Events 2021
Meetings start at 8pm, doors open 7:30pm.
We are currently not holding face-to-face meetings due to Covid restrictions.
Online meetings are being held via Zoom for society members.
We hope we may be able to restart face-to-face meetings in June subject to Government guidelines.
| January | |
| 6th | |
| 13th | |
| 20th | |
| 27th | |
| February | |
| 3rd | Zoom presentation: Richard Greaves demonstrates some useful Photoshop skills |
| 10th | Zoom presentation: Richard Greaves demonstrates various software for creating HDR images |
| 17th | Zoom presentation: Steve Bavill shows us some of his work |
| 24th | Zoom presentation: |
| March | |
| 3rd | Zoom presentation: Anthony Ware shows an “Indonesian Oddyssey” |
| 10th | Zoom presentation: |
| 17th | Zoom presentation: |
| 24th | Zoom presentation: The Tony Mitchell Trophy judged by Sally Sallett ARPS CPAGB BPE3 AFIAP |
| 31st | Zoom presentation: Bill Mahoney presents “The Kruger National Park” |
| April | |
| 7th | Zoom presentation: Roy Packer DPAGB AWPF LINSWP presents “Lightroom Classic Part 1” |
| 14th | Zoom presentation: Grahame Gage delves into his archives to give another entertaining presentation |
| 21st | Zoom presentation: A two part presentation by Andrew Hersom – Part 1: Travels in South West USA, and Part 2: The Peoples Republic of China. |
| 28th | Zoom presentation: Quarterly competition – Judge Nigel Dalton LRPS |
| May | |
| 5th | Zoom presentation: Harry Kingman presents “Bhutan – The Land of the Thunder Dragon” |
| 12th | Zoom presentation: Ray Brammall ARPS DPAGB APAGB EFIAP presents “A Road To Gold” |
| 19th | Zoom presentation: Our own Wayne Hoyle presents an “Australian Adventure” |
| 26th | Zoom presentation: “Straight out of Camera” competition judged by our own members |
| June | |
| 2nd | Battle with Normanton Camera Club – hosted by ourselves |
| 9th | Evening out. Our first evening out of the year. Venue to be confirmed |
| 16th | Photoshop with Richard Greaves. What editing techniques has Richard got for us this time? |
| 23rd | Annual Exhibition PDIs – Judging & Critique by Monty Trent LRPS |
| 30th | Mike Gray, an ambassador for the British Trust for Ornithology, gives a talk on the different species of birds found in our gardens. |
| July | |
| 7th | Evening out. Our second evening out. Venue to be confirmed |
| 14th | Quarterly Competition – Judging & Critique by Stephen Dean LRPS APAGB |
| 21st | Studio Night. We will be converting our normal venue into a photographic studio |
| 28th | Elsie Freeman Trophy. Judge TBA |
| August | |
| 4th | Annual Auction Night. Tonight is about raising much needed funds for the society so come along and bag a bargain. Don’t forget to bring along something that you no longer need and wish to sell or donate |
| 11th | Annual Exhibition Prints – Judge TBA |
| 18th | Show & Tell. Bring in 5 images that you wouldn’t normally consider for competitions. Tell us why you took the image and what you have done to it in post processing |
| 25th | Lightowler Trophy & Colour Award. Judge TBA |
| September | |
| 1st | The “Small Print Award” judged by David Burgess MA (Phot) ARPS |
| 8th | President’s Evening. What treats does our President have in store this year? |
| 15th | Alison Taylor ARPS. A digital presentation in 2 parts. Part 1: “Scenes of Yorkshire”. Part2: “Coastal Photography” |
| 22nd | Photoshop techniques by our own Richard Greaves |
| 29th | Digital presentation by David Burgess MA (Phot) ARPS entitled “The Ongoing Journey” |
| October | |
| 6th | Awards Panels – If you were challenged to pick your best pictures of all time and present them as a panel of 10, for either an RPS or PAGB award, what would you show? |
| 13th | A practical evening using the “buddy” system. More experienced members partner up with those less experienced to edit images. We finish with a “before & after” presentation with a brief description of what has been done. |
| 20th | Halloween themed Table Top night. Bring along anything associated with Halloween to create some spooky shots |
| 27th | October Quarterly Competition. Judging and Critique by Colin Williams CPAGB EFIAP |
| November | |
| 3rd | A.G.M. The Annual General Meeting of the Leeds Co-operative Photographic Society is your chance, as members, to have your say on how the club is run. Your input is vital |
| 10th | TBA |
| 17th | Roy Packer DPAGB AWPF LINSWP presents “Lightroom Classic Part 2”, following on from his April presentation |
| 24th | Padgett Trophy Competition. Judging and Critique by Gerry Padgett LRPS |
| December | |
| 1st | Another practical evening, using the “Buddy System”. Working on laptops, more experienced members to partner up with less experienced members, editing images. We finish with before and after presentations and a short description of what was done |
| 8th | Image of the Year Judge TBC |
| 15th | Tonight we break for Christmas and New Year. Come along to our party and enjoy some light hearted photography fun and maybe a quiz |
| 22nd | Closed |
| 29th | Closed |