BPS Newsletter - Issue 155 2 September 2015 |
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Look Out Men, The Ladies Are Taking Over!
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Wednesday 2 September is the start of the new year as far as the BPS programme is concerned and we mark this occasion with a gathering of some of our lady members who will be helping our esteemed Chairman, Millie Spaven, with her offering of the 2015 Chairman's Evening. The ladies (that's the description I've been told to use) are Anthea Golding, Mary Pears, Ann Mead, Beryl Heaton and last but not least, Millie and they have promised to treat us to an evening of their own photography.
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Projected Image Competition - Round 1
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We kick off the new season of competitions on Wednesday 2 September with Round 1 of the Projected Image Competition. The judge for this round is Ralph Snook ARPS EFIAP DPAGB.
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Club Assault On Bedmister
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Last Wednesday saw a large number of BPS members descend on Bedminster for our annual club evening outing. Despite the weather not being too favourable, quite a few members braved the threatening skies and took to the streets to photograph the results of the recent Upfest festival of street art: hopefully we will see the results of the evening's efforts in future competitions. Whilst most of those who turned up concentrated on the business of the evening, photographing graffiti, at least one member was seen to have strayed from the straight and narrow and would appear to be none too happy that he was caught off piste (so to speak) by Mike Bigger!
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To download the latest issue, 145, of the PAGB eNews, please follow this link.
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Photographic Distinctions & Acronyms
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Following last week's short item about acronyms and photographic distinctions, if you think that any have been missed from the list and that it would be helpful to other members if they were included, please let me know and I can update the list. To download the list, you should follow this link.
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Manfrotto At Clifton Cameras
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Clifton Cameras are hosting a ‘Manfrotto Takeover’ day at their Dursely store on Saturday 5th September. On the day there will be two free talks from Manfrotto ambassadors Victoria Hillman and Adam Duckworth along with exclusive discounts off their products – the talks need to be booked, so please follow this link for more information on the day's events and to book tickets. Clifton Cameras are in Parsonage Street, Dursley.
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If you haven't done so already, please pick your 2015-2016 BPS Handbook up from the clubrooms to save the club having to spend unnecessary money on postage. When you take your handbook, please make sure that you tick your name off on the list provided.
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I wouldn't normally publish details of forthcoming workshops as I receive so many requests to do so that, if I acceded to all these requests, the newsletter would look like a travel brochure. However one request has landed in my in box this week that I thought deserved publishing; this is a workshop that is being run by our own Neil McCoubrey, I reproduce his email below:
How about a Photographic Holiday in the Brecon Beacons?
On behalf of HF Holidays, Neil McCoubrey ARPS is leading a 4 day Landscape Photography Holiday based at the Nythfa House Hotel in Brecon. The holiday starts on the 12th October 2015.
So, if you would like to join Neil to photograph Mountains, Rivers, Waterfalls and Canals in the Autumn colours and perhaps accompanied by a little, gentle Welsh rain, then please check out the holiday on this link - http://www.hfholidays.co.uk/holidays/landscape-photography - The details for the Brecon holiday are described under the "Itinerary" tab.
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Why We Should Always Read The Rules?
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The following appeared recently in ePHOTOzine and could prove to be a salutary lesson to us all if we enter competitions/exhibitions but don't read the rules properly.
Why You Should Always Pay Attention To Photography Contest Rules - The
photographer who managed to win, and then lose the National Geographic
photo contest in the blink of an eye.
The image that won and lost Harry the competition. © Harry Fisch
When you enter a photography contest, how often do you read all the
small print before doing so? The answer for most of us will be a
resounding 'not very often'. But, these terms and conditions can mean
the difference between your image being eligible to win and not being
eligible.
Unfortunately, photographer Harry Fisch found this out the hard way
when he entered an image into the National Geographic photo contest in
2012. He's recently blogged about his experience, in the hope that it will encourage more photographers to read all the terms before submitting an image.
