Programme 2022-23

A celebration of the great images accepted in our very own international exhibition…The Cheltenham International Salon of Photography.

Ian is one of the most successful and skilled AV practitioners in the UK with a string of awards, distinctions and ‘firsts’ to his name. Tonight he shares some of his favourite AV sequences with us.  https://www.ibateman.co.uk/ian/av-sequences.html

Please Hand-in entries for Print Aggregate Round 1 Open (on 29th Sept)

Print Appreciation Evening

Please bring two prints (unmounted) for an evening of small-group friendly discussion and critique.

Judge: Les Loosmore ARPS DPAGB AWPF

Please upload entries by Sept 16^th

UK-based Rene has been a nature photographer for 30 years and been published widely. In his newest talk he takes us to the stark, cold landscape of the Finnish-Russian border, with its birdlife and dramatic views, and contreast this with the exotic birds and of special places in Spain. http://www.naturepics.co.uk/diaries

Please Upload entries for PDI Aggregate Round 1 Open (on Oct 20th)

Cheltenham-based Quintin spent five years walking around the coast of Britain and produced some stunning images on the way. Tonight, he shares some of the highlights. See here for a flavour:- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qOY3xihlTZ0

Judge: Sue O’Connell FIPF ARPS EFIAP/d2 DPAGB BPE5*

& Peter Brisley ARPS EFIAP DPAGB BPE2*

Please upload entries by Oct 6^th

What does a landscape photographer do when they’re not allowed outside? Oliver Herbold shows us how lockdown forced him out of his comfort zone and into macro, home-absed creativity, Astro photography and the creation of time lapses. German-born Oliver has an international reputation for his landscape and wildlife photography. He also has a passion for long exposures, where he says his  aim is ‘to make motion visible’.

Tonight he will be beamed live into Holy Apostles Hall from Germany.
https://www.herboldphotography.com/

Please Hand-in entries for Print Aggregate Round 2 Open (on 10th Nov)

The first Zoom talk of the season. Steve’s Flickr site has had more than 2 million views! Join him as he tells us of his project to take portraits of 100 strangers in the street. Street photography with permission.  There will be lots of tips on how to approach people and camera technique.
https://www.flickr.com/people/86202460@N00/

Judge: John Haines

Please upload entries by Oct 27^th

And Upload entries for Harry Sedgwick “Landscape” (on 24^th Nov)

Judge: Ross McKelvey MPAGB MFIAP EFIAP/P FBPE

Richard describes himself as a visual artist, creatively photographing with colour and light in mind. His aim is always for maximum impact, and to give a sense of story and intrigue within a single image. In this session he will give an insight into his filmmaking and photography background, and then take us through his thought processes, mood-boards and workflows.

Please upload entries for PDI Aggregate Round 2 Open (on 1st Dec)

Judge: Eddy Lane    ARPS APAGB

Please upload entries by Nov 10^th

Judge: Peter J Siviter EFIAP

Please upload entries by Nov 17^th

Our first print talk of the year comes from David Lowe. He was a popular judge at CCC last year and he returns to show us his own work, concentrating on lone-expose techniques. David is a former chair of the London Salon of Photography and produces stunning images. https://www.davidlowepics.com/

Provisionally –  Battle with Cirencester and Stroud – Cirencester Host TBA

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29 December

No Meetings  –  HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND EVERY GOOD WISH FOR 2023 TO ALL MEMBERS. 

Julian is an award-winning professional landscape and travel photographer whose work has been sold in more than 40 countries via Getty Images. Tonight he shares his favourite images from around the world and his philosophy: Get ir right in camera and keep processing to a minimum. https://www.julianelliottphotography.com/

Leigh is well-known to CCC. He lives locally, is an FRPS and MPAGB and a frequent visitor here. Tonight he shares the work of his old friend Hugh Milsom. Hugh is a specialist in mono, infra-red and colour landscapes. As Leigh says, ‘The work is marvellous, superb landscape images from all over the UK, both in mono and in gentle colour, with some off shoot work in Iceland and the USA.’

http://www.leighpreston.co.uk/

Please hand-in entries for Print Aggregate Round 3 (on 26th Jan) – Set subject: Food from field to fork.

