End of Summer season

Welcome to the start of the 2022/23 season

19:30 for a chat and 19:45 start.

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September 6th:   Chairmans Welcome
A look at our how the club is run, our Programme for the year, and some lighthearted photographic wisdom from our chair.



September 13th: Live Lecture Steve Poulsom Photography
Steve is from Weston-Super-Mare, and we will see a selection of his local and not so local images.

Visit Steve's Website

September 20th:   Members Evening An evening to get familiar with our new lighting equipment
Also, an opportunity for new members to get help with our competition entry process.
September 27th:   Monthly Competition
Prints; Monochrome: Digital; Open: Judge; Andy Beel FRPS

See Andy’s website site [link].

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October 4th:   iPhoneography Zoom Lecture with Bob Holman
Robert (Bob) is a self-taught, iPhone (well Apple everything really) 65 years ‘young’ photographer.
About Bob Holman


October 11th:   Members Evening Macro/Close up
An evening to bring our cameras along and learn more about taking photos of small things

October 18th:   Live Lecture Ian Bateman FRPS, MPAGB, AV, AFIAP
Interactive evening on judging, with the WCPF President

October 25th:   Monthly Competition
Prints; Open: Digital; Decisive Moment: Judge; Peter Hyett:

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November 1st:   Members Evening
A look at some images from one or two of our own members, including a resume of our involvement recording the town’s amazing entry in the Queens Jubilee Pageant.
November 8th:   Internal Competition: Digital Projected Image Comp
Our own DPIC competition for us to critique and admire.

November 15th:   Damien Lovegrove
An opportunity to see and learn about Location and Studio portrait photography

November 22nd:   Our Trip to Mull

An evening of photos and stories from BPS members trip to Mull earlier this year

November 29th:   Monthly Competition
Prints; Leading Lines: Digital; Open : Judge; Peter Fry ARPS, DPAGP, BPE4

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December 6th:   Sedgemoor Battle
It's our turn to host this friendly 3-way battle with Mid Somerset CC and Yeovil CC
Judge: Beryl Heaton ARPS, EFIAP, CPAGB

December 13th:   Xmas Meal
Venue to be defined. Hopefully, we can make it happen this year.

December 20th:   Buffet and Social Evening
A lighthearted evening of whatever you want to do, quiz, chat, nibbles.

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2023

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January 3rd:   Members Evening, Lights and Flash
A chance to take another look at our club lighting system, and also learn more about the controls and practical use of our own camera flashes.

January 10th:   Zoom Lecture Tony North BPE5* DPAGB. Subject TBA
Another look at some more of Tony’s varied award-winning photographs.

January 17th:   How do we….
An evening of learning from one another regarding processing/manipulating software use and important techniques to get optimal printing of our images.

January 24th:   Monthly Competition
Prints; Open: Digital; Seen Better Days : Judge; Steve Hallam LRPS.

January 31st:   Portrait Evening
Bring your cameras and have a go at Portrait Photography.
We will supply the models and lets all get some ‘pro shots’ using our club lighting.

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February 7th:   Live Lecture: John Tilsley
A look at a selection of this popular judges’ images, can we pick fault with them (dare we?).

February 14th:   Panel Competition
Panels of 3 or 5 Prints and Digital.

February 21st:   TBA

February 28th:   Monthly Competition
Prints; Sports/Action: Digital; Open : Judge; Peter Ottley

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March 7th:   Live Lecture: David Keep
A look at some great underwater photography

March 14th:   WCPF Travelling Exhibition
Here we have the Travelling Exhibition showing the best of the Western Counties.

March 20th:   Taunton Battle, Away at Taunton CC

March 21st:   Evening with Graham Treharne

March 28th:   Monthly Competition
Prints; Open: Digital; Landscape/Seascape : Judge; Simon Caplan LRPS

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April 4th:   Bob Bishop - Have Camera, Will Travel
April 11th:   AV Competition
April 18th:   Winners CompetittionJudge: John Tilsley


April 25th:   Out and about with our cameras [weather permitting]

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May 2nd:   Inhouse critique and summer Programme
Bring along some of this year’s competition entries and do our own critique.
Would we be different to the judges. Also, a look at this year’s proposed Summer Program

May 9th:   Second Chance Competition
A chance for your previous entries that didn’t get into the top five this season: Judge TBD May 16th:   Live Lecture: John Baker A night of Astro and night-time Landscape pics and images.

May 23rd:   Annual General Meeting

May 30th:   Outdoor Photography.
Let’s get out and use our cameras

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