This evening’s talk is presented by Rachel Bigsby. Rachel is an award-winning wildlife photographer whose profound connection to the subjects she chooses to photograph, combined with her distinctive creative vision, has shaped her remarkable career to date. Rachel’s accolades include the prestigious Natural Artistry award in Wildlife Photographer of the Year[...]
Simon Caplan reveals torch-lit, Renaissance-inspired still life techniques using DIY torches, long exposures and dramatic light painting. What if you could paint with light? Simon Caplan LRPS — a former journalist turned still-life photographer — does just that in Out of the Dark. Armed with nothing fancier than a handheld[...]
The first competition of the season. This is a PDI-only competition (i.e. no print section). The theme is “People” and we have decided this season to give a steer on what is intended so that you can more easily judge whether your entries are acceptable or within scope for this[...]
The second competition of the season. There are two sections in this competition, PDI and prints. There is no theme, any image on any subject is an acceptable entry, subject to general competition rules. The judge for this competition is Nick Berentzen CPAGB, BPE3 Good luck! Enter Competition Here
The third competition of the season. This is a PDI-only competition (i.e. no print section). The theme is “Motion” and we have decided this season to give a steer on what is intended so that you can more easily judge whether your entries are acceptable or within scope for this[...]
The fourth competition of the season. This is a PDI-only competition (i.e. no print section). The theme is “Minimalist” and we have decided this season to give a steer on what is intended so that you can more easily judge whether your entries are acceptable or within scope for this[...]
The fifth and final competition of the season. There are two sections in this competition, PDI and prints. This season, members will be allowed to re-enter a previously entered PDI as a Print but will not be allowed to re-enter a previously entered Print from the first Open competition, nor[...]
Our presenter tonight is Michael Berkeley ARPS ASISEP ASISLP who is based in Salisbury. He is the photographer for Hampshire County Cricket Club, Salisbury Football Club and Druids Lodge Polo Club. He has photographed almost 40 different sports and always looking for more. This talk provides an insight into the[...]
As part of our attempts to get more members entering print competitions, this evening we have two presentations around the making and mounting of prints. First Andrew Williams will talk about how to create competition entries from your images. He will cover the whole process using Lightroom Classic, Photoshop and[...]
This time it’s a return of our one that got away evening. Each season we see some of our ‘best’ efforts rewarded with a 15. Liz Kenny will present a slide show of these so we can judge for ourselves. Authors are invited to talk about their images and will talk[...]