Dave and Sharon Barton’s well received talk on portraiture inspired me to choose it as February’s theme. All photographers enjoy taking portraits and have healthy collection of them in their files. Why not share them with fellow members and see what they think of them. It’s a great way to learn and improve your portrait […]
Alsager CC v Crewe PS Inter-Club Competition 19 J...
Alsager CC have their venue at a Golf Clubhouse which has no course. Whether this means it is a permanent 19th hole we didn’t stop to ask as we piled into the end room to start proceedings. Alsager now sport a beautiful new print stand and (causing even more envy) a new full HD plus […]
Portrait Evening with Sharon and Dave Barton (12 J...
Sharon and Dave kept us well entertained with a light-hearted review of a club trip to Oxford followed by some tutorials on studio lighting by Mark Cleghorn. Mark runs the professional training school which Sharon and Dave recommend to us. As a member you have access to a massive catalog of training videos on a wide […]
Delhi to Kathmandu
Stephen and Judith gave us a multi sensory presentation of their Indian/Nepalese journey. Their words, pictures and music gave us a wonderful feel for the life, society, colour and religious devotion they experienced, and they dressed for the occasion too; Judith becoming an Indian lady and Stephen a Nepalese. Probably least expected was that it was […]
1600 and all that!
I earlier reported that the L&CPU are following the PAGB lead in requiring 1600 x 1200 PDIs from July. I now find that the L&CPU will require 1600 x 1200 PDIs for the Club Annual in MARCH. The problem the L&CPU will have is that the 2017 PAGB Inter-Federation Competitions will presumably ask for 1600s (although the entry […]
CPS News
Happy New Year everyone and best wishes for the New Year. Unfortunately, I have to start with some sad news. Mary has been in touch with Margaret Smith, wife of our treasured long term member, Ron Smith. Mary sent me the following message. ‘I have spoken to Margaret this afternoon. She is very frail and […]