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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 TuesdayADHOC – Zoom

We also try to have a field day each month. Locations will be emailed out, you can see our planned outings here:
https://tpsi.org.au/set-subjects/

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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
Apr
9
Tue
7:00 pm Monthly Meeting & Treasure Hunt ... @ De Molay House
Monthly Meeting & Treasure Hunt ... @ De Molay House
Apr 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
As well as the usual competition judging, winners of the March Treasure Hunt will be announced and prizes awarded.
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.
Jun
11
Tue
7:00 pm TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi...
TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi...
Jun 11 @ 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.
Jul
9
Tue
7:00 pm TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi...
TPSI Monthly Meeting and Competi...
Jul 9 @ 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.
Recent Posts Archives

18/10/2022 Image Review Night & Notices

If you would like to get some feedback on images you may be thinking of entering for future judging’s, please submit them in the “Image Review Section” which you can find here, members can now enter THREE images for review:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=3403

Join Zoom Meeting
Time: 7:00PM
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/99285901931?pwd=L2pCbitxWGdZSGx1YXBSQTZTMElsZz09
Meeting ID: 992 8590 1931
Passcode: q8X1Yw

Afterwards we will open the floor to some general discussion.

General Notices – Please Read

Member Shirts
Roberta has all of the recently ordered shirts and wants to give them to their owners. You can collect these at our next meeting at DeMolay House November 08, or contact Roberta to organise another pickup option.

Lightroom Courses
Margaret will be running her fourth and final Lightroom course for 2022 this Wednesday. This week will be on using Masks. Margaret will recommence in 2023 with some more advanced topics for Lightroom.

Details Below: (Please note the link below is different from our usual Tuesday Meeting details).
Time: 07:30 PM Brisbane
Date: Wednesday 19/10/2022
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86133838032?pwd=elFyanF2dnlSUkUxcXJBOTNMZkZJdz09
Meeting ID: 861 3383 8032
Passcode: 986472

Lesson File:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/10/LIGHTROOM-TRAINING-Lesson-4.pdf

November Field Day – Jacaranda Day – Goombungee
05 November 2022. This may be a good location to get some Social Documentary shots – just remember that these need to be Black and White for the 2023 Set Subject.
Meetup time: 10:00AM – Parade starts at 10:30.
Meetup Location: “Not New OpShop & Gallery – 54 Mocatta St Goombungee.

May be an image of 1 person, outdoors and text that says "NOT NEW your Op shop exper ience NOW OPEN Open 9.30- 3.30 Trading Wed- Sat from 29thJune 29th SHOP NOW 54Mocatta St Goombungee QLD 4354"
No photo description available.

2023 Set Subjects & Guidelines
Have been finalised and can be seen here:
https://tpsi.org.au/2023-set-subjects/

These will start appearing on MyPhotoClub over the course of the month. We are currently seeking judges for these topics.

Discussions around Judging:
There has been a lot of discussion around judging this year, we are working on some changes which will hopefully improve things for 2023. For further information see this post:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/notice-to-members/

Understudy Judge Program
Do you like looking at photographs? Want to be able to give people feedback on their images to help them grow?
If so, you should consider becoming an understudy judge for the PSQ!

Where do I start you ask?
Have a read through the PSQ Judges manual which you can find here:
https://www.psq.org.au/uploads/9/2/9/2/92924276/2020-11-26_psq_judges_manual.pdf
And then, contact our committee expressing your interest and then we can sit with you to discuss your application.

January 2023 Break
We will be giving our committee, judges, and members a well deserved break in January. There will be NO formal competition this month, however we are cooking up a special night that we feel many members will be excited about.

January AGM
The AGM will be on the 24th of January. Committee nomination forms and proxy voting forms will be sent out shortly.

Howick Trans-Tasman Cup
The Trans-Tasman Cup has officially finished and we have selected the top thirty images according to the committee members, we could only enter two entries per member. We think everyone for their fantastic entries and look forward to competing against Howick soon!
https://tpsi.org.au/2h22-trans-tasman/

Get your entries in for the End of Year Competition by Friday 11 November 2022

Click Here to Read the Full End of Year Comp Guidelines

Eligible entries:
Members are permitted to submit up to four images using any image entered into the Monthly Club Competitions from January to November of that year. Note: Alice Black and Graham Burstow winners from the aggregate competitions MAY be entered into the end of year competition categories.
Non-Eligible entries:
Images can not be entered into multiple sections (EG: Open and Creative, or converting a colour image to mono and entering in both). ALL other images are not eligible to be entered, including Images entered into previous end of year competitions.
Other:
Prints can be submitted, however they will be judged against digitals within the same category. Prints will be judged based on the physical print, not the digital representation. Images entered into the aggregate competition can be re-edited and submitted into the end of year competition. This will give members the opportunity to put into practice lessons learned throughout the year and action on judging feedback.

