September 2024

10^th    SPEAKER John Perriam ‘An Evening with John’  Check out John’s website at https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnperriam/albums

12^th    DEADLINE for Round 1 PDI photographs.  See Handbook for details

17^th    An Appreciation Evening of Members’ Photographs.  Members are invited to send a maximum of four photographs in Open category for discussion.  Deadline 13^th September.

24^th    COMPETITION Round 1 PDI photographs Judge Kay Wilson

October

1^st      SPEAKER Mac Chivers ‘The Birth of Modern Photography’  Check out Mac’s website at www.thevague.co.uk

8^th      SPEAKER Janet Miles  ‘A matter of time’ All about using exposure time creatively. Using a variety of exposure times from very short to very long using speedlights through to ND filters

15^th    An Appreciation Evening of Members’ Photographs.  Members are invited to send a maximum of four photographs in Open category for discussion. Deadline 11^th October

22^nd    COMPETITON Round 2 Prints Judge Pedro Landers.  See Handbook for details

29^th    PRACTICAL How to do Triptych with John Baker

November

5^th      PDI Challenge Shield.  We host Ivybridge/Kingsbridge/Plymouth in this Battle

12^th    WCPF Prints 

19^th    An Appreciation Evening of Members’ Photographs.  Members are invited to send a maximum of four photographs in Open category for discussion. Deadline 15^th November

26^th    COMPETITION Round 3 PDI Judge Peter Fry.  See Handbook for details.

December

3^rd      SPEAKER Becky Craven.  In the first half Becky will talk about her life as a food photographer.  In the second half there will be opportunities to try and photograph food with Becky’s guidance.  Bring your camera gear!

10^th    MEMBERS PROJECTS 

17^th    Christmas Social and Triptych

January 2025

7^th      QUIZ NIGHT  a fun way to start the New Year.  Team up and test your knowledge not only on photography and photographers.

14^th    An Appreciation Evening of Members’ Photographs.  Members are invited to send a maximum of four photographs in Open category for discussion.

          Deadline 10^th January

21^st     SPEAKER Chris Marsham.  Topic tba

28^th    COMPETITION Round 4 Prints Judge Clive Figes

February

5^th      Pop Up Photographic Exhibition from 5pm to 8pm

11^th     GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS 

18^TH    SPEAKER Richard Curzon ‘What Makes Me Tick’.  The talk encourages the audience to experiment, try new things and simply enjoy their photography. It is themed around a wide and eclectic series of themes covering a broad range of subjects: hopefully a little bit of something for everyone!

25^th    COMPETITION Round 5 PDI Judge Ian Hosker

March

4^th      SPEAKER Gordon Aspland – ‘Street Photography with ICM’ 

11^th     President’s Evening 

18^th    Paul Stevens Trophy.  We host Paignton and Torbay in this Battle.  Judge Peter Hyett

25^th    MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER Judge Sandie Cox

April

1^st      SPEAKER Simon Caplan ‘Extraordinary Ordinary’ Simon introduces us to the many striking urban and architectural details and intriguing abstract images he finds in everyday settings and mundane locations. He offers ideas on how photographers can see and think differently and use their camera as a creative tool to find unusual images where they might otherwise least expect to do so. www.simoncaplanphotography.co.uk

8th     AV Group 

15th   COMPETITION Image of the Year

22nd  Locations Group 

29th   AGM 

May

6th     End of Year Social and Presentations

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