Programme for 2020 - 2021 Season

A chance to renew or start your membership and meet your fellow members. There will be short presentations on what the society does, how to enter competitions and the competition rules as well as time for Q&A and gathering ideas for weekend trips and club nights.

Presentation on the current Olympus OMD system, covering some of the interesting new features of the mirrorless, compact system cameras. Olympus representatives will present images that have been taken on the OMD system, alongside an informal and interactive demonstration of what their latest cameras can achieve. A fun, engaging evening to have a play with the OMD range of cameras!

Leigh travels from South Wales to give a presentation detailing his journey through photography, a constantly evolving talk.

An open-themed projected digital image (PDI) competition. Members are permitted to enter up to three images. A guest PAGB judge will give a critical appraisal of each image.

An evening run by members on a photographic theme, details on the form of the evening will be circulated nearer the time.

20 Ways to Improve your images. Many photographers cite composition as the most difficult aspect of photography to master. Whether you are perplexed and confused about the subject, need to refresh your technique or want a burst of creativity this presentation will help you improve your image creation.

An open-themed print competition. Members are permitted to enter up to three images. A guest PAGB judge will give a critical appraisal of each image.

An evening run by members on a photographic theme, details on the form of the evening will be circulated nearer the time.

An open-themed projected digital image (PDI) competition. Members are permitted to enter up to three images. A guest PAGB judge will give a critical appraisal of each image.

An evening run by members on a photographic theme, details on the form of the evening will be circulated nearer the time.

An open-themed print competition. Members are permitted to enter up to three images. A guest PAGB judge will give a critical appraisal of each image.

A presentation of the Shrewsbury Open Photographic Exhibition (SOPE) winners.

Tal shares over ten years of experience of photographing in zoos. He will describe the challenges that all photographers must overcome in this environment such as shooting through fences, removing reflections when shooting through glass and working with un-aesthetic enclosures. Zoo's are often the only opportunity that many photographers will have to shoot exotic wildlife and he will teach how to maximise the opportunists presented to us in some of the best zoo's and wildlife parks.

An open-themed projected digital image (PDI) competition. Members are permitted to enter up to three images. A guest PAGB judge will give a critical appraisal of each image.

An evening run by members on a photographic theme, details on the form of the evening will be circulated nearer the time.

Get ready for Christmas with our social evening.

Enjoy your Christmas Break and we'll see you in the New Yer.

We're on our Christmas Break, so no meeting this week.

An evening run by members on a photographic theme, details on the form of the evening will be circulated nearer the time.

An open-themed print competition. Members are permitted to enter up to three images. A guest PAGB judge will give a critical appraisal of each image.

A visual introduction to the fantastic work done around the world by groups, agencies and charities that specialise in humanitarian development and assistance projects. Uplifting and insightful, strong images introduce the audience to projects in Afghanistan, Mongolia, Laos, India, Myanmar and many other countries.

Sets of four projected images showing a record of a theme, place or event. Enter digital images via our website by 28th January.

Sets of four prints showing a record of a theme, place or event. Submit prints at our 25th January meeting or up to a few days later by negotiation with Judy Mainwaring. Enter digital images via our website by 28th January.

A photographic battle between local photographic societies, adjudicated by an independent PAGB judge. An excellent display of images guaranteed.

Images of people. Up to four projected images per member.

Prints of people. Up to four prints per member.

The second of Mark's series of presentations. Expect more stunning images, anecdotes, and tips to improve your photography from Mark.

Dave is an award winning photographer, and this presentation on street photography is sure to inspire us to try more of this genre of photography.

A panel of four prints on any subject that work together as a complete set.

Phil shows us how to capture the hidden world around us, with professional tricks and techniques.

Up to four projected images per member.

Up to four prints per member.

Adrian demonstrates the potential to capture and edit incredible photos that take mobile photography from ordinary to extraordinary, both onscreen and in print. The presentation includes practical tips and demonstrations on the very latest iPhones and apps and is suitable for users of other makes of phones too and includes advanced editing techniques that are compatible with android devices.

Happy Easter. No meeting this week.

Classic vintage 1950's style Pin Up lighting style workshop. Amanda will give tuition on how to take the photographs using the lighting set up and the use of appropriate camera settings.

Up to four pictorial prints per member.

A chance for members to have a say on how the club is run. The Shropshire Photographic Society is your society and this is your opportunity to be more involved in its objectives and operation.

Happy Mayday! No meeting this week.

John and Mike Hayward talk about their latest book, Shropshire from Dawn to Dusk, and present images from this book together with new work.

Up to four projected pictorial images per member.

All entries from the set subjects of the season are adjudicated by a PAGB judge.

It's a Bank Holiday this week, so no meeting.

Our end-of-season special event when we socialise, dine and award a members for their successes throughout the year. We'll also award the Photographer of the Year.