2016 - 2017 PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME FOR 2026-2027
WHERE POSSIBLE SESSIONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON ZOOM AS WELL AS IN PERSON
OCTOBER
6th
17:30hrs Training Session for non members - an introduction to Photography (part 1)
13th
20th
18.00hrs Training Session for non members - an introduction to Photography (part 2)
19:30hrs - Members Night
Mambers to welcome training session attendees
Members to share images from the Summer Challenge (Part 1)
Members Night
Members to share images from the Summer Challenge (Part 2)
Hand in up to 2PDIs and 2 prints for 1st competition night
27th
Simon Sugden - "Beauty in Decay"
Simon Sugden is a Yorkshire photographer based just outside Keighley. He's been doing photography now for over 10 years with a passion for landscapes, urban decay and architecture amongst other things. He loves to explore up and down the country in his search for capturing new images, whether it be a stunning view or the interior of an old and abandoned building. He finds a certain kind of beauty to the decay of old buildings that are forgotten or ignored and often overlooked.
This talk will be via Zoom with video.
NOVEMBER
3rd
Jane Morris Abson and Helen Addison - Preparing images for print and mount cutting
This will be a members' night aimed at helping those interested in printing their images and submitting prints into competitions
10th
Competition Night No 1 - Judge: Jane Lines MPAGB BPE5*
Jane is President of Chorley Photographic Society and an Awards for Photographic Merit assessor for the PAGB (Photographic Alliance of Great Britain).
Jane Lines will judge via Zoom.
17th
Tony North ABPE MPAGB- "Scapes - Rural, Coastal and Astro"
Tony North is a photographer based in Manchester. In this talk he showcases the best of his more traditional landscapes and provides a few tips and techniques, especially for the more challenging genre of astrophotography. He also relates a few anecdotes about the locations and experiences of shooting the scenes. In addition as he goes along he will discuss what he sees as the main challenges of landscape photography and how he overcomes them.
This talk will be via Zoom.
24th
Members Critique Night
An opportunity for members to get constructive feedback on your images.
Hand in up to 2PDIs and 2 prints for 2nd competition night - Theme "Colourful"
27th
North Yorkshire and South Durham Inter-Club Competition
To be hosted by Stockton Photographic Society
DECEMBER
1st
Tom Hill - Light Painting
Tom is an award winning Light Painting Artist from Newcastle upon Tyne and a Light Painting Paradise Ambassador, best known for complex orbs and organic freehand designs. This will be in person with a half session practical demo.
8th
NYSDPA Silver Salver
We will be sharing the Silver Salver prints from the North Yorkshire and South Durham Inter-Club competition
15th
Competition Night No 2 - Theme "Colourful"
to be judged by Christine Widdall MPAGB FBPE EFIAP.
Christine Widdall will judge via Zoom.
22nd
Members Night - Advent Calendar and Nibbles
Bring your camera and go out and snap 1 or 2 images that we can use to create a RCC Advent Calendar (just a bit of festive fun!!)
JANUARY
12th
North Yorkshire and South Durham (NYSD) Inter-Club prints
We will be sharing the inter-club prints from this competition, giving members a chance to view and comment on the actual prints.
Hand in up to 2 DPIs and 2 prints for 3rd Competition Night
19th
Peter Caton - "Unyielding Floods"
Peter is a documentary photographer with a social conscience. In 2020 Peter started a project that would see him document the unyielding floods of South Sudan. The photographic intensity of the work led to publications in major news outlets including the Sunday Times, The Guardian etc. Peter has won numerous awards for this body of work.
26th
Competition Night No 3
to be judged by Peter Weaver LRPS.
Peter Weaver will judge via Zoom.
FEBRUARY
2nd
David Tolliday - UK Wildlife Photography"
David has been interested in wildlife for as long as he can remember and his first ever wildlife photograph was of a chaffinch taken with his dad's camera. The most pleasure he gets from wildlife is just sitting, watching and listening. However whilst primarily a wildlife photographer, David is also a member of Macclesfield Camera Club and enjoys all forms of photography.
This talk will be in person.
Hand in up to 2 DPIs and 2 prints for 4th Competition Night
9th
Mark Reeves - "Creative Landscapes"
Mark considers himself primarily a landscape photographer. Almost all his work is made outdoors and he is equally happy working in our wilder places; in the mountains or on the coast, as he is in the cities and other built environments. As a general rule he enjoys finding creative or stylised ways of portraying what he sees, rather than making literal representations.
This talk will be via Zoom.
16th
Members Night - Lightpainting
Following the talk by Tom Hill, members to share images taken using Light Painting techniques.
23rd
30th
Competition No 4 - Judge: To be announced.
To be confirmed (possible talk on monochrome photography)
MARCH
2nd
To be confirmed (possible Studio photography session)
Hand in up to 2 PDIs and 2 prints for the 5th Competition Night - Theme "Monochrome"
9th
Members' Critique Night
An opportunity to get some constructive feedback on your images
16th
To be confirmed
23rd
Competition Night 5 - Themed competition on "Monochrome".
Judge: Olivia Costello from Saltburn Photographic Society.
She will judge in person.
30th
To be confirmed
Hand in up to 2 PDIs and 2 prints for the Annual Competition
APRIL
6th
Colin Fieldgate - "Photographing Puffins"
Member Colin Fieldgate will share his experiences photographing puffins
13th
To be confirmed
Hand in up to 6 landscape and 6 portrait PDIs for "Its a Knockout" competition
20th
Annual Competition
To be judged by Dave Murrell. Dave is a member of Durham Photographic Society and is no stranger to the club having judged for us many times before.
He will judge in person
27th
Paul Clark - "Drone Photography"
Colin Fieldgate - "Lightroom Masking"
Members Paul Clark and Colin Fieldgate will share the evening with two talks
MAY
4th
"It's a Knockout" Competition
11th
18th
25th
To be confirmed
AGM and Presentation of Photos from NCPF Inter-Club Competition
Annual Dinner & Trophy Presentation
