DAPA GROUP

Officers
Group President
Philip Higgins

Group Secretary
Angela Adams

Group Treasurer &
Exhibition Secretary
John Powell

Committee
Sophie Matthews-Paul
Robert Powell

Our Sponsors
Perfect Images UK
PicStop.co.uk

iShop
Classified Ads

Picture Galleries
2008, Exhibition Winners
Award Winning Gallery
2009, PAGB GB-Cup

Essential Links
Yahoo! ID
Flickr™.com

Useful Links
Our Links Page

The Digital Artists & Photography Associates, (DAPA) Group was founded in 2002 for the more experienced proletarian photographer.

As a group, we capture a wide variety of subject matter and styles. From landscape and natural history studies to portrait and figure work, from still life to abstract, and from documentary photography to travel.

Like many other photography clubs or societies, DAPA group is divided into sections, this is so members can progress with their hobby at a steady pace, and not feel pressurised or intimidated by photographers working at a higher level.


The Telephone Call, Sophie Matthews-Paul

DAPA consists of two main photography groups

1. Our Award Winning - Exhibition & Distinction Group | Members Area | Gallery |
This is our top flight group, a specialist group for members wishing to take their photography to the next level. By exhibiting work at National and International level you will be competing for a place in exhibitions along side some of the best amateur photographers in the world. Therefore, the aim of this group is to work together as a team, in order to push the limits of our photography to the standards required for FIAP, PAGB and BPE distinctions. This group is a member of the Midland Counties Photographic Federation (MCPF), affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB).

2. Our Flickr Group - DAPA, the Best Group on Flick™| Gallery |
This is our photography group based on Flickr™. Membership to this group is free and open to all photographers, irrespective of geographical location. Our Flickr™ group has no association with any photographic body, other than the photo-sharing community groups on Flickr™. The aim of this group is to provide an ever increasing pool of motivating images, not only for our own members to derive inspiration from, but for others too. It is from our base on Flickr™ that we systemise our programme of events, having been a member there since 2007.

DAPA offers three more areas of interest for its members

1. The Perfect Images Photo Challenge sponsored by Perfect Images UK | Gallery |
DAPA Group, from the outset has always enjoyed a healthy competitive spirit in fact our members pride themselves on the quality of work submitted. Since 2004 the group has organised a weekly photo contest, so popular are our contests we now have an official sponsor in the form of Simon Smith of Perfect Images UK.

2. DAPA Group - Annual Exhibition of Photography sponsored by picstop.co.uk | Winners Gallery |
The images that make up our annual exhibition are decided upon by the votes counted and verified in the Perfect Images Photo Challenge. The top three scoring images, as voted for by our group members each week form the foundations. In addition to this, the author of our specially selected “Picture of the Week”, is asked to attach their work too, rendering further support and another 52 top class images to the final exhibition. Why not visit our iShop for Book and CD sales from this years exhibition.

3. DAPA Group - Hall of Fame | Gallery |
In addition to our weekly photo activities members are also encouraged to show their appreciation of their fellow members work by participating in the groups “Merit Award” scheme. Merit awards are distributed by DAPA Group members to images they consider to be inspirational within the group. Images that receive five or more merit awards will be invited to join and share those images in the DAPA Group Hall of Fame.



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	Officers Group President Philip Higgins Group Secretary Angela Adams Group Treasurer & Exhibition Secretary John Powell Committee Sophie Matthews-Paul Robert Powell Our Sponsors Perfect Images UK PicStop.co.uk iShop Classified Ads Picture Galleries 2008, Exhibition Winners Award Winning Gallery 2009, PAGB GB-Cup Essential Links Yahoo! ID Flickr™.com Useful Links Our Links Page	The Digital Artists & Photography Associates, (DAPA) Group was founded in 2002 for the more experienced proletarian photographer. As a group, we capture a wide variety of subject matter and styles. From landscape and natural history studies to portrait and figure work, from still life to abstract, and from documentary photography to travel. Like many other photography clubs or societies, DAPA group is divided into sections, this is so members can progress with their hobby at a steady pace, and not feel pressurised or intimidated by photographers working at a higher level.	The Telephone Call, Sophie Matthews-Paul

		DAPA consists of two main photography groups

		1. Our Award Winning - Exhibition & Distinction Group \| Members Area \| Gallery \| This is our top flight group, a specialist group for members wishing to take their photography to the next level. By exhibiting work at National and International level you will be competing for a place in exhibitions along side some of the best amateur photographers in the world. Therefore, the aim of this group is to work together as a team, in order to push the limits of our photography to the standards required for FIAP, PAGB and BPE distinctions. This group is a member of the Midland Counties Photographic Federation (MCPF), affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB). 2. Our Flickr Group - DAPA, the Best Group on Flick™\| Gallery \| This is our photography group based on Flickr™. Membership to this group is free and open to all photographers, irrespective of geographical location. Our Flickr™ group has no association with any photographic body, other than the photo-sharing community groups on Flickr™. The aim of this group is to provide an ever increasing pool of motivating images, not only for our own members to derive inspiration from, but for others too. It is from our base on Flickr™ that we systemise our programme of events, having been a member there since 2007.

		DAPA offers three more areas of interest for its members

		1. The Perfect Images Photo Challenge sponsored by Perfect Images UK \| Gallery \| DAPA Group, from the outset has always enjoyed a healthy competitive spirit in fact our members pride themselves on the quality of work submitted. Since 2004 the group has organised a weekly photo contest, so popular are our contests we now have an official sponsor in the form of Simon Smith of Perfect Images UK. 2. DAPA Group - Annual Exhibition of Photography sponsored by picstop.co.uk \| Winners Gallery \| The images that make up our annual exhibition are decided upon by the votes counted and verified in the Perfect Images Photo Challenge. The top three scoring images, as voted for by our group members each week form the foundations. In addition to this, the author of our specially selected “Picture of the Week”, is asked to attach their work too, rendering further support and another 52 top class images to the final exhibition. Why not visit our iShop for Book and CD sales from this years exhibition. 3. DAPA Group - Hall of Fame \| Gallery \| In addition to our weekly photo activities members are also encouraged to show their appreciation of their fellow members work by participating in the groups “Merit Award” scheme. Merit awards are distributed by DAPA Group members to images they consider to be inspirational within the group. Images that receive five or more merit awards will be invited to join and share those images in the DAPA Group Hall of Fame.


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