Internet Picture Groups

I have just put up the comments on December's images and you can find them here I'd love to have some more people join in. My telephone number and email address are in our programme. Do let me know if you are interested.
Carol Hudson

NCPF Website Updates

The following updates have been made to the NCPF Website and can be seen by clicking here.

1.         Northern Focus
The 2012 Winter edition of  Northern Focus  On-Line has now been received and published on the web site.

2.         Links
            The International salon links have been updated and brought up to date..

3.         Diary
An Item relating to the Great British Small Prints Circuit has been added and members should note a 25% discount for NCPF club entries (poster attached).

4.         News Items
News items added including congratulations to a number of our members who have recently gained awards.

Blurb Books

If any club member is thinking of making a Blurb book, and hasn't done so previously, I can give them a code for 30% off their first order.  Just give me a ring or e-mail me and I will refer you.
Paula

NCPF Website Updates

The following updates have been made the the NCPF website and can be seen by clicking here.

1.         Competitions/Annual Club Championship
The 2013 NCPF Annual Club Championships 2013 are fast approaching (Sunday 10th February 2013) and full details, including Registration Forms, Rules, Entry forms, Timetable and Directions are now posted and available for downloading. Please note the website is now the sole method of circulating information about this competition. Details are no longer sent out be post.

2.         News Items
            Reports and pictures from the recent Wear Area and South Tyne Area Inter-club competitions, as well as from NCPF presentation day are now posted.

3.         PAGB e-news
Issues No. 80 and 81 have been uploaded, once again with much interesting and useful information.

Stokesley PS Members do well in NYSDPA Inter-Club Competition

There was success for two Stokesley PS members in the recent NYSPDA Inter-Club Competition. John L Davies was awarded Best PDI Image for 'Farne Island Puffin' and Paula Davies gained equal 3rd place for her print 'Ashness Autumn'.

PAGB e-News

Please click on this link to read issue 81 of the PAGB e-News.

A Proposed Trip to the City of London

A number of SPS members have expressed an interest in taking a photography outing to the London. Rob Louw is happy to host such a trip and suggests the 29 to 31 July.  Please see the members' only page of the club website for more details.

PAGB E-News 80

The latest E-News from PAGB can be read by clicking here

A New Lightroom Book

This is a BIG e-book with over 300 pages which you can download as a pdf file.  The table of contacts looks impressive (see below).  The list price is $20 but if any club member contacts me in the next 2 days I can send them a code for a discount to buy the book at $15 (just under £10).

LIGHTROOM 4 UNMASKED
This is a complete guide to Adobe Lightroom 4 and we know you'll love diving into this beefy book. At 312 spreads this PDF is full of high-resolution screenshots, step-by-step instructions, and the tips, tricks and ideas that make digital darkroom work productive and more enjoyable. If you’re looking to learn Lightroom 4 and need a resource to help you do that quickly, or you’ve just upgraded and need to get up to speed, this is a great value.

INTRODUCING THE BIGBOOK
A BIGBOOK is like an eBook but bigger. A lot bigger! It's a PDF that, other than the fact that it's fully searchable and loaded with hyperlinks, is really the text book you've always wanted, like those big, heavy ones you'd normally pay the big bucks for! We put our elves to work and we've produced a digital text book. Instead of carving up the content into smaller chunks we've created something BIG so that you can have a definitive resource at your finger tips while saving money at the same time.


