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Next Wednesday we will be "beaming" our speaker in all the way from Namibia, when we welcome Scott Hurd, who will be presenting his talk entitled Living and Working as a Professional Photographer in Namibia - Part 1
Scott's work and experiences in Namibia are as diverse and extreme as the country itself. He talks about his bread and butter work, everything from babies to horse shows, zeroing in on his speciality, Lodges and Hotels, and bringing in many of the activities they provide. He moves on to special assignments including documenting the birth of a gold mine and being chosen as lead photographer to shoot the President.
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Wildlife and its behaviour is, for Scott, the icing on the cake, and animals play their part here, but in this talk the emphasis is on conservation. Conservation is an integral part of life in Namibia and he concentrates on crucial projects involving rhinos, vultures, pangolins, game counts and the training of anti-poaching units.
The talk begins with a look at the background, the spectacular scenery and cultures of Namibia as a place to live and work. The conditions can be severe and extreme. For the photographer this often necessitates a basic rethink and Scott discusses his technique, and reasons for it, throughout.
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Below are a few images from the talk. To see more, you can visit his website by following this link: www.h4urd.co.uk |
- Wednesday 18 Jan @ 19:30hrs
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Visit to Steve Russell Studios, Stroud.
Following Steve’s successful talk to the club last year, we have an invitation to visit his Studios in Stroud on SATURDAY, 21 JANUARY at 10AM.
The visit will cover much of the processes and equipment he talked about including the 3-D photography unit which uses 120 different cameras to capture stunning images. There is also an extensive gallery of Steve’s photography including very high resolution images capture on a 400mb sensor.
This will be a fascinating insight into the world of commercial photography. The studio covers several floors of the building in which he is located.
Steve's photogrammetary rig, using up to 200 individual cameras.
There is ample parking as the premises are part of a small industrial estate and directions to the studio are clearly posted. The address is Steve Russell Studios Ltd Unit 8a, Chalford Industrial Estate, Chalford, Stroud GL6 8NT.
I would suggest you car share if you would like to share the cost - I am happy to take 3 people with me.
I need to know approximate numbers by next Tuesday 17 Jan and you can contact me on 07765819640 or by email on mike.hall95@btinternet.com
If you are willing to drive and take others please let me know and I will try to coordinate on your behalf
Mike Hall |
Print Competition - Advanced Warning |
This is advanced warning of the upcoming closing date for Round 3 of the Print Competition - 1 February.
The judge will be Eddy Lane ARPS, DPAGB, EFIAP, APAGB. The prescribed topic for this round is Yellow. |
Bristol Festival of Light |
I'm indebted to Sandie Cox for the following:
An early note that the Bristol Light Festival 2023 runs from February 3-12. For more information, a map of the installations and locations, and updates about the event, visit www.bristollightfestival.org or follow @bristol_light_fest on Instagram
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Bristol Salon - Don't Leave It Until the Last Minute! |
This is your chance to enter one of the top international salons FREE! Full details can be found on the website https://bristolsalon.co.uk. Closing Date: 31 January
Please note, entry is free to BPS members. However, photography course and distance members will have to pay the full fee.
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AV Competition
The WCPF AV Competition will be held on 29 April at Woodbury Village Hall, Flower Street, Woodbury EX5 1LX. The event will start at 10:00am, and close at approx. 4:00pm depending on how many entries are received.
Woodbury Village Hall is an excellent venue, with a 4m projection screen, built-in HD projector and excellent sound system, so the AVs will be shown in the best possible way!
The judge for the event is Richard Brown FRPS FACI(M) APAGB EFIAP FIPF of the Midland Counties Photographic Federation.
Richard is a well-renowned AV maker on an international scale and has been active in Audio-Visual since 1975. He holds the record for being the youngest person to gain an FRPS in AV way back in 1980. His AV work has spanned a wide variety of genres. Initially interested in music and poetry interpretation, he then moved mainly into biographies and historical documentaries, always with occasional forays into humour.
Please come along for a superb display of audio-visual photography!
Ian Bateman
FRPS MPAGB AV-AFIAP APAGB
AV Secretary, WCPF
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Arrangements for the 2023 WCPF Members Exhibition (MX) are
nearly complete, and the entry system will be available in January. We’ll
send previous entrants an ‘invitation to enter’ email, and a link to the
entry system will be posted on the WCPF website MX page once the system is
open.
• Timings Entry will be open from Monday 7 January and will close on
Saturday 11 March.
