Preparing prints for exhibition

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Post by Laurie White, Print Secretary

how-to-frame-pictures-like-pro-7I would like to help and encourage new members to enter our Print of the Month, this is a good way to start showing your work in a more relaxed and less formal way than the Exhibition’s. You can receive some positive feedback as well as comparing your photography against other club members.

Producing a print is relatively easy as there are a number of businesses in Dunedin which will print an acceptable photo. The following are all being used by club members: Mint Gallery (Moray Place) good for doing Archival prints, Pro Lab (Moray Place), Harvey Norman, Warehouse Stationary, Photo Warehouse.

In Dunedin the following will cut your mat and backing foam board to suit The Framing Studio (South Dunedin), Art Zone (Hanover Street), The Framers Room (Dowling Street), Neville Studios (Crawford Street), although best prices are probably found by buying online at: Framing Online or Factory Frames.

If you would like to make your own mats, buy mat board and foam backing from Southern Paper Products (Main Road Fairfield) and Logan mat cutters from Gordon Harris.

To get you started I can supply your first mat, hinged with foam backing for a special price of $7.00. You can talk to me at most club nights re further info.

Happy New Year

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The new year is well underway now and hopefully you have all been out enjoying the great weather and taking lots of photos.  We had the first photowalk of the year on Sunday, which was actually a photobike rather than a walk.  We headed to Hyde and cycled a bit of the rail trail, before heading back to the cafe at Hyde for lunch. Great way to start the DPS fieldtrip/photowalk year.

2015 is a big year for the Dunedin Photographic Society – we are celebrating 125 years.  We are led to believe that the society is the oldest continuing Photographic Society in the Southern Hemisphere – certainly in Australasia  We will be celebrating this occasion in March with an exhibition of members’ work and some historical works from the Hocken Collection.  There will also be some associated events – more details to come.

The programme for the year is available online.  The first meeting of the year is Monday 9th Feb at 7.30pm.  Our speaker for the night is Terry Maguire who will be giving us a history of the Society.  Of course, the print of the month competition will also start on the 9th.  The theme is “Open” and prints will be appraised by John Hart. Remember to bring your prints along by 7.20pm.

Shadowfox Creative (Mark Fox) - Hyde, Rail Trail
Shadowfox Creative (Mark Fox) – Hyde, Rail Trail

45th Dunedin Festival AVs

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Matheson Beaumont FRPS, Honours and Best Otago Print
Matheson Beaumont FRPS, Honours and Best Otago Print
The Festival Exhibition is now over for another year. We received lots of positive feedback, particularly in regard to the quality of the photographs.  For those who were unable to attend the exhibition in person, the AVs of the print and projected exhibitions are now available to view online.

Print AV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnrJOYrNkCE

Projected Image Av: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDaGPhq4aUY

Photowalk Sat 18th – Vogel Street Party

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On Saturday 18 between 3pm and 10pm, Vogel Street (from Queen’s Garden to Jetty Street) will be closed to traffic and will take on a carnival atmosphere. Musicians, street performers, opportunities to play and create, and food vendors will beckon the public to come and enjoy the family friendly pedestrian space.

Many buildings throughout the Warehouse Precinct will open their doors for the public to view their transformed interiors. The streetscape will be illuminated at night. The Vogel Street, Street Party adds great community colour to the closing weekend of the Arts Festival.

We plan to make this into one of our monthly photowalks, so we’ll be meeting at the Cenotaph at 3pm and going to the street party for a couple of hours before meeting up again for a drink. See you all there!

http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2014/vogel-street-street-party/otago

Vogel Street Party

Exhibition: 45th Dunedin Festival of Photography

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The annual Dunedin Festival of Photography Exhibition is being held at the Dunedin Community Gallery from 21st Oct – 27th Oct, 10-6pm daily (10-4pm on the 27th).

The exhibition will showcase a variety of stunning images by New Zealand photographers.  Entry is free, so we hope to see your there!

2014 Champion Open Print: Armageddon, Liz Hardley FPSNZ, AFIAP, LRPS, Auckland
2014 Champion Open Print: Armageddon, Liz Hardley FPSNZ, AFIAP, LRPS, Auckland

Update:
A few images from the opening night of the exhibition on Monday 20th Oct.

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Summer Projected Exhibition

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Mark Fox - Orange (Champion Open, 2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition)
Mark Fox – Orange (Champion Open, 2014 Winter Projected Image Exhibition)

The annual Summer Projected Image Exhibition is open for entries from club members.

You may enter up to 6 images in each of the Open and Natural History sections.  More information about the seasonal exhibitions is available here.

All entries must be made using our online entry form (HERE) and completed by 5pm Nov 10th.