An image of Harry's was chosen to win the 'Places' category of the
competition and he was elated. All that remained to do was fill in a
form claiming ownership of the rights to the image and licensing the
rights for National Geographic, and to submit the original digital
photo.
To his horror, Harry found out the next day that his image had been
disqualified after the judges had seen the original. The reason: he had
photoshopped a piece of rubbish from the far right, along the edge of
the frame. You might immediately think that this would make no
difference to the image itself and that this decision was harsh given
the circumstances, but it clearly stated in the terms and conditions of
the competition that adding or removing anything from the image is not
allowed.
If Harry had cropped the bag out, or simply left it there, no issue
would have arisen. It's a stark reminder that photography competition
rules must be strictly adhered to and are there for a reason. Not
reading them could mean disappointment.
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ERIC - Photographers Wanted
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I have received the following from Rhia Fávero at ERIC (The Childrens Continence Charity) which is self explanatory, if you'd like to help them, please reply directly to the email address they have provided in the email:
I am contacting you regarding an opportunity that has arisen at a local charity for one of your members to develop their photography portfolio.
I work at ERIC, the children’s continence charity. We are a small charity based in Bristol but with a national reach.
We are soon going to start a re-design of our website and need to produce new photo content for the site before this design process kicks off in mid-late October. Ideally we would start the photography project in mid-September. As a charity working to a very limited budget, we are keen to find a photographer willing to take on this work on a voluntary basis. I thought perhaps one or two of your members might be interested in helping with this project.
The project would require some travel in and around Bristol; ERIC would pay for expenses incurred. A person who is interested in children’s health or is good with children would be a bonus, but this is not essential. We can provide a reference on completion.
The subjects of the photos would mainly be families, children and our staff.
Please do let me know if you think this would be of interest to your members and please circulate to your members in your newsletter if possible. If you would like to discuss any of the above, please just drop me a line.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Rhia
Rhia Fávero
Communications and Campaigns Manager
ERIC (The children’s continence charity)
T: 0117 301 2107
Please note, Rhia is away until 2 September, but she will reply to your emails as soon as she returns.
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David Jones, a local amateur photographer, is having an exhibition of documentary photography in Bristol on the subject of families. The exhibition takes place at A capella cafe & pizzeria, 184c Wells Road, Bristol BS4 2AL.To view the poster for the exhibition, please click here. It runs until the end of September 2015.
Photographers' Gallery (London) : Shirley Baker: Women, Children and Loitering Men. The exhibition presents the work of pioneering British photographer Shirley Baker (1932-2014) in working class communities in Manchester which were gradually dispersed as a result of the slum clearance programmes of the 1960s and 70s. For further details, click here. Until 20 September.
National Portrait Gallery : Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon. For further details, click here. Until 18 October.
ExtraordinaryOrdinary 2 – Hidden Beauty in the Urban Environment - an exhibition by Simon Caplan LRPS at the Create Centre, Smeaton Road, BS1 6XN; entry to the exhibition is free and runs from 5 to 18 September (Monday to Fridays, 9am to 5pm). You can find out more about Simon by visiting his website.
Karl Blossfeldt - Art Forms in Nature. This is another (free) exhibition which might be of interest to BPS members which is currently showing at the City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol until 13th September. The exhibition comprises 40 exquisite original photogravures from 1932 of Karl Blossfeldt’s close-up photographic images of plants and flora. For further details, please click here.
Travel Photographer of the Year, July 24 - September 5, at the
Royal Geographical Society, Exhibition Road, London SW7. Details at http://www.tpoty.com/exhibitions/rgs.
First showing of the latest award winning images. This year's exhibition
includes BPS member Sue O'Connell's portrait from a Java festival which was
runner up in the monochrome section.
Anyone interested in entering this year's TPOTY competition has until 1st
October. Details at: http://www.tpoty.com.
James Ravilious - There is an exhibition of traditional photography by James Ravilious at the RWA until 20th Sept. Details from this link to the exhibition, with more information on his work here.
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If you have anything you think other members would like to know about, such as exhibitions, special events etc. please let me know at newsletter@bristolphoto.org.uk
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