1. Title

The name of the Society will be “Leyland Photographic Society”

2. Objectives

To stimulate interest in the art of photography by means of lectures, competitions, discussion groups, tutorials and practical demonstrations.
To assist people in the development of their photographic knowledge and skills, so that they can produce photographic images which can give pleasure to themselves and others.
To provide an enjoyable hobby for people of all ages and backgrounds.
We believe that our Society should function and be perceived as an integrated part of the community, a community which is richer as a result of our existence within it.

3. Management

The affairs of the Society will be governed by a committee consisting of:

a) President
b) Vice President
c) Secretary
d) Treasurer
e) Programme Secretary
f) Competition Secretary
g)External competition secretary
h) Equipment Officer
i) Public Relations Officer
ji) Projectionist
k) Archivist
l) Exhibition Officer

plus a number of Committee Members. This number will be decided at the AGM. A quorum will consist of not less than 5 members of the Committee. In the absence of the President, one of the Officers in the above order will take Chair.

4. Annual General Meeting

The date of this meeting will be announced in the programme and this will be deemed to be adequate notice of the meeting.

5. Nomination of Committee Members

Candidates for election to membership of the Committee must be nominated by two members of the Society, with the consent of the nominee.
The closing date for nominations will be 14 days prior to the AGM.
If any of the Committee positions has no nominee then nominations will be accepted at the AGM.

The Committee will be elected at the Annual General Meeting. If there is only one nominee for a post, then that nominee will be deemed to be elected.
All Committee members are eligible for re-election next year.

7. Membership

There will be the following 4 classes of membership:
a) Adult c) Senior Citizen
b) Married Couple d) Junior (under 18) e) Overseas Member f) Life Member

8. Subscriptions

The annual subscriptions will be payable in advance on Enrolment Night, which will be the first night of the season. The amount of the subscription will be determined by the Committee for each class of member, subject to ratification by the members at the AGM. New members joining after the 1st January each year will pay a proportional subscription amounting to half the applicable class of membership fee.

9. Young People

Members and visitors under 18 years of age must be accompanied at all meetings and other events by a parent or guardian, or an adult with specific agreement of the parent/guardian, who will be responsible for their safety at all time.

10. Visitors

Any member may bring along a visitor to any meeting of the Society, with the exception of the Annual General Meeting and Practical Nights. The visitor will pay a visitor’s fee at each meeting (with the exception of the Annual Exhibition Awards Night). This fee will be decided at the AGM.

11. Meetings

The meetings of the Society will be held in accordance with the Programme published by the Society and at any other times approved by the Committee.
The Committee may amend the Programme at their discretion.

12. Alterations of Rules

Alterations to the rules may be made only:
At the Annual General Meeting
At any Extra-ordinary General Meeting.

An Extra-ordinary General Meeting will be convened by the Secretary at the request of the Committee or on receipt of a written notice signed by not less than 6 members stating the purpose for which the meeting is desired. All members of the Society will receive 14 days notice of any Extra-ordinary General Meeting, specifying the reason for such a meeting. A quorum will be deemed to be not less than 25% of the Society’s membership.

13. Resolutions

A resolution at an Annual or Extra-ordinary General Meeting will be carried by a
simple majority of those present and voting.

14. Reconsideration of Resolutions

Matters voted upon at an Annual or Extra-ordinary General Meeting will not be amended for at least 3 months, except where at least two thirds of the members present at such a meeting request an amendment.

15. Powers of the Committee

a) A member may be required to resign from the Society at the decision of the Committee, if guilty of committing any act which brings disrepute to the Society or its members. The member has “right of appeal” before the Committee. An appeal will not be reconsidered for at least 28 days.

b) The Committee will have the power to co-opt any member to the Committee with his or her consent – subject to Rule 3.

16. Dissolution of the Society

If, upon winding up or dissolution of the Society, there remain any assets after the satisfaction of all its debts, liabilities and property whatsoever, the same will not be paid to, nor distributed among members of the Society, but will be given or transferred to some other institution having charitable objectives similar to those of the Society. The decision as to which institution will be the beneficiary, will be made by the Committee.

