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Syllabus 2009-10
September
- 22 Welcome to a New Season. Lecture: Within the Light. Speaker: Neil Mcgregor.
The club's very own Neil Mcgregor kicks off the new season with a talk: Within the Light. It deals with the importance of quality light on a variety of subjects. - landscapes, mountain light, seascapes, cities and travel, etc. It also loosely relates photography with some work by great artists and painters of the past and how they used natural light to great effect. 
29 Lecture: Exploring the Photographic Web.
The plan is to get access to the Internet and show you some of the photographic websites that may be of use for equipment reviews, photo advice and inspiration. We hope this will be an interactive/ discussion evening amongst members on anything photographically web related.
6 Lecture: Prints for the circle. Speaker: Hunter Kennedy DPAGB, EFIAP.- Hunter Kennedy, from Carluke Camera Club, visits to show us more of his work.
- 13 Bring Your Own Work Evening.
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! Alternatively, bring in examples of other photographers' work which have inspired you. Share your enthusiasms with the club in printed or digital form.- 20 1st Club Competition: Judge: Bill Ham DPAGB, EFIAP.
- 27 Lecture: Sports & Events Photography. Speaker: Colin Robinson.
- Colin Robinson from Kilmaurs comes to the Club to Lecture on ‘Sports & Events Photography”
- http://www.colinrobinsonimaging.com
3 Basics of Photography.
Practical evening consisting of Tutor Groups on a number of Photographic topics. This is a follow on from last year’s successful evening and ideas for topics are welcome.- 10 Lecture: Salon/ International Competitions. Speaker: Matt Johnson.
- The Club’s own Matt Johnson provides useful guidance on entering Salons and International Competitions
- 17 Lecture: Scottish Landscapes. Speaker: Tommy Graham.
- Tommy is an IT support specialist with an avid interest in digital photography who has the luck and good fortune to have a home near some beautiful countryside in Renfrewshire and a
family holiday home in the scenic wilds of Assynt. - http://www.tommy-graham.com
- 24 SPF (Scottish Photographic Federation) Print Portfolio.
- A chance to see the recent print work of Scottish Photographic Federation clubs. An evening of informal comment.
1 Lecture: Transient Light. Speaker: Ian Cameron.- Ian Cameron visits the Club with his lecture entitled - Transient Light
- When light, subject and composition are persuaded into coherency then the ordinary briefly becomes extraordinary.
- http://www.transientlight.co.uk/
- 8 GDPU (Glasgow District Photographic Union) Portfolio.
- A chance to see the recent print work of “Glasgow District Photographic Union” clubs. An evening of informal comment.
- 15 2nd Competition: Judge: Campbell Skinner, DPAGB, BPE2.
January
- 5 Lecture: Fashion and Wedding Photography. Speaker: Gordon McGowan.
- Gordon McGowan, a local photographer based in Alexandria, visits the Club to lecture on Fashion and Wedding Photography.
- http://www.gordonmcgowan.co.uk/
- 12 Bring your own work 2 and more.
Bring your own work 2 and photos from the London Salon. As previously if you have some work you would like to show the members please bring that along. Can you let me know if you are doing this so have some idea of what to expect. Jim Keightley will be showing a short audio visual show for example. - 19 SPF (Scottish Photographic Federation) Projected Images.
- A chance to see the recent print work of Scottish Photographic Federation clubs. An evening of informal comment.
26 10 x 8 Night.
Annual opportunity to submit your work to be judged informally by other members. Prints and Digital Projection.
2 Quiz Night.
Your chance to have questions relating to Photography answered. More details later.- 9 Lecture: Digital in Detail. Speaker: Libby Smith.
- Libby Smith visits the Club to give here lecture entitled “Digital in Detail” - A digital projected lecture on the basics of Colour Management and digital file production and the differences required for printing.
- 16 Interclub Competition at HubSinger.
Please attend and support the club. 
23 Outdoor Photographic Challenge.- Details to follow.
2 Lecture: The Moving Picture Show. Speaker: Alistair Swan.- Alistair Swan visits the Club to give his lecture entitled “The Moving Picture Show” A series of short AV produced with ProShow Producer.
- 9 Third Club Competition. Judge - Libby Smith, MPAGB, EFIAP.
16 Lecture: Local Hero. Speaker: Philip Price.- Philip Price from ‘Loch Visions’ will be lecturing on how to take Wildlife Photography showcasing photos taken in and around cities & towns.
- http://www.lochvisions.co.uk
- 23 Lecture: Coming of Age Roadshow. Speaker: John Wells FRPS.
John is a creative photographer based in Lincoln,England. He is involved in all aspects of Digital Photography and lectures throughout the U.K. John is a Member of the Gamma Photoforum Group based in Bradford.- http://www.johnswells.co.uk
- 30 Lecture: Aerial Kite Photography. Speaker: James Gentle.
A lecture by James Gentle on the history, techniques and results achieved through the unusual photographic angles obtained from Kites.- http://www.gentles.ltd.uk/photography/index.htm
- 6 Lecture: The River Clyde from the Source to the Sea. Speaker: Keith Fergus
- A talk based around Keith's recently published book of the same name.
http://www.scottishhorizons.co.uk/index.html - 13 Challenge Results.
Your chance to show or see the results from last week's Outdoor Photographic Challenge. - 20 Annual Competition: Judge: Robert Fulton, MPAGB, EFIAP, BPE4*.
- 27 Annual General Meeting.
Support the club for the following year.
- 4 Annual prize-giving and dinner.
Content is indicative and subject to change without notice.
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