NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2015

SCOTLAND

Scottish Region

Nice Place for Lunch – Ian Mitchell ARPS

CONTENTS

Advisory Days 2 A and L Advisory Day Travel Advisory Day One of only three in 2016 Photoforums 5 events throughout the region Print Exhibition Members print exhibition in 9 venues throughout Scotland Celebration of Distinctions A chance to see a number of successes from this year

Eventsfor2016

AdvisoryDays,Photoforums,

ExhibitionandCelebrationof

Distinctions

Fulldetailsinside:BookNow

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2016willbegoodfortheregionwithmoreexhibitionvenues.Ilookforwardtoseeingasmanymembers

andguestsatevents.Ifyouhaveanideaforaneventandfeelitwouldbesupported,pleasecontactmeto

seeifwecanorganisesomethingfortheScottishmembers.

IamverygratefultotheAreaRepresentativesandothermembersoftheSocietywhomanagetheexhibition

throughouttheyear,organisingthehangingandtransfer.Withouttheircontinuedbackgroundsupport,this

exhibitionwouldnotbethesuccessitis.IamdelightedthatwehavefournewRepresentatives:Doug

BerndtARPS,LauraHudsonMackayLRPS,IanRobertsonLRPSandReginaVerheyen.

Photoforumdayswhichrunwiththesupportofthepanelmemberswhogiveuptheirtimefreely.Iwould

liketothankRoyRobertsonHonFRPS,SandyClelandFRPS,PeterPatersonFRPSHazelFrostFRPS,Karen

BerryFRPS,RikkiO’NeillFRPS,DouglasMayFRPS.

PeterPatersonFRPSisinchargeofthewebsite(http://www.rps.org/region/Scotland)fortheregion,and

anynews,orimagesshouldbeemailedtohim(peter@ramseytullis.freeserve.co.uk)forinclusion,or

enteredasaportfolioontheRPSwebsiteviathememberssection.

AsthoseofyouwhohavegivenpermissionfortheRPStocontactyouviaemailwillknow,Ihaveusedthis

systemofcommunicationtosendoutinformationinadvanceofthenewsletter.

YourSocietyrepresentativesinScotland

RegionalOrganiser JamesFrostFRPS 11WedaleView,Stow,Borders,TD12SJ

(07881856294) james.frost11@btinternet.com

AreaRepresentatives

Borders IanOliverLRPS ian@ianoliverphoto.co.uk

Central Positionvacant

Dumfries LauraHudsonMackayLRPS info@hudsonmackay.com

Edinburgh DougBerndtARPS dugber@blueyonder.co.uk

Fife DonaldStewartFRPS donaldtstewart@aol.com

Grampian AndyHayesLRPS andyshayes@btinternet.com

Highland MikeTibbsLRPS mike@mtibbs.wanadoo.co.uk

Shetland ReginaVerheyen regina_verheyen@yahoo.co.uk

Strathclyde IanRobertsonLRPS j.robertson15@ntlworld.com

Tayside VerityWedderburn-OgilvyLRPS wedd.og@gmail.com

Website PeterPatersonFRPS peter@ramseytullis.freeserve.co.uk

RegionalGroupsTheVisualArtGroupAnnualExhibitionwillbeondisplayin68GtKingSt,Edinburgh,duringAugust

Strathclydemembers–contactHarryMillerLRPS(hsm50@aol.com)

TheDigitalImagingGroup–contactDougBerndtARPS(digscotland@rps.org)

TheScottishContemporaryGroup–contactDavidFellsLRPS(david.fells@btinternet.com)

JamesFrostFRPS,RegionalOrganiser

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Member’sPrintExhibition2015/16

Member’sPrintExhibition2016/17

January2016

6th–30th

EdenCourtTheatre

BishopsRd,Inverness

IV35SA

MikeTibbsLRPS,

mike@mtibbs.wanadoo.co.uk

January30thto

February27th

AberdeenArtsCentre

33KingSt,Aberdeen

AB245AA

AndyHayesLRPS

andyshayes@btinternet.com

March18thto

April16th

IslesburghCommunityCentre

Lerwick

ZE10EQ

ReginaVerheyen

regina_verheyen@yahoo.co.uk

April26thto

May21st

RothesSquare

Glenrothes,Fife

KY75NX

DonaldStewartFRPS,

Donaldtstewart@aol.com

May28thto

June25th

PenicuikCommunityArts

Association,Penicuik

EH269DL

DougBerndtARPS

dugber@blueyonder.co.uk

August Venuetobeconfirmed Tobeconfirmed

September VenuetobeorganisedIanRobertsonLRPS

j.robertson15@ntlworld.com

October

7th–26th

TheCloudHouse,3Townfoot,

Stow,ScottishBorders

TD12NQ

IanOliverLRPS,

ian@ianoliverphoto.co.uk

NovemberShambellieHouse,NewAbbey,

DG28HQ

LauraHudsonMackayLRPS

info@hudsonmackay.com

January2017

EdenCourtTheatre

BishopsRd,Inverness

IV35SA

MikeTibbsLRPS,

mike@mtibbs.wanadoo.co.uk

February2017

AberdeenArtsCentre

33KingSt,Aberdeen

AB245AA

AndyHayesLRPS

andyshayes@btinternet.com

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Member’sPrintExhibitionList2015/16

