The judge this year was Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP who, as ever, gave an informative and interesting commentary on each image. Intermediate 1st Bella Ian Smith 2nd Stonechat Alastair Gorton 3rd Mayan Indian guide Ian Smith Highly commended Heacham Groynes Alastair Gorton Highly … Continue readingPrint of the year competition – April 2018
After the ‘Beast from the East’ postponed the March Open Competition, the rearranged event has now happened. The judge was Peter Clark FRPS, EFIAP/p, APSA, MPSA. Peter’s comments and general advice are always worth listening to. His long list of awards is based on knowing … Continue readingOpen print competition March 2018
The following prints were selected to represent our Club in the Staffordshire Photographic Clubs Print competition. This was held at Lea Hall Sports and Social Club on 11th April 2018. Two Bottles and a Rose – Wendy Irwin A Quiet Day at Clara’s – Wendy … Continue readingStaffordshire Photographic Clubs Print competition 2018
The judge for this year’s People / Portrait competition was John Cartlidge EFIAP/p BPE5 APAGB. We therefore knew that we would be in for an amusing, informative and enriching evening. His on-point critique and side comments did not disappoint. I did find the number of … Continue readingPeople – Portrait competition 16th April 2018
The studio style Practical evening was, as ever, a bit of a frantic blur for me. From the moment Alan picked me up to the final unloading of the equipment back at home, everything was just ‘go’. The two setups were, intentionally quite different. Classical … Continue readingStudio style practical evening February 2018