Location: This meeting is in St Peter’s Church Hall, Free Street, Bishop’s Waltham, SO32 1EE

Judge – Maria Leekblade LRPS

Prints – ‘Open Category’

• Members are asked to submit a digital copy of their print to the website upload facility by Wednesday, Mar 4.
• Bring your mounted print on the evening, ‘book-in’ at the front and place your print on the specified stand.

PDI’s—' Weather’ Capture the drama of shifting weather, from serene skies to fierce storms. Focus on meteorological patterns and artistic composition, using wind for motion blur or rain for moody imagery to enhance your photography.

• All images are required to be uploaded by midnight Saturday,  February 28.
• The upload facility will show a specific ‘Purpose’ – remember, this is a single-league competition.
• The maximum width of the image must not exceed 1,600 pixels, and the maximum height should not exceed 1,200 pixels. For square images, the size limit is 1,200 pixels by 1,200 pixels

How the evening will run:

• The Hall will be prepared as usual, and the print stands will be set up.
• The Print competition for intermediate and advanced leagues will take place in the first half of the evening.
• During the refreshment break, the screen and projector will be set up.
• The PDI competition will take place in the second half of the evening.

Please note

ENSURE YOU UPLOAD YOUR IMAGE TO THE CORRECT PURPOSE.

If you have an issue or believe there is an error with your image upload, please email Kevin at competition@bishopswalthamphotosociety.co.uk, who will attempt to resolve the problem.

Kevin will email a list of entries for the PDI Round on Monday (3rd); please check this for your entry.

Please contact Kevin or any committee member if you are unsure of anything related to the competition ‘process’. Information is in the Member Handbook and on the BWPS website. We can advise on external printing companies, mounting the images, and where to get the mount board. 

Good luck!

Location: This meeting is in St Peter's Church Hall, Free Street, Bishop's Waltham, SO32 1EE

About Jack Lodge
Jack Lodge is a professional landscape photographer based in Wimborne, Dorset, in the South West of England. He aims to capture the unique beauty of each season, focusing on scenes ranging from misty bluebell woods to dramatic seascapes along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.


About Tim Jones
Tim Jones is the Technical Manager at Fotospeed, with over 15 years of experience in photography, digital marketing, and creative content production. He advises business clients on product selection and delivers live presentations on colour management and paper choice to groups of up to 300 photographers.


About the talk
Tim and Jack will guide us through the entire printing process, from capturing an image to producing the final print. Fotospeed provides photographers, creatives, and image-makers with reliable tools and support, including papers, printers, inks, and training.

Websites: 
Fotospeed: Fotospeed - Paper for Fine Art and Digital Photo
Jack Lodge: Landscape Photography by Jack Lodge | Dorset Landscape Photographer

Non-members: You are welcome to join us for this meeting. The entry fee is £5.

Location: This meeting is in St Peter’s Church Hall, Free Street, Bishop’s Waltham, SO32 1EE

Judge – Gordon Brown

Prints –'Night-time' 

Capturing images taken outdoors between dusk and dawn, during which natural light is minimal.
It requires adjusting camera settings like aperture, shutter speed and ISO to compensate for low
light. Used to photograph cityscapes, landscapes, and the night sky, often utilising artificial light sources and long exposure times.

Members are asked to submit a digital copy of their print to the website upload facility by Wednesday, May 6.

• Bring your mounted print on the evening, ‘book-in’ at the front and place your print on the specified stand.

PDI’s – ‘Open Category’

• All images are required to be uploaded by Midnight Saturday, May 2.
• The upload facility will show a specific ‘Purpose’ – remember, this is a single-league competition.
• The maximum width of the image must not exceed 1,600 pixels, and the maximum height should not exceed 1,200 pixels. For square images, the size limit is 1,200 pixels by 1,200 pixels

How the evening will run:

• The Hall will be prepared as usual, and the print stands will be set up.
• The Print competition for intermediate and advanced leagues will take place in the first half of the evening.
• During the refreshment break, the screen and projector will be set up.
• The PDI competition will take place in the second half of the evening.

Please note

ENSURE YOU UPLOAD YOUR IMAGE TO THE CORRECT PURPOSE.

If you have an issue or believe there is an error with your image upload, please email Kevin at competition@bishopswalthamphotosociety.co.uk, who will attempt to resolve the problem.

Kevin will email a list of entries for the PDI Round on Monday (28th); please check this for your entry.

Please get in touch with Kevin or any committee member if you are unsure of anything related to the competition ‘process’. Information is in the Member Handbook and on the BWPS website. We can advise on external printing companies, mounting the images, and where to get the mount board. 

Good luck!