Sanger Trophy 4th January 2010 - IMPORTANT NEWS

Members please note the rules for entering this competition are as follows:-

1. The file size is 1400 x 1050 pixels.
2. They should be numbered as follows; number-Title-Author
   e.g. 1-Salisbury Cathedral-TonyOliver.
3. Send them to Richard by Sunday 3rd January 2010.
4. You can put in 3 images
   

Travel Photographers of the Year

The web site for this competition is stuffed full of superb images that are well worth 15 minutes of your life viewing. They may even give you ideas for your own photography.

See HERE

Happy Christmas

SPF Diary - Amended

Please see this entry in November for various changes since it was posted

Wanted - homeowners with a passion for saving energy

In an exciting new initiative, Wiltshire Council is aiming to work with a small number of homeowners in the county to show that existing homes can achieve a significant reduction in the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.

Wiltshire Council has been successful in its bid for funding under the Target 2050 scheme. Under the scheme the selected homes will receive an in-depth energy use survey, after which an individual action plan for reducing emissions will be drawn up. Owners will get expert advice for one year to support them in carrying out their action plan.

The scheme takes its name from the government target to reduce the UK's carbon emissions by 80% by the year 2050. The homeowners taking part in Target 2050 will be selected to represent the range of homes and households in Wiltshire and will ideally be spread across the county. There are no restrictions on the types of property that will be considered, even listed buildings are eligible for consideration.

The participating households will be asked to monitor their energy use for up to two years to demonstrate the savings they achieve. Alongside the energy saving measures installed in their homes, which may be part funded through the scheme, the households will be encouraged to examine their everyday habits and choices to see how they can help to reduce the carbon footprint further. These households will also be expected to become case studies to inspire other local householders to take action.

"This is a big challenge," says Cllr John Brady , Portfolio Holder for Housing. "We are looking for people who are serious about reducing their carbon footprint and willing to be advocates for positive action on climate change within their community.”

Anyone interested in joining Target 2050 should call the Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre free on 0800 512 012 or e-mail enquiries@est-southwest.org.uk as soon as possible for more information and an application form. Applications will need to be submitted by the end of January 2010. All applicants will be notified, successful or otherwise, by February 2010. The Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation that provides free and impartial advice to help you save energy and money, for more information please visit www.energysavingtrust.org.uk or call 0800 512 012.

Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010 competition

CIWEM (The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) runs the Environmental Photographer of the Year, which is one of the fastest growing photographic competitions in the world. In 2009 we received nearly 2,500 entries from photographers in over 60 countries.
This is a serious competition that seeks to celebrate photographers who use their ability to raise awareness of environmental and social issues. It is open to all professional and amateur international photographers of any ages and encourages entries that are contemporary, creative, experimental, resonant, original and beautiful.
The categories are:

1. Mott MacDonald's Changing Climates [for more on this see HERE and HERE
   
2. The Natural World
3. Quality of Life 
4. Innovation in the Environment (New) 
5. The Underwater World (New) 
6. A View From the Western World (New) 
7. CIWEM’s Young Environmental Photographer of the Year (Under 16 & Under 21)
   

The judging panel is made up of some of the most respected environmental photographers in the industry, including Gary Braasch, winner of the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, as well as senior environmentalists. Individual pieces of work will be judged on impact, creativity, composition, originality and technical abilities. Winners receive cash prizes, and all winning and highly commended entries are displayed in the international Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibitions. Copyright is retained by the photographer (see terms and conditions at www.ciwem.org/arts/photographer).
The competition is open until 5pm on 31st July 2010.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition

In 2010 this will be shown in many places including Winchester but also in Ringwood
23 January 2010 to 28 February 2010
Moors Valley Country Park
Horton Road Ashley Heath Nr Ringwood Hampshire BH24 2ET
01425 470721

http://www.moors-valley.co.uk

Further information can be seen HERE

Smethwick International Exhibition 2010 Results

This Exhibition has lots of images that are well worth having a look at.
Click HERE and then on the various links from there.

Basingstoke Camera Club Annual Projected Image Exhibition 2010

Basingstoke Camera Club Annual Projected Image Exhibition 2010 - Closing date 14 January 2010!

The Exhibition has the same format as last year, in that we're accepting digital images only. However, as before, there's no requirement that a photograph was taken with a digital camera - it could have been taken with a film camera and scanned, for example.

As for the 2009 exhibition, there are four classes you can enter - Open, Nature, Portrait and Monochrome. Please refer to the terms and conditions for the specific entry requirements for each class.