Graham Burstow
In Honour of Graham Burstow, the Committee have ushered in a new monthly award for members to achieve called the “Graham Burstow Award – Judges Choice – Mono Image of the Month. This will continue to the end of the year, and commencing in 2023 will then attract an additional 2 points to the winner.
We have also put together a page on our website dedicated to Graham which shows a number of his images that he’d entered into our aggregate competitions.
https://tpsi.org.au/graham-burstow/
We would like to preserve the memories of Graham and His impact in our life and photography. If you have any photo’s of Graham or any video’s you may have taken of his talks, please head over to here to upload them. This will stay open until the end of October for now.
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=3375

Focus Stacking
Graham Harris has volunteered to do a Focus Stacking Night for 2023.

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/
We are looking to add some options of TPS hats as well.

Volunteers Required
Member Run Skills Nights
Constitution and By-Law update – Working Party
Facebook Group Moderator
Field Day Co-Ordinator
Junior and Non-Graded Planning Working Party
Social Media Co-ordinator
Register here: https://tpsi.org.au/volunteers/

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, October 18, 2022

Notice to Members

Update as of January 2023:
The below post was written in November of 2022. There have been some modifications since.
Updated forms have been created to send to judges prior to their allocated month. These list out all the information about TPS, what we require from a judge and information about the set subject, our grading system etc.

Our new sliding scale scoring matrix can be found here (click the image to make it full screen):

Hi All,

Let’s talk about judging for a moment.

We have had a number of external judge perform a remote judging for the Toowoomba Photographic Society. Afterwards a large percentage of our members have left feeling discouraged, beat down, and several have expressed “what’s the point anymore” comments to myself and other members. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been an isolated occurrence.

Is this the type of judging that should be occurring at Club Level?

Well – according to the PSQ Judges Manual the answer is a resounding NO. On Page 3 we read (excerpt from page) – You can read the full manual here:
https://www.psq.org.au/uploads/9/2/9/2/92924276/2020-11-26_psq_judges_manual.pdf

As skills improve, some people then want to test their skills against other photographers. It can be within the club, or at state, national and international competitions.

*Note from TPS Pres: The above line clearly states the progression of photographic life cycle, with club being the starting point, and international the current top level.

It is important for judges to understand the purpose of monthly competitions and how their decisions and comments influence club members.

*Note from TPS Pres: The above line clearly explains to judges that they must be aware of who they are judging for and why.

Above all, we encourage our judges to be respectful and considerate of our members when critiquing images for our clubs. Our objective is to enthuse and inspire our photographers to improve their skills and inspire them to produce better images.

*Note from TPS Pres: This final line says it all really. We want judges to help us grow, enthuse and inspire our members. Not beat them down.

So, what are we doing about it?

  • Your committee is working on new documentation to send to judges outlining who Toowoomba Photographic Society members are, how our grading and scoring system works and our preferences with judging. This form is a work in progress, however this is what it looks like as of Oct 2022. https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/10/Information-for-Judges-TPS.pdf
  • The committee will be more involved with judging each month. I have found that it is easy as a judge to lose connection with the club, getting tunnel vision and losing track of what we are judging for.
    I also want to avoid what has happened to myself where I was engaged to judge for a club 18 months before the comp date, and then not hearing anything from the club until 3 weeks before the judging was due, then finding out that the judging was different to the initial engagement.
  • Change of the words “Set Subject Definitions” to “Set Subject Guidelines”. Why? Far too many times I have seen a photographically excellent image be marked down because the judge felt it “didn’t quite fit the definition”.
  • Changing of set subject guidelines to be more “open” and less definitive (with the exception of those set by the interclub committee). The intention is to open the set subject section up to push the boundaries of photographic art.
  • Provide feedback on judges performance to the judge and judges executive committee of the PSQ.
  • Align our scoring matrix descriptions with that of the PSQ Judges Manual (with some minor modifications). Note: We are NOT changing the scores, or award names.  (The updated description is in the document above).
  • Engage the PSQ Committee and Judges Executive and implore that they consider enforcing / implementing standards of scoring and grading across all PSQ clubs and judges.
    As it stands, judges are going from club to club and often have to learn a new scoring and grading system for each club.
    How can we get consistency of judging when the scoring and grading system of each club isn’t?
  • Engage the PSQ Committee and Judges executive to develop a “minimum standard” of judging technical requirements, EG: Judging must be performed on calibrated screens and must be calibrated regularly.
  • Provide feedback, feature requests to the MyPhotoClub Website owner Colin Woods to streamline the judging process via MPC.
  • In 2023 – we aim to stand up the “non graded” section of Toowoomba Photographic Society. This will be aimed at members who want to grow photographically, but not be bound by competition.
  • In 2023 – review of our meeting nights and either downscaling, or re-purposing nights such as “micro-skills & skills nights”
  • For 2023 – we will try our best to match judges to the set subjects.

