Calendar 2021/22
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. The Hollis Trophy deadline this year is 1st October 2021. To see full details of the monthly competitions click here.
Competition Rules
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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 - Cancelled.
Badby Challenge Cup - Cancelled.
Calendar
Coronavirus Update
Due to the Coronavirus situation we cannot physically meet as a club at Mayfield Sports Club Daventry, however we hope that you will be able to join the Zoom meetings from the Calendar below. All meetings start at 7.30pm on a Tuesday. If you aren't a member and would like to join one of the meetings please email the Chairman on chairwoman@daventryphotographicsociety.co.uk for details.
5th
12th
26th
5th January 2021Members Speaker: Colin Prickett -"Photographing the past"
Competition: The Colour Purple, and also the final part of the Graham Brown Memorial Trophy Competition(Round 3) An Open Subject. Judge: Louise Walton (from Nottingham) will be judging and giving feedback during the Zoom meeting. Entries to be in by 1st of January. if you haven't registered contact Colin for a login password.
External speaker - Justin Garner: 'Macro Photography' 90 mins. His lecture with lots of tips and hints into his approach to Macro Photography and he explains the technique of focus stacking.
February
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
The Fjords of Patagonia - Julian Elliott. Journey to the end of the world and follow Julian on a commissioned trip to the fjords of Patagonia. See the challenges a professional photographer faces with the weather and the imagery that’s created for use by his client. Julian has been a professional landscape and travel photographer for 10 years, currently living in France. Having started writing for a number of British UK photography magazines he started selling his work through the World renowned Getty Images. To date his work has sold in over 40 countries and he has travelled in over 30 countries capturing the world around him.
Competition: Panel of 3, Judge: Malcolm Sales competition via Zoom. Entries to be in by 1st of Feb. if you haven't registered contact Colin for a login password.
Members Travelogues: Carole and Judy will share the evening to show some of there travel photos.
External speaker: Tim Pile. Nudes in Photography Capturing the beauty of the female form, in man-made and natural environments.
March
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
30th
AGM
Competition (Digital): Theme 'OPEN' - Guest Judge: Anne Sutcliffe
Guest Speaker - David Garthwaite: ‘Fine Art - A Workflow’ - David is a fine art photographer based in Leeds. His presentation will walk us through a step-by-step process of creating monochrome fine art images in his style. This will be of special interest to those wishing to understand the technical aspects of creating stunning fine art images.
See his website for examples of his images https://dgshot.uk/fine-art-architecture-landscape/
5 in 5 Evening: We ask you to share 5 of your own photographs in 5 minutes. Your images may be themed - or not - the choice is entirely yours.
Guest Speaker - Ross McKelvey - from Belfast: Ross has been awarded over 300 medals in national and international exhibitions since 2010. He will be sharing a presentation of award-winning images across several genres including landscape, studio, creative, nature and fine art, with a live Photoshop editing demonstration at the end.
See his website for his images and more information http://www.rossmckelvey.co.uk
April
6th
13th
20th
27th
Closed for Easter
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Open Monochrome'. Guest Judge: Kylie Martin
5 in 5 Evening: We ask you to share 5 of your own photographs in 5 minutes. Your images may be themed - or not - the choice is entirely yours.
Guest Speaker - Adrian Lines: ‘Creative Differences’ a talk on Creative Images
May
4th
11th
18th
25th
May 2021 onwards
Please note, the programme from here is based on the assumption we may be able to meet up again, so is subject to change if this isn’t possible.
Informal Critique
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Three of a Kind’. Guest Judge: Julie Cleaver
Guest Speaker - Dave Stewart: ‘Faces and Figures’ Outdoor Portraits and Rock Concert Photography
Evening out: A photographic guided walk around Hellidon village
June
1st
8th
15th
22nd
29th
Guest Speaker - Sue Clark: ‘The camera never lies but photographs can’
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Creative' (Peter Cosentino Trophy) and Graham Brown Memorial Trophy
(Part 1). Guest Judge: Paul Nickerson
Member’s Travelogue: John Lewis
Guest Speaker - Steve Williams: A talk on Sports photography
Evening out: A photographic guided walk around Wolfhamcote or Winwick
July
6th
13th
20th
27th
Practical session: TBC
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Shapes'. Guest Judge: Trevor Rudkin
5 in 5 Evening: We ask you to share 5 of your own photographs in 5 minutes. Your images may be themed - or not - the choice is entirely yours.
Guest Speaker - Chris Shepherd 'My Camera'
August
3rd
10th
17th
24th
31st
Summer Social evening
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Open Untouched'. Judge: Mike Fuller
Members’ personal projects: TBC
Guest Speaker - Tony Winfield: 'Introduction to Infra-Red Photography'
Informal Critique
September
7th
14th
21st
28th
Internal competition: Where teams ‘Match an Image’
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Negative Space' and Graham Brown Memorial Trophy (Part 2).
Guest Judge: Catherine Knee
DPS: Virtual Exhibition Preview
Guest Speaker - Tracey Sherwood: Christmas Food Photography - Practical
October
5th
12th
19th
26th
Viewing of MCPF Travelling Portfolio
Competition (Digital): Theme ‘Industry’. Guest Judge: Peter Gennard
Hollis Trophy: Annual digital competition with 4 categories. Judges: John Lewis and Graham Walton
Guest Speaker: Annie Bee Pet and portrait Photographer.
November
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
30th
Practical session: TBC
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Music'. Guest Judge: Dave Stewart
Member’s personal project: Mike Fuller - talk on Female Photographers
Guest Speaker - Graham Heywood: A photographic talk titled 'Imaginations'
5 in 5 Evening: We ask you to share 5 of your own photographs in 5 minutes. Your images may be themed - or not - the choice is entirely yours.
December
7th
14th
21st
28th
Member speaker: 'Using Flash’ by Mike Hemmings
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Fog and Mist'. Judge: Chris Baldwin
Christmas Social
Closed for Christmas and New Year
January 2022
4th
11th
18th
25th
Member speaker: Colin Prickett 'Photographing the Past, Part 2'
Competition (Digital): Theme 'Flowers' and Graham Brown Memorial Trophy (Part 3)
Guest Judge: Graham Heywood
Guest Speaker - Erica Oram: 'Seeing Opportunities' - making the most of limited time for photography by 'seeing' opportunity and by being a little creative
Informal Critique
February
1st
8th
15th
22rd
Practical session: TBC
Competition (Digital): ‘Panel of 3' Prints – OPEN theme’ - Guest Judge - JOHN HAINES
Member speaker - Bob Holt: 'Alternative photography'
Guest Speaker - Dave Mason: ‘Street Photography’