Title Photographer

1 VenetianInterior CatherineClelandLRPS

2 SleepingwithSuzy DavidFellsLRPS

3 TorshavnHarbour,FaroeIslands AlanKinroyLRPS

4 PhotoFinish MikeTibbsLRPS

5 CustomLambretta GrahameSmithLRPS

6 Corkheads SteveWhittakerARPS

7 YoungMonkinBagan JamesFrostFRPS

8 GoingfortheNet KarenBerryFRPS

9 GehryReconstructed AlastairCochraneARPS

10 SecuredTime AlanGrayLRPS

11 ShallWeDance EricBegbieLRPS

12 SandDrift BarbaraSellarsLRPS

13 WinterDawn-Rannoch IanTullyARPS

14 StormRising AndyHayesLRPS

15 Chrissie JohnMcNairnLRPS

16 LastStop JohnUrquhart

17 AttheBar EionJohnstonARPS

18 Malcesine,Italy MargaretKayARPS

19 Chaste NicolaShepherdLRPS

20 CalcuttaStreet HazelMasonFRPS

21 ByLochAffric DavidFiddesLRPS

22 Lochannah-Achlaise IanOliverLRPS

23 BuachailleEtiveMor JimWhyteLRPS

24 TheVineyard SandyClelandFRPS

25 HollywoodStar DougBerndtARPS

26 Falling ChristineEltheringtonLRPS

27 TheGardenShed DouglasAndersonLRPS

28 TheOldWood DavidMcCarthyLRPS

29 Windmill MargaretCampbellARPS

30 Steppingout EileenSutherlandLRPS

31 Anemone AudreyPeddieLRPS

32 FrozenTulips BrendaThompsonLRPS

33 Black-veinedWhiteonButterflyOrchid JohnSimpson

34 HareGrooming MaryGibsonLRPS

35 NicePlaceforLunch IanMitchellARPS

36 SwanLake KenNessARPS

37 Scarista PeterPatersonFRPS

38 BrilliantEmeralddragonfly(female) RoyRobertsonhonFRPS

39 SipadanReefscape,Malaysia RosemaryGilliesARPS

40 TheLostVase PatNess

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Distinctions

Advisoryday

Saturday16thJanuary

10:30am—4.00pm

BridgeofAllanChurch

Hall,KeirStreet

BridgeofAllan

FK94NW

Thisdayhasbeenorganisedforallthoseworking

towardstheLicentiateandAssociate(Creativeand

PictorialandNature)Assessment.Adayopentoboth

membersandnon-membersoftheSociety,thisis

intendedtoassistanyoneconsideringanapplication

totheDistinctionsPanels.

Tea/coffeeprovided.

Cost:£15ifbringingwork(£20non-members),£10

ifobserving.

Lunch:bringapackedlunch

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

ScottishRegion

Members’Print

Exhibition

selection

AGM

Sunday6thMarch

10.30am—4.00pm

Edinburgh

PhotographicSociety

68GtKingStreet,

Edinburgh

EH36QU

Bringyourprintswithyou,andjoinintheselection

oftheexhibition—alwaysanenjoyableandlively

day!

Exhibitionentryand/orattendontheday:£8.

Pleaseadviseifattending.Tea/coffeeprovided,

bringapackedlunch.

TheAGMwillbeheldimmediatelyafterlunch.

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

PhotoForum

Lasswade

Sunday10thApril

10.30am—4.00pm

MidlothianCC

7PoltonRoad,

Lasswade,EH181AB

Aninformaldaytomeetmembers—bringyour

photographsonthedayfordiscussionandcomment.

Cost:£8(£10-non-members)

Tea/coffeeprovided.Bringapackedlunch.

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

SpecialTravel

Day

With

LeoPalmer

FRPS

Saturday4thJune

10:30am—4.00pm

BridgeofAllanChurch

Hall,KeirStreet

BridgeofAllan

FK94NW

TheTravelPanelChair,LeoPalmerFRPS,will

discusswhatmakeatravelpanel,referring

tosuccessfultraveldistinctionpanelsandhisown

images.Intheafternoonpotentialtravelpanelswill

beshownandgivenadvice.Hewillbesupportedby

anewtravelpanelmemberJamesFrostFRPS.

