2016 - 2017 PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME FOR 2025-2026
WHERE POSSIBLE SESSIONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON ZOOM AS WELL AS IN PERSON
OCTOBER
7th
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
18:30hrs Training Session for non members - an introduction to Photography (part 1)
19:30hrs - Members Night
Members to share images from the Summer Challenge (Part 1)
14th
21st
19:00hrs Training Session for non members - an introduction to Photography (part 2)
19:30hrs - Members Night
Members to share images from the Summer Challenge (Part 2)
Emma Finch - "Portraits with Impact"
Emma Finch is an award-winning, internationally published, Manchester based Portrait Photographer. Emma has been a Professional Photographer for over 10 years and has won multiple awards including Photographer of the Year 2024, Top 3 International Portrait Photographer, had over 60 international publications including front covers and 9 times been a finalist in Portrait of the Year.
This talk will be via Zoom.
Hand in up to 3PDIs and 3 prints for 1st competition night
28th
Stokesley Photographic Society Exchange Visit
A few members from Stokesley Photographic Society will bring along a selection of their images to show us and discuss their photography.
NOVEMBER
4th
Trevor Lane - Blending Two Images into One
Member Trevor Lane will demonstrate methods for selecting and blending two images in the first half of the evening. Members are requested to bring along their laptops with software to practise after the break.
11th
Competition Night No 1 - Judge: Diane Seddon AFIAP CPAGB BPE3
Diane is a Premier Judge for the North East Midlands Photographic Federation and will judge via Zoom
18th
Kevin Pigney - "Passion for Seascapes"
Kevin Pigney is a professional photographer based near Cambridge, East Anglia with a passion for outdoor photography, including wildlife/nature, macro and landscapes/seascapes.
This talk will be via Zoom.
Hand in up to 3 PDIs and 3 prints for 2nd competition night
25th
Colin Fieldgate - "Trip to Botswana"
Member Colin Fieldgate will give us a presentation based on his trip.
28th
North Yorkshire and South Durham Inter-Club Competition
Richmond Camera Club will host the inter-club competition at 7pm at Richmond School
DECEMBER
2nd
North Yorkshire and South Durham (NYSD) Inter-Club competition Silver Salver
We will be sharing the Silver Salver (individual) prints from the competition the previous week. Note that only a small selection of PDIs of these images will be shown on the competition night, so this will be our chance to see the full range of actual prints for ourselves.
9th
Competition Night No 2 - Judge: Cherry Larcombe EFIAP ARPS DPAGB BPE*5
Cherry is a Premier Judge for the Kent County Photographic Association and will judge via Zoom.
16th
Members Night
Walkabout to photograph Christmas Decorations and Fairy Lights before festive nibbles at the Bishop Blaize
JANUARY
6th
Tony North - "The Art of Macro Photography"
Tony North is a photographer based in Manchester. His main passions are macro (mainly insects, flowers and fungi) and landscape photography and he occasionally does bigger animals!
This talk will be via Zoom.
Hand in up to 3 PDIs and 3 prints for 3rd competition night
13th
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.
20th
Competition night no 3- Judge: Stephen Fowler
Stephen Fowler is from Ryton and undertakes judge training for the Northern Counties Photographic Federation. He will judge in person.
27th
Julian Elliot - "Landscape and Travel Photography - Mongolia
Julian Elliott is an award-winning professional freelance landscape and travel photographer as well as an occasional writer who constantly travels the world. Basically he is a nomad traveller. A lot of his time is spent in South-East Asia and Central Asia capturing landscapes and cityscapes along with the various cultures that inhabit them but he also loves to travel across Europe.
Hand in up to 3 DPIs and 3 prints for 4th Competition Night
FEBRUARY
3rd
Alistair How - "Street and Urban Photography"
Alistair How has had a life long interest in photography and the outdoors, starting his career at Kodak after studying Geography at Southampton University. Whilst his core interest remains landscapes, he is also very keen on city photography, including architecture, plus sport, documentary and travel. Favourite locations remain the Yorkshire Dales, especially the area around the three peaks, and Northumberland.
10th
Colin Fieldgate - Topaz Editing Software
Member Colin Fieldgate will explain Topaz products and demonstrate their application
17th
Competition No 4 - Judge: Rosemary Wilman HonFRPS APAGB ABPE.
Rosemary is a former President of the Royal Photographic Society and is based in Surrey. She will judge via Zoom.
SS
24th
Lynne Blount - "A journey to and from Vemodalen"
Lynne Blount is an experimental, expressionist and abstract photographer whose aim is to re-imagine reality. Lynne mainly uses in-camera techniques such as intentional camera movement (ICM) and multiple exposures (MEs). Lynne strives to capture the essence of her subjects rather than their reality, aiming to create images that resonate with the viewer's emotions, memories and life experiences.
This talk will be via Zoom.
Hand in up to 3 DPIs and 3 prints for the 5th Competition Night
MARCH
3rd
Ross McKelvey MPAGB FIPF EFIAP/G FBPE- Studio Photography and Lighting
Ross McKelvey has been warded over 500 Medals (and too many lesser awards to count!) in National & International Exhibitions since 2010. He is president and founder of Catchlight Camera Club, Belfast.
This talk will be via Zoom.
10th
Tesni Ward - "Wildlife Masterclass"
Tesni Ward is an extremely talented British wildlife photographer, often concentrating on the more 'common' species, often overlooked. See https://www.tesniward.co.uk".
This talk will be via Zoom.
12th
Members to visit Stokesley Photographic Society with a selection of their images to show to their members
17th
Competition Night 5 - Themed competition on the theme of "Wild Life". Note that this is two words and may be interpreted as widely as possible!
Judge: John Tillotson CPAGB from Penrith and District Camera Club.
He will judge in person.
24th
Rick Hulbert - "Antarctica . . . Expedition Photography Outside Your Comfort Zone”
Rick Hulbert is an international award–winning and published architect, urban designer, and photographer. As a photographer, Rick has been named a “Laureate” within the worldwide Nikonians community. Rick’s photography is informed from his background as a professional award winning and published Architect, Urban Designer, and Photographer.
This talk will be via Zoom.
Hand in up to 3 PDIs and 3 prints for Annual competition night
31st
Members Night
Members Night - Members to share Macro images following the talk by Tony North
APRIL
7th
Members' night
Members to share ICM and Multiple Exposure images following the talk by Lynne Blount
14th
Annual Competition - Judge: Dave Murrell.
Dave is a member of Durham Photographic Society and is no stranger to the club having judged for us many times before.
Hand in up to 6 landscape and 6 portrait PDIs for "Its a Knockout" competition
21st
David Beadle - "Inspired by Failure"
David Beadle, Chair of Guisborough Photographic Society, will deliver an informative and humourous presentation on his quest for ARPS Accreditation.
28th
"It's a Knockout" Competition
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MAY
5th
First half:
Member Keith Rowland will explain Panorama pictures
Second half:
Member Martin Nunn will present on Landscape Photography locations
12th
AGM followed by NCPF results presentation
19th
Annual Dinner & Trophy Presentation