1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
What Is Lightroom and What Is It Not?
Working Non-destructively
A Typical Lightroom Workflow ..
2 THE CATALOG
Raw Developers and XMP Files
The Lightroom Catalog
Make a Backup of Your Catalog!
One or More Catalogs?
Using One Catalog on Multiple Computers
Upgrading Older Lightroom Catalogs
3 THE LIGHTROOM INTERFACE AND SHORTCUTS
The Lightroom Interface and Shortcuts
4 IMPORTING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
Importing Photos and Videos
Importing New Images and Videos from a Memory Card
Importing Existing Images
Importing from Another Lightroom Catalog
Tethered Capture: Making Images with a Camera Connected
to Your Computer
5 THE LIBRARY MODULE
Evaluating and Rating Images
Deleting Images
Adding Keywords and Metadata
Stacking Images
Sorting and Comparing
Searching and Filtering
Organizing Images in the Folders Panel and Renaming Images
Organizing Images into Collections
Working with Virtual Copies
Quickly Editing Images in Quick Develop
Exporting and Publishing Images
6 THE MAP MODULE
Adding GPS Data to Images
Managing Photos via Saved Locations
7 THE DEVELOP MODULE
A New Lightroom, a New Process Version
Develop Module – Interface
A Typical Raw Work!ow
The Crop & Straighten Tool
Global Corrections
Local Corrections
Increasing Productivity
8 LIGHTROOM, PHOTOSHOP
AND OTHER EXTERNAL EDITORS
Opening One Image in Photoshop
Opening Multiple Images in Photoshop
Lightroom and Photoshop Elements
Other External Image Editing Plug-ins
9 EXPORTING, EMAILING
AND PUBLISH SERVICES
Exporting Photos and Videos
Exporting, Emailing and Publish Services
The Export Dialog Window in Detail
Emailing Straight from within Lightroom
Publish Services
Watermarks
10 THE BOOK MODULE
The book module
Making a Photo Album using Auto Layout
Custom made Book Layouts and changing an Automated Layout
11 MAKING SLIDESHOWS
Slideshow Module - Interface
The Building Blocks of a Slideshow
Tweaking the slideshow
Exporting your Presentation
Creative use of Identity Plates
12 THE PRINT MODULE
Print Module - Interface
Settings for the Single Image / Contact Sheet Layout Style
Settings for the Picture Package Layout Style
Settings for the Custom Package Layout Style
Making Print Templates
Examples
13 ONLINE WITH THE WEB MODULE 288
The Web Module Interface
The Airtight Simpleviewer settings
CONCLUSION
Appendix 1 – Lightroom Preferences
Appendix 2 – Catalog Settings

Case 1 Lightroom Dos & Don’ts
Case 2 Top 7 New Features in Lightroom 4 (Pro Case)
Case 3 What is new in Lightroom 4.1 and 4.2
Case 4 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Raw Format
Case 5 A Backup Workflow
Case 6 Working with Project Catalogs and an Archival Catalog (Pro Case)
Case 7 Scenarios for a Computer Setup
Case 8 The Import from Another Catalog Dialog in Detail (Pro Case)
Case 9 Synchronizing a Catalog on Di"erent Computers via Dropbox (Pro Case)
Case 10 Some Useful Tips
Case 11 Moving your Lightroom Installation to Another Computer (Pro Case)
Case 12 Shortcuts and Screen Real Estate Savers
Case 13 Adding a Personal Touch to the Lightroom Interface
Case 14 Working with Two Monitors (Pro Case)
Case 15 Solo Mode
Case 16 Personal Shortcuts (Pro Case)
Case 17 A Helping Hand
Case 18 Choosing the Right Destination When Importing and Making a General
Import Preset
Case 19 File-naming Templates
Case 20 Auto Import: Tethered Shooting with External Software,
Automatically Importing Scanned Images into Lightroom and More
(Pro Case)
Case 21 Library Module View Options
Case 22 Working with Two Cameras and Adjusting Capture Time
Case 23 Filter like a Pro: Locking and Combining Filters (Pro Case)
Case 24 Lightroom Detective
Case 25 File Management in Lightroom… Only a Mouse Click Away!
Case 26 Help, My Hard Drive is Full!
Case 27 Things Existing Users Should Know about Lightroom 4’s New Develop
Module (Pro Case)
Case 28 Getting up to Speed with the New PV2012
Case 29 The HDR Look in Lightroom
Case 30 Soft Proofing and Calibration
Case 31 Video in Lightroom
Case 32 Crop ’til You Drop!
Case 33 Black and White Conversion in Lightroom
Case 34 Black and White with Colour Accents
Case 35 Practical Tips for the Adjustment Brush
Case 36 Advanced Lens Corrections Tips and Automatically Correcting Lens
Corrections (Pro Case)
Case 37 The “Grungy Retro Style” in Lightroom
Case 38 Edit in Photoshop
Case 39 Making Photo Montages
Case 40 Faux HDR – Developing a Raw File Twice
Case 41 Some Interesting Export Plug-ins (Pro Case)
Case 42 Photoshop Actions and Lightroom (Pro Case)
Case 43 Publish Services and Flickr
Case 44 Lightroom and Your iPhone or iPad Portfolio
Case 45 The New DNG Options (Pro Case)
Case 46 Adding new Auto Layout presets
Case 47 Adding text to your album
Case 48 Reusing a Book’s Layout
Case 49 Adding Text Overlays
Case 50 Colour Management in Lightroom’s Print module
Case 51 Fine Art Print
Case 52 A CD inlay card for a photo CD
Case 53 Adding a Negative Border
Case 54 Making Greeting Cards and Invitations Using Custom Package
Case 55 Turning your Favourite Images into Business Cards
Case 56 Third-Party Layout Styles: normal galleries
Case 57 Third-Party Layout Styles: Client Proofing Galleries
Case 58 Building a Fully Functional Website within Lightroom
Case 59 Lightroom as a Social Media-ninja!
Case 60 Ten tips to make you even work faster in Lightroom

