Our annual battle against Rochdale & District CC and Oldham CC ended in a decisive win for Oldham PS. The judge was Terry Hewitt from Stockport. Final Scores were: Oldham PS PDI: 176, Prints: 174, TOTAL: 350 (Winners) Oldham CC PDI: 166, Prints: 167, TOTAL: 333 (Second) … Read full article…
Here is the newly announced amended PAGB nature definition – please note – it applies to PAGB competitions listed below. The L&CPU are likely to follow suit but not for the upcoming club competitions, whose rules have already gone out – and the new definition will not … Read full article…
Andrea Hargreaves EFIAP DPAGB BP3 PSA4 Presents “The Art of Metamorphosis” Oldham Photographic Society on Thursday April 19th 7:15 for 7:30 Visitors: £3.00 at the door Andrea is a renowned photographer and she will show a brief digital presentation of images used to gain her early photographic … Read full article…
Information for Oldham PS Members from Chris Widdall, webmaster Pictures used on the OPS web site You retain copyright of all pictures that you/we post to the web site. This is regardless of whether or not you have watermarked your images with a copyright statement. On the … Read full article…
Very well done to Oldham Photographic Society members for winning the GB Cup Small Clubs Competition 2018. This is a national competition run by the PAGB. 57 UK Clubs took part, excluding clubs that entered the GB Cup Open (you enter one or the other competition). Total marks … Read full article…
“Composite photography can take your photographs to a world where the limits are your own imagination!” Hi Folks. Last week, Eddie presented the creative photomontage challenge with lots of inspiring images to whet your appetite. We are covering many of the subjects that you need to help … Read full article…
This post was originally written in 2008 but has been updated in 2018 as a result of further information becoming available. During the autumn of 2007, out of the blue, a Mrs Marina Lord had contacted one of our committee members (Trevor C). She had found an … Read full article…
Want to understand some of the technical aspects of photography? For example: Understanding Depth of Field Histograms Colour Management Hyperfocal Distance Image Noise Image Stacking Macro, depth of field …and much, much more. Techniques are clearly explained at Cambridge in Colour, a learning community for photographers. Beautifully … Read full article…
3rd Quarterly 2017-18 results: Judge: Below is a gallery of the highest marked images. For full results please see the Members Page … Read full article…
Following on from Mike’s lighting demonstration last week, here is a link to a chart to help you to remember the various lighting set ups. Hope that helps! Lighting chart … Read full article…
During the writing of “A Victorian Society”, I came across a photograph in the archives which was most unusual, being a portrait of a man of African descent, taken in the late 1860s or early 1870s. The photographer was a founding member of the Oldham Photographic Society, … Read full article…
2nd Quarterly 2017-18 results: Judge: Below is a gallery of the highest marked images. For full results please see the Members Page … Read full article…
The 150th Anniversary Exhibition “A Victorian Society” was opened at Gallery Oldham, on Saturday 18th July, by The Worshipful the Mayor Of Oldham, Councillor Shadab Qumer with his wife, the Mayoress, Sobia Arshi. To introduce the event was Oldham PS President, Christine Widdall and Garth Tighe (President of … Read full article…
Below: A great group photo taken by six year old Isabel, who accompanied her dad and other society members on the OPS outing to Dovestones (Saddleworth) on the evening of Thursday 22nd June. This is one of the earliest locations that our Victorian members visited and where … Read full article…
1st Quarterly 2017-18 results: Judge: Below is a gallery of the highest marked images. … Read full article…
