As we enter a brand new month we have a brand new theme to challenge our members. The theme for November is ‘Leading Lines’ which nicely follows on from October’s compositional theme of balance. So show our members how you can use different techniques to lead the viewer a long an invigorating path to you […]

This month’s theme gives you the opportunity to test your balance.  The balance of your photograph can transform an average photograph into a winner so take up this challenge to show members how well balanced you are. Not only can you balance your subjects size and position, but also it’s tone, colour and sharpness. Play […]

As I’m way during the turn of the month I’m giving members advanced notification of September’s theme. So you can get your photographs ready early. You may even take some for the upcoming competitions. water is a fascinating subject to photograph and can be captured in many different ways. Do you like your water to […]

Members of Crewe Photographic Society who had registered as volunteers with Cheshire East were invited to photograph the preparation and the play about the trial of Alan Turing and Arnold Murray. The play is being held as part of Knutsford’s Heritage Open Days. Alan Turing was a mathematician, code breaker and pioneer in computer science. He […]

The monthly theme for August is Gardens. You might want to get in close and photograph an individual flower or photograph the whole garden. Perhaps you’d prefer to concentrate on the garden’s wildlife or how people enjoy it. Don’t forget the lighting is as important as the subject. What technique you choose we’d love to […]

Summer is a great time to get out with your camera and take some wonderful photographs. You can just capture the beauty of summer plants or a summer event or sport. How does summer make you feel? Can you express that in a photograph? Have a go and show us what summer means to you. […]

I apologise for my last message being mistakenly short so I’m expanding a bit on that now. As you know Crewe Photographic Society celebrates it’s 70th anniversary this year and Sharon is to create a photobook of members work. So we wouldn’t leave it to the last minute I’ve decided to dedicate this months theme […]

Members can show us their chose of photographs for our anniversary photobook.

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 […]

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 […]