Competition News
Biennial Landscape Cup Competition Results – 2019-20
This is a biennial competition for the Landscape Cup, sponsored by Barbara Fleming, to encourage club members to go out and do more landscape photography. It alternates with our other biennial competition, the Howard [...]
Photo Edit Challenge (Round 1) – May 2020
A little while ago the Club released five unprocessed images (two jpegs and three RAWs, provided by club members) for download. Members were then invited to edit these files any way they [...]
Portfolio Competition Results – April 2020
However, as print handling is impracticable in current circumstances, the competition this year was restricted to digital images. This year our independent judge for the competition was Kathy Chantler ARPS. She is a [...]
PDI Knockout Competition – April 2020
The DI Knockout is, as the Programme puts it, “Our occasional unfair competition to determine, by audience vote, the best picture of the evening. Last man standing wins.” Images (anonymous and randomly [...]
League: Themed Competition Results ‘Geometric’ – March 2020
The competition was therefore run as a “webinar” via Zoom. It was our first foray into the world of internet conferencing for our normal weekly meetings. And it was a great success with only [...]
League: Open 3 Competition Results – February 2020
This was an “open” competition for both prints and projected digital images (PDIs). As usual, the entries displayed a wide variety of subjects, approaches and styles – including wildlife, seascape/marine, travel, landscape, portraiture, creative, [...]
Challenge – Song Title
According to the website, “The subject is ‘Song Title’ and we’d like a portfolio of images, as many as you like within reason, that depict the song title (similar to Pictionary). No real rules [...]
League: Themed Competition Results ‘People’ – January 2020
The set subject, for both prints and projected digital images (PDIs), was “'People”. As usual, the entries displayed a wide variety of subjects, approaches and styles. But street/candid photography and travel shots, in both [...]
League: Open 2 Competition Results – November 2019
This was an “open” competition for both prints and projected digital images (PDIs). As usual, the entries displayed a wide variety of subjects, approaches and styles – including landscape, seascape, cityscape, portraiture, travel, animals, [...]
Chairman’s Challenge – 20 November 2019 (Detail)
Curiously, the Chairman himself was unwell and unable to attend. (I hope you are feeling better now, Mike.) The broad idea, as the “Chairman’s Challenge” was originally introduced at a previous meeting, [...]
Two Hemispheres: 2019 Results
The UK judge for the 2019 Two Hemispheres competition was Jonathan Vaines LRPS CPAGB AFAIP. Jonathan is an experienced photographer and judge who has judged and critiqued at LBPC on several occasions. He [...]
CACC Rosebowl Competition Round 1 – 2019
The Rosebowl Competition is a Projected Digital Images competition between the CACC clubs. 31 clubs are participating this year. It consists of a series of three “rounds”, run from October to February, in [...]
League: Themed Competition Results ‘Yellow’ – October 2019
The set subject, for both prints and projected digital images (PDIs), was “'The Colour Yellow'. The entries displayed an imaginative and creative assortment of subjects – including flowers, insects, lemons, peppers, wellies, fishing net, and [...]
League: Open 1 Competition Results – September 2019
This was an “open” competition for both prints and projected digital images (PDIs). As usual, the entries displayed a wide variety of subjects, approaches and styles – covering landscape, seascape, architecture, portraiture, candid/street, travel, [...]
Print and PDI of the Year Competition Results – June 2019
As the grand climax to the 2018-19 season, our annual Print and Digital Image of the Year competitions took place on Wednesday evening (12 June 2019) with members invited to select their best work of the season. This year the two competitions were again judged by Kathy Chantler ARPS (Chairman of the ImageZ Camera Club at Weston Turville) who has visited LBPC on numerous occasions, both as a judge and as a speaker.
Jubilee Trophy Results (PDI) – May 2019
On Wednesday 22nd May 2019 LBPC hosted the Jubilee Trophy Projected Digital Images Competition. Our judge for this competition was Damon Guy, CACC Committee member as well as leading the CACC Judging Team. Some 30 members and 10 visitors from neighbouring competing clubs attended the Jubilee PDI Competition at LBPC.
Howard Morris Memorial Trophy Competition Results – May 2019
On Wednesday 8th May 2019 members contested the Howard Morris Trophy. This is a biennial competition for monochrome prints established in memory of former club member Howard Morris. It is open to all club members (with no sections) who may submit two prints that have not previously been entered in any league competition.
Portfolio Competition Results – April 2019
The annual, and prestigious, LBPC Portfolio Competition took place on Wednesday 17 April 2019. Entries for this competition consist of three to five prints or digital images to be judged as a panel. This is an open subject competition, in colour or monochrome (monochrome meaning the image is developed or executed in black and white or in varying tones of only one colour). But the images must show some link – such as a common colour, subject or shape – identifiable by the judge.
Guest Speakers
Videography
Bernie has been passionate about photography ever since his parents bought him his first camera when he was just 11 years old. He is a (now retired) portrait and wedding photographer. [...]
Photographing Motion
He gave us a fascinating presentation on the lives and photographic achievements of “A Pair of Pioneers” – Eadweard Muybridge and Harold “Doc” Edgerton. First Eadweard Muybridge, born Edward Muggeridge, 1830 [...]
Getting Started with Portraiture
The photography website that Damon runs can be found at http://www.photokonnexion.com Damon has been a keen photographer all his life and a professional for the last twelve years. As well as [...]
Long Exposures
More of Alex’s work can be found at https://www.alexharephotography.com/ He is also on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Alex is a professional landscape and commercial photographer He also teaches photography, including in [...]
Barbie Lindsay – Barbie’s Pic & Mix
More of Barbie’s work can be seen at http://www.barbielindsay.co.uk which is packed with all manner of images. Barbie is a leading creative photographer. She describes herself as “a little unconventional” and [...]
Members Evening: David Manning Prints
The meeting was also recorded for those members who were unable to attend in person. We began our return with a print evening as our very own David Manning ARPS entertained [...]