Our Syllabus Secretary Elaine Prior has created a packed programme for the forthcoming season with a wide range of quality speakers and presenters interspersed with club competitions, inter-club competitions and members social evenings. A small number of lectures will be available on Zoom, generally during some of the winter months or when distant or international speakers present via the internet .
September 24
Tuesday 17th Members Night Introducing our new members, the season ahead and the activities of our committee members (eg, Competitions, website, syllabus, Facebook)
Tuesday 24th Stewart Dodd Guest Speaker 54 Degrees South
October 24
Tuesday 1st David Hamilton Guest Speaker Macro – Wee Mad Beasties From the beginning of David’s macro journey to the present day. https://www.instagram.com/p/CuRjHbtKwtf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&img_index=1
Tuesday 8th Members Night Digital, Print & Mount Clinic Advice on different papers for printing and ideas for mounting together with how to upload images to Photo Entry
Tuesday 15th Cherry Larcombe Guest Speaker Floral Fine Art. Looking at being more adventurous with flower and plant photography, with light, simplicity, shapes textures, inversion and botanical presentations. Photoshop ideas for post processing will also be covered to enhance your floral images. Presented via Zoom. https://www.cherryannette.com
Tuesday 22rd 1st League Competition Hand in by Tuesday 1st October Judge Roy Robertson FRPS Hon SPF
Tuesday 29th Jane Lazenby Guest Speaker Working with textures *** A few images from members will be required so Jane can demonstrate her skills with these images Presented via Zoom https://ejlazenbyphotography.co.uk
November 24
Tuesday 5th Members Night Image Processing – Capture and Processing of Images from Phones and Other Cameras with Steve Campbell
Tuesday 12th Paul McDougall Guest Speaker My Journey in to Wildlife Photography https://mcdougallphotographic.co.uk Facebook@touchthe wildtours Instagram@touchthewild
Tuesday 19th Stan Farrow Guest Speaker Abstract Photography Presented via zoom. This will start with a discussion of what abstract art is, and whether there is truly such a thing as abstract photography. It will introduce the the work of some of the great abstract photographers of the past, and then the remainder will concentrate on how to create your own abstract images, including what to photograph and how to compose your work, before going on to develop some examples and ideas that you can try out yourself. https://www.stanfarrowphotography.co.uk
Tuesday 26th 2nd League Competition Hand in by Tuesday 5th November Judge Guy Phillips
December 24
Tuesday 3rd Members Night Members attaining 1st,2nd,3rd,HC & C in the season’s first 2 competitions take a few moments to talk about their images and how they were composed.
Tuesday 10th Ian Watt Club Speaker Japan
Tuesday 17th Christmas Social Night
January 25
Tuesday 7th GDPU, SPF & PAGB Looking at some of the best images from 2024
Tuesday 14th Black & White Competition Hand in by Tuesday 17th December Judge Dr David Sadler ARPS, DPAGB, EFIP/b, BPE3
Tuesday 21st David Queenan Guest Speaker Time For Photography The presentation is mainly landscape photography with the emphasis on staying local to make the best use of spare time to fit photography around a busy work and family schedule https://dqphotography.com/about
Tuesday 28th 3rd League Competition Hand in by Tuesday 7th January Judge David Spinks
February 25
Tuesday 4th Charles Everitt Guest Speaker Moving on A nature photography presentation about how Charles moved away from a documentary style of photography towards a more creative one. Interspersed with with audio-visual, subject matter includes abstract patterns of nature, photographing water, wild flowers, fungi, wildlife and ICM. https://www.charleseveritt.com/
Tuesday 11th Diane Smillie Club Speaker Exploring Mongolia – Eagle Festivals, Reindeer herders and Nomadic families
Tuesday 18th Members Night Looking for 4/5 members to Volunteer and showcase their portfolios, can be any topic
Tuesday 25th Interclub Competition V Hub Singer (Away at Clydebank) Hand in by 11/02/25 Judge Guy Phillips
March 25
Tuesday 4th John Hannah Club Speaker 20 Wildlife Locations around Glasgow Talk including maps, hints and tips and most importantly images of the species to be found at each location
Tuesday 11th Members Night Neil MacGregor You Be The Judge Opportunity for Club Members to assess a selection of 15-20 prints then compare notes with the original judges comments and scores
Tuesday 18th Robert Simpson Digital Competition Hand in by Tuesday 11th March
Tuesday 25th Charles Hamilton Guest Speaker Street Portraits A selection of street portraits taken over the past decade or so
Monday 31st Interclub Competition V Kirkintilloch (Away)
April 25
Tuesday 1st Jonathan Genevaux Guest Speaker Waterscapes www.jonathangenevaux.com @jonathan_genevaux
Tuesday 8th Elaine Prior Canada & Alaska or Americas National Parks Andy Hamilton Harris
Tuesday 15th Members Night Out Venue TBC
Tuesday 22nd Annual Competition Judge Clive Watkins Hand in by Tuesday 1st April
Tuesday 29th Fiona Brimms (PAGB) Guest Speaker Journey to India
May 25
Tuesday 6th AGM & Annual Dinner Venue TBC