2016 - 2017 PROGRAMME
SEPTEMBER
PROGRAMME FOR 2021-2022
WE HAVE RESUMED MEETINGS IN PERSON FOR THIS SEASON, BUT WHERE POSSIBLE WILL ALSO SHARE MEETINGS BY ZOOM
7th
Chairman's Welcome..
Members to share images that they've taken in response to the challenge to photograph "Man's Impact on the Environment".
14th
Outdoor practical photography session in Richmond
To be coordinated by John Gilbert.
21st
Question and Answer session
A panel will answer questions that members have submitted in advance.
28th
Training session - Choosing equipment, filters, lenses, tripods
David Boath will provide training for the less experienced members
Concurrent members' session
Members to share some favourite photos from the summer break
Hand in up to 3 DPIs and 3 prints for 1st competition night
OCTOBER
5th
Guest speaker on "My journey in Mono" - Kylie-Ann Martin EFIAP, BPE2, CPAGB, LDPS
Kylie-ann Martin Photography - Home (weebly.com)
Hand in entries for NYSDPA inter-club competition
12th
Competition Night No 1 - Judge: Mark Petherbridge LRPS, CPAGB
19th
Guest speaker on "Coastal Landscapes" - Kim Grant
Visualising Scotland - Capturing Scotland through Photo and Video
Kim Grant is a professional landscape photographer based in the Moray area of Scotland
26th
Photo stacking in Photoshop
Jane Morris Abson will demonstrate the use of layers, masks, blend modes etc in Photoshop.
Hand in up to 3 DPIs and 3 prints for 2nd competition night
NOVEMBER
2nd
Guest Speaker on "Each Side of the Circle"- Dave Murrell
Dave Murrell is based in Peterlee and has judged at our club several times. He will talk about his photography in Norway.
Members to be provided with information on photographing using a shallow depth of field
9th
Competition Night No 2 - Judge: Graeme Clark
16th
Members' night - Discussion and learning
Members to share images demonstrating the use of shallow depth of field
23rd
Practical outdoor session in Richmond on light painting
To be led by Jane Morris Abson
30th
Guest Speaker on "Street Photography" - Brian Lloyd Ducket
UK street photographer and Fujifilm X-Photographer — Brian Lloyd Duckett (brianduckett.com)
Brian Lloyd Ducket is a professional photographer who runs workshops on street photography and has published books on the subject
Hand in up to 3 DPIs and 3 prints for 3rd competition night
DECEMBER
7th
Presentation of entries from the NYSDPA inter-club competition
14th
Competition Night No 3 - Judge: Dave Coates ARPS, ESFIAP, EFIAP/p, APSA, EPSA, MPAGB, APAGB
21st
Members' night - Discussion and learning
Members to share Christmas themed street images
JANUARY
4th
Members' night - Discussion and learning.
Members to share images that demonstrate the essence of their favourite poem.
Hand in up to 3 DPIs and 3 prints for 4th Competition Night
11th
Guest speaker on "Photographing Architecture" - Les Forrester
Les Forrester has a BA in photography and has won numerous photographic awards. He has a passion for architectural photography and this talk will be a follow up from an excellent one he gave us a couple of years ago.
18th
Competition Night No 4 - Judge: Malcolm Blenkey ARPS
25th
Members' night - Discussion and Learning
Members to share architectural images following the talk by Les Forrester
FEBRUARY
1st
Printing Techniques
Martin Nunn will share some of his expertise to discuss the fundamentals of printing.
For the second half of the evening, members will bring along some of their favourite prints to show us.
8th
Jane Morris Abson will report back on an online Portrait Photography Masterclass she attended, given by Nigel Wilson who teaches at the Royal Photographic Society
15th
Competition Night No 5 - Judge: Guy Davies
22nd
Guest Speaker on AudioVisual Photography
John Harbron will give a presentation on AV Photography, and will show some of his AV sequences
Hand in DPIs and prints for NCPF inter-club competition
MARCH
1st
Guest Speaker - "Equine Photography - So You Want to Shoot Horses" - Jane Lazenby
EJLazenby Fine Art Photographer and Artist | Learning and Resources
Jane Lazenby is a Yorkshire based artist turned award-winning photographer. She loves to photograph horses with a unique artistic twist, and runs many courses and workshops
Hand in up to 3 DPIs and 3 prints for Annual competition night
8th
Guest Speaker - "Smart Phone Photography" - Jeanette Lendon
Jeanette Lendon is a professional photographer based in St Albans. She no longer owns a camera, except the one in her pocket
15th
Annual Competition Night - Judge: Dave Murrell
Hand in up to 6 portrait format and 6 landscape format photos for "It's a Knockout"
22nd
Members Night - Discussion and learning .
Members to share images of animals/pets following the talk by Jane Lazenby
29th
"It's a Knockout" competition
APRIL
5th
Annual General Meeting
Following a short AGM we will have a presentation from the NCPF on the images that won awards at the 2021 Annual Interclub Competition
14th
Annual Dinner & Trophy Presentation

