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37 Club profile
PN: Do you have competitions? JH: We run several each year. A bimonthly print competition and a bimonthly projected image comp. They both have three sections: club, intermediate and advanced. There are also annual competitions, and we run two panel competitions. The President’s cup is for three digital images with entry limited to those who havn’t won before and are all ARPS, EFIAP or DPAGB. The Open Print competition consists of a panel of five prints on any related subject. This year we have introduced a creative competition with a trophy
donated by a member. We also run the Bristol International Salon of Photography. The salon started in 1947 and we now accept digital projected images, but next year two print sections are to be introduced. We get on average 12,000 images and it has been up to 16,000 with images from over 60 countries worldwide. It is affiliated to FIAP, PSA, PAGB and GPU. PN: We see you are a club that meets all year round. What is the thinking behind that and are your summer meetings well attended? JH: We have met all year round for a very long time and have visits from nationally known photographers. Our attendance is on average 60 to 70 members every week all year round. The programme canbe found on our website. practical evenings and club location trips? If not, do you have (or intend to have) such activities? JH: We do have off-site activities and location trips during the year. There are also various groups of people who go overseas for wildlife, landscape etc on photography trips. PN: Do you have specialist sub-groups in the club? JH: We have an active studio group, which meets for photo sessions to learnhow to use the kit. Experienced BPS members use the studio for their own work mainly withmodels. We have a monthly digital imaging group, too, where members PN: What about
We have met all year round for a very long time and have visits from photographers
can bring their images to show and get advice. There are also Photoshop and Lightroom demonstrations. The club also runs a photography course for 12 weeks each year, starting in September. We have a maximum of 40 students and teach them the various genres of photography. Members with the appropriate experience give the lectures and tutor the shoots. We have a web-based system to both market the course and collect applications and payment. This course fulfils our aim to promote photography in the community and fulfils part of our charitable status.
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