| Date |
Title |
Description |
| 12/09/2024 |
Member’s night – What we did on our holidays. |
This is our first night back, and allows our members new and old to have a chat, show images they have been working on over the summer break, and break out the chocolate biscuits again. |
| 19/09/2024 |
Paul Hassell ‘An insight to my photography’. |
‘Which started 13 years ago where I joined a camera club and basically got hooked in the concept! I’ll take you through my mindset, a journey of genres I engaged with and a few amusing stories of the conversations I had with people. I will also show some before and after images and the final edited ones. PRINT TALK. |
| 26/09/2024 |
Tony Padley- Japan |
Tony give a short on Japan talk last year as a fill in due to a technique issues during a remote speaker talk, this years Tony’s back with the extended directors cut version. |
| 03/10/2024 |
Phone Competition. Tony. |
Back again this year, this is your opportunity to enter your images shot on a digital camera or tablet into our competition. Up to four images in a Jpeg format. Full details on the website |
| 10/10/2024 |
Members’ Project on the night in Clubroom |
Members group project on the theme of ‘An evening at Melbourne Photographic Society’. The idea behind the evening is to carry out a number of projects on the night around the theme. The plan is for members to shoot images on the night that we can all put together to form a finished project that chronicles a night in the hall. |
| 17/10/2024 |
Members’ night. |
An opportunity for members to give short presentations on a range of subjects, including images they working on, new techniques and photo projects. This is normally a varied and interesting night. |
| 24/10/2024 |
Dave and Angie Tucker ‘Pics Wot I Like’! |
A varied selection of our images – ranging from FIAP gold medal awarded images all the way to pictures that we do not to enter into competitions-but, as we say, they are all simply ‘Wot I Like’. DIGITAL ( PRINTS IN BREAK) |
| 31/10/2024 |
Paul O Flanagan ‘Well, I kind of like it!’ |
This talk describes a journey from competition photography to abstract work. In doing this I will move from ‘normal’ photography, use of textures, ICM…before moving onto abstract photography with details of ’how it is done’. |
| 07/11/2024 |
Ashley Franklin ‘The Wider world of Photography’ Part 2. |
An exploration of the history, style and impact of aerial, advertising, landscape, sport, and science and nature photography, plus an insight into the controversial world of photo art. Includes the work of Ansel Adams, Eamon McCabe, Marc Aspland, Yann Arthus Bertrand, Elliot Erwitt, Stephen Dalton, Michael Kenna, Frans Lanting, Lennart Nilsson and Andreas Gursky. An evening of iconic, inspiring and thought-provoking photography. |
| 14/11/2024 |
Martin Vaughan ‘Further Wildlife Adventures Around Ashby’. |
This talk is about the local projects that I undertook to try and get distinctive images which would go towards an FRPS panel. They were all taken 5-6 miles of my home in Ashby and I describe and illustrate the problems I faced and how I managed to overcome them on most occasions! How I use a tripod up a tree, what to do when a Swan charges, how does a Buzzard know I’m in a hide – these and other stories will be revealed! DIGITAL (PRINTS IN BREAK). |
| 21/11/2024 |
Critique Night |
A chance to review images. Do you have an image that your not sure about, one that could maybe do with a small edit that could make it great. This evening give members an opportunity to get some positive feedback on their work. A chance to present images that you want feedback on, discuss how to make average images, good, good images excellent and great images, world beaters |
| 28/11/2024 |
Gavin & Paul ‘Past Presidents bore for Britain!’ |
Two past Presidents mirror each other’s genres of photography…….plus a few surprises! |
| 05/12/2024 |
TomTivey Competition. |
Wildlife and Landscape photography. |
| 12/12/2024 |
Social Night |
Venue TBC |
| 19/12/2024 |
Christmas break |
A chance for you to go out at treat yourself to some new camera gear … if you’ve been good this year. |
| 26/12/2024 |
Christmas break |
A chance for you to read the manuals for all that new camera gear you were bought or treated yourself to. |
| 02/01/2025 |
Phil Howcroft ‘100 Strangers’. |
