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Last Updated - 18 September 2022
Dates for your diary
- Monday 19 September - Matching Images Battle - CANCELLED
- Thursday 22 September - Duncan Phillips - Infrared
- Tuesday 27 September - First Portrait night
- Thursday 29 September - Competition Night - Round 1
- Thursday 06 October - Irene Amiet - Wildlife Photography
- Thursday 13 Ocober - Terry Donnelly - Practical Portrait Workshop
Duncan Phillips - Infrared Photography
Thursday 22 September we welcome Duncan Phillips, who will be coming to talk to us about Infrared Photography.
Duncan will talk about equipment, techniques and post processing. Including:
Check out some of Duncan work on his website or visit his Facebook page.
If you are struggling to park on the Moor Park Social Club Car Park, please try the beauty Salon Flame across the road.
Duncan will talk about equipment, techniques and post processing. Including:
- Understanding the visible / IR light spectrum
- Equipment, camera conversions, filters, lens hotspots and Duncan gear
- A brief introduction to post processing, treatment of RAW files, colour profiles and channel swapping
- False colour IR photography, and Duncan's specialisation
- Monochrome IR photography
- Using IR in the Landscape and as a tool for presenting wildlife in a new perspective.
Check out some of Duncan work on his website or visit his Facebook page.
If you are struggling to park on the Moor Park Social Club Car Park, please try the beauty Salon Flame across the road.
Print Competitions
During the last couple of seasons, due to Covid-19 the Print competitions were changed slightly to accommodate social distancing and other strict protocols that were introduced during this period. This meant we were unable to display the prints on the racks as in previous years and displayed the image by PDI only.
Now those restrictions have been removed the Committee has decided to ensure Print Competitions are run like previously, displaying the prints for everyone to view at the break and ensuring the judge only marks the actual print and not a PDI copy or both.
Please could we ask all members where possible to help with setting up and taking down the print racks at the start and end of the evening.
If you have any questions about these changes please speak to a member of the Committee.
Now those restrictions have been removed the Committee has decided to ensure Print Competitions are run like previously, displaying the prints for everyone to view at the break and ensuring the judge only marks the actual print and not a PDI copy or both.
Please could we ask all members where possible to help with setting up and taking down the print racks at the start and end of the evening.
If you have any questions about these changes please speak to a member of the Committee.
Matching Images Battle Cancelled
Due to recent events the Matching Images Battle scheduled for Monday 19 September has been cancelled.
The event will be rescheduled for another date, so watch this space.
The event will be rescheduled for another date, so watch this space.
External Competitions
Tim has now opened up the selection bank on Photo Entry for anyone who would like to enter an image into the external bank to be used at future external competitions.
Slightly different this year as we have a selection bank for mono images. This is primarily for a new competition that we are entering this year but will also be helpful later in the season.
You can enter up to 5 images in each section. Open means that you can enter mono and nature images in that section as well.
It doesnt matter if your image has been in an internal competition or not, it just needs to be what you regard as your best work.
Prints will be looked at closer to the time when these are required. Any questions please contact Tim.
Slightly different this year as we have a selection bank for mono images. This is primarily for a new competition that we are entering this year but will also be helpful later in the season.
You can enter up to 5 images in each section. Open means that you can enter mono and nature images in that section as well.
It doesnt matter if your image has been in an internal competition or not, it just needs to be what you regard as your best work.
Prints will be looked at closer to the time when these are required. Any questions please contact Tim.
Next Sunday Photo walk - Chatsworth House
The next photo walk is on Sunday 25 September at Chatsworth House in the Derbyshire Dales. Its a 2 hour drive, so car share where possible and the postcode is DE45 1PP.
Friends of Winckley Square
The Friends of Winckley Square have produced a city trail booklet called "Going on a date - a city centre datestone walk".
Designed to be fun to do with friends and family, the booklet is to encourage people to visit the city centre and explore its urban environment and heritage.