You can enter your digital images either: a) by using our exhibition online entry submission website (the preferred option), b) by email, or c) by post on CD or DVD. No matter how you choose to submit your images, you can either pay by cheque or postal order, or by using Paypal. Please note that you don't need to have or to open a Paypal account - you can simply use the Paypal service to pay by credit or debit card.

Entries received via either email or post require significantly more work to process than those received via the exhibition website. To encourage use of the latter, we’ve introduced entry fee surcharges as follows: Images sent by email: surcharge 1 pound; images sent by post: surcharge 2 pound. If you’re concerned about making payment over the internet, you can enter your images using the exhibition website and send payment separately by post, without incurring a surcharge.

Some people seem to encounter difficulties naming their images correctly when sending them via email or post. If you use the exhibition website, you do not have to worry about image naming and you will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your entry, containing thumbnails of all the images you entered.

See our exhibition website: www.photoexhib.co.uk/bcc, where you can either register for the exhibition or obtain an entry form. You can also find the accepted and award winning images from the 2009 exhibition at that web address.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to call me on 01256-764339, or email me at exhib2010@basingstokecameraclub.co.uk.

I very much look forward to receiving your entry.
Yours sincerely,
Steve Bright ARPS
Exhibition Secretary

David Noton - Chasing the Light

David Noton - Chasing the Light

February 16th 2010

Price: £10 (£7.50)

Box Office: 

Venue information:

Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB

Venue website:

Photography fans and travel addicts alike are in for a treat as world-leading landscape photographer, David Noton, brings his Chasing the Light roadshow to the Discovery Centre for Winchester Photographic Society’s Spring Lecture.

David will be sharing his tales from behind the lens, describing the challenges, rewards, and hassles of travelling the world in pursuit of the right light and the perfect image.

Chasing the Light has evolved through David’s years as an in-demand speaker into what he describes as “a full-on audio visual experience with high definition projection, music, video clips, practical technical backgrounds, anecdotes and of course me, telling the tales with images from around the world.”

With insights into the technique and tenacity behind David’s jaw-dropping vistas, this promises to be an uplifting, inspirational, and possibly even life-changing evening of photography and world travel.

www.davidnoton.com

www.winphotosoc.co.uk

2010 Memorial Event Details:- talk to be given by Andy Rouse

2010 Memorial Event Details:- talk to be given by Andy Rouse

Book early for next years Mansfield / Elliott Memorial Event, on 21st March 2010 at 02:30 pm - venue Thorndean Hall, Thorndean School, Winchester Road, Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, UK, SO53 2DW. The speaker in 2010 is Andy Rouse.

Andy is celebrating his tenth year as a professional photographer and we are guaranteed an inspiring afternoon celebrating the wildlife of our planet. His show will be packed with his favourite images from the past ten years, complete with inspirational anecdotes and the occasional dodgy joke. He will also be showing his most recent project work from Australia and Svalbard, which will be very popular and include some incredible polar bear encounters. Those of you who have seen his shows know how inspirational they are and how much energy Andy puts into them so you are assured of a good afternoon out.  Andy will be selling signed copies of Living Landscapes, Concepts of Nature and as a special treat his first real coffee table book Life in the Wild.

The talk is at Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford near Southampton. The theatre is an excellent venue with tiered seating and an excellent sound system, so everyone is assured of a great view of Andy’s work.

Tickets are £9 and can be obtained from events@southamptoncameraclub.co.uk

View a seating plan to choose your seats.Venue seating plan.

To avoid disappointment you are advised to book early - for further details and ticket sales, email the event organizer - Colin English (SCC President).

More details can be seen HERE and the seating plan HERE

SPF Diary - Amended

The 2010 AGM it has been moved to Friday 14th May 2010, still at Littleton Memorial Hall.

Other Dates of interest: 

Club Reps: Thursday 4^th March, Friday 14^th May (AGM), Monday 13^th September and Thursday 18^th November 2010

The hanging of the Exhibition is on Thursday the 7th January from 10am, the preview is on the Friday 8th January at 7pm. The Exhibition opens on Saturday the 9th until Saturday 30th January (Please note: Salisbury Library is closed on Sundays, Monday 10am - 7pm, Tues/Wed 9am - 7pm, Thurs 9am - 5pm, Fri 9am - 7am, Sat 9am - 5pm).

  

The Print Championships is on Sunday 11th April at Littleton Memorial Hall, closing date for entries is the 20th February 2010. 

Charlie Waite Talk

We are privileged that Charlie Waite has agreed to present an evening of his landscape photography at 7.30pm on Saturday 6th March 2010 at High Cross Church, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3SY.  More info HERE

This event is held in association with the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the club’s founding in 1935 and follows our major exhibition that took place recently in association with the Surrey Heath Museum 

Tickets are already selling well and we are hoping for a full attendance of up to 300.