What aren’t we doing?

This topic can get heated very quickly, we do not want to appear to be the problem child of the PSQ, so as such:

  • We are not lynch mobbing judges – it is a MASSIVE undertaking to do a clubs judging. Unless you have judged for a club yourself it is very easy to be critical of the work performed here. As a judge you can easily spend half an hour per image to review it, score it and provide comments. Some images take less time, some take more. Multiply this by 100 images per club and you soon get an idea on how much of a task this is.
  • Giving Up.

I appreciate and welcome the feedback we receive from members on both the committee’s performance and that of judging nights. If you have any feedback or thoughts on the contents of this message please feel free to provide feedback via one of the methods below.

Members can submit feedback via email to committee@tpsi.org.au or via our feedback form on the website.
https://tpsi.org.au/feedback/
Please ensure your feedback is professional, accurate and without prejudice.

I thank everyone for your patience over this matter.

Regards,
Travis Lord TPS President


by Travis Lord, October 14, 2022

October Field Day – Morgan Park QLD 15OCT2022 THIS WEEKEND

We will be heading to Morgan Park for the October Field Day. The Downs Motorsport Club will be having a sprints day and we have organised to come down and photograph some of the event.

Car Pool

Robert Brown is wanting to attend the field day this weekend. If someone has a spare seat in their vehicle can you please contact Travis so that we can arrange pickup times?
president@tpsi.org.au or 0432968486

Details:

Date: 15 October 2022
Time: Arrive around 10AM – Finish whenever you want.
Where: Morgan Park Raceway – Warwick
Address: 228 Old Stanthorpe Rd, Morgan Park QLD 4370
The downs motorsport club president has told me that there is no cost associated with attending.

What Should you Bring?

  • Sunscreen
  • Hat
  • Chair/s
  • Water
  • Umbrella or some other form of small shade
  • Food
  • Sunglasses
  • Camera, batteries, memory cards
  • Monopod (can help but not required)
  • Tripod (if you dont have a mono, but can be quite restrictive)
  • Filters
    Bring ND Filters and Circular Polarising Filters if you have them. These will help with slower shutter speed shots.
  • Lenses:
  • Generally, bring one wide, one mid range, and one telephoto.
  • Wide Angle
  • These can be good for pit shots, portraits etc.
  • Midrange:
  • I generally explain these as 55mm to around 100 mm
  • Telephoto
  • Usually 100mm and above.
  • These will generally be best for track work.

How to get there from Toowoomba:

What will we be focusing on?
A wide range of photographic techniques can be used at the track, some topics as follows:

  • Portraits (drivers, pit crew, officials, spectators).
  • Documentary (wide angle shots of the track, facilities)
  • Track Shots – We will teach the difference between fast, and slow shutter photography.
  • Panning vs Static – alongside the above, panning vs static shots if often debated in this type of photography and up to personal preference.

How should I prepare?
Make sure your camera batteries are charged up ready to go, if you have the ability perform a sensor clean beforehand as we will be working with apertures that will show dust spots. If you can’t get a clean beforehand then just be aware of this, and prepare to remove them in post.

Learn how to change the mode of your camera. Most people will probably use the TV or Shutter Priority mode for this day (unless doing portraits).

General Notices – Please Read

November Field Day – Jacaranda Day – Goombungee
05 November 2022.

Howick Trans-Tasman Cup
The Trans-Tasman Cup has officially finished and we have selected the top thirty images according to the committee members, we could only enter two entries per member. We think everyone for their fantastic entries and look forward to competing against Howick soon!
https://tpsi.org.au/2h22-trans-tasman/

Get your entries in for the End of Year Competition by Friday 11 November 2022

Click Here to Read the Full End of Year Comp Guidelines

Eligible entries:
Members are permitted to submit up to four images using any image entered into the Monthly Club Competitions from January to November of that year. Note: Alice Black and Graham Burstow winners from the aggregate competitions MAY be entered into the end of year competition categories.
Non-Eligible entries:
Images can not be entered into multiple sections (EG: Open and Creative, or converting a colour image to mono and entering in both). ALL other images are not eligible to be entered, including Images entered into previous end of year competitions.
Other:
Prints can be submitted, however they will be judged against digitals within the same category. Prints will be judged based on the physical print, not the digital representation. Images entered into the aggregate competition can be re-edited and submitted into the end of year competition. This will give members the opportunity to put into practice lessons learned throughout the year and action on judging feedback.

