A word from the Chairman

The images from the recent photowalk in Manchester look great in spite of the weather. Sue is planning a trip to Buxton on August 16th, please let her know if you want to go along.

I've recently signed up to receive a daily Photosnack to my inbox. This email shows you an image for a different photographer everyday with a link to their website if you want to delve further. The images I've seen are very good and it is a useful source of inspiration.  Click this link PHOTOSNACK | Tomasz Trzebiatowski | Substack  if you want to subscribe.

That's all from me, don't forget to sign up for next year by the end of the month if you want to get the discount.

All the best, David

Here is a reminder of a couple of summer projects

Project Group

A reminder of the summer projects

1.' What I did over the summer’  This is quite open,  it could be for example a (few) holiday images, a Personal Project (if you do not have one, why not?) , your first experiences with a new camera or lens, some experiments with software and post processing  or ????????……………. it's up to you!

Next seasons competition subjects

From David Hardy

I promised the membership that I would announce the themes for next season's competitions before the summer break but have just realised that it is upon us and I haven't done so yet.

So here they are. Please would you include them in a newsletter in the near future.

 Comp 1.       DPI.         Open mono.        Theme.. Flight

 Comp 2.       Print.       Open colour.        Theme.. Long exposure

 Comp 3.       DPI.        Open mono.         Theme.. Lowry

 Comp 4.       DPI.        Open colour.         Theme.. Emotions

 Comp 5.       Print.      Open mono.          Theme.. Sport & games

 Comp 6.       DPI.        Open colour.         Theme.. Abstract/Surreal

 As always it is up to the individual how he/she chooses to interpret the theme. Hopefully some of the interpretations will 

showcase imagination and individuality.

 I realise that long exposure is also a project group theme for the summer but don't see that as a problem. Not all the members attend the project group and perhaps it will encourage some of the project group who do not usually enter the competitions to do so, and anyway, we thought of it first!

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan

It includes Lightroom and Photoshop.
This is currently only available to Prime members.

Amazon currently have a deal were you can purchase a 12 month subscription for £71.99 (-40%). It has an auto renewing subscription or a one time purchase option.

1 year Auto-renewing subscription

£71.99/year  for the first 1 year

This subscription renews every 1 year for £118.79/year

This isn't as cheap as affinity, but it seems a good deal if you want to dip your toe into photoshop.

An exhibition

Cameras at the ready... a new exhibition comes to Port Sunlight this summer 

From 8 June to 1 September, The BPPA - The British Press Photographers' Association's annual exhibition celebrating the best of press photography from the past year arrives from London to Wirral for the first time.

 Assignments 2024 will take over the village's historic Bridge Cottage.

 Entry is free, donations welcome.

Start planning your summer visit: portsunlightvillage.com

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