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On Friday 21 February, photographer and model Natasha J Bell gives a talk and practical demonstration of the collaborative approach that works so well when photographing models. Members will have a chance to take shots under Natasha’s guidance, so bring … Continue reading →

The Club’s Rundle Trophy is awarded for three images that demonstrate excellent overall photographic ability, and on 14 February this year’s winner, Tim Sawyer from Bramhope, clearly showed that with his images ranging from fireworks, through a monochrome capture of … Continue reading →

On Friday 14 February, visiting judge Rich Bunce, the professional ‘Walking Photographer’, picks the prize winners for all round photographic skill in the Rundle competition and for the Club’s new Still Life category. It will be interesting to see how … Continue reading →

There are few photographers who can demonstrate excellence across a wide range of genres but Richard Spurdens certainly did it on 7 February. His sports images were cleverly captured with experimental use of first and second curtain flash and an … Continue reading →

There is a change to our programme on Friday 7 February. In place of viewing the recent London Salon images we are delighted that club member and international photographic gold medallist, Richard Spurdens, has offered to take members from landscapes … Continue reading →

A nude woman in a bath looking up through the water is guaranteed to grab the attention. That was certainly so on 31 January when working with models was one of the topics covered by visiting speaker David Lowe. His … Continue reading →

After our recent amphibian antics, it is back to a guest lecturer on 31 January when David Lowe ARPS, DPAGB, presents ‘Variety Pack’. You can view David’s website here. Visitors are very welcome. Meetings run from 7.30pm to about 9.30pm … Continue reading →

A panel of six images of people involved in Brexit demonstrations earned Len Downes first place in the Club’s panel competition on 24 January. The panel showed both sides of the argument and included some of the colourful characters involved. … Continue reading →

On 24 January, competition judge Richard Hall LRPS, CPAGB, visits to assess entries in our print competitions for Photo Panel and Nature. Richard is not a stranger to nature photography, as can be seen by visiting his Flickr site. Meetings … Continue reading →

On 17 January club member David Stradling showed off the visual differences between colour and black & white versions of photos. He argued that monochrome was particularly suited to strong shapes and textures, bold shadows and contrasts, and exciting angles. … Continue reading →