Introduction to Lightroom Courses
Margaret Kebble will be holding fortnightly meetings to do an introduction to Lightroom course for members. These will be held on a Wednesday Night

Graham Burstow
In Honour of Graham Burstow, the Committee have ushered in a new monthly award for members to achieve called the “Graham Burstow Award – Judges Choice – Mono Image of the Month. This will continue to the end of the year, and commencing in 2023 will then attract an additional 2 points to the winner.
We have also put together a page on our website dedicated to Graham which shows a number of his images that he’d entered into our aggregate competitions.
https://tpsi.org.au/graham-burstow/
We would like to preserve the memories of Graham and His impact in our life and photography. If you have any photo’s of Graham or any video’s you may have taken of his talks, please head over to here to upload them. This will stay open until the end of October for now.
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=3375

End of Year Competition guidelines now finalised
The Competition is now open, and ready for your entries in the usual members section of the MyPhotoClub Website.
Eligible entries:
Members are permitted to submit up to four images using any image entered into the Monthly Club Competitions from January to November of that year.
Note: Alice Black and Graham Burstow winners from the aggregate competitions MAY be entered into the end of year competition categories.
Non-Eligible entries:
Images can not be entered into multiple sections (EG: Open and Creative, or converting a colour image to mono and entering in both).
ALL other images are not eligible to be entered, including Images entered into previous end of year competitions.
Other:
Prints can be submitted, however they will be judged against digitals within the same category. Prints will be judged based on the physical print, not the digital representation. Images entered into the aggregate competition can be re-edited and submitted into the end of year competition. This will give members the opportunity to put into practice lessons learned throughout the year and action on judging feedback.
To read the full guidelines please read the following document:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/08/2022-End-Of-Year-Comp.pdf

Focus Stacking
We are seeking a volunteer from the members to do a talk and demonstration on how to use the “focus stacking” technique.
If you feel you have the skills in this area please contact the committee discuss further on committee@tpsi.org.au

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/

Volunteers Required
Member Run Skills Nights
Constitution and By-Law update – Working Party
Facebook Group Moderator
Field Day Co-Ordinator
Junior and Non-Graded Planning Working Party
Social Media Co-ordinator
Register here: https://tpsi.org.au/volunteers/

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, October 13, 2022

Results for competitions in October 2022

There were 37 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in October 2022

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Flinders Ranges at Dawn
Pete McDonald – Honour
DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour

Bee on yellow flower
Peter Allison – Honour
DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour

Juvenile King Parrot
Terry O’Brien – Honour
DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour

Two Daisy Wheels
Inge Gajczak – Honour
DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour

Duplicate Lions
Peter Bourne – Honour
DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour

Heavenly Light
John Stewart – Honour
PRINT Salon Grade Open Colour

Elegance
Andrew Raguse – Honour
DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour

Standing in the Rain
Travis Lord – Honour
DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour

Twins.
Robert Fox – Honour
DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour

little farm animals
Sara Hedley – Honour
DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono

Whats a grecian urn
Barry Whisson – Honour
DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Mono

Crows Nest Falls
Peter Bourne – Honour
DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Mono

Bridal Lace
Belinda Kranz – Honour
DIGITAL B Grade Open Mono

Spooky Tree
Kym Stewart – Honour
DIGITAL B Grade Creative

Photo World
Anthony Harrison – Honour
DIGITAL A Grade Creative

William
Sandra Neill – Honour
PRINT Salon Grade Open Mono

Spooks Ghost
Robert Brown – Merit
PRINT A Grade Open Colour

Colour My World
Robert Brown – Merit
PRINT A Grade Open Colour

Close Company
Jan Collings – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour

Old Timers
Jan Collings – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour

A Tail for You
Dean Mengel – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour

Leaf curl spider 01
Graham Harris – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour

I believe that I can fly
Jason Wheeler – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour

Winter In Weipa
Dianne Horrocks – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade Open Colour

Max_geodesic Dome madness_duplicate
Barry Whisson – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour

We are waiting for you
Margaret Kebble – Merit
DIGITAL A Grade SetSubject Colour

Byron Bay Lighthouse
Jane Lobegeier – Merit
DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour

Open Colour_Knights Of Old
Belinda Kranz – Merit
DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour

Munch
Charlotte Lord – Merit
DIGITAL B Grade Open Colour

True Blue
Inge Gajczak – Merit
DIGITAL B Grade SetSubject Colour

Cascades
Sandra Neill – Merit
PRINT Salon Grade Open Colour

In the Lead
John Stewart – Merit
PRINT Salon Grade Open Colour

DesertWonder
Janine Waters – Merit
DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour

JustLanded
Janine Waters – Merit
DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour

The Thunder Rolls
Travis Lord – Merit
DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Colour

Tomato soup and Sourdough bread.
Robert Fox – Merit
DIGITAL Salon Grade SetSubject Colour

Early Respect Lesson
Michael Jones – Merit
DIGITAL Salon Grade Open Mono

by Travis Lord, October 11, 2022

Judging Night Tonight 7Pm @ DeMolay

Tonight is the judging night for Duplicates, Understudy Judge “Sue Chen” will be joining us to give feedback on our images.

