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Next week we welcome Kirsteen Titchener LSWPP, who will be presenting her talk called From Psychologist to Photographic Artist.
The following is from Kirsteen:
The last decade has taken me from cognitive psychologist through to photographic artist. I still explore the human mind in much of my work but now I do so visually not through experimentation or the written word. The purchase of a DSLR ten years ago started out as a hobby for my husband and me, but became much more central to my life than I ever expected.
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I wasn’t totally hooked in those early days, with awkward tripods and heavy bags putting me off. However, discovering a trial copy of Photoshop led me down a rabbit hole of learning and creativity that I didn’t see coming. I’ll share who has inspired me along the way and resources I’ve found useful (all my post processing work is self-taught). My work itself is often inspired by observation of my own life or the impact of our modern world more broadly. There will be a little on the thought processes behind an image, details of the shoot and some post processing, why I choose to create composites, and why I shoot self-portraits. I’ll also share how I’ve tried to build a CV worthy of gallery representation and other business challenges associated with selling art and photography in an ever-changing market place. |
To read more about Kirsteen and see some of her pictures, visit her website |
All BPS members are invited to the DI Group meeting next Monday, 12 November. As usual, if you have images you would like to show to the rest of the group, either to show what you have been doing recently or have questions to ask others please bring them along. You can bring your images either in print form or on a memory stick for projection (as JPG files of any size, sRGB colour space and in a folder of your name).
DI Emu challenge - don't forget to bring the results of your skilled efforts to cut out the emu from the background. Details were published in the last newsletter. I already have one entry submitted. It would be interesting to see how others have tackled the challenge. If you can't come on Monday, you can send in your entry to me ( a.chauhan@blueyonder.co.uk). Prize for best results - extra special chocolate biscuits. Details of the challenge and the image can be found by following this dropbox link - but you'll have to hurry!
We hope to have a demo on selected topics in Lightroom this month by Andrew Whettam. Nearly half the members in the society use Lightroom and it should be interesting to all, especially those who subscribe to Lightroom CC but do not use it. Andrew hopes to give an overview of importing files, catalogues, collections and talk about editing multiple files, synchronising settings and creating pre-sets. It is quite a lot to cover in one session and Andrew will cover as much as he can this time and do the rest in the next meeting whenever he is available to share his expertise with the group.
Ashwin Chauhan
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The next studio group will be for beginners in studio work and will be held in the morning Saturday 24 November. This session is aimed at those new to studio work or unfamiliar with the studio equipment and will show how to correctly and safely set up the studio so that members will feel confident to book the studio for their own use if they wish. There will be a limit of 6 photographers for a 2hr session starting at 10.30am. A model will be booked and to cover this cost there will be a charge of between £10 and £15.
To Sign up for this, please visit the doodle poll – click here. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and Nick will close the poll when enough photographers have signed up. It’s important that once you have signed up for the event that you add a comment to include your email address and mobile number, this will enable Nick to contact you to make final arrangements.
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Print Workers - Advanced Warning |
The closing date for the next round of the Print Competition is just 2 weeks away, 21 November. The theme for the prescribed category in the Advanced section is Dereliction/Decay (a group shot of BPS Council will not be acceptable!). The judge for this round will be Vince Penticost from South Wales. |
As you will no doubt know, we try to maximise the use of the clubrooms, partly to make sure that it is well used and partly to act as an additional revenue stream for the Society. This week has been no exception, having been used over the weekend by the Disabled Photographers Society (DPS) for their distinctions assessments and on Monday by Wex for one of their workshops, in this case Wild Arena photographing small reptiles. |
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Members of the DPS panel assessing one of the print submissions - the assessors included Pete McCloskey and Graham Reeves from BPS
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REVENUE
The Wex/Calumet workshop in full swing.
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You will, no doubt have seen the scaffolding on both Units 12 & 13; this has been to allow for essential maintenance work to be carried out on the guttering. Having now spent all this money, we don't want to have to keep clearing the gutters out because they become blocked with leaves from the trees behind both units. Mike Bigger and I have cleared away several of the trees at the back, but there is still one big b*gger that was beyond the capabilities of our bow-saw. Is there anyone in the club who would be willing to help reduce the height of the tree to bring it down to a more manageable height? What would be ideal, would be someone with one of those chain saws on a long reach handle.
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Next Sunday, 11 November (2.30pm), the clubrooms are being used by the Western Region of the RPS, when they will be presenting a talk and exhibition by Paul Colley CB OBE ARPS
Bats Hunting in Flight: Pushing the Boundaries of Infrared Photography and Artistic Intent - An exhibition & talk illustrated with stunning new wildlife images
Paul is a freelance wildlife photographer striving to make more images count in the conservation of rivers, lakes and oceans by working with marine and freshwater conservation agencies worldwide. Chairman of the British Society of Underwater Photographers and director of pcuw photography ltd, he pioneered remote control underwater river wildlife photography techniques. He has a strong pedigree in serious photography competitions, including Underwater Photographer of the Year, Bird Photographer of the Year and the British Wildlife Photography Awards. His work has been published in all the UK broadsheets and his study of underwater photography composition was the subject of his book Winning Images, which earned him a Royal Photographic Society Associateship.
