Programme

Love it or loath it, post processing is a matter we all have to consider.
The question is often asked, "How much post processing is needed?"
Well that's really something for the individual but one way to get that down to a workable minimum is to make sure we do all we can to get the image right in camera. Did you get the best out of your camera and it's settings?

Bring in some images on a memory stick, which have had no post processing and lets see how little we need to do to enhance the image and elevate its chance of being a winning image.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 31/12/18

We are being presented with a selection of images by one of our well known members Lester WOODWARD.

Lester travels extensively and always manages to come back with a host of winning images. Ask him what his secret is, find out want goes in his camera bag and how he sees the image. A great photographer, with many winning images to his name, Lester does have a keen eye for a good photograph.

We look forward to his presentation.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR 31/12/18

This is a trip in to the field. 
For those who have never been, it's a fun night out. 
You will be working in small groups and you will be given a selection of cards that contain images that you need to find and photograph. In addition, you will pick 3 individual cards which only you have to find and photograph. It's all very much tongue in cheek on the night with the emphasis on fun and friendship, camera skills in the filed, and learning from each other. 

As we are likely to be in a town or city, SOMEWHERE, (location yet to be confirmed), the things that you've been given to find, may or may not exist. It's all a matter of keeping your eyes ope, getting the best from the evening and you never know, there may even be a competition winner in the bag. 

Costs - Members £0.00 & Non Members £0.00
Website updated by GLR on 20/05/2018 

The N&EMPF Knockout Competition.

Date & Venue TBC

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

We will be reviewing the images from the Treasure Hunt last week.

1 - Please bring your images on a USB stick on the night.
2 - We are looking to see if you managed to get all the images of the joint list and the individual cards.
3 - Did you get what you were hoping for?
4 - If we have time left at the end and there is a requirement, we can open up work stations for post processing of specific images.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
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Following on from the presentation given by Malcolm SALES on 11/04/19, we asked you to take 6 images and using any software required / available, see what you could do with your smart phones only.

Images presented should be in .jpg format and if possible, a before and after image would help to see what you've achieved. In addition, a little feedback on the night on what you were trying to achieve and did it work would help.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website updated by GLR on 20/05/18

Michael has secured a visit to Bleasby Woodyard, where I am told there are a great number of old and decaying machines.

There may be a small donation to the location as this is privately owned land and we are getting private and exclusive access.

Opportunities, I have no doubt, will be in abundance for various styles, with old decaying wood, will be bugs etc, so macro opportunities should be as plentiful as monochrome and landscape.

Please bring all your gear, including tripods, spare batteries, memory cards, and a flash gun as well as suitable footwear & clothing.

Costs - Members & Non Members - Depending on costs on the night.
Website Updated by GLR on 20/05/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

Practical review of the images taken last week at the Bleaseby Woodyard.

These can either be held as a full room critique and advice, or workstation depending how many people want support.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non-Members £3.00
Website updated by GLR on 20/05/18

Bring in those images that you love, but for some reason, Judges don't. Lets find out why and what faults they have listed, if it's one that has been in competition, or for those that haven't been entered, give us your reason why not and lets see if they are right or not.

There could well be a prize for the one with the most faults.... you never know.

As well as a learning night, this is also a bit of light hearted entertainment.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 31/12/18

Michael has secured access to both the inside and outside at non public opening times for the purpose of taking images.

A rare opportunity for any photographer.

I've no doubt we will enjoy the venue, and a discussion in one of the local establishments after the event.

It's likely that a small donation will be suggested for anyone attending. This has yet to be confirmed

Updated by GLR on 19/05/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

Tonight, we would like to see the images you took at the Southwell Minster event last week.
It helps everyone is we all participate in the critique and the discussion on what the photographer was trying to achieve as well as the post processing, if any, and did it achieve the desired effects.

This can be carried out in a audience participation full room, or the smaller work stations around the room format.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website Updated by GLR on 19/05/18

We have an evening of help being run by John YOUNG and possibly others on Tips Tricks and How to do things in Photoshop and Lightroom.

Whilst John will be hosting the event, it would be beneficial for members to submit issues they have or may be having difficulty with these programs.

Notifications, well in advance will help the preparation process.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 31/12/18

The project for the night are images of trams.

You can ride on them and take the images, you can take the images as they are parked, you can locate to the trackside and you can photograph them on the routes. The image must include the tram.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website Updated by GLR on 19/05/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

We will be reviewing and critiquing the images from last week, where we had an outside event to Nottingham photographing the Trams.

This can be done via full audience participation or via the smaller workstations around the room.