Richard’s architectural photographs are just stunning. He’s also an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop. Tonight, via Zoom, he puts both elements together for us. In the first part he shows his favourite images and how he shot them. In the second he does a live processing demo using Adobe Lightroom

Judge: Leigh Woolford, AWPF, EFIAP

Please upload entries by Jan 12^th

Derek is a Worcester-based photography trainer and fine art photographer. In his own words, he creates images that require examination and investigation, where colours swirl into each other and edges are undefined, yet you can imagine shapes and forms.  Tonight’s talk covers the effect of camera movement, subject movement, and both together. You can think of it as ICM Plus! http://phototraininguk.com/

Please upload entries for PDI Aggregate Round 3 (on 16th Feb)  –  Set Subject: Our environmental impact.

Colin is becoming a popular and regular visitor. He judged one of our competitions last year, and now he’s back with another of his thought-provoking talks. As part of his overall theme of ‘make my pictures better’ tonight he concentrates on ‘seeking and finding images in unexpected places”.

https://sites.google.com/site/makemypicturesbetter/home

 Gloucester to Host  

Judge: Mike Sharples ARPS

Please upload entries by Feb 2^th

Please hand-in entries for Print Aggregate Round 4 Open (on 2nd March)

Judge: Graham Walton DPAGB

Please upload entries by Feb 16^th

Our own Aleks, Chair of CISP and a judge on the circuit, shows his own work and tells us why ‘every pixel counts’…

Please hand-in/upload entries for Annual Exhibition (on 4th May)

We’re back on Zoom to avoid the Cheltenham Festival traffic. Jeanette of London-based Jet Black Square says, ‘We used to have phones that took pictures. Now we have cameras that make phone calls.’ This live-stream masterclass will put you in full control of the way your smartphone camera works as well as tips and tricks to get those creative shots. You may be surprise what you can do with a phone!

https://www.jetblacksquares.com/

Judge: Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP

Caron was the overall winner of the 2019 Birdlife Photographer of the Year, and also winner of the Animal Magic section of the same competition. She’s also been a winner in mammal portraits and backyard photography. Tonight, she shares her images from recent trips to Africa, Greece and Bulgaria.

https://www.caronsteelephotography.com/

The students return to show and discuss their take on photography. A very popular evening which always shows a different take from a younger group with a different outlook. Led by lecturer Julia Peck.

https://www.glos.ac.uk/courses/academic-schools/school-of-arts/photography

Please upload entries for PDI Aggregate Round 4 Open (on 13th April)

And hand-in Prints for Eric Franks and upload AVs for Jean Krier (on 20th April)

Judge: Jenny Hibbert MPAGB EFIAP/s  AWPF

Please upload entries by Mar 30^th

Eric Franks/Jean Krier comps

Two competitions in one evening: Mono images of Cheltenham and AVs. Judged by a panel led by last year’s winners, John Clare and Brian Swinyard.

19th Gloucestershire Young Photographer  – showing of selected images followed by awards. After a break, a showing of the Annual Exhibition PDIs followed by club awards

The content of this event is traditionally a closely-guarded secret until the chair reveals it at 7.30pm. What has Richard got up his sleeve this year?

Caron was the overall winner of the 2019 Birdlife Photographer of the Year, and also winner of the Animal Magic section of the same competition. She’s also been a winner in mammal portraits and backyard photography. Tonight, she shares her images from recent trips to Africa, Greece and Bulgaria.

https://www.caronsteelephotography.com/

Committee Reports, Presentation of Trophies, Election of new Committee, Motions for debate – how can you miss this evening? Come and play an active part in the running of your club!