DATE: 11/10/2022
TIME: 7:00PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/99285901931?pwd=L2pCbitxWGdZSGx1YXBSQTZTMElsZz09

Meeting ID: 992 8590 1931
Passcode: q8X1Yw

Images for Set Subject “Abandoned Buildings” Due 11:59PM 11/10/2022

Abandoned Buildings Definition:
The abandoned building must appear to be unoccupied and in a state of significant disrepair. It may be surrounded by occupied buildings or in a field but it must be the main subject of the image.

General Notices – All Members Please Read

Get your entries in for the End of Year Competition by Friday 11 November 2022

Click Here to Read the Full End of Year Comp Guidelines

Eligible entries:
Members are permitted to submit up to four images using any image entered into the Monthly Club Competitions from January to November of that year. Note: Alice Black and Graham Burstow winners from the aggregate competitions MAY be entered into the end of year competition categories.
Non-Eligible entries:
Images can not be entered into multiple sections (EG: Open and Creative, or converting a colour image to mono and entering in both). ALL other images are not eligible to be entered, including Images entered into previous end of year competitions.
Other:
Prints can be submitted, however they will be judged against digitals within the same category. Prints will be judged based on the physical print, not the digital representation. Images entered into the aggregate competition can be re-edited and submitted into the end of year competition. This will give members the opportunity to put into practice lessons learned throughout the year and action on judging feedback.

October Field Day – Morgan Park QLD 15 OCT 2022

We will be heading to Morgan Park for the October Field Day. The Downs Motorsport Club will be having a sprints day and we have organised to come down and photograph some of the event.

Date: 15 October 2022
Time: Arrive around 10AM – Finish whenever you want.
Where: Morgan Park Raceway – Warwick
Address: 228 Old Stanthorpe Rd, Morgan Park QLD 4370

What Should you Bring?

  • Sunscreen
  • Hat
  • Chair/s
  • Water
  • Umbrella or some other form of small shade
  • Food
  • Sunglasses
  • Camera, batteries, memory cards
  • Monopod (can help but not required)
  • Tripod (if you dont have a mono, but can be quite restrictive)
  • Filters
    Bring ND Filters and Circular Polarising Filters if you have them. These will help with slower shutter speed shots.
  • Lenses:
  • Generally, bring one wide, one mid range, and one telephoto.
  • Wide Angle
  • These can be good for pit shots, portraits etc.
  • Midrange:
  • I generally explain these as 55mm to around 100 mm
  • Telephoto
  • Usually 100mm and above.
  • These will generally be best for track work.

How to get there from Toowoomba:

What will we be focusing on?
A wide range of photographic techniques can be used at the track, some topics as follows:

  • Portraits (drivers, pit crew, officials, spectators).
  • Documentary (wide angle shots of the track, facilities)
  • Track Shots – We will teach the difference between fast, and slow shutter photography.
  • Panning vs Static – alongside the above, panning vs static shots if often debated in this type of photography and up to personal preference.

How should I prepare?
Make sure your camera batteries are charged up ready to go, if you have the ability perform a sensor clean beforehand as we will be working with apertures that will show dust spots. If you can’t get a clean beforehand then just be aware of this, and prepare to remove them in post.

Learn how to change the mode of your camera. Most people will probably use the TV or Shutter Priority mode for this day (unless doing portraits).

November Field Day – Jacaranda Day – Goombungee
05 November 2022.

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Howick Trans-Tasman Cup
The Trans-Tasman Cup has officially finished and we have selected the top thirty images according to the committee members, we could only enter two entries per member. We think everyone for their fantastic entries and look forward to competing against Howick soon!
https://tpsi.org.au/2h22-trans-tasman/

Introduction to Lightroom Courses
Margaret Kebble will be holding fortnightly meetings to do an introduction to Lightroom course for members. These will be held on a Wednesday Night

Graham Burstow
In Honour of Graham Burstow, the Committee have ushered in a new monthly award for members to achieve called the “Graham Burstow Award – Judges Choice – Mono Image of the Month. This will continue to the end of the year, and commencing in 2023 will then attract an additional 2 points to the winner.
We have also put together a page on our website dedicated to Graham which shows a number of his images that he’d entered into our aggregate competitions.
https://tpsi.org.au/graham-burstow/
We would like to preserve the memories of Graham and His impact in our life and photography. If you have any photo’s of Graham or any video’s you may have taken of his talks, please head over to here to upload them. This will stay open until the end of October for now.
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=3375

