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Next week we see Round 3 of the Projected Image Competition, judged by Michael Krier ARPS MA(Photography) from Cheltenham. I'm afraid that I can find nothing on the web about Michael to whet your appetite for the evening other than loads of references to him having judged all over the place and most singing his praises.
Zoom meeting details:
- Meeting link - click here
- Meeting ID: 810 1380 0717
- Passcode: 291747
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Bob Faris' funeral will be held in Bristol on Thursday 25 March in the afternoon and his daughter Paula, would be glad to see his BPS friends there. However, due to Covid restrictions, only 20 people are allowed to attend in person on the 25th, so the service will also be 'Live streamed'. If you would like to attend in person, please email Paula as soon as possible at paulawride@aol.com to reserve a seat and receive further details. The link to the Live stream will be given in BPS newsletter nearer to the date.
We are suggesting that any donations in lieu of flowers go to Bristol Heart Institute please, since they looked after Dad over many years. Cheques may be sent c/o Thomas Davis Funeral Directors, 123 Stoke Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3RW. If you prefer, you can donate online by going to https://bristol.ourmemorialpages.co.uk/, selecting Dad's memorial page and clicking 'Donate'.
Paula Wride
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Lost or Deleted Your Newsletter / Zoom Link! |
Don't forget, if you have lost or deleted your Newsletter and Zoom link, then full details and the appropriate link can be found in the Members' Area of the BPS website - see foot of this newsletter for access instructions. Alternatively you can see all back issues of the newsletter by visiting the newsletter archive, see the link at the foot of this issue (worth saving the link somewhere safe).
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Photoshop - Selection Tricks |
I'm indebted to Steve Field for sending this link to a YouTube video showing ways to make selections without spending days cutting out around your subject. Follow this link to view the video, I've had a quick look at it and it really does look worth viewing and having a go at. The video includes links to sample images that you can download, so that you can follow the instructions given.
The links are available on the BPS website, just visit the Members' Portal and look in either Guides or Special Interest Groups > Digital Imaging Group
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For a 4-week period, we'll be opening up Zoom sessions for you to join, be able to get together and just have a catch up outside of our normal programme and maybe share a virtual cuppa & biscuit (not a requirement)??
Sessions are set out below and are scheduled for 1hr to 1.5hrs long (if you go over, that is ok) and the links will be the same for each week. There will not be anyone hosting these sessions and screen sharing will not be available. There is no requirement to register, just click on the links and see who you will bump into within these sessions.
Tuesday mornings from 10am - Running from 9 - 30 March.
To join, follow this link: LINK Meeting ID: 827 1315 1572
Passcode: 262782
Thursday afternoons from 2pm - Running from 11 March - 1 April.
To join, follow this link: LINK Meeting ID: 858 4299 6842
Passcode: 143318
Monday evenings from 7.30pm (when DIG is not running) - Running from 15 March - 5 April.
To join, follow this link: LINK Meeting ID: 883 3048 6453
Passcode: 184611
If these sessions are well received, we might extend these to become a regular thing while we have some restrictions in place.
Kind Regards,
Matt de-Beger
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FIAP Update (MARCH 2021)
On 3 March 2021 FIAP announced that the introduction of the changes to the FIAP Distinction Rules (published previously) are being postponed due to constitutional reasons and will not be introduced until they have been put before the next FIAP Congress, which will not take place until 2022 at the earliest.
FIAP have also extended the withdrawal of print acceptance requirements for AFIAP and EFIAP applicants for 2022.
This means that the old rules will remain in place for 2022 at least.
In consequence of this there are the following issues that Exhibitors need to be aware of when planning to enter salons in the near future:-
- Applicants for EFIAP can use their AFIAP results towards meeting the requirements for EFIAP.
- Applicants for EFIAP Bronze will NOT be able to use any results towards their application that were gained before the date on their EFIAP certificate, which for IPF exhibitors is usually about mid-May each year.
- For the time being there will be no EFIAP Diamond d4 or d5 distinctions.
FIAP are also conscious of the current Covid Pandemic and the resulting restrictions which have prevented our normal activities from continuing as we would have liked. For this reason they have also decided to temporarily reduce the fees for the FIAP Life Cards and FIAP Distinctions. These reductions will take effect from 30th June 2021 and will be in place until 30th June 2023.
Under these reductions the cost of a FIAP life card will be reduced from €50 to €25. And the FIAP charge for FIAP Distinctions will be reduced from €70 to €60.
FIAP will soon announce two more international photography competitions open to photographers from all over the world. The first will aim to promote UNESCO’s world cultural heritage. The second one will be reserved to Wildlife Photography. Both competitions will be under FIAP patronage and free of charge entry.
In addition to the acceptances and medals that will count for FIAP distinctions, the Best Author will be invited to the next FIAP Photo-meeting with all expenses paid (flight / transport and accommodation costs).
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Thanks to Janet Oxenham or the following:
Jason Bell Hon FRPS - Zoom Presentation - 20 March.
You do not have to be an RPS member to attend.
Jason Bell HonFRPS is one of the foremost and most successful photographers of his generation based in London and New York and regularly contributing to Vogue and Vanity Fair.
His work on film, theatre and TV campaigns has included Netflix's The Crown, The Revenant, The Danish Girl, Starz Outlander and Power, Billy Elliot, About a Boy, Love Actually, Bridget Jones 2, English National Ballet's Giselle and Nutcracker and Angels in America for the National Theatre.
Jason likes to set his images within ‘stories’ which gives them a very visual art feel. He also gives a wonderful insight into his world. He is a brilliant guest and wonderful photographer and highly recommended.
You can book online by using this link.
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NEW - Download Issue 86 of Photography News here.
Download issue 276 of PAGB eNews here. This issue is the PAGB St David's Day edition, which is a few days late, I know. Plus news of Awards for Photographic Merit in Audio Visual and a report on WCPF DPIC competition in which we did rather well.
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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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Make Money For BPS Every Time You Shop On Amazon! |
Now we're all still in lockdown, the thought of on-line shopping must be looming large in many members' minds. It's worth remembering that if you so wish, each and every one of you can support BPS with every purchase you make on Amazon by using Amazon Smile. Click on the link below – then it’s self-explanatory.
Shopping using Smile is no different to your normal Amazon shopping and costs you nothing, it's just that you need to tell it that you wish to use Smile and then we get some pennies!
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If you have any photographic items for sale, drop me a line and I'll include it in the next newsletter. Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full description of the sale items (pictures always help).
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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 see the list.
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Missed a Copy of the Newsletter?
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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' Portal "Log in" |
To enter the Members' Portal of the BPS website you will need the following:
Username - Your Membership Number Password - Created by you
If you have any problems getting into the Members' Area, please contact Matt by email: webmaster@bristolphoto.org.uk
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