SEPTEMBER 2020
1st Welcome Evening Via Zoom:
A chance to see Club Members and find out what they’ve been up to for the past few months. Please send up to 10 PDIs, sized as fpr for club competitions, to Alan, napccomp@btinternet.com, by 20th August, showing what you got up to in the Summer or how you coped with social isolation
8th Guest Speaker via Zoom:
John Perriam ARPS DPAGB AFIAP John’s talk is called ‘Mostly Creative, Mostly Fun’ Have a look at some of John’s work on www.flickr.com/photos/johnperriam/albums and you will be amazed what you can do with some imagination!
Deadline for PDI entries for Monthly competition round 1.
Check out competition rules of entry on the Competitions link on home page.
15th A Practical Evening on location; At Exeter Quay Organised by the Locations Group Team.
22nd Monthly Competition via Zoom Round 1 PDI: Judge David Clapp FRPS
29th Critique via Zoom:
Please send up to 6 PDIs, sized as for club competitions to Alan napccomp@btinternet.com – by 22nd September.
This is a themed evening and you can choose one or both of two themes,
Circles or Movement/Slow Shutter speed.
OCTOBER
6th Members’ Projects via Zoom:
A chance for 5 members to show us what they have been working on.
Deadline for PDI entries for Monthly competition round 2. Check out competition rules of entry on the Competitions link.
13th Inter Club Battle via Zoom:
We host the Challenge Shield battle between ourselves, Plymouth, Ivybridge and Kingsbridge.
20th Monthly Competition via Zoom: Judged by Ann Owens CPAGB EFIAP
27th Guest Speaker via Zoom:
Ken Holland ARPS DPAGB Adventures with my camera, difficult/ dangerous/ prohibited/ challenging/ and unusual locations. See Ken’s website www.lowenna.co.uk to see what a great seeing eye Ken has.
NOVEMBER
3rd Guest Speaker via Zoom:
Sheila Haycox ARPS MPAGB/AV EFIAP Sheila will be showing us a variety of Audio Visual presentations and prints. Have a look at Sheila’s website to see the range of her talents, www.sheilahaycoxphotography.com
10th Critique via Zoom:
Please send up to 4PDIs, sized as for club competitions to Alan – napccomp@btinternet.com – by 3rd November.
This is a themed evening and you can choose one or both of two themes, Creatures or Low Light.
17th Guest Speaker via Zoom.
Details to be confirmed – watch the website and our Facebook page for updates.
24th Joint Arts Project via Zoom:
We are hosting the J.A.P. when we welcome artists and writers from Teignbridge. The artists started off the process, their work was interpreted by the writers and then the photographers worked on the written pieces ( without seeing the art work !) . You will see the final results tonight, a bit like artistic Chinese whispers. It should be fascinating !
Deadline for PDI entries for Monthly competition round 3 – Check out competition rules of entry on the Competitions link.
DECEMBER
1st Guest Speakers via Zoom:
A group of 6 lady photographers from the Exeter Camera club who exhibit images, meet up for craft days and of course, are Ladies Who Lunch! They have a creative twist to their work which I know we shall enjoy.
8th Monthly Competition via Zoom:
Round 3 PDI Judged by Brian Galbraith CPAGB APAGB
15th Christmas Social via Zoom:
When we have our usual Triptych competition. Send a single PDI with 3 images on a common theme for Triptych.
JANUARY 2021
5th Guest Speaker David Clapp FRPS David is a frequent visitor to our club and we always look forward to his visits. He is a professional Landscape and Travel photographer with many amusing tales to tell. Visit his website www.davidclapp.co.uk to see what he has been up to.
