Nov
24
Fri
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Nov 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Image Challenge: Seasons
Nov
25
Sat
Deadline – December Aggregate
Nov 25 all-day

Deadline for December 2017 Aggregate Competition entries:

12;00 noon – print entries to be delivered to Murray’s Art and Framing, 485 Ruthven St, Toowoomba

12:00 midnight – digital entries to be uploaded into Toowoomba MyPhotoClub website – for instructions click here

Dec
12
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set

  1. Music – As a photographer can you meet the challenge of music?

Besides the obvious, photographing the making of music–musicians and concerts, instruments and equipment, I think music photography is also about capturing an artist’s “sound” in an image. A good music photo should communicate what the artist is about, not only what they sound like but also their personalities. But the end result needs to be generally pleasing, what appeals to some people will not appeal to others.

But don’t just stop there, or even start there. What makes music to your ears? I don’t want to put that in concrete terms, but there is music in nature, and to convey that in photography requires thought, planning and skill–oh yes, timing and opportunity.

2. Broken, Bent or Busted

Self explanatory perhaps, but everything bent isn’t busted, and everything broken, bent or busted may not appear to be, nor are they all “things”.

Judge: Allan Rosser

Dec
16
Sat
Christmas Break-up @ Peacehaven Park
Dec 16 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Dec
18
Mon
Committee Meeting
Dec 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jan
9
Tue
Deadline – February Aggregate
Jan 9 all-day

Deadline for February 2018 Aggregate Competition entries:

12;00 noon – print entries to be delivered to Murray’s Art and Framing, 485 Ruthven St, Toowoomba

12:00 midnight – digital entries to be uploaded into Toowoomba MyPhotoClub website – for instructions click here

TPS Club Night @ DeMolay House
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

There is no competition this month.

This will be a training workshop focusing on achieving appropriate exposure in our images.

7:00pm – Welcome

7:05pm – Exposure in Photography – What We Control

7:30pm – Group Work – looking at ISO, shutter speed and aperture

8:00pm Supper

8:15pm – Putting it all together

8:30pm – When things go wrong

8:40pm – Group Work – correcting focus

9:00pm – Understanding exposure

9:15pm – Group Work – exposure modes and exposure compensation

9:30pm – Finish

 

 

Jan
15
Mon
Committee Meeting
Jan 15 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jan
23
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Jan 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Vibrant

Jan
26
Fri
TPS Field Day – Australia Day @ Highfields Pioneer Village
Jan 26 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

TPS members will meet at 8:00am at the Highfields Pioneer Village, 73 Wirraglen Road, Highfields on the 26th January 2018.  Experienced members will be on hand to assist photographers with advice on their photography and cameras throughout the day.

The official program runs from 9:00am until 5:00pm.  Full details of the program can be found at http://user.tr.qld.gov.au/next-month/eventdetail/54186/-/highfields-australia-day 

Feb
13
Tue
Deadline – March Aggregate
Feb 13 all-day

Deadline for March 2018 Aggregate Competition entries:

12:00 noon – print entries to be delivered to Murray’s Art and Framing, 485 Ruthven St, Toowoomba

12:00 midnight – digital entries to be uploaded into Toowoomba MyPhotoClub website – for instructions click here

TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Feb 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set:

  1. Upset may include any of the following:- the overturning of something (e.g. a cart); turning upside down; disturbing mentally or emotionally; perturb; physical upset; defeating or overthrow of an opponent and its use in metalworking to thicken the end of (a piece of heated metal) by hammering on the end against the length of the piece.
  2. Long Exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements.

Judge: Gerard Saide SSAPS PSQA (TBC)

Feb
19
Mon
Committee Meeting
Feb 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Feb
25
Sun
TPS Field Day – Studio Shoot @ Owens Camerahouse
Feb 25 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This event is limited to 15 participants – details to be provided closer to event.  It is most suitable for beginning members with little experience in studio photography.

Presenter: Sid Owen

 

Feb
27
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Feb 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Negative Space

Mar
13
Tue
Deadline – April Aggregate
Mar 13 all-day

Deadline for April 2018 Aggregate Competition entries:

12;00 noon – print entries to be delivered to Murray’s Art and Framing, 485 Ruthven St, Toowoomba

12:00 midnight – digital entries to be uploaded into Toowoomba MyPhotoClub website – for instructions click here

TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Mar 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set:

  1. Doors/Windows – The main subject must have a door(s) and/or window(s) as the dominant feature. Parts of door(s) and/or window(s) are allowed.
  2. Landscape – A landscape is a photograph of natural scenery with land and sky based elements displayed in a pictorial fashion.  It may include evidence of man, people, animals, even part of the sea provided that none of these additional elements dominate the photograph.

