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We meet on Tuesdays @ 7PM; face to face meetings are held at DeMolay House – 90 Margaret St Toowoomba (Opposite Queens Park) and on-line via Zoom

Jul
23
Tue
Speaker – Samuel Markham – “Landscape composition” @ Zoom Session
Jul 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Please note the change of address for the Zoom meeting for this session: ZOOM Link – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuce6vrDMsGdCrh16RsOKv2whVlwpE6sTT ZOOM Meeting ID  – 863 6772 8634 Password –  gra45hj    
Jul
27
Sat
Lightroom for Beginners Workshop 1 @ TRC Community Rooms, Level 3, City Library
Jul 27 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

This first workshop will focus on understanding the Lightroom Catalog. What, exactly is the LR Catalog and how to set up a catalog that will allow you to easily organise, maintain and retrieve your photos in an orderly manner. We will also look at how best to import and export photos, assigning attributes, collections, keywording, and much more. Members should bring their laptop to the workshop for hands-on practice.

Your committee is looking for interest at this time so that venue bookings can be confirmed, etc. So if you are interested please please let me know by email: webmaster@tpsi.org.au

Aug
3
Sat
Lightroom for Beginners Workshop 2 @ Toowoomba Regional Library Community Rooms
Aug 3 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
TPS Field Day – Nightscape Photography @ St Pauls Anglican Church (TBC)
Aug 3 @ 4:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Meeting information is emailed out to members by our website.

We also try to have a field day each month. Locations will be emailed out via post from our website and you can see our planned outings on the calendar.

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Our aim is to promote, improve, share and enjoy photography in Toowoomba and the surrounding district offering many services, all specifically designed to improve photography and photographic skills in a friendly social atmosphere. Membership is open to all comers regardless of whether you are a beginner, an amateur or a professional photographer.

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Jul
23
Tue
7:00 pm Speaker – Samuel Markham – “Land... @ Zoom Session
Speaker – Samuel Markham – “Land... @ Zoom Session
Jul 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Please note the change of address for the Zoom meeting for this session: ZOOM Link – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuce6vrDMsGdCrh16RsOKv2whVlwpE6sTT ZOOM Meeting ID  – 863 6772 8634 Password –  gra45hj    
Jul
27
Sat
10:00 am Lightroom for Beginners Workshop 1 @ TRC Community Rooms, Level 3, City Library
Lightroom for Beginners Workshop 1 @ TRC Community Rooms, Level 3, City Library
Jul 27 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
This first workshop will focus on understanding the Lightroom Catalog. What, exactly is the LR Catalog and how to set up a catalog that will allow you to easily organise, maintain and retrieve your photos[...]
Aug
13
Tue
7:00 pm TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi... @ DeMolay
TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi... @ DeMolay
Aug 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Members and friends are invited to our monthly meeting and competition night – 7pm at DeMolay House on the second Tuesday of each month.
Sep
10
Tue
7:00 pm TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi... @ DeMolay
TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi... @ DeMolay
Sep 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Members and friends are invited to our monthly meeting and competition night – 7pm at DeMolay House on the second Tuesday of each month.
Oct
8
Tue
7:00 pm TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi... @ DeMolay
TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi... @ DeMolay
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Members and friends are invited to our monthly meeting and competition night – 7pm at DeMolay House on the second Tuesday of each month.
Recent Posts Archives

Results for competitions in 2019 End of Year

There were 72 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in

Edwin Mangabat – 1st Place
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Edwin Mangabat – 2nd Place
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Jenny Graff – Highly Commended
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Andrew Raguse – Highly Commended
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Peter Granfield – Highly Commended
A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

Tryg Helander – Highly Commended
A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

Peter Granfield – 2nd Place
A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

Richard Wyton – 1st Place
A Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

Tryg Helander – Highly Commended
A Grade Outing Digital

Jo Christensen – 1st Place
A Grade Outing Digital

Tryg Helander – 2nd Place
A Grade Outing Digital

Graham Harris – Highly Commended
A Grade Outing Digital

Sandy Adsett – Highly Commended
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Edwin Mangabat – 1st Place
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Sandy Adsett – Highly Commended
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Edwin Mangabat – 2nd Place
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Jo Christensen – Highly Commended
A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

Richard Wyton – 1st Place
A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

Sandy Adsett – Highly Commended
A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

Sandy Adsett – 2nd Place
A Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

Sandra Neill – 1st Place
A Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print

Sandra Neill – Highly Commended
A Grade Outing Large Print

Allan Rosser – 1st Place
A Grade Outing Large Print

Allan Rosser – 2nd Place
A Grade Outing Large Print

Sandra Neill – 1st Place
A Grade Open Mono Large Print

Allan Rosser – 2nd Place
A Grade Open Mono Large Print

Sandra Neill – Highly Commended
A Grade Open Mono Large Print

Allan Rosser – Highly Commended
A Grade Open Mono Large Print

Sandra Neill – 1st Place
A Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print

