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SEPTEMBER
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28th |
'Reflections' was the topic of tonights Tutorial Class in
preparation for the 12th October Project work.
The Society are in the process of looking for grants to help
in any way they can and we are ordering mounts in bulk so any
member who would like to order some for themselves please have
your order in next week. Mounts are approx €5 (40x50cm)
with backing board.
Official TBPS T-shirts/sweaters
are now available, (as modelled by Stewart last Wednesday,
designed and produced by Joy and Kriss - many thanks ladies) ~€20, (or
sweaters/fleeces/hats etc. - full price list on the way).
Please e-mail your size and preferred colour and quantity if
you want to order some.
We will be having an exhibition
in Conary Community Hall in December so you have plenty of time to put your photos together.
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21st |
Sean Casey from the IPF will do a workshop on the National
Shield and for Distinctions. For those preparing for
Licentiate Distinction you will need 10 photos (Colour or
B&W). Bring a selection of your photos (more
than 10) to help make your panel. The Distinction
panels are individual panels, the National Shield is a
Group Panel consisting of 8 Colour and 8 B&W. Please bring
your photos for consideration for this too. The
Workshop begins at 10am, finishes at 3pm in the 'Sun Lounge'
room upstairs in the Royal Hotel and costs €25.00
Plans for a visit from John
Wilkinson for an Audio Visual night will be postponed for the
moment due to technical problems.
It was decided that due to too
much pressure on some members to have their project work in each
week that photos can come in every three weeks instead, (until
we review again) so the next project is Reflections
and is due on 12 October; Wildlife is due on
the 2nd November and Costume will be due on 23rd November (think
Halloween!) Reminders will be send out closer to the time.
Colum's Tutorial Class will be designed to take the projects
into consideration and prepare members to take their
photographs.
Day Trip to Mount Usher
Gardens (€6.95 entrance fee to gardens)
As this is the day that Róisín
& Francis of the Royal Hotel close
their doors plans at the moment are that we will
return to the Royal Hotel for the night.
Clarke Oil Annual
Calendar Photo Competition
closing date has been confirmed as being extended to
the end of October. Contact Larissa for more details tbps@eircom.net
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14th
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Colum recommenced his Tutorial Class with a talk on Silhouettes.
A great lecture with fabulous examples of how to achieve the
simple standard silhouette and more 'difficult' special effect
silhouette. A workshop will be set at a later date for members
to practise these various methods.
Next weeks class will be 'Landscape'. This class
should be attended by all as it is deliberately scheduled so
that members will have ample time to prepare for the 'Tommy
Byrne Landscape Competition' in November.
Due to a lack of members available on Saturday 24th September
the visit from Sean Casey hopes to be rescheduled for the 15th
October.
Project work - Environment'. Some lovely shots and not so
pretty photos of our environment ranging from landscapes,
seascapes, nature and dirty docks.
Members are reminded that the Wicklow Co. Co. are
seeking artwork & photographs for their open exhibition
next year and if they want to submit work the closing date is
23rd September (next Friday)
We have learned tonight that The Royal Hotel has been sold
and will close in October. We would like to extend our
sincere gratitude and best wishes for the future to Róisín
& Francis and staff who have dealt with us not just since
April but for many years.
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7th
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An initial date (Saturday 24th September) has been set for a
visit from Séan Casey from the IPF to so a workshop on
IPF Panels for the National Shield. Here members can put
together individual panels of ten photographs and the Society as
a group can put together two panels of eight photographs in two
categories - B&W and Colour.
Project work - 'Macro' shots tonight. Larissa brought in some
very simple and very cheap equipment for a manual SLR to
demonstrate how to take macro shots without the expense of a
macro lens.
More photographs are need for this site. Can
members PLEASE bring give them to Larissa. Until all
members have photos in the official launch can't take place!
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AUGUST
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31st |
Project work for tonight was 'Abstract'. Again some very
interesting pieces and imaginitive ideas. The next 9 weeks
of Projects have been arranged and are listed above.
Congratulations to Paul and Colum who both sold work last Sunday
in St. Stephen's Green. Plans are already under way for
next year's exhibition.
Plans are also ongoing for a Panel night, AudioVisual and
Photojournalism Lectures. Dates will be confirmed soon.
