The Welsh Photographic Federation
Undeb Ffotograffig Cymru
The Salon Exhibition this year is in the The Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare, CF44 8DL. It runs throughout May.
Opening hours:
Sunday and Monday Closed
Tuesday 10am–4pm
Wednesday 10am–4pm
Thursday 10am–4pm
Friday 10am–4pm
Saturday 10am–4pm
The official opening and awards presentations are on Saturday 4th May 2.00pm.
Here are the full results from the 2018 Welsh Salon of Photography.
Congratulations to everyone who gained an acceptance.
Hi All
At last 2018 Welsh Salon results are out and all entrants should have received an email of their results. Apologies that due to a short spell in hospital they were delayed
Congratulations to all who had acceptances and awards. This year the standard was very high with many PDIs and prints scoring 12 or over. In most internationals 12 is enough for an acceptance, and sometimes 11 is the bench mark. In our salon all the PDIs that scored 12 and over were accepted. However, with the prints we had to have an in/out with those scoring 12 or we would have ended up with more than the number it is possible to exhibit (a maximum of 150 prints).
On the day I commented that it was a shame that some of those 12s that didn’t get selected were unlucky as some of them were really good. I was immediately corrected by the judging panel who said ALL those scoring 12 (whether accepted or not) were really good.
The salon exhibition will be held this year in the Volcano Theatre, High Street, Swansea in June. We’ll announce full details and the official opening date later.
It was a great weekend and I would like to thank all who helped out to make it so.
Again sorry for the unavoidable delay.
Cliff Emery (Salon Chairman)
Following some recent discussions about the place of the nude in WPF photography the Federation President, Cliff Emery, has published some thoughts. Continue reading “The place of the nude in WPF photography”
Morriston Camera Club Annual Exhibition 4th – 7th April 2018
During our 4 day Annual Exhibition, Morriston Camera Club will be showing 80+ photographs. Members of the club, both experienced photographers and those new to the hobby, show examples of their work, encompassing a diverse range of photography styles. Admission is free.
Details of the event are as follows:-
Location: The Crypt, St. David’s Church, Woodfield Street, Morriston. SA6 8AS
Dates & Times: Wednesday – Friday 4th – 6th April (10.00 – 17.00) and Saturday 7th April (10.00 – 13.00).
For anyone thinking about becoming a WPF judge and would like to know more about judging, could you please contact me (judgepresent@thewpf.co.uk), so that I can arrange an informal meeting. This usually takes the form of a ‘mock’ judging session where you are given a set of prints to critique, and Jan and I go through them with you and guide you through the main points. It is very informal, consisting of four or five applicants, and takes place at Rose Cottage.
Ed Cloutman (WPF Judges and Presenters Secretary)
The assessment of this year’s AWPF candidates took place at Talbot Green Community Centre on Sunday 5th November 2017. There were 19 entries, 16 print and 3 digital, resulting in 11 successful candidates gaining their AWPF.
Congratulations to the following successful candidates:
The Judges were.
The day was made possible because of the help given by many dedicated people and I would like to thank them all, in particular. The Judges for their detailed critique, our President Cliff Emery for opening the proceedings and presenting the certificates to the successful candidates, John Cooke our past distinctions Officer for his guidance, Jan Cawley for arranging the buffet, Dave Rees, Howard Evans, Ron Lines, Guy Butler-Madden, and Allan Squires.
The standard was very high this year and those less successful candidates, all of which were so close to gaining the award, are recommended to address the constructive comments made by the judges and apply again next year. We hold a workshop in the spring to advise potential applicants on how to construct a successful panel.
Next year’s Applications for the AWPF, will open at the WPF’s AGM on the 4th March 2018.
The workshop will be in May 2018 and the assessment day will be next November.
Thank you all
David Lewis AWPF (Distinctions Secretary).
We have been informed of the very sad news that Mike Stokes, immediate past Deputy Chairman of the Bridgend Camera Club, passed away last Monday.
His funeral will be held at Coychurch Crematorium at 1.15pm on Friday 3rd November. Donations to Y Bwthyn Newydd at Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend.
Congratulations to Jenny Hibbert who had a photograph selected in the inaugural PAGB Masters of Print Competition. This was a highly competitive event. No photographer was allowed to win more than once. Jenny’s winning entry was “Hawk Owl Hunting Over Snow” and was awarded a Silver Medal by judge Gwen Charnock.
There are superb photographs and photographers who have been accepted into this, the first masters of print exhibition. The exhibition will be held at the Robert Burt Gallery at 57-61 Union Street, LONDON, SE1 1SG from Tue 5th – Fri 15th Dec, (10.00-16.00, closed Sat & Sun), with an opening and private view on Monday 4th December from 2.00 p.m.
Although the PAGB are looking at the possibility of staging the exhibition at other UK venues, this is the one to visit. Do, please, make the effort, most people can do London and back in a day by public transport.
The WPF are looking to host the exhibition of about 60 prints in our area in the New Year if a suitable venue can be found.
Sad news from Llanelli Photographic Society. Alun Lewis passed away last Saturday, he was 68.
His funeral will be held on 19 October at the Llanelli Crematorium at 11 am.
He was Llanelli’s current external competition secretary and as such would be familiar to many of the clubs in the WPF.