The venue is now the new headquarters of The Royal Photographic Society,RPS House, 337 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3AR.
Reception: 01225 - 325 733
Directions: http://rps.org/contact
It is 20 - 25 minutes’ walk from Bristol Temple Meads station.
Programme
10.30 Arrivals
10.45 Welcome; then presentation 'From Daguerreotype to Digital: a history of the camera and the images they made' by Dr Michael Pritchard FRPS, Director of Education and Public Affairs at the RPS and author of several books including A History of Photography in 50 Cameras See https://www.bloomsbury.com/author/michael-pritchard
11.45 Annual General Meeting.
12.00 'Gaining RPS Distinctions through analogue photography' by Paul Mitchell FRPS (who gained his ARPS using film and FRPS using pinhole). For information on Paul see http://www.paulmitchellphotography.co.uk
13.30 Lunch (bring packed lunch and drink).
14.00 Wet plate photography – a practical demonstration; by Steve Le Grys FRPS, a wet-plate practitioner and trainer. Steve's work is shown on http://www.stevelegrys.co.uk/index.html
Not to be missed!
16.25 closing remarks; conference ends at 16.30.
Intrepid Cameras are sending a sample of their latest 5x4 Camera and there is a 10% discount offer voucher for these cameras for each attendee.
Costs – book on RPS web site or call RPS reception (see above).
Group member £20.00
Other RPS member or non-member £30.00
Students £7.50 (produce educational institution student ID card for admission).
Tea and coffee available at set times; please bring a packed lunch and drinks.
For more information contact the organisers on AnalogueEvents@RPS.org or Steve Godfrey on 07812 – 605 837 or Charles Binns on 07823 - 407 682
'The Rose Garden' image © Steve Le Grys