1. Welsh Salon 2008 and 2009

     This year’s entries were unpacked and sorted by the Executive and helpers from The Vale and Bridgend this weekend ready for the selection next Sunday, 37 Clubs have entered this year with well over 1,000 prints being entered I must thank all those that have entered for their support and wish them all the best for their images.
     Next year’s event is in need of a sponsoring Club and venue; Aberystwyth have offered to host the event in 2010 and we are looking forward to showing this Exhibition off up North (Of the WPF that is!) so how about a Club out West or East taking this opportunity to bring photography and themselves to the attention of their local public. That’s all that is needed is a venue for about a month from mid April to mid May to display about 150 prints say 150 to 200 foot length of display area (ideally with some supervision, access for disabled and reasonably lit) – the WPF will be able to provide free standing print boards and frames together with advice and help on what needs doing. Oh! and by the way if you know of a local celebrity or staunch local politician to perform the official opening it would help with your an our publicity.
     If you have a tentative suggestion give one of us a call or drop an Email we would be only to pleased to visit and review the facility and your requirements.

2.     Tower Colliery Memories Print Exhibition – Now Extended!

      Mervyn Pugh and Rob Lloyd’s exhibition of miners at the Tower Colliery during the past nine months which is being exhibited at the Dare Valley Country Park Aberdare has now been extended to the 17th May to 8th June 2008. You are all welcome to view this documentary of the last deep mine in South Wales.

3.     RPS 2008 Exhibition of the Colour Group

     The 2008 exhibition of the RPS Colour Group has now opened at the Pontypridd Museum and Information Centre  and will be on display until  Friday 28th March . A great show of varied work which should be of interest to WPF members . I would be pleased if you could include some reference to this in a forthcoming NEWSFLASH .
Thanks, Rob Owens

4.     Clive Haynes RPS Lecture at Bridgend

Still some tickets left to see:
Clive Haynes FRPS
Photoshop Techniques for Personal Expression
Clive Haynes is Chairman, RPS Digital Imaging Group, RPS DI Regional organizer ( Midlands ) and panel member for RPS Licentiateship distinction submissions. Clive has authored books and videotapes, produced and presented many lectures and multi-projector A V shows. In addition, his work has been used to illustrate books.
Clive has always sought to share the joy and excitement of photography and picture- making with a wider audience. He enjoys sharing his knowledge in an open exchange with an audience and he definitely does not believe in ‘keeping secrets’.
The presentation will cover a range of Photoshop techniques with the emphasis on good practice, efficient working and insightful picture-making. The talk will deal with practical image-making issues and methods in the ‘real world’, in this way, the talk is very much picture-based, rather than the exploitation of technique for its own sake.
People attending the talk should leave with the enthusiasm to develop the methods demonstrated and be able to apply them directly to their images.
South Wales Digital  Imaging Group 
March 15th 2008
at Coytrahen near Bridgend CF32 0EB
just off Junction 36 M4

Tickets £10.00  
Tickets…RPS DI Group member in advance    £8.00  
Starts 10 am with tea / coffee more details & booking form: www.southwales-dig.rps.org  

Please book in advance if possible contact Maureen Albright  ARPS DPAGB
maureen@maureenalbright.com         Tel:      07979 523309