Syllabus 2010 – 2011
September 2010
The club’s very own Margaret Campbell kicks off the new season with a talk entitled “Pictures from the Past”. Margaret will be using old photos to illustrate early photographic history and processes, also looking at places, travel, fashion and leisure in past years. Websites:
Steven is a creative photographer and digital artist based in Guernsey, Channel Islands. He combines traditional photography along with a variety of art/craft and digital techniques. Steven has presented illustrated talks on his work both nationally and internationally. He has been awarded numerous gold medals in the Salon circuit. Steven has a fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society and is a panel member for the visual arts distinctions and advisory section of the Royal Photographic Society. We are delighted to have him visit the club. Web Site: http://www.stevenleprevost.com/
October 2010 5 Internal Evening: Auction Night Got any unused photographic kit – then bring it along and auction it.
12Lecture: Fine Art Photography Speaker: Claire Stewart We warmly welcome Claire back to the club for another stirring evening of topical content and comment. Two years ago her talk created much debate, awaking many traditionalists from their “Black Rock Cottage” mentality and slumber.
Former member Dave and Gill have kindly agreed to do a talk on their ARPS work ranging from fine art to landscapes to flora and figure work. They also do all our own printing and framing which they will talk about. Margaret Campbell will kick off the evening with a brief talk on her recent panel submission. http://www.dphotographic.co.uk/
After a couple of years break we are delighted Irene and Gerry return to the club, where Irene will be showcasing her latest colour and selected monochrome images. Irene describes herself as a pictorial photographer, with a leaning towards landscape, but has an interest in all types of photography. She lectures throughout the country and enjoys exhibiting in, and judging, National and International Exhibitions. Irene now prints exclusively on Permajet art papers to obtain the fine art quality she desires in her pictures.
November 2010 2 1st Club Competition: Judge: Jim Dyas, Lanark.
9Lecture: Holiday Snaps Speakers: Anne Greiner MPAGB & Rod Wheelans MFIAP FRPS MPAGB FIPF HonPAGB After a long break, Anne and Rod re-visit the club to talk about photo travel. Anne & Rod are very successful professional photographers with a busy portrait studio - twice MPA Scottish Portrait Photographer of the Year – however they have never lost their amateur roots. Between them they have nearly 3000 acceptances and over 200 Awards in National and International exhibitions. Both use Permajet paper and we will bring sample prints on various papers. They will be selling Permajet paper on the night at 20% less than the list price. http://www.creative-camera.co.uk
David Stanton is a Glasgow based photographer. Working freelance allows him to work in the Beauty/Fashion, Editorial and Press Areas of the business, as well as producing landscapes for fine art buyers. He has been published in many magazines and newspapers, both locally, nationally and internationally. David has taught photography at HND Level and is presently teaching Advanced Photoshop techniques at the Glasgow Metropolitan College in Glasgow. We are delighted to welcome David to the club. http://www.stantonimaging.co.uk http://www.scottishphotoworkshops.com http://www.scottishphotoworkshops.co.uk
Gordon McGowan, has kindly agreed to visit the club again to help run a practical Studio night. Bring your camera and enthusiasm. You may remember Gordon’s varied and successful Fashion and Wedding images from last year. Gordon is holder of highest honour of Fellowship with the British institute of Professional photography and Master photographers association http://www.gordonmcgowan.co.uk/
To celebrate the club’s 40th year we are delighted to have distinguished photographer and old friend to the club (The Doctor) Danny Beath, returns in his tardis to give a talk entitiled “Using my Time Machine". The evening will be held at Kilrnardinny House and will cover a range of work from Danny’s portfolio from landscapes to candids to natural history. As you will know from Danny’s previous talks it will be an evening of supberb photography and entertainment. Please note, daleks will not be welcolme. Danny has recently been commended in the garden photographer of the year and in the Wanderlust travel photographer of the year and has just been shortlisted in the final of the British Wildlife Photographer of the year awards.
December 2010
A chance to see the recent print work of “Glasgow District Photographic Union” clubs. An evening of informal comment.
14 2nd Club Competition: Judge: Sandy Wallace, Bishopton.
January 2011
After every competition we see the winning entries and then they are gone, never to be heard of again. At the request of members this evening aims to tell “the story” behind some of these successful images. We’ve heard it from judges, but now hear it from the photographers themselves – “the drama, the waiting, and the click of the shutter”. To make this evening a success, we need club competiton winners to volunteer to talk about their winning entries in print/ slide or digital format.
We are delighted to have Ben return to the club to show more of his outstanding work. He be showing a selection of images, most of which have been taken in the past 12 months and will be talking about the techniques used and the stories behind the shots. Ben will also be including a series of images from his trip to Patagonia. Ben has gained worldwide recognition as one of Britain’s foremost professional wildlife photographers. All of Ben’s photographs are true representations of what he saw. Ben’s images are sold world-wide through the following international agencies: Getty Images, RSPB Images, Alamy Images and Environmental Picture Library. Ben is a regular photographic and editorial contributor to numerous photographic and wildlife magazines.