Sandra Neill – 1st Place
A Grade Open Colour Large Print

Allan Rosser – Highly Commended
A Grade Open Colour Large Print

Allan Rosser – 2nd Place
A Grade Open Colour Large Print

Robert Brown – Highly Commended
A Grade Open Colour Large Print

Robert Fox – 1st Place
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Veronica Sorley – 2nd Place
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Veronica Sorley – Highly Commended
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Veronica Sorley – Highly Commended
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Robert Fox – Highly Commended
B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

Jill Whisson – Highly Commended
B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

iris castle – 2nd Place
B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

Tim Dunn – 1st Place
B Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

Kim Kuhnemann – 2nd Place
B Grade Outing Digital

Leslie Rook – Highly Commended
B Grade Outing Digital

Greg Ivanov – 1st Place
B Grade Outing Digital

Kim Kuhnemann – Highly Commended
B Grade Outing Digital

Dianne Horrocks – 2nd Place
B Grade Open Mono Digital

Jan Collings – Highly Commended
B Grade Open Mono Digital

Greg Ivanov – 1st Place
B Grade Open Mono Digital

Ken Morton – Highly Commended
B Grade Open Mono Digital

Greg Ivanov – 1st Place
B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

Nicola Lancaster – 2nd Place
B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

Tim Dunn – Highly Commended
B Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

Janine Waters – 2nd Place
Salon Grade Open Colour Digital

Janine Waters – Highly Commended
Salon Grade Open Colour Digital

Janine Waters – 1st Place
Salon Grade Open Colour Digital

Pierre Boudib – Highly Commended
Salon Grade Open Colour Digital

Sara Hedley – 1st Place
Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Digital

Pierre Boudib – Highly Commended
Salon Grade Open Mono Digital

Janine Waters – 2nd Place
Salon Grade Open Mono Digital

Sara Hedley – 1st Place
Salon Grade Open Mono Digital

Sara Hedley – Highly Commended
Salon Grade Open Mono Digital

Sara Hedley – 1st Place
Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

Sara Hedley – 2nd Place
Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Digital

John Stewart – 1st Place
Salon Grade SetSubject Colour Large Print

John Stewart – 2nd Place
Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print

Graham Burstow – 1st Place
Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print

Graham Burstow – Highly Commended
Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print

Graham Burstow – Highly Commended
Salon Grade Open Mono Large Print

John Stewart – 2nd Place
Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print

John Stewart – 1st Place
Salon Grade SetSubject Mono Large Print

John Stewart – 2nd Place
Salon Grade Open Colour Large Print

John Stewart – 1st Place
Salon Grade Open Colour Large Print

by Graham Harris, July 13, 2019

The 2019 Alice Black Winner – “Pointing Heavenward” by Peter Matthews

To perpetuate the memory of our late member Alice Black, the club has introduced the ‘Alice Black Memorial Trophy’ to be contested each year on a perpetual basis.

At each month’s Aggregate Competition the judge will select an image from all those entered as the monthly Alice Black Image – they will use their own criteria to select the image regardless of the score given.  All images submitted in the Aggregate Competition have the potential to become a possible winner of the Trophy as there is no restriction on the grade of the entrant or the medium in which the image is presented.

For the 2019 Competition Year the Alice Black Trophy has been awarded to Peter Matthews for his image “Pointing Heavenward”.  This was the March 2019 Alice Black image.  Congratulations Peter.

by Graham Harris, July 13, 2019

TPS Club Meeting – 9 July

Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 9th July 2019.  This is our End of Year competition night with 239 images submitted by club members being judged by Andrew Coates, Salts Studio. In addition the winning entries for the 2019 David Hack Memorial and 2018-19 Alice Black Memorial competitions will be announced.

We look forward to catching up with you all this evening.

The July 2019 Cable Release can now be downloaded here.

And don’t forget that entries for the first month of our 2019-20 competition year (August 2019) must be uploaded by 12:00 midnight on the 16th July 2019. The Set Subject for this month is “Pets”. The guideline for this competition is “A pet is an animal kept primarily for a person’s company, entertainment, or as an act of compassion such as taking in and protecting a hungry stray cat, rather than as a working animal, livestock or laboratory animal.  Two of the most popular pets are dogs and cats.  However, there are a range of other animals which are also kept as pets – rodents, birds, reptiles, fish, frogs and arthropods (insects, spiders and hermit crabs for example).  Ideally for this set subject there should be evidence of human companionship”.

by Graham Harris, July 6, 2019

August 2019 Aggregate Entries

The entries for our August 2019 competition are due by midnight 16th July 2019 (we have extended the usual entry date this month due to the change over of the website). This is the first month of our 2020 Aggregate Competition year.

From this month the new TPS website is in operation. To upload your entries log into the TPS MyPhotoClub website at www.tpsinc.org.au. The upload steps are:

  1. Click on the Members button at the right of the home page (you can always return to the Home Page by clicking on the TPS logo at the top left of the screen)
  2. Click on the Competitions button that appears
  3. Select the 2020 button at the right of the screen
  4. Click on the upload icon in the 2020 August tile – all other competitions for the year appear here also. This will open the Upload page where you should click on the white upload area at right to add an image file
  5. Once the file is uploaded select the correct section for your entry below the selected image
  6. Then click on the green Submit Your Entry button to complete the upload.