Designed to be fun to do with friends and family, the booklet is to encourage people to visit the city centre and explore its urban environment and heritage.
Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union - Big Day of Photography
Tickets are now available for the L&CPU Big Day of Photography.
Tickets are £15 per person and can be booked via the Information Portal. You may need to register to access the portal.
Once in, click on services and then buy event tickets. There is a limit on the number of tickets available, book early to avoid disappointment.
The official start to the day will be at 10am in the cinema on floor 4 with a welcome and keynote speaker.
Three models are available in three different locations, timed access will be in place to avoid areas being swamped with photographers. There will also be a
rotating series of lectures throughout the day by Permajet and Wilkinsons Cameras, the exact themes again will be published later but it is expected that Permajet will be looking at how to choose the best paper surface to suit the print and Wilkinson’s will be running a workshop on lighting rigs.
The Bob Robinson Trophy competition will also be running and prints can be brought in from 9:30 onwards. As usual, the prints will be open after the judging sessions have taken place and awards will be made at the closing session back in the cinema.
For more information and to book your place on the day or enter the competition, visit the L&CPU website.
Tickets are £15 per person and can be booked via the Information Portal. You may need to register to access the portal.
Once in, click on services and then buy event tickets. There is a limit on the number of tickets available, book early to avoid disappointment.
The official start to the day will be at 10am in the cinema on floor 4 with a welcome and keynote speaker.
Three models are available in three different locations, timed access will be in place to avoid areas being swamped with photographers. There will also be a
rotating series of lectures throughout the day by Permajet and Wilkinsons Cameras, the exact themes again will be published later but it is expected that Permajet will be looking at how to choose the best paper surface to suit the print and Wilkinson’s will be running a workshop on lighting rigs.
The Bob Robinson Trophy competition will also be running and prints can be brought in from 9:30 onwards. As usual, the prints will be open after the judging sessions have taken place and awards will be made at the closing session back in the cinema.
For more information and to book your place on the day or enter the competition, visit the L&CPU website.
The new Seasons Competitions
The Photo Entry system is set up in readiness for the new season (2022/23).
All Internal competitions (including three on a theme and Stephen Riley Portrait cup) are now open and entries can be uploaded.
Don`t forget that you can delete an entry and upload a new one if you wish to, right up to the point of closure of the competition which is midnight on the dates shown.
I wish everyone good luck for next season and keep presenting the great images as you have done over the past season.
All Internal competitions (including three on a theme and Stephen Riley Portrait cup) are now open and entries can be uploaded.
Don`t forget that you can delete an entry and upload a new one if you wish to, right up to the point of closure of the competition which is midnight on the dates shown.
I wish everyone good luck for next season and keep presenting the great images as you have done over the past season.
2022/23 Competition Themes
The themes for next seasons competitions are now available and are as follow:
- September - Up Close
- October - Minimalist
- November - Letters of the Alphabet
- December - Red
- January - Symmetry
- February - Spirals
- March - Wood
- April - Three on a Theme
Host Club for the ICPA
The Inter-Club Photographic Alliance (ICPA) have chosen Preston as the host club for 2022/23.
The club have accepted the offer and started to plan what is required as the host club.
As the host club you are expected to run ICPA events, which includes the ICPA digital knock-out competition, which usually takes place in February or March time and the Annual knockout competition which takes place in June.
The club is also expected to host a zoom speaker event and finally an AGM meeting before handing the responsibility to someone else.
For more information on the ICPA and the competitions either visit our external competition section or visit the ICPA website.
The club have accepted the offer and started to plan what is required as the host club.
As the host club you are expected to run ICPA events, which includes the ICPA digital knock-out competition, which usually takes place in February or March time and the Annual knockout competition which takes place in June.
The club is also expected to host a zoom speaker event and finally an AGM meeting before handing the responsibility to someone else.
For more information on the ICPA and the competitions either visit our external competition section or visit the ICPA website.