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27-28th |
We have been lucky with the weather!! People's
Photography Exhibition in St. Stephen's Green. Sunday
was a bit breezy so it was all eyes on the photos before they
became kites! Salute to Helen though - her Military Man
was a great eye catcher and stirred up a lot of interest.
Well done to all who organised and entered their work - we got
over fifty photos displayed each day! Here's to next year!
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24th |
Ohhh - Exam time! Congratulations to all candidates for
doing so well and passing with flying colours, special mention
for Paul Sheedy who got 100%! See 'Graduation' photos
here. Those who missed the exam will have another
opportunity to do it.
Some interesting pieces came in tonight for the Project Work
'Still Life'. Constructive criticism is welcome - that's
why we're here! Next weeks project is 'Abstract'.
Photos were also brought in and collected from each member for
the forthcoming exhibition in Dublin on St. Stephen's Green this
weekend. This is the Society's first exhibition and a lot
of hard work has gone in and we're all looking forward to it -
hope it doesn't rain on us!!
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17th |
Colum continued with the Tutorial Class and next week is the big
crunch - Exam time !!! Not to worry - I'm sure all our students
are well up on their work!
It was decided that a weekly project would be undertaken by
all. This is NOT a competition but a way for members to
continually keep in practise and to build up their
portfolio. It is also a great way for members to look at
things in a different way and to take a photograph of something
that they might otherwise not do. Project to be brought in
next week is 'Still Life'.
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10th |
As the vast majority of members were away tonight the 'Outdoor
Photography' was postponed for another night tbd.
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3rd |
Agenda for the month has been set out. This has been
e-mailed to members. If any members are viewing this site
but have not given in their e-mail address can they please do so
here. There will be
no tutorial class next Wednesday 10th so meeting won't
start till 9pm. Can members please bring their cameras
for practical work.
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JULY
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30th |
The Royal Summer Ball - ahhhh, it was GREAT to see everyone
looking so well, all dressed up. We'll have to make a
habit of that! Thanks are due to so many so I hope I don't
leave anyone out. To the Sponsors on the night for
donating so much, to the waiting staff and chef, the service and
food was fabulous, to the Royal Hotel and Cáit for being so
good to us, the band Easy Listening & DJ Sam. To all who
sold tickets and to all who turned up - for without company what
would the night have been?!
Everyone had a wonderful time
and a very special thanks must go to Kriss Case for basically
organising the whole thing from start to finish - well done to
you, and you DO know that because you're so good at this you'll
just have to do it every year from now on!!!
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27th |
Many Congratulations to all who took part in the Juniors 'Pet'
category and the Ladies 'Fashion' & 'Open' shots.
Results are:
Juniors 'Pet'
1st - Eliot Case
2nd - Rebecca New
3rd - Tommy New
There can only be one!!! Winner in the Annual Ladies
Competition, by one point only, was Julie New. Sincere
thanks to CelticAerospace for sponsoring the Crystal trophy.
Many Thanks to Mr. Kevin McManus for being the Judge on this
occasion, we do realise it takes a lot of time and careful consideration
and we appreciate it. Photos can be seen here shortly.
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20th |
Julie presented her B&W photographs detailing the various
ways in which she achieved her results. She will prepare
another night soon where everyone can use the 'touch-up paints'
and add colour tints for unusual effects.
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13th |
A relaxing night with a General Quiz. With Colum, Paul, Audrey
& Eliot winning, somehow there seemed to be far more on that
team!!
Photographs were handed in tonight for the Juniors 'Pet'
category and the Ladies 'Fashion' & 'Open' shots.
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10th (Sunday) |
A trip to the Zoo. And what a day!! It was a beautiful summers
day, almost too hot, dare we say it! When we saw the
length of the queue it nearly put us off but we persevered and
got on with it! This day gave the younger members a chance
to prepare for their 'Pet' Category competition coming up
soon. Some great shots were taken even though the animals
were probably too hot as well and it's a wonderful opportunity
to see the work that zoological gardens have to play in the
conservation and explanation of the Earths creatures in
danger.
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6th |
Tonight Stewart made a Photographic Panel Presentation - a very
good practical class for anyone preparing for the IPF
Distinctions, also how to (and how not to) mount a photograph
correctly.
We have also heard that Fiona from East Coast Video will be
leaving the shop after many years. We would like to take
this opportunity to thank her for her hard work and we wish her
all the best for the future.
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