Today (Saturday 27 January) we set up our small exhibition in Crewe Library. It is small scale but we cannot find a venue in the Crewe area to hang 100 framed prints. Small, but beautifully marked, it shows work from everyone currently entering our competitions and more. Do take a look, we hope you enjoy […]
Print 3 2018 – Our last print league competition o
Les Hitchcock ARPS was our judge for the evening and he made a first rate job of it. His approach was lively and supportive – which was particularly brave of him in the circumstances – he had had a fall in the car park and yet had the professional spirit to continue, not just unheeding but […]
Great Success for Crewe PS in Great British Cup
Crewe PS has entered the Great British Cup every year since its inception and we have often been rewarded with some good successes, especially in the Nature category. We have just heard that our results in the open section (Small Clubs) this year is our best ever, with not just third place overall but a […]
Crewe PS v Alsager CC 18 January 2018
Both clubs had submitted a superb set of images and our victory was a narrow one of 10 marks (507 to 517). At half-time after the prints had been judged, we had a lead of just 3 marks. Could we hold that lead with 30 projections to go? When we had more photos held […]
L&CPU Folios 7 December 2017
We had a very rewarding discussion based around the L&CPU Folio C last night. These included tips from Paul Hill on photographing landscapes including the Milky Way and from Ian Whiston about checking your commercial monochrome printing and effectively darkening areas in a photo which are too bright and lacking in detail. John talked about what […]
Alan Challinor Trophy 2017
This year Crewe PS hosted the competition, which pays homage to the quality monochrome prints which have always been the mainstay of photographic. Monochrome was regarded by all as the only medium for serious photography until probably the 70s when improved chemistry and the work of photographers like William Eggleston gave colour prints more credence. […]
PDI 2 2018- Rob Millin MFIAP FBPE EFIAP/p MPSA
If you wanted to know how your pictures would perform in a national or international club competition who better to ask than our judge tonight Rob Millin? He has more top distinctions than anyone I know; MFIAP, FBPE, MPSA – the number of acceptances needed to achieve these awards is just staggering. His choice of […]
P1 2018 – First Print Competition 2017-18
Our prints got off to a fine start on Thursday 26 Oct with many excellent prints on show. The judge was Diana Magor MPSA FIAP/b CPAGB LRPS BPE3 who, together with husband Brian is a great fan of the Photographic Society of America competitions. These are worldwide, as are the FIAP supported ones, but offer […]
Ian Stewart ARPS DPAGB
Ian is well known to us at Crewe; having judged and lectured numerous times over the years. He helped us to apply for our first Lottery Grant in 2003(?) which enabled us to get ahead of the crowd with a projector, laptop and a copy of Photoshop. This week (19/10/17) he visited us with a […]
L&CPU Big Day 15 October 2017 featuring the Novice
It was clear as soon as you walked into the room – the Novice Cup had been successful in drawing in new visitors. The Novice Cup had been intended to get the interest of people who do not usually get involved in entering competitions. The term Novice is problematic – it meant novices to Federation […]