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Jacoba van Zyl (member advancement), Sally-Ann Spooner (E&D) and Kim Stevens (skills improvement).

Planning an exciting year

for you

Council members, assisted by off-council workers contributing in

various ways, met early in January to plan the year ahead and
discuss various ways in which to make it more rewarding for our
members to belong to CTPS.

Shortly after the start of the year, council members and is also essential to generate interest. You need to talk to
several off-council workers, came together at the Little people at meetings who'll potentially attend the out-
Stream conference centre to plan the year ahead and to ing and encourage them to join, was the advice of vet-
discuss ways in which we can add value to CTPS mem- eran outing planner Richard Goldschmidt, who is still in
bership. It was so encouraging to see the enthusiasm charge of our weekends away.
with which creative ideas generated lively discussions Our first weekend away will be to Pringle Bay in April (see
and how committed all present were to offer our mem- p10) and the PSSA Congress in Struisbaai, organised by
bers the best value possible for the coming year. CTPS, will be our second outing (see p13). Several CTPS
The main item on the agenda was planning outings and members are already involved as speakers or workers
E&D presentations to align with the set subject topics and we would like to encourage as many members as
planned for our competition evenings. possible to attend this congress on our doorstep.
The aim is to invite an expert to do a presentation (or Enriching members' photographic experience
workshop) on the topic two months before we have to
enter these images in the set subject category. In the One of the main benefits a club can offer its members is
month prior to the competition (and one month after the opportunity to learn how to improve their photog-
the E&D talk) we'll go on an outing best suited for us to raphy. This year, CTPS will offer members various options
capture topical images and put into practice what we to enrich their experience of photography. By mastering
learnt during the E&D meeting. You can see the results new skills, members will not only improve their own
in the table on the opposite page. photography, but also improve the club's performance
To make it more attractive for more members to join out- in Interclub competitions and salons.
ings, these will be guided by an expert, when possible. In addition to the E&D evenings, we are planning:
The person who is organising the outing will also have to Image improvement clinics on the 4th Wednesday,
do a scouting trip to familiarise him/herself with the sur- held via zoom. Every second month Rudi Pothas will
roundings to warn of potential obstacles and to provide demonstrate how an image entered in previous compe-
detailed instructions about how and where we'll meet. titions could be improved during post-processing.
Publicising the outing at meetings, in Snapshot, Cape • In alternate months members can submit images on
Camera, on the website and any other possible media, which they would like to receive advice. To p7

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