Best Shots Competition

Click this link to a competition which will give you the chance to win a share of £10,000 in cash prizes and photographic kit.  

Will Cheung Lecture at Gateshead

NCPF Website Updates

The following updates have been made to the NCPF web site since the last update message and all can be accessed here.

1. Directory Updates
Details of 14 new Judges and 6 new additions to the NCPF Lecture List have been posted here on a downloadable PDF file.

2. News Items
A report and pictures from the recent Beamish Judging Evening and last Sunday’s NCPF Presentation Evening have been posted

3. PAGB e-news
Issues No. 78 and 79 are now uploaded, once again with much useful information.

PAGB E-News Issue 79

Issue 79 of E-News can be read by clicking here

In this issue:
1/2    Inter-Federation PDI Competition
3      APAGB presentation to Patricia Platt
4/5   Inter-Club Print Championship
6      Notices
7/8   Double Vision - Gwen & Phil Charnock
9      AV Awards for Photographic Merit
10    Inter-Club Print Championship
11    Wildlife POY and Gold Medal from the Print Championship
12    Inter-Club Print Championship - Backstage Award
13    GB Cup and other notices

PAGB Print Championship

SPS was one of the two clubs representing the Northern Counties at the Print Championships last Saturday.

38 clubs were completing from GB & Northern Ireland.  In the first round we were =17th.  The top scoring 8 clubs then took part in the Final.  The remaining 30 clubs competed in the Plate Competition.  At the end of the Plate Competition SPS were =14th.  The highlight was SPS member Mike Nicholas gaining the top mark of 15 for his image 'Family Life.  Many congratulations to Mike.

E-News Issue 78

Please click on this link to see Issue 78 of e-news from the PAGB.

CONTENTS
1    Inter-Club Print Championship Result
2    The Best PDI in the Inter-Federation Competition
3    Featured Photographer - Harish Chavda
4    Notices, etc.
5    William Hogg ARPS
6    Sunderland PA - 125 Years old
7/8 Double Vision - Barbie & Russell Lindsay
9   Landscapes Never Win big competitions
10 Adverts
11 Awards for Merit in AV
12 PAGB Diary ... and Finally

1st Competition - Images Entered & Results

All of the images submitted for the first 'Open' competition are now on the web site  under the link [Galleries / Competition Galleries 2012-2013].
These links will be updated on a rolling basis as each competition comes around.

Items for Sale

Rob Louw is selling some photographic equipment on eBay. The items being auctioned are:

Canon EOS 5D MK 11 digital SLR camera (including battery grip). Item no: 121002938313
Epson Stylus Photo R2880 inkjet printer. Item number 121002969566
A complete set (plus one extra photo black ink) of printer cartridges for the Epson R2880 printer. There are ten cartridges in total. These are genuine Epson inks that are unopened. Item no: 121002894591
Wacom Intuos 3 Pen Tablet (A5 size). Item no: 121002848905
Battery charger for Canon EOS 1 D MK 1V batteries. Item no: 121002839493
A set of Jama high speed photographic equipment. (Includes acoustic sensor, IR transmitter and receiver, delay timer, various cables to connect the circuitry and to attach to a digital camera or flash gun). Item: 1210029988073

Should any SPS members be interested then they are welcome to bid. In the event a member should win an auction then they would not have to pay postage costs and in addition Rob would offer a further 3% discount off the winning bid to SPS members only.

