We had a good number of entries for last Tuesday’s PDI competition with high standards throughout. Andrew Mills, our judge, was excellent, with a wonderful ability to appreciate what makes a great photograph, not restricted by rigid “rules” which can sometimes penalise innovative photography. Congratulations to all who achieved high scores! Next week we have
On Tuesday we have our second PDI competition, via ZOOM. It will be judged by Andrew Mills who is from Southampton. He is an ex professional photographer and college lecturer in photography and runs his own camera club, The Phorum. The competition will be run by Rob Hockney. Like all meetings in January and most
Next Tuesday we have another good evening to look forward to. Jeremy Malley-Smith (LRPS, EFIAP, DPAGB, BPE3*) will be talking to us about Scottish Wildlife. Every year, Jeremy hosts workshops in Scotland and we will see the fruits of his labours during this presentation. Jeremy was due to talk to us earlier in the season
On Tuesday 2nd of January, we have our first meeting of 2024. Our speaker will be Derek Pamphilon ARPS DGAGB EFIAP . His talk is titled: ”My Photography: Dance and Portraiture”. This should be a good evening. Like all meetings in January and most of February, this will be a Zoom meeting. Non members should
We have just learned that one of our members, Aamir Sabzwari, has been nominated for the prestigious Photographer of the Year award by the Society of Photographers. Aamir has only taken up photography relatively recently, so we are delighted that his talent and hard work have been recognised. The winner will be announced at the
This week I gave a talk on Audio-visual presentations with examples from myself and Martin Pickles. It was agreed that at least one meeting per season will be dedicated to Audio-Visual presentations with members being encouraged to share their own work. Watch this space! Next week, we have our Christmas dinner at the Tom Yam
Hi All Our last meeting was memorable, attracting visitors from outside the NCPS. Dave Boam gave an excellent demonstration of his photographic abilities, while displaying an extraordinary knowledge of architecture. Speaking for myself, I will never dismiss a building as “Brutalist” again! Next Tuesday, you have me. I will be talking about the possibilities of
Hope you are all making the best of the beautiful (though admittedly cold) weather. Our last meeting was a fine example of good judging by Mike Lawrence with constructive criticism, laced with amusing comments. Well done Jackie for achieving a hat-trick of top scoring prints, including the overall winner. Next Tuesday, the 28th November, we
Last week’s Zoom Meeting took an unexpected turn as our speaker failed to turn up! A big thank you to Aamir and Jerry, who stepped in with their PDIs and a very interesting commentary. We hope to have less drama on Tuesday with our first print competition of the Season. Because of the Zoom meeting,
We had a great night last night photographing Graham Currey. Graham gave some excellent advice, and superb poses!