April 2026
2nd April | Maundy Thursday No meeting in the Hall. |
9th April | Creative Competition / AV Competition - Judge: The Audience Our final 'fun' competitions of the year, where members get creative and the best AV of the night is awarded the prestigious David Venables Trophy. |
10th April | Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony - Fulford Heath Golf Club |
16th April
| President's Evening - John Leighton This year's President, John, presents an evening of his own photography. |
23rd April | Annual General Meeting Followed by an opportunity to view the MCPF Travelling Portfolio. |
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March 2026
2nd March | Critique Evening - SPS Members |
5th March | Bring 'Six Prints' Competition - Judge: The Audience A fun evening where members each bring along six prints, to be judged by a panel of our own members. Two from each panel go through to the final where we select our favourite image of the night. |
12th March
| Annual Prints Competition - Judge: David Lowe DPAGB ARPS Deadline: Annual Digital Competition (3 images) |
(Friday) 13th March | North Warwickshire Plaque Interclub Hosted by South Birmingham Photographic Society |
19th March | Landscapes of the British Isles - Guy Edwardes Around 140 inspirational images with continuous commentary explaining the techniques used to capture them, both in the field and in post-processing. The presentation is all about tips and advice so hopefully you will be inspired to experiment for yourself. |
26th March | Annual Digital Competition - Judge: Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d3 The finale to our formal competition season, with 3 digital images, any subject, any theme, any genre. Deadline: Creative Competition (3 images) & AV Competition (1 AV) |
February 2026
(Monday) 2nd February | Processing Images - SPS Members A Zoom workshop to help develop your skills. |
5th February | Panels Competition - Judge: Colin Walls CPAGB AIPF ARPS Panels of 3 or 4 images, in print and digital formats. Deadline: Landscape Competition (2 prints / 1 digital, or 1 print / 2 digitals, max 3) |
(Monday) 9th February | Six Societies Interclub Competition Hosted by Droitwich Camera Club |
12th February | Kathmandu, Dhaka Shipyards and Street Photography - Charles Ashton MPAGB FRPS EFIAP/p BPE5* Dr Charles Ashton documents an insight into the lives of people in Nepal & Bangladesh seen through the lens of his camera. |
19th February | Landscapes Competition - Judge: Steve Clifford CPAGB EFIAP BPE3* |
26th February | Member's Evening - Tim Hutchin BPE2* 'Cowboys and Aliens and Goblins - Day and Night in the US South West'. An evening with our very own Tim Hutchin. Deadline: Annual Print Competition (3 prints) |
January 2026
8th January
| Straight out of the Camera Competition - Judge: Bob Goode DPAGB EFIAP/g ARPS The only rule for this one is that your image comes straight out of the camera. No manipulation in anyway, with the exception of resizing and adding a key-line. Deadline: Travel Competition (2 prints / 1 digital, or 1 print / 2 digitals, max 3) |
(Monday) 12th January | Critique Evening - SPS Members Another chance to share your images via Zoom and receive some constructive feedback from colleagues. |
15th January | Urban Night Photography - Alistair How LRPS This talk focuses on everything from cityscapes in Docklands to car parks in Leeds. In addition to static photography the capture of moving light from things like cars, trains and people will also be included. Composition techniques, equipment and lighting will all be covered to provide insights and examples of successful night photography. |
22nd January | Travel Competition - Judge: Paul Hassell FRPS MPAGB FBPE FIPF Deadline: Panels Competition (up to 2 print panels, and 2 digital panels) |
29th January | It's a Small World - Barbie Lindsay MPAGB FBPE EFIAP/s AWPF Barbie will be zooming in from Ipswich, showing her passion for macro photography, and the insect world in particular. |
December 2025
(Monday) 1st December | Processing - A Step up from Basic - SPS Members A Zoom workshop to extend your processing skills |
4th December | Monochrome Competition - Judge: Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP ABPE |
8th December | Christmas Meal - The Woodman's Rest, Union Road, Shirley, B90 3DB. 7.30 pm |
11th December | Road Less Travelled - Leigh Preston FRPS MPAGB EFIAP FIPF Images taken from all genres from Landscape, Urban abstracts, Still life, Street Photography, a themed piece on Power and a second on Liverpool, plus a few portraits etc all delivered in Leigh's distinctive laid back style. Deadline: Xmas Knockout entries |
18th December | Christmas Knockout - Judge: The Audience A fun evening where, each round, two images are projected at random, and the Audience chooses their favourite by voting 'left' or 'right'. Round-by-round, we whittle down the entries to the final few, concluding with our favourite photograph of the night. Deadline: Straight-out-of-Camera (3 digital images) |
