Mon 1 Sep 2025 - Start of season 25-26 Welcome back and intro of new members
MEETING AT CROFTHEAD
Introduction of new members.
- Committee introduce themselves and present some of their favourite images with a little Bio .
Mon 8 Sep 2025 - Speaker in person EDDIE TELFORD "Photography should be fun" FIRST Hand in Round 1 Mono & Colour PDI
- FIRST HAND IN Round 1 Mono and Colour PDI
- Photography should be fun
- Pre-announcement of Christmas Card Challenge. Members asked to consider designing a Christmas Card for a members night near the end of the year
Mon 15 Sep 2025 - Members Night TRAINING and REFRESHER evening
- Training and Refresher night where 2 of our members,
- Tom Gilland will give an insight into his technique of blending exposure bracketed images using luminosity masks.
- Andy Nelson will give a talk on Lightroom
- Clare and Sandra will give information on PAGB
Mon 22 Sep 2025 - Studio and Practical photography
- This is a double studio night . We have Male model Mark Stevens Weir as a Biker . Mark posed a couple of years ago as a Viking, great charachter, great beard. Donald McAndrew has agreed to lend us his motorbike and we have permission to wheel it into the studio .
- In the other Studio we will have 3 members from a local Burlesque group who have kindly agreed to a very small fee , 3 for the price of 1.
- Studios and Models as usual will interchange with one another .
Mon 29 Sep 2025 - Clive Watkins Street Photography. FINAL Hand In Round 1 Mono & Colour PD1
- This evening is also the FINAL HAND in for round 1 Mono and Colour PDI
- We had Clive last year and he proved to be a very popular and interesting speaker. He was scheduled for a second visit last season, however circumstances meant we had to postpone.
- Clive also gave great insight into post processing. He intends doing a little of this during his talk.
Mon 6 Oct 2025 - Speaker Rob Bruce, Mountaineering and Kayaking
- The speaker tonight is Rob Bruce a keen photographer and mountaineer, also Brother-in-law to Ross.
- Rob will be showing us images from his pursuits of mountaineering and kayaking in the Scottish highlands.
Mon 13 Oct 2025 - Members night Presentation of Summer syllabus images. FIRST Hand in Round 1 Mono & Colour PRINT
- FIRST HAND IN ROUND 1 Mono and Colour Print
- Presentation of images from Summer Syllabus This event will consist of a slide show of several images from members who attended any of the summer syllabus events.An informal and friendly discussion will take place as we consider the merits and demerits of various venues and what people felt worked and what people felt didnt.What would Members like to see happening thats not happening at the moment with regard to Summer Syllabus?
Mon 20 Oct 2025 - Results Round 1 Mono & Colour P.D.I.
Round 1 Mono & Colour P.D.I.
Crofthead
Mon 27 Oct 2025 - CAMERON SCOTT - DOCUMENTARY
Tonight we have a speaker in person , Cameron Scott. Cameron will be giving us some insights into documentary photography. cameronscott386@virginmedia.com
http://www.cameronscott.photos/
https://www.progressive-street.com/photographers#/cameron-scott/
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Mon 3 Nov 2025 - Members Night "How would I process this image". FINAL Hand In Round 1 Mono & Colour PRINT
- FINAL Hand In Round 1 Mono & Colour PRINT
- We had a version of this challenge last season, and as it was very popular with members it was decided to repeat it.
- The main focus of the evening and the idea behind it is for members to upload, preferably a raw image or three of a photograph they have taken that they would like to improve , or maybe they have no idea of how to process it in the first instance .
The challenge then is that other members choose one or two images from the communal bank and process...
Mon 10 Nov 2025 - ASPLEY AUSTRALIA international comp zoom
For a few years now we have been involved with an international competition with the ASPLEY Camera Club, Australia. The results of this competition are shown by projection at Crofthead.
Mon 17 Nov 2025 - IAN HOWARD Speaker by ZOOM
Ian Howard is an internationally renowed photographer, speaker and teacher, and director of the Lensclof blog . He is has many interesting lectures, this is one of them, and Ian delivers an in depth look at this key aspect of photography. I urge you to look at the links I have provided.
