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IPF Newsletter - March 2020
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Welcome to the March newsletter of the Irish Photographic Federation, which we hope helps to keep you updated on our latest news and provide you with all the information on what’s coming up over the weeks & months ahead.
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The Federation host four major events throughout the year, the Photographer & Nature Photographer of the Year, the National Club Finals, The Audio Visual Championships, and the National Shield. All great events catering for individual club member photographers and clubs themselves. All hold their own significance and in my opinion, are getting better each year and always with a great entry from across the country.
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In recognition of probably the biggest event of the four we host and what was another enormous successful weekend of great photography, I just want to record my thanks to Coordinator of the POTY & NPOTY Julie Corcoran for the tremendous job she did over the weekend of February 22nd & 23rd in Carlow. The amount of work that was involved in getting things to the final stage was exceptional and her sheer determination to make this all work has surely to be admired. Assisted in no small way by the members of Carlow Photographic Society who not for the first time pulled out all the stops to ensure everything went well.
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Two very long days, but successful ones and this was clearly evident in the room and the atmosphere was very good amongst everyone. The judges on both days commented on the standard of photography, the attention to detail from the organisers and the generous hospitality shown to them over the course of their visit and participation in this event. I would like to thank our Judges Committee for selecting the team of judges and my extended thanks also must be recorded to our Treasurer Rory O’ Connor, and IPF Council Members Liam Beattie and Andy Magan who were on hand looking after other areas associated in the preparation and running of this event.
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My congratulations to Fergal Quinn of Navan Camera Club who won the Nature Photographer of the Year and to Michael Strapec of Blarney Camera Club who won the Photographer of the Year.
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A special word of thanks to all the sponsors involved and to Michael O’ Sullivan for his print presentation on the Sunday afternoon.
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The following weekend February 29th we had the first Distinction Sitting of 2020 and again a great selection of panels were assessed over the course of the day. Congratulations to all who were successful, to those who weren’t please do come back again and give it another go. Thanks to the members of Portlaoise, Mountmellick and Kilkenny Camera Clubs for their assistance on the day and to Distinction Secretary Bob Morrison, and Chair & Vice-Chair of the Distinctions Des Clinton & Paul Stanley for their professionalism and attention to detail in hosting these sittings.
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Onwards and upwards we go and so later in this newsletter, you will be notified of all the upcoming events that we will be holding in the next few months, the Distinctions in Mullingar in May along with The National Club Championships and the AGM of the Irish Photographic Federation. It's probably one of the busiest periods in the IPF calendar but none the less another couple of events to look forward too.
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Thanks for all your support,
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Dominic Reddin FIPF
President Irish Photographic Federation
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What's Inside this Month?
- POTY & NPOTY 2020 - Report by Julie Corcoran
- Barker Photographic
- Carlow Photographic Society Honour Founder Member
- Club Fees
- Distinction Update
- IPF Club Championships 2020
- Congratulations to Gabriel O'Shaughnessy
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IPF Lecture / Judging Expenses Guidelines
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- IPF Awards - Important Update.
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Photographer & Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 - Report by Julie Corcoran
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Nature Photographer of the Year 2020
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Photographer of the Year 2020
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Feargal Quinn, Midnight Poacher,
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Michael Strapec, Little Orphan,
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Anoraks and umbrellas were donned with evangelical fervor as all roads led to the Talbot Hotel, Carlow last weekend for the Irish Photographic Federation’s Photographer and Nature Photographer of the Year 2020
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Julie Corcorn AIPF, AFIAP,
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National Coordinator 2020.
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The International judges Ricardo Busi MFIAP, EFIAP/p, Hon.MWPg, Jenny Hibbert MPAGB, EFIAP/s, and Jacky Panhuyzen EFIAP/s, MPSA were very impressed with the standard of Irish club photography on display.
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One Photographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 was awarded to Feargal Quinn of Navan Camera Club for his photograph ‘Midnight Poacher’.
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ExploreLight Workshops Photographer of the Year 2020 was awarded to Michael Strapec of Blarney Photography Club for his photograph ‘Little Orphan’.