Please let me know if you would like any further explanation.
Many thanks in advance.

Alan Meeks Hon. Secretary Windlesham and Camberley Camera Club

East Sussex Photography Workshop

Exclusively for our Club members we are arranging a photographic workshop based in Bexhill. This will be for 3 nights in a hotel that will be only for us.  So we shall have effectively 4 days to explore the region.  This will include Old Hastings, Rye Harbour, Dungeness, Romney Marshes, the Birling Gap and Seaford.

It has been specifically designed for the less experienced landscape members who wish to learn more.

The cost will be kept as low as possible. So the cost will include B&B for 3 nights but exclude most evening meals, lunch and transport.  It is suggested that we take as few cars as possible to keep costs down.

We will be going in mid April.

See the poster on the notice board for more details.

2009 PAGB Inter-Fed Projected Image competition results

Dear All,

 

The Council would like to thank everyone who put images forward for the selection process, PAGB Inter-Fed Projected Image competition and exhibition was judged a couple of weekends ago, I apologise for the delay in giving you the results, but I have only just received them.

We have come 6th overall out of the 15 Federations which is an excellent result and we would like to thank everyone who put work forward, as well as those who had work selected.

The 13 accepted images are:

 

Rosie Armes FRPS DPAGB BPE1* Chichester CC, A Proud Housewife

Rosie Armes FRPS DPAGB BPE1* Chichester CC, A Shy Girl

Rosie Armes FRPS DPAGB BPE1* Chichester CC, I Love You

Jean Brooks EFIAP Havant CC, Glasgow Walkway

John Cook Havant CC, Grand Central

Gloria Cotton ARPS Spectrum, Panda in Snow

Gloria Cotton ARPS Spectrum, Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques

Chris Hutchinson Yateley CC, Breata at Bordon

Keith Polwin ARPS Basingstoke CC, Great Blue Herons

Leo Rich ARPS EFIAP DPAGB Spectrum, Waiting for the Last Bus

Tony Smith Winchester PS, Contemplation

Jeannie Sutherland DPAGB Chichester CC, Coyote

Pauline Thornhill DPAGB Petersfield PS, Cuckoo with Reed Warbler

These and the accepted images from the other federations should be available on CD to hire from the end of November onwards at £5 per club night.

THE FULL RESULTS AND MEDAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE LINKED SEE 

Results

Medals

Kindest regards, 

Chris Neill-Griffin

SPF Secretary

Work was put forward from:

Pam Adams, Trevor Ager. Dave Agnelli, Gaston Alziary, Rosie Armes, Sue Armes, George Atkins, Pat Ball, Gail Bell, Debbie Bradley, Janice Bradley, Aphra Bremner, Jean Brooks, Shelia Brough, Martin Brown, Malcolm Bull, Cliff Carter, Thelma Chevallier, Eric Clark, Caroline Colegate, Bruce Collins, John Cook, Judith Cook, Gloria Cotton, Allan Croombs, Colin Cruickshank, Jon Cruise, Ruari Cumming, Chris Davies, John Davis, Mike Davidon, Ron De'Ath, Glyn Edmunds, Peter Etheridge, Mags Fewkes, Ron Foulkes, Roy Gafney, Joy Gardiner, Gordon Gentles, Philip George, Phil Green, Paul Halliwell, Bobby Hamilton, Becky Hancock, Nigel Hays, Jay Heiser, Ken Henry, Jean Henwood, John Hodge, Cathy Hughes, Tony Hughes, Chris Hutchinson, Jan Ison, Terry Jamieson, Michael Jennings, Chris Joyner, Claire Joyner, Gary Kenmir, Tricia Kennedy, Roger Kevern, Barbara Lambert, Roy Lambeth, Max Law, Jeff Lawerence, Anne Mahany, Johanne Mahy, George Marsh, Bill McKnight, Charles Minchell, Pat Mitchell, John Nasey, Chris Neill-Griffin, Terri Neill-Griffin, Bob Newton, John Norris, Pauline Oliver, Tony Oliver, Lin Osborn, Mike Owen, Graham Peacock, Helen Plant, Nigel Plant, Keith Polwin, Gerald Ponting, Margaret Preece, Betty Rackham, Tony Rackham, Peter Read, Shelia Read, David Reeve, Steve Reynolds, Leo Rich, Peter Rocchiccioli, Anne Ruffell Louis Rumis, Lorraine Saville, Karl Schrader, Brian Smith, Tony Smith, Carole Speight, Nicky Stewart, Stan Stubbs, Jeannie Sutherland, Gill Swift, Sue Teagle, Chris Thorne, Colin Thornhill, Pauline Thornhill, David Toft, Maureen Toft, Vic Tucker, Michael Warren Sue Watts, Keith Wendes, Michael White, Andrew Whitmarsh, John Wigley, Arwell Williams, Michael Williams, Tony Wills, Tim Wuthall, Ken Woods, Joyce Wragg, Jennifer Wright, and Stuart Yates. From 22 clubs around the region, so thank you all!