Peter Leeming at Guisborough PG

NCPF Awards Presentation

Awards Presentation
2.30p.m., Sunday, 11th. November 2012 at
Newcastle ‘Novotel’, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3HZ (A1 airport junction)

This is an invitation for all Club members to attend the above Event which covers both the NCPF Annuals and the NCPF International, ESPECIALLY MEMBERS WHO RECEIVED HIGHLY COMMENNDEDS,  to receive their awards.
Individuals who won Trophies / Medals or had 1st,2nd or 3rd placing should have received  their invitations.

Individuals intending to attend should PRE-Register by calling David Ord on (01207) 507601 or emailing him on ncpfawardspresentation @ ncpf.org.uk by the 26th October.

Best Regards

Pax Garabedian
President, NCPF

E-News 77 - A Print Championship Special

Click here to read issue 77 of E-News

Change to Programme this Thursday

At our next meeting on Thursday 18th October Rob Louw will give a practical presentation "Capturing images and processing them into panoramas by stitching in Photoshop." This is a change to our published programme.

PAGB E-News 76

Click on this link to see Issue 76 of the PAGB e-News

In this issue:

2 Opening for entries Soon - the GB Cup 2013
3 Adverts - with a Martin Parr photograph
4 Print Championship, Notices & Adverts
5 Featured - The Inn Focus Group
6 Report from the FIAP Congress in Singapore
7 Copyright and Stolen Photographs
8    Reports and Notices
9    Advert
10    Tom Edward Fearn - Obituary
11/12    Double Vision - Featured Photographers, Colin & Hazel Marr

e-news 76 Addendum

FREE PERMAJET DRAW LINK FOR OCTOBER 2012
TO WIN 25 A3SHEETS OF PAPYRUS from the Textured Fine Art Range (Normally retail @ £59.95 inc VAT)
Unfortunately I corrupted the link in e-news 76 although you can cut and paste it or you can use the link below.

http://www.permajet.com/pagb_special_offer

Editor

NCPF Website Update

The following update has been made to the NCPF web site since the last update message and all can be accessed here.

1. Diary
General updates including a number of additional lectures in November. (posters attached for club secretaries)

2. PAGB e-news
Issue No.76 is now uploaded, once again with much useful information.

3. Knowledge Base
A new article of importance to all club committees, concerning protection of your financial interests.

4. Directory Updates
A new Secretary for Workington CC

Hebridean ~ a photographic celebration of the Hebrides

NCPF 2013 Spectacular

Tickets are now available for the NCPF Spectacular which will be on Sunday 27th January 2013.

PAGB E-News 75

Please click on this link to see Issue 75 of e-news from the PAGB.

1         Print Championship
2         Photographic Art - East African Wildlife.  An MFIAP Panel
3         British Birds Winner
4         Notices & Adverts
5         Featured Photographer - Ian Bateman
6         Adverts
7         A successful FRPS Panel by Neil Scott

PLUS
A Three Page Inter-Club Print Championship Supplement with all the participating Clubs and Judges.

NCPF Website Update

The NCPF website has been updated with the following.  Follow this link to view it.

1.      PAGB E-news
Edition 74 has been uploaded

2.      News Items
All the news about our members successes in the 33rd Northern Counties Salon; a truly golden result.

3.      International Salon/33rd Salon 2013
Results of all 5 Sections have now been posted on the web site.

4.      Events/NCPF Diary
Posters and information about 4 forthcoming RPS Northern Region Lectures by Steve Smith FRPS (October 5th), Duncan McEwan (November 9th), Jason Bell Hon.FRPS (16th November) and Will Cheung FRPS (18th January 2013).

Members Galleries

Any member wishing to add a new Gallery or amend an existing one, could you please forward your images [6 maximum] to me using the e-mail address john-sps@ntlworld.com or put them on a memory stick/disc and hand them to me on a club night.

