Wed 5 Aug 2020 - Mildred - the Results
Your chance to see all the imaginative images featuring the lovely Mildred and find out which were most popular. We will also see the images and results from the three way battle with Eastwood and Ayr Clubs.
This will be the first Club meeting held on 'Zoom' so the meeting will open at 7.15 to make sure everyone gets any glitches sorted before we start at 7.30. The link to the meeting will be in a Bulletin.
Wed 22 Apr 2020 - Mildred
'Mildred' will only mean something to those who have been in the Club for more than ten years. For everyone else ..... details to follow
Tue 14 Apr 2020 - Make Better Prints
This will be an introductory evening to discuss what you need. I will, however, come prepared to talk and demonstrate different paper types.
Sat 4 Apr 2020 - Annual Exhibition
This season's Annual Exhibition will run from 4th April until 2nd May in Gallery 1.
Wed 25 Mar 2020 - Every Picture Tells a Story
A joint presentation from John McVie DPAGB EFIAP and Derek Ross DPAGB
Wed 18 Mar 2020 - Three Way Inter-Club Competition with Ayr and Eastwood
Our opportunity to return the hospitality of Ayr and Eastwood Photographic Societies. The competition will be judged by Richard Speirs DPAGB APAGB BPE2
Wed 11 Mar 2020 - Fourth Round Print League
Judged by Gordon Jenkins HonPAGB, from Chorley PS
Wed 4 Mar 2020 - Fourth Round PDI League
A first visit to DCC for judge Brian Cathie CPAGB AFIAP LRPS from Kirkintilloch.
Wed 26 Feb 2020 - President's Challenge and Lochmaben Trophy
This season's President's challenge is 'Slow Shutter.'
Club members will judge the Lochmaben Competition; panels of three or four prints - your choice of style and subject.
Wed 19 Feb 2020 - Tech Talk
The third of our technical evenings. Tonight club members will cover Lightroom, Affinity Photo, Focus Stacking and Nik Filters.
Wed 12 Feb 2020 - Men v Women (Photography) Battle
Hugh Bryden will judge this fun competition. One print from each team will be shown together and Hugh will choose a winner. The team with most successful images will win.
Please bring a maximum of three prints on the night or to an earlier Club meeting. Team captains Simon and Maybeth will make the final selection but, if you bring any prints, you are guaranteed to have an entry. No trophy - just bragging rights!
Wed 5 Feb 2020 - The President Presents
The best photograph ever taken? Google turned up 607,000,000 results to this question - the President will offer a personal shortlist, and some of the stories behind the images.
Wed 29 Jan 2020 - Third Round PDI League
Judged by Gerald Chamberlin DPAGB AFIAP, from Morton PS
Wed 22 Jan 2020 - Third Round Print League
Judged by Hunter Kennedy MPAGB EFIAP ARPS, from Carluke
Wed 15 Jan 2020 - Richard Speirs DPAGB APAGB BPE2
Photography - a Personal Perspective
Wed 8 Jan 2020 - Tech Talk
There are many new photo editing programmes available: some are alternatives to Photoshop and others function as plug-ins to existing software. Tonight we will have demonstrations of ON1, Luminar and Nik as well as some Photoshop techniques from Rod.
Wed 18 Dec 2019 - Christmas Quiz
The ever popular and competitive Christmas Quiz, hosted by John McVie
Wed 11 Dec 2019 - London Salon of Photography
A recorded lecture from this year's London Salon. 'The aim of the London Salon is to exhibit only that class of photgraphic work in which there is distinct evidence of artistic feeling and execution'
Wed 4 Dec 2019 - Second Round Print League
Judged by Ken Lindsay MPAGB EFIAP from Eastwood
Wed 27 Nov 2019 - Second Round PDI League
The judge for the evening is Jack Bamford
Wed 20 Nov 2019 - Jo Knight DPAGB
A welcome return visit from Jo Knight, whose talk is 'Do what you love and love what you do'
Sun 17 Nov 2019 - SCOTTISH PDI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Scottish Clubs compete to be Federation Champions and to represent Scotland at the PAGB Final at Warwick in 2020.
Wed 13 Nov 2019 - Michael O'Sullivan FIPF FRPS
A return visit from the unique Michael O'Sullivan
Wed 6 Nov 2019 - Pictures from your Phone
Most phones can take photographs - or - you can make phonecalls from some cameras; the lines are becoming blurred. The excellent images from last season's competition have justified a return of this informal contest. Photos must be taken and edited on your phone - technical help will be available on 25th September.
Wed 30 Oct 2019 - Gabriel O'Shaughnessy MFIAP FIPF FRPS EFIAP/b
Fresh from judging the PAGB Print Championship, the welcome return of Gabriel O'Shaughnessy
Sun 20 Oct 2019 - Western Area Battle
It's the turn of Dumfries CC to host the battle with our neighbours in the Western Area. Ross McKelvey, from Northern Irelend, will give a lecture and judge the competition.
Time to be confirmed
Wed 16 Oct 2019 - First Round Print League
Judged by Ross McKelvey MPAGB MFIAP FIPF EFIAP/p FBPE
We are very lucky to have such a good judge, all the way from Belfast.
Please note that closing dates for competitions are now posted in the 'Enter Competitions' section of the website
Wed 9 Oct 2019 - First Round PDI League
Judged by Libby Smith MPAGB EFIAP HonPAGB HonSPF.
Please note that closing dates for competitions are now posted in the 'Enter Competitions' section of the website.
Wed 2 Oct 2019 - Wish You Were Here?
Where did you go and what did you do last summer?
Wed 25 Sep 2019 - Tech Talk
A practical night - How our picture was made and pics from a phone
Wed 18 Sep 2019 - Awards for Photographic Merit
A new recorded show about the APM and reports from Saturday
Wed 11 Sep 2019 - PDI Discussion
Bring along your PDI for an informal chat and for a chance to see them projected before you enter them in our competitions
Wed 4 Sep 2019 - Information Night
Introductions, Warwick report and other good stuff.
Wed 28 Aug 2019 - Opening Night - Mick Durham
A wildlife presentation from Mick Durham - images and stories from his recent trip 'Up the Danube.'
Wed 7 Aug 2019 - Masters of Print Exhibition
This superb exhibition of the very best of UK amateur photography is open in Gracefield from 7-24 August (closed Sun/Mon)