As Tony has written you can take prints directly to the shop in Salisbury.

See the advert at full size by clicking on it.

Terms & Conditions here but some cannot apply eg. no. 5.

7th Holland International Image Circuit 2010

Your attention please for the 7th Holland International Image Circuit 2010: The closing date is January 10th 2010.

FIAP Patronage, PSA Recognition, Auspiciën Fotobond New: RPS Patronage, FIAP ***** catalogue. For clubs there are considerable discounts, mail this message to your photo friends. We await your entry with great interest.  http://www.hollandcircuit.nl/english/index.htm

Jan Jansen - President Holland International Image Circuit 2010

't Grachtje Over 128, NL-1625 PN Hoorn, The Netherlands

www.janjansenfotografie.nl Tel: ** 31229271103

Mount Board

At last we have found a good local supplier of mounting card!  They are based in Netherhampton.

The card quality is first class - Daler-Rowney 1.4mm thick. There are six colours.  Five have a smooth finish and one with a textured surface.

• For us they will precut the board to 400x500mm for the same price as their standard 20x16inch. This price starts at £1.00 up to 10 sheets.

• If you want you can have them with a precut hole for an A3 photograph [£1.50 for 5 cards].
  

• You can also buy whole sheets at £5. Size of these is 828x1235mm [or 32.25x48.75inches]. You could get 4 400x500mm cards plus some extra card about 9 inches wide and 32 inches long.

Everthing is negotiable hole, size price, card size, double mounts.

They also have a lot of end-of-run mounts.  These looked really nice. You would have to visit to find out what they have.

• Please let Peter or Sheila know if you would like to take advantage of these prices and even better prices if we give Frith a bulk order. We will bring the colour swatch next Monday for you to choose.  We suggest that the textured version would be ideal to start off.  It is a delicate ivory white in colour.
  

See their site HERE

Attention Members

The next two weeks events will not meet at the Club Venue. Instead:-

1. Monday 19th, Night photography. Meet 7.30 at Cathedral Close by the "Walking Madonna" statue (near telescope and tea room). Alternatively go straight to fair if preferred.

All meet up at 9.15 on Guildhall steps to compare notes and socialise at pub.

2. Monday 26th. Monday club at Southampton. NO CLUB EVE at our church.

Anybody wanting lift or directions let me know by Friday before pleaseand I will co-ordinate transport.

Thanks Tony.

PAGB News Oct 2009

Click HERE for a PDF copy

2008 Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition

Please find attached a special invitation for your Camera Club members:

see the winning images from the 2008 Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition at Moors Valley Country Park and meet Young Landscape Photographer Gabrielle Barnes and highly commended photographer Mark Bauer.

Saturday 3rd October from 10.30am.

The exhibition can be viewed daily until 8th November.