If you want your e-mail address to be displayed on the gallery please let me have that to.

Images should be in the same format as competition images i.e. jpegs with an sRGB profile - 1400 by 1050 pixels and a title. No membership numbers etc. are required.

PAGB e-News 74

Click on this link to read issue 74 of the PAGB e-News.
In this issue:
1         GB Cup 2012 CD and Certicicates!
2         Warwick.  The Judges' Choices
3         East African Wildlife by Margery Maskell MFIAP**
4         Featured Photographer – Tim Pile
5         The RPS and The Times
6         Meet the EC – David Gibbins ARPS AFIAP APAGB BPE3
7         YOUR invitation to the Inter-Club Print Championship
8         Those Magnificent men in their Flying Machines
9         Advert
10        RPS Distinctions – A Family Affair
11        … and finally

NCPF International Exhibition

Following Guy Davies success on being awarded the Northumbria Trophy for the best mono print from an NCPF club member, Paula has been awarded the Northumbria Trophy for the best image from an NCPF club member in the Travel section for Projected Digital Images with Palouse Tree.

This means that 2 out of a possible 5 Northumbria Trophies this year have been awarded to SPS members.

North East Wildlife Competition

NCPF Website Updates

The following update has been made to the NCPF web site since the last update message and all can be accessed here.

1. Home Page
Notice from Portfolio Secretary

2. Latest News Items
Sunderland PA Celebrate their 125th Anniversary this season. Read Arnold’s update of the club’s history.

3. PAGB E-news
Edition 73 has been uploaded

4. About the Federation/Executive Minutes
Minutes from the July Executive meeting have been approved and posted on the web site.

5. Affiliated Clubs
Details of club contacts etc updated in line with the contents of the 2012/2013 NCPF Directory

6. Events/Diary
Updated with recent notifications.

7. Events/NCPF Events
i) Booking form and update regarding the Judges Seminar on 14th October 2012
ii) Updates regarding Beamish Trophy (26/10/2012), Presentation Evening (11/11/2012) and NCPF Spectacular (27/10/2013)

8. International Salon/33rd Salon 2013
Results of the 2 Prints Sections have now been posted on the web site.

Guy Davies wins Northumbria Trophy

Congratulations to Guy on being awarded the Northumbria Trophy for the best mono print from an NCPF club member in the NCPF International Print Exhibition which was judged at the weekend.

Early Whitby Photographers Talk

Ruth Wilcock, the author of Whitby Photographers, their lives and their photographs from the 1840s, will be giving a fully illustrated talk on Early Whitby Photographers at Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby, YO21 1RE, on Wednesday 26 September 2012 at 2.15pm. Non-members are welcome, £1.  For more information click here.

New SPS Season

Don't forget our new season starts on Thursday 6th. September. It is an informal evening, when members will have an opportunity to show some of their photographs taken during the summer, so bring along your images on CD's or memory sticks, or if preferred show some of your prints.

We have arranged another excellent programme of events for the coming season, with many quality speakers and a variety of other activities, designed to provide real value for our members.

I look forward to seeing you all on the first evening.

John Davies
Chairman

NCPF Awards Presentation

Attendance will again be at no cost to members.

There will be no tickets issued, but all attendees must register in advance and be allotted a ‘number’.

Members or a representative of winning Clubs due to receive Awards will receive invitation from the President by mail to which response and registration is required by 15th October.

All members may apply, but as there is limited capacity, registrations will be issued on a ‘first come’ basis with the Award winners being afforded priority.

All requests for registration should be submitted by e-mail or telephone – see poster for details.

Evening out to Eston Nab Cancelled

The reason being that there would not be enough time to get up to the Nab for sunset.

Last Summer Evening Meeting of the Year

Weather permitting a group of club members are planning to go to Eston Nab this evening.  Meet at 7.30 pm in the lay-by on the eastbound carriageway of the A171 just after the terrace of houses after passing Flatts Lane but before the pub.

PAGB e-news 73

Please click on this link to see Issue 73 of e-news from the PAGB which has lots of the best photographs from Warwick and much more.

