Taylor Wessing deadline Tuesday, June 12th

First Prize £15,000

Entry is closing on Tuesday for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2018, the leading international photographic portrait competition, celebrating and promoting the very best in contemporary portrait photography. 

With a first prize of £15,000, the Prize has established a reputation for creativity and excellence, with works submitted by a range of photographers, from leading professionals to talented amateurs and the most exciting emerging artists. 

The competition is open to everyone aged 18 and over.

Closing date: 12 June 2018

#PhotoPrize

Enter here:
https://tinyurl.com/yd42ua7h

Out with the Old - In with the New

Make the evening go with a Fizz

The meeting of EHHPS which takes place on Thursday 7th June marks the end of an era - our last in the Town Hall, at least for the foreseeable future - before we start the new season in September at the Brentham Club.  It also marks the end of one Presidency, and the beginning of another, as a new committee is elected at the AGM.

After the AGM - Prizes, as the winners of the aggregate competitions, and the Switch Trophy are announced.

To mark the occasion, the committee has decided to add a little Sparkle (and Nibbles) to the half-time refreshments so do come along and make this an occasion to remember.

Invitation to view Field End Exhibition

Amanda Wright has received an invitation from Field End PS to view their exhibition:

Field End Photographic Society exhibition is currently on at the Cow Byre in Ruislip until Saturday 9th June.  There are about 90 prints and a 10 minute digital presentation on show.

Venue: the nearest address is 38 Bury St, Ruislip HA4 7SU.

There are adjacent tea rooms providing refreshment.

EHHPS Members Successful in the Watford Salon

Amanda Hodge, Shaun Hodge, Ania Taylor and Dennis Durack achieved success in the inaugural Watford Salon

In the Open Colour class:

Amanda Hodge was Highly Commended for Up and Away and had an acceptance for Spotty

Shaun Hodge was Highly Commended for Balance And Strength and Morning Dance and had an acceptance for Autumn 

Ania Taylor had acceptances for Clematis, Cosmos and Tweedle Dum

Dennis Durack had acceptances for Cuban Highway and Flamenco Swirls

In the Monochrome Class:

Shaun Hodge was Highly Commended for Almost Perfect and had acceptances for Legs and Viking Princess

Dennis Durack was Highly Commended for Nine Nudes in a Box and had acceptances for Back to Front and Silhouette Dance

Their  images, and the full results can be seen here

CACC Course: Judging and interpreting in Photography

Following on from Amanda Wright's highly successful session 'Through the Judge's Eye' we have now received details from the CACC of their one day course.  CACC Chair Mark Buckley-Sharp writes:

"CACC exists to do things which each club would find difficult on its own. High in our priorities is recruitment and training of judges and speakers. Usually each year we run judge training with a pair of workshops for those who have volunteered. We are now extending that to offer a free workshop for anyone who might be interested in becoming a judge or indeed anyone interested in how the 'judging' process works.

This workshop is free, although we do require advance bookings and participants need to bring their own lunch. The timescale is short, as the workshop is on Sunday 3rd June (three weeks) at Amersham."
Further details below - those interested are encouraged to book as soon as possible.

The Ron Wake Competition

From Amanda Wright:

The Ron Wake was held in Harrow on Tuesday evening and was judged by Colin Harrison.
Seven clubs entered 7 images from which he had to select 20. EHHPS didn’t fare quite as well as we have done in recent years with only two selected from our seven.

They were:

Going Gaga by Shaun Hodge
Mauricia by Paul Mason

Congratulations to both and fingers crossed for the final, which is in September.

Dennis Durack Achieves International Success

Congratulations to Dennis Durack whose image "Dancing to Violin" won him an award from the International Salon Portrait Circuit of Serbia, Bulgaria, Israel and Austria. The award was "PORTRAIT CIRCUIT 2018, Israel, PEOPLE AND STREET - (color or monochrome), Dancing to Violin, 24 / 19, ICS praise 2, A"

Dennis hopes others may be encouraged to enter such competitions.

Panel of Prints 2018: Winner

Many congratulations to Rajan Adhikari who won this year's Panel of Prints competition with his panel 'Cryptic CityScape'. 

Raj's entry just edged out Ania Dudzinska's 'Botanicals' in a close fought competition in which Judge Dave Hipperson held back four entries.