Katie Davies  - Countryside Ranger - Moors Valley Country Park

01425 470721 www.moors-valley.co.uk

2010 Arena Seminar,12th-14th March 2010, Riviera Hotel, Bournemouth

Over the years the annual Arena Seminar has built a reputation as being probably the best seminar on photographic art and practice in the UK. Past speakers include last year's Martin Parr and Tom Stoddart, and before them other leading practitioners such as John Blakemore, Michael Busselle & Denis Thorpe.
Each year enthusiasts from the UK and beyond come to hear presentations from four leading guest speakers and two host Arena speakers. Above all, it is a great opportunity to live and breathe photography for a whole weekend with like-minded people.
Last year was judged by many as our best seminar yet, but looking at this year's provisional programme it looks like we might just surpass ourselves once again! In 2010 we have another exciting line-up of superb photographers who have been provisionally booked for the event.
David Hurn
For many years David has had an international reputation as one of the Britain's leading reportage photographers. Admitted as a full member of Magnum in 1967 he has concentrated much of his time on documenting the dramatic changes that he has witnessed taking place in Wales, where he continues to live and work.
David is also a passionate teacher and set up the famous School of Documentary Photography in Newport. He is in demand throughout the world to lecture and run photographic workshops. His presentation is entitled 'Fifty five years in photography without dying of malnutrition'!
John Swannell
One of the UK's best known photographers, John spent many years working for the likes of Vogue, Harpers and Queen, Tatler and the Sunday Times, developing a very distinctive style of fashion and beauty photography.
He has photographed the Queen for her Golden Jubilee and The Princess Royal for her 40th and 50th birthdays, as well as being commissioned by Diana, Princess of Wales to photograph her with her two children. He has held many one-man shows at prestigious galleries including the Royal Academy in Edinburgh and the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Nick Turpin
Nick is a street photographer who observes and catches that moment in time. He describes his work not as reportage, not art, nor with any great technical craft or aesthetic beauty - 'they are just pictures about life'.
For the past 12 years Nick has been shooting design and advertising projects for clients such as Toyota, Jaguar, Land Rover, VW, IBM, Barclays Bank and Vodafone. He also lectures on street photography at Tate Modern and Yale School of Art, and was recently featured on Radio 4's 'Picturing Britain' series.
Ted Humble-Smith
Ted is recognised as one of the country's leading advertising photographers, producing outstandingly creative images. His highly impressive range of clients include Heineken, Tag Heuer watches, Harrods, GQ sports magazine, Tatler magazine, Glenfiddich, McLaren F1, Chrysler, Mercedes, Sony and Pioneer.
Once an art student of our very own Tony Worobiec, Ted then spent time assisting the likes of Andy Earl. Now specialising in his passion for still life photography, Ted loves the challenge of starting each campaign with an empty studio, knowing that everything in the final image will be there because he placed it or created it. The results are quite stunning! Not surprisingly, last year he won an award with the AOP.
Leigh Preston
Leigh Preston has been involved in photography since 1980 when he joined the Ordnance Survey Photographic Society. He started working in colour slides and A/V, taking mainly landscapes and travel pictures until 1985, when monochrome work began to become an obsession. He holds two RPS Fellowships, gaining a pictorial distinction in 1988, and in 1999, a Fellowship for photographic printing. He lectures all over the U.K. at clubs /societies /seminars and in Education. A bestselling book of his monochrome images, depicting Britain's Industrial landscapes, was published in 1993. He has had several one-man exhibitions in London, Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham and Belfast. Now semi-professional, he works as a photographic printer & college lecturer.
John Chamberlin
Working in many different disciplines, John's work touches on many aspects of the natural world, from landscapes, wildlife and travel. As his many galleries on this website show, he has travelled far and wide in pursuit of his photographic interests. A skilled colour worker, his images appeal to our senses to protect our environment and pause to consider the beauty of the natural world and there's more!
We have a new, improved print review session on Saturday, the ever popular print raffle will be held, and you could take advantage of the hotel's facilities or make the most of Bournemouth town centre and beach. You can find out more about the hotel by visiting the Riviera's website.
Book now to avoid disappointment!
With prices starting at £50 for day attendence, to £175 for the full weekend with two nights accommodation and all meals, the seminar represents remarkable value. But hurry - places are limited are going to be in demand! Please visit the arena website to download a booking form.
See you in March!
Best Wishes,
The Arena administrators

GB Cup

Hi All

This is a special issue of e-news containing only the rules for the PAGB GB Cup.  Click HERE

Much of this was contained in a previous e-news but the closing date for the competition is approaching and we would really like your club to enter.

The rules now include the judges and have been slightly expanded but there are no significant changes.
Rod Whelans

Landscape Photographer of the Year

Please find attached a special invitation for your Camera Club members: LINK
see the winning images from the 2008 Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition at Moors Valley Country Park and meet Young Landscape Photographer Gabrielle Barnes and highly commended photographer Mark Bauer.
Saturday 3rd October from 10.30am.
The exhibition can be viewed daily until 8th November.

Photography Course in Ringwood

Dear Camera Club/Group member

Please find below details of a Photography course due to start next week in Ringwood.  We would be very grateful if you could forward this information to your members.  If anyone is interested in joining the course, we currently have spaces available.

