Programme for 2024 - 2025 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.

One of the most popular judges on the circuit shows an entertaining selection of images both print and digital which have a story behind them. Sometimes funny sometimes tragic!

A recorded talk by Joe Houghton taking a fascinating look into the fast-changing world of photography being transformed by artificial intelligence. Joe will give us a lot to think about and spark some discussion on what is happening around us, whether we like it or not!

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

Andrew Howe will describe how photography has played an integral role throughout the development of his walking artist practice.  Through walking and mapping, Andrew explores how people interact with places, revealing hidden narratives and drawing attention to the more-than-human realm. He produces work in a variety of media, often using foraged or found materials from the landscape, and he regularly works in collaborations with other artists, practitioners in other disciplines and local communities.

Nikon School trainer Neil Freeman will go through a step by step process to enable members to produce competition winning landscape photographs. How to set up your camera, lens selection, using colour, visual communication, shooting with intent and the delights of the Scheimpflug principle.

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

Shropshire Birder' Jim Almond has had a lifelong passion for both nature and photography and has combined the two to good effect! Whether it's simple record shots or images suitable for publication, Jim's motto 'never go birding without my camera'. Jim will show many excellent images taken locally that will encourage others to follow his lead.

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

PAGB Judge and award winning photographer Roger Evans is an accomplished sports photographer with over 40 years experience covering a wide variety of sporting activities, but his favourite is gymnastics. Much of his work has been published in newspapers and magazines, and his awards include a silver medal and a special merit award in the gymnastics section of the World Photography awards, 2021. Tonight he will tell his story and show his remarkable sports images.

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

Presentation evening and show of the accepted images in this National BPE and PAGB approved Exhibition, organised by Shropshire Photographic Society. Images from Open Colour, Monochrome, Scapes and Nature categories for your enjoyment, set to music.

With over three decades in commercial architectural photography, Martine Hamilton Knight D Litt Hon, FHEA, FRPS speaks about her life in the industry. With a major publication about the business of architectural photography in January 2024 her evening is a mixture of: ‘How to’ shoot architecture, technological and economic factors affecting businesses.

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

One of our well respected members, Peter Coleby speaks about his speciality, Portrait Photography. After many years of focusing on landscape photography it was time for a change, but what? By chance the much needed mojo boost began to appear, so today when asked ‘What sort of photographs do you take?’ I am happy to say, ‘I take photographs of people’. The journey so far.

Get ready for Christmas with our social evening.

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

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

Club Member Judy Mainwaring is now retired, but was an experienced professional Press, PR and Portrait photographer. In advance of the Portrait competition she will present images that she has taken throughout her career, showing the progression of her People photography over the years.

Julian Elliot returns this time with images of the beautiful country that is Italy. Having visited over 30 times he has come to see certain areas as favourites. The country is, of course, beautiful all over but for landscape photographers, certain areas shine such as the Dolomites and Tuscany. This talk will show you how he has photographed these two stunning areas of Italy as well as the planning of my images behind the scenes.

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

Sets of four printed images showing a record of a theme, place or event. Gordon Jenkins - our guest PAGB judge - will give a critical appraisal of each image.

Sets of four projected images showing a record of a theme, place or event. Gordon Jenkins - our guest PAGB judge - will give a critical appraisal of each image.

A battle, organised by SPS, between 8 local clubs each entering 10 digital images, judged by an independent PAGB Judge, TBA.

A Critique Night. Bring up to 4 of your own images in on a memory stick and we will project them on the big screen, view them together, and comment amongst ourselves. It's for you to see what other members think and maybe we can discuss how they might fare if you entered them in a competition or how to improve them.

Printed Images of people. Up to four printed images per member. Geoff Reader - our guest PAGB judge - will give a critical appraisal of each image.

PDI Images of people. Up to four projected images per member. Geoff Reader - our guest PAGB judge - will give a critical appraisal of each image.

Club member Judy Mainwaring will give a presentation on Composition, with some images she has taken over the years to illustrate the various methods and ideas we can use to impress the judges. She has judged at a number of local clubs, and also runs the Society's National Exhibition, and so she is able to explain a little about what judges might be looking for.

A panel of four prints on any subject that work together as a complete set. Please number them in the order you wish them to be displayed: e.g. 1-2-3 or 1-2-3-4 or: 1-2 (top) 3-4 (bottom)

Linda Bell - our guest PAGB judge - will give a critical appraisal of each panel.

This wonderful archipelago has become almost a spiritual photographic home for Mark over the last decade. This talk looks to illustrate just why. You can expect plenty of penguins, an abundance of albatross and a diverse array of images that will illustrate why these islands offer so much for the wildlife photographer.

Natural History Print Competition. Up to four printed images per member. Our guest PAGB judge, Paddy Ruske will give a critical appraisal of each image.

Natural History DPI Competition. Up to four printed images per member. Our guest PAGB judge, Paddy Ruske, will give a critical appraisal of each image.

To be arranged.

Election of officers. Have your say on how the club is run.

Christine has explored art created using artificial intelligence as an extra string to her bow. She will explain what is AI art, how this differs from traditional photography and outlines her view how on how AI is a threat to photography as we know it.

Up to four Pictorial prints per member. David Gibbins - our guest PAGB judge - will give a critical appraisal of each image.

Happy Easter. No meeting this week.

For many years Tim Pile has taken pictures of the female body in a variety of envionments basing his compositions on his experience with mathematics. Tim will demonstate his unique approach to this art form.

Happy Mayday! No meeting this week.

Up to four Pictorial digitally projected images per member. Judged by an independent PAGB Judge, Roger Evans

Over the season, members submit up to six projected images based on subjects selected over the year. The Eldred Trophy is awarded to the person with the most points overall, and the Misses Jones Salver is presented to the winner of the best image overall. Judged by an independent PAGB Judge Ian Whiston.

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.