Next Wednesday is Round 3 of the Projected Image Competition when the judge will be Graham Hodgkiss ARPS MPAGB APAGB AFIAP.      

Don't forget that on Wednesday 17 February we were due to have a talk by Linda Bembridge: unfortunately Linda has to fly off to Singapore for her work (I suppose someone has to do it!), so instead 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.

A reminder that DPIC will be held at the Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter, EX1 1BW on Sunday 7 February from 10:30am to 4:30pm. Doors open from 9:30am for refreshments.
Tickets are available from the Corn Exchange ticket office telephone 01392 665 938 or online at www.exetergov.uk/cornexchange. The hall has tiered seating with good viewing from all positions. There is a coffee lounge, an induction loop system and disabled access.
This is a competition between all clubs in the Western Counties (WCPF) region and BPS usually does well, the top clubs go forward to represent WCPF at the national PAGB Championship at Warwick in July. It would be great to see a large contingent of BPS members travelling down the M5 on the 7th to support the club.
To buy tickets, go to the Corn Exchange website.

This image was reproduced in this weekend's copy of the Daily Telegraph, it also appeared in some of the other nationals. Apologies for the quality, but I had to scan my copy of the paper.

 

You may have noticed several new faces on Wednesday evenings over the past few weeks so I think it may be time to remind everyone about the various options we have for membership. Perhaps you have friends who have shown an interest in photography but who don’t want to spend £50 without knowing what they’ll get for their money!

The options are:

• Visitors - £3 per night for a maximum of 3 visits (refunded when paying the Full Annual subscription)
• Temporary membership - £20 for a new member, for one three-month period only
• Annual subscription - £50

Also - don’t forget that you can get a discount on Calumet’s own-brand products on production of your membership card.

Carol

The following have joined BPS during January, we give them a warm welcome and hope that they enjoy their time with the Society:

Gerald Gill

Would members please note that they should book the clubrooms each time that they wish to use it.

For studio bookings, please contact Nick Ball (studio@bristolphoto.org.uk)

For booking the cubrooms for uses other than the studio, please contact Mike Bigger (bookings@bristolphoto.org.uk)

Studio bookings will cost £25 per session, please contact Mike Bigger for all other booking costs. Bookings should be paid for at the time of making the booking.

Members should consult the BPS Handbook for details of bookings. You can see an up to date copy of the bookings calendar to see when the rooms or studio are available in the members' area of the BPS website.

Entry to the WCPF Knightshayes Trophy is open. This is a print competition open to members of all WCPF affiliated clubs (BPS is one) - This year's subject is the letter "T", full details can be seen by following this link. Several club members will be going to the DPIC Competition at Exeter on 7 February and I'm sure one of them will be able to deliver your entry - have a word with Danny Heaton.

Members of camera clubs affiliated to the WCPF can now submit entries for this year’s exhibition. Entry is online via the WCPF website.
The Exhibition entry system will be open until 5th March 2016. There are the same 3 print classes (Mono, Colour & Nature) and 4 PDI classes (Open, Creative, Nature & Travel) as last year. The exhibition has PAGB Patronage (17-2016) and PAGB Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals plus Selectors Ribbons will be awarded in each class. New ‘Best Wildlife’ awards will be given in the Nature classes and the Margaret Aven Trophy for the entrant with the most acceptances will be presented for the first time. Full details of the class requirements can be found on the entry system website.
The Exhibition is one the highlights of the WCPF Year, where 100 + of the best print images, and a showing of all accepted images are on display to the public for two weeks in May. They are once again returning to Buckfast Abbey where the last 3 Exhibitions were shown and positively commented on by many visitors.
Please support the federation by entering and helping to ensure the exhibition is a success and that it maintains the high standards we have seen in previous years.

For full entry details, please go to the WCPF website where you will be able submit your PDI entries & digital versions of your prints, your actual print entries can go via Danny Heaton when he goes to the WCPF Council Meeting on 5 March.

The Photography Show is again taking place at NEC Birmingham in 2016. The dates are from 19-22 March. The organisers have confirmed the line-up for The Live Stage and Behind the Lens, both of which are included in the entry price.
The Live Stage will host a range of experts, demonstrating the techniques behind taking unique images in a variety of environments, from posing new-borns to capturing the illusion of magic and fun at the circus. Food Photographer, William Reavell, will appear, presenting styling tips for beautiful food photography. Other speakers will include Street Photographer, Matt Hart, on photography as therapy, Fashion Photographer, Steve Howdle, on syncing flash at high speed and Vicki Churchill, on turning the everyday into the spectacular. Melanie East will share her tips about photographing babies.
Behind the Lens will see a range of professionals leading sessions covering everything from wildlife to travel to landscape and more. Ram Shergill, known for photographing public figures such as Amy Winehouse and Dame Judi Dench, will give insight into working with designers in the world of fashion. Paul Colley will reveal the art of successful underwater photography, and Ian Cook will look at sports photography in the modern era. Tom Stoddart is a photojournalist whose work includes poignant images of situation of crisis, who will tell audiences about his own photography.
The Photography Show offers something for everyone. The exhibitor line-up includes Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus, Fujifilm, Sony, Leica, Manfrotto, Blackmagic, Epson, Ricoh Imaging, Serif and many more.
Book your tickets here and remember to use promotion code PAGBTPS16 to claim a special PAGB discount. (Choose your tickets and enter the promotion code just before you pay).

Lacock Abbey - ‘Iceland, an Uneasy Calm’ is a series of photographs taken in Iceland over the last eight years by Tim Rudman who is acknowledged as one of the very finest landscape photographers working today. This stunning collection will be exhibited at the Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock, Britain’s birthplace of photography, until  10 July. Click here for more details.

 

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.

 

 

 

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