Meetings 2024-2025

Tue 10 Dec 2024 - Christmas Party: Change of Venue

7:30pm

Come along to the Party you know you will have fun. I'm sure there will be a quiz, games, a buffet. A choir????

Please note the change of venue:-

1st Floor

Northumbrian Piper 6 Fawdon Close

NE3 2AH

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Tue 3 Dec 2024 - Competition Results: PDI Round Two

7:30pm

Keith SNELL EFIAP, MPSA,LRPS Judging

Judging of Round Two PDI, Who is winning so far this season? What difference will Keith's judging have on the points? 

NB: Submit entries for Mono Print Round 1

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Tue 26 Nov 2024 - NCPF North Tyne Area Prints Competition

7:30pm

We have the honour to host the Northern Counties Photographic Federation (NCPF) North Tyne Area Prints Competition. Judging by David ORD

We hope to welcome guests from our North Tyne Group:

Cramlington Camera Club

North Shields Photographic Society (PS)

Ponteland PS

Tynemouth PS

Whitley Bay PS

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Tue 19 Nov 2024 - Workshop: Small group review of our Landscape images

7:30pm

We will work in small groups to review and critique our Landscape images. Arjun will provide additional information in his Presidents night

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Tue 12 Nov 2024 - Stu Patterson: North East Sunrise and Seascapes

7:30pm

Note this is a change to the original programme.

Stu Patterson is a local photographer with a passion for seascapes. Living near the sea gives him inspiration and the opportunity for those early morning starts. He has an array of stunning images of sunrises from the local area. He will join us in the pub so join us for another wonderful entertaing evening. 

NB: Submit entries for PDI Round two 

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Tue 5 Nov 2024 - Competition Results: Colour Print Round One

7:30pm

Judging by Bill Broadley. 

To get the best of judging get yourself to the pub to see the prints. The PDI image shown can be so different and the judging is on the quality of the prints. 

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Tue 29 Oct 2024 - Competition Results: Knockout and Newcomers

7:30pm

Judges: Peter Maguire will be the judge for the Newcomers competition (arrangments will be in place to ensure that this is judged anonymously!), the members will judge the Knockout as usual.

Another fun evening choosing your favourite in the knockouts; yes you can vote for your own image…..

What happens when two of your favourites are randomly shown together. Sorry One has to go…

Who will be our Star Newcomer???

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Tue 22 Oct 2024 - Competition Results: Nature

7:30pm

Judging our Nature Competition we have Richard Spiers DPAGB. BPE2*. APAGB

Always beautiful images in the Nature Competition who will come out on top for this one?

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Tue 15 Oct 2024 - Adrian McGarry ARPS: The Potential of Modern Phones

7:30pm

Born and raised in Manchester, now enjoying life in North Wales. UK-based photographer, artist, speaker, workshop leader, and a respected authority in iPhone photography. Adrian has dedicated over twelve years to capturing images with an iPhone and have been engaged in creating digital art for more than thirty years.

Over ten years ago, Adrian embarked on a significant shift in his photography approach, transitioning from a Canon DSLR and multiple lenses to an iPhone. Smartphone photography quickly becoming his passion, and the iPhone became my preferred camera. 

NB:...

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Tue 8 Oct 2024 - Competition Results: PDI Round 1

7:30pm

Our first evening of judging for the new season. Who will be judged as First, Second and Third, and also Highly Commended/ Commended for their submissions. A new season of competition starts.

Our judge for this evening is David Woodthorpe CPAGB PPSA.

NB: Submit images for Knockout (up to 3 PDI, email directly to Peter Maguire by 28th October) and Newcomers (via website as usual)

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Tue 1 Oct 2024 - Alan Brown : More than meets the eye

7:30pm

Local photographer Alan will join us in the pub to present More Than Meets The Eye

Using Street photography to discuss a range of topics and ideas about photography. Alan looks forward to club members who are willing/keen to engage in discussion on the topics he raises.  

https://www.reversingmirror.co.uk/

NB: Entries for Nature Competition to be submitted 

 

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Tue 24 Sep 2024 - Emma Finch: Portraits with Impact

7:30pm

Emma has been a Professional Portrait Photographer for over 10 years. She  has won multiple awards including twice being named in the Top 5 International Portrait Photographer, had over 55 international publications including front covers and 4 times been a finalist in Portrait of the Year.  

Portraits with Impact

Elevate your portrait skills... Covering all aspects of portrait photography from posing, lighting, styling and editing, through to how to put people at ease and shooting more creative, conceptual...

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Tue 17 Sep 2024 - John Gravett FRPS: Landscape Photography My Way

7:30pm

Professional Landscape Photographer and Author, John has run photography workshops for 20 years in the Lake District and round the world. 

He will join us in the pub to present to us on the subject of Landscapes. Covering equipment, lenses, seasons, time of day, filters, weather, composition and examples of processing.

NB: Submit entries for PDI Round 1

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Tue 10 Sep 2024 - Paul KIDD: My dream trip to Africa

7:30pm

Local photographer Paul Kidd will join us at the pub to provide an evening discussing his Dream Trip to Africa.

Showcasing the best, the worst and also the sad side of wildlife, with a wide variety of animals that Kenya has to offer, in a no holds barred presentation. 

Note that this evening is dedicated to Roy Cole a member who kindly donated money to the club in his will. 

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Tue 3 Sep 2024 - Presidents Night

7:30pm

Our President Arjun Nambiar LRPS will introduce the new season. We have an ongoing theme for Landscapes this season and some challenges set by Arjun.

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