PAGB E-News Issue 72

Issue 72 of the PAGB E-News, which has News from Warwick,  the complete list of FIAP Distinction recipients from the 2012 PAGB Application and results and winning photos from the Inter-Federation Print competition can be seen by clicking here.

NCPF International Exhibition

33rd Northern Counties International Salon of Photography

Closing Date:- Friday 16th August 2012 Less than 4 weeks away

The NCPF would like to extend this invitation to all members to enter your own salon. It is YOUR chance to showcase YOUR work to the whole photographic world, but also to support the efforts of your colleagues, who put so much effort into making this event respected worldwide.

Don’t miss out; don’t forget to submit your entry. THERE IS STILL TIME!

ALL sections in this event are carried out under the patronage of FIAP, PSA and the RPS. Medals and Awards have been granted by all three patrons as well as our own NCPF awards. We expect that at least 1 in 4 entries will be accepted. A full colour catalogue will be sent to all entrants.

This year’s event has FIVE Sections:-
Monochrome Prints (PPD)
Colour Prints (PPD)
General PDI (CPID)
Nature PDI (ND)
Photo-Travel PDI (PTD)

The calendar is as follows:-
Closing date:- . . . . 16th Aug 2012
Selection . . . . 31st Aug/9th Sep 2012
Notification . . . . . . . . 19th Sept 2012
Catalogues . . . . . . . 25th Nov 2012
Prints returned . . . . . . 25th Nov 2012

Full details of all the rules and conditions of entry (including fees), together with Entry Forms can be found in the “International Exhibition” pages of our web site.

HOWEVER for Northern Counties Entrants the following special facilities are available:-
Whilst normally PRINTS should be unmounted, NCPF Entrants can also enter MOUNTED Prints provided that you make arrangements to deliver them to Jane Black. (You can of course deliver unmounted prints directly to Jane)
Normally Prints will not be returned unless return postage is paid in addition to the Entry Fee. However, provided NCPF entrants make their own arrangements to collect them from Jane Black (whether Mounted or Unmounted), then that return postage charge can be avoided..
Combined Club entries delivered to and collected from Jane are also welcome.
The Entry Forms for Prints and Digital Projected Images are SEPARATE and must be completed ON-LINE please.
ON-LINE entry and PayPal are available for the ALL Sections, Prints and Projected Images
Please remember that you DO NOT need to have a PayPal account to pay by PayPal. All you need is a credit card. If a club wishes to make a single joint entry fee payment then individual entrants should ignore the automatic link to PayPal on each entry Form and one member should make the payment (again all you need is a Credit Card) by going to https://www.paypal-marketing.co.uk/sendmoney/index.htm and paying the amount to NCPF at ncpfsalon@btinternet.com
We look forward to receiving your entry to this prestigious event.

Dales Workshop 28th. July

There is a spare place on this Chris Ceaser workshop, as Barbara Dumphy has unfortunately had to withdraw.
If any member is interested in going please let me know and I will provide them with the details, and they can make arrangements to reimburse Barbara the £40 she has paid.

PAGB E-News Issue 71

Please click on this link to see Issue 71 of e-news from the PAGB which has the 4th and final featured MPAGB success from the April Adjudication.

NCPF Website Updates

The following update has been made to the NCPF web site since the last update message and all can be accessed here.

1.      About the Federation/Executive Minutes
The authorised minutes of the May Executive Meeting have been posted.

2.      About the Federation/Rolls of Honour
Following on from a suggestion from one of our members, we have created a page to celebrate those who have been honoured by the NCPF for their service to their clubs and/or the federation.

3.      Events/Diary and NCPF Events
A number of updates including the date on next year’s NCPF Annual Competitions and details of an exhibition being mounted by Ashington Co-op CC.

4.      International Salon/33rd Salon 2013
Both the On-Line Prints and PDI Entry Forms are now live and open for entries.
Please be aware that notwithstanding anything in the rules an conditions, members of NCPF Clubs can enter Mounted Prints and get them back afterwards with the following proviso. You can do so as long as you make the necessary arrangements to deliver your entry to Jane Black’s home address prior to the closing date. Club Entries are also welcome. You should if you want them returned also make arrangements to have them collected from that address, which will obviate you from the excess charge for return by postal service.  This also applies if you wish to enter ‘un-mounted prints’.

