Programme

Bring your camera with your "nifty fifty" lens or a similar multi-use lens for an evening of different photography activities. Working in small groups we will rotate around 5 different set ups, with assistance on hand to ensure you have the best possible experience. 

Set ups are expected to include: macro, oil on water, light pad, light-painting and portrait. 

You will help each other with holding reflectors, setting the props and even being the models. 

It is the first time for a real "hands-on" workshop but has been...

Competition No 2 - Nature
Our judge for this evening is Eddy Lane  ARPS,DPAGB,EFIAP, APAGB making a very welcome return to Stroud

Eddy ia a member of Nonpareil & Swindon Photographic Society and is a member of the WCPF Judges Panel and an approved PAGB Judge.  Eddy's wife Pam is also a talented photographer and together they have a website at https://eddyandpamlanephotography.zenfolio.com/about.html

Our guest speaker this evening is Paul Alistair Collins, renowned wildlife photographer and camera-man.  His presentation this evening is "Svalbard:Life on the cold edge" and "Best of Europe Wildlife Roadshow"

Check out Paul's website at https://www.paulalistaircollins.co.uk/about-paul

***** REMINDER *****
Tonight is the DEADLINE for entries to our Competition No 3 - Open 
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More information nearer the time.

Our presenter this evening is Derek Gale

"Switch off your image stabilisation"  Derek will talk about the use of movement, both camera and subject, can bring an extra dimension - and FUN, to your photography.
Learn about ICM, the power of 1/128 sec, Bob Harris, animated gifs and much more.
No LED toys were harmed in the production of this talk!

Take a look at Derek's website at https://galephotography.co.uk/

Our last meeting of the year is always a bit of fun - often with some silly games and some food! Not to be missed :)

Happy New Year to all and we look forward to seeing you next Thursday.

Our presenter this evening is Jack Boskett.  If you haven't heard of him, please check out his website.  Jack is a photographer from Tewkesbury who started his own professional photography business in 2010 at the tender age of 19. He specialised in railway photography but has expanded his portfolio to include Royal engagements, film recreations, PR and Business, faces from stage and screen etc.

Not sure of his exact presentation this evening - but whatever it is, it's going to be a very entertaining evening!

Jack's website is at ...

A warm Stroud welcome back to our Judge for this evening's competition, Sandie Cox ARPS, DPAGB

Jonathan is a professional photographer and member of BIPP, specialising in waterscapes at home and abroad.
"I first picked up a proper second-hand camera in 2014, and my passion for the craft first led me to work as a portraitist for a professional studio in the French Alps, and as a sports photographer for the UK studio DE Photo in Bristol, with whom I still collaborate today."

Take a look at Jonathan's website at https://jonathangenevaux.com/en/en-home/ for a taste of what is to come this evening...

Welcome back to Peter Weaver LRPS CPAGB APAGB, our judge this evening.  Our warmest thanks go to Peter who has kindly agreed to be our judge, despite today being his birthday. Peter is a committee member of Hanham and Kingswood Photo Club in Bristol and is well known to us in Stroud as he has both judged and presented for us on several occasions in recent years.  Happy Birthday Peter!

Amy Heynes was Amy Shore until she married William in April 2023.  She has retained her maiden name for her business and specialises in fabulous car photography of all sorts.  For a flavour of what's to come tonight, take a look at Amy's website at https://amyshorephotography.com/

***** REMINDER *****
Tonight is the DEADLINE for entries to our Competition No 6 - Monochrome
Digital entries can be made by midnight, but Prints...

A warm and friendly Stroud welcome to our competition judge this evening, Steve Field LRPS, AWPF, EFIAP, BPE2*  
Steve is currently a member of Bristol Photographic Society
In his own words on his website, Steve avoids the use of Photoshop to create "photographic art" but says that all the images on his website are "polished" in Lightroom! 
Take a look at Steve's website at https://www.stevefphotography.com/blank-1

We need your support this evening!  It's our AGM where you elect your Committee for next season.  It's a formal meeting and part of our Constitution so we need you to turn up because if too few turn up, we have to postpone the meeting to another date! We look forward to seeing as many of you as can make it.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A ZOOM MEETING! Joining details will follow by bulletin and on here!!  DO NOT come to the Bowls Club or you will be disappointed!

Laura Pearce LRPS is a portrait photography working in Somerset. She is the Laura in LauraAnne photography. While she also enjoys other genres of photography she keeps coming back to headshots and portraits. Take a look at some of her work at https://www.lauraannephotography.co.uk/photojournalistic-style

Firmly established now on the Club calendar, this is the one where the members are arbitrarily and randomly split into three teams and everyone tries to submit their best images to try and win for the team.  At this point we will not go into detail about the last three years but will keep our fingers crossed for a change in the winning climate!

Details of who is in which team will follow in good time - WATCH THIS SPACE!!