Kind regards

Ringwood Adult Learning & Skills

c/o Ringwood School

Parsonage Barn Lane

Ringwood

BH24 1SE

Photography NCFE – Level 2 RAC591
Times, Cost and Venue	Starts: 15/10/2009 Duration: 20 Weeks Days: Thursday Time: 18:30 - 21:30 Cost: £211 Benefit Recipient Fee: £43 Venue: Ringwood School, Parsonage Barn Lane, Ringwood
Description	What does the course cover? The Aims - -To introduce photographic skills and computer skills necessary for the production of photographic work of an artistic and documentary nature -To introduce students to the work of artists who have played a major role in the development of photographic arts. -To introduce students to a basic History of Photography. -To introduce students to practitioners who have played a major role in the creative development of photography for the editorial and advertising media. -To introduce students to the role of photography in the media. -To develop students' folios of work based on projects set within the course and from work produced by students independently. -To inculcate an awareness of the possible vocational routes available and the advantages and disadvantages of each. -To critically analyse the work of practitioners and artists in the field and the students 'own work, towards an understanding of composition and structure and deconstruction of images. The Objectives - -Produce and present work of an artistic and documentary nature. -Have a understanding of the basic History of Photography. -Be able to demonstrate a knowledge of artists and practitioners in the field. -Be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the photographic industry. -Be able to demonstrate and discuss a working knowledge of photographic technical skill and skills with digital imaging and the appropriate computer program. -Be able to critically analyse photographic images.
Main qualifications	Intermediate Certificate in Creative Craft
Examining board/s	Northern Council for Further Education
Suitability	A course for students with a sound knowledge of the basics of photography wishing to progress towards a better understanding of photographic technique and an understanding of the critical analysis of photography.  This will be achieved through talks about well known artists and practitioners of photography, through demonstrations and practical projects set by the tutor and self initiated projects and discussion.
Additional information	Notebook and pens/pencils. A camera which may be film or digital A digital snapshot camera is acceptable (but will have a limited value with regard to the practice and understanding of photographic technique). A camera with some access to manual control is preferable.
Information, Advice  and Guidance	Experienced and competent staff at our adult learning centres can help you decide on your course and progression options. If you feel you would benefit from more in depth careers advice please contact: The national careers advice service - National Phone/email service - www.learndirect-advice.co.uk or 0800 100 900 (available from 08:00 to 22:00, 7 days per week). Practical help and advice is also provided to assist students with any kind of disability or individual need, including people for whom English is not their first language. Please contact our centre staff to discuss your needs prior to starting your course.

For more information or to enrol please contact the Ringwood Adult Learning Centre on: 01425 472224 or visit our website: www.brock.ac.uk

Ringwood Adult Learning Centre l Ringwood School l Parsonage Barn Lane l Ringwood l Hampshire l BH24 1SE l Tel:  01425 472224

Registered address:  Brockenhurst College l Lyndhurst Road l Brockenhurst l SO42 7ZE l Tel:  01590 625500

Competition Entry Selection

Your  Club Needs You!

Members please read and act on the linked notice regarding the Club's need for your images.  We need the best ones for the SPF League, the SPF Exhibition and friendly competitions.
Click HERE.

Audacity tutorials

If you wish to use Audacity for your AV's these links are superb. Do have a look AND listen.
These Audacity sound tutorials have been recommended by one of the members of the Waves AV group. See their site HERE
Follow the links for more information.
Audacity Setup
This on has a voice over and is by far the best anywhere for clarity of thought, images and sound - plus the voice is easily understood!
Audacity Tools
Follows on from above.
Audacity Trim
Ditto.
Audacity Levels
Ditto.
Audacity Import
Ditto.
Audacity How To
This is the absolute best for simplicity as it's created by a proper teacher! This fellow runs a school radio station and has certainly done his research. There are detailed how-to-do-it instructions and links to where Audacity can be downloaded from, plus which is the best microphone, even how to turn your brilliant new sound edit into a podcast! His recomendations for the clearest sounds around - use a USB microphone.
Audacity Guide
This is sometimes a little too brief in each section but has far more varied departments.

Annie Leibovitz Bankrupt?

Loan repayment date for Annie Leibovitz has passed

Posted: 9 Sep 2009

Deadline reached for Leibovitz loan - The deadline date for Annie Leibovitz to pay back her loan was reached last night but all involved parties are staying quiet.

Click on this Ephotozine LINK to read more or this Guardian Link
Who is Annie Liebovitz? A very famous celebrity photographer.  See Wikipedia page HERE

Print Boxes

To see the latest info click this link to see dates, sizes and prices
BOXES

Your new computer

Setting up a new computer goes through five stages:

• Denial: I’ve got a new computer. Nothing can go wrong now!
• Anger: No, I don’t want to subscribe to AOL. No, I don’t want Norton updates. No, I don’t want a 60-day trial of Office 2007. There are HOW MANY security updates?!
• Bargaining: I’d do anything to be able to use this thing!
• Depression: I’ve been uninstalling Norton components for 17 hours now. If I have to restart the PC one more time, I swear I’ll kill myself… All I want to do is update Twitter!
• Acceptance: OK, let’s install some good stuff now!

Mark Coutts Photography

We are really pleased to forward you our monthly newsletter. Many people have subscribed already and if you would like to do so please click here and we will update our system to include you next month.

The newsletter has many different facets and we would value your feedback to ensure that it is always interesting and informative and will keep you up to date with the forthcoming events. Just follow the link below which will take you directly to the Newsletter
LINK

PAGB News No. 17 Sept 2009

Hi All

Welcome to Issue 17 of PAGB e-news.

