3. Any questions regarding the accounts can be addressed to the Treasurer who will be happy to answer them treasurer@bristolphoto.org.uk.

Studio Group @ The AGM

The Studio Group competition will be held after the AGM on 5 July and will be for images taken during any of the studio group meetings that have taken place between 1 June 2016 and 31 May 2017. Any member who has attended these sessions can submit up to four images which they should rank in order of preference for being entered in the competition.

The images should be sent in an email with 'Studio Competition' in the subject line to: competitions@bristolphoto.org.uk by midnight on 24th June and should follow the normal rules for projected image competitions ie:

The images will be shown randomly in pairs at the following AGM on the 5^th July 2016 and all present will vote on them on a knockout basis until we have an overall winner who will be presented with the studio trophy.

If you’ve enjoyed a studio group meeting please support this new competition, it is  a great chance both for the experienced members and for those new to competitions to try their hand.

 

Nick Ball

Advanced Warning - The closing date for the President's Cup and Garmston Bowl competitions is 7 June.
Garmston Bowl: This is a competition, open to all members, that is for a panel of 5 related prints on any subject.
President's Cup: This is a competition open to all members excluding holders of ARPS, EFIAP, DPAGB or EPSA and higher distinctions plus previous winners (of the cup). It will be judged as a panel of 3 related images on any subject. The images will be displayed at the competition individually as well as with the addition of an 'automated' triptych.

From the above, members will realise that this is a competition that excludes the more successful competition entrants, so it is an ideal opportunity for newer or less experienced members to enter a club competition.
A note for those newer to competitions: If you were at last week's Annual Projected Image Competition you will have heard the judge mention "key lines" several times. These are narrow (1 or 2 pixels) lines put around the edge of the image, this helps the viewer, and ultimately the judge, to see where the image stops and the screen starts. When viewed on your monitor at home the edge of the image is obvious, however when projected onto the club screen there are large areas of black surrounding the image. This means that a dark image will "bleed" out into these surrounding black areas and it will no longer be obvious where your image stops and the screen surround starts.

WCPF Members' Exhibition

Recently, BPS hosted the 2017 WCPF Members' Exhibition, below are a few snaps taken to illustrate the day.

Photoshop For Beginners

Back in January of this year, BPS member Lee Spencer-Fleet initiated a pilot Digital Imaging course at the BPS club rooms: Photoshop for Photographers (Beginners). Following the success of this course, we are pleased to confirm that Lee will offer a repeat course this Autumn term on Thursday evenings, commencing 7 September.

Topics will include how to work with Layers; Layer Masks; Adjustment Layers; Sharpen Filters; Black & White; Panoramas; and more. This 14-week course is realistically priced at £150.00 and real value for money. It is another opportunity for members to get hands-on practice with their photo editing skills in a familiar and friendly environment with fellow members and an experienced trainer.

Although the course is aimed at Beginners it is also suitable for Intermediate users who want to build on their existing knowledge. Everyone is welcome.

Members will be offered priority but places are limited. Bookings will be taken from 1st July to 1st September to 2017. Click this link for full details and to download the Information Sheet.

 

To reserve your place or ask a question, please email Lee: lee@digitaldreamdesigns.uk

Downloads

Download Issue f11 Magazine here.

 

Download issue 185 of the PAGB e-News here

 

Download issue 185 of the PAGB e-News Extra - this includes images from the recent April PAGB Awards Adjudication - here

Dates For Your Diary

10-11 June	Dig for Victory - The Dig For Victory Show is a fantastic 1940’s themed family festival held in the beautiful North Somerset countryside. The organisers aim to bring history alive and the generations together for a weekend of learning, remembrance and fun! The event is being held at The North Somerset Showground at Wraxall (just off the top end of the Long Ashton bypass). Follow this link for more information.
1 & 2 July	Cotswold Show and Food Festival at Cirencester Park. Full details can be found on the official website.
24-25 June 1-2 July	SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY - KIDDERMINSTER. Step Back to the 1940s for these special weekends. They are wonderful for photographers as everyone dresses in 1940s clothes and they are only too pleased to let you photograph them. There are special events at all the stations up and down the line and lots of music and many look alikes, Churchill, Montgomery etc.. You can spend all day riding up and down the Severn Valley line on beautifully restored steam trains and the prices this year are:- Adults £27.50 Seniors £26.00. If you pre-book it's cheaper, Adults £24.70 Seniors £23.70 and it's worth every penny. Follow this link for more information.
Sept onwards	Clifton Cameras & Swarovski are holding a nature walk at Frampton on Severn and digiscoping classes in the Forest of Dean during September. You can find details of these and other events organised by Clifton Cameras by visiting their website - click here. Thanks to Mark Gilbert for this.
23 Sept	RPS Digital Imaging Group is holding a special event - DI Expo 2017 at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport (near the NEC) from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 23 September. This event is open to all, but you will need to book a ticket. For full information and tickets, please visit their website.
11 Nov	Devizes Camera Club is holding An Evening With Charlie Waite. Charlie is one of the world's leading landscape photographers. The event is at Wiltshire Music Centre at Bradford on Avon. Full details can be found by following this link. I'm told that tickets are selling fast, so you are advised to book now if you are interested.

 

ITS NOT PARTICULARLY EASY FINDING "DATES FOR YOUR DIARY", SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF MEMBERS COULD LET ME KNOW OF ANY EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS OR PICTURE LOCATIONS THAT THEY THINK WOULD BE OF INTEREST. DATES AND WEB LINKS WOULD HELP.

 

 

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.uk

The 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 any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Carol, either by email: membership@bristolphoto.org.uk or by telephone: 0117 924 1338