RPS News July 2014

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Charlie Waite Talk 30/08/2014

French Photo Workshop

PAGB News No. 120 July 2014

CLICK HERE for e-news 120 with MPAGB pictures by Brian Clarke, a new Nature definition, "Nude without Rude" and more...

ONLY A FEW DAYS to our Inter-Club PDI Championships at the University of Warwick. .... CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Many of our Corporate Sponsors will be at Warwick next Saturday (12 July) and there will be some great show offers. The main PDI Championship Sponsors, FOTOSPEED, are offering up to 30% of ALL their products throughout the day.
www.fotospeed.com

Proud Sponsors of the PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship

AWARDS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC MERIT (APM) WORKSHOPS

The WPF is hosting an APM Workshop on behalf of the PAGB at
Talbot Green Community Centre, Cowbridge Road, Talbot Green, CF72 8HS
Sunday, 21 September 2014 from 10am.
CLICK HERE for a ticket application

The NCPF is hosting an APM Workshop on behalf of the PAGB at
Clara Vale Community Centre, Stannerford Road, Clara Vale, NE40 3ST
Saturday 18th October 2014 from 10am. (Shown incorrectly as Sunday in the last e-news)
CLICK HERE for a ticket application

PAGB NEWS No. 119

CLICK HERE for FREE e-news from the PAGB with the Inter-Federation results, APM workshops and much more ...

A team at Oxford are interested in finding some creative people to take a photo every day for 5 days on a theme of just one word. The contest will be held in the 1st week of July 2014 for a first prize of a £250 Amazon voucher. . . . . . . . CLICK HERE TO ENTER

SUPER RAFFLE AT WARWICK

The raffle at Warwick is always fantastic with £1000s of Prizes in cluding a high end Epson printer AND an EOS 70D kit from Canon worth almost £1000


PermaJet are making an unmissable offer to visitors to the Warwick Championship - buy one pack of PermaJet paper and get the second pack half price! They will have the newest papers, the heavyweight baryta paper,FB Gold Silk, Smooth Pearl and Smooth Gloss for high impact images.

Not only that, but people who can't attend on the day will get the chance to purchase through the www.permajet.com website with a great 15% OFF! Use the code WPC01. It's only valid on Saturday 12th July so make sure you order your packs before close of business that day.

All About Paint by Margaret Gill - July 2014

Studio53 - 

All About Paint by Margaret Gill - July 2014

Margaret has an Exhibition of her recent work.

Look at the web site for more information HERE

Chichester Camera Club's annual exhibition

Here's the link to the relevant page on our website:http://www.chichestercameraclub.org.uk/expo2014.php

As ever, entry is free, with refreshments available.

Many thanks in advance and kind regards,

Cath Walter

Publicity Secretary, Chichester Camera Club
07837 919066

Loose Connection 14th to 28th June 2014

I am putting on with a group of like-minded friends a photographic exhibition in Salisbury. 

We call ourselves 'The Loose Connection'

Please come along and have a look at some of our work. Fisherton Mill in Salisbury is an art gallery with an excellent café. The exhibition is upstairs. I hope you can make it.

I have used the artistic pseudonym 'Jeremy Roylance' - in fact just a shortened version of my full name, in case you were wondering …

To those who haven't the faintest idea who any of us are - I apologise for the intrusion - but please come to the exhibition anyway, if you can!

Regards

Jeremy Court

PAGB News No 116

GREAT NEWS of FIAP success, an Awards for Photographic Merit in AV update and a "who's who" of PAGB organising committees.

the last e-news carried the results of the recent Awards for Photographic Merit in Maidstone.

Regretably we failed to list three names. Congratulations to -

VIC ANTHONY CPAGB South Woodham Ferrers CC EAF

CHRISTINE ROE CPAGB Bolsover CC N&EMPF

ANTHONY STREET CPAGB Chichester CC SCPF

Stop Press - PAGB Awards.

