Calendar 2024-25
Competition deadlines
Entries for internal monthly competitions and the Graham Brown Memorial Trophy need to be in no later than midnight on the 1st day of the month preceding the competition. To see full details of the monthly competitions click here.
Competition Rules
Please click on the
PDFs to see the rules
for the competitions.
Monthly
Competitions
Graham Brown Memorial Trophy
Hollis
Trophy
The calendar dates for external competitions are as follows:
Jaguar Cup Competition - TBC
Badby Challenge Cup - TBC
Season Calendar
The Daventry Photographic Society season runs from the 1st March to the 28th February the following year.
2024-25 Season
March 2024
5th March
DPS AGM
12th March
2023 My Photographic Year
Speaker: Linda Wilson
A photographic ramble through Namibia, France and other exotic locations!
19th March
Competition (Digital): Open
Guest Judge: Dawn Stobbart (Zoom)
26th March
10 in 10
April 2024
2nd April
‘An Evening With’ Ady Kerry
We welcome back the popular Ady who will be taking us through his fascinating career as a professional photographer.
9th April
Competition (Print): Open Monochrome
Guest Judge: Mike Fuller
16th April
10 in 10
23rd April
Introduce Summer Challenge/Theme Night plus ‘Name that Face’
Led by: Bob Holt
30th April
Macro Photography
Led by: Mike Fuller and Bee Jackson
Mike and Bee will be giving us insight into their brilliant insect and other wildlife macrophotography.
May 2024
7th May
Post Production of Nature Photographs
Guest speaker Kevin Pigney (Zoom)
We welcome back Kevin Pigney telling us how to improve our Nature images using Lightroom and Photoshop.
14th May
Competition (Digital): Two Colours
Guest Judge: Dave Belton
15th May
Jaguar Photo Competition
21st May
10 in 10
28th May
Creative Tabletop Photography
Led by: Mike Fuller
June 2024
4th June
You are the judge for the night
Led by: Bob Holt
11th June
Competition (Digital): Photo Journalism
and Graham Brown Memorial Trophy (Round 1)
Guest Judge: Jane Morris (Zoom)
18th June
10 in 10
25th June
Theme Night/Preparation for My Take on Your Image/On Your Phone
Led by: Bob Holt
July 2024
2nd July
Practical: Photographic walk at Stockton Cutting & Taskers Meadow.
Note early start of meeting at 7pm. See circulated email for full details.
9th July
Competition (Digital): Untouched (Zoom)
Guest Judge: Mike Sharples
16th July
10 in 10
23rd July
Sport
Guest speaker: Steve Williams
We welcome the excellent Steve back to give tips on improving our Sport photography.
30th July
Summer Social
August 2024
6th August
On My Phone - Presentation of images taken on phone
Presentation of 5 images you have taken on your phone.
Please bring the images on a memory stick on the evening.
Led by: Bob Holt
13th August
Competition (Print): Leading Lines
Guest Judge: Wes Gibbon
20th August
My take on your image
On a memory stick, please bring the author's original images and the images as you have processed them. The author may (or may not) choose to bring along their own processed versions to compare and contrast your different approach.
Led by: Bob Holt
27th August
Long Exposure
Guest speaker: David Lowe
David will be giving tips on producing long exposure shots in a range of situations. See his website https://www.davidlowepics.com/
September 2024
3rd September
10 in 10
10th September
Competition (Digital): Night Time
and Graham Brown Memorial Trophy (Round 2)
Guest Judge: Bob Goode (Zoom)
17th September
Film Night
Screening of the documentary Finding Vivian Maier
Led by: Bob Holt
24th September
Practical: Photographic Walk – Stockton Nature Reserve
October 2024
1st October
Summer Challenge Feedback and introduction to Winter challenge
Feedback your 5 Images on the set theme of 'Summer'.
Led by: Linda Wilson
8th October
Competition (Digital): Creative (Peter Cosentino Trophy)
Guest Judge: Phil Cooling (Zoom)
15th October
Hollis Trophy Competition
22nd October
Astrophotography for Beginners – Reaching for the Stars
How to photograph the heavens!
Guest speaker: Paul Money
29th October
Theme Night
Choose 5 images to present in the format of your choice ie, print, digital
Led by: Bob Holt
November 2024
5th November
Journey to the Arctic
Guest speaker: Nigel Spencer
Take a trip through the wonderful Arctic. See Nigel’s website https://nigelspencerphotography.com/
12th November
Competition (Digital): Movement
Guest Judge: Bob Goode
19th November
Informal Discussion
Led by Andrew Taylor
26th November
Joint Presentation
Led by: Andrew Taylor (An interesting Year in Photography)
and Linda Ariss (Slovenia - Bears, Caves, and Landscapes)
December 2024
3rd December
Compose Yourself
Guest speaker: Jonathan Vaines
10th December
Competition (Print): Country Living
Guest Judge: Dave Belton
17th December
Christmas Social
24th December
Closed
January 2025
7th January
10 in 10
14th January
Competition (Digital): Bad Weather
and Graham Brown Memorial Trophy (Round 3)
Guest Judge: Colin Walls (Zoom)
21st January
Using AI in Photography
Guest speaker: Sally Sallett (Zoom)
28th January
Creating an Audio Visual Presentation
Led by: Bob Holt and Martin Godfrey
February 2025
4th February
Winter Challenge Feedback
Feedback 5 images on a theme to be confirmed at the meeting on 1 October.
11th February
Competition (Print): Panel of 3
Guest Judge: Gareth Martin
18th February
Light Painting
Guest speaker: Robert Snary
Using your torch to produce stunning images.
25th February
The Charro and the Benefits of Long Term Photography
Guest speaker: John Stones
All the way from Mexico! John presented this last year and proved to be excellent. Very pleased to welcome him back!