Members and friends are invited to attend our Club and Aggregate Competition Night meetings, held at DeMolay House – 90 Margaret St Toowoomba (Opposite Queens Park) on the second Tuesday of every month, where competition images are critiqued and members are encouraged to discuss their photography in an informal social setting.
Tutorials and learning sessions are held via Zoom on the first Tuesday of the month. On the third Tuesday of the month we hold an Image Review night where members images are reviewed by other members. Constructive feedback guide members in improving their images.
On the fourth Tuesday of the month we have a guest speaker presenting via Zoom
We hold regular field days and workshops throughout the year. This provides opportunities to socialise and hone our photographic skills. Details of these events are emailed to all members and posted on both our website, and our calendar.
Our guest speaker for this month is Eva Polak from New Zealand. As a photographer, artist, author and teacher, Eva Polak is well known for her enthusiasm and passion for impressionist photography.
She is the author of five books: Impressionist Photography Techniques – A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Great Images by Using Your Digital Camera, Transcended Light, The Secret Life of Dandelions, outlining ways to Use Your Camera for a Painterly Effect, The Vibrant Palette of Colour: Unlocking the Magic of Hues and The Magical World of Slow Shutter Speed The step-by-step guide to in-camera impressionist photography techniques
Eva Polak has had three solo exhibitions and participated in various group exhibitions. Her photographs are in private collections in New Zealand, Australia and Europe.
Her presentation is titled How to Be an Artist with the Camera. During her talk, she will cover a variety of interesting topics related to the world of art and photography. She will begin by discussing how to find beauty in the world around us and share some tips on how to develop and improve our visual skills. We will explore the fascinating relationship between the left and right brain and how it affects our ability to create and appreciate art.
She will delve into the visual language of light, colours, and lines. She will explain how to use these elements effectively to create powerful visual imagery and convey emotions and messages through art.
After the presentation, she will invite the participants to ask questions and engage in a discussion to enhance their understanding of the topics further. Additionally, she will share her personal techniques and methods for creating my photographs.
A catalogue of the entries awarded and chosen for the print exhibition at the 2025 Toowoomba Royal Show has now been uploaded to our website. You can download a copy to peruse by clicking on the following link – Toowoomba Royal Show 2025 – Photography Catalogue
Congratulations to all our members who received awards and have their images featured in this catalogue.
The results of the Round 2 of the PSA Interclub are now in. I’ve tabulated the results for the TPS entries below:
Section: Open Monochrome
Title
Score (max 15)
Placing (equal)
Cathy Reed
Working hands
10
6th
Iris Castle
A walk in the park
11
5th
John Stewart
Faded glory
10
6th
Melanie Emeny
Round-up
10
6th
Pierre Boudib
Cutting edge
10
6th
Val Shield
Flood plain trees
12
4th
Section: Open Colour
Title
Score (max 15)
Cathy Reed
Spring bloom
10
6th
Jenelle De Costa
Dragons Head
10
6th
Pierre Boudib
Triptych in one
10
6th
Jo Christensen
Leaf on the car
9
7th
Melanie Emeny
Magic moments
9
7th
Allan Rosser
Dis-connection
8
8th
Section: Nature
Title
Score (max 15)
Andrew Raguse
Eye-lash pit viper
12
3rd
Cathy Reed
Just a snack
11
4th
Jenelle De Costa
A birds breakfast
9
6th
Allan Rosser
Water Snowflake in triplicate
8
7th
Sandra Neill
Red Wattlebird calling
8
7th
Jo Christensen
Ribbon of water
7
8th
In the Open Monochrome section we competed against 18 clubs from around the World – with 107 images in total in the section. In the Open Colour section there were also 17 clubs competing and a total of 107 images. In the Nature section there were 17 clubs competing – with a total of 102 images.
The awarded images for each section can be viewed at the following web address – https://psaphotoworldwide.org/page/competition-results. Just click on the Round 2 link for the 2024-25 competitions in each section to see a slide show of these images. You do not need to be an individual PSA member to access these slideshows.
At present Toowoomba Photographic Society is placed 8th in both the Open Colour and Nature sections of the PSA Interclub 2024-25 competition (in our respective groups). The results for our Monochrome section are not yet present on the PSA website.
Congratulations to everyone who has competed so far. Our Round 3 images have now been submitted. This will complete the 2024-25 competition.
We are abit light on for images to review – only four were submitted so anyone intending to attend tomorrow evening and would like some of their images reviewed please e-mail them to me at president@tpsi.org.au and I’ll include them in the review session.
Congratulations to our April 2025 Competition Award winners.
Terry Charles’s image “After the Flames have Gone” was the winner of the Alice Black Award for the image considered the best colour image of the night.
John Stewart’s print “Winter at Dog Rocks” was the winner of the Graham Burstow Award for the best monochrome image of the night.
Both images are now in the running for the best image for 2025 in their respective sections – to be judged in December 2025.
Alice Black Award Winner April 2025 – “After the Flames have Gone” by Terry Charles
Graham Burstow Award Winner April 2025 – “Winter at Dog Rocks” by John Stewart
