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
Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/martinbalk

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.