External Competitions Closing Soon

The following external competitions which may be of interest to members have closing dates in April:

The RPS International Photography Exhibition: Closes 4th April

The Watford Salon: Closes 8th April

The London Salon:  Closes 15 April

EHHPS PubSec

Reminder: CACC Championship Day, Sunday 18th March

The Chiltern Association of Camera clubs (CACC) 'Championship Day takes place on Sunday 18th March in Amersham.  The day includes the 'Chiltern 100' and Print and Projected Championships, with an expected entry of two to three hundred images in each of the three sections, offering a chance to see the work of other clubs assessed by national level judges.

The Photography Show at the Birmingham NEC Runs from 17th-20th March so it is easily possible to take in both events for a feast of photography.

For further details and timings please see the poster below, and the 'Events and Meetings' page of the EHHPS website.

Rosebowl Results

Amanda Wright has provided the scores from the Rosebowl rounds.  Unfortunately, on this occasion, we did not progress to the next stage.

Watford CC: Salon of Photography Now Open

As mentioned by Martin Patten, our judge last week, we have received the following from the President of Watford Camera Club:

"I am writing to invite you, the members of your camera club and anyone else whom you know that has an interest in photography to enter our inaugural Salon of Photography.  Our salon is open to everybody and not just members of camera clubs.  We also have a dedicated Junior section to allow those under 18 to compete against people of their own age.

Key dates

Entries close on Sunday 8th April 2018
Selection Date  Saturday 14th April 2018
Results Posted  by Sunday May 13th 2018

The selector is Micki Aston CPAGB

There is an open colour and an open monochrome section for those over 18 and a junior section for those under 18

This year our salon will be supporting the local branch of the MS Society.  For full details and  terms and conditions of entry, please visit our website at Watfordcameraclub.org.uk.

If you would like further information please feel free to contact us"

mencap: New Framed Prints Required For Sale

Jane Arnold-Forster and Amanda Wright recently visited the Mencap shop as they would like to refresh the selection of EHHPS images which they have for sale.

Amanda writes: "I have emailed some of you who have prints there already but we also have space for at least 5 more ready to hang plus 2 portrait format with command strips.

Saleable subjects please, let me or Jane know if you are interested."

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2017: Coming to EHHPS Soon

Our talks season got off to an excellent start when our first speaker, Andy Sands, won the Ron Wake Trophy.

But it gets even better:  our speaker on November 9th, Benjamin Graham, as just won Landscape Photographer of the year 2017

This is Benjamin's second visit to EHHPS, and he also hosted an early morning photoshoot for us in Paddington.  Congratulations to Benjamin, and we look forward to a great turnout.

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Will Cheung at Hemel Hempstead: 17 November

We have received an invitation from Hemel Hempstead Photographic Society who are celebrating their 80th Anniversary with a Lecture from Will Cheung FRPS on Friday 17th November:

Hemel write: "We are delighted to have secured William Cheung FRPS to speak at our very special 80th Anniversary Lecture to be held on Friday 17th November at the Bennetts End Community Centre, 24 Bennetts End Road, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8EW. Will is well known to many of you and has been a member of the specialist photographic press for 30 years. He is currently editing Photography News, a free tabloid-sized monthly newspaper. His talk is called “My Passion for Photography” and is very much about encouraging members to take pictures for themselves and enjoy their camera, while aiming to improve their work. It should be a fascinating evening."

Tickets are £10
Contact: 
Mike Mitchell
Programme Secretary HHPS
07770 647353

CACC Event Information for Autumn 2017

Amanda had received from the CACC a summary of the External Competitions currently available.

As the new season starts, there are many events where Clubs and their members are able to participate. Hopefully they are of interest but, with so many events, timescales are complex.

Within CACC

Your Locality
Most Clubs join in the Chilterns Rosebowl, and you may have local inter-Club events all with their detailed hosting and timetables.

