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Next week sees Round 2 of the Projected Image Competition, which is being judged by Rob Ryan FRSA ARPS. Bob is an international educator who has spent many years exploring the way we make decisions and judgements. He is, currently, Professor Emeritus at the University of Gloucestershire and Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Manchester Business School.
He is passionate about different forms of photography and has developed robust methods of learning how to both create great images and how to assess them. So, we should be in for a good evening's judging. |
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A Thank You From Jim - 90 Years Young |
I received the following from Jim:
"To BPS membership,
First to thank BPS for having a first celebration of a birthday on a club evening.
Good to have Gill helping my son and daughter.
Thanks too, for all who signed the card for my birthday.
Some apologies to those who were giving me good wishes, but I had so much difficulty in hearing!!! .............
..........After all the surprises of the last few days, I will be looking for some winter sun.
See you all next month."
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The next couple of meetings of BTW Group will be on:
4 December in the club studio, when Mark Gilbert will continue his series of lighting presentations, this time concentrating on using flashguns and Speedlites. The workshop will help you to understand how to use your flashgun or Speedlight. This will cover basics, high speed flash and fill-in flash. Bring your camera and flashgun or Speedlight, the manuals for them and a notebook and pen.
22 January, Pete McCloskey will host an evening based on improving your prints before they are entered into the club's Print Competitions. Each BTW member will be able to have 2/3 prints analysed by Pete, whose constructive comments will help you produce better prints.
Both meetings commence at 7.30pm
If you require further information, please contact the BTW group leader, David Grierson - email .
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Bristol Salon of Photography |
Now is the time send in your entry to the 2018 Bristol Salon and
give yourself the chance of some glory on the international photography
scene.
For those of you who aren't too sure what the Bristol Salon is: it is an
international photographic exhibition that has been running since the mid
1940s and is the largest exhibition of its type in the UK attracting entries
from nearly 70 different countries. Entrants may submit up to 16 images across 4
sections (Open, Monochrome, Photo Travel and Nature) which are put before a
panel of selectors who pick the top 20% to 30% or so to be accepted. Entry
for BPS members is free as long as we receive your entry before 20 January,
after that you will have to pay the full fee. This might seem like a long way
off, but with Christmas and the New Year coming up you'll soon find that the
closing date is upon you, so beat the rush and get your entry in now!
To help you with your entry there is a small tutorial that can be downloaded
by following this link.
When entering, be sure to tick the box on the first page of the entry system
to say that you are a BPS member and fill in your BPS membership number which
you will find at the top of this newsletter; when you get to the payment page
at the end, click ALREADY PAID.
Here's hoping that we see a rush of entries, but in the meantime if you have
any queries, feel free to email me at chairman@bristolsalon.co.uk
Full details can found on the BPS website
All the best
Pete Howell & the Salon Team
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PSA Interclub Travel Competition |
BPS enter the DPIC and the GB Cup competitions with pictures selected from the HCs and awards from our internal competitions, however we also enter an inter-club competition organised by our member Greg Duncan on behalf of the PSA, (Photographic Society of America). The problem is that we do not have enough Travel pictures getting awards in our competitions for us to make up an entry.
Travel pictures should depict a way of life or a time and place. If members have any good suitable pictures, could they let our External Competitions Secretary, Pete McCloskey, have copies for our image bank.
Please e-mail to pmccloskey11@btinternet.com in the format of our competitions. If you have any questions regarding this, I'm sure that Pete will be only too pleased to answer them. |
Millie Spaven has been approached by her friend Linda Knott whose late husband was one of the founders of MARLENS, the group responsible for getting the Clevedon Marine Lake restored and turned back into a full functional facility on Clevedon’s seafront. Linda needs a few photos to submit to the local paper along with her article about the event. It would be nice if some members from BPS could come along, do some night time photography and give a couple of their images to Linda for her article. Anyone who can come please let Millie know. Details as follows. On 9 December, at 4.00p.m. there will a lantern parade lead by a Samba band, starting from Clevedon Pier, progressing along the sea front and finishing at the Marine Lake where the model boat club will be sailing their boats lit with candles. If you can help, please contact Millie at millie.spaven@blueyonder.co.uk |
Do You Fancy Yourself as A judge?
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We have received the following from John Tilsley at WCPF: |
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A JUDGE OR ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE JUDGING PROCESS?
