Next Monday
On Monday we will welcome Gareth Byrne to give a talk on architectural photography. Gareth is a professional photographer who established his own commercial photography practice in 2003 and has become one of Ireland’s leading photographers specialising in architectural photography This talk is very relevant to our next competition which is on the theme of architecture.
Join the 2025 Photo Challenge Now
The 2025 Photo Challenge is intended to encourage participating members to pursue a focused theme of photography over an eight or nine-month period.
So what do you need to do:
1. Decide now to take the challenge
2. Decide on your challenge theme
3. Produce up to 20 images that illustrate your theme to a standard that satisfies you, or
4. Produce a 5 to 10-minute AV (slideshow) of your images
5. There are no restrictions on how or when you capture your images
Timetable:
February 1st: confirm your participation and theme by email to 25PC@offshoot.ie
End September: complete your image selection / AV sequence
October 13th & 20th: present the results of your challenge at a club meeting
So Go Ahead and Take the Challenge!
Spring 2025 Shoot With Me
Members have now been assigned to their groups, so you should be hearing from your group leader(s), who will be in contact soon to start organising group activities.
Good luck to all the participants. The Showcase nights in May no doubt will be, as always, excellent.
Thanks again to the Group Leaders. Without you, we would not have or be able to enjoy SWM.
Outings
The next outing will be on Sunday 16th February to Tinahely Point to Point.
Details are on the website and an invitation has issued.
Car Boot Sale – 3rd March
Have you got photographic equipment you bought in that mad moment of enthusiasm? And, you now have either updated the equipment or decided your purchase was really made in that mad moment of enthusiasm. Well, help is at hand; we intend to run our annual Car Boot Sale on Monday 3rd March.
So now is the time to root out anything photographic that is surplus to your requirements but may be of value to another club member.
Please email Emily (carboot@offshoot.ie) with details of what you have on offer and an indication of the price so she can start assembling the sales catalogue.
The IPF Club Championships
The Club Championships competition is for photographers competing at any level with a limit of a maximum of two images per panel per photographer. In other words, two images on the colour print panel and two on the monochrome print panel maximum per photographer.
Each panel is composed of ten images and each individual image is judged by a panel of three international judges. Judging itself is private, however, judges provide commentary on all panels prior to the awards ceremony.
I will soon be asking for people to submit up to five images each of both colour and black and white images, it would be great if members could start to consider which images they would like to submit for consideration. Many thanks.
Please find the upcoming IPF Distinction dates below:
Distinction Assessment Notifications and Dates appear on the Home Page when they are available along with the link to the applications.
March 29th, in Dunamaise Arts Centre.
May 17th Mullingar – applications from 7th Apr, 12.00 noon to Fri 25th April, 10.00pm.
Sep 27th Dunamaise – applications from 12th Aug, 12.00 noon to Fri 5th Sep, 10.00pm
22nd Nov Thurles – applications from 7th Oct, 12.00 noon to Fri 31s Oct, 10.00pm
2025 Member Subscriptions Are Due
Thanks to all members who have already paid their 2025 membership.
Please ensure you pay by 28 February 2025 – the annual sub is €90. Payment can be made by PayPal at https://www.offshoot.ie/subs or to our Treasurer (Nigel) at our meetings with cash/card. To pay by bank transfer, please email treasurer@offshoot.ie for the BIC and IBAN d |