Feedback
Do you have any feedback for the committee? Suggestions on how things could be improved or ideas for 2023?
You can submit them through our website, you can even submit it anonymously if you wish.
https://tpsi.org.au/feedback/

Focus Stacking
We are seeking a volunteer from the members to do a talk and demonstration on how to use the “focus stacking” technique.
If you feel you have the skills in this area please contact the committee discuss further on committee@tpsi.org.au

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/

Volunteers Required
2023 Skills Nights Calendar
Constitution and By-Law update – Working Party
Field Day Co-Ordinator
Junior and Non-Graded Planning Working Party
Social Media Co-ordinator
Register here: https://tpsi.org.au/volunteers/

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions (updated Oct 2022 due to incorrect size being listed)
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, October 11, 2022

October Field Day – Morgan Park QLD 15OCT2022

We will be heading to Morgan Park for the October Field Day. The Downs Motorsport Club will be having a sprints day and we have organised to come down and photograph some of the event.

Date: 15 October 2022
Time: Arrive around 10AM – Finish whenever you want.
Where: Morgan Park Raceway – Warwick
Address: 228 Old Stanthorpe Rd, Morgan Park QLD 4370

What Should you Bring?

  • Sunscreen
  • Hat
  • Chair/s
  • Water
  • Umbrella or some other form of small shade
  • Food
  • Sunglasses
  • Camera, batteries, memory cards
  • Monopod (can help but not required)
  • Tripod (if you dont have a mono, but can be quite restrictive)
  • Filters
    Bring ND Filters and Circular Polarising Filters if you have them. These will help with slower shutter speed shots.

  • Lenses:
  • Generally, bring one wide, one mid range, and one telephoto.
  • Wide Angle
  • These can be good for pit shots, portraits etc.
  • Midrange:
  • I generally explain these as 55mm to around 100 mm
  • Telephoto
  • Usually 100mm and above.
  • These will generally be best for track work.

How to get there from Toowoomba:

What will we be focusing on?
A wide range of photographic techniques can be used at the track, some topics as follows:

  • Portraits (drivers, pit crew, officials, spectators).
  • Documentary (wide angle shots of the track, facilities)
  • Track Shots – We will teach the difference between fast, and slow shutter photography.
  • Panning vs Static – alongside the above, panning vs static shots if often debated in this type of photography and up to personal preference.

How should I prepare?
Make sure your camera batteries are charged up ready to go, if you have the ability perform a sensor clean beforehand as we will be working with apertures that will show dust spots. If you can’t get a clean beforehand then just be aware of this, and prepare to remove them in post.

Learn how to change the mode of your camera. Most people will probably use the TV or Shutter Priority mode for this day (unless doing portraits).

General Notices – Please Read

November Field Day – Jacaranda Day – Goombungee
05 November 2022.

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Howick Trans-Tasman Cup
We currently only have 39 images uploaded from 16 members, please upload your entries by Friday.
The Trans-Tasman Cup has officially finished, ALL members are encouraged to enter images, photo’s were to be taken between 1st Sept and 30th Sep 2022 and uploaded by the 7th of October.
Subject: In and around your home Photographs to be taken in and around your home with the focus of the photograph to be on any item within the bounds of your property. That is, you cannot take a photograph of anything outside your property; so, no pointing the camera over the back fence etc. The subject of your image can be absolutely anything, within the rules of copyright, from the dog playing in the backyard, to a set-up for something creative, to your favourite garden space or room etc. Images must be taken in September 2022 only.
So get your creative thinking caps on and get capturing in and around your home.

Introduction to Lightroom Courses
Margaret Kebble will be holding fortnightly meetings to do an introduction to Lightroom course for members. These will be held on a Wednesday Night

Graham Burstow
In Honour of Graham Burstow, the Committee have ushered in a new monthly award for members to achieve called the “Graham Burstow Award – Judges Choice – Mono Image of the Month. This will continue to the end of the year, and commencing in 2023 will then attract an additional 2 points to the winner.
We have also put together a page on our website dedicated to Graham which shows a number of his images that he’d entered into our aggregate competitions.
https://tpsi.org.au/graham-burstow/
We would like to preserve the memories of Graham and His impact in our life and photography. If you have any photo’s of Graham or any video’s you may have taken of his talks, please head over to here to upload them. This will stay open until the end of October for now.
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=3375

