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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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Opening of the 150th Exhibition
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 the L&CPU), who made a short speech. The…
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Evening meeting at Dovestones
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 founding member Samuel Beverley took the prize-winning photograph…
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Anniversary Dinner
On Thursday 18th May, 37 members and friends attended a dinner to celebrate the society’s 150th anniversary, held at the Old Bill restaurant in Oldham. Special guests were Gordon Jenkins, President of the PAGB, accompanied by Dianne Owen, and Garth Tighe President of the L&CPU. Before the meal, an award was made to Mike Lawrence,…
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A Victorian Society
Book: A Victorian Society Oldham Photographic Society, the First 150 Years by Christine Widdall 326 pages and more than 300 pictures… Available from amazon.co.uk – £15 including postage Description “A Victorian Society” is a book about early photography and photographers, told against the backdrop of life in what was to become the most productive…
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Preparations for the 150th Anniversary
The 150th anniversary of Oldham PS will take place in May this year and lots of preparations are in place to celebrate it. Firstly, a members commemorative book is planned, which will be printed on demand, probably by Blurb. We will be holding a special dinner during the week of the anniversary, when Mike and Christine will…
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