Melbourne Photographic Society

Speaker – Sharon Repton
2021-01-21 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Online – Zoom
Macro photography
Macro/close-up photography is Sharon’s hobby which she has been doing for around 6 years now. I find it a very fascinating and almost therapeutic hobby. I don’t always need to travel far to find interesting subjects to photograph, mostly my garden or the local meadows, or Stoney wood, early mornings are the best as the insects are beginning to stir and the light is good. There’s a very small fascinating world on your doorstep.

Selection night – Ashby Camera Club
2021-01-28 19:30 - 22:00
A chance for members to join in and select images for our upcoming competition with Ashby Camera Club.

Speaker – Tesni Ward
2021-02-04 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Wildlife / Peak District
The UK is full of incredible wildlife & landscapes, yet we regularly think that the grass is greener on the other side. See images of some of our most charismatic animals and sweeping landscapes and find out how to make the most of what we have a stone’s throw from home.
www.tesniward.co.uk

Competition – Ashby Camera Club
2021-02-11 19:30 - 22:00
Time to see how we fare against our local rivals Ashby Camera Club!

Members’ Night
2021-02-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
A chance for members to share their images and give presentations.

Speaker – Chris Brown
2021-02-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
What’s sure to be a fascinating collection of images from Chris’ travels around India.

Competition (internal)
2021-03-04 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Theme – 2020
Images that sum up your year.

Speaker – Erica Oram
2021-03-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
The View From Here
A talk about using a bit of creativity to get the best out of photographic opportunities. Subject matter will be varied and will include landscape, architecture, details, sport and street photography.

Speaker – Steve Galvin
2021-03-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
How to Cheat at Photography
This provocatively entitled talk allows Steven to confess his sordid kiss ‘n’ tell secrets. He demonstrates various techniques on how to unfairly manipulate images by displaying and discussing examples to show how his more outrageous images were “manufactured”. A lively and enjoyable evening to be had by all. Rotten eggs and ripe tomatoes at the ready!

Speaker – Gavin Lake
2021-03-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Historic Melbourne
Gavin will take us through an interesting selection of images from current and past members – get ready for a trip down memory lane!

Speaker – Paul Stanley
2021-04-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
My Photography
“My Photography – with Paul Stanley FIPF EFIAP/g” – is an ever-changing presentation of his favourite images taken over the last 6 years or so. It covers the genres of Travel, Street, Landscape, Long Exposure and Architecture images. Paul updates the presentation as he produces new images – so each time can be different.

Style | Voice | Look
2021-04-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Style | Voice | Look – Len discusses how the search for style is often a ‘misnomer’, and tries to convince you that looks are for a series and finding your authentic voice is the most important personal goal to follow for your photography.
https://www.lensschool.com/meet-len-metcalf

Members’ Night
2021-04-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
Another chance for members to share their images and give presentations.

Competition (internal)
2021-04-22 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
The ‘Annual’
Our last competition of the season and the ‘biggie’. Members can submit images from any genre.

AGM
2021-04-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Online – Zoom
A review of the past year and a chance for members to have their say on the future of the society and elect committee members.

Melbourne Arts Festival 2022
2022-09-17 10:00 - 2022-09-18 17:00 | Melbourne Festival, Melbourne, United Kingdom
We’re looking forward to exhibiting our work at this year’s Melbourne Arts festival on the 17 & 18 of September.
Apart from viewing some great photography (well we would say that) it’s a great chance to meet some of the members and find out more about the club if you are thinking of joining; our new season starts on the 15th of September.
You can view our new programme here, and the Melbourne Festival website here.
Hope to see you there.

Members’ night – What we did on our Holidays
2023-09-14 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
This is our first night back, and allows our members new and old to have a chat, show their images from the holidays, and for Alan to break out the chocolate biscuits again.

Melbourne Arts Festival
2023-09-16 - 2023-09-17 | Melbourne Festival, Melbourne, United Kingdom
We’ll once again be exhibiting at this year’s Melbourne Arts Festival – come and say hi!

Life and Times of a Freelance Sports Photographer
2023-09-21
Steve Bond
How does a Freelancer go about making a living at sport photography in 2023? Down to the real nitty gritty stuff, plus a few pretty bird snaps…

Flash Basics
2023-09-28 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Steve Fairbrother
This isn’t a techy talk about expensive kit you’ll never own, it’s more a talk about how with budget gear and some experimentation you can achieve great results. In the first half Steve will talk us through kit and show us his own work. The second half will be a demonstration of how to light a still life scene, with the resulting images visible through the projector as they are taken.

The wider world of photography part 1: The story of portrait, fashion, industrial, war & social documentary photography.
2023-10-05 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Discover a fascinating world of photography beyond the camera club as we explore the history, style and impact of portrait, fashion, industrial, war, press and social documentary photography. See the work of photo greats like Avedon, Bailey, Beaton, Bloomfield, Capa, Contreras, McCullin, McCurry, Karsh, Leibowitz, McCullin, Salgado and Winston Link. An evening of informative, inspiring, powerful and world-changing imagery.

A guide to simple Astrophotography
2023-10-12 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Paul L Money
With just a camera, basic range of lenses, tripods and exposure timer it is possible to capture many aspects of the night sky from constellations to the motion of the planets, the aurora borealis, meteors and much more. In the hall but via Zoom.

Phone Competition
2023-10-19 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
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

Aerial Photography
2023-10-26 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Keith Mitchell
This talk is about my journey to allow me to take images from places I cannot physically get to or from a different perspective. The talk will include what you need to start flying and taking pictures or videos, planning a flight and the Apps I use.

Travelling Through Japan - A Land of Contrasts
2023-11-02 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Speaker – Chris Brown
Japan was, for us, a bucket list trip. It did not disappoint. Cities, gardens, art, Sumo, green tea, geisha, temples and shrines, travelling through Japan on the famous bullet train was a fantastic experience.

Aviation Photography
2023-11-09 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Lee Chapman
A general guide on how to photograph aircraft, covering tips and advice on photographing aeroplanes in a range of scenarios including in museums, air shows, historic re-enactments and airports. The talk will feature several of Lee’s favourite images and will reveal the techniques and methods used to achieve the shots alongside a brief overview of the aircraft featured.

Architecture Through the Viewfinder
2023-11-16 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Martine Hamilton-Knight
Architecture Through the Viewfinder – three decades of commercial architectural shooting.
With over three decades in commercial architectural photography, Nottingham based, Martine Hamilton-Knight D.Litt. Hon, FHEA speaks about her life in the industry and new book – Photography for Architects for Routledge published in summer 2023. The evening is ‘how to’ for those interested in shooting architecture, plus a chronological section on Martine’s time in the industry together with the technological and economical factors affecting business and output throughout that period.

Wonderful things
2023-11-23 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Jane Middleton-Smith
The photographic business at 45,Midland Road, Derby can trace its origins back to the dawn of commercial photography in 1852. The talk will cover not only the history of the company, but will also outline the background to the Heritage Project now in its eighth year.

Those magnificent flying machines
2023-11-30 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Tony Davison
The talk is basically some fun relating to the flying machines within the natural world. So covers Birds, Moths, Butterflies & Dragonflies explaining their amazing features and flying abilities along with some science such as migration.

Competition – Tom Tivey
2023-12-07 | Thomas Cook Hall, 84 High St, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8GJ
Wildlife and Landscape