End of Year Competition guidelines now finalised
The Competition is now open, and ready for your entries in the usual members section of the MyPhotoClub Website.
Eligible entries:
Members are permitted to submit up to four images using any image entered into the Monthly Club Competitions from January to November of that year.
Note: Alice Black and Graham Burstow winners from the aggregate competitions MAY be entered into the end of year competition categories.
Non-Eligible entries:
Images can not be entered into multiple sections (EG: Open and Creative, or converting a colour image to mono and entering in both).
ALL other images are not eligible to be entered, including Images entered into previous end of year competitions.
Other:
Prints can be submitted, however they will be judged against digitals within the same category. Prints will be judged based on the physical print, not the digital representation. Images entered into the aggregate competition can be re-edited and submitted into the end of year competition. This will give members the opportunity to put into practice lessons learned throughout the year and action on judging feedback.
To read the full guidelines please read the following document:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/08/2022-End-Of-Year-Comp.pdf

Focus Stacking
We are seeking a volunteer from the members to do a talk and demonstration on how to use the “focus stacking” technique.
If you feel you have the skills in this area please contact the committee discuss further on committee@tpsi.org.au

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/

Volunteers Required
Member Run Skills Nights
Constitution and By-Law update – Working Party
Facebook Group Moderator
Field Day Co-Ordinator
Junior and Non-Graded Planning Working Party
Social Media Co-ordinator
Register here: https://tpsi.org.au/volunteers/

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, October 6, 2022

TONIGHT Lightroom Classes – Lesson 3 “Exploring Colour” 05/10/2022

Details Below: (Please note the link below is different from our usual Tuesday Meeting details).
Toowoomba Photographic Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: TPS Lightroom Classes
Time: 07:30 PM Brisbane
Every 2 weeks on Wed,
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86133838032?pwd=elFyanF2dnlSUkUxcXJBOTNMZkZJdz09
Meeting ID: 861 3383 8032
Passcode: 986472

Download tonight’s material here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/10/LIGHTROOM-TRAINING-Lesson-3.docx

by Travis Lord, October 5, 2022

Zoom Meeting Tonight 4/10/2022 @ 7PM

Join Zoom Meeting
Time: 7:00PM
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/99285901931?pwd=L2pCbitxWGdZSGx1YXBSQTZTMElsZz09
Meeting ID: 992 8590 1931
Passcode: q8X1Yw

Howick Trans-Tasman Cup
We currently only have 22 images uploaded from 8 members, please upload your entries by Friday.
The Trans-Tasman Cup has officially finished, ALL members are encouraged to enter images, photo’s were to be taken between 1st Sept and 30th Sep 2022 and uploaded by the 7th of October.
Subject: In and around your home Photographs to be taken in and around your home with the focus of the photograph to be on any item within the bounds of your property. That is, you cannot take a photograph of anything outside your property; so, no pointing the camera over the back fence etc. The subject of your image can be absolutely anything, within the rules of copyright, from the dog playing in the backyard, to a set-up for something creative, to your favourite garden space or room etc. Images must be taken in September 2022 only.
So get your creative thinking caps on and get capturing in and around your home.

Introduction to Lightroom Courses
Margaret Kebble will be holding fortnightly meetings to do an introduction to Lightroom course for members. These will be held on a Wednesday Night

Graham Burstow
In Honour of Graham Burstow, the Committee have ushered in a new monthly award for members to achieve called the “Graham Burstow Award – Judges Choice – Mono Image of the Month. This will continue to the end of the year, and commencing in 2023 will then attract an additional 2 points to the winner.
We have also put together a page on our website dedicated to Graham which shows a number of his images that he’d entered into our aggregate competitions.
https://tpsi.org.au/graham-burstow/
We would like to preserve the memories of Graham and His impact in our life and photography. If you have any photo’s of Graham or any video’s you may have taken of his talks, please head over to here to upload them. This will stay open until the end of October for now.
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=3375

End of Year Competition guidelines now finalised
The Competition is now open, and ready for your entries in the usual members section of the MyPhotoClub Website.
Eligible entries:
Members are permitted to submit up to four images using any image entered into the Monthly Club Competitions from January to November of that year.
Note: Alice Black and Graham Burstow winners from the aggregate competitions MAY be entered into the end of year competition categories.
Non-Eligible entries:
Images can not be entered into multiple sections (EG: Open and Creative, or converting a colour image to mono and entering in both).
ALL other images are not eligible to be entered, including Images entered into previous end of year competitions.
Other:
Prints can be submitted, however they will be judged against digitals within the same category. Prints will be judged based on the physical print, not the digital representation. Images entered into the aggregate competition can be re-edited and submitted into the end of year competition. This will give members the opportunity to put into practice lessons learned throughout the year and action on judging feedback.
To read the full guidelines please read the following document:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/08/2022-End-Of-Year-Comp.pdf

Focus Stacking
We are seeking a volunteer from the members to do a talk and demonstration on how to use the “focus stacking” technique.
If you feel you have the skills in this area please contact the committee discuss further on committee@tpsi.org.au

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/

Volunteers Required
Member Run Skills Nights
Constitution and By-Law update – Working Party
Facebook Group Moderator
Field Day Co-Ordinator
Junior and Non-Graded Planning Working Party
Social Media Co-ordinator
Register here: https://tpsi.org.au/volunteers/

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, October 4, 2022

Skills Night 27/09 Cancelled

Please share with members without email or internet.
Tonights Skills Session has been cancelled.

