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Victorian Mystery Solved
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 old portrait photograph in a drawer of a…
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Cambridge in Colour
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 illustrated with clear diagrams and easy to understand…
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Lighting Guide
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
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Is this a photograph of James Johnson?
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, named William Thorpe. The subject of the photograph is…
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The Adrian Deaville Memorial Competition – Oldham Photographic Society
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On 21st March 2024, four clubs, Rochdale PS, Rochdale &DCC, Oldham CC and Oldham PS came together, once again, to remember a young photographer and friend, Adrian Deaville, who tragically died in an a…
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Oldham Photographic Society offers a warm welcome to photographers at all levels. We meet on Thursday
On 21st March, we hosted the Adrian Deaville Trophy, in memory of a young man who tragically died in an air crash. The 4 clubs from Oldham and Rochdale get together every year to remember him. Christine is photographed here receiving the award for the winning club, Oldham Photographic Society, on behalf of the Society's members. The Judge was David Butler from Southport PS.
The John Widdall Trophy 2024 – Oldham Photographic Society
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The John Widdall Trophy was initiated last year in the memory of one of our longest serving members. John had been on our council since the mid-1970s until 2020. He undertook many roles, from Secretar…
L&CPU Annual Clubs PDI Competitions – Oldham Photographic Society
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Each year we enter the PDI section of the L&CPU Annual with the hope of scoring high enough to qualify to compete in the National Club PDI championships run by the PAGB at Warwick. Usually, that means…