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 […]
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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 […]
The ‘Battle of Nantwich’ 27th. January
On Saturday 27th.January, Nantwich will commemorate the English Civil War battle of Nantwich which took place in 1644. Nantwich was a Parliamentarian strong hold in Cheshire and was besieged by Lord Byron’s Royalist forces. Every yearhundreds of the Sealed Knot re-enactors from all over the country invade Nantwich in their civil war uniforms and arsenal. […]
January’s Monthly Theme is Shadows
Happy New Year everyone. Are you looking for a New Years’ resolution? How about submitting a photograph to our Monthly theme. Start this month by showing us how you can photograph shadows to create dramatic photographs. Members can then give constructive feed back which will benefit us all and improve our photography.
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. […]
December’s Monthly Theme is ‘Favourite Photos’
As a festive treat for all of our members I’m asking you all to enjoy sharing your favourite photos with fellow members and say why you like them. There’s no time limit so feel free to go through your archives and dig out those special memories. Hopefully it’ll start off an interesting discussion.
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 […]