Howick Trans-Tasman Cup
The Trans-Tasman Cup has officially started, ALL members are encouraged to enter images, photo’s are to be taken between 1st Sept and 30th Sep 2022 and uploaded by the 7th of October.
Subject: In and around your home Photographs to be taken in and around your home with the focus of the photograph to be on any item within the bounds of your property. That is, you cannot take a photograph of anything outside your property; so, no pointing the camera over the back fence etc. The subject of your image can be absolutely anything, within the rules of copyright, from the dog playing in the backyard, to a set-up for something creative, to your favourite garden space or room etc. Images must be taken in September 2022 only.
So get your creative thinking caps on and get capturing in and around your home.

Graham Burstow
In Honour of Graham Burstow, the Committee have ushered in a new monthly award for members to achieve called the “Graham Burstow Award – Judges Choice – Mono Image of the Month. This will continue to the end of the year, and commencing in 2023 will then attract an additional 2 points to the winner.
We have also put together a page on our website dedicated to Graham which shows a number of his images that he’d entered into our aggregate competitions.
https://tpsi.org.au/graham-burstow/
We would like to preserve the memories of Graham and His impact in our life and photography. If you have any photo’s of Graham or any video’s you may have taken of his talks, please head over to here to upload them. This will stay open until the end of October for now.
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/enter-a-collection/?collection_id=3375

End of Year Competition guidelines now finalised
The Competition is now open, and ready for your entries in the usual members section of the MyPhotoClub Website.
Eligible entries:
Members are permitted to submit up to four images using any image entered into the Monthly Club Competitions from January to November of that year.
Note: Alice Black and Graham Burstow winners from the aggregate competitions MAY be entered into the end of year competition categories.
Non-Eligible entries:
Images can not be entered into multiple sections (EG: Open and Creative, or converting a colour image to mono and entering in both).
ALL other images are not eligible to be entered, including Images entered into previous end of year competitions.
Other:
Prints can be submitted, however they will be judged against digitals within the same category. Prints will be judged based on the physical print, not the digital representation. Images entered into the aggregate competition can be re-edited and submitted into the end of year competition. This will give members the opportunity to put into practice lessons learned throughout the year and action on judging feedback.
To read the full guidelines please read the following document:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/08/2022-End-Of-Year-Comp.pdf

Focus Stacking
We are seeking a volunteer from the members to do a talk and demonstration on how to use the “focus stacking” technique.
If you feel you have the skills in this area please contact the committee discuss further on committee@tpsi.org.au

Members Shirts
Order your member shirts here:
https://tpsi.org.au/store/members-shirts/

Volunteers Required
Member Run Skills Nights
Constitution and By-Law update – Working Party
Facebook Group Moderator
Field Day Co-Ordinator
Junior and Non-Graded Planning Working Party
Social Media Co-ordinator
Register here: https://tpsi.org.au/volunteers/

Need help saving images for comp?
See the instructions here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/saving-images-updated-2022/

Want to enter a Print into the Comps?
See here for instructions:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/entering-prints-to-tps/

Equipment for sale:
Do you have equipment you wish to sell, or looking for something to buy?
You can now put them up for sale using our online forum:
https://tpsi.org.au/community/for-sale/

by Travis Lord, September 27, 2022

Lightroom Classes – Lesson 2 “Develop Module” 21/09/2022

Introduction to Lightroom Courses
Margaret Kebble will be holding fortnightly meetings to do an introduction to Lightroom course for members. These will be held fortnightly on a Wednesday Night.
Details Below: (Please note the link below is different from our usual Tuesday Meeting details).
Toowoomba Photographic Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: TPS Lightroom Classes
Time: Sep 21, 2022 07:30 PM Brisbane
Every 2 weeks on Wed,
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86133838032?pwd=elFyanF2dnlSUkUxcXJBOTNMZkZJdz09

Meeting ID: 861 3383 8032
Passcode: 986472

Download tonight’s material here:
https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/09/LIGHTROOM-TRAINING-Lesson-2.pdf

https://toowoomba.myphotoclub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/111/2022/09/Diagram-showing-organisation.docx

by Travis Lord, September 19, 2022