I photograph people I meet on the street (I always ask for permission before I take a photo). I am on stranger 425 at the moment. My talk is about the stories behind each stranger and how I photograph them. I will showcase a selection of strangers, there are some amazing stories and a diverse eclectic set of people. DIGITAL. |
| 09/01/2025 |
Panel of Four Competition. |
A digital competition where members enter a panel of four images on a theme. This gives a chance to tell a story or group together images on a visual theme. |
| 16/01/2025 |
Paul Burrows ‘Camera Clubs – My Takeaway’. |
Prior to joining Keyworth Camera Club I thought I was a reasonable photographer, however I soon realised I had a lot to learn. This talk showcases what I have ‘taken away’ from being a camera club member to enable me to make far better images for myself and to share with others. |
| ( Includes short AVs, Landscape, wildlife and awards photography). DIGITAL (PRINTS IN BREAK). |
| 23/01/2025 |
Selection Night for Ashby away competition. |
Tonight we as a team select the images for our annual competition against our neighbours Ashby PS. |
| 30/01/2025 |
YouTube Favourites |
A chance for members to show their favourite videos from YouTube. YouTube is a great resource for photographers with lots of inspiring videos. This night gives members an opportunity to share content that they find useful. |
| 06/02/2025 |
Lesley Grand – Scrutton & Andrew Lings ‘Same but different’. |
This talk shows the work of two photographers with contrasting styles. We go to the same places, but see things in different ways. The presentation also includes work created for a joint exhibition ‘The People who work on the D.H.Lawrence Quarter, Eastwood’ – a monochrome portrait project. PRINT TALK. |
| WEDNESDAY12/02/25 |
AWAY Competition at Ashby CC. |
We picked the images three weeks earlier, and now its off to Ashby to see the judging of our images and selection. It’s in Smisby Village Hall. |
| 20/02/2025 |
Alan Harris ‘Two sides of China’. |
The talk will cover some well-known tourist sites of China; The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, The Terracotta Warriors, etc. In addition, it will look at rural life in a small farming village and some street life in the cities. DIGITAL (PRINTS IN BREAK). |
| 27/02/2025 |
‘Match It’ |
Two sets of images, two teams. Choose the best image which matches the 1st team choice. Best image and best match wins. A fun evening of looking at images and picking the winners. |
| 06/03/2025 |
Vin Scothern ‘Sporting Chance’. |
In the first part of the evening I aim to show through my images how to capture non professional sports images with 1 body and mainly a 70-200mm lens, from Rugby to Ice Hockey stopping off at other various sports. The second half of the evening will consist of non sporting images, Wildlife, Landscape and a few travel shots. DIGITAL (PRINTS IN BREAK). |
| 13/03/2025 |
Members’ Night: AV Presentation night. |
A chance for members to show off AV and films. |
| 20/03/2025 |
NEMPF Presentation. |
Your chance to sit back, relax and watch the images that have been submitted for this year’s NEMPF competition. |
| 27/03/2025 |
Annual Comp. Tony. |
The culmination of the years hard work. Enter your prints and PDI’s into the competition. |
| 03/04/2025 |
Outdoor visit. |
A group visit to a near by location to take some images and work on new on techniques. |
| 10/04/2025 |
Paul Bingham ‘Namibia’. |
Although mostly desert, the variety of landscapes and wildlife makes this one of Africa’s most impressive countries. A 3,500km drive visits deserts, the world’s highest sand dunes ( 350m high), the spectacular Skeleton coast before returning inland through rugged landscapes to Etosha, one of Africa’s most famous national parks rich in mammals and birds. |
| 17/04/2025 |
Simon Pearce Alternative printing Methods |
A night looking at alternative printing methods. In the first part of the evening will look at images created using cyanotype and wet-slide printing. The second half will be a practical session producing cyanotype prints and water-slide pictures. |
| 24/04/2025 |
AGM. |
Final ceremonial end to the year, the reporting of what we have done and the election of the new committee going forward. |
| 01/05/2024 |
Annual dinner and awards. |
Venue TBC |