XRR Visions
Individual members can submit 3 projected images for the fee of £5. Entries, preferably on- line, by Saturday 28th October. The event is at XRR, 8pm, Wednesday 29th November. Groups of 3 individual entries can be nominated as a Club. www.xrrphoto.org.uk

Chiltern ImageZ Exhibition
Individual members can submit 3 prints for the fee of £5. The closing date is Wednesday 29th November, with a collection point at XRR Visions. The selection commentary is at ImageZ, 7pm, Sunday 3rd December, when unselected prints can be collected. The selected prints will be shown at the Queens Park Centre, Aylesbury between 23rd January and 9th February, after which prints can be collected. www.imagezcameraclub.co.uk

PAGB Events

Detailed rules and timetable information are on the PAGB website www.thepagb.org.uk and the following are only summaries.

Inter-Club Print Championship
Amersham PS and Harpenden PS are our Clubs taking part at Blackburn on Sunday 29th October, but anyone can attend. Tickets at £10 must be purchased in advance, and a ticket form is on the PAGB website.

GB Trophies (Prints)

Clubs can enter for either or both of the Open and Nature trophies for the fee of £0.50p per print. Entries (each trophy) are for between 4 and 24 unmounted prints, with not more than 4 per photographer.There are detailed numbers and quotas for a Club to win a trophy, but any individual print can win an award, and prints are selected to make display albums for showing at PAGB events. 

The closing date for on-line entry is 30th October. The entry system provides barcode labels for the prints and the prints must be received by 3rd November. However, make the entry earlier and there is a collection point at the Print Championship on 29th October.

The ‘masters of print’ Exhibition

Individual members can enter up to 5 unmounted prints for the fee of £10. Each print may be in any one of the categories of Monochrome, Colour, or Nature. The Exhibiiton will be in London from 4th to 15th December, and may be at other venues later.

The closing date for on-line entry is 21st October. The entry system provides barcode labels for the prints and the prints must be received by 25th October (post) or there is a collection point at the Print Championship on 29th October.

FIAP Distinctions
Individual members can apply for FIAP Distinctions and there are detailed criteria, procedures and a timetable on the PAGB website.

GB Cups (Projected)
Early information about this event where Clubs enter projected images, and the closing date will be made available in January.

CACC Flyer

New 'Portrait' Category for the 2017-18 Season

At the recent AGM there was general support for a proposal to move ‘Portraits’ from the Open category into a separate, additional category.  The Committee proposes to adopt the proposal for the 2017-18 season, and will review the success or otherwise of the move before adopting the new category long term.  

In the coming season there will therefore be three categories for each competition - both Print and Projected. An overall limit of four images across the categories per competition applies as previously, with a maximum three images in any one category:

Set Subject: - there is no change to this category.

Portrait:  This covers any image where the main subject is a person or people who are posing or otherwise acting under the general direction and control of the photographer, whether in a studio or location, lit or otherwise.   ‘Street’ Photography and similar observational/candid images of people are not included in this category, and would remain in the ’Open’ category.

Open: This category includes any image other than those covered by the Portrait category, including ‘Street’ Photography or similar observational/candid images of people where they are not under the direction or control of the photographer.

The decision relating to the appropriate category for ‘People’ pictures is left to the author, based on the guidelines above.  However, should a judge feel that an image has been entered into an inappropriate category they may, at their discretion, mark down the image.

PAGB 'Masters of Print' Competition

Amanda Wright is very excited about a new Print Competition and associated exhibition from the PAGB:

There are three categories:

• Monochrome Prints
• Colour Prints
• Nature Prints

Each author may enter a maximum of five unmounted prints overall (sizes in the Rules - linked below). After closed judging, 50-60 prints will be selected for exhibition, maximum one print per author.  Whilst earlier images are not excluded, the Judges and Selectors will give priority to work which has not already been widely exhibited.  The exhibition prints will be mounted by the PAGB in 60cm x 60cm frames.

Further details

The closing date for on-line entries is Saturday 21st October. The full timetable is here

The Rules

The PAGB Flyer

2017-2018 Set Subjects updated

Competition Secretary Emmanuel has completed the allocation of the previously published Set Subjects to competition dates for the full 2017-18 season.  The Events section of the EHHPS website has been updated accordingly. 

Please find a summary list, with dates, below:

New Season's Programme Updated

Emmanuel (Competitions Secretary) and Kristin (Programme Secretary) have now updated the Events and Meetings section to cover all Judges, Set Subjects and Events well into January.  The remainder of the 2017-18 season is complete in outline form, and the overall list of Set Subjects was published in News immediately after the AGM in June.