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June 4th	Stourbridge Photographic Society has been on a high over the last few months with the success of the club in both national and international exhibitions. They took part in the Midland Counties Knockout which involved all the photographic clubs in the Midlands submitting a selection of Digital Images for a judging panel and achieved a very credible 6 th place. In the Midlands Photofolio Exhibition currently on show at Smethwick, eight members received acceptances in Mono and Colour prints and the new section of Digital Projected Images. The greatest achievement to date this year is the club's success in the Austrian Super Circuit of Photography where eleven members had their work accepted and the club won a Gold Medal for the best mixed entry of work. In the club's own programme of events new members have had some success in the Monthly Competitions with Janet Sprason winning the Digital Projected Image section and Michael Smith winning the Colour Print, both members only joined the club in 2007 and have benefited from the help given to them by more experienced members. The club has monthly outing to encourage members to take photos, travelling to Padley Gorge in the Peak District last month and visiting Malvern Wells this month for a photographic quiz whose answers are in the form of photographs. On June 19th there will be an evening run by the members for those new to photography who may be interested in joining a club or just want some help with their camera.
April 3rd	Tonight there was a competition for mono prints. The judge was Dave Johnstone. Marion Thompson got third place with "Sisters"; Glen Ness was placed second with "Dusty and Major Tom" and Rob Evans got 1st place with "50's Metal".
February 29th	Members of Stourbridge Photographic Society did very well in a recent national exhibition Midphot. Sue Keeling had three projected images accepted :- Sun Worshiper, Light Swirls and Attic Room. She also had two colour prints accepted:- Gaudi Balconies and Venetian Dreams. Michael Smith had one projected image - Table for two, and one Colour print - Pastel Light accepted. Ian Walker had one mono print - Recession accepted. Heather Woodhams had a panel of prints - Dirty Work accepted and was Commended with a Certificate of Merit for her mono print Groynes. John Bissell was Highly Commended with Certificates of Merit for his colour print January Morning and his mono print Stokesay.
February 21st	A Battle was held on the 21st February against Wall Heath Camera Club, where both clubs entered 20 mixed prints each, to be judged by Peter Siviter, Stourbridge came away as the winner, scoring highly in its mono print entry.
February 7th	Mono print competition number 1. Judge Tony Thomas. There were 47 entries. The results were as follows:- Commended Glenn Ness ~ Reflections Jeff Riley ~ Sheds of Holy Island Heather Woodhams ~ Under the Wire Highly Commended Cliff Thompson ~ Railway Children Third Place Marion Thomson ~ Morning Reflections Second Place Ian Walker ~ Recession First Place Jeff Riley ~ Roof Lines
January 17th	Colour print competition number1. Judge Peter Gennard. There were 84 entries in this competition which is the largest number the club has ever had in a single competition, The results were as follows:- Commended Lynn Butler ~ Geyser David Jones ~ Moody View Sue Keeling ~ Urban Fox Glenn Ness ~ Canal Walk Jeff Riley ~ Colours of Age Michael Smith ~ Pastel Light Keith Leatham ~ Spirit of Autumn Highly Commended Cliff Thompson ~ Buttermere Shore Sue Keeling ~ Whitley Court Fountain Detail Third place Phil Waldren ~ The White House Second Place Phil Waldren ~ Hanging On First Place Ian Walker ~ November Morning
January 08	Stourbridge Photographic Society began its new programme with an excellent talk by John Hartshorne entitled "Travellers Tales". The Society has grown in membership during the last year and also in status with many members acheiving success in exhibitions, the greatest being the Trierenberg Supper Circuit held in Austria where Heather Woodhams received a silver medal for "Mist Rising" and Ian Walker received a gold medal for "Victoria Square" and a medal for his very successful mono print "Bandstand". Many other members also received acceptances in this International Exhibition to such an extent that the club was awarded a Gold medal for Best Mixed Entry Club, this honour only given to two British Photographic clubs in 2007. The new program has many highlights with varied lectures, competitions, including the new section for Projected Images, outings and battles with other local camera clubs. The next date to look forward to is January 24th when Margaret Salisbury is travelling from North Wales with her lecture entitled "The I's of a Dragon", she is a long established, much respected photographer and other local camera clubs have been invited for this exciting evening. This is followed on 31st January by a Beginners Evening when new members have the opportunity to seek advise from the more experienced photographers at the club.
4 November 07	Please note that the date of the Christmas social is Thursday 13th December not Friday 14th December as shown on the original programme.
