The Results of the Robertshaw and the final PDI 1 2013 are now posted.  This week we will be talking about mounting photographs and we will make reference to Cotswold Mounts  http://www.cotswoldmounts.co.uk/ , Bailey Arts (Dagfields) http://www.baileyarts.co.uk/  , and  Alexanders (Dagfields) http://www.alexanderpapersupplies.co.uk/ for mounting material or ready cut mounts. If you want to cut your […]

The results are now posted here. Some observations – I think all the newcomers who put work in did very well. Everyone had at least one good score and please remember that the lowest score is often 12 and judges can go down to 8! You can modify your images before entering them again in the […]

You do not need to sign up to Twitter to see what Crewe PS is tweeting! Just go to www.twitter.com/@crewephotosoc  and you can find out what Austin Thomas is up to in Africa (mainly taking photographs) and get all sorts of links to all sorts of photography. Enjoy! We did the selection for the Robertshaw […]

You can now view nearly 400 photographs from the L&CPU Archives via the website. If you are interested in photography as Art you will appreciate that line, form and composition have not changed since Art gained free expression and there is a great deal to admire in these images from yesteryear. With the question “Is […]

This week we have the first PDI Competition of the season – very good response with 31 entrants and some very promising work from people entering their first competition. Please read my earlier post about what to expect. The following week we host the ROBERTSHAW TROPHY and we will be welcoming visitors from Blythe Bridge, […]

Well Sheila certainly showed us what  AVs are; superb sequences illustrated her jog round the globe. You don’t realise how cold it can get in the tropics and how very moist the atmosphere can be; so take extra layers for night shoots and waterproof bags and silica gel are needed to dry out equipment. Other nasties like […]

A warm welcome to the new members and a big thank-you for entering our first competition – which many of you have. At Crewe we do not divide the field up into Advanced, Intermediate, Beginners etc, so everything is judged together. This first competition is also to be judged on the night , which means […]

The topic for our PDI 2, for which the hand in date is the first meeting after Christmas, is MOVEMENT.  ERROR – PDI 2 2013 Hand in is 1st NOVEMBER The way it will work is for that competition only there will be a THIRD category, additional to GENERAL and NATURE. – MOVEMENT and you […]

Crewe PS is 65 this year – in November to be exact and we have added an extra meeting on Thursday 20th which will be a combined Christmas party and 65th birthday celebration. Do keep an eye on the programme page for updates like this. As with much of what is on the site it […]

The L&CPU Website has been updated…   • L&CPU APM MENTORING SEMINAR Sunday 28th October 2012 in Warrington Top class support for your CPAGB, DPAGB or MPAGB application. This scheme has proved very successful and other Federations are looking to it as a model. Some people like to keep their applications secret, so please pass […]