Welcome to Our Winter Syllabus
2025
4th September
Eric Watt's Glasgow
The images of Eric Watt
Tom Doherty
11th September
Astrophotography
Iain tells us about his astrophotography journey and covers space time, distances and scale, stellar life cycle and what we see in the night sky. Also his telescopes and camera types, set up and imaging methods.
Iain McFadyen
Deadline for Summer Assignment
18th September
Getting Started in Macro
David Sadler
25th September - via Zoom
From The Concrete to The Abstract
We look at concrete not only as a building material and the whole genre of architecture that developed but also the application of the terms concrete (factual documentary photography) and abstract (creative, experimental photography) as they apply to our image making.
Ann Miles
Deadline for Bowie
2nd October
Summer Assignment
Ruth Hayton
9th October
Club Night
16th October
Everest and Nepal
George Robertson
Deadline for First Bimonthly
23rd October
Bowie Competition
Gordon Rae
Deadline for Print
30th October - via Zoom
Aviation
Mick's talk takes us through the process he goes through to capture images of aircraft in museums, static inside and outside, airshows, the different settings he used for prop and jet, going up close, nose and tail of aircraft, night photography, cockpits and finally what to do when the weather is bad.
Mick Mansfield
Deadline for Creative
6th November
1st Bimonthly Competition
Eddie Telford
13th November
The Tartar Community
Shamil tells his own story through photography - from Soviet times to post Soviet era - to life in Scotland.
Shamil Khairov
Deadline for Monochrome
20th November
Creative and Print Competitions
Clive Watkins
27th November - via Zoom
Flash Techniques for Wildlife Photography
Kevin Pigney
4th December
Monochrome Competition
Rob Davis
11th December
My Photography Journey
Gaille talks about her earlier work before focusing on her more current artistic floral work, including editing tips. She will also share prints on the night that gained her Craftsman Qualification with the Guild of Photographers.
Gallie Gray
18th December
20-a-Piece
Anne McGhee, Al Goold, Tom Clark, Duncan McEwan
Deadline for Small Prints / Mobile
2026
8th January - via Zoom
Landscape Photography
Over the last few years I have become increasingly absorbed by landscape photography. This presentation aims to pass along some of the things I have learnt during that time, illustrated by plenty of images.
Justin Minns
15th January
Small Prints / Mobile Competitions
Membership Vote
Deadline for Second Bimonthly
22nd January
Club Night
Review of SPF Portfolios Competition
29th January
GDPU
Home Tie with Clyde
Andy Stark
5th February
Second Bimonthly
John MacGregor
12th February
Portrait Photography
Graeme talks about his portrait photography, how he approaches the subject and the set ups that he uses to capture his award winning shots.
Graeme Hewitson
Deadline for Borbasket / Anderson
19th February
Renfrewshire Inter-club Championship
Libby Smith
Deadline for Third Bimonthly
26th February - via Zoom
Dare to Be Different ( Don't Be Shy )
My aim is to inspire other photographers to open up and express their own imagination and find their own journey with photography ".
Lisa Rendall
5th March
Borbasket / Anderson
Borbasket - Guy Phillips / Ken Dow
Anderson - Jim Black / Mike Cruise
12th March
3rd Bimonthly Competition
David Spinks
19th March
Winifred Brown Memorial Lecture
Small, Medium and Large
Covering macro in the first half and progressing to larger wildlife in the second. Will also include a demonstration of macro gear and techniques.
Sandy Gilmour
Deadline for Annual
26th March - via Zoom
Beyond the Visible
This lecture centres around Paul's fascination for infrared photography. It covers the various ways to capture IR together with some of the practicalities involved. The talk will be fully illustrated using images made throughout the UK over the past decade.
Paul Mitchell
2nd April
Documentary Photography
Following on from his talk on Street Photography, Cameron presents his talk on Documentary Photography
Cameron Scott
9th April
John Henderson Annual Digital Championship
Peter Paterson
16th April
Club Night
23rd April
Annual General Meeting
AGM + Presentation of Awards and Social Evening