LEARN THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS BY ATTENDING THE NEXT WCPF JUDGING SEMINAR
Date: Saturday 21st April 2018.
Venue: The Community Centre, Parkway, Sydenham, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4HU. Hosted by Bridgwater Photographic Society.
Time: 9.30am for a prompt start at 10.00am: estimated finishing time is no later than 5.00pm.
Catering: Please bring your own food. Breaks for complimentary teas and coffees will be scheduled.
Costs: The course is provided by the WCPF at a subsidised price of £10 per head
Tutors: John Tilsley and other members of the WCPF Judging Panel.
Course Content:
The Requirements of a Judge.
Looking at Images, an approach to judging.
Introduction to Judging, practical sessions to give individual experience of the judging process.
Assessment of those wishing to join the WCPF list as a Newly Qualified Judge.
The seminar is open to all and there is absolutely no obligation to become a judge. Judges require a unique skill set and part of the day is discovering if you have what is required. Attending the Seminar is the first step in the process and the judging panel provide mentoring for those who want to proceed further.
Applications: We try to do as much administration as possible via the internet. If you are interested in attending, an application form can be downloaded by clicking here. Application is on a first come first served basis and the seminar is limited to 24 people. If you don't have access to the internet application can be made by post to John Tilsley, 2 Grove Barn Martinstown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9JP. 01305 889495. |
Would members who are using the clubrooms or studio please note that when replacing the chairs, the chairs should be:
- In rows of 12 (6 either side of the central walkway).
- 5 Rows of black at the front.
- The remaining rows using the red chairs.
- Chairs are kept within the darker blue floor tiles.
- A walkway must be maintained between the side walls and the seating and also between the computer desk and that back row of seats. This is to facilitate easier exit in the case of an emergency.
- There is a sack truck in the cupboard under the stairs to make moving the stacks of chairs easier.
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Download the latest issue (49) of Photography News by following this link.
Download Issue 195 of the PAGB e-News here. This issue contains all the results from the 2017 masters of print competition. |
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Clifton Cameras have a raft of events coming up in the near future, from Nature to Studio, Motor Sport to Printing. If you are interested, or want to read more, just follow this link to their website. |
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25 Nov
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Hanham Photographic Society are holding their annual exhibition on 25 November at Hanham Methodist Church. The exhibition is open from 10am to 3.30pm in the main church. The church is holding a Christmas Fair in the morning until 12.30pm but they will be still open until 3.30pm. Visit their website at www.hanhamphoto.org.uk |
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Until 7 Jan
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2017 British Wildlife Photography Awards at the Nature in Art Gallery and Museum (Main A38 Twigworth, Gloucester, GL2 9PA). See all the winning images from this famous competition focusing on British fauna and flora. Stunning photographs and awe-inspiring nature.
Telephone: 01452 731422, SatNav Postcode: GL2 9PG |
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3 & 4 Feb
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The Fotospeed Academy is holding a workshop at the BPS clubrooms in February to help those who are looking to go for distinctions with the likes of RPS, FIAP, PAGB, BPA and more. The course is being run by ‘The Welsh Dragon’, AKA Margaret Salisbury. Margaret will display examples of successful and also unsuccessful panels, to highlight their strengths and weaknesses. She will offer guidance to participants looking for Distinctions or running Open/International Exhibitions, and use her own experience to encourage and assist you.
She will also explain the up to date criteria for the different associations and John Herlinger from The Fine Art Print room will also be on hand to share his knowledge on the best ways to present your work for panels. Finally, you will be asked to bring your own work with you which will be displayed and reviewed by other members in the class. BPS already runs its own print mentoring evenings, but this could well be a useful addition to those evenings. The dates are 3 & 4 February (two courses). Full details can be found by following this link. |
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Until 8 Apr
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The renowned wildlife photography competition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, from the Natural History Museum is back at M Shed in the City Docks until 8 April, with 100 spectacular images. From frozen wastelands and peculiar species, to tropical paradises and fascinating animal behaviour; this year’s selection is a call to action – a plea to band together and protect our fragile planet.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights.
For full details, please click here. |
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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
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Congratulations to Sue O'Connell on being awarded a Gold Medal at the 2017 Smethwick International.
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 (and 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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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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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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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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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 newsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE: ALL COPY TO BE WITH THE EDITOR BY MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO ALLOW FOR PUBLICTAION (HOPEFULLY) ON FRIDAY MORNING
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Missed a copy of the Newsletter? |
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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