If you are looking for an upcoming event or new information look here first!
| Wed 8 Feb | 8:00 PM | Entry Due: Open Print #1 |
|   | 8:00 PM | Presentations by CPS members Alistair Phillips, Brenda Ayres and Berend Berendsen will each share 15 minutes of their photographic journey and interests. |
| Sun 12 Feb | 10:00 AM | Field Trip: Field Trip: North Canterbury |
| Wed 15 Feb | 8:00 PM | Natural History Speaker: Elizabeth Passuelo Guest speaker Elizabeth Passuelo AAPS, LAPS, FNPSNZ, AFIAP. Elizabeth is a very experienced photographer from Greymouth who will inspire our interest in the Natural World. Her website can be found here. |
| Wed 22 Feb | 7:15 PM | Tutorial: Projected Image Formatting How to format image files in preparation for Projected Image competitions at CPS. |
|   | 8:00 PM | 4 Short Workshop Rotation Like a mini-convention, we will have 4 20 minute topics running at the same time. Pick the 2 or 3 that you want to see. |
| Wed 29 Feb | 8:00 PM | Competition Results Monthly Digital Challenge #1 |
|   | 8:00 PM | Competition Results Open Projected Image #1 |
|   | 11:59 PM | Entry Due: Monthly Digital Challenge #2 |
|   | 11:59 PM | Entry Due: Open Projected Image #2 |
| Sun 4 Mar | 9:30 AM | Field Trip: Field Trip: Ferrymead |
| Wed 7 Mar | 12:00 AM | Entry Due: Natural History Print #1 |
|   | 7:15 PM | Tutorial: Digital Camera Features Understanding specifications Care & maintenance |
|   | 8:00 PM | Competition Results Open Print #1 |
|   | 11:59 PM | Entry Due: Natural History Projected Image #1 |
| Wed 14 Mar | 7:15 PM | Tutorial: Digital Camera Review, Questions & Answers |
|   | 8:00 PM | Landscape Speaker: John Doogan Speaker John Doogan, NZIPP. John is a Christchurch Photographer who will inspire you in the art of Landscape photography. Your eyes will be opened and skills enhanced in this presentation. His website http://www.johndoogan.co.nz/about/ |
| Wed 21 Mar | 7:00 PM | RCC church unavailable Small groups Remote Scavenger Hunt 7-10pm. Publish list at 7pm Work from home or with group and upload by 10pm |
| Wed 28 Mar | 7:15 PM | Tutorial: Print Presentation How to matt and mount prints in preparation for competitions |
|   | 8:00 PM | Competition Results Monthly Digital Challenge #2 |
|   | 8:00 PM | Competition Results Open Projected Image #2 |
|   | 11:59 PM | Entry Due: Open Projected Image #3 |
| Sat 31 Mar | 11:59 PM | Entry Due: Monthly Digital Challenge #3 |
| Wed 4 Apr | 8:00 PM | Entry Due: Open Print #2 |
|   | 8:00 PM | Natural History Speaker: Jonathan Harrod An Australian who moved to Christchurch in early 2008, Jono is a marine scientist, avid conservationist and bird enthusiast who will delight you with his images and stories. One of his blogs can be found here. |

The Viewfinder February 2012 is now available to download and read
Previous issues of Viewfinder are still available for your reading pleasure.
The Christchurch Photographic Society has a comprehensive programme that includes competitions, field trips and a wide range of tutorials throughout the year.
The CPS Programme for 2011 has now been released.
Full details of Bruce Jensen’s Tutorials / Training Programme is also available.
More information on the CPS Tutorials / Training Programme, along with notes from previous training sessions can be found on the Tutorials page.
All club notices will be emailed out at the end of each week, so that all notices go out on one email.
If you have a notice to go out this needs to be emailed to CPSsecretary@gmail.com by midday Friday each week. CPS website is updated weekly and notices for that should be emailed directly to carolyn@fusiontrust.co.nz
The AV competition (2011) is being held early next year; final hand in date will be 23rd March 2011. Any queries, please respond to buzzzs@ihug.co.nz or 027 411 6638 as I am a bit of a gypsy for a while. I am telling you this early, so you will have plenty of time to get working on those AV’s. Thanks, Annette Preen. Audio Visual Secretary.
The closing date is 11 Feb. 2011 see fusiontrust.co.nz for full details and entry form.
Image by Oswald Mungwazi
This will be held in Hokitika and our tutors will be Stewart Nimmo and Elizabeth Passuello from Greymouth.
Registration forms will be on line from 1st March 2011.
Places will be balloted due to spaces being limited on this weekend.
Notifications will be on 1st April 2011
Any enquiries to carolyn@fusiontrust.co.nz
For all those who don’t know, there is an active CPS Members Group on Flickr.
Feel free to sign up and interact with others from the club.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1217477@N22/
Ferg Campbell and Dave Slaten are responsible for running a new monthly photographic competition which looks very exciting!
The full details, rules and Frequently Asked Questions for the Monthly Digital Challenges can be read here so start thinking about how you can enter this challenge.
You can enter one digital image every two months.
Email: Image to Sally Phillips Ash_Mac@xtra.co.nz
Also have a look on the Photographic Society of New Zealand website for more information
Continuing Education at University of Canterbury has a very good range of Photography courses which they run throughout the year.
The latest programme is out www.cbe.canterbury.ac.nz