With information about how he plans shoots, works locations and pushes his own images as high as possible, let him reveal how to take your own pictures to a new and enviable standard. He’ll have all his camera kit, from state of the art Canon digital to large format. With so much to uncover, this is a talk not to be missed. See more about David and look at some of his pictures, visit his website at www.davidclapp.co.uk 

Newer members will probably not be aware of the significance of this annual lecture: it is named after Keith Hewitt who was a popular and long serving member of BPS and was a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. Keith held various posts in in BPS, including that of Chairman and finally as President. He died in 1998, following which a sum of money was donated anonymously to the Society in his memory to enable a lecture to be held in his name each year.

 

Below are a couple of David's pictures

There are still places left for the next Studio Group meeting. This will be for beginners on Monday 30 October starting at 7pm and will be a 2-hour session. It will be covering portraits with the model Poppy, the cost will be £15 payable on the night.
To sign up please follow this link to a Doodle Poll, the event is limited to 6 photographers, first come first served. If Nick gets more than 6 participants he will arrange an additional session so please sign up even if the event appears to be full.
By popular demand, Nick will be organising two types of session from now on: Beginners will be for people who do not feel they are confident using the studio equipment in terms of setting the lights, directing the model etc. and there will be six participants at each session. Advanced sessions will be spread over a day with no more than two photographers at a time, who will be able to arrange their own lighting set up and bring their own props etc.
Any questions please contact Nick.

Log in details to the Members' Area are at the end of this newsletter.

This week saw the first round of the Print Competition which was judged by our own Graham Reeves EFIAP. There was a total of 95 prints entered and for the first time the Advanced Section was split into two sub-sections - Open and Monochrome. The results are shown below:

 

Intermediate
Name	Title	Result
Gerry Gill	Where’s My Chips?	1st
Gerry Gill	Cumberland Basin	2nd
Steve Field	Georgie	3rd
Steve Field	New Severn Bridge	HC
Steve Field	Airborne	HC
Stephen Lyttleton	Kilve Beach	HC
Joan Symes	Demoiselle Agrion On Pendulous Sedge	HC
Advanced Prescribed - Monochrome
Derwood Pamphilon	Novitiate In Myanmar	1st
Kevin James	Katy B. Shaved For Cancer	2nd
David Alderson	In Pursuit	3rd
Mike Bews	Bump	HC
Pete Howell	Poolside	HC
Barry Mead	Zebra Dance	HC
Gordon Stirrat	Cross & Shadow, Iona Abbey	HC
Carol Sykes	Ken	HC
Advanced
Kevin James	Punk With Attitude	1st
John Hudson	Sparrowhawk & Prey	2nd
Barry Mead	Mad Hatter	3rd
David Alderson	Tibetan Woman	HC
Nick Ball	All Is Vanity	HC
Nick Ball	Camille 2	HC
Derwood Pamphilon	Piano With Reclining Nude	HC
Carol Sykes	Rose	HC
Tim Woolf	Jogger, Richmond Park	HC

 

21 Oct The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will premiere at the M Shed at the same time as the national opening at the Natural History Museum in London, it will run from 21 October 2017- 08 April 2018. 27 Oct Between 18:00 and 21:00 pm, RPS Western Region member Philip Field ARPS will be hosting a Maasai print exhibition in conjunction with Bristol based charity African Initiatives, at HOURS gallery (10 Colston Yard. Colston Street. Bristol BS1 5BD). For further details, click here Thanks to Danny Heaton 10 Nov New Kingswood Photographic Society warmly invites you to view their 68th Annual Exhibition of members’ prints and digitally projected images on Friday 10 November from 7.00pm until 9.00pm at St Barnabas Church Hall, Warmley BS30 5JJ. This evening is an opportunity to see a display of their members’ images which will include photographs of their own choice together with those selected by our judges who were: Mike Birbeck FRPS, FBPPA, FDPS, Sandie Cox ARPS, DPAGB and Martin Fry FRPS, AFIAP, AV_AFIAP, BPE3*, APAAGB.  The awards have already been decided and will be handed out at the end of the evening. Kingswood PS meets on Friday evenings at St Barnabas Church Hall, Warmley, Bristol BS30 5JJ.  Normally the cost for non-members is £3.00 but tonight entrance is free and the refreshment drinks and biscuits are courtesy of KPS. 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. 12 Nov "An Audience with Terry Donnelly" at Courtenay Centre, Newton Abbot. Full details here.

 

Members might be interested to see past BPS President, (Squadron Leader) Bob Faris, during a recent trip to the newly-opened Aerospace Museum at Filton. Bob was tempted to have a go on the Concorde flight simulator and the picture shows him just before he barrel-rolled the plane into the ground - Cripes! those wartime Beaufighters were a darned sight easier to fly than this pointy thing!

 

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.