NCPF Website Updates

The following update has been made to the NCPF web site since the last update message and all can be accessed here.
1.      International Salon/33rd Salon 2013
The On-Line and Manual Entry Forms for the two Print Sections are now live.
Please be aware that notwithstanding anything in the rules an conditions, members of NCPF Clubs can enter Mounted Prints and get them back afterwards with the following proviso. You can do so as long as you make the necessary arrangements to deliver your entry to Jane Black’s home address prior to the closing date. You should if you want them returned also make arrangements to have them collected from that address, which will obviate you from the excess charge for return by postal service.  This also applies if you wish to enter ‘un-mounted prints’.

2.      Knowledge Base
The PDF download “Starting Out on the Exhibition Trail” and the “Distinctions Page” have been updated to take account of the substantial changes that FIAP have made a) to the criteria for their AFIPA, EFIAP and MFIAP distinctions and b) to the Dossier files that you must use to prepare applications for their awards.

3.      Events/NCPF Diary
A number of updates to the Diary Listing, including an additional Lecture by Des Clinton in September and an Exhibition celebrating Whitley bay’s Diamond Jubilee.

4.      News Item
A more personal item this time. Mavis and Alan McCormick of Hexham PS seek your support of their son who is competing in the Olympic Games

PAGB E-News 70

Please click on this link to see Issue 70 of e-news from the PAGB which is an obituary special for John Wells - a very busy and popular lecturer whose company a great many amateur photographers have enjoyed.

It is unusual to run such a special but Rod Wheelans received so many comments from John's friends that he thought it appropriate in this case.

We had booked John to lecture at SPS during the 2012-2013 season and I am very saddened that his life was cut short and members did not have the chance to experience the magic of seeing John in action.

NCPF Website Updates

The following update has been made to the NCPF web site since the last update message and all can be accessed here.

1.      Diary
         An entry and poster for the RPS Northern AV Group event on 14th July at Houghton Village Hall.

2.      News Items
         Catching up now with a few items:-
         1)      The illustrated story from the 2012 Beamish Weekend.
         2)      Details of all those from NCPF who gained Awards from FIAP in this year’s batch of      application via PAGB.
         3)      The PAGB 2012 Alliance Inter-Federation Prints Competition was held this month, we have the results.
        4)      Sad to report that we have lost another Past President of the Federation; Tom Fearn APAGB.

3.      PAGB ‘e-news’
         Issue no.69 is now uploaded to the web site

4.      Competitions/Annual Competitions
         Minor corrections have been made to the published results.
         (Please note, due to the amount of work involved in this type of correction, no more will now be made)

Saltwick Bay outing

We haven't been very successful with the summer outings so far this year - but the next one is planned for next Monday, 2nd July, to Saltwick Bay. We will car share from Stokesley, for those interested, leaving at 7.30 - or otherwise park and meet up at the Whitby Holiday Park caravan site around 8.20pm.

Email simon(AT)sandlallen.co.uk if you are interested in the car share. See the website for a few more details and link to a useful guide to photography at the Bay.

Since we will stay until after sunset, bring a torch - and wellies or something similar as there may be some paddling!

PAGB E-News 69

Click here to download the latest PAGB E-News

IN THIS ISSUE

2     Christine Widdall MPAGB in her own pictures
3     Christine Widdall MPAGB contd.
4     Meet the EC – Roy Lambeth CPAGB BPE2*
5      Meet the EC – Richard Speirs DPAGB
6     Your invitation to the Inter-Club PDI Championship
7     hAVe your say
8     Advert
9     APM – The L&CPU Mentoring Scheme
10     The Art of Photography – Sir George Pollock Bt.
11        … and finally

Monochrome North - a photography exhibition by Neil Bage

Neil was born in County Durham, spending most of his childhood
and youth outdoors, where he developed an interest in drawing.
Photography was a natural progression, and Neil quickly established a
preference for black and white landscapes and seascapes, taking
inspiration from the beautiful scenery of the local area.

Monday 25th June to Saturday 14th July from 10 am to 4 pm
Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland, County
Durham, DL14 7NP