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SACC, Regional Round IPF Photographer of the Year

Posted by on Nov 9, 2015

The regional round of the IPF Photographer Of The Year (IPF POTY) will be held in the Horse & Jockey Hotel, Co Tipperary on November 22nd.

Closing date for entries is Friday November 20th.
To enter, you must be a member of an SACC affiliated club.
Entry must be completed online via the online entry system.
As well as the Open category for the 3 sections, there are also the following themed categories :-
Colour Print –                People Creatively (Images that are out of the ordinary and with significant input from the photographer at whatever stage of the process he or she decides.
                                          “More than a straight portrait. Environmental, Travel,etc.”
Monochrome Print  –  Seascape 
 
Projected Image –        People in their Environment (Taken in any country)
Please note : New for  this year:-
        You must use the new colour coded labels on the back of your prints –  please print them in colour and attach securely to the back of you prints.
        Prints without these labels will not be accepted
      Label link SACC Label
  • You must upload a digital copy of all prints at time of entry
  • Make sure you enter the correct level as defined in the rules
Also see link to IPF website : 
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Programme Sept 14th – Dec 21st 2015

Posted by on Oct 26, 2015

Sept 14th         Welcome back. Photos “My Summer” 3-5 on stick.

Sept 21st        Photo League. Five members present their favoured photographers, websites.

Exercise:  Autumn 2015 to be returned on 12th October, 3 – 5 on memory stick.

Sept 26th           Distinctions, The Lifecourse Institute, NUI, Galway 

Sept 28th         Photo League. Photoshop Tutorials, Catchlight Videos. 

Oct 5th              Photo League, monochrome only. Bring in possible photos colour & mono for National Shield.

Oct 12th            AGM .  Photo League. Return Autumn exercise.

                        Exercise: Capture the character of a town for November 9th.

Oct 17th/18th     National Audio Visual Championships, Arus Chronan, Clondalkin, Dublin.

Oct 19th          Audio Visual Night with all the AV Group’s entries for 2015 .

                          Discuss night photography.

Oct 26th          No Club. Public Holiday

Nov 2nd          Night photo shoot, 7:30pm in Sixmilebridge..

Nov 7th            National Shield   Malahide Community School, Dublin. 

Nov 9th           Photo League, Portrait only . Return exercise ”Capture the character of a town.”

                          Photoshop: Watermarks, Layers etc..

Nov 16th         Guest speaker.

                          Exercise: Creative Images for December 7th.

Nov 21st          Distinctions Judging, Technology Institute, Thurles. 

Nov 23rd         Photo League:  Bring back night shots, 3 – 5 on memory stick

Nov 30th          Photo League.   Macro / Close up session. Bring cameras, lenses, tripods, lights and items to be photographed.

Dec 7th             Photo League.   Bring back Creative Images.

Dec 14th         Photo League.   Calendars.

Dec 21st           Christmas night out.

First Night after Christmas, January 11th, bring in 3 – 5 images of Christmas on Memory Stick.

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