Judge: John Stewart, AASAPS, FAPS, PSQA

Mar
19
Mon
Committee Meeting
Mar 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Mar
27
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Mar 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Wasted

Apr
10
Tue
Deadline – May Aggregate
Apr 10 all-day

Deadline for May 2018 Aggregate Competition entries:

12;00 noon – print entries to be delivered to Murray’s Art and Framing, 485 Ruthven St, Toowoomba

12:00 midnight – digital entries to be uploaded into Toowoomba MyPhotoClub website – for instructions click here

TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Apr 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set

  1. Cityscape – the visual appearance from a distance of a city or urban area; a city landscape.
  2. People – A photograph of a person or persons that may range from a head study to fill body length.  This section includes candid photographs and formal portraits

Judge: Elizabeth Kodela EFIAP/b,  FAPS, GPU2CR, PSQA

Apr
16
Mon
Committee Meeting
Apr 16 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Apr
24
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Apr 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Patterns in Nature

Apr
25
Wed
TPS Field Day – ANZAC Day
Apr 25 all-day

More details to be provided closer to the event.

May
8
Tue
Deadline – June Aggregate
May 8 all-day

Deadline for June 2018 Aggregate Competition entries:

12;00 noon – print entries to be delivered to Murray’s Art and Framing, 485 Ruthven St, Toowoomba

12:00 midnight – digital entries to be uploaded into Toowoomba MyPhotoClub website – for instructions click here

TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set

  1. Letters
  2. Sport

Judge: Tryg Helander

May
19
Sat
TPS Field Day – Natural Light Portrait Shoot
May 19 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
May
21
Mon
Committee Meeting
May 21 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
May
22
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: A touch of red

Jun
9
Sat
TPS Field Day – History Alive @ Fort Lytton
Jun 9 all-day

More details to be provided closer to the event.

Jun
12
Tue
Deadline – End of Year Competition
Jun 12 all-day

Deadline for the End of Year Competition entries:

12;00 noon – print entries to be delivered to Murray’s Art and Framing, 485 Ruthven St, Toowoomba

12:00 midnight – digital entries to be uploaded into Toowoomba MyPhotoClub website – for instructions click here

TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Jun 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set

  1. Shapes
  2. Suburban Life

Judge: Graham Burstow, OAM, FPSQ, FAPS, FRPS, FPSA. EFIAP, HAFB, HFAPS, PSQA

Jun
18
Mon
Committee Meeting
Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jun
26
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Jun 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Insects

Jul
10
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Jul 10 @ 1:22 pm – 2:22 pm

End of Year Competition

Judge: Alison Ahlhaus

Jul
16
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Jul 16 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jul
21
Sat
Field day – Treasure Hunt @ Queens Park
Jul 21 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

There will be a Treasure Hunt in and around Queens Park.  Bring your camera, turn up across the road from DeMollay house by 10AM to collect your clues. You will have 2 hours to photograph as many clues as you can. Report back to the desk by 12 midday and have your answers  uploaded from your memory card. The winner will be announced at the next available club/skills night. Prize to be announced.

Jul
24
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Jul 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Signs

Aug
14
Tue
AGM and Club Night @ DeMolay House
Aug 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The AGM will also be held on this club night. Please note the membership fees need to be paid to vote and to stand for office.

Open

Set Subject: Old and New

Definition: An image combining element of ‘old’ (from the past; advanced in years; or, no longer in use) and the ‘new’ (having recently come into existence; in a relationship or condition for a short time; repetition of a previous act or thing; different from something that existed previously) together.

Judge: Peter Granfield PSQA

Aug
20
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Aug 20 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Aug
24
Fri
End of year Dinner and Presentation Night @ De Molay House
Aug 24 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm

The End of Year Dinner and Presentation Night has been cemented as the 24th August and Golden Roast, the catering provider, will be tasked to provide both main and desert. Cost per member will be $35 per head. The pre-dinner nibbles will be by contribution by members. The bread will be purchased by Vintage Vignettes Photography. The club will run a soft-drink bar at $1 per can. No alcohol will be permitted as DeMolay house is an alcohol-free zone. pre dinner nibbles will start at 6:30pm. Sit down to dinner at 7:00pm with tea and cofee avavilable after the meal.

