TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE

29TH SEPTEMBER-18TH OCTOBER 2011

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WINTER MEETING PROGRAMME 2011/12

Thursday evening winter meetings are at 7.30pm in the lecture theatre in Chesterfield Library – the evening entrance is by the coffee bar down the steps

SEPTEMBER 2011

1^st        President’s Evening - We kick off the 2011 season with a talk by our new president Geoff Hicks LRPS

8^th       Open Evening – Everyone welcome - members and non members. Ask a question, share tips, get advice ..... 

15^th     PRINT COMPETITION - With a theme of SHADOW PLAY With Open Digital and Natural History Digital sections. Your shadows illuminated by Ray Brightman FRPS, DPAGB, HonPAGB, AFIAP.

22^nd    Photoshop Elements Workshop - Techniques and tips using Adobe Elements

OCTOBER 2011

6^th       Colour Management – John Herlinger from Fotospeed shows us how to do it properly

Closing date for entries to NEMPF exhibition

13^th     CRITIQUE EVENING – Appraisal of your DIGITAL images by members of the society

15^th     NEMPF PHOTOGRAPHIC DAY – LINCOLN C.C.

20^th     Spotlight on the Committee – 10 minutes from each of the club committee on a subject of their choice.

27^th     Photographing Models – A treat for the eyes from Steve Myall EFIAP

NOVEMBER 2011

3^rd       Practical Evening – How to use the different metering methods to get your pictures right first time – bring your cameras along.

10^th     DIGITAL Projection COMPETITION – With a theme of EVERYDAY OBJECTS

With Open Print and Natural History Print. Sections.  Your bric-a-brac assessed by Bob Rowe ARPS, CPAGB

17^th     Art in Photography – Presented by our own Jerry Daniel

24^th     Image Matching – A test of lateral thinking for the teams from Clay Cross, Dronfield and ourselves. This year’s impartial judging by Steve Roper CPAGB.

DECEMBER 2011

1^st        Christmas Party – At the St John's Hall in Walton, from 7.30 - an excellent Pie & Pea Supper and a bit of fun.

8^th       Street Photography Here to Hiroshima – Photographed by Nigel Ward LRPS.

15^th     Studio Night – We'll do some basic lighting work - something few of us know about.

22^nd    NO MEETING - A chance to photograph people doing last minute shopping.

29^th     NO MEETING -            Get out there and take some winning pictures with that new Leica M9.

Wishing You All A Very Merry Christmas

And A Happy New Year

JANUARY 2012

5^th       Passion For The Horse – The Appleby Horse Fair as seen by Marilyn Shenton ARPS - Marilyn cannot attend this evening due to ill health so we will show some exhibitions of photos from NEMPF and the London Salon and discuss these.  We can also discuss some ideas for extra meetings on practical subjects.

7^th       NEMPF Print Exhibition opens until 4^th February – Durban House, Eastwood.

12^th     PRINT COMPETITION - With a theme of The Natural World.  With Open Digital and Natural History Digital sections.

                                      Your world rocked by Erica Oram CPAGB.

Please note - we have moved the competition from the 19th to the 12th because the Lirary lecture Theatre is closed.

19^th     The library is closed so we we are meeting at the Friends' Meeting House on the corner of Ashgate Road and Broackwell Lane for the Interactive Workshop – Bring ALL your photographic problems to this workshop. Someone will know a solution.

26^th     MEMBERS’ EVENING – Show and discuss your recent work. Prints, digital images, A/V, slideshow

FEBRUARY 2012

2^nd       Fine Art or Creative Expression – Jim Hartje ARPS, APAGB, DPAGB, BPE5*

9^th       NEMPF Showcase– See the best of club photography from the East Midlands Region

16^th     CRITIQUE EVENING – Appraisal of your PRINT images by members of the Society

23^rd    Studio Night – Hands on Still Life, Close-Up and Product photography with Bob Woodcock and others

MARCH 2012

1^st        My Way  –  Peter Jones ARPS, DPAGB shows us His way to photograph wildlife

8^th       Photoshop Workshop – More hints, tips and techniques using Adobe Photoshop

NEMPF AGM & Interclub Digital Club Competition

~ date to be announced

15^th     DIGITAL COMPETITION – With a theme of LOCAL ARCHITECTURE

With Open print and Natural History print sections. Your houses assessed by Les Nixon DPAGB, BPE4*

22^nd    HDR Digital Photography – Guy Brown FRPS, DPAGB brings high dynamic range to life

29^th     Group Presentations – Work from the CPS special interest groups

APRIL 2012

5^th       Practical Evening – On & Off camera flash, Camera supports and how to use them

Deadline for submission of resolutions to the AGM

12^th     A Sporting Chance – David White shows us how to photograph 30+ different sports

19^th     Social Evening – Details to be announced nearer the time

26^th     AGM – We welcome your input to the running of the society.

30^th / 1^st April    NEMPF PHOTOGRAPHIC WEEKEND – Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln

The Society meets fortnightly during the summer season from May to August. A date for a summer garden party will be announced during the year.

The society has a number of special interest groups including AUDIOVISUAL, SLIDE, DIGITAL and MONOCHROME - please go to the web pages showing these groups.

CPS is a member Society of NEMPF, the North East Midlands Photographic Federation which holds a number of regional events:

15th October 2011 - N&EMPF Open Day in Lincoln CC

Closing date for entries to the N&EMPF Exhibition - TBA

7th January - 4th February 2012 NEMPF Exhibition at Durban House, Eastwood

March 2012 date to be confirmed-AGM and Club Projected Image Competition

30th March - 1st April - NEMPF Photographic Weekend - Bishop Grosseteste - Lincoln