Harrogate Photographic Society

YPU Success

RichardB — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:26:14 +0000

The Society has won the Crowther Cox Trophy for Applied Colour Prints in the YPU Annual Competition and Simon Turner has been awarded a certificate of merit for his projected image Stag Leap.

EVENTS AND SUMMER OUTINGS

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:41:45 +0000

Each year the incoming President arranges a series of summer events and photographic outings for the club members. Mike Hudson has arranged a week long trip to Tuscany as part of the celebrations of HPS’s 90th Anniversary. A series of events and outings follow including The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Knaresborough Bed Race, the Progress of the Olympic Torch, a day trip to Newcastle and Gateshead, and a coach trip to Cambridge. There is also a garden party for HPS members to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Society.

Full details on the Noticeboard page.

YPU Annual Exhibition

RichardB — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:25:42 +0000

The annual YPU Exhibition is coming up on Saturday May 12th in Wath upon Dearne. This is an excellent chance to see the best work by photographers from throughout Yorkshire. We have put in a strong entry and hope to have a number of images accepted for the exhibition. The prints are on show during the day and then for a period of weeks. The digital images are shown just once at 2:00pm on the 12th.

For full details click ‘2012 Exhibition‘ on the YPU website: www.ypu.org.uk

Next meeting Monday 23 April – IMAGinE

admin — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:47:16 +0000

One of our popular specialist groups IMAGinE will impress with their digital skills. The evening will commence at 7:45pm and finish approx 9:15 at The Friends Meetings Hall, 12a Queen Parade, Harrogate. Visitors are always welcome!

Forthcoming photographic opportunities

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:30:41 +0000

I’d just like to draw attention to the photographic opportunities of the forthcoming Goth Weekend at Whitby, 26 to 30 April 2012. There is a news post by Claire Amaranth regarding the mounting frustration over the behaviour of many photographers who overrun the event. Quite a long article but well worth reading and a salutary warning. The BBC discussed the damage being done to the church graveyard by the large number of photographers on Jeremy Vine’s radio show and contacted HPS member Chris Hopkins to use one of his photographs to illustrate the audio article. (Barrie MacJannette)

Couple of major photography competitions for you

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:48:36 +0000

I think it is fair to say the UK’s best landscape competition is the Take-A-View Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition. The 2012 competition is now open and you have until midnight on the 15th July to enter up to 25 photographs. There are cash prizes, a London exhibition and the winning shots are published in a hard back book, so well worth having a go.

If your work is a little more Contemporary, you might fancy entering FOTO8′s Summershow competition. It’s being judged by photographer/artists Simon Roberts, Gerry Badger, Alison Jackson and BBC’s Phil Coomes. The winners can exhibit and sell their prints in the London gallery show. Have a look at the previous years entries. The deadline has been extended until the 15th May.

Next meeting Monday 16 April – In the Wake of the Beagle

MalcolmD — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:53:39 +0000

Karel de Pauw, natural history expert photographer, will be presenting In the Wake of the Beagle. The evening will commence at 7:45pm and finish approx 9:15 at The Friends Meetings Hall, 12a Queen Parade, Harrogate. Visitors are always welcome!

Next meeting Monday 2nd April – Chris North

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:42:57 +0000

‘Good luck in bad places’ is the name of monday’s presentation by Royal Navy trained, professional photographer Chris North. With over 1,200 hours of helicopter borne photography behind him, he has photographed many diverse subjects from the Royal Yacht Britannia to the ships and submarines of the cold war Soviet Navy. Covering many areas of conflicts including the Bosnia, Kosovo, conflicts the Gulf War and recently Afghanistan. He has won the prestigious Peregrine Trophy twice and winning second place with the World Press Foundation.

The evening will commence at 7:45pm and finish approx 9:15 at The Friends Meetings Hall, 12a Queen Parade, Harrogate. Visitors are always welcome!

Society Member’s Image represents GB

RichardB — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:22:17 +0000

Leap of Faith by Dave Collier was selected by the PAGB (Photographic Alliance of Great Britain) as one of 10 images of Wildlife in Ice and Snow to represent Great Britain in the FIAP (International Federation of Photographic Art) International Competition. The GB entry came 7th in the world and was awarded an Honourable Mention

Next meeting Monday 26 March – Eclectic

MalcolmD — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:14:07 +0000

The next meeting will feature presentations from Len Downes and Richard Spurgens, both of Gamma group. The evening will commence at 7:45pm and finish approx 9:15 at The Friends Meetings Hall, 12a Queen Parade, Harrogate. Visitors are very welcome