AV Competition Results

The second AV competition was held on the 6th December 2011 with a total of 16 entries. Judging was by the members present on the evening. Congratulations to Joe Bogar who scooped first and second place and to Mark Waterman in third place. Thanks to all who entered and to Val & John for adding up all the scores. The full results are : -

AV comp 6-12-11

Remote Assistance

Did you know that if you use windows, you can get help from another person over the internet?  The newer versions of windows Vista and windows 7 have a very simple method of allowing you to get help from a trusted friend called remote assistance.  It enables you to invite your friend to view what is on your screen and also if it is helpful, you allow them to take over your cursor and take you through something whilst you watch.

It can be very helpful, and if you have sound enabled you can even speak to them, if not a simultaneous phone call can help.

At any time you can take back control by clicking on the appropriate button.  It’s an excellent way to get help whilst both people are not in the same location.

I recently helped one of our members using this tool and it was a very quick way of solving things.

Bear it in mind if you ever have a question that you need answering, but find it difficult to explain… you can call a friend up, show them the problem and they can show you how to solve it…

Rent Photoshop on a Monthly Basis…

I came across this today, might be interesting if you need to use photoshop but cannot afford the initial outlayed required to buy it.  You can subscribe on a month by month basis, or commit to a years worth of monthly subscriptions which works out cheaper…

CS Subscription Editions

Affordable plans, amazing tools

Subscription editions of Adobe® Creative Suite® software are just like regular Creative Suite products — they are installed on your computer and provide all the same features and functionality. Choose a one-year plan for lower payments or a flexible month-to-month plan you can stop and restart as needed. Either way, you’ll have ongoing access to the latest version of your software at no extra charge as long as your subscription remains active. Read the FAQ ›

via CS Subscription Editions.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10

At last Tuesday’s meeting there was a bit of discussion about Adobe Photoshop Elements 10.  You may be interested to know it is available now….

See Here

Print & PDI League Results

These are the full results for the print & PDI leagues for 2010-2011:-

Print League Results 2011

PDI League Results 2011

End of Year Certificates 2010-2011

For those who missed the end of season party here are the 2010-2011 results:

Print League

1. Gordon Scott
2. Joe Bogar
3. Brian Haylock

Digital Image League (Dick & Margaret White Trophy)

1. Joe Bogar
2. Tim Gibson-Ford
3. Gordon Scott

Print of the Year

1. Joe Bogar                         You Want It When
2. Joe Bogar                         A Lifetime In Photography
3. Gordon Scott                      By The Lake

Digital Image of the Year

1. Dave Barton                       Watery Street
2. Joe Bogar                         Dell Quay
3. Mark Freemantle               Eagle Eye

Set Subject Prints – Men/Women at Work (John Voak Trophy)

1. Joe Bogar                         NHS Cuts
2. Joe Bogar                         You Want It When
3. Tim Gibson-Ford             Gondolier

Set Subject PDIs – Street Furniture (Dave Mitchell Trophy)

1. Joe Bogar                         Read The Signs
2. Tim Gibson-Ford             Benches
3. Joe Bogar                         Street Snooze

Enprint Competition (Syd Brown Memorial Trophy)

John Goldsworthy

PDI Foursome

Brian Haylock                  Cats And Birds

AV Competition

Joe Bogar                      Broken Britain

Most Improved Photographer

Geoff Foote

AGM

The club’s AGM will take place on 6 September 2011 at 7.30pm.

• Accounts for 1-1-2011 to 30-6-2011
• AGM Agenda 2011
• image selection meeting

This is the first AGM since the decision was made to move AGMs to September.  The documents above will be of use if you are planning to attend.

Images Wanted From Members

If you are reading this you will be aware that I have recently moved the site to another host which has many benefits to us.

So far, in order to get the site up and running I have used only my own images.

I would like to invite members to submit their own work for display on the website to give a representation of what FPCC is about and capable of.

If you are interested in sharing your work, let Peter Downer know.

Volunteers Wanted

Hello all,

Since moving trhe website to wordpress we are now able to use multiple authors in keeping the site up to date with both club news and useful information for other members (and anyone else who stops by).

It is very simple and I will show anyone interested how easy it is to do; so the question is; is there anyone else interested in contributing to the FPCC website/blog?

If you are interested, just let Peter Downer know and we’ll make arrangements…

Pre AGM Meeting Held

Last week, members of the club tasked with selecting suitable images to represent FPCC in external competitions met with some of the committee to discuss the parameters under which they should proceed.

It was felt that it would be beneficial to have the discussion to avoid any confusion later and prepare the way for anyone asked to undertake the task in the future.

the discussion covered the following points;

• Why are we entering?  is it to win or to showcase members’ work?
• What records do we/should we keep when selecting work?
• How should we select and what are the responsibilities of the selection “team”?
• What constitutes the “selection pool” of images available to the selectors?
• We also discussed format issues (DPI image size etc).

One of the outcomes was that it was agreed to put a motion to the club to change the rules of FPCC’s internal competition to cater for the increased size of PDI images required for club competitions.  It is anticipated that this will be discussed at the AGM next week.

The full notes of the meeting are available from the link below;

FPCC Selection Notes 08-11.