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!
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:
– Nicola
Thanks to Craig McKenzie and Graeme Atkinson for their appraisals this month, and congratulations to the following for their placings:
– Nicola
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.
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 |
The selection has been made. The images have been hung. The Spring Print Exhibition is now ready for opening at tomorrow’s meeting (Monday 11th Sept). Doors open 7pm, Dunedin Community Gallery. See you all there!
Note: The exhibition is open to the public 10am-6pm Tues 12th-Thurs 14th Sept.
A reminder to all members, our Spring Print Exhibition is coming up soon and entries will close on Monday 14th August 2017.
Appraised by Gary McClintock
Appraised by Kate Burton