 

Aug
28
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Aug 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Off the Ground

Sep
1
Sat
September Field Day
Sep 1 – Sep 2 all-day

Proposed Itinerary

Saturday 1st

9 a.m. meet in Warwick and travel along the old road to Dalveen, some dirt road but the last time I was on it it was good.  There should be photo opportunities along the way.

10a.m. morning tea at Dalveen rest area

Following morning tea photo opportunity at Dalveen railway tunnel.

Travel to Stanthorpe to book in and then lunch

2 p.m. Leave for Tenterfield Station

5.45 p.m. at the latest leave Tenterfield (Sunset is 5.40)

7.30 p.m. Dinner at R.S.L

 

Leave for Toowoomba

Sept Field Day
Sep 1 @ 8:00 am – Sep 2 @ 1:30 pm

HI everyone, here is a proposed itinerary for Setember feild day. It will be a joint feild day with Stanthorpe Photography Society.

Saturday 1st

9 a.m. meet in Warwick and travel along the old road to Dalveen, some dirt road but the last time I was on it it was good.  There should be photo opportunities along the way.

10a.m. morning tea at Dalveen rest area

Following morning tea photo opportunity at Dalveen railway tunnel.

Travel to Stanthorpe to book in and then lunch

2 p.m. Leave for Tenterfield Station

5.45 p.m. at the latest leave Tenterfield (Sunset is 5.40)

7.30 p.m. Dinner at R.S.L

Sunday 2nd

9 a.m.  Assemble in Stanthorpe to travel to Amiens

9.30 a.m. Join Rare Wildflower Consortium walk to Foxbar Falls which should finish about 12.30 p.m.

Then travel to Donnellys Castle rock formation for lunch and  photography

Leave for Toowoomba

Please note    The district is experiencing severe drought conditions at the moment with no end in sight. There may be no wildflowers but there should be good rock formations.

I have left free time around midday in Stanthorpe on Saturday and early morning Sunday for photo opportunities in Stanthorpe i.e. Quart Pot Creek walk, Red Bridge, Sentimental Rocks and War memorial etc.

 

 

 

 

Sep
11
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Sep 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Shadows

Definition: 

A shadow is the contour created when an object or person blocks rays of light from reaching a surface. The shape of a shadow changes based on its relationship with its light source.  Decide how you aim to use the shadows. Do you want them to subtly accentuate a subject? Or do you wish to highlight their effect on it? Perhaps you want to create a composition entirely focused on them. The choice is yours!

Judge: Barry Whisson, PSQA

Sep
17
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Sep 17 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sep
25
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Space

Oct
9
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Garden City

Definition:

The “garden city” movement is a method of urban planning initiated by Sir Ebenezer Howard in 1898 in the United Kingdom.  Garden cities were intended to be planned, self-contained communities surround by “greenbelts”, containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and agriculture.  It is also the phrase used to describe Toowoomba.  Use your imagination to capture the essence of the “Garden City”.

Judge: Margaret O’Grady, GMAPS EFIAPB PSQA

Oct
15
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Oct 15 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Oct
23
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Time

Oct
27
Sat
Field Day – Boggo Road Gaol @ Boggo Road Gaol
Oct 27 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

TPS members will be meeting at 11:30am in the St Joseph’s Carpark off Crown Street, Rangeville to carpool to the Field Day Venue

Nov
13
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Motion

Definition: Motion is the action or process of moving or being moved.  In this set subject your aim is to communicate motion within a still image.  There are several possible ways to capture motion – for example, blurring the subject with the background in focus, blurring the background with the subject in focus (panning), blurring the whole image, ‘chrono’ photography.

Judge: Allan Rosser, PSQA

Nov
19
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Nov 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Nov
27
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Nov 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Doors

Dec
11
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Fairs/Shows/Markets

Definition: Fairs/Shows/Markets are events held for the buying and selling of goods, and/or the exhibition of farm products or manufactured goods.  Images for this set subject should focus on the interaction of participants in these events.

Judge: Brian Kenny, PSQA

Dec
17
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Dec 17 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jan
8
Tue
TPS Club Night @ De Molay House
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Jan
14
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Jan 14 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jan
15
Tue
Coffee Catch-up – Shutter Priority & Shutter Effects @ Jilly's Cafe
Jan 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Jan
22
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Jan 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Race

Jan
29
Tue
Coffee Catch-up: Aperture Priority and Effects @ Jilly's Cafe
Jan 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Feb
5
Tue
Coffee Catch-up: Stitching Panoramas @ Jilly's Cafe
Feb 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Feb
12
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Feb 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Coastal

Definition: This set subject focuses on that part of the land bordering on, or located near, a coast.  The aim should be to capture the essence of the coastal landscape and ecosystem.

