PROGRAMME

Programme 2019 - 2020
Venue and map - all club meetings are held at the Devizes Sports Club on Tuesdays at 7-30 for a prompt 7-45pm start - meetings at other venues and on other days of the week are marked.
Members pay £2 - 50 per evening attended. Non-members may attend as guests for up to three meetings on payment of £2 - 50 per meeting, except for events marked * in the programme which are £5 for non-members, of which £2-50 is refundable on joining the club.
Groups - the Landscape Group meets on the 1st. Thursday of the month
Competitions - please check before entering club competitions for information and rules.

Dates for your Diary

Please note - there is a £5 charge for non members for presentations marked * (£2-50 refundable on joining the club)
December 2019
17 Christmas Party and Image Knock-Out Festive snacks and fun competition, with a visit from Santa to act as master of ceremonies.
24 No Meeting A very Merry Christmas to all our members
31 No Meeting Wishing all our members a prosperous and successful New Year.

January 2020
7	'Beyond the Summit' * A Fellowship of the RPS represents, for many, a photographers Everest - something to aspire to; our speaker, Chris Palmer FRPS PAGB APAGB EFIAP, has done just that. The question then arises as to what one does now? Chris discusses the new challenges he has set himself, the decisions he’s made, and the photographic directions he is taking in his current work. website
14	'Audiovisual Spectacular' We take the opportunity to showcase superb AVs from the Western Counties Photographic Federation 2019 competition. Collection of entries for the Annual Landscape Competitions (Projected Image and Print) See COMPETITIONS for rules
21	'From Psychologist to Photographic Artist' * From the day Kirsteen Titcherner discovered Photoshop and its inherent opportunities for image manipulation she became completely hooked on photography. Her journey takes her from psychologist to pet photography to award winning photographic artist. She’ll cover some of her techniques, her inspirations, and how psychology and observation inspire her work. website
28	Studio Portrait Evening No less than Kyra Wilson will take us through the practical aspects of setting up a studio portrait shoot.
February 2020
4	Results of Landscape Competitions: • Landscape Print competition • Landscape Projected Image competition Judge: John Tilsley ARPS APAGB DPAGB Collection of entries for AV and Creative Competitions. Please see COMPETITIONS for more information
9 Sunday	Western Counties Photographic Federation Digital Projected Image Competition (DPIC). Tickets available in advance for this competition against clubs from across the western counties, to be held in Exeter. See WCPF website
11	'That's Not a Landscape Photograph!' * Huw Alban takes apart the common themes and assumptions associated with landscape photographs and photography, and portray them with a fresh perspective. In doing so he’ll lean heavily on his own experience, the events that occasionally unfolded during his workshops and, of course,those interesting conversations you have after camera club competition evenings. website
15 Saturday	Multi-club Print Battle and lecture at the Lakeside Centre, Warminster. 1.00pm for 1.30pm start.
18	'English Wildlife - Spring and Summer' * David Kjaer will be showing a superb selection of birds, mammal,amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies and other insects, aswell as our resident reptiles that one might expect to see in a typical English Spring and Summer. website
25	Results of Audiovisual and Creative Competitions Judge: Diana Neale *Collection of entries for Print Competition 2: Open*
March 2020
3	Members' Speed Critique We invite a number of our members to bring in a selection of their images, while the rest of the members split into groups and spend 10 minutes giving feedback on a set of images before moving on to the next set. A great way to learn more about your fellow members.
10	Change to the Programme - Speaker tbc
17	Results of Print Competition 2: Open Judge: Beryl Heaton Collection of entries for Projected Image Competition 3: Open
24	'Sports Photography' * Nicki Douglas-Lee talks on capturing the passion, the intensity and the art of movement in the one genre that encapsulates all of these elements - Sports Photography. Website *Entries for the 'Projected Image League' Please enter three sets each of five images on a theme. See COMPETITIONS for details*
31	'Travels Towards the Edge' * Sue O’Connell ARPS EFIAP/p DPAGB BPE 5* & Peter Brisley ARPS DPAGB BPE 1* take us to more out-of-the-way people and places - from camel herders in the Gobi Desert and eagle hunters in the far west of Mongolia, to the nomadic peoples of Gujarat, plus a visit to the world’s largest wetland, the Pantanal of Brazil. Sue - website Peter - website

April 2020
7	Results of Projected Image Competition 3: Open Judge: Peter Weaver APAGB DPAGB LRPS *Collection of entries for the Print and Projected Image of the Year competitions*
14	Projected Image League - our Annual Competition for the Hewitt Cup. Please enter three sets each of five images on a theme, to be judged by members present on the evening.
21	'The Sea and Me' * Roger Crocombe ARPS presents an illustrated talk that is all about his love for the shoreline, with its many moods and colours, photographed from his base on the West Sussex coast over two years. Using various photography techniques he explores this ever-changing environment and how the same scene can change so dramatically in sympathy with the wind, tide and sky.
28	'What Aperture for Antarctica?' * A once in a lifetime trip to the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica provides a wealth of photographic opportunities. Josh Cooper will give an illustrated talk about his recently completed trip and will explain how he photographed this amazing corner of the southern hemisphere.
May 2020
5	Print & Projected Image of the Year competitions The best of the 2019-20 season. Judge: Ralph Snook ARPS EFIAP
12	Ladies vs Gents Battle A gentle competition between genders at the club. Judge: tba
19	Annual General Meeting and Awards
June 2020
28	Annual Social Event Venue to be announced nearer the time