Mon 7 Oct 2024 - Studio night- Macro
Bring along your still life objects cameras and macro lenses (if you have one) for a night to practice some Macro/ still life Photography.
Mon 14 Oct 2024 - Macro Photography -Ken Payne
We are delighted for Ken Payne to return to the Stevenage Photographic Society to give a lecture about Macro Photography. His lecture will include a presentation showing the equipment he uses and how he uses daylight for the lighting. LED lights are used occasionally for the fill. Then there will be a video to show us from start to finish how he processes the images adding a new background for the final touch. Finally there will be another slide show presentation of flower shots.
**REMINDER- Please upload entries for the PDI round 1 competition by Wednesday 16th...
Mon 21 Oct 2024 - Internal Competition: PDI Round 1 (Open)
We welcome judge Andre Neaves for the Open PDI (round 1) competition.
entries will need to have been submitted by Midnight on Wednesday 16th October to be included.
Mon 28 Oct 2024 - External Competition: Beds Invitational
External competition, judged by Pauline Martindale.
More information to follow.
**REMINDER** Please bring entries for the round 1 print competition tonight and ensure PDI's are uploaded to the website by tonight at 10pm.
Mon 4 Nov 2024 - Internal Competition: Print Round 1 (Open)
We welcome back judge Caroline Preece for our round 1 print competition.
Thu 7 Nov 2024 - External Comp: 4 way battle - hosts Letchworth GC
4 Way competition between Stevenage/H2/Welwyn GC/Letchworth GC
The Settlement, Nevells Rd, Letchworth Garden City SG6 4UB
Mon 11 Nov 2024 - Studio lighting with Jon Gray
We welcome Jon to the club for the first time.
Jon has been a professional Fashion, Advertising and Lifestyle photographer,
He has had over forty five year’s experience in the commercial world of the advertising. Commissioned by leading Agencies and clients; Saatchi and Saatchi, Vogue, Gucci, British Airways, Getty Images, The BBC, and a variety of E Commerce companies.
He has turned all his years of experience into teaching at Universities, Colleges and photographic associations, The RPS, The B.I.P.P.
Mon 18 Nov 2024 - Nature Image of The Year (PDI)
We welcome judge Ben Pike back to the club for our Nature image of the year PDI competition.
Mon 25 Nov 2024 - Passion for seascapes- landscape- long exposure- zoom lecture by Kevin Pigney
We welcome Kevin Pigney back for a zoom lecture
more details to follow
Mon 2 Dec 2024 - Christmas quiz and Fish and chip supper
The fabulous Barry will be running the Christmas quiz and fish and chips supper again this year.
More information To follow.
**REMINDER**
Bring entries for the Mono print competition. PDI's to be uploaded to the website by Monday 2nd December at 10pm.
Mon 9 Dec 2024 - Internal Competition: Print Round 2 (Monochrome)
We welcome back judge Lloyd Moore to the club for our mono print competition.
Mon 6 Jan 2025 - EAF exhibition images
A look at the EAF exhibition images. More information to follow.
**REMINDER**
Please upload entries for the PDI round 2 competition too the website by Wednesday 8th January 2025 at midnight
Mon 13 Jan 2025 - Open PDI competition round 2
We welcome back judge Ben Pike to the club for our open PDI round 2 competition.
Mon 20 Jan 2025 - Light painting studio night
Bring your camera's and props for an evening of practising light painting.
**REMINDER**
Please upload entries to the website for the Chris Pike Memorial images by Midnight Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Mon 27 Jan 2025 - Chris Pike Memorial Trophy: Theme Clocks (PDI)
We welcome back Ken Payne to judge our Chris Pike memorial competition. The theme this year is clocks. This year will be PDI images
Mon 3 Feb 2025 - My time in the Lake District
Club members Ian R, Keith, Chris and Adele talk to us about their images and how they got them from each of their trips to the Lake District.
**REMINDER**
Please upload entries to the website for the open PDI round 3 competition by midnight Wednesday 5th February 2025
Mon 10 Feb 2025 - Internal Competition: Print Round 3 (Open)
We welcome Dave Hipperson back the club to judge our open print round 3 competition.
Tue 11 Feb 2025 - External Comp: Border Skirmish
3 way comp v Ware and Harpenden
Hosted by Harpenden
Sun 16 Feb 2025 - External Comp: EAF PDI championship
Ticketed event - speak to Barry
Federation InterClub PDI Championship
At Fulbourn
Mon 24 Feb 2025 - Studio night- Movement/ long exposure
A chance to practise some movement and long exposure images. Bring your camera's and props.
**REMINDER**
Please upload images for Panel competition to the website by Saturday at Midnight. Prints bring on the night.
Sat 1 Mar 2025 - External Comp: St Ives InterPrint exhibition and competition
30 local clubs taking part
Afternoon exhibition, evening judging
Buy tickets for evening on the door
Mon 3 Mar 2025 - Panel Competition (Prints)
We welcome back Judge Naomi Saul for our annual Panel competition (4 prints)
**REMINDER**
Please upload PDI entries for the annual theme competition by Midnight Wednesday 5th March 2025
Mon 10 Mar 2025 - Internal Competition: PDI Round 3 (Theme)
We welcome to the club Peter Prosser to judge our final round of the PDI monthly competition (Theme). This years themes are "Abandoned or decayed, Pink and window.
Sun 16 Mar 2025 - External Comp: EAF Print Championship
Ticketed event - speak to Barry
Federation InterClub Print Championship
Fulbourn
Mon 17 Mar 2025 - Studio night- Portraits
Bring your cameras, costumes and props for a studio night practising portrait Photography
Mon 24 Mar 2025 - External Competition: 3 Way Battle
We welcome David Steel to the club to judge the 3 way battle with clubs Biggleswade and Kempston.
Mon 31 Mar 2025 - Imaging reality- a history of documentary and street photography.""- Tom Peck
We welcome back Tom Peck to the club for his lecture "Imaging reality- A history of documentary and street photography
Mon 14 Apr 2025 - Portrait Photographer of the Year (Prints)
We welcome back judge Jonathan Vaines to the club for our annual Portrait Photographer of the year Competition (4 Prints)
Mon 21 Apr 2025 - Easter Monday
No meeting tonight as it is Easter Monday
**REMINDER**
Please upload entries to the website for the PDI of the year competition by Wednesday 23rd April 2025 at midnight.
Mon 28 Apr 2025 - PDI of the year competition
We welcome Lloyd Moore back to the club to judge our PDI of the year competition.
Mon 5 May 2025 - Bank Holiday Monday
As it is a bank holiday there will be no meeting tonight.
Mon 12 May 2025 - Club night
More information to follow
**REMINDER**
Please upload entries for the Photographer of the year competition to the website by Saturday 17th May and please bring Prints on the night.
Mon 19 May 2025 - Photographer of the year competition and Jim Lucas award
We welcome Judge Naomi Saul back to the club to judge our Photographer of the year competition and to award the Jim Lucas award
Mon 9 Jun 2025 - Presentation evening
A night to celebrate those that have won awards throughout the season and another great year for the Stevenage Photographic Society.