Revised May 2010

Rules for the Monthly Competitions

1. There will be FIVE (5) monthly competitions.
2. All entries must be the unaided work of the Author and must bear the Author’s Membership number, NOT the Author’s name.
Please note: it is a pre-requisite for any entry to an LPS Club Photographic Competition that the relevant entry form is correctly filled in and submitted to the relevant Committee Member with the entry.
3. Each entry may be submitted to ONE monthly competition.
4. An image may be used as , a print or a digital image as separate entries.
5. All entries must bear a title or be endorsed “No Title”and should be no more than 30 characters long including spaces.
6. Print competitions will be held in three sections: Members, Intermediate and Advanced
7. Digitally projected images will be held in three sections: Members, Intermediate and Advanced.
8. Judges will award marks out of a maximum of twenty (20).

Print Section

9. Prints must not have Velcro, adhesive tape or similar material on the back of the mount. When double mounted, front and back mounts must be the same size. Prints may be mounted on any colour of standard card mount, size 50 x 40 cms.
10. The longest side of the print, NOT the mount, must be a minimum of 8 ins. long.
11. Up to two (2) prints may be entered in each Monthly Competition.
12. The winner of the section will be the person who has accumulated the highest number of marks based on his/her best seven (17) entries.
13. Trade processed prints are accepted in all three sections.

Digitally Projected Image Section

14. All digital images must be presented in accordance with the format set out at the end of these rules.
15. Up totwo (2)images may be entered in each Monthly competition.
16. The winner of the section will be the person who has accumulated the highest number of marks based on his/her best seven (7) entries.

Promotion to a Higher Section

If a person in the Members Section achieves a minimum of 120 marks based on his/her seven (7) best entries, he or she will be considered for promotion to the Intermediate Section.

If a person in the Intermediate Section achieves a minimum of 120 marks based on his/her seven (7) best entries, he or she will be considered for promotion to the Advanced Section.

To change the section allocated please discuss it with the Competition Secretaey

Competition Rules for the Monthly Theme Competition

Members are invited to submit work to be judged separately - but on the same night as the usual monthly competition.
The standard LPS competition rules 1,2,3,4, and 5, apply. There will be no distinction between Members, Intermediate and Advanced Section workers.

17. Workers may submit one (1) print or one (1) digital image to each competition and there will be only one (1) winner.
18. A new theme title will be set for each competition.

The Annual Exhibition Competition

A. Any photograph that has not been previously entered in an LPS Annual Exhibition Competition is eligible.

B. Each member may enter a maximum of ten (10) prints, and ten (10) digital images. (This is in addition to the print and slide panels submitted.)

C. Rules 2, 5, and 6, still apply.

D.. A print panel consists of three (3) separate images each of which illustrates a different aspect of photography .e.g. landscape/ portrait/still life/record/sport/architecture/Natural History. These should be mounted on one (1) 50 by 40 cms card mount.

E. A digitally projected image panel consists of three (3) images each of which illustrates a different aspect of photography . landscape/ portrait/still life/record/sport/architecture/Natural History. These to be displayed on one image 1400 by 1050 pixels.

The aspect of photography has to be specified for each image in the panel.

If you have any doubts concerning the rules for your entries, please discuss the matter with a Committee Member.

How to Create a JPEG File Using Adobe Photoshop

Resizing Your Image

All digital images will be judged at a resolution of 1400px by 1050px.
1400 is the width across, making your image a landscape format.
Firstly, you should resize your image to fit within that pixel area. You will probably want to maintain the proportions of your image, so you may choose to add a background colour to fill any remaining space.

1. From the Image Menu, choose Image Size.
2. Make sure the units you have selected are pixels (top centre of the box).
3. Enter the width you want, for example 1400 Constrain Proportion.
4. The height will adjust automatically providing you have the box ticked
5. Finally check the height. If the height is more than 1050 then you need to enter 1050 in the height-this will reduce the width to less than 1400 pixels. Click O.K.
Tip: many people will talk about ‘file size’ or ‘dpi’ - none of this is relevant here, you are measuring pixels only.