25 Digital Images Competition (Robert Simpson Cup) Details to follow.
February 2011
A chance to see the recent print work of Scottish Photographic Federation clubs. An evening of informal comment.
Local photographer David got his first digital SLR in Spring 2007 and now spends much of his free time “waiting for the Light” in many of Scotlands most beautiful places. His body of landscape work is varied and stunning and it is great to have new face (discovered through flickr) visit the club. Web Site: http://www.mouldphotography.webeden.co.uk/
15 Internal Evening: Bring Your Own Work This is your chance to show the other members some of your own work.
16 WednesdayInterclub Competition Hub Singer Support the club at the Hub Singer/ Milngavie and Bearsden and Clydebank Interclub competition. Held this year at Clydebank
Bruce is a lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art and we are delighted to have him visit the club. John Edward Kerr Smith (1929–92) was the chief staff photographer for the great Clydebank shipbuilder John Brown & Co. from 1950 to 1966, and later for the Upper Clyde Shipyards at Clydebank and Govan. In a career spanning almost a quarter of a century he photographed some of the most important ships to be launched on the Clyde, producing a stunning portfolio of ‘official’ photographs for documentary and promotional purposes as well as an extensive body of self-motivated work.
March 2011 1 Internal Evening: Practical Evening Details to follow
8 3rd Club Competition: Judge: David Hutcheson, Greenock.
David has come along way since he first bought a box brownie from Woolworths for 6d. He has twice been the president of Smethwick Photographic Society and in 2007 was invited by Fotospeed to be one of their associates. David tours extensively throughout the UK and Ireland giving lectures and judging competitions and we warmly welcolme him to our club to show colour and monochrome prints. http://www.daveyatesphotography.com/
22 Internal Evening: Exhibition Night This is a call to EVERYONE. Bring in your favourite prints or digital images for viewing and/or discussion. Have you work you don't think is quite right for a competition? Are there everyday shots which bring you a pleasure that you'd like to share with everyone? No judging is involved so relax and show us what you can do! Share your enthusiasms with the club in printed or digital form.
Epson technical representatives will be discussing Epson’s range of printers and latest technology. These demonstration evenings were booked out almost a year in advance, such is their popularity, so we are lucky to have Hugh and Julian visit the club. Please let Euan or Malcolm know in advance if there is anything that you would like them to cover specifically.
April 2011 5 Interclub with Kirkintilloch (hosted at Milngavie) – Judge: Mark Dunnigan, Bathgate.
12 Trip Out Details to be finalised nearer the time, however if anyone has any suggestions then please pass on to Euan or Malcolm.
Leigh holds two RPS Fellowships - gaining a pictorial distinction in 1988 and a Fellowship for photographic printing in 1999. He belongs to the ARENA group of photographers, based in Newbury. Leigh was elected a Salon member in 2000. A best selling book of his monochrome images, depicting Britain's Industrial landscapes, was published in 1993. He has have had several one-man exhibitions in London, Dublin, Manchester, Birmingham and Belfast. http://www.leighpreston.co.uk/
26 Annual Competition – Judge: Bill Ham, Houston.
May 2011 3 AGM – Please attend and support the club for another year
10 Annual Meal and Prize Giving – The social highlight of the year, apart from the Tuesday tea/ coffee breaks.
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AUCTION On 5th of October we will be running a "Club Auction Night" where you will be able to hopefully sell any old photographic equipment you do not need anymore. So look out any old, cameras, lenses, tripods, books, filters etc, in fact anything photographically related and bring it along. The club also plans to auction off some of its old kit (details to follow). In order to plan and run the evening succesfully, could members who want to sell anything in the auction please list it (with a reserve price). This list can either be emailed to Euan at (fraser_euan@hotmail.com) or handed to Euan by Tuesday 28th September. Please note we will not accept items on the evening without prior notice. We will then compile a list of items (with Seller Name) for the evening. Only the auctioneer will know the reserve price. A reserve price is the minimum price a seller is willing to accept for the item. In line with all auctions the club will take a 10% commission which will go towards costs of our 40th Anniversary evening. Anyone who would like to take a shot at being an auctioneer, please let me know. The best auctioneer, as voted for by the members, will win a prize (any kit not sold on the night!!!) |
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23 Practical: Studio Night (Face the Light). Speaker: Gordon McGowan. 
8 Lecture: Scotland From Wellies Speaker: David Mould 
19 Lecture: Another Time Another Place. Speaker: Leigh Preston (FRPS, EFIAP)
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