WELCOME TO OUR PROGRAMME PAGE
2023
7th September
Breaking the Light - Monochrome My Way
Why convert to mono and seeing the potential, with a demonstration of a Lightroom workflow
14th September
Preparing Images for Competition
How to prepare your images for competition from sizing and preparing digital images, print preparation and what makes a good competition image. Liberally illustrated throughout.
Ken Dow / Guy Phillips / Eddie Middleton
Deadline for the Summer Assignment
21st September
All of the Gear and nae idea (title TBC)
Deadline for the Bowie
28th September - via Zoom
Marvelous Macro
A peek into the world of the often overlooked smaller majority all around us. Techniques and tools for successful macro photography from microscopic pollen grains to hidden worlds measured in millimetres.
5th October
Summer Assignment Competition
12th October
All I Know So Far
Reflections on three years of club photography and competition
19th October
Photographing the Hebrides
Images and stories from photographing the Hebrides - a photolocation guidebook
Christopher Swan
Deadline for the 1st Bimonthly
26th October - via Zoom
Bowie
2nd November
Astrophotography
Getting started in astrophotography with practical tips
Katie Hughes
Deadline for the Creative and Print
9th November
First Bimonthly Competition
16th November - via Zoom
Street Photography: An Introduction
We will look at the practical task of taking street photographs, which often involves quick thinking; having your camera and your mind ready to make the most of a street scene as it unfolds before our eyes. Finally we will briefly consider the legal and ethical issues involved in street photography
23rd November
Creative and Print Competitions
Deadline for the Borbasket
30th November - via Zoom
Smartphone Photography with Jet Black Squares
Presentation and demonstration of getting the best out of your smartphone.
7th December - via Zoom
The Inner Landscape
A presentation about 'Still life' with a difference. My still life images are illuminated by just carefully controlled natural light and for very little expense too!
14th December
Borbasket Competition
Guy Phillips / TBC
Deadline for the Small Prints