Adding a Background

1. If your image is not exactly 1400px by 1050 px then it will be judged with a black background filling the remaining space. If you want to choose some colour other than black then you can do so.
2. Set the background colour on the colour palette to the colour you want.
From the Image Menu, choose Canvas Size. The Canvas Size dialog box is shown. Make sure the units are set to pixels. Type in 1400px for the width and 1050 px for the height. Click O.K.
3. Your image canvas is now enlarged to show the picture and the spare margins around the outside.

1 To save a file as a JPEG file, from the File Menu, choose Save As. The Save As dialog is displayed.
2 Select the folder you want to save to and type in the correct title which should be no longer than 30 characters including spaces .Next make sure the Format field is set to JPEG.
3 Click the save button, you will then see the JPEG Options dialog box.
4 Set the amount of compression to apply to the image. You can set the quality to 12. This will ensure the final file size is not too large but will retain the quality of the image. Make sure the Format Options is set to Baseline (‘Standard’). Click O.K.
N.B.
When saving your images on a C.D. Do NOT use a rewrite (RW) CD. Do NOT put any sticky labels on the disc. Write on the CD with a pen. Put on your name, membership number and titles of the images
eg 1001 The Old Tree for image 1 member no 1 and the image title {no more than 30 characters in length}
2001 Lucky Day for image 2 , member no1 and the image title
For digital theme entries please number these as 1001 Bubbles for image 1, member 1 and theme title.

NB membership numbers need to be expressed as a 3 digit number so that the program used for projection can recognise indiviual members.

Internal Competitions

A) Print /Digital Image Competition

All photographs to have been taken at either Martin Mere, Leyland Motor Museum or on a club practical night. There will also be a section for panels of three images on the theme of ‘My Special Day’ which can be taken anywhere during the season.

B) Lecturette Competition

Any member may enter and present a Lecturette/talk which is illustrated by their own digital, or print images. There will be a maximum time limit of 10 minutes per person.

C) Digital A V Competition

Any member may enter a digital AV. There will be a maximum of 10 minutes per person.

All entries will be judged by the members.
Any queries to the competition secretary.

For many years Leyland Photographic Society has supported St. Catherine’s Hospice by providing photographs taken by members for illustration of their annual calendar. The subject matter is determined by the requirements of the management committee of the Hospice.

Please take photographs throughout the season anywhere in the South Ribble Area. Pictures should, preferably, be submitted on CD. These go to the management committee of St. Catherine’s Hospice and this committee selects which images will be used for the next year’s calendar.

The same images may also be entered into a competition at the club which will be judged by the members on the first night of next season.

Any queries - please see Gary Poole LRPS.

External Competitions

Leyland PS takes part in inter-club competitions. These competitions enable members to show their work to a much wider audience and to compare standards both regionally and nationally.

The External Competition Secretary will complete the necessary entry forms, but will require a broad selection of material from members in order to assemble a club entry.

In April every season members will be asked to submit work for the L&CPU and ICPA competitions. The simplest way to enter is to hand in your best work from the previous LPS Annual Exhibition.

ICPA Annual Competition

This is an inter-club competition open to all member clubs of the ICPA (Inter-Club Photographic Alliance). The club’s entry is selected by the club although individual authors are invited to submit their choice of images for selection.

This annual event is organised by Leyland Photographic Society and is sponsored by Wilkinson Cameras. Entries are invited from members of the following camera clubs and photographic societies:-
Blackburn and District C.C., Chorley P.S., Leyland P.S., Preston P.S., Ribblesdale C.C., Southport P.S., and Wigan P.S.
The accepted entries are displayed at the South Ribble Museum and Art Gallery during December.

3-Way Battle

This annual competition takes place between Chorley P.S., Leyland P.S. and Preston P.S. The event is hosted by each club in rotation.
The judge and the date are chosen by the host club.

L&CPU Annual Competition

All affiliated clubs and societies are invited to submit prints, slides and digital images. Images entered are the choice of the individual author, not the club. However, awards are made both to clubs and to individuals. The selected images are displayed at the L&CPU annual exhibition and are made available to clubs and societies as travelling portfolios. Images which score highly may be used to represent the L&CPU in the annual PAGB inter-federation competitions.

The judges for this competition are all accredited judges of national and international reputation.