Pages 5-8 have Issue 10 Rules for the GB Cup – minor clarifications as a result of queries from prospective entrants.

Also attached separately is An RPS invitation to "A Day with Steve Caplin" in Smethwick on 25 October 2009

Rod Whelans

P.S. I will be overseas for most of September so please don't be surprised if I don't respond immediately to any questions.

PPS. Sheila and Peter Read have already got tickets to see Steve Caplin and we can offer a lift to Smethwick if you wish. He illustrates many national newspapers with slightly zany interpretations of events and people.

PAGB News No 16

Hi All

Welcome to Issue 16 of e-news.
Click here for a PDF version {Warning 1.5Mb size file!}
or see this normal web page text only HERE

I have now received 127 replies to my questionnaire and I thank you for
taking the time.

I will respond to your suggestions soon.

In the meantime can I mention again that I am very happy to publicise events and exhibitions and anything else which is of interest beyond your own Federation and can I remind PAGB EC members that I can notify anything you think is of interest.

Rod Whelans
PLEASE note that this Newsletter contains the latest PAGB recommended specification for Digitally Projected Images. This supercedes the earlier article based on the Ordinance Survey Camera Club specfication. So now we have a new projector it is worth while reading and taking note. Peter

Illegal to delete photographers' pics

Click HERE to see this story from the AP magazine

Also a story of a man protecting our rights to take photos by demonstrating on the famous Fourth Plinth can be seen HERE. Aagin from AP.

Both worth looking at.

Resizing Images for Projection

There is an article in the May issue if the SPF Newsletter that deals with this topic. It should help to remove some confusion. if any, for you. It was written for Ordinance Survey club members originally.
See it HERE

NOTE this notice is now superceded by two of the PAGB Newsletters nos. 16 and 17. So read these now.

Congratulations to Richard Temlett

Hi Richard,

Image from Scott Kelby’s Southampton Walk [see NEWS entry for 22nd June 2009]
Congratulations, your photo of the coloured drain cover was the winning entry from Southampton and has been put forward with the winners from around the world.
Regards
Martin Balk www.martinbalk-photoart.com
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1st PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship

"The first PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship at Warwick on 11th July was a very successful day and, being the first of this format, it was gratifying to see it happen without any problems on the day. Peter Cheetham and his team deserve our congratulations and thanks, especially for all the preparatory work carried out beforehand, without which the outcome may have been very different." Don Langford President

Here you can see how SPF Clubs fared - Highcliffe & Infinty and Southampton.
Click HERE

Clubz Newsletter

Hi Salisbury Camera club members, Welcome to the first edition of the Clubbz.com newsletter. The simple way to keep up to date with any recent changes and developments so that your club can get the best out of Clubbz! Having launched at the start of June, we´ve already attracted more than 1000 clubs, covering a wide range of activities and past times. It´s been a busy couple of months and we have been working hard on developing enhanced functionality and new features for the clubs listed and ease of use for the users wishing to find them. Many Thanks for the feedback and suggestions, much of which has helped us provide a more efficient and slick service. Squash & Tennis Club? Clubs can now be a member of multiple communities, so that you will always be found in the right places! We have also gone one step further and created a detailed search facility, i.e. you can now find clubs tagged with Match fishing where they previously only showed Fishing. Make sure your club has all the relevant tags. Need a bit more help? Click here. A recent addition to the list of club features is the photo galleries, giving your club the chance to share experiences from recent achievements to the latest social get together! Many clubs are now show casing their clubs via the galleries and we would like to invite you to show off your club! News and Events on your club page are a great way of keeping your members & fans up to date as well as attracting a few new ones. Invite them to your Clubbz page so that they can receive the latest gossip by email! Want the world to know about your events? Add them to Clubbz and we will make sure external event listing sites know about them. We would like to say a BIG thank you for joining us and together we can help to make it easier for people to get involved. Clubbz, Design House, 3 Hanover Avenue, Leeds, LS3 1BG Click here to immediately unsubscribe About Clubbz.com Contact Clubbz.com Join Clubbz.com

PAGB e-News Issue 15

This issue contains the following
Page 1 Contents and Information Notes
Page 2 e-news
Page 3 What is the PAGB?
Page 4 Federation Websites
Page 5 Inter-Fed Print Exhibition venues
Page 6 Order form for the Inter-Fed Print Exhibition CD
Click HERE to see a PDF version

PAGB e-News Issue 14

This issue tells all you need to know about all those letters following photographers name such as CPAGB.
Click HERE to see a PDF version.