12th Guest Speaker Sue Brown It has been many years since Sue has visited us and we are delighted to see her again. Sue is a frequent exhibitor at the Devon Guild in Bovey Tracey and her fine art prints are quite stunning. See her website www.susanbrownphotography.co.uk
Deadline for Print entries for Monthly competition round 4
19th Guest Speaker Tony Worobiec Tony is a professional photographer who has published many books . He had to cancel last year because of the Pandemic and we were lucky to be able to book him again. His website is www.tonyworobiec.com
26th Monthly Competition Round 4 Prints Judged by Ken Holland ARPS DPAGB
30th The 24 hour challenge : Take photographs anywhere in Teignbridge from Saturday 10 AM to Sunday 10 AM . All within the boundaries of Teignbridge as defined by the Teignbridge website. Try to make it obvious where you are in Teignbridge. A Robin in your back garden does not really count ! We hope to show this work at Newton’s Place.
FEBRUARY
2nd Practical : Portraiture with Clive Figes . Clive is following up his talk earlier in the year with an opportunity for us to take portraits, so bring your cameras and tripods.
9th President’s Evening Who knows what Alan has in store for us this year, whatever it is it will be entertaining!
Deadline for PDI entries for Monthly competition round 5
16th Guest Speaker Anna Stevenson FRPS AFIAP Anna will be showing us her fine art prints. If you want to see what fascinating work Anna does have a look at her FRPS panel on her website www.annastevensonphotography.com
23rd Monthly Competition Round 5 PDI Judge Peter Hyett ARPS
MARCH
2nd Club Swap Plymouth Camera Club will be entertaining us with a variety of work from it’s members.
9th Presentation of the 24 hour challenge Present up to 3 photographs , PDI or prints, taken during the 24 hours of Saturday January 30th 10 AM to Sunday January 31st 10 AM. The pictures must have been taken within the boundaries of Teignbridge. This is not a competition but an opportunity to show how inventive you have been ! And to show the many aspects of Teignbridge.
16th Guest Speaker Rupert Kirkwood ‘Up the creek and far beyond’ is Rupert’s title and indicates his love of photographing wildlife from his kayak around Devon and Cornwall. See his website www.thelonekayaker.wordpress.com to see what he has been capturing ( including a swimming badger !)
Bring print entries for Master Photographer and send PDIs to Alan
23rd Competition : Master Photographer Enter one print or PDI from each of three themes, choose from the following selection : 1. Nature 2. Creative 3. Architecture 4. People
See the Rules pages in this booklet or the club website for full details . The competition will be judged by a panel of photographers from Kingsbridge Photographic Club.
30th Guest Speaker Victoria Hillman It has been requested to have Victoria back and so here she is. If you haven’t seen her work before, especially her creative macro natural history work, then have a look at her website www.vikspics.com
Entries are needed for the Images of the year competition, prints and PDIs. See rules pages for details. Remember, it must be old work already shown in the monthly competitions and Master Photographer
APRIL
6th Presentation by our own Audio Visual group led by Alan Boothman. Over the last 9 months members have been working on their AV sequences for tonight and some will be entering the WCPF AV competition.
13th Competition Images of the Year To be judged by the membership so please bring ipads, tablets and smart phones that use the app Photoclub Scorer.
20th Presentations : The location group will be showing work from their outings over the year.
27th AGM A chance for you to have a say about any aspect of the club. Any key issues you want discussing that may not be on the agenda must be with the secretary a week in advance.
MAY
4th Annual Dinner and Presentations
WCPF dates.
Sat 10 October 2020 WCPF AGM and talk by Matt Emmett – Forgotten Heritage (http://www.forgottenheritage.co.uk/)
Clyst St Mary Village Hall – Closing date for Kingswood Salver (interclub panel comp)
Sat 14 November 2020 WCPF – Kingswood Salver Judge and Speaker Leigh Woolford (https://leighwoolfordphotography.weebly.com/)
Bovey Tracey Golf Club
Sunday 7 February 2021 WCPF – DPIC – Exeter
Saturday 7th March 2021 WCPF Council Meeting and Knightshayes Trophy (subject “Togetherness”) Judge and speaker Chris Palmer
(http://chrispalmerphotographer.co.uk) Bovey Tracey Golf Club
April WCPF AV Day
Sunday 2 May to Sunday 16 May WCPF Summer Exhibition – Bovey Tracey Golf Club
Further details on the WCPF website at www.wcpf.org.uk