Judge: John North, EFIAP/s, GPU Crn4, MAPS, SSAPS, PSQA

Feb
18
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Feb 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Feb
19
Tue
Coffee Catch-up: Speedlight Flash Use @ Jilly's Cafe
Feb 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Feb
26
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Tracks

Mar
12
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Mar 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Naked Tree/s

Definition: Trees are an integral part of our world.  The “naked” tree/s is/are one/s without leaves – this could be due to autumn leaf drop or tree death.  The focus of this set subject is the tree/s.

Judge: Carmen Hunn, PSQA

Mar
18
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Mar 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Mar
26
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Mar 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Hot

Apr
9
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Apr 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Expressions

Definition: An expression is a look on someone’s face that conveys a particular emotion.  The aim of this set subject is to capture this expression.

Judge: Wendy Geddes, FAPS  EFIAP  GPUCR2 PSQA

Apr
15
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Apr 15 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Apr
23
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Apr 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Birds

May
14
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Bokeh

Definition: Bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image produced by a lens.  Photographers sometimes deliberately use a shallow focus technique to create images with prominent out-of-focus regions.

Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated with such areas.   However, bokeh is not limited to highlights; blur occurs in all out-of-focus regions of the image.

Judge: Gerard Saide, SSAPS PSQA

May
19
Sun
David Hack Classic Meet @ Toowoomba Airport
May 19 @ 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
May
20
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
May 20 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
May
28
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
May 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Imagination

Jun
11
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Jun 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Open

Set Subject: Still Life

Definition: A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewellery, coins, pipes, etc.).

Judge: Graham Harris, AAPS, AFIAP, QPSA, GPU CR-1, PSQA

Jun
17
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Jun 17 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jun
22
Sat
Field Day – Glengallan Homestead @ Glengallan Homestead
Jun 22 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Jun
25
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: White

Jul
9
Tue
TPS End of Year Competition @ DeMolay House
Jul 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

End of Year Competition

Judge: Andrew Coates, Salts Studio

Jul
15
Mon
TPS Committee Meeting
Jul 15 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Jul
23
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ De Molay House
Jul 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Skills Night, will be an Astrophotography Masterclass, prior to our Field Day (night!) on Sunday 28th July (weather dependent).

 

 

Image Challenge: Worms Eye View

Jul
28
Sun
Astrophotography Field Day (Night!) @ Ravensbourne National Park Lookout
Jul 28 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Astrophotography Field Day (night!) on Sunday 28th July (weather dependent).

 

bring Tripod, Remote Release, warm clothes.

 

we will be car pooling from a location. To be determined.

 

Come to the previous Skills Night which will be a masterclass on all things astrophotography.

Jul
30
Tue
“The Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie @ Toowoomba Repertory Theatre
Jul 30 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Fundraiser for Toowoomba Photographic Society – a limit of 100 tickets

Aug
13
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Aug 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Annual General Meeting (AGM) 6:30pm start.

Set Subject: Pets

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.

Aug
20
Tue
TPS Annual Awards Dinner @ Jillys Cafe-Restaurant
Aug 20 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Aug
27
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Aug 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Country Road

Sep
10
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Sep 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Lineal

A less-commonly used word for linear, but not to be confused with Linear Photography only, which is the use of parallel lines to derive perspective. Lineal also means; relating to, or consisting of lines.

Your imagery should be made up of many strong lines, be they parallel or obtuse to each other. The element of lines must be the stronger part of the subject’s make up and be immediately recognised for this aspect. You may also have linear perspective in your image, as long as they are the strongest part of it. Keystoning can play a part in developing these lineal aspects and may even enhance the effect of parallel lines, but not seen as equally parallel. Architectural elements are easily the most thought of, when deriving linear or lineal aspect photography.

Sep
24
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Sep 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Food Photography

Oct
8
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Architecture

This includes buildings or structures, interior or exterior, and any part thereof; dynamic images of architecture or architectural details.  It includes industrial, bridges, historical sites, buildings, interiors.

