Print – Dunedin Photographic Society

Print of the Month: Open, August 2021

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Thanks to Paul Sorrell for his appraisal this month, and congratulations to Alan Coppin, Trevor Douglas and Greg Hughson!

1st place – Grainstore Gallery, Oamaru by Alan Coppin
2nd place – Otago Peninsula by Trevor Douglas
3rd place – Fantail in Focus by Greg Hughson

Standings

Nicola

The 49th Dunedin Festival of Photography is now open for entries!

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The 49th Dunedin Festival of Photography is now open for entries!

Important dates to note:
Closing Date: 11:59pm Tuesday 31 August
Prints to be received in Dunedin by: Monday 6 September
Selection Day: Saturday 18 September
Exhibition Opening: Saturday 9 October, at the Dunedin Community Gallery, Princes St
Exhibition: Sunday 10 – Friday 15 October

The Festival is open to all New Zealand residents and financial members of PSNZ affiliated camera clubs.

More information and entry details are available at:https://dps.org.nz/festival/

Best of luck from the Festival team!

-Nicola

Print of the Month: Open, July 2021

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Thanks to Craig McKenzie for his appraisal this month, and congratulations to Glenn Symon, Melanie Dick and Alan Coppin!

1st place: Urban Struggle by Glenn Symon
2nd place: Sammy’s By Melanie Dick
3rd place: Hoar Frost Mackenzie Country by Alan Coppin

Standings

Nicola

Print of the Month: Open, June 2021

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Thanks to Ross McIvor for his appraisal this month, and congratulations to Greg Hughson, Trevor Douglas and Suzanne Renner!

1st place: Captive Thoughts by Greg Hughson
2nd place: Protestors by Trevor Douglas
3rd place: Crest Fallen by Suzanne Renner

Nicola

Print of the Month: Open, April 2021

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Thanks very much to Clive Copeman for his appraisal of the POTM this month, and congratulations to the following for their placings:

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Standings

– Nicola

Print of the Month: Open, March 2021

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Thanks very much to Liz Greenwood for her appraisal of the POTM this month, and congratulations to the following for their placings:

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Standings

– Nicola

Members’ Photo Exhibition

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Melanie Dick has whipped up a fancy poster, featuring David Steer’s friendly Kea, to promote our exhibition which starts this week. Please feel free to download and print out the poster if you’re able to display it anywhere, and we hope to see you all there throughout the week!

Link to download poster

Nicola

Print of the Month: Open, November 2020

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Thanks very much to Ross McIvor and his trusty assistant Judith Swan for their appraisals of the POTM this month, and congratulations to the following for their placings:

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Standings

– Nicola

Print of the Month: Open, September 2020

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Thanks to Craig McKenzie and Graeme Atkinson for their appraisals this month, and congratulations to the following for their placings:

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Standings

– Nicola

NIKON / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2018

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The Nikon/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2018 were judged a few weekends ago in Wellington. The judging of each category has been recorded and uploaded to YouTube at the link below. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from professional work and judging. All categories require a physical print submission, there are no projected image categories.

Congratulations to DPS member Simone Jackson who was a finalist in the Nature category and received awards in others sections, including the image above from the Documentary category.

YouTube Recordings

Note: The judging may not start until some time into the recording so fast forward to find the beginning.

Print Scoring Table:

Score	Award	Merit Points	Description
95 – 100	Gold with Distinction	3	● Exceptional vision, creativity & innovation ● Exceptional visual communication & interpretation of subject ● High level of originality of thought/concept ● Invokes a superior emotional response ● Has an enduring quality ● Exceptional mastery in all areas of creative & technical execution
90 – 94	Gold	3	● Outstanding level of imagination & creativity ● Outstanding visual communication, interpretation of subject &/or emotion ● Originality of thought/concept ● Outstanding mastery across all areas of technique, craft, production & print quality
85 – 89	Silver with Distinction	2	● Excellent level of imagination & creativity ● Excellent visual communication, interpretation of subject &/or emotion ● Excellent level of technique, craft, production & print quality
80 – 84	Silver	2	● High level of imagination &/or creativity ● High level of visual communication, interpretation of subject &/or emotion ● Very high level of craft, skill and technique
70 – 79	Bronze	1	● Very high standard of professional practice, craft, skill & technique ● Exceeds the normal level expected of professional practice
60 – 69	Professional Standard	0	● Approaching award level ● Well executed, appropriate professional level of craft & technique ● Good standard of professional practice – what a professional is expected to produce day to day
50 – 59	Below Professional Standard	0	● Does not yet exhibit the standards required of professional practice ● May show proficiency in some areas