Cost:£15ifbringingwork(£18non-members),£10

ifobserving(£12–non-member).

Tea/coffeeprovided.Pleasebringalunch

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

PhotoForum

Larkhall

Sunday26thJune

10.30am—4.00pm

Venuetobeconfirmed

Aninformaldaytomeetmembers—bringyour

photographsonthedayfordiscussionandcomment.

Cost:£8(£10-non-members).Tea/coffeeprovided.

Bringapackedlunch.

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

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PhotoForum

NorthEast

Sunday14thAugust

10.30am—4.00

Venuetobeconfirmed

Aninformaldaytomeetmembers—bringyour

photographsonthedayfordiscussionandcomment.

Cost:£8(£10-non-members).Tea/coffeeprovided.

Bringapackedlunch.

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

Distinctions

Advisoryday

Saturday3rdSeptember

10:30am—4.00pm

BridgeofAllanChurch

Hall,KeirStreet

BridgeofAllan

FK94NW

Thisdayhasbeenorganisedforallthoseworking

towardstheLicentiateandAssociate

(Conceptual&ContemporaryandApplied)

Assessment.Adayopentobothmembersandnon-

membersoftheSociety,thisisintendedtoassist

anyoneconsideringanapplicationtotheDistinctions

Panels.

Tea/coffeeprovided.

Cost:£15ifbringingwork(£20non-members),£10

ifobserving.

Lunch:bringapackedlunch

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

PhotoForum

Dingwall

Sunday30thOctober

10.30am-4.00pm

DingwallCameraClub

EagleHouse,Dingwall

Aninformaldaytomeetmembers—bringyour

photographsonthedayfordiscussionandcomment.

Cost:£8(£10-non-members).Tea/coffeeandlunch

provided.

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

PhotoForum

Edinburgh

Sunday6thNovember

10.30am-4.00pm

Edinburgh

PhotographicSociety

68GtKingStreet,

Edinburgh

EH36QU

Aninformaldaytomeetmembers—bringyour

photographsonthedayfordiscussionandcomment.

Cost:£8(£10-non-members).Tea/coffeeandlunch

provided.

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

Celebration

Of

Distinctions

Saturday3rdDecember

10:30am—4.00pm

BridgeofAllanChurch

Hall,KeirStreet

BridgeofAllan

FK94NW

AnopportunitytoseeL,AandFdistinction

successesfrom2016

Cost:£8(£10-non-members).Tea/coffeeprovided.

Bringapackedlunch.

ContactJamesFrost(james.frost11@btinternet.com)

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ShallweDance–EricBegbieLRPS

PrintExhibition2016/17

Eachmembermaysubmitupto4prints.Allworkmustbeentirelythephotographer’sownwork.

Entriesmustbemounted,size50x40cm.Ifsubmittingbypost,packingusedforsendingthework

shouldbesuitableforreturningentries.Entryfeeplusreturnpostageifrequired,shouldbesent

withtheentryform,chequespayableto‘RPSScotland’.Eachentryshouldhavethetitleandthephotographer’snameandaddressclearlywrittenontheback.

ExhibitionEntry (Pleaseindicateifavailablefor

sale)

1 ………………………………………. 2 ……………………………………...

3 …………………………………… 4 ……………………………………

Name ……………………………………….RPS

Distinction ……………………………………...

Address ………………………………………. Phone ……………………………………

……………………………………….

………………………………………. Email ……………………………………

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BookingForm–RPSScotland2016DistinctionsAdvisoryDay:

BridgeofAllanSat16thJanuary

£15withportfolio

£20non-members

£10observing

ExhibitionSelection+AGM:

EdinburghSun6thMarch

Entryfee:£8+return

postage

PhotoForum:Lasswade Sun10thApril £8(£10non-members)

SpecialTravelDay:

BridgeofAllanSat4thJune £15withportfolio

£18withportfolio–nonRPS

£10observing

£12observing–nonRPS

PhotoForum:Larkhall Sun26thJune £8(£10non-members)

PhotoForum:NorthEast Sun14thAugust £8(£10non-members)

DistinctionsAdvisoryDay:

BridgeofAllanSat3rdSeptember

£15withportfolio

£20non-members

£10observing

PhotoForum:Dingwall Sun30hOctober £8(£10non-members)

PhotoForum,Edinburgh Sun6thNovember £8(£10non-members)

CelebrationofDistinctions:

EdinburghSat3rdDecember £8(£10non-members)

Names …………………………….. Total

Pleasecompletethisform,andreturnwithpaymentto:

JamesFrostFRPS,11WedaleView,Stow,Borders,TD12SJ.Chequesmadepayableto‘RPSScotland’.