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Digital Photography School is a very useful website; they sent out this list of ideas. 3 Fun Backgrounds for Portraits and Photo Booths You Can Create at Home 10 Amazing Photography Tricks You Can do at Home with Everyday Objects DIY Photography Hacks and Accessories You Can Make at Home[…]
Read moreOur first workshop of 2020, was run by our very own Rob Day. Use of flash can seem an impenetrable area of photography, but Rob’s workshop showed how it can be tackled without fear. Rob has kindly given us a copy of his presentation.
Read moreCongratulations to all those below on the final results in the 2019 league. Primary 1st Celia Thompson2nd Miriam Baker3rd Evie T It was great to see a first-place image for one of our Junior members Evie in the last competition. Getting her into 3rd place for the league overall. Intermediate[…]
Read moreThe last competition of the 2019 season had an impressive range of images. ‘Open’ competitions give complete freedom to show everything from Feline Portraits, through Landscape, Historical Re-enactment to out of focus (for effect) flowers. Glynn Paton LRPS, pre-presentation gave a great critique but reminded us that ‘subjectivity is the[…]
Read moreThank you to those entering the ‘Modern Life’ set subject competition – here are the results from the evening, league tables are updated. EDIT: Thank and sorry for some errors that crept in. Results have been updated. Images will also be available; but traveling at present so please bear with[…]
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Our next meeting is 4th July and we have another guest speaker – this time a presentation by Bob Brind-Surch. On a return visit to the Society, Bob will talk about ‘Digital Workflow’ – his approach to the “entire creative journey, including the tools and processes used – in an[…]
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Read moreOur next competition is a set subject of ‘Human Portraits’. What does portraiture photography mean? The key message that portraiture needs to convey is a sense of personality and attitude of the subject. We need to be able to learn something about the person (or people, it doesn’t need to[…]
Read moreStarting at our next competition, the first in 2019, we’re adjusting how marks are awarded. Why are we making this change? Firstly, it’s important to understand what marks mean. It is very common in any club competition to ask judges to award marks out of 10, (including half marks). Some[…]
Read moreYou could download a PDF version of the programme: BWPS Programme 2020 The calendar is available in Google Calendar and you can also down the ‘ics’ file to add the calendar to your own diary
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