The Credit Print Section and both Master Sections for the April 2015 Adjudication are already full. Entries are still being accepted at Credit PDI, Distinction Print and Distinction PDI levels. We are now planning an additional Adjudication in August 2015 - details will be available soon.

We have already received the first Application for November 2015!

New Printer

Hi,

 

Just like to say a great big thank you to all the people who responded to me

about their experiences with their printers. I was amazed at both the quantity

of responses and the genuine desire to be helpful.

 

It became clear fairly quickly that Epson is the make of choice for most people,

and also that some are still performing well even though they are a few years old,

much as mine was.

It has filled me with the confidence to go out and buy Epson again.

Which one was recommended by most users?............. The R3000.

 

 

Nobody ever said that this was going to be cheap!!

Having done a bit (no, a lot, of research) there is one piece of advice that I found out

purely by chance. It may be useful to others contemplating a similar purchase.

 

To buy this from Amazon appeared to be over £100 cheaper than other retailers, but

it didn’t include any ink!!! Assuming that you are going to need ink, too, it is over £60

cheaper to buy from Epson themselves.

Buyer beware.

 

My thanks again to all respondents.

 

Phil.

24 Hour Salisbury

Capture your favourite time of day or night, anytime from noon Friday 30th to noon Saturday 31 May in any creative way you choose. 

24 hours of making and sharing at both NewRED Studios (22b Fisherton St) and Salisbury Arts Centre (Bedwin St) will create a unique visual insight into the city.

Come by yourself, with family, with friends or a group. 

Bring your own ideas or pick up one of our micro projects which will include plans for, photography, drawing, collecting, collage, film, sound, words and more.

• Share your everyday
• Be playful and creative
• Let your imagination loose
• Express what makes Salisbury come alive for you
• Find Extraordinary things#
• See MORE

Jack Whitemore

Jack Whitemore sadly passed away a few days ago.  Jack was an ex-president of the federation and served on Council for many years as well as being a prominent judge on the circuit for many years.  He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. 

There is to be a service to commemorate Jack’s life, this will be held at Wessex Vale Crematorium, Bubb Lane, West End, Southampton on Wed. 21^st May at 3.15p.m.

 

Please no black ties   - it was his wish.

 

Family flowers only please - donations in memory of Jack to F8, Stroke Ward, Southampton General Hospital, may be sent to Waterside Funeral Home, 13-15 The Marsh, Hythe, Hants. SO45 6AJ.

FROM THE WEST

Leave the motorway on the M27 at junction 7 sign posted Hedge End A334. Take the 1st Exit of the roundabout signposted Retail park industrial estate. Botley A334. At the 1st roundabout take the 1st exit. You will then need to go straight across the next 5 roundabouts whereby you will pass Currys and PC World on your left and Wicks on your right. After 300 yrds take your 1st left into Bubb Lane. Wessex Vale Crematorium is 100 yds on your right hand side.

Afterwards everyone is welcome to join the family at the Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, Winchester Rd, Boorley Green, SO32 2VA for light refreshments. Maps can be provided.

 

Victoria, his granddaughter,  has suggested we have a ‘Memory Book’ there for people to record their ‘memory’ of Jack – humorous or otherwise.   Please bring something with you, write it on the day or even later, but the book will then be something  for the family to treasure and keep.

If you are unable to attend but would still like to write something for the book then please send to me and I will ensure it is passed onto the family.

Lynn Lambeth

Secretary

email: vice.president@southerncountiespf.org.uk (my email will not change for another week or so)

New Printer

Hi,

Looking for some advice from fellow readers.
My printer has given up the ghost.
I've been used to Epson for the last 20 years, and I've looked at their range. If anyone has any experience of their A3 or A3+ models, I'd be delighted to hear your experiences and recommendations. If you have had a wonderful experience with printers from other manufacturers then I'd be delighted to hear about that too. And finally, if there is a model that you have had a nightmare with, and would advise me to avoid, then I'd like to hear from you too.
Please contact me by email, or through the club secretary if you don't have my address.