Ians fee for this evening is donated to The British Heart Foundation.
https://www.eastkentphotography.com/
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Mon 24 Nov 2025 - Results, Round 1 Mono & Colour Print Crofthead
Tonight we will be showing the results of Round 1 Mono & Colour print competition
Mon 1 Dec 2025 - Speaker Tracy Lund, Wildlife, Zoom FIRST Hand in Round 2 Mono & Colour PD1
Tonight we have the First Hand in of Round 2 Mono & Colour PDI
Our speaker this evening, Tracy, has shown her images and spoken of her wildlife photography in the past and this talk is the second part in a series of 3, I believe.
The talk covers Alaska-Canada-Yellowstone-India-Zimanga-UK Hides.
Mon 8 Dec 2025 - Chrismas Card fun night
The object of this evening is to have a fun night with the emphasis on socialising and joining in the Chrismas Madness.Members are also asked to wear a Christmas jumper/ hat or both. Earlier on the season you will have been invited to design a digital Christmas Card. Tonight we will show the results of this, and the winner will be picked.
We would like to provide some Christmas nibbles at the break, there may be a very small charge for this, to be discussed.
Mon 15 Dec 2025 - Possible SPF Results ZOOM T.B.C.
This evening has still to be confirmed and is a casual night by zoom over a glass or two showing the results of the S.P.F competitions. As stated this has still to be confirmed.
Mon 22 Dec 2025 - CROFTHEAD CLOSED , Final Hand in Round 2 Mono & Colour P.D.I.
- CROFTHEAD CLOSED
- However this should have no effect on the final hand in of The Final Hand in of Round 2 Mono & Colour P.D.I. as it is a digital entry.
Mon 5 Jan 2026 - The Art of Macro Photography Tony North FIRST Hand in Round 2 Mono & Colour PRINT
First Hand in Round 2 Mono & Colour Print
Tony is an expert on many genres of photography and is nationally and internationally renowned. He has many talks available on macro photography. Tonight we start with his first talk . Tony also runs workshops and does 1-1 tuition. I urge you to look at his website for further details.
http://www.artofmacro.com
Mon 12 Jan 2026 - Results Round 2 Mono & Colour P.D.I.
Tonight we have the results evening at Crofthead for Round 2 Mono & Colour PDI
Mon 19 Jan 2026 - Speaker by ZOOM SCOTT HURD based in Namibia
Tonights speaker is Scott Hurd is an entertaining and motivational speaker, trainer, as well as a professional Wildlife and Landscape photographer based in Namibia. Tonights talk is Titled "Thinking Photograaphy."
This should be an interesting insight into photography in places some of us can only dream about.
Scott has many talks available so it was really hard to choose.
Trailer for Scott Hurd’s “Living...
Mon 26 Jan 2026 - Speaker in person , JULIAN ELLIOT, Crofthead. FINAL Hand in Round 2 Mono & Colour PRINT
FINAL Hand in Round 2 Mono & Colour PRINT
We had the pleasure of a talk from Julian last season and he returns with another talk on TRAVEL & ARCHITECTURE . Julian travels all over the world and gives a down to earth insight to travel photography.
Mon 2 Feb 2026 - Members Studio and Practical Photography
We are trying something a bit different here . As its still dark outside we thought we would have some experimental light painting outside, helping and encouraging each other. Ela has agreed to be our model and she is quite handy with a light sabre.
Andrew McDougall ( DOODS ) has agreed to supply light painting accessories and help in general.
Anyone else with experience of this genre, especially settings please step forward, it would be great if you could share some knowledge.
In addition, inside the hall, we will have asked members to bring small objects of their choosing...
Mon 9 Feb 2026 - Members AV night,CROFTHEAD_ FIRST Hand in Round 3 Mono & Colour PDI
Tonight we present our members AV projects ( Audio visual ) small videos of 4/5 mins set to music or commentry. These can take the form of a collection of realted images, a journey, a story. Probably images that sit together well.
The images dont need to be competition class, but cohesion makes for a more seamless video.
Images can be from any genre of photography and of any subject.
As this is a members night it is up to the members to engage as this is what makes the evening. Its also a good way of using photos you might have taken that you know...