Programme
... plus other events of interest
All our meetings start at 10.00am for 10.30, and free tea, coffee and biscuits are available throughout the day.
The meetings continue into the afternoon, so you should bring a packed lunch. We finish around 3.30pm to 4pm.
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2010
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| Friday 30 July |
Deadline fior entries for the DIG Members’ Digital Projected Image Exhibition 2010. This is a new venture for the group. All members are invited to enter up to three images, which should be submitted electronically. There is an entry fee of £5.00 to cover the competition costs.
Judging will take place in mid-August and the results announced at the end of August. An electronic (pdf) catalogue of accepted images will be made available for download from the Group Website. |
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| 23/24/25 August |
onOne Summer School (one day event repeated on each of the three days), Learn more about photography; more about Photoshop and onOne Software; more about printing with Epson and all about studio set-up from Lastolite. Location: Whittlebury Hall, near Towcester, Northamptonshire. £49.95 pp, including lunch and refreshments. See HERE for more details and booking. |
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| Saturday 25 September |
Annual General Meeting of the Royal Photographic Society, Fenton House, 122 Wells Road, Bath BA2 3AH, starts 10.15am.
More information in the Members' Area at www.rps.org |
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SUNDAY 26
SEPTEMBER
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THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL
Techniques for preparing images that win
Mike McNamee
BSc FRPS FBPPA
What makes a winner? A really good idea is a fine start! Beyond that, though, you have to give the judge as few reasons to knock points off as you possibly can. Feed 'em only scraps! Now the devil really is in the detail - colour balance, sharpening, borders, perfect masking - all go towards leaving the judge with nothing to pick on. If the judge likes your print, and cannot find a single fault with it, there is only one outcome - you're a winner!
Mike's day will be truly hands on, you the audience are going to be the judges, the plaintiff and the accused. You are going to have to adjust colour, make sharpening adjustments, have your test prints analysed. Bring your thinking caps (and your reading glasses!), a pen and paper, if you hide at the back Mike will make you sit at his desk at the front!
A calibrated reference print of the test file will be available for visual comparison and a full analysis will be carried out on some of the prints we are expecting you to bring along. For those who wish to have their output analysed, print the file 'Technical Target07FOGRA.jpg' as well as you can and preferably as an A3, put your name in the box on the print and DO NOT WRITE anywhere else. Note that the file is an Adobe RGB profile, click 'Use the embedded profile' when you open it for printing. DOWNLOAD THE TARGET FILE HERE
Topics for the day include:
- RAW File Adjustments
- Sharpening
- Fine Tuning output.
- Making Borders
- Printing (an Epson 3880 will be available)
- Soft prooofing (both Colour and Monochrome output)
- Methods of assessing and viewing prints
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MIKE McNAMEE
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| About our speaker |
Mike McNamee has been involved in digital imaging since its early days and has won a number of international and national awards with his photographs which are in demand throughout the world. He has edited a number of magazines including Digital Photographer, Digital Photographer and Creative Imaging and, currently, Professional Imagemaker. He is a highly-regarded lecturer both nationally and overseas.
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| 6 - 24 October |
RPS DI Group Exhibition: The Art of Photography: from Plate Camera to Computer. Riverhouse Barn Gallery, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2PF .
Consumer digital cameras and easy access to imaging software have led to greater awareness of the use of manipulation in everything from airbrushed models on magazine covers to celebrity and political setups. But the debate about truth and illusion in photography is far older. In a rare opportunity to see early prints from The Royal Photographic Society's Collection - ranging from 1845 to 1940 - this exhibition contrasts the work of the pioneers, including staging and multiple negatives to make composite prints, with outstanding work from today's RPS digital photographers who use their cameras and computers to develop exciting images and art. An associated workshop and lecture will explore digital imaging today. |
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Sunday 17 October
10.00 - 16.00 |
RPS DI Group: Steve Caplin on Reality and Illusion in association with The Art of Photography: from Plate Camera to Computer (6-24 October) at Riverhouse Barn Gallery, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2PF.
