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
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).
RPS Event in Talbot Green 10th June 2018
The South Wales region of the Royal Photographic Society are holding an event in Talbot Green on the 10th June 2018. Admission is £8 RPS Members £10 non members.
The venue is Talbot Green Community Centre, Clos Springfield, Talbot Green, Pontyclun CF72 8FE. Door open at 9:30am for a 10:00am start. Refreshments & Biscuits are free but please bring your own lunch. Permajet are donating raffle prizes for the day. Continue reading “RPS Event in Talbot Green 10th June 2018”
Ace of Prints Entry Deadline
Hi Folks,
It has been decided to move the Ace of Prints Competition from Briton Ferry to Talbot Green Community Centre. As this venue has a market there on Saturdays it is also necessary to change the date to Sunday 7th July 2019 with the closing date remaining at 16th June 2019.
I would be grateful if those Clubs considering entering could contact me to let me know their intentions by April – Thanks!
Because there are a few new Clubs and there have been changes of Secretaries in 2019 I have decided to circulate the Rules etc., again.
Rules    Round One Form (Word version)   Round One Form (PDF version)
I do believe that any of our Clubs who have 5 print workers can compete successfully in this competition – and it will expose their members work to a wider audience, the entry must consist of Colour and Monochrome prints with no more than 3 Nature prints. So although the rules say a Club is allowed “Unlimited†numbers of prints this is just to remove any artificial limits. A Club needs 12 prints in round one and if you go through to the second or Plate round you would only need 3 more prints – making a total of 15 prints. Obviously any prints that scored lowly in the first round a Club may want to replace – say 5 more prints making 20 prints a comfortable quantity to compete with.
Now obviously a Club could come along with 40+ prints as it may decide to see what the Judges’ peccadillos or dislikes are in the First Round so that they can choose effectively for the final. I have to say I think that would be overkill as print quality is what counts.
So to summarise:– 5 print workers with 4 prints each would enable a Club to partake and enjoy the Competition. For a small £10 entry fee you could enjoy a feast of Welsh Photography and measure yourself against your Federation Clubs. I’ve even attached the First Round Entry Form so that you can start listing the great work you see in your Club right now!
Remember the Olympics motto: Taking part is what it’s all about – not just winning!
Looking forward to hearing from you before or during April – any queries contact me as below!
Roy Thomas
Roy17@btinternet.com
01639644757/07880710908
Request from the WPF Judges Secretary
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)
Amended Result from the WFP Memorial Trophy
The 2018 WPF Memorial Trophy for Colour Prints.
1st – Inn Focus Group
2nd – Gwynfa
Scores here.
Judges: Rod Wheelans MPAGB MFIAP FIPF HonPAGB HonSPF and Anne Greiner MPAGB.
Revised result – Tenby and District Camera Club have informed the Executive that one of the images they entered in the Memorial Trophy had been accepted in last year’s Welsh Salon and was therefore not eligible for the Memorial Trophy. Tenby won the competition and notified us of this error a few days later stating they wished to withdraw the image from the Competition. Consequently, Inn Focus, originally second, are now the winners of the WPF Memorial Trophy 2018 and all other clubs move up one place.
The WPF Executive thank Tenby and District Camera Club for bringing this genuine error to our attention. The Executive will revise the rules for future competitions to try to ensure that this mistake doesn’t occur again.
Results from the Gwyn Morgan Trophy
The Gwyn Morgan Trophy for Open PDI’s
1st – Tenby and District Camera Club
2nd – Inn Focus Group
3rd – Cwmbran
Scores here.
Judges: Gordon Jenkins APAGB. President of the PAGB and Richard Speirs DPAGB, APAGB.
Results – Walter Morgan Trophy
Results – Walter Morgan Trophy for Monochrome Prints.
1st – Bridgend and District Camera Club
2nd – Inn Focus Group
3rd – Rhondda Camera Club
The Competition was judged by Rod Wheelans MPAGB, MFIAP, FIPE, Hon PAGB, HonSPF.
Each Club’s entry of 4 images was put up in turn and judged against 2 other sets that were already displayed. One of the three sets was eliminated and then appraised by the judge.
2017 Celtic Challenge Results
It was a creditable 4th place for the WPF in the 2017 Celtic Challenge.
Click here for the full scores and placings as well as the individual scores and award winners.
Judges for the Competition were Gwen and Phil Charnock FRPS, MFIAP from Wigan (L&CPU) and the Celtic Challenge Saturday Lecturer was Colin Trow-Poole MPAGB, FRPS, FIPF from Arden (MCPF).
Stanley Chell 2017 – Results
Firstly on behalf of Aberdare Camera Club can we thank you for your clubs participation at today Stanley Chell, for what I believe was an exceptional competition of the highest standard.
Getting members to present images as prints is becoming an increasing challenge, but we at Aberdare CC believe it to be the best format, the most creative, the most skilled, and when done well a pleasure for all to enjoy.
In the past years we’ve tried to challenge the norm in terms of judges, and so we  wish to thank Walter Benzie for accepting our invitation to judge, and bringing a fresh view and presentation style. His first score of 9.5 brought audible gasps from all attending, until we all recognised that he was scoring to ten. His comments, anecdotes and critiques  were well thought through, and communicated in a means that we all learnt a bit more. To get a former President of The Royal Photographic Association to our part of Wales was a true honour, and in conversation he was heartened by his warm welcome and is now keen to explore more of Wales. Thank you Walter.
We also wish to thank the following sponsors of today’s event and donating so generously.
- Nomad Cases
- PaperSpectrum
- EOS Magazine
We also wish to thank the club members for their efforts in delivering a well presented competition, with yet again the best catering on the circuit. Aberdare always tries to give a true valleys welcome to our friends and guests, especially our secret recipe of “Bara Brith” (it all depends on the brew of the tea 😉 )
So now for the bit that you’ve all been waiting for, the results and scores.
- Stanley Chell 2017Â -Best Club – Inn Focus
- The Hans Hoyer Trophy – Best Monochrome – Six Pack One Pack – Coltraine Koh – Inn Focus
- The Glyn John Trophy – Best Colour – The Apple Woman – Gwynfryn Jone – Gwynfra
- The Glan and Mair Trophy – Best Landscape – Horses at Kenfig – Jayne Libby – Cymro Momo
- The Doris Chell Trophy – Best Image – The Historian – David Norton – Rhondda
A few Images attached of the winners can be seen below and the scoresheet can be seen here
Thank you all for entering, and  see you all at Stanley Chell 2018.
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