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.
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.
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.
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