Following his successful day for the DI Group last year, Steve Caplin presents a thought provoking and challenging session linked to the exhibition, and a Photoshop workshop. Steve is a specialist in digital imaging and Photoshop special techniques creating satirical montages for the newspapers and an author of several books including How to Cheat at Photoshop and Art and Design in Photoshop. He will cover the ethics of photographic manipulation with current and historical examples with a detailed presentation on imaging techniques for photographers. £25 including lunch. Tickets from Riverhouse Barn 01932 253354 / boxoffice@riverhousebarn.co.uk |
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SUNDAY 24
OCTOBER
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MY PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
Brian Beaney FRPS
Brian takes his photography beyond the moment of capture. His images are digitally painted with light, mood and atmosphere to try to communicate the peace, tranquillity and 'buzz' he experienced when taking the shot. Sometimes, he says, the pleasure is just in using his imagination.
In this morning session, Brian will inspire us with a viewing of his stunning images, including those that made up his Fellowship panel, and talk to us about his approach to his very special style of photography.
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MY PHOTOGRAPHIC ART: 'HOW IT'S DONE' DEMONSTRATIONS
Brian Beaney FRPS
Following on his the morning session, Brian present live demonstrstions to reveal how some of his creative manipulations have been achieved.
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| About our speaker |
Brian Beaney is now retired, having spent a lifetime in reprographics running his own repro company, serving the printing industry. He joined the RPS in 2001 and gained his Fellowship in 2005.
Many of his pictures have been accepted in national and international exhibitions. Although most of his pictures are taken around the Suffolk Coast, Brian is currently extending his work to cover other counties, and abroad. Find out more about Brian on his web site www.brianbeaney.com.
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| 30-31 October |
Graham Whistler Studio Portrait Workshop, Cheltenham. 20 places only. More details to follow - in the meantime contact Graham Whistler |
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| Wednesday 10 November |
Landscape and travel photographer David Noton ‘Chasing the Light’ Road Show at Andover’s Lights Theatre. The shows will explore the making of David’s most iconic and inspirational photographs - from the Patagonian ice cap to the leafy lanes of Somerset and from the Atacama Desert to the Canadian Rockies, including landscape, travel portrait and wildlife images.
Tickets £15.00, at www.davidnoton.com |
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| 13-14 November |
"Think Photography", 'The Public' Art Centre, New Street, West Bromwich, B70 7PG.
An event organised by the RPS. The Digital Imaging Group will participate by having a selection of prints from our 2010 Exhibition on display, and a stand with a rolling digitally projected image show. The event will also feature Lectures, Workshops and stands by other Special Interest Groups. More details nearer the date. |
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SUNDAY 21
NOVEMBER
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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OPEN FORUM.
Committee and members discuss Digital Imaging topics or the work and future of the RPS Digital Imaging Group and/or our Regional DI Group.
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Saturday 4 December
10am – 4pm |
"Good Picture – 2010: Hot Topics in Imaging", The RPS Imaging Science Group's eighth symposium, open to all, at the University of Westminster, Regent Street, London
RPS Imaging Science Group |
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2011
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| PLEASE NOTE that the 2011 dates are provisional at this stage, and may be subject to change or cancellation. There is as yet no programme for 2011 (apart from our annual fixtures), as we do not currently have a Programme Secretary (the programme is usually planned 12 months in advance). Any member (not necessarily an RPS or DIG member) who would consider tasking on this role should contact Roger Norton as soon as possible. Attendees will appreciate that, without a Programme Secretary, there can be no 2011 programme, and effectively no Thames Valley Centre. |
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SUNDAY 30
JANUARY
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SUNDAY 20
FEBRUARY
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to be advised
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| Sunday 13 March |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the RPS Digital Imaging Group, at Smethwick Photographic Society Club Rooms. Also SELECTION for the DI Group Exhibition. |
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SUNDAY 27
MARCH
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to be advised
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SUNDAY 17
APRIL
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SUNDAY 22
MAY
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SUMMER BREAK
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SUNDAY 25
SEPTEMBER
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SUNDAY 23
OCTOBER
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SUNDAY 27
NOVEMBER
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
followed by member presentations (details tba)
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