Panel Judges: Cheryl Bellette, Norm Luke, Veronica Sorely and John Stewart

Oct
22
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Oct 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Guest Speaker: Mick Jones will be known to many club members for his action motor sports photography and character portraits, especially in the “man-cave” genre. Mick has consented to be our guest presenter at this Skills Night session at De Molay House.  He has also provided a set of notes available by clicking on the download button below:

Image Challenge: Clocks  

Nov
12
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Conceptual

Conceptual photography illustrates an idea.  The subject of conceptual photography is often staged to represent an idea.  The ‘concept’ is both ‘preconceived’ and, if successful, understandable in the completed image.  It is most often seen in advertising where the picture may reiterate a headline or catchphrase that accompanies it.

Panel Judges: Sandra Neill, Andrew Raguse, Rowan Bestman

Nov
24
Sun
TPS Field Day @ Greer Park
Nov 24 all-day
Nov
26
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Nov 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Fences

Dec
10
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Rust

The red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture. Rusting leads to corrosion and destruction of the object. It is any film or coating on metal caused by oxidation.

Rust photography can include a whole object or part of an object that is rusted or rusting. It can also include macro images of rusted items and surfaces.

Rust can be used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour

Rust is a disease which affects plants. It is caused by a fungus.

Judges: Val Shield, Stuart Dorman, REDACTED

Jan
14
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ The Vision Community Church
Jan 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Abstract

Abstract photography is the expression of ideas and emotions by using elements such as colours, lines, shapes and textures without attempting to create a realistic picture – any subject, no matter how ordinary, can become abstract depending on the way it is photographed.

More often than not what you leave out is just as important as what you leave in.

There are no rules about composition or framing – it all comes down to you, your view and what you find interesting or beautiful – you are only limited by your vision and ideas.

Ways to get started:

  • Choose strong shapes
  • Get up close
  • Use colour to grab attention
  • Seek out texture
  • Look for repeating patterns
  • Use lines and curves
  • Photograph reflections
  • Shoot through another object
  • Capture shadow
  • Blur your images

Judge: Michael Stefanini AAPS PSQA

Jan
28
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Jan 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Christmas

Feb
11
Tue
TPS Competition Night and AGM @ DeMolay House
Feb 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Set Subject: Looking Down

The image must be taken so as to show a scene which lies below the photographer. The height from which the image is taken is immaterial.

Judge: Tryg Helander AAPS PSQA

AGM precedes

Feb
18
Tue
Jilly’s Microskills Tuesday Feb 18 @ Jilly’s Cafe
Feb 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Feb
25
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Feb 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Weather

TPS Skills Night Feb 25 – Graham Harris Photographer’s Retrospective @ De Molay House
Feb 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Graham Harris CF FAPS AFIAP GPU CR-2 QPSA PSQA will present a retrospective on his photographic journey on the 25th February 2020.

Graham has been photographing since his early years growing up on various properties throughout New South Wales.  He continued this passion in his working life with the Department of Primary Industries in Queensland and with a young family at Inglewood, Monto and Biloela.

In 2004 he joined the Toowoomba Photographic Society and stared entering our local aggregate competition.  In 2007 he entered his first National Photographic competition and 2009 started entering International Salons, gaining some success with acceptances which has enabled him to obtain photographic honours with the following organisations:

  • Australian Photographic Society (APS)
  • Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP)
  • Global Photographic Union (GPU)
  • Photographic Society of America (PSA)

In his presentation Graham will reflect on his photographic journey and provide an overview of his experience with entering photos into competition.  He will show examples of his successful images, and also those that have not been as successful in gaining acceptances.  He will demonstrate the post-processing used to make the most of the images he captures and enters into competition.

Mar
10
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Action

This can include animate or inanimate objects involved in any form of action. It is not limited to human activity. The possibilities are infinite but as long as the main thrust of the image implies action then it will be acceptable under the definition.

Judge: Max Walters PSQA

Mar
24
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Mar 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Water

Skills topic: Practical aesthetics – a round robin of 4 stations covering the photography of still life, a model, movement and use of lights.  Presenter Tryg Helander

Mar
27
Fri
Graham Burstow’s new book launch “Closer” @ Cobb and Co Musuem
Mar 27 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Come closer, and discover another not-to-be-missed moment.

 

Graham Burstow’s fourth book of his photographs, “Closer”, will be launched on Friday March 27.

 

TPS member and judge Gérard Saide will speak at the launch to be held at Cobb and Co starting 6pm.

 

Graham’s latest work is a personal survey of his 73 years in photography.

 

Comprising 142 A4 pages, “Closer” will be a must-have addition in the collection of photographers and anyone else with an artistic appreciation.

