2010/11 Programme

9-Sep Opening Night - display of prints; how to use Club website and flickr group; explanation of NIPA and BPIC internal competitions; mounting prints; resizing digital images etc (hand out disposable film cameras)


16-Sep Get out of P mode' (Andy Lyle) & 'camera kit' presentation


23-Sep Round 1 Selection - OPEN subject


30-Sep Lightroom 3 and basic image manipulation - Paul Hanley/Ross McK


7-Oct Flash Photography - Kirth Ferris (also return date for disposable film)


14-Oct Studio evening - portraits using speedlights


21-Oct Disposable Camera Competition - your best 6 (max) prints from using a disposable film camera


28-Oct Round 2 Selection - (Large Prints) OPEN subject


4-Nov Studio Lighting with 1 light source - Gordon Johnston


11-Nov Guest Speaker - Drew McWilliams LSWPP (former BPIC Club member)


18-Nov Project' - come with a panel of 10 digital images to a theme of your choice.


25-Nov Studio Evening - using either studio flash or Tungsten lighting


2-Dec Critique night for Round 3 - 'MOTION.' Bring digital images of your 'MOTION' images for critique and suggestions for improvement from other members


9-Dec Out on location - Continental Market @ City Hall and surrounds


16-Dec Round 3 selection - MOTION subject


23-Dec NO CLUB MEETING - XMAS HOLIDAY


30-Dec NO CLUB MEETING - NEW YEAR HOLIDAY


6-Jan Macro & Still Life Photography workshop


13-Jan Guest Speaker - Chris Hill - one of Ireland's leading landscape photographers. 'Buildings and architecture' photography


20-Jan Round 4 Selection - OPEN subject


27-Jan NIPA Round 3 Exhibition @ Christian Brothers Club, Antrim Rd


3-Feb NIPA Council Meeting at BPIC (no club meeting)


10-Feb Critique night for Round 4 - 'ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT' - Bring digital images of your images for critique and suggestions for improvement from other members


17-Feb Photoshop - how to make a DIPTYCH/TRIPTYCH


24-Feb Round 5 Selection - 'ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT'


3-Mar Studio Evening - using either studio flash or Tungsten lighting


10-Mar Round 1 Internal BPIC Competition - "TRANQUILITY". Digital, see Club Competition Page for details


17-Mar NO CLUB MEETING - St Patrick's DAY Holiday


24-Mar The club are very pleased to announce that local photographer Stephen Davidson has agreed to present a slideshow and chat about his life photographing motorcycle races around the world. Stephen is regarded as the top road racing photographer in the world and has many stories to tell about the photographs he has taken of his friends in the sport many of which are included in the best selling books he has presented.


31-Mar Bring and Buy Sale - sell all your unwanted photography items from cameras to lenses to filters, books etc or grab a bargain!


7-Apr Studio Evening using a Professional Make up Artist


14-Apr Round 2 Internal BPIC Competition - "ABANDONED". Digital, see Club Competition Page for details


21-Apr BPIC Annual General Meeting


28-Apr NO CLUB MEETING - EASTER HOLIDAY


5-May Out on Location Shoot


12-May Round 3 Internal BPIC Competition - "STREET" Print, see Club Competition Page for details


19-May Programme Planning for 2011/12 Season


26-May Annual Dinner and Prize Giving


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During the close season, members are encouraged to arrange informal get-togethers, whether it be weekend landscape outings, evening sunsets, 'strobist' style shoots using off-camera flash, trips to events at the Ulster American Folk Park, the Folk & Transport Museum at Cultra, etc etc. Use the close season to gather plenty of photographs to process using the skills you have learnt during the camera club season, and gather plenty of material for next Year's Competitions! Or why not consider applying for the LRPS or CPAGB?