18 October 07	Stourbridge Photographic Society has been active over the Summer months with outings, club competitions, battles against other camera clubs and visiting lecturers. The third Slide Competition of the year was won by Colin Lewis, the Mono Print Competition by Jeff Riley and the Colour Print by Phil Waldren. The final slide competition for this year will be on 1st. November judged by Graham Hodgkiss. The Match a Slide Competition against Hagley and Dudley Camera Clubs saw Stourbridge PS celebrating as the overall winner, and the same result was seen when Walsall Photographic Society visited for a Print Competition. For the first time digital entries were accepted as well as slides for the "Three of a Kind" competition, where 3 pictures have to follow the same theme. The winner in the slides section was Sue Keeling and Jeff Riley again celebrated a win in the digital section. A new Studio group has its first meeting on October 31st also in the Bonded Warehouse, led by Rob Evans. Members will get their first taste of portrait photography and how to set up studio lights. It is hoped that this group will continue if there is enough interest from members. There is an exhibition of prints by the Society on show at Stourbridge Library for the next few weeks. Everyone is welcome at Stourbridge PS whether a beginner or an experienced photographer. The group has a long history of successful photographers with darkroom pictures and slides and have embraced the new era of digital photography, so much so that they are now the leading camera club in the area. The friendly members are always willing to share their ideas and offer help and encouragement to new comers. Our program runs from January to December and there is still time this year to see some interesting lectures, particularly Jon Baker, an excellent local landscape photographer on November 8th with "Every Step a Different View". And the year ends with the AGM on December 6th and then a Christmas Social on December 14th.
26 July 07	Stourbridge Photographic Society are celebrating after two wins in successive battles held against other photographic clubs. On the 19th July the club members travelled to Great Barr Camera Club to present 20 prints to be marked against 20 prints provided by Great Barr members and were successful in gaining eight points advantage overall. On the 26th July the club welcomed old rivals Stourport Camera Club to their venue at The Bonded Warehouse, where the entry this time was 10 slides and 10 prints from each club. There was an audience of over 50 to hear Tony Thomas from Wrekin Arts give comments and scores on the pictures until Stourbridge emerged as winners with an overall score of 322 to Stourports 293.
14 June 07	Mono Print Competition No 3 1. Be Kind - Cliff Thompson 2. Man of Jaiselmer - Marion Thompson 3. Bloody Monday Again - Jeff Riley Colour Print Competition No 3 1. Skeletal - Cliff Thompson 2. Vulnerable - Rob Evans 3. Bluebell Wood - Ian Walker
24th May 07	News from Austria We are proud to announce that on the recent Austrian Super Circuit, Stourbridge member Ian Walker was awarded two gold medals and our president Heather Woodhams a silver. Stourbridge Photographic Society was awarded a gold medal as the best mixed club.
3 May 07	Mono Print Competition No 2 1. Abdul - Cliff Thompson 2. Fallen Giants - Marion Thompson 3. Senn from the Seine - Sue Keeling Colour Print Competion No 2 1. Machine - Ian Walker 2. Rat Race - Ian Walker 3. Dirty Work - Heather Woodhams
26 April 07	Set subject competition, slides and digital Urban Landscape Slides 1. Telford Power - Rob Evans 2. Brindley Place - Rob Evans 3. Mediterranean Vista - Rob Evans Digital 1. Big City - Ian Walker 2. Victoria Square - Ian Walker 3. Light Trails - David Robert
12 April 07	Slide Competition No 2 1. Sand Biker - Rob Evans 2. Peeping Tom - John Bissell 3. Martagon Lily - Cliff Thompson
15 March 07	Print competion No 1 (postponed from 25 Jan ) Judge Tony Broome Colour (65 entries from 24authors) - Dirty Work - Lynn Butler - View to Nowhere - Ian Walker - From Out Of The Mist - Dave Morley Mono (41 entries from 18 authors) - Bandstand - Ian Walker - Emotion - Ian Walker - Smile- No Chance! - Tanya Skelding
22 Feb 07	Slide competition No 1 Judge Malcom Ranieri There were 41 slides by 9 authors. - North American Bison - Marion Thompson - Medow Fritillary - Marion Thompson - St Culgen - Sue Keeling
23 January 07	Programme Change The 5 a Side Competition has now been brought forward to the 22nd of March, as the upstairs room was not available on the 26th of April, this date will now be Set Subject comp Urban Landscape.