 

We all recognise Graham’s ‘Dorothea Lange’ shot on the cover, and I for one, can’t wait to get my hands on a copy and see what’s inside.

 

Book launch “Closer”, by Graham Burstow 

 

Date:  Friday March 27

 

Place: Cobb and Co.

 

Time: 6pm

 

All welcome, no RSVP required.

Dec
10
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Rust

The red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture. Rusting leads to corrosion and destruction of the object. It is any film or coating on metal caused by oxidation.

Rust photography can include a whole object or part of an object that is rusted or rusting. It can also include macro images of rusted items and surfaces.

Rust can be used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour

Rust is a disease which affects plants. It is caused by a fungus.

Judges: Val Shield, Stuart Dorman, REDACTED

Jan
14
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ The Vision Community Church
Jan 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Abstract

Abstract photography is the expression of ideas and emotions by using elements such as colours, lines, shapes and textures without attempting to create a realistic picture – any subject, no matter how ordinary, can become abstract depending on the way it is photographed.

More often than not what you leave out is just as important as what you leave in.

There are no rules about composition or framing – it all comes down to you, your view and what you find interesting or beautiful – you are only limited by your vision and ideas.

Ways to get started:

  • Choose strong shapes
  • Get up close
  • Use colour to grab attention
  • Seek out texture
  • Look for repeating patterns
  • Use lines and curves
  • Photograph reflections
  • Shoot through another object
  • Capture shadow
  • Blur your images

Judge: Michael Stefanini AAPS PSQA

Jan
28
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Jan 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Christmas

Feb
11
Tue
TPS Competition Night and AGM @ DeMolay House
Feb 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Set Subject: Looking Down

The image must be taken so as to show a scene which lies below the photographer. The height from which the image is taken is immaterial.

Judge: Tryg Helander AAPS PSQA

AGM precedes

Feb
18
Tue
Jilly’s Microskills Tuesday Feb 18 @ Jilly’s Cafe
Feb 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Feb
25
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Feb 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Weather

TPS Skills Night Feb 25 – Graham Harris Photographer’s Retrospective @ De Molay House
Feb 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Graham Harris CF FAPS AFIAP GPU CR-2 QPSA PSQA will present a retrospective on his photographic journey on the 25th February 2020.

Graham has been photographing since his early years growing up on various properties throughout New South Wales.  He continued this passion in his working life with the Department of Primary Industries in Queensland and with a young family at Inglewood, Monto and Biloela.

In 2004 he joined the Toowoomba Photographic Society and stared entering our local aggregate competition.  In 2007 he entered his first National Photographic competition and 2009 started entering International Salons, gaining some success with acceptances which has enabled him to obtain photographic honours with the following organisations:

  • Australian Photographic Society (APS)
  • Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP)
  • Global Photographic Union (GPU)
  • Photographic Society of America (PSA)

In his presentation Graham will reflect on his photographic journey and provide an overview of his experience with entering photos into competition.  He will show examples of his successful images, and also those that have not been as successful in gaining acceptances.  He will demonstrate the post-processing used to make the most of the images he captures and enters into competition.

Mar
10
Tue
TPS Competition Night @ DeMolay House
Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Set Subject: Action

This can include animate or inanimate objects involved in any form of action. It is not limited to human activity. The possibilities are infinite but as long as the main thrust of the image implies action then it will be acceptable under the definition.

Judge: Max Walters PSQA

Mar
24
Tue
TPS Skills Night @ DeMolay House
Mar 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image Challenge: Water

Skills topic: Practical aesthetics – a round robin of 4 stations covering the photography of still life, a model, movement and use of lights.  Presenter Tryg Helander

Mar
27
Fri
Graham Burstow’s new book launch “Closer” @ Cobb and Co Musuem
Mar 27 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Come closer, and discover another not-to-be-missed moment.

 

Graham Burstow’s fourth book of his photographs, “Closer”, will be launched on Friday March 27.

 

TPS member and judge Gérard Saide will speak at the launch to be held at Cobb and Co starting 6pm.

 

Graham’s latest work is a personal survey of his 73 years in photography.

 

Comprising 142 A4 pages, “Closer” will be a must-have addition in the collection of photographers and anyone else with an artistic appreciation.

 

We all recognise Graham’s ‘Dorothea Lange’ shot on the cover, and I for one, can’t wait to get my hands on a copy and see what’s inside.

 

Book launch “Closer”, by Graham Burstow 

 

Date:  Friday March 27

 

Place: Cobb and Co.

 

Time: 6pm

 

All welcome, no RSVP required.