This monthly I’m inviting you to show us some of your photographs that demonstrate how colour can be used compositionally in photography. Will you want to explore the power of red or go for the cooler blue hues. Colours can create a mood and atmosphere and lead the eye around the frame. It would be […]
April’s Monthly Theme is One Subject – Three Diffe
The Monthly Theme for April is ‘One Subject – Three Different Photographs’. The idea is for you to experiment photographing something from different angles and using different techniques to see how different your photographs look. You could try using different lenses and different camera settings and discuss the results with fellow members. This is an ideal […]
March’s Monthly Theme is ‘Light and Shade’
The theme for March gives you the opportunity to spring clean your photography by getting creative and producing something a bit different that might end up being competition winners. At this time of year the days are getting longer, but the sun’s still low giving long and photogenic shadows. These can transform a normal photograph […]
February’s Theme is Portraiture
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 […]
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 […]
January’s Monthly Theme is ‘ Pictures of the Seaso
Happy New Year everyone and best wishes. We’ve all just had a Christmas break and are looking forward to a positive new year so here’s a opportunity for you to share your Christmas and seasonal photographs with members.. It’s not just about Christmas and New Year celebrations, perhaps you’ve taken some seasonal landscapes or sporting […]
December’s Monthly Theme is Shapes
This month’s theme is all about the shapes and lines that make up your photograph. Show us some of your photographs that use these elements to create an interesting composition. Then, if you wish discuss the photograph with us or just let us enjoy it. The subject matter is open so get your thinking caps […]
November’s Monthly Theme is Autumn
Here’s a good excuse to get out and about and show us what autumn means to you. It could be the glorious colours or perhaps you can show it in a different way.
October’s Monthly Theme is People
I know I’m a bit early which makes a change from being late, but I’ll be away on 1st. October so I’m doing this now. We all take photos of people and have them in our collection. Perhaps you have some that didn’t quite come off and would like some advice from our experienced members. […]
September’s Monthly Theme is Happiness
I’m looking forward to attending our first meeting of the new season next Thursday 8th. September. The happy feeling seemed to be a good subject for a monthly theme topic. Sometimes we take photography to seriously so here’s an opportunity for you to so us your funny pictures or just ones that make us smile.