Programme for 2025 - 2026 Season

(Past Events are Here)

26th Nov Sleepy Robot - Making Not Taking Photographs
Steve Milton and his partner Jen Williams will delight us with an educational talk about the use of props using recycled materials

3rd Dec Have a Go - Christmas Photoshoot
Members are asked to bring in a Christmas prop, or even dress up.  There will be several stations set up for still life photography. Maybe you could create a Christmas card from your image(s). 

10th Dec Show & Tell - Open Theme
Members are invited to talk about their own images and seek feedback if required.  Critique is optional. Max 4 images per person 

17th Dec Christmas Social Evening
Let's get together and celebrate the season amongst friends. Partners are welcome. 

24th Dec 🎄No Meeting
Christmas Eve.

31st Dec 🕛No Meeting
New Year's Eve.

Term 2 (January - Easter)

7th Jan Critique Night - Mounted Prints
Members are invited to bring in mounted prints to discuss the overall look of the image within the mount to enhance the display rather than just the content of the image (eg mount colour, mount choice, brightness of image and paper choice).

14th Jan Roger Hance - “Capturing the Decisive Moment - Sport & Action”
Talk via Zoom. This talk covers numerous sports where you can get great images without the need for expensive equipment or the need for a press pass. It also explains how to apply for sports that you do need some form of accreditation in  order to take photographs.

https://rogerhancefrps.com/

21st Jan Have a Go - Still Life Photography on a Budget
Members help each other to create images using simple lighting effects and props at very little cost.

28th Jan Social Quiz Night
A chance to have some fun, test your photography knowledge and guessing skills

4th Feb Critique Night
Members' images are critiqued internally for consideration of selection in future interclub competitions

11th Feb To Be Confirmed

18th Feb Interclub Competition Selection Evening
Members select images for the March interclub competition.

25th Feb Have a Go - Practical Light Painting
A chance to get out and about with your cameras and share tips on how to create patterns and shapes using different light sources.

4th Mar Wayne John - The Unnatural Environment
This project is about accepting that barbed wire, pylons and wind turbines are now as much a part of our landscape as drystone walls, styles and hedgerows. The beauty of the British landscape, historically is manmade, from farming to mineral exploitation; we made this.
www.roughartphotography.com 

11th Mar To Be Confirmed

25th Mar Critique Night
Members' images are critiqued internally for consideration of selection in future interclub competitions

1st Apr No Meeting
Easter

8th Apr No Meeting
Easter