Success for Phil Clegg LRPS

Today 1st July 2009 Phil became the latest member to achieve a Distinction from the Royal Photographic Society at thier headquarters in Bath. Phil and his partner Sue, Tony and Peter witnessed the 3 minutes or so that it took the panel of 5 judges to declare that Phil Clegg is a Licentiate of the RPS. Congratulations to him.
Below are some of his photos but it is better to see them by clicking HERE

Another Salisbury Camera Club site

Today we now have a site on the Clubz system to further advertise our existence. See this link.

This is addition to the Salisbury Community site that you can see with this link
We have had this site for several years but you may not be aware of it.

FIAP DISTINCTIONS

Ever been tempted to enter for a FIAP Distinction but been put off by the timescales involved? Well good news…. FIAP have modified their requirements for the AFIAP and EFIAP with immediate effect and their new requirements are:

AFIAP (Artiste: Federation International of Photographic Art)

You now need to achieve 30 acceptances from at least 10 different works in 10 different salons(**) in 5 different countries. The period over which these can be achieved has been reduced from five years to one year. In addition the PAGB require you to also achieve a minimum of one “award” in that period.

EFIAP (Excellence: Federation of International Photographic Art)

No sooner than one year after AFIAP has been awarded you can apply for an EFIAP provided you have achieved a total (including AFIAP) of 150 acceptances with a total of 50 works in 30 different salons (**) in 15 different countries.

The PAGB require that you achieve a minimum of five “awards” (including those gained for the AFIAP)

** Salons. All Salons must have FIAP Patronage. A Salon may only been counted once but all acceptances in all the years will be eligible.

Applications are submitted once a year by the PAGB to FIAP and have to be with the PAGB/FIAP Liaison Officer before 31^st December.

For further information and details of current fees please send an SAE (A5 minimum) to:

FIAP Liaison Officer: Ian Platt FRPS MFIAP HonEFIAP HonPAGB

Prospect Cottage, Serrells Mead, Langton Matravers, Dorset, BH19 3JB.

Walk and BBQ

We had this on 27th June. A super afternoon was had by those who remembered or could locate the venue. To see what we did see HERE

Scott Kelby World Wide Walk

Dear All,

As you are all no doubt aware, Scott Kelby is a globally recognised and respected Photoshop for Photography expert.

On July the 18th, I and others from Ginkgo Studios will be hosting a UK part of Scott's and NAPP's global event - Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walk 2009.

As you and your members are all obviously extremely enthusiastic about photography, I'd like to offer your members the opportunity to apply for a place prior to the official launch at the end of this week for entries.

Places are limited to 50 and will be chosen on a first come, first served basis. To apply for a place click on this link or go to http://worldwidephotowalk.com/winchester-en-uk/. And for more information on the global event, prizes that are available and the drive behind why we are doing this, have a look at the global site http://worldwidephotowalk.com.
There is also a walk on the same day in Southampton and Portsmouth and lots of other places in the UK. For Southampton go to http://worldwidephotowalk.com/southampton-en-uk/

There are no costs associated with this event, apart from any you may incur as part of your travel and refreshments. This is for the love of the discipline and the ability to meet and share with new like minded people.

Best regards,

Stewart.

Stewart R Smith | Senior Partner
Ginkgo Studios Unit 2a Stonefield Park Martins Lane Chilbolton Hampshire, SO20 6BL

p. +44 (0) .1264 .862 .202 m. +44 (0) .7711 .055 .737 e. stewart@ginkgostudios.com

VAT. 913040865

Summer Outing and Barbeque

Tony Oliver informed the members at the AGM that a summer outing and barbeque had been arranged at Roger Kent's farm at Odstock on the Saturday the 27^th June 2009 start at 2 to 2.30pm.. Tony asked members to keep an eye on the club web site for a map and details of this event.
Google map to find Roger's house is HERE
Streetmap's map is seen HERE and is very clear.

Now after the event is a photo report that you can see HERE

Fovant Badges Society

Please let me introduce myself. I am the PR/Newsletter Officer for the Fovant Badges Society. As you probably know, we are a charity charged with preserving the scheduled war memorials that are the Fovant badges and with educating the public about the badges and their history. To this end, we produce an annual newsletter and as editor I am always looking for new ways of illustrating the badges in the landscape.
Last winter we had a fair amount of snow and I am very interested in obtaining a copy of any pictures that were taken of Fovant Down and the badges that captured these fairly rare wintry conditions. My attempts were sadly very poor. I wonder if I could trouble you to ask your members if they have taken any pictures that might be suitable for inclusion in the 2009 newsletter? Please give me a call if you would like to know a little more about the Society

Plaese contact Richard Bullard on (01722 714782)
or richardandjanet.bullard@btinternet.com