Some of the club members have asked if the entries from the projected image competitions could be displayed on the club’s website after the competition has been held.

Well, responding to popular demand we have provided the pages linked below for that purpose.

4th Projected Image Competition Part 1 with David Eastley Speciality – "Looking Up"
4th Projected Image Competition Part 2 with David Eastley Speciality – "Close Encounter"
3rd Projected Image Competition with Peter Charnaud
2nd Projected Image Competition with Rob Friel
1st Projected Image Comp with LomoKev

The Strange Face Project: Adventures with a Lost Nick Drake Recording is open to the public from 27/01/12 – 12/02/12

The gallery is open Monday to Friday 10.00am – 6pm and Saturdays & Sundays 12-5pm.
Idea Generation Gallery located in the heart of Shoreditch, near the bustle of Brick Lane: 11 Chance Street, E2 7JB. http://gallery.ideageneration.co.uk/blogs/907/view

The Guardian dips into the archives to take a retrospective look at some of the most dramatic moments in the history of the Games. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/series/50-stunning-olympic-moments

Our Club is a member of S.P.A. through which we obtain our affiliation to the Photographic Association of Great Britain.

We have always supported strongly their biennial exhibition, in which our Club has always done well in terms of the number of entries we get accepted and the number of awards we receive.
This exhibition is coming up and entries have to be back with SPA by 3 February 2012.

I will co-ordinate the Club’s entries and ensure the prints & CDs are delivered.

THE LAST DATE I WILL ACCEPT ENTRIES IS TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2012.

This is because there is a lot of information I need to complete before I can send off the entries.
The exhibition is held in the Guildford House Gallery in the High Street, Guildford (not sure of dates yet).

The main things to bear in mind:-

There are 5 categories:-

1) Monochrome Print
2) Colour Print
3) Nature Print
4) Open Projected Digital Image (P.D.I)
5) Nature P.D.I.

You can enter a maximum of 4 images into each category.

If you are entering the P.D.I. exhibition then you need to read the Rules document (attached) carefully to ensure that you name your files correctly

The fee is £5 for the first category and £3 for each subsequent category. I would prefer all the fees in cash if possible because I need to send one cheque off to S.P.A.

I hope you will consider entering for this exhibition.

David Gerrard – BHCC President

SPA Competition Rules

explanatory notes for Excel file completion

Individual entry form Form B

At last night’s club meeting which featured a digital presentation of the 2011 London Salon of Photography exhibition, it was announced that our esteemed club member Trevor Gellard has been invited to become a member of the London Salon of Photography.

Trevor joins two other BHCC members who already are members of the London Salon – namely Bill Wisden HTon FRPS and Steve Boyle ARPS.

Link to The London Salon of Photography website

A reminder to all members of the New Members Group (or Entry or ‘B’ group!) that the first print competition is this Thursday (8th Dec) at 7.30pm in the English Language Centre. Bring along 2 prints if you can – any theme you like. They should be mounted on card to make handling easier but don’t worry if you can’t do this. You should write the print title on the back along with your membership number. You can use the system on the club’s website to log your prints but you can also just bring them on the night – come along a bit earlier to give us time to write the list up. Entry form is here bhcc-online.org/competitions/entryForm.php

Steve B will be judging and it’s always worth listening to what he has to say. Not to mention his jokes. He’s planning on some audience participation so it’s your chance to ask questions or challenge his opinions. He loves it!

Jean and I are hoping to see lots of you this Thursday with your prints and are looking forward to a good evening.

Audrey

Hi everyone

We have today hung our latest club exhibition.

The PRIVATE VIEW will be held in the downstairs bar at CAFE KOBA on Wednesday, November 9 at 7.30pm so come along and join us and enjoy a free glass of wine.

We look forward to seeing you all at Cafe Koba on the 9th.

Chantal and Maggi
The Exhibition Team

Audrey Marshall, one of the New Members’ Group convenors writes:-

We had a really good start to the season in the New Members (or Entry) Group on Thursday. Eighteen new or new-ish people, plus around ten more established members of the Club came along to the ELC. We had four very lively group discussions and looked at some amazing images. There was a wide range of new people there, from those who have done very little photography to a few who are semi-professional with all shades in-between. It promises to be a lively group.

One question which was asked was about the printing labs or services people use and can recommend. I’ve compiled a little list:

D.S. Colour Labs dscolourlabs.co.uk
Loxley Colour loxleycolour.com
Photobox photobox.co.uk
ProAm Imaging proamimaging.com
Spectrum Photographic spectrumphoto.co.uk/

If you know of others who’ve done a good job for you please let us know.

Audrey

The new season is now underway.

All current Club members should have received a membership renewal form for the 2011-2012 season by post by now. If you have not received it, please contact our Membership Secretary, Norman Atkinson.