Ash Cloud no barrier to Northern Ireland Print Competition final
For those who missed our print competition night, we had a rather unique print critique. In keeping with our new selection procedure the finalists were all selected from on-line image submissions, & the Judges - Mike Brookes Roper and Paul Callaghan - were to make their final decisions on the printed images which were critiqued on the night. Undeterred we managed to link Mike up by Skpe, and had a fantastic evening for all members present at the event.
However, no-one forsaw the the cancellation of Mikes flight from Inverness to Belfast, and unfortunately he was unable to be present at the event. Undeterred however, we managed to link Mike up by Skpe, and everyone present certainly were not in any way disadvantaged by the ash cloud that had already caused havoc across Europe. Many thanks to everyone involved in making this a fantastic evening for all our members.
Competition Winners
Overall Winners.
Bippni Overall Photographer of the year 2010 : Glenn Norwood
Wedding Photographer of the year 2010 : Kris Dickson
Portrait Photographer of the year 2010 : Glenn Norwood
Pictoral Photographer of the year 2010 : Roy McKeown
Category Winners.
Digital Composite : Glenn Norwood
Commercial : Glenn Norwood
Wedding, Classical : Kris Dickson
Wedding, Modern : Kris Dickson
Portrait Studio : Glenn Norwood
Portrait Location : Marie Allen
Portrait Fashion : Glenn Norwood
Landscape : Roy McKeown
Illustrative : Glenn Norwood
Jim Moreland honored to be selected as judge for the Royal Photographic Qualifications Panel
Our own Jim Moreland has been approached by the RPS to retain his services as a Fellow judge for another Two Years until Sept 2012. In eight years Jim has been selected to Judge in ALL of the possible 16 sessions!
For the past 8 years Jim has been privileged to have been selected as a judge on the (RPS) Royal Photographic Qualifications Panel.
This means that Jim may be invited to act as a judge when the Applied Professional Panel sit, which is twice per year (May & Sep). In the eight years Jim has been selected in ALL of the possible 16 sessions! Last year was to have been his final year , as 8 years is the maximum a member to serve, but Jim has now been approached by the RPS and they would like to retain his services as a Fellow judge for another Two Years.
I am sure you will agree that this is a great achievement and Jim is honoured to accept and he has confirmed with the RPS. They in return have requested that he attend as a judge over the next two years for ALL FOUR sessions.
Congratulations To All Our Competition Finalists
Many thanks to all our members who entered this years print competition & congratulations to those members selected for the final judging night, Monday May 17th, 7.30pm at The Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast. Both Judges were bowled over by the overall standard of Images from this Region.
The Judges – Mike Brookes Roper FBIPP & Paul Callaghan FBIPP - were highly impressed by the overall standard of this region’s entries And found the task of selecting the finalists incredibly difficult.
With a total Submission of almost 300 images the final 58 images selected truly represent the Best this region can produce & is testament to the fantastic quality & talent we have in this province. Awards will be given to the winners of each category as well as the overall title of BIPPNI Photographer of The year.
QEP and MASTER QEP Qualifications
DEADLINE TO SEND THE APPLICATION for the next QEP and Master QEP session (June, 19th and 20th 2010 ) IS APRIL, 30th 2010.
We remind you that if you want to obtain another QEP qualification in a different specialisation, or if you aspire to the Master QEP title you should complete the application form provided on the FEP web site, logging on to: http://www.europeanphotographers.eu/qep_rulesDeadline for the next QEP and Master QEP session April, 30th, 2010
The Judges – Mike Brookes Roper FBIPP & Paul Callaghan FBIPP - were highly impressed by the overall standard of this region’s entries And found the task of selecting the finalists incredibly difficult.
Should you like to enter the next session , which will be held on June 19th.20th next, the application form must be sent via e-mail to the FEP [secretariat@europeanphotographers.eu] by April, 30th , 2010 at the latest.
Maria Campbell FBIPP
Congratulations to Maria Campbell from MC Studios who has recently been awarded the most prestigious and respected accolade bestowed to members of the British Institute of Professional Photographers - that of Fellowship. Maria is Recognised as one of Irelands leading Photographers in her field.
Maria has kindly submitted a selection of her winning panel to view here. Maria whose latest and highest qualification is recognised as one of Irelands leading photographers in her field, wedding photography.
Maria believes that working in a relaxed manner and establishing a friendship with her clients is also instrumental to her success, allowing her to be creative, thus producing spectacular wedding albums and much deserved qualifications and awards. Fellowship, which recognises distinguished, individual ability and exceptional standards of excellence of technical and creative ability to show uniqueness of style and approach in image making, makes Maria the only female photographer to have gained such a highly esteemed award on her first attempt. View a selection of Maria's panel here.
This follows her husband Martin who also achieved the accolade of Fellowship in 2008. Together the couple are the only studio in the province to offer the services of two fellow photographers and they are one of three to hold the title within the entire UK.