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Gold medal winners received €50 Camera Filters Ireland and Permajet vouchers.
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Winner of the Canon Ireland M50 mirrorless camera kit was Gabriel O’Shaughnessy MFIAP, FIPF, FRPS, EFIAP/b, of Dundalk Photographic Society.
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The Irish Photographic Federation would like to thank hosts Carlow Photographic Society, Permajet Ambassador, Michael O’Sullivan FIPF, FRPS for his print presentation at the Barker Photographic stand and all the entrants.
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Julie Corcorn AIPF, AFIAP,
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National Coordinator 2020.
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Barkers Photographic
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Barker Photographic showed the range of PermaJet Papers at the POTY event and were delighted with the outcome of the judging, having supplied the Epson Printer and PermaJet Paper to the Photographer of the Year!
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There was a lot of interest in the latest Titanium Gloss paper with A4 and A3 sizes now available from stock.
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Barker Photographic operate a DISCOUNT SCHEME* for members of Photographic Clubs, where members get a 5% Discount on Most items:
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Including Manfrotto, LowePro, Benro, Tenba, Olympus, Hahnel, MagMod, Black Rapid Straps, Peak Design, Lastolite, Elinchrom, Interfit, Lee Filters, Hoya Filters, SanDisk, Spider, Rogue, X-Rite, Ilford, Paterson, Fotospeed, RODE, Saramonic, Colorama, and SIGMA.
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Excluding: Canon, Nikon, Sony
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Having a Club outing in the Cork area? We are happy to host groups of 10 – 20 after hours, where members can browse in comfort and check out all those hard to get items not available elsewhere!
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Club Members must agree to be on our mailing list (Typically we only send one email a month), Mobile number is optional.
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At present, the discount can only be applied to Phone orders or in Person (not on the website).
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If there is a Special offer of more than 5%, then the Club discount will not apply.
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There will always be the odd exception where the Discount cannot be applied, or in the case of the Camera brands, we may be able to do a small discount.
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We will always confirm before completing an order.
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twitter: @BarkerPhotograp
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Facebook: Barker Photographic Ltd.
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Instagram: barkerphotographic
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Carlow Photographic Society Honour Founder Member
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Pictured L-R: Joe Ratttigan, newly elected Chairperson, with founding member Charley Callinan being presented his special award and a beautiful handmade card by Gilbert Smyth on his last official job as Chairperson.
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At our AGM, we had a very special presentation to make to one member of the Carlow Photographic Society.
It gave members of the CPS great pleasure to see our founding member, Charley Callinan, presented with the Irish Photographic Federation Peter Slattery Memorial Award.
The Carlow Photographic Society was founded by both Charley Callinan and Stephan Nolan in 2003. Having both moved to Carlow, both former members of Tallaght Photographic Society, they decided to put an advertisement in the Nationalist to see if other like-minded people would be interested in meeting to form a club and the rest, as they say, is history!
Charley is an honorary and still very active member of the club. He has an in-depth knowledge of photography which he freely shares with members, be it on composition, exposure, which type of lens to use, the list goes on. Charley’s experience with photography goes right back to the fantastic days of a roll of film and developing and seeing prints come alive in the darkroom.
He likes to keeps his fellow members and the committee on their toes! The endless hours, days, weeks, years he has given to the Carlow Photographic Society is something we have all gained from photographically, individually and socially. Many friendships made, many a joke to be heard, many a laugh to be had.
The IPF Peter Slattery Memorial Award is a special award given to a member, who in the opinion of their club, has contributed significantly to the workings of the club over the years.
It gave Gilbert Smyth, being his last official job as Chairperson, great pleasure to present Charley with this special medal on behalf of all the members, for all his 17 years of hard work and dedication to the CPS.
Thank you Charley for founding such an amazing club and for being such a huge part of our photographic family which you created in 2003 and here’s to many more years ahead to look forward to
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Club Fees
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To All Clubs:
Club Affiliations for 2020 are now overdue
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This is a reminder to clubs that our membership year commenced on 1st January 2020 and all Clubs who wish to be affiliated to the IPF for 2020 should have paid their fees before 31st January 2020.