It helps everyone if we all participate and share our opinions.
Feed back from the individual photographer on the night is also helpful.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members 3.00
Website Updated by GLR on 19/05/18

At the beginning of the year, we outlined the inclusion of and rules surrounding the Projects for this year.

Today we have the review of the projects that were set.
Don't forget that the rules were set also and need to have been adhered to.
As the designer of the project eventing, Michael HARRISON will be the judge for the eventing.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 31/12/18

We have the DVD Documentary of the late Vivian MAIER.

A chance find at an auction house unearthed a box of file negatives, some developed, some not. What was uncovered was the story of one woman passion for street photography that in the days when she was alive would have been cutting edge practices and techniques.

The ripped around the world when her work went on display changed a great number of perceptions.

Well worth seeing.....

Costs - Members £1.00 & non Members £3.00
Website Updated by GLR on 20/05/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

Whilst tonight is classed as a Social Night, we would ask that members use these opportunities to get help with any particular issues that that have relating to Lightroom, Photoshop, Camera Settings, Image critique.

If you have images that need to adjusted, have a particular aspect of LR or PS that is causing a specific issue, then please discuss this with a member of the committee, who will try to match you up with someone that can assist, in that field. Give as much notice as you can so that these can be arranged on your behalf.

If you have camera issues, or need to have a specific in camera technique that needs to be addressed then bring your camera to the club on the night so that we can assist you with your gear on hand.

If you have images that need to be mounted for up and coming competitions, please give notice as mount board is available from the club, and one of the members will bring along a beveled cutter to practice this skill on the night.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website Updated by GLR on 20/05/19

A talk by Michael HARRISON on his ventures to the Ganges, his findings, how he got his images, the kit he carried and the problems he overcame... No digital images when these were taken.

We look forward to his presentation.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 31/12/18

You've had a list of 12 titles, and advised that you have to have 12 x 6"x4" prints, surface mounted on one board in the same order as the title appears on the list. Cut the list up to add the title under the image. It's all down to your interpretation of that word. No help, no advice, no definitions given.

And whilst it's been some time in the planning and after numerous reminders and delays the One Board competition will be judged tonight.

We will have an independent judge attend, someone with knowledge of the competitions origins and how it should work.

Good luck......i know I'll need it.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 31/12/18

An audio / video presentation by David GIBBINS (ARPS, APAGB, EFIAP/b, BPE5)

David is an exponent of audio visuals, who over the years and in this presentation, he will show us a selection of his personal favourite AV presentations and then provide us with an indication of how he creates them.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 06/06/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

NOPS have the pleasure tho coast this years Inter Club Competition between NOPS & Melbourne PS.

Last year NOPS won the event at Melbourne and were pleased to do so. Can we hold on to that winning streak or will Melbourne have that defiant streak in them and be on the attack? It's all set to be a great competition irrespective of who wins. We look forward to their arrival.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 31/12/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

At the start of the year you were told that you needed to compile a short audio video presentation. This is an aspect of photography that as a club we often overlook, but it's very much a dramatic and enjoyable nights entertainment.

You clip has 90 seconds max time limit. Believe me that's long enough. Preferably set to some music and with a theme. You'll be asked ahead of time for the theme and then your presentation will be played.

Good luck.

Costs - Members £1.00 & Non Members £3.00
Updated by GLR on 31/12/18

Tonight is image submission night 

If you are entering the competition this month, your images (PDI) need to be with the competition secretary by 22:00 tonight. 

PDI's are required for all competition entries, irrespective if competition is a PDI or PRINT competition. 
Please make sure that that you refer to the rules, which are situated in the members section of the club website. There are also the special competition rules, information on resizing, correct title formats, submission guidelines, together with the general competition rules.  

PRINTS can be taken to the club in advance, where they can be left in the club print boxes, or brought along on the night of the competition. If you bring the images in advance, please ensure that you tell the competition secretary where they have been left. 

To be eligible for entry they must arrive at the club for no later than 19:45 hrs. Late arrivals, may, be subject to disqualification.

Updated by GLR on 24/02/2018

This is the annual social gathering and Christmas Dinner.

We will announce the venue closer to the date.

Website Updated by GLR on 19/05/18

Tonight is the culmination of our program year.

Please come along and celebrate the presentation of the awards and trophies to the winners of the competitions held throughout the year.

It will be a presentation and social event to end the year.

As always, we will celebrate by enjoying a buffet, so please speak with our food coordinator and bring some food.

I look forward to seeing you all there.

Costs - Members £0.00 & Non Members £3.00
Website Updated by GLR on 25/02/18