Meetings of the Newport Photographic Club are held at
The Weston Building, Harper Adams University,
Caynton Road, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB.
The Newport Photographic Club meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:30.
During Covid-19 restrictions meetings are being held online via Zoom. Please register to receive your link.
Online presentations has enabled the club to offer some tremendous Guest Speakers from further afield. These Bonus Speakers may present on any day of the week so please check the day and date carefully.
| October | Notes | ||
| 6 | AGM/Introduction to the season- Programme, portfolios, mentors etc. | Via Zoom | |
| 13 | Workshop – Lightroom | Zoom presentation by Bob Colman | |
| 20 | Visiting Speaker - Jim Holmes | Via Zoom | www.jimholmes.co.uk |
| 27 | Shropshire InterClub Competition | Via Zoom. | |
| November | |||
| 3 | First Open Competition Part 1. (Int PDI / Adv Print) - Judge: Peter Cheetham | Via Zoom | Arrangement for prints tbc Maximum of 3 prints & 3 PDIs per member |
| 10 | Visiting speaker - Andrew Fusek Peters "The Wildlife and Landscape of Shropshire" | Via Zoom | www.andrewfusekpeters.com |
| 12 | Bonus Speaker: Colin Jarvis Mono Moods | Via Zoom | www.colinjarvis.co.uk |
| 17 | First Open Competition Part 2 (Int prints/Adv PDI) - .Judge Paddy Ruske | Via Zoom. | Arrangement for prints tbc Maximum of 3 prints & 3 PDIs per member |
| 23 | Bonus Speaker - David Mason "I Shoot People" | Via Zoom | www.davemasonimages.com |
| 24 | Workshop - A project based Approach to Photography with David Keep | Via Zoom | www.davidkeepphotography.co.uk |
| December | |||
| 1 | Battle vs Whitchurch (Away). | Via Zoom. Arrangements tbc | |
| 8 | First Themed Competition - "Patterns". Judge - Steve Clifford | Via Zoom. Arrangement for prints tbc | Maximum of 2 prints & 2 PDIs per member |
| 9 | Bonus Speaker - Polina Plotnikova "Starting With a Blank Canvas" | Via Zoom | www.polinaplotnikova.com |
| 15 | Pie & Pics Evening or Zoom presentation if we can't meet | Meet/Zoom based on Covid requirements | |
| 22 | No Meeting - Christmas Holiday | ||
| 29 | No Meeting - New Year Holiday | ||
| January | |||
| 5 | Member's Evening - Alistair Taylor - Audio Visual | Via Zoom | |
| 12 | Workshop - Raw/Photoshop Howard Broadbent | Via Zoom | Requests or Suggestions to Howard please |
| 19 | Adam Georgiou Drones; their uses from photography through to other uses such as for surveys and agriculture, including legal requirements | Via Zoom | www.uavhub.com |
| 25 | Bonus Speaker - Daniel Bridge "Wood" | Via Zoom | www.danielbridge.co.uk |
| 26 | Committee Cup Competition - "Reflections" | Via Zoom | Projected Images only |
| February | |||
| 2 | Visiting Speaker - Helen Iles "Snowdonia Landscapes" | Via Zoom | www.heleniles.co.uk |
| 8 | Bonus Speaker - Nigel Forster "Heritage & Historic Buildings Photography" | Via Zoom | www.nigelforsterphotography.co.uk |
| 9 | Member's Evening Macro / Focus Stacking. Bill Spencer. Colouring - Trish Sangster Time Lapse - Simon Blackmore | Via Zoom | |
| 16 | 2nd Open Competition Part 1 Int & Adv PDIs Judge Terry Livesey | Via Zoom | |
| 23 | Visiting Speaker- James Kerwin "Derelict Architecture" | Via Zoom | https://jameskerwinphotographic.com/ |
| March | |||
| 2 | Visiting Speaker - Ashley Franklin. "Under a Tuscan Sky" | Via Zoom | www.ashleyfranklin.co.uk |
| 9 | Shropshire Photographic Society inter club competition | Via Zoom | |
| 16 | Programme Meeting | Via Zoom | |
| 18 | Bonus Speaker - Chris Upton "Travels With My X" | Via Zoom | www.chrisuptonphotography.com |
| 23 | Visiting Speaker - Tesni Ward "British Wildlife" | Via Zoom | www.tesniward.co.uk |
| 30 | Battle vs Tettenhall Wood (Away) | Away Match | Details to be confirmed |
| April | |||
| 6 | Chair's Challenge Competition "On Holiday" | Via Zoom | |
| 13 | Members Travelogues | Via Zoom | |
| 20 | Visiting Speaker Simon Roy "Adventures of a Wildlife Photographer" | www.simonroyphotography.co.uk | |
| 22 | Bonus Speaker - John Rowell "The Size of the Rat" | Via Zoom | www.chasingthe lightphotography.co.uk |
| 27 | 2nd Open Competition Part 2 Adv & Int Prints Judge Roger Evans | Via Zoom | Max 3 prints/member |
| May | |||
| 4 | Second Themed Competition - "Humour". Judge - Ian Whiston | Via Zoom | Max 2 prints & 2 PDIs/member |
| 6 | Bonus Speaker - Nigel Forster Long Exposure/Use of Filters | Via Zoom | https://nigelforsterphotography.co.uk |
| 11 | 10 - 1 Challenge. Simon Hughes | Via Zoom | |
| 18 | Visiting Speaker - Harry Wheeler-Brand "The Three Coasts" | Via Zoom | www.harrybehindthelens.com |
| 25 | Workshop with Paddy Ruske "Black Light" - photographing transparent objects | Via Zoom | |
| June | |||
| 1 | Third Open Competition - Judge David Lowe | Via Zoom | |
| 8 | Practical Evening - Outdoors! | Via Zoom | |
| 10 | Bonus Speaker - Scott Hurd "Namibia" | Via Zoom (from Namibia) | Judy & Scott Hurd www.h4hurd>co.uk |
| 15 | Visiting Speaker- Bob Brind - Surch "Macro and Close Up Photography" | Via Zoom | www.naturesphotos.co.uk |
| 22 | Annual Projected Image Competition. Judge - Heather Woodhams | ||
| 29 | Review of Images taken on Practical Evening 8 June | ||
| July | |||
| 6 | Guest Speaker - Rachael Talibart "Oceans & Odysseys" | https://rachaeltalibart.com/ | |
| 13 | Annual Monochrome Print & Colour Print Competition - Judge: Steve Clifford | ||
| 15 | Bonus Speaker - Cherry Larcombe "Flower Photography" | Via Zoom | |
| 20 | Guest Speaker - Laurie Campbell "Wildlife Photography" | Via Zoom | http://www.lauriecampbell.com/ |
| 27 | Summer Social & Prize Giving (Deferred until COVID restrictions lifted) |