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Thank you to those Clubs who have already paid and I would be much obliged if those clubs who haven’t yet paid could do so as soon as possible, in order to allow both the club and its members to take part in IPF activities for 2020.
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The IPF Affiliation fee is unchanged from last year and is based on the number of members in each club, as follows:
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- Less than 30 members: €75
- 30 to 50 members: €100
- 51 to 80 members: €125
- More than 80 members: €150
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Please have a digital copy of your Club’s Public Liability Insurance to upload as part of filling in the online form. Alternatively, you may post a copy IPF Treasurer
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5 St. Christopher’s Drive
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Distinction Updates
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Assessment on May 16th: Applications as from 12 noon on Monday 9th March
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Assessment on September 12th: Applications as from 12 noon on Monday 8th June
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Assessment on November 28th: Applications as from 12 noon on Monday 21st September
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IPF National Club Championships 2020 & IPF AGM
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Now that the National Shield has been completed successfully and we are close to the finals of the POTY and NPOTY it is nearing time for clubs to actively prepare for the major club event of the year, the National Club Championships.
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The 2020 National Club Championships will be held, in Mullingar on the 16th / 17th May
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The venue will be the Atrium of the County Buildings.
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The distinctions will be held in the Arts Centre next door and the IPF AGM will be held on Sunday morning.
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The annual dinner will be on Saturday night May 16th in the Mullingar Park Hotel.
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It would be great if every club in the country would enter the championships or come along and enjoy what is always a very enjoyable Festival of Irish Photography.
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Romain Nero EFIAP/g Hon EFIAP ( Director FIAP Patronage).
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Steven Le Provost FIPF, FRPS, AFIAP, MPAGB.
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Full details will be published nearer the event
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Congratulations to Gabriel O'Shaughnessy
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Gabriel's image "Rustic Beauty" graces the front cover of FIAP NEWS February 2020
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IPF Lecture / Judging Expenses Guidelines
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Judge / Lecturer booking protocol
- After the initial booking, a club should confirm booking in writing/email. A reminder text or email should be made to judge 2 weeks before lecture/judging.
- Club in advance should agree expense/fee and meal /accommodation requirements with lecturer/judge.
- After a single journey of 100km, the judge/ lecturer should be offered a meal/ snack on arrival.
- After a single journey of 150km or more the judge/lecturer should be offered local accommodation.
- The club should send a reminder to the lecturer/judge 2 weeks before the event giving clear directions to the venue/meeting point. The club should discuss with the lecturer what equipment is needed for the event and what facilities the club has available. The club must ascertain and supply equipment required unless otherwise agreed.
- The club should provide reserved parking close to the venue and club members should give the lecturer a hand to bring in prints and equipment.
- Expenses/fees must be paid to the lecturer/judge on the night. Cash should be offered rather than a cheque. Do not embarrass guests by asking what expenses are on the night. Expenses are clearly given in the table above or agreed in advance.
- The judge/lecturer is your guest and should be accorded good hospitality.
- A formal vote of thanks should be made on the night.
- A follow up thank you letter within 2 weeks of the event should follow from the club.
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When booking high profile guests from the UK or elsewhere do check in advance what their lecture fees are and what their air/ ferry costs are in addition to the above protocol.
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Did you know that the IPF has an honorary award system available?
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| "The following amendment to the Peter Slattery Memorial Award was agreed by the IPF Council. In order to assist clubs who have several qualifying members they wish to nominate for this award and qualify according to the notes and guidelines on the IPF website, permission has been granted to nominate three members in the year of their first application only and this amendment only applies up until the AGM in 2022." |
| IPF Awards should not be confused with IPF Distinctions. Awards are made to individuals who have served above and beyond at club or higher level over a significant period. To preserve the integrity and high standing of these honorary awards, the number granted each year will be strictly limited. The final decision on granting each Award will be made by the IPF Awards Committee, which shall be comprised of six members of the IPF Council including a secretary elected by the Awards Committee and chaired by the IPF President. |
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