Christmas Party
We will be celebrating our Christmas Party as usual on Thursday 12th December.
This will be a fun meeting with some festive frivolities such as a potluck, a festive photography quiz, a swap meet and a fun little competition. There will be prizes!
Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Wellington Photographic Society Inc
The date of the AGM is set for 28th November 2024. We are calling for any motions members want to put on the agenda as part of the AGM business, and for nominations for officeholders and WPS Committee members. Any motion for a change to the WPS Rules must be sent to the Secretary by 25th of November. Information on committee roles and nomination forms can be obtained via email.
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- 12th of December @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Categories are: Open | Food (& Drink)
- Closing Date for Entries: 1st of December
- Presentation Night: 12th of December 2024 at the TTC Club Rooms
We are hosting a private screening at Penthouse Cinema of the movie Lee, which is all about WW2 Photographer Elizabeth ‘Lee’ Miller.
Thursday 14th November 7.30pm – Penthouse Cinema Brooklyn
Limited to 30 people. Tickets are $10
The Annual Interclub Print Battle hosted by the Wellington Photographic Society. November 17th, Doors open 12pm, at the Tararua Tramping Club, 4 Moncrieff St, Mount Cook, Wellington.
The Wellington Interclub Print Battle is an annual competition between the photographic clubs in the greater Wellington area that are affiliated to the Photographic Society of New Zealand. In the last couple of years, an invitation has been extended to clubs further afield, to boost the number of clubs participating.
This is the WPS Annual Competition for Projected Images which is open to all members of the society and is a great chance to share your work with other club members.
CubaDupa is coming up on the weekend of 23-24 March, and we’re planning a meet up.
What’s the plan?
We’ll meet for coffee at Raglan Roast, 40 Abel Smith Street from 11:30 on 23rd March
As the festival gets underway from midday we will walk the length of Cuba down to Wakefield Street and back, exploring the side streets, parks and hidden venues as we go.
We will meet back for a street food lunch at the Fresh Choice Street Feast from 1:30pm
What can we photograph?
This will be a great weekend to capture some street photography as part of the meet up.
Separately, you could practice event photography at the various stages around the festival as the sun sets and the lights come on. This isn’t part of the meet up – just an opportunity.
What shall we do with our photos afterwards?
Everyone is encouraged to share 2-4 images taken at the festival whether you come to the meet up or go out on your own. Send your favourites after the event to comms@wps.org.nz or share them on our discussion group or on Instagram and tag the society.
We will look to have a presentation of our images at a future club night and/or produce a zine capturing the flavour of the festival as seen through our lenses.
Where can I find out more?
The festival runs Saturday – 12pm to 12am; Sunday – 12pm to 6pm More info at https://www.facebook.com/cubadupa where a festival map and timetable will be available soon (they say).
The Wellington Interclub Print Battle is held every year with Wellington regional clubs and clubs from the Lower North Island taking turns at hosting and doing battle over the ten print topics.
Background about the Competition:
Each year, photography clubs from across the Wellington region/Lower North Island come together to compete for bragging rights. The hosting club chooses 10 topics/subjects at the start of the year and then the clubs come together towards the end of the year to compete with their best prints across those subjects.
These topics for this year were chosen by the members of our society.
What’s in the Bag?
What’s in the bag, is a creative photography challenge that begins with a little brown bag.
The challenge starts with five everyday items. Each item offers a challenge designed to challenge your creativity.
There are only a limited number of bags available, but don’t worry if you miss out on a bag – most items can found around the home. We’ll update this on all our channels once the challenge is underway.
What’s in the Bag?
What’s in the bag, is a creative photography challenge that begins with a little brown bag.
The challenge starts with five everyday items. Each item offers a challenge designed to challenge your creativity.
There are only a limited number of bags available, but don’t worry if you miss out on a bag – most items can found around the home. We’ll update this on all our channels once the challenge is underway.
The entries for this year’s Annual Print Competition are in and judging is completed.
Come along this Thursday to view the presentation of prints and listen to judge & life member Simon Woolf provide feedback and insight into members’ print entries. This is a great chance to see other members’ works in print and is always a wonderful learning opportunity. Join us to discuss and appreciate the beauty of the printed photograph.
Annual Print Competition: Drop Off
Friday Afternoon (1st Dec) – Intercontinental Hotel 5.00-5.30pm
Drop-off is at the hotel’s bar, which is just to the right inside the main entrance on Grey St
Saturday Morning (2nd Dec)
We will also do an alternate drop-off on Saturday afternoon for those who can’t make Friday. This will be in Island Bay at the Bluebell Cafe from 10am – 11am
If neither of those work for you, let us know at comms@wps.org.nz and we can try to work something out for you.
Annual Print Competition – Print Drop off
There will be two main opportunities to drop prints off, this Thursday’s meeting (23rd November) and a separate drop off the following week (we are yet to pick a date/time). But it’s likely to be Thursday or Friday in the city.
We put up a separate post for the 2nd date shortly.
If neither of these works for you, let us know at comms@wps.org.nz and we can try to work something out for you
November 11, Saturday 2.30pm – Starting Point Anderson Park (by Bolton St Cemetery)
The Hunt begins at 2:30 pm
The object of this event is to have fun and challenge yourself/and team. Although there are 10 items, you only need to find 6 to enter the draw for prizes. There will be a prize for the best overall image and a random spot prize for a lucky photographer. The overall prize will be awarded at a later date to allow time for images to be submitted.
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