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We meet on Tuesdays @ 7PM; Face to face meetings are held at DeMolay – Margaret St Toowoomba Opposite Queens Park

Meeting information is emailed out to members by our website.

1st Tuesday Masterclass – The Digital Darkroom (Zoom)
2nd Tuesday Comp Night – DeMolay (DeMolay & Zoom)
3rd TuesdayMasterclass – The Digital Darkroom (Zoom)
4th TuesdayImage Review (Zoom) or Guest Speaker (TBA)
5th TuesdayNo meeting

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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About us

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.

Upcoming Events - mouse over for details
May
14
Tue
7:00 pm TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi...
TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi...
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Members and friends are invited to our monthly meeting and competition night – 7pm at DeMolay House on the second Tuesday of each month.
7:00 pm Treasure Hunt 2024, Prize Presen... @ DeMolay House
Treasure Hunt 2024, Prize Presen... @ DeMolay House
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Prizes will be awarded to the winning photographers and the best Treasure Hunt group during the May monthly meetings. Photos taken on the day will also be displayed.
May
19
Sun
8:30 am David Hack Classic @ Aerotec Hanger, Toowoomba City Aerodrome
David Hack Classic @ Aerotec Hanger, Toowoomba City Aerodrome
May 19 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
 
Recent Posts Archives

December 2017 Competition – Open for Entries

The entries for our December 2017 competition are due, with the next club meeting on Tuesday, the 12th of December.

Please log in and upload the December competition images using the TPS MyPhotoClub website at www.tpsinc.org.au.  A video showing how to upload images is on the website here .  You must upload your images by Midnight Saturday 25th November.

Prints should be lodged with Murray’s Art & Framing, 485 Ruthven St by Midday Saturday 25th November.  You should also upload digital files of your prints to the website – this enables judging comments and scores to be assigned to prints and aggregate totals automatically calculated.  A video showing how to upload these digital copies of your prints is on the website here .  You must upload your images by Midnight Saturday 25th November

There are two Set Subjects for December

  • “Music”
  • “Broken, Bent or Busted”

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 1000 kilobytes.  If your images do not meet these specifications they cannot be uploaded.  Name your files with the title of the image – there is no need to add details of the section being entered or your name (but please ensure you select the correct section for your uploaded images).

Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting. Good Luck!

by Graham Harris, November 19, 2017

November 2017 Alice Black Award – “No caption required” by REDACTED

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.

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by Graham Harris, November 14, 2017

TPS Club Meeting – 14 November 2017

Our next club meeting is at 7:00pm this coming Tuesday, 14th November 2017.  There have been 118 images submitted by 40 club members for our November 2017 Aggregate Competition which will be judged this evening by Tryg Helander.

Our Set Subject for this month is “No caption required”.

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

Members can also download their latest Cable Release at Cable Release – November 2017.

by Graham Harris, November 11, 2017

TPS Skills Night – 27 October 2017

Our next TPS Skills Night is on Friday, 27 October 2017 at 7:00pm.  The agenda for this month includes:

  • Drone Photography and Cinematography (Pippa Ellis, Universal Drones)
  • Reading the Image (Graham Burstow)

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by Graham Harris, October 13, 2017

November 2017 Competition – Open for Entries

The entries for our November 2017 competition are due, with the next club meeting on Tuesday, the 14th of November.
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by Graham Harris, October 13, 2017

Field Day – Nighttime Toowoomba Walk

Thursday 19 October, 6pm for 6:30pm, Neil Street carpark opposite back of Police station (near Wonderley and Hall Solicitors).

Photographing night scenes in Toowoomba.

Bring; camera, tripod, cable/trigger, flash/torch…whatever you’d like to play with long exposure.

by Tryg Helander, October 12, 2017

October 2017 Alice Black Award – “Irasshaimase! welcome to my store.” by David Frazer

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.

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by Graham Harris, October 10, 2017

Photography Exhibition – Tim Dunn

Tim Dunn, one of our Toowoomba Photographic Society members has an exhibition of his work on display at the CUA Toowoomba Community Hub from the the 9th to 13th October 2017.  The CUA Toowoomba Community Hub is located in the Walton Stores Precinct on Ruthven St.

by Graham Harris, October 9, 2017

TPS Strategic Plan – 2017-22

The current TPS Committee having been developing a 5-year Strategic Plan for the club.  A draft is now available for comment and discussion.  You can download a copy here.

by Graham Harris, August 26, 2017

Facebook Page and Closed Group

Members, if you were not already aware, our Society has a Facebook presence. We have an open-to-the-public page and a Closed Group area.

These will be in addition to this website, another means for people to stay connected, be informed, raise concerns or invite the general public to looking into our exciting club.

The Facebook page is here: Toowoomba Photographic Society – Facebook

The Facebook Closed, members only group, is here: Closed Facebook Group

Any further queries to the Webmaster.

by Tryg Helander, July 28, 2017