See also www.lcpu.org for full details of rules, competitions and dates for entry.

Further information and entry forms are made available via the club’s secretary and/or external competition secretary.

Oldham Inter-club Monochrome Competition

This inter-club competition is by invitation and is usually supported by about 10 clubs and societies. The Leyland P.S. entry is selected in the same manner as the ICPA competition.

Photographic Alliance of Great Britain - PAGB

PAGB A Federation of 15 geographic regions representing clubs and societies throughout Great Britain.

L&CPU Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union.
This is our region of the PAGB and represents the members of clubs and societies in Lancashire, Cheshire, South Cumbria and the Isle of Man.

The PAGB awards and distinctions are:-

CPAGB Credit from the PAGB - First level of award from the PAGB - Judged from 10 prints or slides, with a standard of ‘Good Club Photography’.

DPAGB Distinction from the PAGB - Judged from 15 prints or slides, with a standard of ‘Open Exhibition Photography’.

MPAGB Master from the PAGB - Highest level of award from the PAGB - Judged from 20 prints or slides, with a standard of ‘The Highest Standard of Amateur Photography’.

APAGB PAGB award for Meritorious Service. Awarded to persons who have given outstanding service to photographers belonging to member societies of the federations of the PAGB.

BPE British Photographic Exhibitions - Awards given for the number of acceptances gained. BPE1* - 25, BPE2* - 50, BPE3* - 100, BPE4* - 200 and BPE5* - 300 acceptances.

In order to qualify for entrance to assessment for CPAGB, DPAGB and MPAGB you must have supported the L&CPU by attendance at Federation Events or by entering the Annual L&CPU competitions (2 years for CPAGB, 3 years for DPAGB and 5 years for MPAGB.

The RPS is open to both amateur and professional photographers and, unlike the PAGB, it is not necessary to be a member of a photographic club or society to qualify for membership.

Distinctions and special interest groups are related to a variety of aspects of photography (e.g. visual art, photo-journalism, portrait and theatre, applied photography, natural history, etc.)

The distinctions are as follows:-

LRPS Licentiate of the RPS - This is the first level of distinction offered by the RPS. Judged on a panel of 10 prints or slides.

ARPS Associate of the RPS - Judged on a panel of 15 prints or slides.

FRPS Fellow of the RPS - The highest distinction awarded by the RPS - Judged on a panel of 20 prints or slides.

Hon.FRPS Honorary Fellow of the RPS - awarded for services to the RPS.

NB The use of LRPS, ARPS and FRPS may only be used by the holder whilst remaining a subscribing member of the RPS.
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FIAP Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographie. A worldwide federation to develop relationships between photographers. The PAGB is affiliated to this organisation.

The distinctions are as follows:-

AFIAP Artist of FIAP - The first level of award for photographic merit in international competition.

EFIAP Excellence of FIAP

MFIAP Master of FIAP - The highest level of award for photographic merit in international competition.

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PSA Photographic Society of America.

ICPA Inter Club Photographic Alliance. This is an alliance of clubs which are mainly based in Lancashire. Annual competitions are held and folios are made available to clubs and societies.

Past Presidents of the Society

1953 - 1970 R.H.Baker M.P.S.
1970 - 1972 S. Shakespeare
1972 - 1973 A. Ford
1973 - 1974 G. Cottell
1974 - 1975 Mrs. M. Shakespeare LRPS
1975 - 1976 J. Pickersgill
1976 - 1977 J. Blackburn
1977 - 1978 A. Ford
1978 - 1980 S. J. Holmes
1980 - 1982 M.J. Muncaster
1982 - 1983 P. Brunt
1983 - 1985 M.J.Muncaster
1985 - 1988 D. Lewis ARPS
1988 - 1991 R. Berry
1991 - 1993 S. White FRPS
1993 - 1995 P. Williamson
1995 - 1998 J. A. Lark
1998 - 1999 D. Lewis ARPS
1999 - 2002 S. White FRPS
2002 - 2004 D. Lewis ARPS
2004 - 2006 Mrs. F. Ruggles LRPS
2006 - 2009 Mrs. F. Appleton FRPS, FIPF
2009 -