• Entry
Classes The entry classes have changed this year
with 3 print classes (Open Colour, Open Mono, Nature) and 3 digital classes
(Open Colour, Open Mono, Nature). The class definitions will be available on
the website and entry system.
• Selectors
Leo Rich ARPS DPAGB HonPAGB EFIAP/g
Martin Patten DPAGB LRPS BPE5 EFIAP
Roy Lambeth DPAGB EFIAP BPE2
• Awards The
exhibition has PAGB Patronage and PAGB Gold, Silver and Bronze medals plus
Selector Ribbons will be awarded in each class. Highly commended certificates
will also be awarded in each class.
“Best Wildlife” trophies will be awarded in each Nature class
(Digital and Print). New for 2023 a “Best Creative” trophy will be awarded
for the best Creative image in the Open Colour and Open Mono classes.
The “Margaret Aven” trophy will be awarded for the entrant who
gains the most acceptances across all six classes.
The “Millennium Trophy” will be awarded for the best overall
image in the Exhibition.
• Favourite
Print We are holding a “Favourite Print” lottery.
Visitors will vote for their favourite print, and the winner of the lottery
receives a copy of the print that they voted for. Note that there a checkbox
on the entry form to opt out of the lottery. Also note that there will be no
general sale of prints in 2023.
• Exhibition
Venue The exhibition will be at the Bovey Tracy
Golf Club with the excellent facilities that have proved so successful over
the last few years. The exhibition dates are currently being finalised.
• Print
Collection Clubs may wish to collect print
entries from their members and make a single delivery to their appointed
collection point (AES). This will make the process more efficient and
effective for club members and the AES. The name & contact details for an entrant’s AES will
be notified on completion of the online entry.
We hope that members of WCPF clubs will continue to support the
exhibition and submit their entries in good time. If anything is unclear or
if there are any questions, then please get in touch with the Exhibition
Secretary by email at mpix.wcpf@gmail.com
Pedro Landers,
WCPF Exhibition Secretary
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Council Meeting, Knightshayes Trophy Competition and Fotospeed Presentation
Bovey Tracey Golf Club, Monks Way, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9NG
Saturday 11 March
Schedule for the Day
10.30 am Council Meeting open to all WCPF Club Members followed by the
Knightshayes Trophy Competition judged by Helen Jones ARPS DPAGB President of the WCPF, a double act with Steve Jones - DPAGB, LRPS, EFIAP BPE3* Set subject “Decisive Moment” to win the Superb Knightshayes Trophy for a year.
2.00 pm Afternoon presentation by Fotospeed (Fotospeed Special Offers will be Available)
There is no fee for entering Knightshayes & no admission fee on the day
Entry requirements for Knightshayes Trophy
WCPF Club members, may enter up to TWO mounted prints on the theme of “Decisive Moment” – prints with Entry Form to be handed in at DPIC*, Exeter on 5 February or passed to any WCPF exec member prior to that date
Mounted Prints must be accompanied by the completed entry form below, and labelled on the back with Title, Photographer's Name including Distinctions and Club
Please arrange for your prints to be collected at the end of event!
Queries - Contact Pam and Eddy Lane, Knightshayes Trophy Secretaries
To download entry form - click HERE
* Let Mike Martin or me have your prints as we will both be going to Exeter.
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I have received the following from the University Centre Weston:
I am just emailing you to let you know of a student ran photo award that we are currently hosting and we thought that your club members would like to enter our award. The theme for the awards is “connections” so this could be something you feel a connection too and it could be mental, metaphorical or physical etc.
If they choose to enter our awards they have the chance to have their work exhibited in a curated exhibition at the Tropicana here In Weston Super Mare, the venue has previously hosted the “See Monster” and Banksy's “Dismaland”, they also have the opportunity to win a cash prize of £100 and their work will be seen and judged by industry professionals from the Royal Photographic Society.
We are currently accepting submissions into our international open call and the entry fee is just £2 to enter the award with the final deadline being the 26/01/2023.
Feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions and we can’t wait to see the work submitted from your members.
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NEW - Download Issue 323 of PAGB eNews HERE - This edition includes a write-up on the recent Masters of Print and a link to the MOP special edition where the cover picture is by our own Jay Hallsworth.
NEW - Download the latest edition of Photography News (Issue 102) HERE |
Well done to Jay Hallsworth who recently gained his 3rd BPE Star.
Salon acceptances:
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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