Prints should be lodged with Murray’s Art & Framing, 485 Ruthven St by Midday Tuesday 16th July 2019. 

The set subject for the August competition is Pets. The guideline for this set subject is:

A pet is an animal kept primarily for a person’s company, entertainment, or as an act of compassion such as taking in and protecting a hungry stray cat, rather than as a working animal, livestock or laboratory animal.  Two of the most popular pets are dogs and cats.  However, there are a range of other animals which are also kept as pets – rodents, birds, reptiles, fish, frogs and arthropods (insects, spiders and hermit crabs for example).  Ideally for this set subject there should be evidence of human companionship.

This, together with the Open & Field Day categories, should provide a challenge!  Note that there is a limit of 3 images in total per member per month.

Note the Maximum Image size that can be uploaded is 2000 pixels on the longest side, and a file size of 2000 kilobytes.  If your images do not meet these specifications they cannot be uploaded.  Name your files with the title of the image and please ensure you select the correct section for your uploaded images.

by Graham Harris, July 5, 2019

Alice Black Award – June 2019 – “Time to cook dinner” by Mattea Taylor

To perpetuate the memory of our late member Alice Black, the club has introduced the ‘Alice Black Memorial Trophy’ to be contested each year on a perpetual basis.

At each month’s Aggregate Competition the judge will select an image from all those entered as the monthly Alice Black Image – they will use their own criteria to select the image regardless of the score given.  All images submitted in the Aggregate Competition have the potential to become a possible winner of the Trophy as there is no restriction on the grade of the entrant or the medium in which the image is presented.

For June 2019 the Alice Black has been awarded to Mattea Taylor for her image “Time to cook dinner”.  This image was entered in the A Grade Digital Colour Set Subject section – “Still Life”.

Our judge, Graham Harris provided the following comments “This image had exceptionally high impact for me – you have taken the “Still Life” set subject and put a very original spin on it. The composition works brilliantly and there is a complete story here.”

by Graham Harris, June 16, 2019

TPS Club Meeting – 11 June 2019

Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 11th June 2019.  There have been 114 images submitted by club members for our June 2019 Aggregate Competition which will be judged this evening by Graham Harris.

The Set Subject for this month is “Still Life”. We look forward to catching up with you all this evening.

The June 2019 Cable Release can now be downloaded here.

And don’t forget that entries for the 2019 End of Year Competition are required by 12:00 midnight on the 11th June 2019.

by Graham Harris, June 10, 2019

End of Year Competition Entries – due 11 June 2019

The entries for our 2019 End of Year Competition are due on the 11 June 2019.

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by Graham Harris, May 29, 2019

David Hack Classic Meet 2019

The David Hack Classic Meet 2019 is being held on Sunday 19 May 2019 at the Toowoomba Airport, Spitfire Street, Wilsonton starting at 8:00am. The entry cost for adults is $15.

This event is run by the Rotary Club of Toowoomba North. It is a Fundraising event featuring an exotic mix of classic, vintage and modern cars, historic trucks, military vehicles, racing cars, warbirds and classic planes. This is the 21st year raising funds for the Leukaemia Foundation, Blue Care and other charities. There’s something for everyone of all ages.

Toowoomba Photographic Society members are encouraged to attend and submit up to 6 images taken at this event for our 2019 David Hack Memorial Competition. Entries for this competition will open to our members on the TPS MyPhotoClub Website shortly.

The winner of the 2019 David Hack Memorial Competition will be awarded the David Hack Memorial Trophy at our end-of-year awards night.

by Graham Harris, May 18, 2019

Alice Black Award – May 2019 – “The Star” by Iris Castle

To perpetuate the memory of our late member Alice Black, the club has introduced the ‘Alice Black Memorial Trophy’ to be contested each year on a perpetual basis.

At each month’s Aggregate Competition the judge will select an image from all those entered as the monthly Alice Black Image – they will use their own criteria to select the image regardless of the score given.  All images submitted in the Aggregate Competition have the potential to become a possible winner of the Trophy as there is no restriction on the grade of the entrant or the medium in which the image is presented.

For May 2019 the Alice Black has been awarded to Iris Castle for her image “The Star”.  This image was entered in the B Grade Digital Colour Set Subject section – “Bokeh”.

Our judge, Gerard Saide provided the following comments “A perfect bokeh background. Lighting is beautiful. A less central placement of the bird might be more effective but not always so.”

by Graham Harris, May 14, 2019

TPS Club Meeting – 14 May 2019

Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 14th May 2019.  There have been 133 images submitted by club members for our May 2019 Aggregate Competition which will be judged this evening by Gerard Saide.

The Set Subject for this month is “Bokeh”. We look forward to catching up with you all this evening.

The May 2019 Cable Release can now be downloaded here.

And don’t forget that entries for the June 2019 Competition are required by 12:00 midnight on the 14th May 2019 – the set subject for that month “Still Life”.

by Graham Harris, May 13, 2019