If you have any problems please contact Kevin slides@dps.org.nz

Results of 45th Dunedin Festival of Photography

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2014 Champion Projected Image: Popping Poppy - Susie Hare, Karaka
2014 Champion Projected Image: Popping Poppy – Susie Hare, Karaka

Judging of the 45th Dunedin Festival of Photography took place on Saturday 27th September and the results have been emailed to all entrants. Congratulations to everyone who had images accepted and those who received awards. We had a large number of entries and overall the standard was high. We cannot accept everything and many good images had to be rejected; if you did not succeed this year we encourage you to enter again next year.

The accepted prints and a slideshow of accepted projected images will be exhibited at the Dunedin Community Gallery from Tues 21st – Mon 27th October. There will be an official opening on Monday 20th, with invitations to be emailed to entrants shortly.

45th Dunedin Festival of Photography Awards

Open Print

  • Champion
    • Liz Hardley, Auckland – Armageddon
  • Honours and Best Otago
    • Matheson Beaumont, Dunedin – Dance Macabre
  • Honours
    • Emiko Cowell, Dunedin – Wintering Trees
    • Sandra Hobbs, Christchurch – Clock tower ghost
    • Glenn Symon, Dunedin – Shipwreck Bay
    • Philippa Wood, Wellington – Caps

Portrait Print

  • Champion
    • Liz Hardley, Auckland – Close Cut
  • Honours
    • Joshua Donnelly, Nelson – Costume Maker, Sir Greg
    • Liz Hardley, Auckland – Leaving
    • Sandra Hobbs, Christchurch – Gordon
    • Melanie Middlemiss, Dunedin – Grant

Monochrome Print

  • Champion
    • Mark Berger, Wellington – Pride
  • Honours
    • Joshua Donnelly, Nelson – Jama Masjid Mosque
    • Joshua Donnelly, Nelson – Nevis Valley Hut
    • Liz Hardley, Auckland – The Final Throw
    • Glenn Symon, Dunedin – Moffat Oven

Natural History Print

  • Champion
    • Glenda Rees, Gore – Rifleman (acanthisitta chloris)
  • Honours
    • Shona Kebble, Auckland – Eastern Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
    • Craig McKenzie, Dunedin – Juvenile Tui
    • Michael Sutton, Dunedin – St Clair Storm

Open Projected Image

  • Champion
    • Susie Hare, Karaka – Popping Poppy
  • Honours and Best Otago
    • Kevin Bowie, Lake Tekapo – Moeraki
  • Honours
    • Bruce Burgess, Auckland – Franz Josef Glacier Ice Cave
    • Scott Fowler, Christchurch – Love me or Leave me
    • Lorraine Gibb, Timaru – Pastels
    • Chris McKay, West Melton – Down the road
    • David Steer, Dunedin – Terminally Twisted
    • Micky Waby, Dunedin – Copper and Apples

Portrait Projected Image

  • Champion
    • Joy Kachina, Australia – Hannah
  • Honours
    • Lorraine Gibb, Timaru – Phoebe
    • Joy Kachina, Australia – Sisterly Love
    • Shona Kebble, Auckland – Tracey
    • Justine Turner, Auckland – Jade
    • Gill Williams, Christchurch – Gang Culture

Monochrome Projected Image

  • Champion
    • Chris McKay, West Melton – The eyes have it
  • Honours
    • Mark Berger, Wellington – Despair
    • Mark Berger, Wellington – Waiting
    • Bruce Burgess, Auckland – Going Up
    • Susie Hare, Karaka – It Wasn’t Me!
    • Linda Jarrett, Auckland – Hi there!
    • Nicola Pye, Dunedin – On the brink

Nature Projected Image

  • Champion
    • Elizabeth Passuello, Greymouth – Hygrocybe graminicolor
  • Honours
    • Lorraine Gibb, Timaru – Mycena species
    • Susie Hare, Karaka – Kereru
    • Chris Helliwell, Porirua – Tadorna variegata (Paridise Shelduck) Young
    • Shona Kebble, Auckland – Striated Heron, Butorides striatus
    • Bevan Tulett, Christchurch – Immature Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
    • Bevan Tulett, Christchurch – Australasian Harrier Circus approximans

New president appointed

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Monday night’s meeting was action packed, with the AGM, Spring Print Exhibition and the Projected Image of the Month.  The AGM saw the appointment of Kate Burton as the new President of the Society. Kate takes over the role from John Casey who steps down after a two year term – John also held the position for another two year term several years ago.  The council and members of the society thank John for all the time and effort he has put into leading the society during his term as President.

This is Kate’s first time as President of DPS, or any society for that matter, and she is looking forward to the opportunity.  She will have the support of all members as she takes on this role, and especially that of the council. We look forward to the next meeting when Kate will take up her position as President.

After the AGM the Spring Print Exhibition was held and Paul Sorrell (Natural History) and Alan Dove (Open) were on hand to provide comments on the accepted prints.  Congratulations to Emiko Cowell, a relatively new member, who was awarded the Champion Open Print, and Craig McKenzie who was awarded the Champion Natural History Print.

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