I will appreciate any help you can give me.

Many thanks

Phil.

PAGB News No 115

CLICK HERE for your free e-news from the PAGB

This issue has a full report from the recent Awards for Photographic Merit Adjudication and more..

FIAP 2014/151

Dear fellow photographer,
This year we are celebrating our 60th anniversary. We have been organizing local and national contests for 60 years, and now we are proud to announce our first international contest. I would appreciate it if you could help us spread the word about this photography contest among your friends and club members. Please find attached the terms and conditions.
Eugenio Vila
Información
http://afsaxativa.org/
http://afsaxativa.blogspot.com.es/
Agrupació Fotogràfica Setabense d'Aficionats
RULES in English HERE

Boscombe Camera Club Exhibition

19th May 2014 ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

Talk on Astrophotography on Monday 19 May, 7.45pm. 

Southampton Camera Club

Copythorne Parish hall, by Cadnam. Approx 7 miles from Southampton.
Visitors to the camera club £3.
For further info: loretta.emery@talk21.com

Steve Richards - 

The Chanctonbury Observatory - 

‘Making Every Photon Count’ 

Steve Richards is the author of Making Every Photon Count - a beginner’s guide to deep sky astro-photography, now in its second edition. As well as writing several columns for The Sky at Night Magazine every month he has also written for Astronomy Now Magazine, BBC Focus Magazine and The Sunday Times. Steve’s interest in astronomy started in late 2004 and these days he rarely uses an eyepiece, preferring instead to capture the beauty of the night sky with his specialised cameras. The talk will cover, equipment choices, imaging techniques and image processing. We are privileged to have Steve come and talk to us about the world of astro-photography and the art of capturing stunning images of our universe. This is going to be an amazing evening. Don’t miss it! See http://www.skyatnightimages.co.uk/

Portrait workshops

From 20th March NEWS

My name is Kev Sandall and I am a member of Southampton Camera club,
I will be running two portrait workshops in may which could be of interest to members of the SCPF, please could you pass the information below around the clubs, many thanks,
Kev Sandall.

Portrait workshops- One day Courses
Cost: £75-00 (one day course)
Location : Whiteparish, Salisbury
Dates: 10th & 17th May 2014
Aim: An introduction to portrait photography using natural light,reflectors, posing models,
choice of backgrounds in an urban environment also tuition on editing your images in lightroom 5 and Photoshop CS6.
http://www.kevsandallphotography.co.uk/section737339.html

I still have places for my Portrait workshops in May :
10th May 1 place remaining
17th May 4 places remaining
If anyone is interested please contact me through my website.
Many thanks
Kev Sandall.

PAGB Definition of a Camera Club

With the advent of On-line and Virtual Clubs the definition of a camera club is to be changed.

"A camera club, photographic society, photographic club or photographic group with a published constitution and published programme of events, united by a common interest in photography, meeting in person for mutual cooperation, education, entertainment or competition and conducted solely from a physical location within Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man"

DI Group Thames Valley Centre: Next event 18 May: Dr Tony Kaye and PDI Competition

SUNDAY 18 MAY 2014

'Getting Value from your Pixels' with Dr Tony Kaye

A focus on the resolution of the human eye and how that translates into how many pixels are really needed for high quality prints. What governs the effective number of pixels? A look at anti-alias or low pass filters, and whether the effective number of pixels is governed more by optical and software considerations, than the number of pixels on your camera's sensor.

This is followed by our annual PDI competition, judged by Micki Aston

Woosehill Community Hall
Wokingham
Berkshire RG41 3DA

Members and non-members welcome
FULL DETAILS (including new competition rules) at:
http://www.rps.org/events/2014/may/18/di-group-thames-valley-guest-speaker--pdi-competition

TICKET DETAILS at:
http://www.rps.org/special-interest-groups/digital-imaging/digital-imaging-thames-valley/about/tickets-for-events