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We welcome back to BPS, Leigh Woolford AWPF EFIAP DPAGB BPE4* Hon.FWPF, who will be presenting his talk, Mostly Motor Racing.
This talk will cover Motorsports Photography – 40 years as an amateur with a passion for photographing things that go fast: from hill climbs to Formula One and many other formats.
You can loads more of Leigh's images and read all about him, by visiting his website - click HERE
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Leigh Woolford |
Mostly Motor Racing |
| 21 January |
PDI Competition R3 |
Judge: Steve Field |
| 28 January |
Closing Date - Print Comp R3 |
Theme: Animal(s) |
| 28 January |
Ross McKelvey |
Zoom meeting |
| 4 February |
Leigh Preston |
Night Walk |
| 9 February |
DI Group |
Practical Evening |
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To date it looks like only 4 members have taken this opportunity to have a go at an international exhibition for FREE - so go on, you've got nothing to lose! Read all about it below and then follow the link towards the end of this newsletter to take you to the Salon website. Ed
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Entry to the 2026 Bristol Salon closes 1 February, now is the time to be getting your images together ready to make your entry. Remember that, with the exception of distance & temporary members, entry is free.
When making your entry you need to use the same email address that we have recorded against your membership. If you use a different email address the entry system will not recognise you and calculate an entry fee. Should this happen, do not pay but contact me ( chairman@bristolsalon.co.uk) and I will remove the entry fee.
If you are entering prints then:
- There will be a box on the stage at Unit 13 to collect your entries.
- The entry system will ask what to do with your prints after selection is complete. The options will be:
- Forward them to the Midland Salon (no postage charge),
- Destroy them
- Hold for collection
- Return by post (for which there is a charge)
- Any prints that are not accepted where you have selected to ‘Hold’ or ‘Return’ will be available for collection at Unit 13 soon after the selection takes place. Accepted prints will be retained for display at Unit 13 and possibly other venues. These will be available to pick up at Unit 13 later in the year.
- If you marked them to be destroyed by mistake then I will try to pick them out and return them, but it is possible that some may be missed.
- Any prints marked to be forwarded to the Midland Salon will not be returned to Unit 13 unless you contact me to ask for them.
Remember prints should be on A3 or A4 paper. Do not trim the paper to the size of the actual image.
Looking forward to collecting your entries in the New Year.
Ralph Snook
Salon Chairman
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FIAP have issued updated guidelines on the use of AI in your photographs. These have been developed in conjunction with the PSA.
Permitted AI-enhanced editing (Note 1 below) and prohibited (Note 2 below).
1. Permitted AI-enhanced editing: includes editing tools that perform transformations, enhancements, or corrections based exclusively on the existing pixel data captured in the author's original photograph without introducing externally sourced content.
2. Prohibited AI editing: includes any AI-assisted processes for synthetic image generation that incorporate external image data, visual elements, textures, objects, or scenes not originally present in the author’s photograph are prohibited.
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Monday 12 January 2026
10am to 1pm - Still life, photographing objects on lightboxes.
Still life, photographing objects on lightboxes. Don’t worry if you haven’t got your own lightbox, there will be plenty there to have a go. Bring any glass ornaments or translucent objects that you may want to photograph. We could even play with polarised light. Don’t forget your tripod if you have one, and a lens with relatively close focus.
Mike Martin
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WCPF Inter Club Championships |
The WCPF Inter Club Championship takes place at the Exeter Corn Exchange on Sunday 8 February. This is a day when clubs from across the region take part in an inter club competition for both prints and projected images and is always a great day out.
The full address of the location is:
Exeter Corn Exchange
Market Street
Exeter
EX1 1BW
Doors open at 9.30am with the competition getting under way at 10.30am. Tickets are available online from the Corn Exchange box office and cost a mere £8 each. Follow this LINK to book your tickets. |
Amateur Photographer of the Year - Round 10 |
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ROUND 10 - OPEN
Round 10 of the APOY competition is now open for entry, the subject this round is Open.
The closing date is 2 February.
Why not enter an image, it is entirely free using the entry code APOY22017110
Go to https://amateurphotographer.com/apoy/ for full details. |
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NEW to this section, why not download the latest edition of FIAP News - click HERE
Download Issue 396 PAGB eNews HERE
Download Issue 124 of Photography News HERE.
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Vale of Evesham
National Exhibition
Closing: 28 February
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Natural History
Experimental/Creative
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Closing: 1 February
3 PDI Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
3 Print Sections
Open Colour
Open Mono
Nature
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Closing - 1 February
3 PDI Sections:
Open Colour
Monochrome
Nature
3 Print Sections:
Open Colour
Monochrome
Nature
Entry is free to BPS members*
* Not available to distance members, temporary members.
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Closing - 1 February
5 PDI Sections:
Open Colour
Monochrome
Nature
Creative
Scapes
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Sue O'Connell is a Finalist in UKPPA (UK Photography Print Awards), a new competition run by the Guild of Photographers to promote prints and printing. It’s in the Landscape category - a gritty industrial scene, so a bit of a departure for Sue! Judging is in February, so fingers crossed.
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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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If you have any photographic items for sale, drop me a line and I'll include them 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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