Non-RPS members are welcome, there will be a small charge at the door.
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Do You Fancy A Cheap Week In Pembrokeshire? |
If you fancy a cheap week in a wonderful part of the country, you could do a lot worse than take up this bargain offer (from Margaret Collis) of a week in Pembrokeshire for a mere £100!
Going cheap! 2-bedroom apartment in Haven Court, Little Haven just south of Broadhaven on the coast in Pembrokeshire (the nearest large town is Haverfordwest). Available from Sat, November 17-24. Price £100 for the week (cost of my exchange fee). There is also a cost of £35, payable on arrival to cover utilities. There are pubs in the area and the apartment has self-catering facilities and will be of a good standard.
Reason for relinquishing this is an eye appointment on 16 November which means crawling around beaches and cliffs is sadly not advisable! Anyone interested, please contact Margaret directly:
Margaret Collis
As Margaret isn't sure whether she will be able to be at club this week, please contact her by either of the methods shown above.
For further details of Haven Court - click here. |
Looking For An Old Olympus |
Has anyone got an Olympus OM1 with standard/ 75mm lens in the attic? If so, could John Hudson borrow or buy it for a project he is about to start? If you can help, please contact John, either by:
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Issue 217 of the PAGB eNews is available by clicking here.
Issue 217Extra of the PAGB eNews is available by clicking here. This is dedicated to the life and work of well known photographer, Irene Froy.
Download Issue 60 of Photography News here. |
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018, at M Shed. The acclaimed wildlife photography exhibition from the Natural History Museum is back with 100 stunning images. From breathtaking animal portraits and dramatic landscapes, to bizarre species and endangered habitats, this exhibition showcases the most arresting and spectacular images of our natural world.
The competition celebrates biodiversity, promotes conservation and champions ethical photography. Whether young, old, professional or amateur, the photographers featured raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of the world around us.
For further details, please visit the M Shed website.
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This weekend
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End of Season Gala – Centenary of the end of WWI
Alongside
the rest of the nation, the Avon Valley Railway Heritage Trust is
commemorating the centenary of the end of WW1 during this year’s Gala.
To remember the men of the Midland Railway, which operated our line, a
striking installation of handmade poppies will adorn Bitton Station over
the weekend. 10th - 11th November. Avon Valley Steam Railway Bitton
Railway Station Bath Road Bitton BS30 6HD Details |
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Kingswood Photographic Society warmly invites BPS members to view their 69th Annual Exhibition of members’ prints and digitally projected images on Friday 16 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 KPS members’ images which will include photographs of their own choice together with those selected by the judges who were: Peter Brisley ARPS, Andy Marker FRPS and Sue O'Connell ARPS, EFIAP/s DPAGE, BPE4*. 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.
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Timsbury Natural History Group - A Birding Journey Through Spain by Len Clark. Monday 19 November at Conygre Hall, North Road, Timsbury, BA2 0JQ.
Visitors welcome £3.00 - Refreshments and raffle
For further information please ring: Rod Bruce [Secretary] on 01761 433013
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Justin Quinell is doing a lunchtime talk at Bristol Library on 22 November, details in the link! Lunchtime talk at Bristol Central Library. 12-30 til 1-15. Bristol – The real birthplace of photography by Justin Quinnell. Bristol’s overlooked status as the place where in 1803 Humphrey Davy and Thomas Wedgwood invented photography – 30 years before Fox Talbot.
The 45 minute talk by photography historian and pinhole photographer Justin Quinnell will also cover: the history of optical experimentation, the evolution of camera obscuras and the history of photography as well as information on the Real Photography Company in Bristol.'
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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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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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Andy Gillingham has decided that, after 30 years of being a Nikon SLR and DSLR user, he is going to sell the lot and go down the mirrorless route. Below is a list of kit that he has for sale.
If you are interested in any of it, please give Andy a call on 07484 335420.
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Nikon D300s camera body
Shutter count - 21,955 - DX format
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£200
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Nikon D750 camera body
Shutter count - 9,205 - FX format
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£750
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Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR
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£750
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Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED
VR
Very little use - visually mint
condition.
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£250
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Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f4G ED VR
This lens retails £999 new and £499 used from WEX. It has an IS fault
and the quote for WEX to repair is £237. Thus, you get a fully repaired, guaranteed
lens for under £400
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£160
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Nikon AF-S 35mm f1.8G ED prime lens
Very little use - virtually mint condition. Note: This is the FX lens
not DX which is only half its price
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£300
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Plus, numerous Nikkor AF prime lenses:
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24mm f2.8D
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£150
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85mm f1.8D
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£180
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105mm f2.8D macro
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£225
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Plus, shutter releases, flashguns. Andy may have just what you are looking for.
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