Competition – Mobile Phone
2019-10-17 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Competition
We all have one, but how good are you at taking a picture with your mobile phone? Here’s your chance to show off your best in a fun competition. Judge – Malcoln Sales.

Image Critique
2019-10-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Image Critique
Not sure where you’re going wrong or want to see if others see your pictures the same way you do? The bring them along to the image critique night.

Selection Night
2019-10-31 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A chance for members to join in and select images for our upcoming competition with Notts Outlaws.

Guide to Simple Astrophotography
2019-11-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Paul Money
Fellow of both the British Interplanetary Society and Royal Astronomical Society, Paul’s simple guide to astrophotography is a must for those who want to keep shooting after the sun’s gone down.

Competition – Notts Outlaws
2019-11-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Richard Herrod Centre, Foxhill Rd, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1RL
Time to see how we stack up against our local rivals the Notts Outlaws!
Please check with a committee member for exact times near the event.

Built Vision
2019-11-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Martine Hamilton Knight
Martine has also been a commercial architectural photographer for almost 30 years. She’ll talk about how a pro tackles buildings, what’s in an architectural photographer’s kit bag, and share stories from a life on a tripod and up a ladder!

Members' Night
2019-11-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Always a very diverse night of members’ images and presentations.
We’ll be hearing talks on; International Exhibition Photography, photographing Iceland, Photoshop skills and taking a trip to Alp D’Huez and Col de Galibier.
See you there!

Competition – Tom Tivey
2019-12-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Tom Tivey – Landscape & widelife Competition.
For this comp members can enter landscape, cityscapes, and nature images. Judge – Dave Gibbins

To ARPS and Beyond
2019-12-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Martin Vaughan
This talk tells the story of Martin’s learning curve in wildlife photography and his attempt to gain an ARPS distinction. It also covers a number of his projects in and around Ashby.

Christmas Social
2019-12-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Pack Horse Rd, King’s Newton, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8BZ, Pack Horse Road, De73 8BZ
This years Christmas social will be at the Kings Newton Bowls Club. 7.30 start.

Underwater photography
2020-01-09 19:30 - 23:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – David Keep
From working with models in swimming pools to photographing the magnificent creatures that swim in the oceans around our world. David will bring along some of the kit he uses and explain the basics of what’s required if people want to have a go.

www.davidkeepphotography.co.uk/underwater

Home and Away
2020-01-16 19:30 - 22:00
Speaker – Chris Upton
This is a two part lecture contrasting a local Social Documentary project (Thoresby Colliery), with a selection of Chris’ travel imagery from around the world. Both presentations are packed with useful hints and tips.

Members' Night
2020-01-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Members Another chance for members to share their images and give presentations.

Selection Night
2020-01-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
A chance for members to join in and select images for our upcoming competition with Ashby Camera Club.

Up high, down low.
2020-02-06 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Steven Fairbrother
Landscape photography from a tripod to a drone 400 feet high.
www.fairbrother.me.uk

Competition – Ashby Camera Club
2020-02-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Competition (at home) Always a close fought competition against our local rivals Ashby Camera Club!

Studio Lighting
2020-02-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Chris Findon
Chris will use is extensive experience using flash and other lighting techniques to help members improve their images.

Competition – Book & Album Covers
2020-02-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Themed – Book & Album Covers
This years theme competition gives members the challenge of taking an image that could be used on the cover of a book or album.
The images could be a re-working of a famous cover or a completely new idea for a favourite book or record.

Kerry: The Beautiful Kingdom
2020-03-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – John Wesson
Kerry: The Beautiful Kingdom
John, the societies very own published author, will guide us through his travels in Ireland, and having his first book published. www.johnwesson.com

Iceland
2020-03-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Robert Falconer
Images from Robert’s 10 day trip to Iceland where he traveled 2000 miles to photograph amazing landscapes, icebergs, ice caves, waterfalls, mountains and the Northern Lights.

Speaker – David Couldwell
2020-09-17 07:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Fluke and Flaw

A mixture of Motorcycle racing and everyday life. www.deeceei.com

Speaker – Bill Ward
2020-09-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Bill (an actor who has starred in Emmerdale and Coronation Street) will take us through some of his landscape photography. https://billwardphotography.co.uk

Speaker – Ian Daisley
2020-10-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
The Peak District in Black and White

Ian’s love of black & white photography is illustrated in this lecture, which shows the Peak District in monochrome. He will
explain the ideas behind the images and the way in which they were planned, captured and processed.
www.highstonegallery.co.uk

AGM
2020-10-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Better late than never, tonight is your chance to have your say regarding the running and direction of the society.
All relevant paperwork will be supplied beforehand via a members email.

Competition (internal)
2020-10-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Theme – Mobile Phone

We all have one, but how good are you at taking a picture with your mobile phone? Here’s your chance to show off your best in a fun competition.

Speaker – Des Ong
2020-10-22 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Wildlife photography
An audio-visual journey showcasing wildlife images from the high, ice-capped Norwegian mountains to the tropical rainforest of Southeast Asia.
www.captivatingnature.co.uk

Speaker – Simon Pearce
2020-11-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Project-based photography – moving away from the single image
Camera club photography is very much centered around the single image. Competitions are normally only about single ‘greatest hit’ images with little opportunity to develop bigger ideas. Simon’s talk will cover the power of making photo projects and the way projects can bring out your creativity.

www.simonpearcephotography.com

Speaker – Chris Fletcher
2020-11-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Nature and Architecture
A look at the works of photographer Chris Fletcher showing the images he has captured in the UK and from his travels abroad, focussing on the natural and man-made world.

Speaker – Andrea Hargreves
2020-11-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
The Art of Metamorphosis
Andrea begins with a brief presentation of her early work, followed by an explanation of how her workflow developed from photoshoot to final image. She’ll show how ideas develop and how she creates her fantasy images. The presentation is mainly creative/altered reality. Contains some female nudity.

Speaker – Derek Trendell
2020-11-26 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Falklands – Conflict & Wildlife
Derek visited the Falkland Islands in January 2018 for about three weeks. He went to see and photograph the wildlife but got drawn into the history of the war and his talk deals with both aspects. He visited several of the 420 islands that make up the Falklands.
