Welcome to the Nottingham Outlaws
The Nottingham Outlaws are an inspiring, friendly camera club based in Carlton, Nottingham.
Meetings are held throughout the year almost every Thursday evening at the Richard Herrod Leisure Centre in Carlton.
There is a very informal and relaxed atmosphere to meetings and the varied programme includes inspiring lectures, practical evenings and monthly photographic competitions throughout the year.
The Outlaws are affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) through the North and East Midlands Photographic Federation (N&EMPF).
The Club was established in January 1987 and caters for all who are interested in photography, traditional or digital, whether they are just starting out or have been taking photographs for many years and would like to meet like minded people.
New members are always welcome, you should find the club both inspiring and informative. If you are interested in joining us then come along for a week or two before you make a decision. Take a look at the membership page for further details.
Announcements
Upcoming meetings, input needed!
Posted by Chris Rickels on July 12, 2010
Nottingham Outlaws Photo Soc. needs your participation in upcoming events!
On 22 July we will have a mini lecture evening. An opportunity for you to show us your pics. Anything is acceptable- your favourite shots- your trip to Blackpool-your portraits-your urban shots- your anything. Come on let’s see them. Prints or projected images. We want to see it!
On 5 August we have a tips and tricks evening. We already have requests for explanations of how to photograph water drops, slices of lemon falling in a glass, fast moving subjects (cars etc.) and a request for a back to basics session covering such stuff as
- Fieldcraft-setting up the shot/composition/lens choice etc
- Using a filter system-basic intro to using filters
- Setting up the camera, which settings to use?
- Breaking the rules, thirds/over or under exposure etc
If you want to add your vote for any of the above topics or if you want to request another topic to be covered please email John or leave a comment below!
Thursday 3rd June – Flash Photography Demo
Posted by Chris Rickels on June 2, 2010
Some of you might have met Steve who was a guest at the last club competition. He is actually a photography lecturer specialising in studio and portrait work. We have invited him to give us a tutorial session on June 3rd, he will be bringing kit and a model, also some money off offers at Calumet. The idea being that he does a half hour talk, then we move onto shooting the model.
This should be an excellent opportunity to work with studio lights/flash with expert guidance available.
Thursday 15th April – Images of the Universe, Paul Money
Posted by Chris Rickels on April 12, 2010
The Nottingham Outlaws Photography Soc meeting this coming Thursday 15 April 2010 will be a talk by Paul Money, a well known astronomer and photographer.
For those of you who have not seen him at NOPS before, his talks are always well presented and he is a very entertaining speaker. This will be a good night and we look forward to seeing you there.
Outlaws' Blog
Results – 3rd Print Competition Open and “Flight”
Posted by Chris Rickels on June 19, 2010
The third print competition of the year featured the usual open section and a themed section of “Flight”.
Winner of the open section and overall winner on the night was Sue with her photo, “Chinese Lantern”.

The themed section was topped by Chris Rickels with his skateboarding photo titled “In Flight”
Thanks to everyone who entered. Good to hear another judge surprised at how good we are for a small club!
Click here for the full results
Keep it up!
Portrait evening
Posted by Chris Rickels on June 5, 2010
The second Nottingham Outlaws Portrait evening of the year was a great chance to learn a bit more about using off camera flash. Specifically balancing the ambient light with flash to make portraits really “pop”.
Many thanks to Steve and model Katherine for their advice and inspiration ( and patience! )
Some of the results of the night can be seen below.
Competition – 2nd Projected Open and Theme (Reflections)
Posted by Chris Rickels on June 2, 2010
There were lots of very interesting entries for both sections in the Nottingham Outlaws’ second projected photography competition of the year.
Winner of the themed section, “reflections” was Scott with his photo ‘Peace’. Top of the open section and overall winner on the night was Les with his image ‘vogue58′
Congratulations to everyone who entered, the winning images can be seen below.











