Hi all John Chamberlin certainly served us up a treat with wildlife from around the world. High standards indeed. We also had our first practical outing to the Stoke Prior Steam Rally. Lots of steam traction engines of all sizes, plus vintage motorcycles, cars and trucks. There were plenty of people in period costume and…

An early vocal point to give you time to join the competition this afternoon on You Tube We have 25 clubs competing  for the Cwm Rhondda Trophy this year from the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, South Africa and Malta, a truly International Competition! This has been a very interesting and entertaining way to spend a few hours in…

Another glittering occasion took place at Avoncroft Arts Centre on Tuesday 16th May when BPS held its annual awards event to celebrate and congratulate members on their achievements throughout the year. Best bib and tucker was the order of the evening which commenced with a sumptuous wine and buffet supper. Then over to the serious…

On Sunday 19th October, the BPS Practical Group met for a ‘Portraits in Your Parlour’ session at my house. I wanted to show that decent portraits could be made without elaborate gear and expensive equipment. Old sheets, umbrellas and sheets of cardboard were used as backgrounds. Kitchen foil stuck to card and a car windscreen…

Mark Wilbrey – Basic Photoshop sessions We are pleased to announce that we have provisionally booked Mark to present four sessions in Sept/Oct 2015 to assist members new to Photoshop. The sessions will be supported with notes and CD’s. More details to follow. Pete Garnett

The following link will take you to the set of images produced by Adrian Butt during Christopher’s very informative and entertaining presentation on portraiture and Photoshop. (Link to Adrian Butt’s images taken on the evening of Christopher’s visit)